Six Essential Reads About Aaron Hernandez
Here are six essential reads about Aaron Hernandez, the former Patriots star convicted of first-degree murder in the 2013 killing of semi-pro football player Odin Lloyd.
The Pride of Bristol
“It was really a shock to the whole town,’’ [Rafi] Hamzy said. “A lot of people in this town know who he is and watched him grow up, and knew his father and know his brother…no one wanted to really believe it.’’
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Rewind: That Super Creepy Interview with Aaron Hernandez, 11 Days After Double Murder
“Aaron, was your summer as crazy as Gronk’s?
“Um, more private,’’ Hernandez said to the delight of the crowd surrounding him. “But I still had some fun.’’
Like what? Can you give us some examples of the fun you had?
“That’s still private but…’’ Hernandez said to more laughter.
“Next question.’’
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Aaron Hernandez May Be a Textbook Psychopath Who Fooled Us All
Hernandez appears to fit the’’cold-blooded, predatory psychopath’’ profile outlined in [Dave] Cullen’s book [“Columbine’’] and the Hare Psychopathy Checklist, which is commonly used to diagnose those who show the traits of a psychopath.
There are 20 traits listed on the chart. Judge for yourself how many apply to Hernandez, at least based upon what we know about him through reliable press reports
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Inside the Double Life of Aaron Hernandez
“‘A lot of guys come into the NFL haunted by the past,’ said Tully Banta-Cain, Hernandez’s Patriots teammate in 2010. ‘Some guys overcome it and some continue to be haunted throughout their careers if they’re not able to disassociate themselves from certain people or certain atmospheres. Aaron may have fallen victim to that.’’’
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The Gangster in the Huddle
“And though Hernandez would monkey with his home-security system, getting rid of six hours of key recordings, and smash up the cellphone he’d turn in to cops, he’d neglect to scrub all the data they contained, handing police a honey pot of incriminating evidence.’’
Click here to read the full Rolling Stone article.
What Rolling Stone Got Right, Wrong on Aaron Hernandez
“The piece calls the notion that Kraft was ‘duped’ by Hernandez ‘arrant nonsense.’ I believe this to be half-true.
I actually believe that Kraft feels duped. He is a busy man running the Kraft Group, and maybe spends only 15-20 percent of his daily energy on the Patriots.
But for Belichick and the coaching and security staffs, it’s a different story. They had to know Hernandez was a bad seed.’’
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