Odin Lloyd is the victim of an execution style murder and the authorities and state prosecutors believe that former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was the man who orchestrated the entire thing.
The 27-year-old Lloyd was connected to Hernandez through his girlfriend, who was the sister of Hernandez's fiance and the night of the murder the two were together, according to evidence from prosecutors. The state showed at Hernandez's bail and arraignment hearings that he was with Lloyd no the night of the murder and that the two were in contact. They described text messages that had Hernandez asking two accomplices to arrive in North Attleboro from Bristol and after they did, Hernandez went and picked up Lloyd.
The state says that the motive behind the killing of Lloyd was due to an incident at the nightclub Rumor from the week before, stating that the player was upset that Lloyd was speaking to certain people that were there. The timeline shows using surveillance footage as well as text messages and cell phone towers that show exactly where Hernandez was the night of the killing.
Lloyd's sister Olivia Thiblu spike about Lloyd and how much she meant to him and that he was a funny, respectful, great athlete that was like a father to her. Lloyd texted her the night of the murder and he may have known something bad was about to go down, says prosecutors, as he texted her after 3 AM that he left with someone, asking if she saw who he was with. He answered to her "NFL" and added, "just so you know". Those text messages are important to the state, as they feel that it shows he feared for his life at the time.
Lloyd's body was later found in an industrial park with five bullet holes and the timeline says that Hernandez was seen in his car driving there before arriving back at his home later on. There are also more pictures of him with a gun from earlier in the night saying her can't trust people.
Here is a look at some of the texts and timeline from Yahoo:
June 16
9:02 p.m.: Hernandez texts a friend out of state, saying "please make it back."
9:05: Hernandez texts Lloyd that he wants to get together.
9:35: Hernandez texts a friend in Connecticut that says "get your ass up here."
10:23: Hernandez texts the same friend, "Hurry your ass up."
June 17
1:12 a.m.: The three men depart Hernandez's home in a silver Nissan Altima, according to surveillance video, cell phone towers and cell phone records.
Cell towers track their movement south on Interstate 95. At some point, they turn around, then head north before stopping at a gas station on Route 128.
2:10: Hernandez buys gas, a pack of Bubblicious gum and rolling papers.
2:32: The silver Altima arrives at Lloyd's house. Hernandez sends a text message: "We're here."
3:07: Lloyd texts his sister, "Did you see who I was with?"
McCauley suggests that this indicates the "temperature" in the car.
Lloyd does not receive a response.
3:11: Lloyd texts his sister again, "Hello."
3:19: Lloyd's sister responds, "My phone was dead. Who?"
3:22: Lloyd responds, "NFL."
3:23: Lloyd: "Just so you know."
By this point, the four men inside the silver Altima have gotten off I-95 on Route 152, near Hernandez's home, McCauley says records show.
3:23 a.m.: McCauley says surveillance video shows the Altima at a fork in the road. McCauley indicates that one way leads to Hernandez's home, the other down a gravel road where Lloyd's body would later be found. Video shows Hernandez's car going down the gravel road behind a group of industrial buildings.
3:23-3:27: People working the overnight in the industrial park hear gunshots.
3:27: Silver Altima is viewed coming out of gravel road.
3:29: Video at Hernandez's home shows the silver Altima pulling into his driveway.
