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Aaron Hernandez Sentenced to Life After Murder Conviction

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HERNANDEZ VERDICT?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1429107598930ABC News(FALL RIVER, Mass.) — Former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez was found guilty of first-degree murder on Wednesday and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Hernandez, 25, was charged with killing Odin Lloyd, 27, on June 17, 2013. Lloyd, who was dating the sister of Hernandez’s fiancee, was found shot to death in an abandoned industrial yard.

In addition to the murder charge, Hernandez was found guilty of unlawful possession of a firearm and unlawful possession of ammunition.

As the verdict was read against him, Hernandez sat down. His mother, Terri Hernandez, and fiancee, Shayanna Jenkins, burst into tears after the football player was found guilty. Jenkins had testified, with immunity, for the prosecution.

Lloyd’s mother, seated among relatives, also sobbed in the courtroom.

After the nine-week trial, the jurors deliberated for nearly 36 hours before reaching a verdict.

Prosecutors had alleged that Aaron Hernandez and two other men picked up Lloyd from his house and brought him to the industrial park near the Patriots’ Gillette Stadium, about a mile from Hernandez’s home.

Hernandez had pleaded not guilty.

Jurors heard testimony from 135 witnesses, including Patriots’ owner Robert Kraft. At the time of the murder, Hernandez had a $40 million contract with the New England Patriots.

Hernandez was recently indicted for the 2012 drive-by shooting deaths of two men outside a Boston nightclub. He has pleaded not guilty.


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