Former Carolina Panther Rae Carruth completed his paperwork for his release from prison and walked out a free man at 8:02 a.m. after serving nearly 19 years. The former Carolina Panthers wide receiver ...

SAMPSON COUNTY, N.C. -- The Sampson Correctional Institute sent it’s highest profile prisoner back into the public. Former Carolina Panther Rae Carruth made a quick exit into a white Tahoe, speeding ...

Saundra Adams, the mother of Cherica Adams and grandmother of Rae Carruth's son, has responded to the former Panthers receiver's Monday apology. While Adams is thankful for Carruth finally taking ...

Former Carolina Panthers wide receiver Rae Carruth has broken a 17-year silence and has apologized from behind bars for his role in the death of Cherica Adams. In a letter to and later a phone ...

On Nov. 16, 1999, former Carolina Panthers wide receiver Rae Carruth was involved in one of the most infamous crimes in Charlotte history. He would later be convicted of conspiracy to commit murder in ...

On a dark night in Charlotte 25 years ago, Chancellor Lee Adams’ life began in blood and chaos. His pregnant mother, Cherica Adams, saved the life of her unborn son in 1999 with a remarkable 12-minute ...

After almost 19 years in prison, Carruth, the former Carolina Panthers player, said upon his release that he hoped to have a relationship with his son. By Victor Mather Rae Carruth, former Carolina ...

In recent years, there have been many disturbing stories involving male athletes and the women in their lives. So it may be hard to remember just how shocking it was back in 1999 when Carolina ...

Former Carolina Panthers Rae Carruth needs to thank Saundra Adams, left, mother of Cherica and grandmother of Chancellor, right, for raising his son. Jeff Siner jsiner@charlotteobserver.com I tried ...