Holy DAMN! Aaron Hernandez dead in his jail cell

[Silock]

http://www.kshb.com/news/national/aa...d-in-jail-cell


Former NFL star Aaron Hernandez was found dead in his jail cell early Wednesday morning, according to the Massachusetts Department of Corrections.

[Mr. Laz]

5 years from ruling the world to lying dead on the ground


tragedy


countdown until the movie hits

[RippedmyFlesh]

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

Why is this person still a celeb? He's been gone from the game for 5 years and never was that good anyway (0 pro bowls in his 3 seasons)


So he killed some people, great. Not sure why the hype is here

[siberian khatru]

[Amnorix]

Originally Posted by Demonpenz

Dang really? My dad always cracks up because I say Andy Dufrense in my Morgn Freeman voice which is actually my Pete Van Werren voice.

Yeah, that's how you spell it. God knows WHY I know that, but while it is pronounced as you spelled it, it is correctly spelled as I spelled it.

[Passepartout]

Really good riddance to a POS indeed!

[Pueblo Chieftan]

Originally Posted by Amnorix

Even after all this -- Hernandez was only 27 years old. He would be hitting the prime of his career now.

When he was drafted and already playing very well in his rookie season, he was THE youngest player in the NFL.

4 years ago, he was a world class football player. 4 years later, he's sentenced to life in prison for murder and now he's dead. How fast life can take such a dramatic u-turn.

[Marcellus]

I was listening to ESPN radio for a bit today and they had some chick reporter on and they were discussing how its hard to believe he would kill himself and they also discussed how hard it was for people that knew him to believe he killed someone.

Ummmm did they not see the video of him all deranged walking around his house with the gun after they got back from killing Odin Lloyd?

Or know the story about the ex teammate he shot in the face and threw out of the car?

Good grief people.

[Nickhead]

Originally Posted by siberian khatru

[Pepe Silvia]

Damn I wish I still had time for video games, I would create Aaron Hernandez with a one bar face mask and then simulate the season and then check the Injury Report.

[Nickhead]

Originally Posted by BucEyedPea

He was in some trouble when he attended UF using guns too. I think he was too young to be punished for some legal reason, I forget the details. He hung around a lot of bad people.

are you referring to his friends or other prisoners?

at this point we can count only one, himself

[Hoover]

He did it for his daughter.

Under Mass. Law if you die before your appeal is heard you are presumed innosent. Meaning the families of his victims can't sue his estate, which has $38M in assets.

[Amnorix]

Originally Posted by Hoover

He did it for his daughter.

Under Mass. Law if you die before your appeal is heard you are presumed innosent. Meaning the families of his victims can't sue his estate, which has $38M in assets.

Where are you guys getting this from? Link please.

[Amnorix]

Yeah, this:

Hernandez’s death does not automatically terminate civil lawsuits filed against him by family members of his victims and alleged victims. Normally those lawsuits continue, with Hernandez’s estate replacing him as the defendant. Although the legal burden for proving civil liability is only preponderance of evidence (more probable than not), the nullifying of Hernandez’s convictions through “abatement ab initio” presents an unexpected challenge for attorneys representing the families. Those attorneys—especially those representing the family of Lloyd—would have relied on Hernandez’s convictions to help establish that if he was convicted criminally, which requires beyond a reasonable doubt, then he must be liable in a civil case given the lower burden of proof required. Regardless, it is unclear if Hernandez leaves behind an estate with much in the way of resources. His legal bills have likely been massive, he has not earned income since 2014 and his other potential sources of wealth may not have a simple path to the family he leaves behind.

https://www.si.com/nfl/2017/04/19/aa...e-murder-trial

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by raybec 4

Apparently not from what I've read. If the conviction is overturned he died an innocent man in the eyes of the law. Therefore there would be no legal grounds for a civil suit.

Um....what?

I mean, you don't even have to go lower profile than the OJ case to recognize the absurdity of that. Criminal liability has nothing to do with civil liability; completely different standards of proof.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Amnorix

Yeah, this:



https://www.si.com/nfl/2017/04/19/aa...e-murder-trial

So they'd have to actually put on a trial instead of doing so via motion, I suspect.

As has been noted - the evidence in the Lloyd case was overwhelming. If there's money anywhere to be had, the civil attorneys will still be able to secure a civil judgment.