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Aaron Hernandez commits suicide, official says
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It might be a rather cold thing to say, but I for one am glad. No more need to pay for menace to society's existence. WHY did they even try him for the other murders anyhow?? He was never getting out of jail.....
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(CNN) — Aaron Hernandez, the former New England Patriots star who was convicted of murder, was found hanged Wednesday morning in the Massachusetts prison where he was serving a life sentence, officials said.
The death of Hernandez, 27, comes just days after he was acquitted in a separate murder case.
Hernandez "was discovered hanged in his cell by corrections officers at the Souza Baranowski Correctional Center in Shirley Massachusetts at approximately 3:05 a.m.," the Massachusetts Department of Correction said.
"Lifesaving techniques were attempted on Mr. Hernandez and he was transported to UMASS Leominster, where he was pronounced dead at 4:07 a.m. by a physician at the hospital.
"Mr. Hernandez was in a single cell in a general population housing. Mr. Hernandez hanged himself utilizing a bed sheet that he attached to his cell window. Mr. Hernandez also attempted to block his door from the inside by jamming the door with various items.
"The Massachusetts State Police are on scene and the investigation continues. Mr. Hernandez's next of kin have been notified."
Developing story - more to come
The death of Hernandez, 27, comes just days after he was acquitted in a separate murder case.
Hernandez "was discovered hanged in his cell by corrections officers at the Souza Baranowski Correctional Center in Shirley Massachusetts at approximately 3:05 a.m.," the Massachusetts Department of Correction said.
"Lifesaving techniques were attempted on Mr. Hernandez and he was transported to UMASS Leominster, where he was pronounced dead at 4:07 a.m. by a physician at the hospital.
"Mr. Hernandez was in a single cell in a general population housing. Mr. Hernandez hanged himself utilizing a bed sheet that he attached to his cell window. Mr. Hernandez also attempted to block his door from the inside by jamming the door with various items.
"The Massachusetts State Police are on scene and the investigation continues. Mr. Hernandez's next of kin have been notified."
Developing story - more to come
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He did it the PATRIOT WAY, Elias.... He CHEATED everybody out of his life sentence...LOL
This was an awful situation all around, but I am not going to shed one tear for someone who did what he did to other people.
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People would LAUGH if you did. Talk about one MEAN motherfucker? He had to have a brain the size of a pea.....
Serious, a violent temper and as dense as a boulder.
you think someone killed him and it wasn't a suicide?
possible, just b/c he was appealing his conviction and this happens after he was acquitted on double murder just odd...
Best part is he did it when the Pats are at the White House.
In the eyes of the state of Massachusetts, the death of former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez could make him an innocent man, thanks to an archaic legal principle called “abatement ab initio,” said Martin W. Healy, chief legal counsel to the Massachusetts Bar Association.
Though Hernandez was convicted in 2015 of murdering Odin L. Lloyd of Boston, Hernandez’s appeal was not complete. Abatement ab initio means “from the beginning,” Healy said, and it means that upon a person’s death, if they have not exhausted their legal appeals, their case reverts to its status at the beginning — it’s as if the trial and conviction never happened.
“Unfortunately, in the Odin Lloyd matter, for the family, there won’t be any real closure,” said Healy. “Aaron Hernandez will go to his death an innocent man.”
Hernandez’s appellate attorney, John M. Thompson, said in a telephone interview Wednesday that he will file the appropriate paperwork once a death certificate is available. Thompson, who would not discuss his interactions with Hernandez, called his death “totally unexpected.’’
Thompson, citing lawyer-client privilege, declined to say when he last met with Hernandez. But he said that until Wednesday, his office had been preparing the appeal in the Lloyd homicide.
“We were dedicated to getting his appeal going and that is not now going to occur,’’ Thompson said. “The trial is not the final step. Everyone is entitled to an appeal, and in particular entitled to an appeal in a first-degree murder case.”
Thompson noted that Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III’s office could challenge the motion to vacate the conviction. Quinn’s office prosecuted the former professional football star and obtained the first-degree murder conviction and the life without parole sentence it carried. Lloyd’s family could also petition the court not to vacate the conviction, and to keep the appeal alive, said Daniel S. Medwed, a Northeastern University criminal law professor.
Quinn spokesman Gregg Miliote declined to comment on that issue Wednesday. However, Quinn issued a brief statement about Hernandez’s death.
“This is a shocking and sad end to a very tragic series of events that has negatively impacted a number of families,’’ Quinn said.
