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Hernandez was first indicted for the murder of semi-pro football player Odin Lloyd last August. Hernandez was arrested shortly after Lloyd's body was found a few miles from Hernandez' home and his story has exploded thru the media since.
After being incarcerated his story slowly unfolded showing a side of him that nobody expected. That side of his life involves the killing of three people within a year and a half span.
He was linked to a double homicide that took place in 2012 in which the victims Daniel De Abreu and Safiro Furtado were shot to death in their car after leaving a nightclub in Boston.
Hernandez was still playing for the New England Patriots at that point in time and had signed a 5-year $40 million extension just weeks after the murder.
District Attorney Daniel Conley said the investigation of the Boston killings moved forward after the Lloyd case, which will be tried separately. Conley said the case blew itself open after the discovery of the car used during the night of the murders and the recovery of the alleged murder weapon from an anonymous person with ties to Hernandez.
The entire Hernandez story is almost too hard to believe, but the more information that comes from the investigation, the more it sheds a light on the real person Aaron Hernandez could possibly be, if he is found guilty.
As for his charges in the double homicide case, Hernandez is being charged with two counts of first degree murder and three counts of armed assault with intent to murder, oh and a little unlawful possession of a firearm just to top it off.
That list doesn't even include his charges for the Lloyd murder!
Both of Hernandez murder cases will be tried separately although it is believed that Lloyd's murder stemmed from the double homicide that took place a year earlier.
Odin Lloyd, who was dating Hernandez wife's sister at the time, reportedly was talking with people Hernandez was not on good terms with at a nightclub. It was said that the people Lloyd was associating with had connections to the victims of the double homicide and that he was possibly spilling the beans on Hernandez and his involvement.
That is what caused Hernandez to retaliate. Hernandez then called two of his friends from his hometown in Connecticut and asked that they come right away to Hernandez' home in North Attleborough, a suburb outside of Boston.
After Hernandez friends arrived they went to pick up Lloyd, who was texting his sister and informing her who he was with. Lloyd supposedly sent his sister the messages because he knew Hernandez was upset about who Lloyd was associating with at the nightclub earlier that evening and wasn't feeling completely safe about the situation.
After Lloyd got in Hernandez vehicle they drove off to a construction site only a couple miles from Hernandez' home. That is where Odin Lloyd was shot to death. His body left at the construction site.
This is still the United States of America and all inmates are innocent until proven guilty but the legal system is so bad off right now that this case could honestly swing either way.
Aaron Hernandez being a minority with a slew of tattoos may work against him in this case, as it does in most cases, and they could end up throwing the book at him and lock him away for a very long time. Or he could be acquitted of the murder and carry on with his life, outside of the NFL of course.
I have seen crazier situations where someone is guilty and set free anyway (Casey Anthony, George Zimmerman, OJ) so I won't be surprised with either scenario.
Aaron Hernandez saga continues throughout the summer and you can be sure you will hear about it again.
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