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Hernandez convicted of first-degree murder; found deceased in his cell. (4 Viewers)

Rotoworld:

A person "of interest to investigators" in the Odin Lloyd murder investigation died in a car accident Sunday.
Thaddeus Singleton III's death was ruled an accident, and it's "unclear" if he knew of investigators' interest in his connection to the case. Singleton was driving a car registered to Hernandez's uncle, who is Singleton's father-in-law. It's unknown how the death might affect the prosecution's case.


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Faust said:
Rotoworld:

A person "of interest to investigators" in the Odin Lloyd murder investigation died in a car accident Sunday.
Thaddeus Singleton III's death was ruled an accident, and it's "unclear" if he knew of investigators' interest in his connection to the case. Singleton was driving a car registered to Hernandez's uncle, who is Singleton's father-in-law. It's unknown how the death might affect the prosecution's case.


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Okay this is turning into an episode of Monk now...

-QG

 
Faust said:
Rotoworld:

A person "of interest to investigators" in the Odin Lloyd murder investigation died in a car accident Sunday.
Thaddeus Singleton III's death was ruled an accident, and it's "unclear" if he knew of investigators' interest in his connection to the case. Singleton was driving a car registered to Hernandez's uncle, who is Singleton's father-in-law. It's unknown how the death might affect the prosecution's case.


Source: Hartford Courant
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Calling it now.

Hernandez did it.

 
Faust said:
Rotoworld:

A person "of interest to investigators" in the Odin Lloyd murder investigation died in a car accident Sunday.
Thaddeus Singleton III's death was ruled an accident, and it's "unclear" if he knew of investigators' interest in his connection to the case. Singleton was driving a car registered to Hernandez's uncle, who is Singleton's father-in-law. It's unknown how the death might affect the prosecution's case.


Source: Hartford Courant
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So, this would have been the husband of Hernandez's first cousin?

 
Bengals, Colts skipped Aaron Hernandez in 2010 draftBy Chris Wesseling

Around the League Writer

One AFC front-office executive recently speculated that the New England Patriots were the only team willing to gamble a fourth-round selection on Aaron Hernandez in the 2010 NFL Draft. Hernandez was widely regarded as a second-round talent, but many teams took him off their draft boards due to failed drug tests and rumors of hanging out with the wrong crowd.

Owner/general manager Mike Brown acknowledged to FOX Sports Ohio that the Cincinnati Bengals were one of those teams with no intention of rolling the dice on Hernandez three years ago.

"That one is no secret. We just stayed away from (Hernandez)," Brown said. "We didn't question the playing ability. But we went for (Jermaine) Gresham."

Brown also revealed that Rob Gronkowski -- the other tight end drafted by the Patriots in 2010 -- was taken off the Bengals' board "because he had a bad back" coming out of Arizona.

Perhaps even more interesting than those revelations was Brown's guileless discussion of the team's evolution in philosophy regarding players red-flagged for behavioral issues. It's a dilemma to which NFL teams have begun devoting more resources."

The Bengals had been more conscientious about drafting the "right type of person" under Brown's father, Paul Brown, the legendary founder of the franchise. Brown liberalized his policy on ne'er-do-wells once other teams "sort of had us for lunch" with the aid of talented but troubled players. He began taking chances on players with lengthy rap sheets such as Chris Henry, Adam Jones, Cedric Benson and Tank Johnson. Over a 17-month span between December 2005 and June 2007, 10 Bengals players accounted for 17 arrests.

By the time Hernandez entered the draft three years later, Brown had decided to return to the "old formula" of bringing in "sound people." That shift in thinking has coincided with the recent rise of social media. NFL teams are finding more and more that the poisonous publicity risk isn't worth the on-field reward.

UPDATE: Add the Indianapolis Colts to the list of teams that didn't want to draft Hernandez.

Former Colts general manager Bill Polian told the Wall Street Journal that the team passed on Hernandez despite its need for a tight end.

"There were questions there, which is why a guy of that talent lasted until the fourth round," said Polian, who added that the Colts, who took tight end Brody Eldridge in the fifth round, "never got that far" in evaluating Hernandez.

"We were not in the Hernandez business," Polian said.

