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FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — Another juror was dismissed in the murder trial of former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez on Wednesday, marking the second time in two weeks a panelist has been removed from the case. Superior Court Judge Susan Garsh told jurors after a short session Wednesday morning that they may have […]

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FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — Lawyers involved in the murder trial of former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez want to know if there are any die-hard Patriots fans in the jury pool. They also have asked more than 1,000 potential jurors whether the fact that Hernandez played for the NFL would make them feel […]

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FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — Jury selection was set to begin in the murder trial of former NFL player Aaron Hernandez, accused of killing a man in June 2013, when Hernandez had a $40 million contract as a tight end with the New England Patriots. Hernandez, 25, is accused of killing Odin Lloyd, a 27-year-old […]

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BOSTON (AP) — A judge on Tuesday agreed to delay the trial of former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez in the 2012 slaying of two Boston men after his lawyer said Hernandez’s defense team is busy trying to prepare for his trial in a 2013 killing. In the 2012 case, Hernandez is charged with […]

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DARTMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was briefly taken from a jail to a hospital this weekend for an undisclosed problem, a Massachusetts sheriff said. Hernandez was brought to St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford Saturday and was back at the Bristol County jail in Dartmouth about an hour […]

On the heels of his recent indictment, former NFL star Aaron Hernandez is facing even more trouble. Reports are saying that his tattoos will now be under investigation as well as the tattoo artist that put them there. According to TMZ: The Suffolk County D.A. issued a statement saying they are “seeking assistance” from anyone […]

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BOSTON (AP) — Prosecutors say former New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez, who already faces a murder charge in a man’s shooting death last year, was also the gunman in an unrelated 2012 double slaying in Boston. The victims in that killing, Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado, were shot to death as they sat in […]