Aaron Hernandez, former New England Patriots tight end has been charged with of 27-year-old former semi-pro football player, Odin Lloyd. In addition to the murder charge, Hernandez has been charged with 1 count of carrying a gun without a license, 2 counts of possession of a large firearm, and 2 counts of firearm possession, he has pled not guilty to all charges. However there is a large amount of incriminating evidence against Hernandez, in addition prosecutors allege that Hernandez was still upset about a fight with Lloyd at a nightclub that occurred 3 nights earlier and "orchestrated his execution."
The Evidence:
A surveillance videotape of Hernandez in his home walking around with a gun the night of the murder, and telling people in his home, "You can't trust anyone anymore." He then seemingly entered his car to pick up Lloyd after asking him to meet up. This video footage is central to the case, also important to the case is the seemingly intentional deletion of Hernandez's home surveillance footage.
Text messages between Hernandez and Lloyd were also discovered, Lloyd sent a series of texts to his sister. "Did you see who I was with?" said the first, at 3:07 a.m. June 17. "Who?" she finally replied. "NFL," he texted back, then added: "Just so you know." This text was sent at 3:23 a.m. only moments later Lloyd would be dead in what a prosecutor called an execution-style shooting. Even though his cell phone was smashed to pieces when turned over to police, using cell phone towers to retrieve text messages sent, police revealed that on June 16, Hernandez texted two unidentified friends. He asked them to hurry to Massachusetts from Connecticut. At 9:05 p.m., a few minutes after the first message to his friends, Hernandez texted Lloyd to tell him he wanted to get together that night.
The Timeline
The remaining surveillance footage then shows the 2 male friends arriving at the home of Hernandez and at 1:12 a.m., the three left in Hernandez's rented silver Nissan Altima, which was discovered down a gravel road near Lloyd's body, also the keys to the rented vehicle were in the victim's pocket. Cell towers were used to track the vehicle to a gas station, where Hernandez purchased a pack of Bubblicious gum.
At 2:32 a.m., the three men arrived outside Lloyd's home in Boston and texted him that they were there. Bristol County Assistant District Attorney Bill McCauley said Lloyd's sister saw him get into Hernandez's car. After driving through Boston, things in the vehicle got tense, and Lloyd texted his sister and told her who he was with, indicating Hernandez.
Surveillance at the industrial park where Lloyd's body was discovered by a jogger show the Nissan Altima enter at 3:23 a.m, only 4 minutes later the car then emerged from the park, however employees that work overnight in the nearby area stated that they heard multiple gunshots. McCauley said Lloyd was shot multiple times, including twice from above as he was lying on the ground. He said five .45 caliber casings were found at the scene.
Back home at 3:29, Hernandez is caught entering his residence on his surveillance camera holding a gun.
Even more evidence is circumstantial yet still incriminating. Hernandez hired a professional cleaning crew to clean his home the day after the murder.
Release from the New England Patriots
The New England Patriots released Hernandez, however they certainly weren't proactive about their decision to release their star tight-end. The Patriots released Hernandez only when he was officially arrested by police and not a moment before, in a statement the organization stated, "Words cannot express the disappointment we feel knowing that one of our players was arrested as a result of this investigation."
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