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Odin Lloyd was a semi-professional football player whose killing in 2013 thrust him into national headlines. Lloyd was a student at John D. O'Bryant School of Mathematics and Science. He was also a linebacker in football. When he was murdered, Lloyd was 27 years old and a player for the Boston Bandits.
His body was found on June 17, 2013, in the industrial park area of North Attleborough, Massachusetts. Lloyd was a mile away from Hernandez's house. It was established that Lloyd had been shot several times, and it proved that his murder was pre-planned.
Soon, Hernandez became the suspect because Lloyd was the last person seen with him. Facts surrounding Lloyd's death are filled with many questions in terms of motive, opportunity, and everything that happened that night.
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Five shocking details about the murder of Odin Lloyd
1) Execution-Style Murder
Between 3:23 and 3:27 a.m. on June 17, Lloyd entered a car with Aaron Hernandez, Carlos Ortiz, and Ernest Wallace. Reportedly, some gunshots had been heard while Lloyd's body was found in the street. According to CNN, Lloyd had been shot many times in the industrial area within North Attleborough, Massachusetts, just about a mile away from Hernandez' house.
2) Ties to Aaron Hernandez
Lloyd was personally connected to Aaron Hernandez because he was dating Shaneah Jenkins, the sister of Hernandez's fiancée. This complicated the investigation because it brought up the question of whether Hernandez had a motive to murder. Prosecutors suggested that Hernandez may have felt betrayed after an incident at a nightclub just days before the murder.
According to CNN, a witness said that on June 14, 2013, that night in Rumor Nightclub in Boston, Aaron Hernandez visibly showed distaste when he saw Lloyd chatting with other people. This apparent emotional display allegedly created the tension between the two of them.
3) Evidence against Aaron Hernandez
The evidence linking Aaron Hernandez to the murder of Odin Lloyd was overwhelming. According to CBS News and ESPN, there was his DNA on a blunt at the crime scene, and shell casings were found that matched those from a gun that was connected to him.
According to CBS News, it is reported that surveillance footage taped Hernandez's rented car entering the industrial park 24 hours from the time that Lloyd was found murdered. Added to this discovery, keys found in Lloyd's pocket were that of a rental car by Hernandez.
4) The aftermath and arrest
Law enforcement focused immediately on Aaron Hernandez after the murder of Lloyd since he was connected with Lloyd and gathered evidence from the murder investigation. He was arrested, CNN reported, on June 26, 2013, just days after Lloyd's body was found.
CNN reports that his contract was terminated by the New England Patriots less than two hours after his arrest. This was a dramatic fall from the limelight of a hitherto very athletic personality. Police also searched Hernandez's home shortly after his arrest. Evidence revealed that he tried to destroy his home security system before police arrived.
5) Conviction and life sentence
Aaron Hernandez was found guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of Odin Lloyd. CBS News and ESPN report that a jury, who based the conviction on compelling evidence that indicated direct linkage by eyewitnesses' testimony and forensic tests, found Aaron Hernandez guilty of first-degree murder in April 2015.
According to CBS News, he was given a life sentence without parole based on his conviction.
To know more about the case, check out Murder Under the Friday Night Lights season 4, Aaron Hernandez and the Untold Murders of Bristol.
