Rae Carruth was released from prison Oct. 22, 2018, after serving almost 19 years for conspiring to kill Cherica Adams. Adams was pregnant with Carruth's son Chancellor Lee at the time of the murder. | The Charlotte Observer

Former Carolina Panthers wide receiver Rae Carruth recently said he takes responsibility for the death of Cherica Adams in 1999 and the fact that their son, Chancellor Lee Adams, was born with cerebral palsy as a result of his mother’s gunshot wounds. Carruth said in the same interview that he wants to have custody of his son, who is now 18 years old. | The State Newspaper