Follow Chris Wesseling on Twitter @ChrisWesseling.
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Faust said:
Rotoworld:

A person "of interest to investigators" in the Odin Lloyd murder investigation died in a car accident Sunday.
Thaddeus Singleton III's death was ruled an accident, and it's "unclear" if he knew of investigators' interest in his connection to the case. Singleton was driving a car registered to Hernandez's uncle, who is Singleton's father-in-law. It's unknown how the death might affect the prosecution's case.


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Sounds like the work of Professor Moriarty, aka, Bill Belichick

 
Never thought I would say this ....but I miss the Tim Tebow threads. As far as I'm concerned Aaron Hernandez doesn't deserve our attention and should go #### himself.

 
Faust said:
Bengals, Colts skipped Aaron Hernandez in 2010 draft

By Chris Wesseling

Around the League Writer

One AFC front-office executive recently speculated that the New England Patriots were the only team willing to gamble a fourth-round selection on Aaron Hernandez in the 2010 NFL Draft. Hernandez was widely regarded as a second-round talent, but many teams took him off their draft boards due to failed drug tests and rumors of hanging out with the wrong crowd.

Owner/general manager Mike Brown acknowledged to FOX Sports Ohio that the Cincinnati Bengals were one of those teams with no intention of rolling the dice on Hernandez three years ago.

"That one is no secret. We just stayed away from (Hernandez)," Brown said. "We didn't question the playing ability. But we went for (Jermaine) Gresham."

Brown also revealed that Rob Gronkowski -- the other tight end drafted by the Patriots in 2010 -- was taken off the Bengals' board "because he had a bad back" coming out of Arizona.

Perhaps even more interesting than those revelations was Brown's guileless discussion of the team's evolution in philosophy regarding players red-flagged for behavioral issues. It's a dilemma to which NFL teams have begun devoting more resources."

The Bengals had been more conscientious about drafting the "right type of person" under Brown's father, Paul Brown, the legendary founder of the franchise. Brown liberalized his policy on ne'er-do-wells once other teams "sort of had us for lunch" with the aid of talented but troubled players. He began taking chances on players with lengthy rap sheets such as Chris Henry, Adam Jones, Cedric Benson and Tank Johnson. Over a 17-month span between December 2005 and June 2007, 10 Bengals players accounted for 17 arrests.

By the time Hernandez entered the draft three years later, Brown had decided to return to the "old formula" of bringing in "sound people." That shift in thinking has coincided with the recent rise of social media. NFL teams are finding more and more that the poisonous publicity risk isn't worth the on-field reward.

UPDATE: Add the Indianapolis Colts to the list of teams that didn't want to draft Hernandez.

Former Colts general manager Bill Polian told the Wall Street Journal that the team passed on Hernandez despite its need for a tight end.

"There were questions there, which is why a guy of that talent lasted until the fourth round," said Polian, who added that the Colts, who took tight end Brody Eldridge in the fifth round, "never got that far" in evaluating Hernandez.

"We were not in the Hernandez business," Polian said.

Follow Chris Wesseling on Twitter @ChrisWesseling.
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When the Bengals skip you for character issues, you may as well be the Antichrist.

 
Has he or will be be suspended officially from the NFL? There's a section in my dynasty rulebook where if he's suspended I don't have to pay his salary.

I realize he won't see the light of day for a vey long time so I'm hoping the league doesn't forget to suspend him...

 
billrob said:
Has he or will be be suspended officially from the NFL? There's a section in my dynasty rulebook where if he's suspended I don't have to pay his salary.

I realize he won't see the light of day for a vey long time so I'm hoping the league doesn't forget to suspend him...
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Given that Goodell has essentially said no team could sign him without his permission, there is no need to suspend Hernandez if he is not under contract. Based on that, I doubt he will receive a suspension any time soon.

 
Rotoworld:

Sheriff Thomas Hodgson said he'll try to prevent Aaron Hernandez from getting married while in jail.
Anyone who has seen The Sopranos knows that married couples are shielded from testifying against each other. "I feel that those rights are things that you access on the outside, if you're a good citizen," Hodgson said. "We'll do everything we can to not have that happen." Hernandez's legal team will try to argue that he was engaged to Shayanna Jenkins before he was arrested. Meanwhile, the former Patriot is living in a 7-by-10 cell in a facility that has no televisions or exercise equipment. His North Attleborough home was 7,100 square feet.


