Ex-NFL Player Aaron Hernandez Convicted Of First-Degree Murder

[Capt. Obvious]

Source: CBS

Former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez has been found guilty of first-degree murder.

A Massachusetts jury on Wednesday found Hernandez killed Odin Lloyd on June 17, 2013. Lloyd was dating the sister of Hernandez’s fiancee. He was found shot six times in an industrial park less than a mile from Hernandez’s home.

At the time, Hernandez had a $40 million contract with the Patriots.

Hernandez’s lawyer acknowledged during closing arguments that he was there when Lloyd was killed. But he pinned the shooting on Hernandez’s two friends, saying his client was a 23-year-old kid who didn’t know what to do.

Read more: http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/04/15/aaron-hernandez-murder-trial-verdict-reached/

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NFL teams taking a wait and see approach on Hernandez.

[wordpix]

1. 2012 he shot/killed 2 people for spilling a drink & 2013 shot a guy in the face

still Hernandez was allowed to go free and make million$ as an NFL gladiator.

The criminal justice system should be on trial with Hernandez Take this a-hole thug off the streets.

[George II]

6. WTF are you talking about? "still Hernandez was allowed to go free and make million$"??

Once the authorities had enough evidence to arrest him (like a week or two after the Lloyd murder) he was arrested and hasn't been "allowed to go free and make millions"!!!!!

[erpowers]

18. Hernandez is Suspected of a 2012 Double Homicide

Ex-New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the July 2012 killings of two men in Boston, authorities said Thursday.

Hernandez, 24, could be arraigned as early as next week. He is currently in jail awaiting trial in a separate case: the 2013 slaying of Odin Lloyd, who was dating a sister of Hernandez's fiancee.

Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel Conley said at a news conference Thursday that a grand jury returned the indictments in the shooting deaths of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado.

"Mr. de Abreu and Mr. Furtado were ambushed and executed as they drove home along Shawmut Avenue in Boston's South End in the early morning hours of July 16, 2012," Conley said.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/15/justice/aaron-hernandez-indictment/

[George II]

27. He wasn't connnected to those murders until after he was arrested........

.....for the one he was convicted of today.

He was arrested for this one 13 days after it happened, and the Patriots nullified their contract with him four hours later.

[erpowers]

30. Giving You Information

I know. I was just giving you information that I thought explained the comment from post #1. I realize I could have just let the other poster defend his post, but since I had the information I decided to give it to you. The other poster probably feels it was Hernandez's fame as opposed to lack of evidence that kept him out of prison on the first case.

[George II]

31. Okay, I understand, thanks. Thankfully the minute he was picked up in June 2013....

...he has never seen the light of day again, and as of today never will.

Truly a sad state of affairs. In addition to Lloyd being killed, he and his buddies destroyed Lloyd's family's lives, his own family's lives (including his son who doesn't even know him yet!), and the lives and families of his other two victims.

[Buzz Clik]

8. Good lord. Fernandez is free? When was the last time he earned a dime?

[George II]

9. Something like four hours after he was arrested! Sheesshh...some people (not you)...

....need to get informed before they hit the keyboard!

[meegbear]

2. Boston NBC affiliate ...

Guilty of 1st degree murder. under theory of extreme atrocity or cruelty.#AaronHerandnez

[KinMd]

3. Mandatory life without parole

[cwydro]

11. Most likely.

I'm wondering where all the posters who believe imprisonment = torture are today.

Surely they'll be deeply worried about poor wee Aaron.

[DinahMoeHum]

13. Agreed. Let that arrogant POS contemplate

. . . for the rest of his life on how he threw his career down the toilet. For fucking what?!?!?

[George II]

4. Analysts are reviewing the verdicts and say the sentence will be life without parole

[Tempest]

21. You don't need an analyst

MA law mandates life without the possibility of parole for murder 1.

[George II]

23. That's what they were saying.

[Historic NY]

5. At 23 your not a kid.

[tabasco]

24. you're

[Blue_Adept]

7. Thank god

There is nothing worse than a murder trial, especially a high profile one, in a major media market.

It sucks the oxygen out of the room daily with inane updates and looks at all sorts of procedural stuff that doesn't mean anything to most people.

It just totally wears down the region.

So glad this is done and over with. If only the attention this got was given to regional or national matters in the news/press.

[7962]

10. As long as the jury was taking, I was really afraid he'd get away with it. nt

[calimary]

15. That's what I was thinking, too. Wondering if it was gonna be a hung jury.

Guess not...

[montanacowboy]

12. I think he has to stand trial for two other murders

Good Verdict. Hope he never sees the light of day again

[840high]

14. +1

[KinMd]

16. Sentencing live on MSNBC

[ebbie15644]

17. I wonder if his teammates will be wearing T-shirts in support now!

[Baclava]

19. Sentencing verdict is in - Life without parole

ha

His prison will be less than 2 miles from Gillette stadium

[rumdude]

20. He's a total dumbf@ck

He let himself get recorded on his own home security cameras carrying about and then disposing of the murder weapon.

[Tempest]

22. That played no part in the jury's decision

I listened to the jury talking to the media and several said it looked like a gun but it wasn't unanimous and they didn't use it in making their decision.

[rumdude]

25. I'm glad he'll be in prison for a long

time...

[Doctor_J]

29. Also first said he wasn't at the scene, then admitted that he was

really dumb

[KansDem]

26. Wow!!! From this...

...to this:



That's going to require some adjustment.

[Doctor_J]

28. Murderer and serial rapist from NFL taken down in 2 weeks.

It's a start

[George II]

32. Murderer - yes. Serial rapist? Where do you get that from?

[Doctor_J]

33. try googling Darren sharper