# Lorenzen Wright Murder Solved But Can a 6 11 man Weigh 56lbs **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 5, 2017, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lorenzen-wright-murder-solved-but-can-a-6-11-man-weigh-56lbs/803667 "2017-12-05T23:05:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2017, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lorenzen-wright-murder-solved-but-can-a-6-11-man-weigh-56lbs/803667/1 "2017-12-05T23:05:15Z")
…at his death. It doesn’t seem possible that a man of that size can weigh 56 pounds and still be ambulatory? Man charged in slaying of Lorenzen Wright [Man charged in 2010 slaying of NBA player Lorenzen Wright](http://es.pn/2nu9eJR) via @ESPN App [http://es.pn/app](http://es.pn/app) ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2017, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lorenzen-wright-murder-solved-but-can-a-6-11-man-weigh-56lbs/803667/2 "2017-12-05T23:08:25Z")
Not when he’s a corpse. > [@](#): > > The corpse was badly decomposed, weighing 57 pounds ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2017, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lorenzen-wright-murder-solved-but-can-a-6-11-man-weigh-56lbs/803667/3 "2017-12-05T23:11:37Z")
[ESPN](http://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=5789016) > [@](#): > > The autopsy, first reported by WMC-TV, was conducted by authorities in Shelby County, which includes Memphis. **The report said the body was badly decomposed and weighed 57 pounds _when discovered_.** The 6-foot-11 Wright’s playing weight was around 225 pounds. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2017, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lorenzen-wright-murder-solved-but-can-a-6-11-man-weigh-56lbs/803667/4 "2017-12-05T23:15:04Z")
> [@beowulff](#): > > Not when he’s a corpse. He was only missing for 10 days. How much weight could he possibly lose? ---
**Author:** ![bob\_2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bob_2/32/3341_2.png) [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2017, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lorenzen-wright-murder-solved-but-can-a-6-11-man-weigh-56lbs/803667/5 "2017-12-05T23:29:19Z")
It depends on how hungry the local wildlife was ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2017, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lorenzen-wright-murder-solved-but-can-a-6-11-man-weigh-56lbs/803667/6 "2017-12-05T23:29:43Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > He was only missing for 10 days. How much weight could he possibly lose? Bones comprise about 15% of the body’s weight, or about 34 pounds in this case. This implies that most of the muscle mass had decomposed or been consumed by scavengers. But to answer your question, he obviously didn’t weigh “57 pounds at his death.” His body was reduced by about 110 pounds after death, which is feasible if most of the flesh was removed. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2017, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lorenzen-wright-murder-solved-but-can-a-6-11-man-weigh-56lbs/803667/7 "2017-12-05T23:38:40Z")
These two answers make sense. ---
**Author:** ![Lance\_Turbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lance_turbo/32/6156_2.png) [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2017, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lorenzen-wright-murder-solved-but-can-a-6-11-man-weigh-56lbs/803667/8 "2017-12-05T23:57:06Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > He was only missing for 10 days. How much weight could he possibly lose? All but 57 pounds. ---
**Author:** ![pool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pool/32/4152_2.png) [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2017, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lorenzen-wright-murder-solved-but-can-a-6-11-man-weigh-56lbs/803667/9 "2017-12-06T00:49:30Z")
Just a sidetrack, 225 is pretty insanely skinny for someone that is 6’11"! ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2017, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lorenzen-wright-murder-solved-but-can-a-6-11-man-weigh-56lbs/803667/10 "2017-12-06T00:52:36Z")
> [@pool](#): > > Just a sidetrack, 225 is pretty insanely skinny for someone that is 6’11"! You burn a lot of calories dragging Walton and Lanier up and down the court for 48 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2017, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lorenzen-wright-murder-solved-but-can-a-6-11-man-weigh-56lbs/803667/11 "2017-12-06T01:14:11Z")
The phrase “badly decomposed” makes me ask, what is the alternative? Properly decomposed. Beautifully decomposed. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2017, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lorenzen-wright-murder-solved-but-can-a-6-11-man-weigh-56lbs/803667/12 "2017-12-06T01:15:09Z")
> [@pool](#): > > Just a sidetrack, 225 is pretty insanely skinny for someone that is 6’11"! He doesn’t seem inordinately thin in photos. Wikipedia lists his weight as 255. Basketball Reference does have him at 225. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2017, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lorenzen-wright-murder-solved-but-can-a-6-11-man-weigh-56lbs/803667/13 "2017-12-06T06:31:53Z")
> [@don\_t\_ask](#): > > The phrase “badly decomposed” makes me ask, what is the alternative? Properly decomposed. Beautifully decomposed. Exquisitely decomposed, and ready to drink the new wine. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2017, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lorenzen-wright-murder-solved-but-can-a-6-11-man-weigh-56lbs/803667/14 "2017-12-06T10:07:03Z")
> [@don\_t\_ask](#): > > The phrase “badly decomposed” makes me ask, what is the alternative? Properly decomposed. Beautifully decomposed. I’ve seen both “preserved” and “mummified”. Mummification can happen sort of spontaneously in very-dry areas. ---
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2017, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lorenzen-wright-murder-solved-but-can-a-6-11-man-weigh-56lbs/803667/15 "2017-12-06T13:10:08Z")
> [@don\_t\_ask](#): > > The phrase “badly decomposed” makes me ask, what is the alternative? Properly decomposed. Beautifully decomposed. It’s shorthand for “really decomposed, you know, to the level where it looks really bad.” ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2017, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lorenzen-wright-murder-solved-but-can-a-6-11-man-weigh-56lbs/803667/16 "2017-12-06T14:56:16Z")
> [@don\_t\_ask](#): > > The phrase “badly decomposed” makes me ask, what is the alternative? Properly decomposed. Beautifully decomposed. Well-decomposed. Which means exactly the same thing. Such a country! ---
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2017, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lorenzen-wright-murder-solved-but-can-a-6-11-man-weigh-56lbs/803667/17 "2017-12-06T15:03:33Z")
> [@gnoitall](#): > > Well-decomposed. Which means exactly the same thing. Such a country! I was thinking badly injured was a good comparison, but can one say “well injured”?