Aaron Hernandez — Pics

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June 26, 2013 10:47PM EDT

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Aaron Hernandez walks to the bench

Aaron Hernandez walks to the bench — New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez walks to the bench in the second quarter of an NFL football game between the Patriots and the Tennessee Titans, in Nashville, Tenn on Sept. 12, 2012. He was a star player at the University of Florida and was selected in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL draft by the New England Patriots, forgoing his final year as a Gator. In 2012 he signed a seven year, $39 million contract with the team. In 2013, he was let go by the Patriots after being arrested for the murder of Odin Lloyd, boyfriend of his fiance Shayanna Jenkins’ sister. He was convicted of first degree murder the shooting death in 2015 and sentenced to life in prison. On April 19, he was found dead in his prison cell after he hanged himself with a bedsheet. After his death he was determined to have the degenerative brain trauma CTE, which doctors say was the worst they’d ever seen in someone who was only 27-years-old. It was from is head taking too many hits over the years in football. His life story has been the subject of numerous movies and books. The streaming service Netflix debuted ‘Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez,’ a three-part docuseries on Jan. 15, 2020.

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Aaron Hernandez warms up prior to an NFL football game

Aaron Hernandez warms up prior to an NFL football game — New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez (81) warms up prior to an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Jacksonville, FL on Dec. 23, 2012.

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Aaron Hernandez on the sidelines

Aaron Hernandez on the sidelines — Aaron Hernandez in his Patriots uniform. He was convicted of first-degree murder in 2015 and hanged himself in prison two years later.

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Aaron Hernandez during a court hearing

Aaron Hernandez during a court hearing — Former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez sits in the court room during his hearing at Suffolk Superior Court in Boston on Oct. 6, Oct 2015. He was convicted in the murder of friend Odin Lloyd.

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Aaron Hernandez at his 2013 arraignment on murder charges

Aaron Hernandez at his 2013 arraignment on murder charges — Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez 2013 arraignment on murder charges. He was later convicted in 2015 of killing friend Odin Lloyd and sentenced to life in prison. He hanged himself in his cell in 2017.

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Aaron Hernandez with his lawyer during a court hearing

Aaron Hernandez with his lawyer during a court hearing — Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, left, stands with his attorney in Superior Court in Boston. He was later acquitte of the July 2012 killings of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado, but was already serving a life sentence for the 2013 murder of Odin Lloyd.

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Aaron Hernandez during his double murder trial.

Aaron Hernandez during his double murder trial. — Aaron Hernandez during his 2017 trial for the July 2012 killings of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado, who he encountered in a Boston nightclub. He was already serving a life sentence in the 2013 killing of Odin Lloyd.

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