On Friday, a Boston jury found the ex-NFL star not guilty of murdering two men in 2012, Reuters reported. Hernandez is now serving life without parole for murdering an acquaintance in 2013.
The former tight end for the New England Patriots choked back tears as the verdicts were read in Boston. Almost two years to the day after he was sent away for life without parole for Lloyd's murder, Hernandez was given a slice of hope that he could one day walk amongst us as a free man.
Hernandez's lawyers say a former Hernandez friend shot the men over a drug deal.
The former tight end for the New England Patriots is already serving a life sentence for the killing of man who was dating his fiancee's sister.
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Upon doing so, Hernandez reached over Bradley and fired five shots into the man's auto, killing Furtado and de Abreu. The families of Daniel and Safiro were in the courtroom as the verdict was announced, and left after they heard that Aaron was acquitted. He wept quietly in court after the jury announcement acquitting him.
Despite Hernandez's prior life sentence, legal experts said this double-murder trial still mattered for him personally - and for the justice system. The judge sentenced him to an additional four to five years in prison, separate from his existing life sentence. His defense attorney said he was "delighted" and that Hernandez was "relieved" about the verdict.
While Hernandez dealt with the legal proceedings against him, the Patriots moved quickly to release him from the roster and cut all ties that year. Bradley suggested he and Hernandez go to another club across the street once he saw how Hernandez responded - "Mr. Hernandez was upset", he said, "the individual didn't show respect and apologize" - when they believed they saw de Abreu again, thinking they were being followed. Depicting a gun barrel loaded with five bullets and a spent shell casing, prosecutors said it represented the five bullets the shooter fired at the victims.
In a press conference Friday, Hernandez's lawyers buried Bradley, imploring journalists to "investigate" a nightclub shooting in Hartford, Conn., a crime for which Bradley is already imprisoned. "In our minds, (the evidence) points inescapably to Aaron Hernandez". Join us in a conversation about world events, the newsgathering process or whatever aspect of the news universe you find interesting or important.
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