FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — The fiancee of former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez will be called to testify in his murder trial Friday, two people with knowledge of the matter told The Associated Press. Shayanna Jenkins was granted immunity by the court in February, which means she can be compelled to testify or […]
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 […]
FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — The judge overseeing the murder trial of former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez removed a juror Tuesday, saying there was evidence she had previously discussed evidence in the case and had an early interest in being seated on the panel. Later, the girlfriend of the man Hernandez is accused […]
FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — Prosecutors laid out what they called compelling forensic evidence — Aaron Hernandez’s DNA on a marijuana cigarette shared with the friend they say he killed — as the ex-NFL star’s trial got underway. Jurors were to hear more testimony Friday in the case against the former New England Patriots standout, […]
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 […]
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 […]
The judge in a murder trial case against former New England Patriots tight-end Aaron Hernandez has made pre-trial rulings that include immunity offers for both his fiancee and…
FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — The murder trial of former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez is expected to take six to 10 weeks, prosecutors said Monday at what is likely to be the former NFL star’s final hearing before trial begins next month. Dressed in a dark blazer, Hernandez joined his defense team in […]
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 […]
BOSTON (AP) — A judge on Tuesday scheduled a tentative May trial date for former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez in the 2012 drive-by shootings of two men, and his lawyers asked a judge to issue a gag order because of intense media coverage of the murder case. Hernandez has pleaded not guilty to […]
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 […]
Former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez allegedly shot and killed two men in Boston after one of them accidentally bumped into him and spilled his drink. And he’s already been in jail since last year in connection with the June 2013 slaying of Odin Lloyd in southern Massachusetts. Listen to the audio player as […]
