Aaron Hernandez Double Murder Case Has Trial Date

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A judge has tentatively scheduled the Aaron Hernandez double murder trial to begin in May of 2015. Hernandez has pleaded not guilty to the drive-by killing of Daniel Abreu and Safiro Furtado after they met at a suburban Boston nightclub.

The thoughts are that Odin Lloyd may have said "too much" about the dealings of Hernandez to Abreu and Furtado and that the duo rubbed Hernandez the wrong way outside of any conversation Lloyd may have had in the club with them.

Hernandez waited until the two left the nightclub and is to alleged to have shot and killed them the same evening.

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Hernandez's lawyers also asked Judge Jeffrey Locke to issue a gag order in the case- feeling that Hernandez won't get a fair trial because of the amount of media coverage he has already received in the Lloyd murder case.

Naturally, prosecutors objected and Judge Locke hasn't given a ruling as of yet.

Civil Suit Filed Against Aaron Hernandez- Kraft Family And Patriots Named As Well...

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And all of this has to do with the 2012 double murder Hernandez is accused in recently...

A civil wrongful death lawsuit against Hernandez was filed on behalf of Daniel Abreu and Safiro Furtado. Lawyers for the two families are looking to stop the New England Patriots from handing over the signing bonus that the NFLPA is looking to get for him as part of his last contract that he signed. The lawyers are also looking to freeze any assets left from the sale of Hernandez's $5 million suburban Boston home.

The lawyers for Abreu and Furtado want that money for their clients.

Here's the idea from the Hernandez camp
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In another move, Hernandez's lawyers are looking to have their client moved to a jail closer to the city of Boston- since they have offices there and Hernandez also feel that their client's life is in danger.

From the motion:

"Surely there is now a reason to be seriously concerned about Hernandez's personal safety while housed at the Bristol County HOC and to question the ability of that facility's staff to treat Hernandez fairly and professionally while he is subject to their total control."

Hernandez Lawyers Want Lloyd Murder Charges Dropped

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Surprising no one, really...

Lawyers for Aaron Hernandez are asking a Massachusetts judge to throw out some evidence in the murder of Odin Lloyd.

They asked a Fall River (MA) judge to exclude surveillance video from Hernandez's home and they want evidence seized from cellphones and other electronic devices kept out of the case.

In addition, later today he is set to be arraigned on the alleged assault of a fellow inmate who was heckling him as well as allegedly threatening to kill a guard and his family when he was in a county jail.

Here's the defense pleading their early case...
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The discussion of the assault charge is underway as of noon eastern time and Hernandez pleaded not guilty in the jailhouse incidents.

Police Want To Talk To Hernandez Tattoo Artists

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Here's another trail for Connecticut and Boston-area police to follow involving the Aaron Hernandez murder cases...

They think that his tattoos may provide either details, proof, or an appreciation for his alleged handiwork. The Suffolk County (MA) District Attorney's Office wants to talk to the artist or artists responsible for the work on his right forearm.

Doesn't matter the location, state, or status...
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The DA's office released a statement to go with their questions:

"Authorities are not publicly describing the specific tattoos or the nature of the inquiry – only that the artists may have made observations of evidentiary value in the pending Suffolk County murder prosecutions."

Where Are The 2012 Indictments For Aaron Hernandez...???

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One of the larger questions that the families involved with the 2012 night club murders in Boston associated with former Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez have is: Where are the indictments...???

The families feel there is enough evidence either accessible or already in police possession that should be able garner a response by the state... and it's been eight months since the beginning of the process...

Just hasn't happened yet and families are getting understandably nervous about it...

Here's Ted Daniel to talk about how nervous they're getting in the process...
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DEVELOPING: Two Hernandez Associates Charged With Murder

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Two associates of Aaron Hernandez have been indicted in the Odin Lloyd murder from 2013 according to the Bristol County (MA) District Attorney's Office. A grand jury returned separate murder indictments on both Carlos Ortiz and Ernest Wallace- who have been the focus of the prosecution's efforts in getting someone allegedly involved in the Lloyd murder/Hernandez case

Both men will be arraigned on the charges, but a date has not been set for them to appear in court.

