April 19, 1997 — Rae Carruth, a speedy wide receiver ... Jan. 20, 2024 — Carruth turns 50. Now married and going under a different name, Carruth lives and works in the southwestern United ...

Van Brett Watkins, the hitman who said Carruth hired him, pleaded guilty to his role in the killing and was sentenced to more than 50 years. Watkins died in a North Carolina prison on Dec. 3, 2023 ...

Carruth, 44, was a first-round draft pick of the Panthers in 1997. In January 2001, a Charlotte jury convicted him of conspiring to murder his eight-months-pregnant girlfriend, Cherica Adams .

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 ...