Aaron Hernandez Case

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It’s a dark night at the local industrial park in North Attenborough, Massachusetts, for Odin Lloyd this is his last night, suddenly boom boom boom are the sound of gunshots and that was the noise Lloyd heard before he took his final breath. Famous New England Patriot’s football player Aaron Hernandez is the number one suspect for Lloyd’s death. Why would a famous NFL player commit murder? It’s not very frequent to hear about NFL players committing heinous crimes such as murder. Aaron Hernandez knows Odin Lloyd through his fiancée Shayanna Jenkins, Shayanna’s sister is dating Lloyd. A few days before Lloyd was killed, Hernandez sent a text message to his sister saying “You can’t trust anyone anymore”. Apparently Lloyd knew something he was not supposed to know and that was Hernandez’s motive to kill. …show more content…

Immediately the Massachusetts State Police were able to acquire a search warrant for Hernandez’s house and evidence was found. In particular a cell phone diminished into pieces and a damaged security system. Police also found out that house cleaners were hired the same day Lloyd was murdered. Additionally keys that belonged to a car rented by Hernandez was located in the jacket Lloyd was wearing when he was killed. With the evidence in mind, enough red flags were raised for officials to believe Hernandez is a person of interest in this crime. On June 17th, 2013 Lloyd was murdered and days later on June 26th, 2013 Hernandez was arrested and charged with first degree murder. The Trial began on January 29th, 2015 the evidence presented at that trial were Hernandez’s DNA that was found at the park Lloyd was murdered at, text messages concerning Lloyd’s whereabouts and video surveillance of a car rented by Hernandez at Lloyd’s house the same day of his

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