Murder Victim's Father Takes No Joy In Aaron Hernandez's Death
Salvatore Furtado still believes Aaron Hernandez murdered his son in 2012.
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Salvatore Furtado still believes Aaron Hernandez murdered his son in 2012.
On the door of their Lake Avenue home, family members of Hernandez left a note saying they had no comment.
Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson says he got to know Aaron Hernandez well.
The attorney for Lloyd's family says they are going forward with a wrongful death suit despite Hernandez's own death.
The I-Team has learned Aaron Hernandez had a bible verse written on his forehead when he was found dead in prison.
Suicide often goes unreported in the media, for good reason. Have some compassion for the innocents who might be adversely affected by thoughtless bluster.
State Sen. Jamie Eldridge said inmates had concerns about conditions, and especially were worried about a lack of access to mental health treatment--especially for inmates who are alone in single cells, as Hernandez was.
The maximum security prison where Aaron Hernandez apparently hanged himself has seen its share of troubles since it opened nearly two decades ago.
One of the jurors in the Aaron Hernandez double murder trial told WBZ-TV she was "devastated" when she heard the news that the ex-New England Patriot had killed himself in his prison cell.
"Those who love and care about him are heartbroken and determined to find the truth surrounding his untimely death," Jose Baez said.
Many fans at Gillette Stadium called Hernandez's suicide a tragedy and said it could have been a reaction to facing life in prison.
In the case of Aaron Hernandez, there is certainly the possibility that he realized last week's verdict did not really change his life at all.
Some in the NFL community are weighing in on social media after news broke Wednesday morning that convicted murderer and ex-New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez hanged himself in his prison cell.
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Here are key dates in the long case of Aaron Hernandez.
A veteran defense attorney said the ex-NFL star's suicide could cause his murder conviction in the 2013 killing of Odin Lloyd to be vacated.
Former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez was found not guilty on seven of eight charges in connection with the 2012 killing of two men.
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Ronald Sullivan, a defense attorney for former Patriots star Aaron Hernandez, responded to the not guilty verdict by calling it a "fair and just verdict" and saying Hernandez was unfairly treated.
Suffolk County District Attorney Dan Conley said he was "clearly disappointed" by the verdict. Conley met with de Abreu and Furtado's family members after the verdict was read.
Jurors did not reach a verdict on the fifth day of deliberations in the double murder trial of former Patriots star Aaron Hernandez.
Patriots head coach was subpoenaed to testify in the Aaron Hernandez double murder trial, but did not appear. Discussion in court shed some light on why.
After a fourth day of deliberation, jurors were still unable to find a verdict in the Aaron Hernandez double murder trial and were dismissed Wednesday.
The third day of deliberations in the Aaron Hernandez double murder trial passed without jurors finding a verdict in the case.
After two full days of deliberations, there is still no verdict in the trial of former New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez.
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