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Faust said:
Rotoworld:

Sheriff Thomas Hodgson said he'll try to prevent Aaron Hernandez from getting married while in jail.
Anyone who has seen The Sopranos knows that married couples are shielded from testifying against each other. "I feel that those rights are things that you access on the outside, if you're a good citizen," Hodgson said. "We'll do everything we can to not have that happen." Hernandez's legal team will try to argue that he was engaged to Shayanna Jenkins before he was arrested. Meanwhile, the former Patriot is living in a 7-by-10 cell in a facility that has no televisions or exercise equipment. His North Attleborough home was 7,100 square feet.


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I heard several Mass attorneys say that since AH was not married at the time of the incident that his GF would not get a pass on testifying against him if they got married. Not really sure who to believe on this point.

 
Anarchy99 said:
Faust said:
Rotoworld:

Sheriff Thomas Hodgson said he'll try to prevent Aaron Hernandez from getting married while in jail.
Anyone who has seen The Sopranos knows that married couples are shielded from testifying against each other. "I feel that those rights are things that you access on the outside, if you're a good citizen," Hodgson said. "We'll do everything we can to not have that happen." Hernandez's legal team will try to argue that he was engaged to Shayanna Jenkins before he was arrested. Meanwhile, the former Patriot is living in a 7-by-10 cell in a facility that has no televisions or exercise equipment. His North Attleborough home was 7,100 square feet.


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I heard several Mass attorneys say that since AH was not married at the time of the incident that his GF would not get a pass on testifying against him if they got married. Not really sure who to believe on this point.
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She would not be forced to testify if they are married, per Mike Florio of PFT (who is an attorney). Although the point would be moot if the Sheriff was successful in preventing it.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/26/a-wedding-could-shield-hernandezs-fiancee-from-testifying/

This raises an important question as the case unfolds. If Hernandez and his fiancée get married before trial, will she be able to refuse to testify against her husband?

Under Massachusetts law, the answer is yes. “A spouse shall not be compelled to testify in the trial of an indictment, complaint, or other criminal proceeding brought against the other spouse,” the law states regarding the concept of the spousal privilege.

Massachusetts law also recognizes the concept of spousal disqualification, which prevents a spouse from testifying about communications occurring during the marriage — even if the spouse wants to.

And so, if Hernandez and his fiancée get married, she can refuse under Massachusetts law to testify.
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squistion said:
Anarchy99 said:
Faust said:
Rotoworld:

Sheriff Thomas Hodgson said he'll try to prevent Aaron Hernandez from getting married while in jail.
Anyone who has seen The Sopranos knows that married couples are shielded from testifying against each other. "I feel that those rights are things that you access on the outside, if you're a good citizen," Hodgson said. "We'll do everything we can to not have that happen." Hernandez's legal team will try to argue that he was engaged to Shayanna Jenkins before he was arrested. Meanwhile, the former Patriot is living in a 7-by-10 cell in a facility that has no televisions or exercise equipment. His North Attleborough home was 7,100 square feet.


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I heard several Mass attorneys say that since AH was not married at the time of the incident that his GF would not get a pass on testifying against him if they got married. Not really sure who to believe on this point.
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She would not be forced to testify if they are married, per Mike Florio of PFT (who is an attorney). Although the point would be moot if the Sheriff was successful in preventing it.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/26/a-wedding-could-shield-hernandezs-fiancee-from-testifying/

This raises an important question as the case unfolds. If Hernandez and his fiancée get married before trial, will she be able to refuse to testify against her husband?

Under Massachusetts law, the answer is yes. “A spouse shall not be compelled to testify in the trial of an indictment, complaint, or other criminal proceeding brought against the other spouse,” the law states regarding the concept of the spousal privilege.

Massachusetts law also recognizes the concept of spousal diwith the authorities squalification, which prevents a spouse from testifying about communications occurring during the marriage — even if the spouse wants to.

And so, if Hernandez and his fiancée get married, she can refuse under Massachusetts law to testify.
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As I mentioned, I have heard Mass attorneys on radio and tv say that in Massachusetts, a wife cannot be forced to testify against her husband about anything that happened WHILE THEY WERE MARRIED. The 3 lawyers I heard speak on the matter said that since the woman had already given statements and cooperated with the authorities she would still be legally required to answer to what she saw/heard/observed.

I'm not sure what would happen if she refused or if she got a sudden case of amnesia. The other think to consider is whether she really wants to hitch her wagon to AH at this stage and whether she wants to just move on.

But as far as the shielded by marriage rules go, despite what Florio had to say, I for one am still not swayed one way or the other as to what the wife would or would not be required to do.