Wallace has previously pleaded not guilty to "accessory to murder after the fact" and is being held on $500,000 cash bail.
Ortiz has also pleaded not guilty to "accessory after the fact" and is being held on the same amount.

Aaron Hernandez is being held without bail in connection with the murder of the 27-year-old semi-professional football player's death.

Ortiz had been previously regarded by the prosecution as "unreliable" as a witness for the prosecution back in February after the state thought that they could have him as their star witness...
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More when we know more...

Ever Dance With The Devil In The Pale Moonlight...??? Aaron Hernandez May Have...

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Or, at least, may have danced (whether out of exercise, enjoyment, or celebration is unclear) the night that Odin Lloyd was murdered...

In a report out of the Daily Mail, the article by M.R. Freda alleges that the former Patriots tight end dance in front of the headlights of his car at a gas station early in the morning of the Lloyd murder.

He also may have been high at the time of the murder as sources told the Mail that Hernandez was a user of PCP and synthetic marijuana.

Security footage from the evening in question has been turned over to investigators that allegedly shows Hernandez buying. gum and a cigar 20 minutes before picking Lloyd up where he eventually end up dead...

Here's the rundown on that new notion...
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Could Aaron Hernandez's Barber Be A Good Witness...???

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Ted Daniel's superior coverage of the Aaron Hernandez murder trial brings an interesting angle...

Daniel brings the supposition that, since Hernandez looked rather spiffy when he was escorted out of the house, his barber is worth a talking to about Hernandez's activities (and what Robby Olivares actually knew). Court documents actually lend credence to the notion that Olivares and Hernandez were social.

The night at the Rumors night club where Odin Lloyd may have spilled what he knew about Hernandez's activities may have had another witness- either direct or indirect- in Olivares...

Here's the Olivares angle from Daniel...
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According to Daniel, the Instagram photos posted around Father's Day are near the Lloyd murder date and may yield an important time line... and another key angle for the prosecutors...

Did Aaron Hernandez Discuss Odin Lloyd Murder In Jail

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Aaron Hernandez, if proven, could be one of the most un-smart criminals of all time...

The DA's office in the Bristol County (MA) office are asking for warrants to investigate jail house phone calls with Hernandez and family where he allegedly used code words to allude to the murder.

Here's the request for the paperwork

The DA's office has also filed a motion for discovery in the matter where they want police notes, e-mails and credit card receipts from Hernandez and Lloyd the night of the murder, and Crime Lab discovery...

Kind of a wide net, eh...???
Here's the latest...
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Hernandez Cousin Tanya Singleton Posts Bail

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An FYI to add to your files...

A cousin of former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, Tanya Singleton, finally posted on a $15,000 cash bail (with conditions including wearing a GPS monitor) after being in jail since August. She has pleaded not guilty to charges of "criminal contempt" and "conspiracy to commit accessory after the fact."

Prosecutors charged her with contempt for refusing to testify before a grand jury despite being given immunity for her testimony. The conspiracy charge alleges she aided two Hernandez associates who have pleaded not guilty to accessory to murder after the fact.

One of those incidents was allegedly helping an associate of Hernandez's, Ernest Wallace, leave Massachusetts before he was found by police in Florida. It is also alleged that Singleton talked to Carlos Ortiz, another friend of Hernandez's, about fleeing to Puerto Rico and she allegedly paid for a cell phone for Wallace when he left the state...

Here's the story at the time of her bail hearing in August...
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Singleton's next court appearance is set for February 27th.

Warrant: Hernandez "May Have" Been Shooter In Double Murder

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We have detailed the incidents in and around the double murder-drive by killing of Safiro Hurtado and Daniel Abreu in July 2012 as they left a Boston nightclub.

