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Aaron Hernandez’s Fiancée: I Don’t Think Death Was a Suicide

by Associated PressMay 15, 2017January 25, 2022

BOSTON (AP) — The fiancée of former NFL star Aaron Hernandez said in an interview that she didn’t initially believe he had died in his prison cell and doesn’t think […]

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Records: Aaron Hernandez was Member of Bloods Street Gang

by Associated PressMay 5, 2017January 25, 2022

BOSTON (AP) — Former NFL star Aaron Hernandez was a member of the Bloods street gang and was once disciplined for having gang paraphernalia, according to newly released documents related […]

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Aaron Hernandez Commits Suicide in Prison

by Special ReportApril 19, 2017January 25, 2022

BOSTON — Former NFL star Aaron Hernandez, who was serving a life sentence for a 2013 murder and was acquitted last week in a 2012 double slaying, has committed suicide in […]

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Former NFL Patriot Star Hernandez, Serving Life, Acquitted in 2 Slayings

by Associated PressApril 14, 2017January 25, 2022

BOSTON (AP) — Former NFL star Aaron Hernandez, already serving a life sentence for a 2013 murder, was acquitted Friday in a 2012 double slaying prosecutors said was fueled by […]

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Ex N.E. Patriots Aaron Hernandez Charged with Witness Intimidation

by Stephanie CornishMay 11, 2015January 25, 2022

In this April 2, 2015 file photo, former New England Patriots NFL football player Aaron Hernandez reacts in court in Fall River, Mass. during his murder trial in the June […]

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Aaron Hernandez Convicted of 1st-Degree Murder

by Stephanie CornishApril 15, 2015January 25, 2022

Former New England Patriots football player Aaron Hernandez listens as the guilty verdict is read during his murder trial at the Bristol County Superior Court in Fall River, Mass., Wednesday, […]

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Aaron Hernandez Charged in 2 More Shooting Deaths

by wpadminMay 15, 2014January 25, 2022

BOSTON (AP) — Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez ambushed and gunned down two men after a chance encounter inside a nightclub nearly two years ago, prosecutors said […]

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