Aaron Hernandez trial
Aaron Hernandez, former New England Patriots football player, was found guilty April 15, 2015 of first-degree murder in the death of Odin Lloyd, a semiprofessional football player, in an industrial park near Hernandez's Massachusetts home in June 2013.
Hernandez and his defense team listen as the guilty verdict is read during his murder trial at the Bristol County Superior Court in Fall River, Massachusetts, April 15, 2015.
Aaron Hernandez trial
Former NFL player Aaron Hernandez (back, C) leaves the courtroom after being convicted and sentenced in his murder trial at the Bristol County Superior Court in Fall River, Massachusetts, April 15, 2015.
Hernandez, 25, a former tight end for the New England Patriots, was convicted of fatally shooting semiprofessional football player Odin Lloyd in an industrial park near Hernandez's Massachusetts home in June 2013.
Aaron Hernandez trial
A court officer places handcuffs on the wrists of former NFL player Aaron Hernandez after the guilty verdict was read during his murder trial at the Bristol County Superior Court in Fall River, Massachusetts, April 15, 2015.
Hernandez, 25, a former tight end for the New England Patriots, was convicted of fatally shooting semiprofessional football player Odin Lloyd in an industrial park near Hernandez's Massachusetts home in June 2013.
Aaron Hernandez trial
Handcuffs are seen on the wrists of former NFL player Aaron Hernandez after the guilty verdict is read during his murder trial at the Bristol County Superior Court in Fall River, Massachusetts, April 15, 2015.
Hernandez, 25, a former tight end for the New England Patriots, is convicted of fatally shooting semiprofessional football player Odin Lloyd in an industrial park near Hernandez's Massachusetts home in June 2013.
Odin Lloyd's mother, Ursula Ward
Ursula Ward, mother of shooting victim Odin Lloyd, is surrounded by family, friends and attorneys, as she speaks with the media outside Bristol County Superior Court, Wednesday, April 15, 2015, in Fall River, Massachusetts, after former New England Patriots football player Aaron Hernandez was found guilty of murder in the shooting death of Odin Lloyd. Hernandez was sentenced to life in prison.
Aaron Hernandez trial
Terri Hernandez, mother of former NFL player Aaron Hernandez, reacts as the guilty verdict is read during her son's murder trial at the Bristol County Superior Court in Fall River, Massachusetts, April 15, 2015.
Aaron Hernandez trial
Ursula Ward, mother of the victim, reacts as former NFL player Aaron Hernandez is found guilty during his murder trial at the Bristol County Superior Court in Fall River, Massachusetts, April 15, 2015.
Hernandez, 25, a former tight end for the New England Patriots, is convicted of fatally shooting semiprofessional football player Odin Lloyd in an industrial park near Hernandez's Massachusetts home in June 2013.
Aaron Hernandez trial
Clerk Mark Ferreira polls the jury on the verdict for former NFL player Aaron Hernandez during his murder trial at the Bristol County Superior Court in Fall River, Massachusetts, April 15, 2015.
Hernandez, 25, a former tight end for the New England Patriots, is convicted of fatally shooting semiprofessional football player Odin Lloyd in an industrial park near Hernandez's Massachusetts home in June 2013.
Aaron Hernandez trial
Former National Football League player Aaron Hernandez (R) waits for a verdict in his trial at Bristol County Superior Court in Fall River with his attorney Charles Rankin (L) in Fall River, Massachusetts April 14, 2015.
Hernandez, 25, a former tight end for the New England Patriots, is accused of fatally shooting semiprofessional football player Odin Lloyd in an industrial park near Hernandez's Massachusetts home in June 2013.
Aaron Hernandez trial
Jessica Robidoux, an investigator from the Massachusetts State Police crime scene response unit, holds up for the jury a piece of mattress backing, taken as evidence from the home of former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez, at his murder trial at Bristol County Superior Court, in Fall River, Massachusetts February 24, 2015.
Aaron Hernandez trial
Timothy Woods, of the Mass. State Police Forensics Laboratory, examines an evidence bag containing a scale and dish during the murder trial of former NFL player Aaron Hernandez at the Bristol County Superior Court in Fall River, Massachusetts, February 19, 2015.
Aaron Hernandez trial
Commonwealth Prosecutor, William McCualey shows witness, former State Police officer Edward Reece, an evidence bag containing shell casings during former New England Patriots football player Aaron Hernandez's trial at Bristol County Superior Court House in Fall River, Massachusetts, February 5, 2015.
Hernandez was charged in the 2013 murder of semi-professional football player Odin Lloyd.
Aaron Hernandez trial
Shaneah Jenkins, the girlfriend of Odin Lloyd, and Ursula Ward, the mother of Odin Lloyd, hold hands while photographs of Lloyd's body are shown as evidence in the murder trial of former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez, at Bristol County Superior Court in Fall River, Massachusetts, February 24, 2015.
Aaron Hernandez trial
Former New England Patriots football player Aaron Hernandez's fiancee, Shayanna Jenkins, sits during his murder trial at Bristol County Superior Court in Fall River, Massachusetts, Feb. 11, 2015.
Aaron Hernandez trial
A bullet retrieved from the crime scene is displayed during the murder trial of the former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez at the Bristol County Superior Court in Fall River, Massachusetts, Feb. 13, 2015.
Aaron Hernandez trial
Massachusetts State Trooper from the Crime Scene Unit Michael Lombard points to former New England Patriots football player Aaron Hernandez when asked to identify him during his murder trial at Bristol County Superior Court in Fall River, Massachusetts, Feb. 11, 2015.
