Former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez has been convicted in the murder of Olin Lloyd, his sister’s boy friend.
The one time NFL star was convicted by a jury today, April15.
Jurors in the trial of former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez have found him guilty of first degree murder, which carries a penalty of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
Hernandez was also found guilty of unlawful possession of a firearm and unlawful possession of ammunition.
A verdict has been reached in the murder trial of former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez.
Hernandez was on trial for the shooting death of Odin Lloyd, whose body was found in a Massachusetts industrial park in June 2013.
Lloyd’s family appeared anxious in the Fall River, Massachusetts, courtroom, as did the mother of Hernandez.
One more criminal in the NFL.
And this s only one of the two murder charges against Hernandez. He also faces another, separate murder trial that is still upcoming.