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rpannier

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Wed Aug 31, 2016, 07:03 AM Aug 2016

Surviving and thriving: Chancellor Lee Adams turns 16

In 1999, they tried to kill Chancellor Lee Adams before he was born.

They conspired to commit murder – to shoot and kill his mother. That way the unborn baby’s life would end, too, and his father wouldn’t have to pay any child support. It was a horrific crime that altered Chancellor’s life forever and exposed us all to the dark side of professional sports.

And yet here is the son of former Carolina Panthers first-round draft pick Rae Carruth. He is smiling, holding on to his grandmother’s arm and walking slowly toward the horse named “Raider” that he rides every week.

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Chancellor has special needs. Owing to his traumatic birth, he has cerebral palsy. Loss of blood and oxygen the night of his birth caused permanent brain damage. When he was born, he looked blue.

link: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/scott-fowler/article45045603.html#storylink=cpy

I remember this case vaguely. I was surprised when it happened.
After seeing he helped kill his g/f I thought he was garbage
But reading this, Rae Carruth is much worse than that
3 of the 4 people involved have apologized to the mother of the woman they killed...
Guess which one hasn't
The loser gets out in a couple of years

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Surviving and thriving: Chancellor Lee Adams turns 16 (Original Post) rpannier Aug 2016 OP
Wow. Great article. nt ecstatic Aug 2016 #1
Rae Carruth, and his mother, Theodry, are real pieces of work. nt msanthrope Aug 2016 #2
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