New details on Aaron Hernandez’s death released in police report
Aaron Hernandez had no drugs in his system when he killed himself in his prison cell on April 19, and “John 3:16” was written in “a substance consistent with blood” on the wall, authorities said Thursday.
Those new details were contained in a five-page report on the death of Hernandez, a former New England Patriots star and convicted killer found hanging in his cell early on the morning of April 19 at Souza-Baranowski Correctional Facility in Shirley.
The report reiterated details released previously, including that Hernandez had the same Bible citation written in ink on his forehead, as well as “a large circular blood mark” on each of his feet when correction officers found him in his single cell.
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