Douglas K. Sheff, a wrongful death attorney representing Lloyd’s family in their civil suit against Hernandez, said the first thing he did Wednesday morning was call Lloyd’s mother, Ursula Ward. Ward forgave Hernandez after his conviction.
“Urusula Ward is one of the strongest, most resolute, most decent women I have ever known,” said Sheff. “She is also a very religious woman, and relayed to me that this, in her opinion, was God’s will.”
In the wrongful death suit, Sheff said, the court has already handed down a judgement in favor of Ward. Only damages are left to be argued.
Though Hernandez’s criminal conviction was introduced as part of the liability portion of the civil suit, Sheff said, he does not believe that the abatement of the conviction will affect the court’s judgment in favor of Ward.
“We hope, and expect that the judge will respect and honor that motion,” he said.
The abatement ab intio principle that now comes into play in the Hernandez case stems from English common law, Healy said, and is observed by several of the older states in the nation. It rarely comes up in practice, he said, and people forget it exists.
It came up in the case of John C. Salvi 3d, who was convicted of killing two women in a shooting spree at two reproductive clinics in Brookline in 1994 but died by suicide in his prison cell nine months into his sentence, before his appeals were completed.
In that case, Healy said, abatement ab initio complicated the civil proceedings that followed.
The Salvi abatement also sparked an effort in 1997 by the Legislature to block the courts from clearing the records of inmates who die before their appeals are heard. The legislation passed in the Senate but not the House.
The principle also came into play in the case of John Geoghan, a priest convicted of sex abuse who was murdered by a fellow inmate while imprisoned at the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center, the same prison where Hernandez apparently killed himself Wednesday.
The principle means that going forward, no evidence established during Hernandez’s criminal trial can be presented in civil court, Healy said.
In other states that have abandoned abatement ab initio, Healy said, the move came after high-profile killers had their histories wiped clean. Healy said he would not be surprised if a lawmaker again introduced legislation in Massachusetts to change the law.
But Medwed, the Northeastern professor, said that the principle rests on the state’s belief that the appeal process is not secondary, but an essential component of a conviction.
Imagine a case in which the defendant’s guilt is less compelling than Hernandez’s, said Medwed, who is a former appellate and post-conviction litigator on the defense side. Perhaps a case where there are indications of government misconduct, and a defendant died by other means.
“We have to create law that applies to all cases, even ones that aren’t especially sympathetic,” he said.
To many Hernandez observers, the law will not change their views.
“In the court of public opinion, Hernandez, Salvi, and Geoghan will be judged accordingly,” said Healy. “But in a court of law, under legal principles, [Hernandez] died an innocent man.”
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ROFLMAO. it's so shocking when you can get sack to tell it like it is.
If this was a movie, it would have been a killing to look like a suicide but since he was in a solo cell and blocked his door, it makes it hard to believe (although always possible).
By coincidence, I just finished Shaun Attwood's trilogy that described life in jail (book2) and in prison (book3). Based on what I read and considering that he did have life w/o parole, I am convinced that he had enough motivation if he felt that he had no chance on his appeal. On the other hand if he believed he was going to get off, especially after being acquitted for the other murders, this is very suspicious.
Sad story all together one way or another
Exactly why I don't believe any of the conspiracy theories but you never know.
No sense beating around the bush with this now deceased murderer.
I agre.
For some reason I still cringe when I read or see memes online of his death. Still feels wrong despite the despicable person that he is,
More details are emerging regarding the death of former Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, and they’re troubling.
Via WBZ-TV, the phrase “John 3:16” was written on Hernandez’s forehead, and red marker was on his hands and feet. “John 3:16” is a popular Biblical verse, the 16th verse of the third chapter of the Gospel According to John: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
Per the report, investigators are exploring whether Hernandez may have smoked synthetic marijuana on Tuesday night. If he did, that possibly could explain bizarre and erratic behavior, like someone who was not suicidal suddenly committing suicide.
Hernandez’s lawyer, Jose Baez, has vowed to conduct his own investigation regarding the situation.
Via WBZ-TV, the phrase “John 3:16” was written on Hernandez’s forehead, and red marker was on his hands and feet. “John 3:16” is a popular Biblical verse, the 16th verse of the third chapter of the Gospel According to John: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
Per the report, investigators are exploring whether Hernandez may have smoked synthetic marijuana on Tuesday night. If he did, that possibly could explain bizarre and erratic behavior, like someone who was not suicidal suddenly committing suicide.
Hernandez’s lawyer, Jose Baez, has vowed to conduct his own investigation regarding the situation.