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Torpedo Head Killer Rae Carruth Goes Free, Twitter Isn’t With The Sh*ts

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Rae Carruth, the former Carolina Panthers player, has served nearly 19 years in prison for conspiracy for the murder of his pregnant girlfriend. Now free, Carruth has publicly said he wants to connect with his son and Twitter is going in on the conehead killer for having the audacity.

Carruth, now 44, was a first-round draft pick for the Panthers in 1997, playing just three years for the squad. In 2001, Carruth was found guilty of conspiring to murder Cherica Adams, who was pregnant with his son, Chancellor, who has thrived despite the horrific crime that befell his mother. Carruth served 18 years of a proposed 18-24 year bid at the Sampson Correction Institution in North Carolina.

In recent interviews, Carruth has been attempting to make amends and says he wants to build a connection with Chancellor. Twitter has been relentless since the news broke and we’ve collected some of the reactions below.

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Conehead Con: Rae Carruth Released From Prison

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Former NFL player Rae Carruth, who served 19 years for putting a hit out on his then-pregnant girlfriend, has been released from prison. He walked out a free man early Monday morning (Oct. 22).

Reports TMZ:

Rae was a talented football player — the Carolina Panthers took him in the 1st round of the 1997 NFL Draft and made the NFL All-Rookie Team after a pretty solid rookie season. 

But, he threw it all away in Nov. 1999 when he conspired with a gunman to murder 24-year-old Cherica Adams, who was 8 months pregnant with his child. 

Officials say Carruth and Adams got in separate cars after a movie date and once they got on the road, he blocked her vehicle so the gunman could have a clean shot. 

Adams was hit 4 times but managed to call 911 — and emergency personnel were able to perform an emergency C-section and save the baby. Cherica died 4 weeks later. 

The child, Chancellor Lee Adams, was born with severe cerebral palsy due to trauma from the shooting. He’s been raised by Cherica’s mother, Saundra, ever since. 

Carruth was sentenced to 18 – 24 years in prison after being convicted of conspiracy to commit murder, attempting to destroy an unborn child and discharging a firearm into occupied property.

The jail could have kept him forever.

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Conehead Con: Rae Carruth Released From Prison

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Source: Mitchell Layton / Getty

Former NFL player Rae Carruth, who served 19 years for putting a hit out on his then-pregnant girlfriend, has been released from prison. He walked out a free man early Monday morning (Oct. 22).

Reports TMZ:

Rae was a talented football player — the Carolina Panthers took him in the 1st round of the 1997 NFL Draft and made the NFL All-Rookie Team after a pretty solid rookie season. 

But, he threw it all away in Nov. 1999 when he conspired with a gunman to murder 24-year-old Cherica Adams, who was 8 months pregnant with his child. 

Officials say Carruth and Adams got in separate cars after a movie date and once they got on the road, he blocked her vehicle so the gunman could have a clean shot. 

Adams was hit 4 times but managed to call 911 — and emergency personnel were able to perform an emergency C-section and save the baby. Cherica died 4 weeks later. 

The child, Chancellor Lee Adams, was born with severe cerebral palsy due to trauma from the shooting. He’s been raised by Cherica’s mother, Saundra, ever since. 

Carruth was sentenced to 18 – 24 years in prison after being convicted of conspiracy to commit murder, attempting to destroy an unborn child and discharging a firearm into occupied property.

The jail could have kept him forever.

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