 
Anarchy99 said:
squistion said:
Anarchy99 said:
Faust said:
Rotoworld:

Sheriff Thomas Hodgson said he'll try to prevent Aaron Hernandez from getting married while in jail.
Anyone who has seen The Sopranos knows that married couples are shielded from testifying against each other. "I feel that those rights are things that you access on the outside, if you're a good citizen," Hodgson said. "We'll do everything we can to not have that happen." Hernandez's legal team will try to argue that he was engaged to Shayanna Jenkins before he was arrested. Meanwhile, the former Patriot is living in a 7-by-10 cell in a facility that has no televisions or exercise equipment. His North Attleborough home was 7,100 square feet.


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I heard several Mass attorneys say that since AH was not married at the time of the incident that his GF would not get a pass on testifying against him if they got married. Not really sure who to believe on this point.
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She would not be forced to testify if they are married, per Mike Florio of PFT (who is an attorney). Although the point would be moot if the Sheriff was successful in preventing it.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/26/a-wedding-could-shield-hernandezs-fiancee-from-testifying/

This raises an important question as the case unfolds. If Hernandez and his fiancée get married before trial, will she be able to refuse to testify against her husband?

Under Massachusetts law, the answer is yes. “A spouse shall not be compelled to testify in the trial of an indictment, complaint, or other criminal proceeding brought against the other spouse,” the law states regarding the concept of the spousal privilege.

Massachusetts law also recognizes the concept of spousal diwith the authorities squalification, which prevents a spouse from testifying about communications occurring during the marriage — even if the spouse wants to.

And so, if Hernandez and his fiancée get married, she can refuse under Massachusetts law to testify.
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As I mentioned, I have heard Mass attorneys on radio and tv say that in Massachusetts, a wife cannot be forced to testify against her husband about anything that happened WHILE THEY WERE MARRIED. The 3 lawyers I heard speak on the matter said that since the woman had already given statements and cooperated with the authorities she would still be legally required to answer to what she saw/heard/observed.

I'm not sure what would happen if she refused or if she got a sudden case of amnesia. The other think to consider is whether she really wants to hitch her wagon to AH at this stage and whether she wants to just move on.

But as far as the shielded by marriage rules go, despite what Florio had to say, I for one am still not swayed one way or the other as to what the wife would or would not be required to do.
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I am not familiar with Mass law (which might have some quirky exceptions) but looking at the statue itself, it seems pretty cut and dried to me that, if married, she could not be forced to testify:

http://www.mass.gov/courts/sjc/guide-to-evidence/504.htm

[SIZE=16pt]Section 504. Spousal Privilege and Disqualification; Parent-‌Child Disqualification[/SIZE]

(a) Spousal Privilege.

(1) General Rule. A spouse shall not be compelled to testify in the trial of an indictment, complaint, or other criminal proceeding brought against the other spouse.

(2) Who May Claim the Privilege. Only the witness-spouse may claim the privilege.

(3) Exceptions. This privilege shall not apply in civil proceedings, or in any prosecution for nonsupport, desertion, neglect of parental duty, or child abuse, including incest.
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And in subsection (a) (1), the bolded would seem to cover the time before they become married:

[SIZE=10pt]Subsection (a)(1). [/SIZE][SIZE=10pt]This subsection is taken nearly verbatim from G. L. c. 233, § 20, Second.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=10pt]The existence of the privilege depends on whether the spouse who asserts it is then married. The privilege applies even if the spouse was not married at the time of the events that are the subject of the criminal trial, and even if the spouse who asserts the privilege had testified in an earlier proceeding or trial. [/SIZE]
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How do you stop a couple from getting married? If he has the right to get married while in prison, who has the authority to stop them?

 
dickey moe said:
Faust said:
Bengals, Colts skipped Aaron Hernandez in 2010 draft

By Chris Wesseling

Around the League Writer

One AFC front-office executive recently speculated that the New England Patriots were the only team willing to gamble a fourth-round selection on Aaron Hernandez in the 2010 NFL Draft. Hernandez was widely regarded as a second-round talent, but many teams took him off their draft boards due to failed drug tests and rumors of hanging out with the wrong crowd.

Owner/general manager Mike Brown acknowledged to FOX Sports Ohio that the Cincinnati Bengals were one of those teams with no intention of rolling the dice on Hernandez three years ago.

