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Aaron Hernandez Murder Case -- what's your take?
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I haven't seen any discussion about this case on here, so I thought I would bring it up. Since there are a lot of users here who don't follow the mainstream US news, let me recap:
23 year old NFL star Aaron Hernandez is being arraigned on murder charges. The victim, Odin Lloyd, was the boyfriend of his fiancee's sister, a known acquaintance, and was found shot to death within a mile or so of Hernandez's residence. All of this happened shortly after signing a $40 million extension with his team, the New England Patriots. After his arrest, the Patriots promptly released Hernandez and the NFL and team issued vague statements supporting the legal process and in memoriam of the victim in question. Hernandez also faces 5 gun-related charges in the case. A summary of evidence:
1. Location of body, about one mile from accused's house.
2. Victim found near a rental car under Hernandez's name
3. Hernandez's cell phone and home security system/cameras were smashed when the police attempted to access them for evidence.
4. Police were able to obtain evidence from the damaged devices which not only prove that Hernandez, Lloyd and two unknown men were together on the night in question, but the home cameras allegedly show Hernandez leaving his house with a gun in hand. Local surveillance also placed the men in question near the scene of the crime, where the body was found.
5. Media outlets have also brought up his reputation as a marijuana smoker and his violent temper, which scared teams out of drafting him initially.
Seems like an open and shut case, right? There are a few things about this case that I've been wondering about so I wanted to run them by you. It's interesting how quickly this case has been defined by surveillance, and the information that can be obtained via these devices. I read this Boston Globe article basically saying as much:
[link to www.bostonglobe.com]
It almost seems as if they are intentionally pushing the issue to show how valuable this information is. And would Hernandez really be so stupid as to leave a body so close to his residence, next to a car that could easily be traced to him, knowing that witnesses would have seen them together? He could well be that stupid, but a 23 year old guy with a small baby and a new $40 million deal might go through a little more trouble to cover his tracks IF he were to off someone so brazenly. Don't ya think? Really, they just leave the body sitting there to be found within hours? I guess the timing of the case, and the seemingly air tight evidence just has me smelling a rat of some kind. Thoughts?
More info: [link to usnews.nbcnews.com]
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