Recent video has surfaced from a nearby nightclub from the one that the two were seen in before they left a year-and-a-half ago and an SUV that resembles one Aaron Hernandez possessed was circling the block waiting for the Furtado-Abreu vehicle before the murder.

Now, the new warrant that has been made public believes that gunshot residue "may still exist" inside the vehicle. Prosecutors are still weighing the idea of adding murder charges in that case as well to the Odin Lloyd case that is the center of the Hernandez investigation at present...

Ted Daniel stays on the new developments...
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Hernandez Defense Attorneys Claim Authorities Leaking To Media

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The defense attorneys for Aaron Hernandez are claiming that local authorities are leaking information to the local media and that may prevent their client from receiving a fair trial in the state of Massachusetts...

They reference the handing of a subpoena to Miami Dolphins center Mike Pouncey where "local authorities" were listed as sources in the case. They claim it was a violation of the gag order issued by the judge in the case...

The prosecution, of course, denies this...

Here's the latest...
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The next pre-trial hearing is set for early February...

Odin Lloyd Family Files Wrongful Death Suit Vs. Hernandez

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Surprising no one really...

Odin Lloyd's family has filed a wrongful death suit against former new England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez...

They're also asking a judge for a restraining orders that would keep the Patriots from paying out Hernandez's contract and allowing for a "real estate attachment" on his suburban Boston home so it could still be considered an asset in determining his worth in a civil case disbursement...

There is no value floating around as to the worth of the civil suit and the attorney representing the Lloyds will be in court Thursday to argue their case.

Dolphins center Mike Pouncey was interviewed by a grand jury last week to discuss his relationship with Hernandez that goes back to their time at the University of Florida. Pouncey was served that subpoena to appear October 27th after a Patriots-Dolphins game in the tunnel after the game finished. Police believed at the time that Pouncey is a "material witness" who could "advance their case" against Hernandez.

They plan on working the angle surrounding interstate gun trafficking and Hernandez's possible involvement in it as part of his off-field behavior...

Here's the recap of the Pouncey grand jury visit...
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"Chicago" Says He And Hernandez Are "Clean..."

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John Alcorn is known as "Chicago" in Bristol, Connecticut circles...

He is also known for being in Aaron Hernandez's circle and has been linked to activities in and around the murder of Odin Lloyd and the late night drive-by shooting in June of 2012 that killed two others...

He was called in front of the grand jury trying to determine his possible ties to a .38 caliber handgun found in the back of a car that belonged to Jailene Diaz-Ramos. Diaz-Ramos was involved in a traffic accident and police found a gun and three loose rounds. A .38 has been tied to the double murder and Diaz-Ramos tied the gun to "Chicago."

After ballistics tests, the .38 was tied to the murders of Safiro Furtado and Daniel Abreu...
Here's the interview and what Alcorn was allowed to say...
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Take the above for what you want in the current context of the investigation...

Hernandez Girlfriend/Fiancee Arraigned On Perjury Charge

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Depending on which side of the judicial world you ask, Shayanna Jenkins is either Aaron Hernandez's girlfriend or fiancee...

And the girlfriend/fiancee was in court today to answer to her perjury charge...

She was released on a personal recognizance after her arraignment in Fall River (MA) Superior Court. Prosecutors had sought $5,000 cash bail. And this is the prosecution's attempt to put pressure on her in order for her to flip and be a witness against her boyfriend/fiancee...

Remember, if she's regarded as a fiancee, she can't testify against Hernandez- which would be HUGE!!!

The prosecution, back in August, maintains that Jenkins lied to the grand jury- including information (or a lack of information) about where she allegedly threw out a box Hernandez asked her to “get rid of” after the Odin Lloyd murder.

Here's the hearing in full...
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The perjury charge carries a max of 20 years...

Defense attorney Janice Bassil said in open court that Jenkins answered every question in front of the grand jury and there's no evidence of perjury. Jenkins was also granted immunity for her testimony.

Hernandez Fiancee, Family, And Associate Indicted

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Remember our old friend "reasonable doubt...?"

