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Academic Research
Andre Russo
CJS 101-01
Jason Paynach
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Aaron Hernandez born on November 6, 1989 is a former American football tight end
for the New England Patriots. He was convicted for the murder of Odin Lloyd in 2013 who
was a linebacker for a semi professional football team, the Boston Bandits, since 2007. Aaron
Hernandez had been accused of being directly involved in a double homicide in the year
2012. The homicide involved the murder of Daniel Jorge Correia de Abreu and Safiro
Teixeira Furtado but Hernandez was only indicted in 2014. Odin Lloyd was a friend of Aaron
Hernandez. On the day the murder took place, he and Hernandez went out to Rumor
Nightclub in Boston. According to a witness, Hernandez was upset with Lloyd because Lloyd
had been seen speaking to the patrons associated with the victims of the 2012 shootings.
Hernandez stormed out of the nightclub, angry at Lloyd and texted two of his friends Earnest
Wallace and Carloz Ortiz. He had texted them saying, “You can’t trust anyone anymore” and
