OT: Aaron Hernandez indicted on double murder in Boston

Submitted by MGoBlueFan90 on
from 2012 incident, but holy smokes

Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez has been indicted in the 2012 killings of two men in Boston.

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AP Photo/Jonathan WiggsAaron Hernandez has been indicted on murder charges in a 2012 double slaying in Boston.

Boston police spokeswoman Neva Coakley confirmed the indictment Thursday. Hernandez is already being held without bail after pleading not guilty to murder in the unrelated death of 27-year-old Odin Lloyd last year.

In the 2012 case, victims Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado were shot as they sat in a car in Boston's South End on July 16. Police have said they were shot by someone who drove up alongside in an SUV and opened fire. Boston police have written in an affidavit there is probable cause to believe Hernandez was driving a vehicle used in the shooting and "may have been the shooter.'

http://espn.go.com/boston/nfl/story/_/id/10935628/aaron-hernandez-indic…

 

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PeterKlima

May 15th, 2014 at 11:36 AM ^

It's sad, but I can't help but think that this guy or someone related t him will make money by selling the movie rights. This is the perfect story for Ben Affleck to use to showcase his Boston accent. I hope he can't profit off his crime.

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ChiBlueBoy

May 15th, 2014 at 11:43 AM ^

I'm assuming he was indicted in State court, and I don't know Mass law, but in many states a convict is not permitted to profit from the crime. Different states may interpret that differently, e.g., you can't collect a victim's life insurance, but maybe can sell the rights to a book or movie. And, of course, if he isn't convicted, he will put out a book a la OJ.

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sadeto

May 15th, 2014 at 11:52 AM ^

And his victims' families could file civil suits for wrongful death, try to obtain a money judgement and have that sitting out there to garnish any proceeds. Not a fun or cheap way to go about it but that's what the Goldman family did to OJ. Unfortunately, OJ lives in Florida, a state that has pretty strong protections for some assets against money judgements. 

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MGoBlueFan90

May 15th, 2014 at 11:50 AM ^

I could be wrong (and probably am) I thought I heard when the first murder came up, even if he got cleared of everything, he could have lost all nearlly his $$$ from attorney fees/court costs/everything.

No matter what happens, he isn't ever playing another down in the NFL.

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MGoBlueFan90

May 15th, 2014 at 11:52 AM ^

I remember Ray Caruth's thing too, that was pure scum at it's finest. How he's only getting out in 2018 (somewhere near that time) is beyond me.

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JamieH

May 15th, 2014 at 1:02 PM ^

I think he was in some altercation with the two guys at a nightclub before the shooting.  I believe the story is that his "friend" he supposedly murdered in 2013 was probably in the car with him the night of the first 2 murders and had started to talk about the incident, hence, he had to go bye bye as well. 

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bronxblue

May 15th, 2014 at 4:41 PM ^

Man, this situation has been dragging on for what feels like years.  

It was clear pretty early on that he was involved, and I'm sure we'll learn more as the trial commences.  

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Perkis-Size Me

May 15th, 2014 at 9:02 PM ^

Maybe I'm just naive, but I don't understand people like Hernandez. You're fresh off a fat contract extension, making more money than you'd ever need in five lifetimes, playing football for a living, in one of the most successful organizations in the NFL, and you choose to throw it all away like this.

This guy deserves whatever happens to him. He was set for life, and now he'll never have another breath of free air ever again.

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