Lorenzen Vern-Gagne Wright, a 34-year-old former professional basketball player, was last seen leaving his ex-wife’s Collierville home on the night of July 18, 2010. In the early hours of July 19, a 911 call was placed from his cell phone to Germantown dispatch; before the line went dead, a man’s voice was heard and at least eleven gunshots were recorded. The call was not immediately reported to a supervisor.

Wright’s family reported him missing on July 22. On July 28 his decomposing body was found in a remote, swampy field off Callis-Cutoff Road in southeast Memphis; the heat had so reduced his 6 feet 11 inches frame that identification required dental records. An autopsy showed he had been shot at least five times, with bullet fragments in his skull, chest, and right forearm, and his death was ruled a homicide.

The case went cold for years despite a reward and few leads. If anyone has information about Wright’s movements in mid-July 2010 or the 911 call, please come forward. What did people in the Memphis area remember about his last known hours?