Aaron Hernandez trial
Defense attorney James Sultan, center, questions witness North Attleboro police officer Edward Zimmer as Judge Susan Garsh looks on during the former New England Patriots football player Aaron Hernandez's murder trial at Bristol County Superior Court in Fall River, Massachusetts, Feb. 11, 2015.
Aaron Hernandez trial
Former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez is seen in this still image taken from surveillance video which was released by the Attleboro District Court as evidence, in Attleboro, Massachusetts, July 26, 2013.
Attleboro District Court made pages of documents available, along with images which allegedly show Hernandez in his home with what appears to be a gun in his hand.
Aaron Hernandez trial
Superior Court Judge Susan Garsh addresses the council at the conclusion of day five of former New England Patriots football player Aaron Hernandez's trial at the Bristol County Superior Court House in Fall River, Massachusetts, Feb. 5, 2015.
Aaron Hernandez trial
Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez writes a note during his murder trial at Bristol County Superior Court in Fall River, Massachusetts, Feb. 4, 2015. Hernandez is accused of murdering semi-professional football player Odin Lloyd.
Aaron Hernandez trial
A photo of a small handgun found in a wooded area near the crime scene was displayed during the murder trial of the former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez at the Bristol County Superior Court in Fall River, Massachusetts, Feb. 13, 2015.
Aaron Hernandez trial
Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, left, and his attorney Charles Rankin sit next to an image of Odin Lloyd from the medical examiner's office during Hernandez' murder trial at Bristol County Superior Court in Fall River, Massachusetts Feb. 4, 2015.
Aaron Hernandez trial
Shayanna Jenkins, Aaron Hernandez's fiancee, who is charged with perjury, attends the fifth day of trial for former New England Patriots football player Aaron Hernandez at the Bristol County Superior Court House in Fall River, Massachusetts, Feb. 5, 2015.
Hernandez is faced charges for the 2013 murder of semi-professional American football player Odin Lloyd. Hernandez is also accused of ambushing and shooting two men in 2012 after an altercation in a Boston nightclub.
Aaron Hernandez trial
Combination photograph showing Shayanna Jenkins, left, the fiancee of former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, listening as her sister Shaneah Jenkins, right testifies during Hernandez' murder trial at Bristol County Superior Court in Fall River, Massachusetts, Feb. 4, 2015.
Aaron Hernandez trial
A court officer passes by the yellow house, center, where Odin Lloyd lived, during a site visit by the jury in the murder trial of former New England Patriots football player Aaron Hernandez, in Boston, Massachusetts, Feb. 6, 2015.
The jury toured several sites related to the case, including Hernandez's home, Lloyd's home, and the industrial park where Lloyd's body was found.
Aaron Hernandez trial
Former New England Patriots football player Aaron Hernandez sits with defense attorney Charles Rankin, as the judge and attorneys for both sides discuss questions about evidence from the jury deliberating in his murder trial at Bristol County Superior Court in Fall River, Massachusetts, April 9, 2015.
Aaron Hernandez trial
Ursula Ward, mother of Odin Lloyd, reacts as photographs of her son's body are shown as evidence, in the murder trial of former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, at Bristol County Superior Court in Fall River, Massachusetts, February 24, 2015.
Aaron Hernandez trial
Massachusetts State Police Trooper, Heather Sullivan, holds up clothing from the body of Odin Lloyd, as evidence in the murder trial of former New England Patriots tight end, Aaron Hernandez, at Bristol County Superior Court in Fall River, Massachusetts, February 24, 2015.
Aaron Hernandez trial
Family members of Odin Lloyd watch as forensic evidence is presented during the murder trial of former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez at Bristol County Superior Court in Fall River, Massachusetts, April 2, 2015.
Aaron Hernandez trial
A family member of Odin Lloyd puts her head in her hands as forensic evidence is presented during the murder trial of former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez at Bristol County Superior Court in Fall River, Massachusetts, April 2, 2015.
Aaron Hernandez trial
Prosecutor William McCauley holds up a gun previously entered as evidence in the murder trial of former New England Patriots football player Aaron Hernandez at Bristol County Superior Court in Fall River, Massachusetts April 1, 2015.
A former friend of Hernandez testified on that he saw the ex-New England Patriots player handle a gun similar to the one prosecutors contend he used to murder an acquaintance, and that Hernandez had a distrustful nature. Alexander Bradley, who had been friends with the former tight end, was permitted to tell jurors that Hernandez had access to the type of pistol he is accused of using to murder semipro football player Odin Lloyd, but not about a separate 2013 incident in which Bradley contends Hernandez shot him in the face.
Hernandez, 25, is charged with killing Lloyd, who was dating his fiancee’s sister. Lloyd was found shot dead in June 2013 in an industrial park near Hernandez's home in North Attleborough, Massachusetts.
Aaron Hernandez trial
Text messages between personal trainer Brian McDonough and former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez, displayed as evidence at Hernandez's murder trial, at Bristol County Superior Court in Fall River, Massachusetts, February 24, 2015.
Aaron Hernandez trial
Former New England Patriots player, Aaron Hernandez (2nd L), looks at a photograph of the body of Odin Lloyd, displayed as evidence in Hernandez's murder trial at Bristol County Superior Court in Fall River, Massachusetts, February 24, 2015. Hernandez is accused of the murder of Odin Lloyd in June 2013.
Aaron Hernandez trial
Mass. State Trooper Zachary Johnson examines a white shirt entered into evidence during the murder trial of former NFL player Aaron Hernandez at the Bristol County Superior Court in Fall River, Massachusetts, February 19, 2015. Hernandez is accused in the June 17, 2013, killing of Odin Lloyd, who was dating his fiancee's sister.