gardenmom5 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 I thought I'd post this, just because it seemed to be of interest that he was acquitted. they found him dead in his cell. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4424656/Aaron-Hernandez-prison-cell.html such a wasted talent. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 A person who made very bad decisions. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Oh wow. One of those young lives that was a mess and you wish it could have been different for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angie in VA Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 So sad. As long as there is life, there's hope. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonderchica Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 I just updated my recent post. How shocking. What a waste of a life. I feel bad for the fiancée- she already seemed to have some issues, with her being so devoted to him despite everything. Their poor child will suffer from this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanny Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Yes. I was surprised to see that this morning. I thought, "just a few days ago he was found "Not Guilty" and then this?". However, I am assuming, which I try not to do, that there were other charges that would have kept him in prison, which may or may not be correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G5052 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 It's hard to say what was going through his mind. With DH's attempt, he said that he woke up that morning and thought of nothing but ending the pain and sorrow. It was mechanical for him. We were separated at the time, but I talked to him by phone the day before. He had plans to leave the area and travel. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 He was acquitted, but was serving a life sentence for another murder. The last day of the trial was the last day that we would spend outside of the prison walls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmandaVT Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Yes. I was surprised to see that this morning. I thought, "just a few days ago he was found "Not Guilty" and then this?". However, I am assuming, which I try not to do, that there were other charges that would have kept him in prison, which may or may not be correct. He was currently serving a life sentence with no possibility of parole for another murder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Locally (Boston) there is speculation he was killed. I have no idea. Reading this, that he did it the day the Patriots were going to the White House, does make it seem suicide is likely. He was in a small cell isolated most of the time. He got into fights when he was out. Sounds like a life of misery. From what I understand, he was very close to his dad growing up. When he dad died when he was a teen, he filled that vacuum with thug friends and serious drugs. It is a sad story. But, his story is not sadder than the story of the 27 year old man he murdered. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyandbob Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 He was currently serving a life sentence with no possibility of parole for another murder. The story I read said his attorney had an appeal pending on the earlier conviction. Which makes it strange he wouldn't​ hang on for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 From what I've read, the odds of the appeal working were very low. . He was just going through every legal option . And even if he won, he'd still have to serve a 5 years on other charges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 he was born in the same city as me (and went to the same high school) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Home'scool Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 The whole story is very tragic. A while ago I read an article on him -- his father was a huge influence in his life. According to reports his father instilled a good work ethic and sports ethic in him. When his father passed away everything went to ruin .... his mother remarried a guy who abused her (and if I am remembering correctly she married her niece's boyfriend). The family became fractured. Drugs starting being prominent in their house, etc. I think he lost his way once his father died and his mother went off the deep end. So many lives wasted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmandaVT Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 This is a good article about him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amy g. Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concussion_(2015_film) Has anyone else seen this movie? When I read these headlines, I always think there is something much more physical than bad decision making to blame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concussion_(2015_film) Has anyone else seen this movie? When I read these headlines, I always think there is something much more physical than bad decision making to blame. PCP. He (and his non-NFL friends) smoked a lot of PCP. Leads to paranoia, hallucinations, violence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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