BOSTON Former NFL player Aaron Hernandez has been found not guilty in the 2012 double-murder of two men, one of whom accidentally spilled his drink at a night club.
Hernandez, a former tight end for the New England Patriots, was charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of Safiro Furtado and Daniel de Abreu, two immigrants from Cape Verde who crossed paths with Hernandez briefly on July 16, 2012. He was also charged with witness intimidation and accused of shooting his former best friend, Alexander Bradley in the face seven months later in what prosecutors say was an attempt to silence him as a witness to the earlier shootings.
The jury in the case deliberated for about 32 hours over five days.
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Must've had good lawyers.
In reply to Drapsey
While we don't know the full extent of the defence, the reporter seems to suggest that one of the major arguments was that the prosecution wants to convict an NFL player. That by itself seems strange since he was already serving life for the murder of Lloyd. There would be no point in trying to make some sort of example out of him.
In reply to archangel
A good Defense Lawyer will say or do anything to 'save' his client. The way I understand it anyway.
In reply to Drapsey
He is still guilty of a separate 2013 murder.
Hernandez, 27, is already serving a life sentence for the 2013 killing of Odin Lloyd, a semi-professional football player who was dating the sister of Hernandezs fiancee.
He isn't coming out any time soon
In reply to DukeStreet
Hence my enclosing the save in quotes.
In reply to Drapsey
A serial killer. Must have had mental issues, too much steroids probably.