The Aaron Hernandez murder trial is back live on Friday and the coverage from the courtroom may see the biggest day yet for the accused star, as his fiancé Shayanna Jenkins may be called to testify and there is a chance she should implicate him in the murder of Odin Lloyd and this comes as she was given immunity after being accused of perjury in the case.
Jenkins' testimony could be the most important of the case and ESPN.com reports that sources have said she could be called to testify on Friday. Jenkins is reportedly at the court according to NBC News and she is wearing her engagement ring. Jenkins has not been at the deliberations much over the past two weeks and she may have been preparing for this day.
Jenkins could be asked to tell the court about a bag she was seen disposing of on security footage, as she has been accused of potentially disposing of the murder weapon and other evidence. Hernandez's lawyers contend Jenkins did nothing suspicious and that he behavior the day after the murder was normal.
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Hernandez had a number of red flags coming out of college regarding incidents in Florida and back home in Bristol, but the Patriots and the NFL did not realize the extent of Hernandez's off the field problems. Hernandez pled not guilty to the first degree murder charges for Lloyd's death and now he is charged with two more counts of first degree murder.
The case regarding the double murder had been unsolved for some time and the authorities started looking closer at the crime after the Lloyd shooting happened. The two trials will be held separately and the defense will have to be careful about what they bring up in the first case with Lloyd before the double murders will be held.
Here is some information on another murder that Hernandez may be implicated in.
Police and prosecutors released some details about the case and coupled with what is already public, Hernandez and the two men had an issue at the nightclub, described as "an encounter that triggered a series of events" which led to a shooting soon after the men left the location. Hernandez allegedly followed the men in an SUV after they left the nightclub and when they were stopped at a red light, he shot up the car with a .38-caliber revolver gun, killing the two men, Abreu and Furtado, who were in the front seats. Three other people were in the car, one of which was also hit with gunshots, while two other people in the back seat were able to flee the vehicle.
Conley said that Hernandez and the men at the nightclub did not know each other prior to the night of the shooting. Hernandez has not been in court for some time and a trial date has not yet been set for the murder trial involving the shooting of Odin Lloyd and having to defend Hernandez in both cases will make things tough for the defense attorneys. The alleged murder occurred just weeks before the Patriots signed Hernandez to a $40 million contract and he played in 12 games the following season before he was arrested in the following offseason.
