Death of a Hometown Hero S.29 Ep.28

A professional basketball player is found murdered and the city of Memphis and fans all over the country are shocked and in mourning to lose the talented father of six. And no one is better qualified to walk us through the details of tragic case, and introduce us to the February MVP, than Dateline's own mother of six Andrea Canning. And while this episode includes things like team drafting and pro athlete extreme wealth, which of course K & K know nothing about, this Dateline featured many things they are more familiar with— Sears couples photos, sexy texting, out of control spending, infidelity, and not one but TWO ministers that might be involved in murder! This episode is a Dateline Bingo gold mine! Finish self publishing your OJ "If I Did It" book and schedule your job interview with Joel Osteen and enjoy this very special episode of A Date with Dateline!

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Official Description from NBCU: Popular Memphis basketball player Lorenzen Wright is found murdered in 2010. His mother insists she knows who murdered her son and is relentless in her pursuit of justice. Andrea Canning reports.

This episode is dedicated to Patroni Anna F. and Laura E.! Ladies, thank you SO MUCH! I'm sorry you got fired from being NBA cheerleaders, but what you gained as being Patreons is so much more! Right? You gained our endless appreciation!

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