This story originally appeared on Dec. 19, 1999
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Not far from Ericsson Stadium, not long before the Carolina Panthers kicked off against the 49ers, the body of Cherica Adams was laid to rest.
At neither locale, the stadium nor the cemetery, or at the Victory Christian Center church, was there any sign Saturday of Rae Carruth. The former Carolina Panthers wide receiver was in a Tennessee jail cell, awaiting extradition and facing charges that could lead to the death penalty.
Cherica Adams, 24, was killed. Rae Carruth, 25, stands accused of arranging the shooting that took place the night of Nov.