"That one is no secret. We just stayed away from (Hernandez)," Brown said. "We didn't question the playing ability. But we went for (Jermaine) Gresham."

Brown also revealed that Rob Gronkowski -- the other tight end drafted by the Patriots in 2010 -- was taken off the Bengals' board "because he had a bad back" coming out of Arizona.

Perhaps even more interesting than those revelations was Brown's guileless discussion of the team's evolution in philosophy regarding players red-flagged for behavioral issues. It's a dilemma to which NFL teams have begun devoting more resources."

The Bengals had been more conscientious about drafting the "right type of person" under Brown's father, Paul Brown, the legendary founder of the franchise. Brown liberalized his policy on ne'er-do-wells once other teams "sort of had us for lunch" with the aid of talented but troubled players. He began taking chances on players with lengthy rap sheets such as Chris Henry, Adam Jones, Cedric Benson and Tank Johnson. Over a 17-month span between December 2005 and June 2007, 10 Bengals players accounted for 17 arrests.

By the time Hernandez entered the draft three years later, Brown had decided to return to the "old formula" of bringing in "sound people." That shift in thinking has coincided with the recent rise of social media. NFL teams are finding more and more that the poisonous publicity risk isn't worth the on-field reward.

UPDATE: Add the Indianapolis Colts to the list of teams that didn't want to draft Hernandez.

Former Colts general manager Bill Polian told the Wall Street Journal that the team passed on Hernandez despite its need for a tight end.

"There were questions there, which is why a guy of that talent lasted until the fourth round," said Polian, who added that the Colts, who took tight end Brody Eldridge in the fifth round, "never got that far" in evaluating Hernandez.

"We were not in the Hernandez business," Polian said.

Follow Chris Wesseling on Twitter @ChrisWesseling.
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When the Bengals skip you for character issues, you may as well be the Antichrist.
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actually, the Bengals have quietly cleaned up their act recently

 
billrob said:
Has he or will be be suspended officially from the NFL? There's a section in my dynasty rulebook where if he's suspended I don't have to pay his salary.

I realize he won't see the light of day for a vey long time so I'm hoping the league doesn't forget to suspend him...
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He's not employed by the league, and likely never will be again. So he's not suspended, no, and likely won't ever be since no one will likely ever sign him again.

 
KellysHeroes said:
going to be hard to prevent the marriage since they were already living together, had a child and engaged
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Nah, just wait until the preacher says "does anyone have an objection to these two being joined in holy matrimony?" Sherriff objects and the wedding is HALTED!

That's how it works, right?

 
Slapdash said:
wdcrob said:
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The child was with his fiance's sister.
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That's not right. Someone got confused about that earlier and it's continued to pop up. The fiancee is the mother of his child.

Aaron Hernandez will not be permitted to marry his fiancé and the mother of his baby because marriage is a privilege reserved for those with "good" behavior
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http://www.christianpost.com/news/aaron-hernandez-cannot-marry-fiance-mother-of-his-child-well-do-everything-to-not-have-that-happen-99327/

 
PlasmaDogPlasma said:
Slapdash said:
wdcrob said:
KellysHeroes said:
going to be hard to prevent the marriage since they were already living together, had a child and engaged
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The child was with his fiance's sister.
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That's not right. Someone got confused about that earlier and it's continued to pop up. The fiancee is the mother of his child.

Aaron Hernandez will not be permitted to marry his fiancé and the mother of his baby because marriage is a privilege reserved for those with "good" behavior
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http://www.christianpost.com/news/aaron-hernandez-cannot-marry-fiance-mother-of-his-child-well-do-everything-to-not-have-that-happen-99327/
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Oops.

 
Uh oh, I can already hear some human rights activists frantically writing in bright marker on their paper while taping it to sticks getting ready to line up outside the prison to scream that AH should be able to get married.

Sure, he can get married..............after the trial.

 
Report: Investigators find white hoodie in Hernandez's apartment

By Ryan Wilson | CBSSports.com

July 3, 2013 11:04 am ET
Investigators have found a white hooded sweatshirt consistent with the one former Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was described as allegedly wearing the night Odin Lloyd was shot to death, according to the Sun Chronicle. The sweatshirt, along with rounds of ammunition -- including .45-caliber ammunition, which was used in the killing of Lloyd -- was recovered at a Franklin (Mass.) condominium Hernandez rented.

