Aaron Hernandez pleaded with prison officials for new cell mates, letters show
Aaron Hernandez pleaded with prison officials to share a cell with men he said were like his “brother” and his “heart,” letters he wrote while behind bars show.
In one letter, dated June 12, 2015, Hernandez wrote to a deputy that he was hoping to be moved to another part of the prison “where I belong.” He wrote that he was also requesting to “celly up” with another inmate, whose name is redacted.
The five letters, obtained by the Globe, were authenticated by state officials. In one undated letter, addressed to IPS, the Department of Correction’s Inner Perimeter Security unit, Hernandez seeks to dispel what he calls “false gossip,” though the nature of the gossip is redacted.
The former New England Patriots star was serving a life sentence for the 2013 murder of Odin Lloyd when he was found hanged in his cell April 19. Both before and after his suicide, rumors and reports emerged about Hernandez’s sexuality. Media reports alleged that an inmate named Kyle Kennedy was involved in a sexual relationship with Hernandez.
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