Former New England Patriots tight end, Aaron Hernandez, went before a judge on Monday, April 20th in Boston, MA. to finally hear the verdict in this murder case. The jury of 5 men (probable football fans) and 7 women deliberated for over 35 hours before coming back with a GUILTY verdict on all three charges. As a huge Patriots fan, this is unfathomable to me. Former teammates and other NFL players are speaking out against the verdict on Twitter and other social media., including fellow Patriots teammate Brandon Spikes. Why would an NFL super-star who was about to re-sign with the Patriots for a 13 million dollar contract, throw it all away by killing someone??
Just like in OJ Simpson's case, there was a lot of evidence against him. His own security cameras in his home revealed incriminating evidence. He took a "selfie" in the mirror holding the murder weapon and didn't even bother to bury the body, which was discovered a mile from his house. Combine that with his two "friends" that rolled on him like a tire, even his incredibly expensive defense team and his past of being an all-star NFL player didn't help him in the end.
As the verdict was read on April 20, Hernandez made no facial expressions, he just sat down in defeat while listening. He had such a promising future, now he is going to spend the rest of his life in federal prison with no chance of parole. It's a shame to see all that talent go to waste, he went from playing in the super bowl to a 6x10 prison cell. That's so sad, I don't think he actually killed anyone himself - he may have arranged the murder, but I don't think he pulled the trigger.I thought he was going to be found "Not Guilty" like OJ, but I guess the justice system has finally stopped giving preferential treatment to celebrities.... Michael Vick is a worse person than Aaron Hernandez..
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