Authorities also found a cranberry colored baseball cap with a light blue front panel and the words "Society" written backwards in white letters. The Herald reports that the "cap was similar to one Hernandez was allegedly seen wearing outside a Boston night club June 14 and was shown on Channel 7 News in Boston, according to the court records."

Trooper Michael Bates, a state police detective with the Bristol County District Attorney's Office, wrote in his affidavit that "The white sweatshirt could be used to assist in linking Hernandez to the scene of the crime. " He added: "The baseball hat could help provide the whereabouts of Hernandez on the Friday night before the homicide. This night, in particular, is a critical aspect in the timeline of events leading up to the homicide."

Hernandez was charged last week with first-degree murder in Lloyd's death. He was denied bail and is currently in jail awaiting trial.

Additionally, Hernandez is being sued for allegedly shooting a man in the face, and he's being investigated for a 2012 double slaying in Boston. In 2007, Hernandez, then a student at Florida, avoided arrest after allegedly punching a man and rupturing his ear drum.
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Report: Mass. authorities interested in details of '07 Gainesville shooting

By Ryan Wilson | CBSSports.com

July 3, 2013 12:30 pm ET

Massachusetts authorities are reportedly interested in the details surrounding a 2007 shooting that took place in Gainesville, Fla., when Aaron Hernandez was a 17-year-old freshman football player for Florida. According to ESPN.com, investigators have reached out to Gainesville police in the hopes of determining if Hernandez had any role in a shooting that left two men wounded. The Gainesville Police have denied this report.

According to witness Randall Cason, the shooter was an "Hawaiian" or Hispanic" male, muscularly built, 6-foot-3 or 6-4, weighed roughly 230 pounds and had a lot of tattoos. Cason added that there was a black male with the shooter, whom he identified as Reggie Nelson, the former Gators safety who was then a rookie with the Jaguars. Nelson denied this in an interview with Gainesville police, saying he wasn't even on the same street as the shooting.

Here's what Cason, who was sitting in the back seat of the car that was fired upon, told detectives, according to the police report obtained by ESPN:

"As they were waiting for the light to change, the Hawaiian football player and Reggie Nelson walked up to their car on the right side," Cason said. "Then without saying a work [sic], the Hawaiian pointed a small handgun in the front right window and fired five quick shots. Cason saw [Corey] Smith slump over with blood coming out of the back of the head, at which time the Hawaiian and Nelson took off running towards McDonald's."

Cason later explained to investigators that, earlier in the week, his brother had gotten into an altercation with several Florida football players.

More details via the ESPN report.

Two days after the shooting, Gainesville police Lt. Keith Kameg was quoted in the Orlando Sentinel as saying neither Hernandez nor Nelson were suspects. Police have also said that they briefly interviewed Hernandez about the shooting. But, according to the police report, Hernandez declined to speak to Gainesville police nine days after the shooting. …
That same day Cason, who had originally said Nelson and the Hawaiian or Hispanic male were the suspects, "rescinded his identification of Aaron Hernandez and Reggie Nelson," according to the report. While Hernandez's name was redacted in the document, it was the first time the report indicated that Cason had positively identified Hernandez as the shooter at some point.
On Wednesday morning, the Gainesville Police issued a statement on Facebook denying the ESPN report that Massachusetts investigators have reached out about a nearly 6-year-old case.

“The Gainesville Police Department is aware that members of the national media are reporting on GPD Case 02-07-020053, a shooting investigation from an incident report obtained from sources outside of the Department. The stories also mention that Massachusetts law enforcement agencies have contacted the Gainesville Police Department about the investigation.

“The Gainesville Police Department has not been contacted by any other law enforcement agency about this incident. The Gainesville Police Department has not released any incident report concerning this case, due to it being an open criminal investigation. Any alleged reports currently circulating may or may not be accurate, since the Gainesville Police Department did not release any reports. The origin of these alleged reports is unknown.

“Due to the case being classified as an open criminal investigation, the Gainesville Police Department will not be releasing an incident report nor commenting on this open investigation.”

The Gainesville Police issued this update a short time later:

"It has come to our attention that the incident report for GPD Case 02-07-20053 was released inadvertently. This information was just discovered after our most recent press release was issued. A public records request was made by ESPN and fulfilled in error by a clerk.

"Since the report was already made a public record pursuant to a request by ESPN, it is now available for download on GPD's website: www.gainesvillepd.org.

