Despite Hernandez's prior life sentence, legal experts said this double-murder trial still mattered for him personally - and for the justice system. "One of the victims" relatives said, "At least he's not walking out the door today'".
Though Friday's verdict has no impact on that conviction, the Associated Press reports that emotions still ran high in the Boston courtroom.
In court Thursday, it was revealed that an OH attorney representing New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick called a clerk to inquire about a subpoena he was served in connection with the trial. De Abreu smirked at Hernandez and prosecutors claimed it set off Hernandez to commit the double murder that night.
Bradley, who is serving a prison sentence in another state, was granted immunity in order to testify. Anderson said Hernandez later cried as he hugged his attorneys, while the families of the Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado, whom Hernandez had been accused of killing, hung their heads. Someone opened fire and shot them to death.
The court also acquitted the 27-year-old former National Football League player of witness intimidation for the 2013 shooting of prosecution witness Alexander Bradley. Bradley lost his right eye; Hernandez was acquitted of witness intimidation.
Mr Conley added: "The jury just didn't see it our way". He calls Hernandez "a attractive young man". Daniel Conley said they believe all evidence points to Hernandez despite the verdict.
"That killer took pleasure in what he did that night", Patrick Haggan, the lead prosecutor in the case, said.
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But while Hernandez remains incarcerated for the foreseeable future, there were reminders throughout the trial of his former standing as a celebrated pro athlete.
Hernandez wept quietly in court after the jury announcement.
Finally, prosecutors pointed to Hernandez's tattoos as confessions of the crimes.
Authorities said Hernandez fired five shots from a revolver into the auto carrying de Abreu and Furtado.
Hernandez played for the Patriots from 2010 to 2012 and was cut after he was charged with Lloyd's murder.
Baez hammered away at Bradley's correspondence with Hernandez after the Florida shooting, when he threatened to sue and kill the athlete, bragged about his personal weapons arsenal and said he had "wolves" ready to assist him in committing violent acts.
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