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Aaron Hernandez verdict: Former football star acquitted
Aaron Hernandez verdict: Former football star acquitted in 2012 double-murder by jury
A jury on Friday acquitted former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez in the 2012 shooting deaths of two men he encountered at a Boston nightclub.They reached a verdict nearly two years to the day after the former NFL star was convicted in another killing.Jurors deliberated first-degree murder charges against Hernandez for more than 40 hours over six days.
Hernandez was accused of fatally shooting Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado in 2012. Prosecutors said the former football player opened fire on their car because he felt disrespected when one of the men bumped into him and spilled his drink at a Boston nightclub.
Hernandez, 27, is already serving a life sentence for the 2013 killing of Odin Lloyd, a semi-professional football player who was dating the sister of Hernandez's fiancee.
“We hold these truths to be self-evident,” former vice president Biden said during a campaign event in Texas on Monday. "All men and women created by — you know, you know, the thing.”
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Aaron Hernandez kills himself in prison
Aaron Hernandez committed suicide in prison Wednesday morning, the Department of Correction said.According to a statement from the department, the former New England Patriots star was discovered hanging in his cell at the Souza Baranowski Correctional Center in Shirley, Mass., at approximately 3:05 a.m.“Mr. Hernandez was in a single cell in a general population unit,” the statement said. “Mr. Hernandez hanged himself utilizing a bedsheet that he attached to his cell window. Mr. Hernandez also attempted to block his door from the inside by jamming the door with various items.”State Police are investigating, and his family has been notified.
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“We hold these truths to be self-evident,” former vice president Biden said during a campaign event in Texas on Monday. "All men and women created by — you know, you know, the thing.”
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