"It should be noted that this incident report is not complete. There are still detective supplements outstanding because it is classified as an open criminal investigation."

Hernandez was charged last week with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Odin Lloyd. He was denied bail and is in jail awaiting trial.

Additionally, Hernandez is being sued for allegedly shooting a man in the face, and he's being investigated for a 2012 double slaying in Boston. In 2007, Hernandez avoided arrest after allegedly punching a man and rupturing his ear drum.
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Hard to imagine Hernandez's fiancee's testimony is all that important to building the overall case. Don't think the sheriff needs to sweat the marriage.

 
billrob said:
Has he or will be be suspended officially from the NFL? There's a section in my dynasty rulebook where if he's suspended I don't have to pay his salary.

I realize he won't see the light of day for a vey long time so I'm hoping the league doesn't forget to suspend him...
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Please send Roger Goodell an email about your woes and see how many ####s he gives about your pretend dynasty.

 
Doug B said:
Hard to imagine Hernandez's fiancee's testimony is all that important to building the overall case. Don't think the sheriff needs to sweat the marriage.
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dude don't you know anything.....this is how AH is going to get away with murder....I am buying AH everywhere.....should be starting week ONE

 
[SIZE=16.5pt]Aaron Hernandez apartment search uncovered ammo — and sweatshirt possibly worn on the night of murder[/SIZE]

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A State Police search of an apartment maintained by former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez a dozen miles from his home uncovered numerous boxes of firearm ammunition and a hooded white sweatshirt possibly worn by Hernandez on the night prosecutors allege he orchestrated the killing of an acquaintance, Odin Lloyd, according to documents on file at Wrentham District Court.

Hernandez has been charged with murder in Lloyd’s slaying, and two associates, Ernest Wallace and Carlos Ortiz, face charges in connection with the investigation. Authorities say they have recovered videotape from several security cameras that show Hernandez, Wallace, and Ortiz picking up Lloyd at his home on Fayston Street in Boston early in the morning on June 17, and then driving into a North Attleborough industrial park, where Lloyd’s body was discovered later that day.

“This sweatshirt is consistent in color and type with the sweatshirt that Hernandez is observed to be wearing on surveillance cameras the night of the homicide,” State Police wrote in an affidavit.

The late June searches a the apartment on Old West Central Street in Franklin found five boxes of .45-caliber ammunition, which is the caliber used to kill Lloyd, as well as rifle ammunition and one box of .22-caliber ammunition.

Investigators also found a hat Hernandez may have worn on a night out with Lloyd at a Boston nightclub several days before the murder, and a valet parking ticket from a hotel within walking distance of the nightclub, according to court documents.

The items were among those noted in search warrant “returns,” documents that list what police find in a search. Ortiz apparently helped lead police to the Franklin apartment, according to the affidavit. Ortiz told police on June 25, the day before Hernandez was arrested, that he was with Hernandez on the day of Lloyd’s murder. He also told them that Hernandez, who lived at a sprawling home in North Attleborough, had another address “that not many people know about,” according to an affidavit.

It wasn’t clear why Hernandez maintained a second residence about 12 miles, or 20 minutes by car, from his home. “Ortiz stated that on the night after the incident, Hernandez and Ortiz stopped by this apartment location,” and Ortiz apparently forgot his cellphone there, according to the documents.

Hernandez has pleaded not guilty to all charges and is being held without bail at the Bristol County Jail. Wallace, 41, of Miramar, Fla., is in custody and expected to be in Attleboro District Court later this week or next week on an accessory after murder charge. Ortiz has pleaded not guilty to unlawful carrying of a firearm and is currently jailed pending a hearing July 9.

Also today, Gainesville, Fla., police released the police report of a 2007 double shooting outside a nightclub for which multiple members of the University of Florida football team – including Hernandez – were questioned.

Although the report has remained sealed due to the investigation’s ongoing nature, Gainesville police posted it to their website after inadvertently fulfilling a public records request for it that was filed by ESPN.

Hernandez, who was 17 at the time of the shooting, has long refused to comment on the shooting, which occurred just months after he had arrived at the university’s Gainesville campus. His name does not appear in the redacted version of the report, but the report’s interview log shows that only one juvenile was interviewed as part of the investigation.

[SIZE=8pt]Mark Arsenault can be reached at marsenault@globe.commailto:marsenault@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter @bostonglobemark[/SIZE]

 
billrob said:
Has he or will be be suspended officially from the NFL? There's a section in my dynasty rulebook where if he's suspended I don't have to pay his salary.