Well, he was reintroduced when Ernest Wallace decided during his bail hearing yesterday that it was only Aaron Hernandez that exited the car when Odin Lloyd was allegedly murdered in June. Wallace originally said it was Hernandez and Carlos Ortiz that exited the car when Lloyd was shot and killed.

So, today Fall River (MA) authorities brought charges on Hernandez's girlfriend/fiancee, Shayanna Jenkins, was indicted on a single charge of perjury in connection to the murder investigation.

From My Fox Boston:

In August, the Hartford Courant reported investigators searched a storage unit in Connecticut rented to Jenkins because they believed she made "overt attempts to hide evidence" as well as to "hinder and mislead" the murder investigation. The newspaper reports surveillance video, text messages between Jenkins and her sister, as well as an interview with her sister, are all referenced in the documents as officials suggest Jenkins may have information regarding what happened to the handgun used in the shooting.

According to court documents, Jenkins was reportedly seen on surveillance video carrying a plastic bag believed to contain a "rigid object" from Hernandez's home and placing it into a car one day after Odin Lloyd was found dead. She returned to the home nearly a half hour later without the trash bag.

One of Jenkins' uncles told investigators Jenkins handed him and another uncle a cell phone and Hernandez asked for all of the weapons to be removed from the couple's North Attleborough home. The uncle claims the weapons were discarded "into the woods."

Jenkins was indicted at the same time the grand jury voted to indict Hernandez's cousin, Tanya Singleton, on a charge of conspiracy to commit accessory after the fact. Investigators say Ernest Wallace, who is charged with accessory to murder after the fact, told Singleton about the fatal shooting. She was held after refusing to testify before the Hernandez grand jury.

Carlos Ortiz had also previously pleaded not guilty to a gun charge in connection to the case after cooperating with investigators. A plea deal fell apart and Ortiz was indicted on a charge of accessory to murder after the fact as well today...

Here's the story...
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All this movement by the Massachusetts grand jury and authorities means that the Wallace testimony doesn't look to be any more credible and the prosecution is looking for some back up in order to convict...

Prosecutors: Carlos Ortiz Changes Testimony In Hernandez Case

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And is now making it extremely interesting... and, maybe, extremely difficult to make a clean conviction...

The words "reasonable doubt" are now in play...

During the Ernest Wallace bail hearing, it was made clear that alleged Aaron Hernandez co-conspirator Carlos Ortiz is now saying that only Hernandez exited the car at the scene of Odin Lloyd's murder. Originally, Ortiz said both Hernandez and Wallace exited the car.

Prosecutors claimed Wallace told Hernandez's cousin, Tanya Singleton, about the Lloyd murder, and Singleton was jailed for refusing to testify before a grand jury investigating Odin Lloyd's murder. Investigators also allege a portion of a text message between Hernandez and Lloyd took place on Wallace's phone.

Wallace's attorneys maintained that their client should have had a bail lower than $500,000 because he was charged with accessory and not an actual murder charge. The judge ruled Wallace should continue to be held on $500,000 bail.

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Aaron Hernandez Pleads "Not Guilty"

No, really there is not anyone who is surprised that former New England Patriots Tight End Aaron Hernandez pleased "not guilty" to first degree murder charges Friday afternoon in a Fall River, Massachusetts courtroom.

In fact he pled "not guilty" to all 6 charges he is facing.

But that doesn't change the fact he's being held in jail, without bail, charged in the death of 27-year old Odin Lloyd.

Aside from all of this, there really isn't much in the way of "new" information here. Only that Hernandez will again be in front of a judge Oct. 9th and his defense attorney along with prosecutors continue the arduous task of preparing for a trial--though a date for that has not been set.

A bigger concern may be that evidence is beginning to mount in a 2012 double homicide in the Boston area that Hernandez has been linked to. Some circumstantial evidence tying him to the killings has started to surface. If the connection is made, well, we wouldn't want to speculate at the attention that story would get.

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