Aaron Hernandez Cause of Death: What happened to the Ex-Florida Tight End?

Aaron Hernandez's death in 2017 came as a huge shock. On April 19, 2017, Hernandez, a once-promising NFL tight end, was found dead in his prison cell five days after he was acquitted of a life sentence for murder. Suicide by hanging was declared as the former Florida Gators TE's cause of death.

In 2013, Hernandez was arrested and charged with the murder of Odin Lloyd. He was given a life sentence without the possibility of parole.

In 2017, the former Patriots tight end was found dead, hanging from his bed sheets in his jail cell at Lancaster's Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center.

He had left three handwritten notes in his cell, which contained messages for his fiancee Shayanna Jenkins-Hernandez as well as references to the Savage Garden song "I Knew I Loved You."

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Aaron Hernandez left money for his daughter

Aaron Hernandez and his daughter

In a handwritten suicide note discovered in his cell, Hernandez left a cryptic message for his fiancée, Shayanna Jenkins-Hernandez, saying, "I told you what was coming indirectly!" and adding in parentheses, "(YOURE RICH)."

While it's unclear how much money he left specifically for his daughter Avielle Janelle Hernandez, she will have access to trust fund money when she turns 25. The fund is valued at $700,000.

Earlier this year, Shayanna was accused of spending money from Avielle's trust fund for personal use. The motions are still pending.