I realize he won't see the light of day for a vey long time so I'm hoping the league doesn't forget to suspend him...
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So, you have a rule covering if he is suspended...but nothing for life in prison due to murder charges?

 
bshell27 said:
billrob said:
Has he or will be be suspended officially from the NFL? There's a section in my dynasty rulebook where if he's suspended I don't have to pay his salary.

I realize he won't see the light of day for a vey long time so I'm hoping the league doesn't forget to suspend him...
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Please send Roger Goodell an email about your woes and see how many ####s he gives about your pretend dynasty.
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Wow, a bit harsh no? I'm pretty sure we're all here because we care about our pretend football teams. I asked a pretty simple question, if you don't care to provide an answer then don't.

 
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nfl--vigilante-takes-to-ebay-to-thwart-auctioning-of-aaron-hernandez-s-jersey-003126864.html

One Aaron Hernandez's jersey sold for $1,000 on eBay.The Aaron Hernandez saga gets more and more bizarre as it appears that one or more vigilantes have taken to eBay, targeting fans they believe are trying to cash in on the NFL star's notoriety.

Hernandez has been charged with the murder of Odin Lloyd, but that has not prevented sales of his jersey on the online auction site to skyrocket, spiking to figures as high as $3,050.

However, those inflated prices may have been driven by at least one rogue eBay trader, who placed repeated bids on Hernandez jerseys only to refuse to pay after winning the auctions.

One seller obtained a winning bid of $305 for a Hernandez jersey and a signed mini-helmet, only to receive a hostile message from the supposed buyer.

"I don't think that I will be getting paid," the seller wrote to Yahoo! Sports. "The person emailed me stating I should 'burn the jersey and stop seeking money for that morons (sic) actions'. Looks like the person has some kind of social agenda."

On Wednesday alone, Yahoo! Sports was able to find details of 15 Hernandez jerseys the supposed buyer had "bought," totaling $3,806 at an average of just over $250 a jersey.

Aaron Hernandez during Super Bowl XLVI against the New York Giants last year. (USAT Sports)To put the matter into context, regular replica jerseys – especially second-hand ones – for a second-tier star might routinely fetch around $20. An authentic jersey actually worn in a game by former Patriot Wes Welker could be bought outright for $450.

Another seller told Yahoo! Sports that the buyer "does not pay."

"I had no response from the buyer but I recieved (sic) several emails from other ebay sellers saying that he was a ripoff," the seller said.

eBay did not respond to multiple emails seeking clarification on Wednesday. However, guidelines posted on the website indicated that eBay does not "collect payment, or force a member to complete a transaction," though it may take other action.

Fraud legislation is complicated in relation to online transactions such as these, but there is a possibility the phantom buyer could face serious repercussions.

"The most likely remedy for the unfortunate seller might be to seek punitive damages in the civil courts," said Los Angeles attorney Christopher W. Blaylock. "They would need to prove intentional interference with a prospective economic relationship. Given the situation here, there is certainly a possibility that criteria would be met."

Blaylock also said that in such instances there would be a possibility of investigation by the Federal Trade Commission.

Almost immediately after Hernandez was charged with murder last Wednesday, his jersey and other associated memorabilia were no longer available from the NFL online store or the Patriots team shop. In fact, the Patriots hosted an exchange program where fans could trade in their Hernandez jersey for a different one.

The prices for his jersey immediately started bringing big dollars for sellers. Many wondered why someone would pay top-dollar for an accused killer's jersey. At least one of the "buyers" wasn't.

 
Rotoworld:

Court documents indicate that fellow suspect Carlos Ortiz will testify against Aaron Hernandez in the Odin Lloyd murder case.
Ernest Wallace appears to be sticking with Hernandez, but it was Ortiz who led authorities to Hernandez's "flop house," where "key evidence" was reportedly found. Ortiz is alleged to have been with Hernandez at the time of Lloyd's murder, so his cooperation could be damning.


Source: Boston Herald
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Another fine example of a cop overstepping his authority. Marriage is permitted by law, the sheriff is a law enforcement official, not a law maker. To be honest, the sheriff should not be interfering in his marriage in or out of jail. He has not been convicted of anything yet, and marriage is not a privilege, it's a right. But, he should know that, he is in law enforcement.

 
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