It has been 20 years since Rae Carruth masterminded the hit on his then-pregnant girlfriend Cherica Adams, leading to her death, his arrest and his son’s brain damage and cerebral palsy.
Surely, a simple gift or kind gesture from Rae Carruth may do little to ease the pain left behind to those who knew and loved Cherica Adams, but according to Saundra Adams, his recent cash gift in the form of a check was “a very significant and generous gift.”
The exact amount of the check was not disclosed however, Saundra Adams said it was several thousand dollars.
Rae Carruth spent 19 years of his life behind bars for his role in the murder of Cherica Adams, it is believed that Carruth plotted the hit largely due to an unwanted pregnancy.
He was drafted number one overall in 1997 by the Carolina Panthers he started 14 games in his rookie season.
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