Aaron Hernandez Scandal
The Scandal
Aaron Hernandez was accused of shooting five people, leaving three dead and the other two wounded. He was a convicted murderer, sentenced to life without parole on April 15th. Odin Lloyd was a semi-professional football player, he was the sister of Hernandez's Fiancee. Daniel de Abreu and Safiro furtado were two immigrants that bummed into Hernandez in a nightclub and slipped their drinks. Later that night outside of the nightclub Hernandez pulled up and killed both of them near the nightclub.
Aaron's side of the scandal
Hernandez stated, "I hope that the time of the incident becomes public because I was at the club during the shooting." The security video contradicts his claim, he wasn't at the club the time of the shooting like he had said he was.
Top people involved in the scandal
Shayanna Jenkins
Hernandez's fiancee admitted to finding a box with the murder weapon in it.
Odin Lloyd
A semi-pro football player for the Boston Bandits. He was found dead less than a mile away from Hernandez’s home. He had been shot six times. Lloyd was dating Shaneah Jenkins, she was the sister of Hernandez’s fiancee.
Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado
The two immigrants were killed outside of a Boston nightclub on July 16,2012. In the nightclub, they bummed into Hernandez and spilled a drink on him. Later that night Hernandez pulled up on them while driving a SUV and fired a .38-caliber revolver, killing them.
Did the scandal effect the sport?
The Patriots cut all the ties they had with Hernandez shortly after his arrest. Fans of the Patriots have taken their eyes off of football and onto the scandal of Aaron Hernandez.