Aaron Hernandez Found Not Guilty Of 2012 Double-Murder In Downtown Boston

by Mike Cole on Fri, Apr 14, 2017 at 3:11PM

A jury on Friday on acquitted former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez for a 2012 double-murder in downtown Boston.

Hernandez was found not guilty on two counts of murder for the shooting deaths of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado at a traffic light in Boston’s South End on July 16, 2012. Had

Hernandez been convicted of the murders in the first degree, each charge would have come with a mandatory life sentence without parole. The jury’s decision came after nearly six days of deliberation.

Hernandez actually was cleared of all but six charges he faced, including the two murder charges and a witness intimidation charge. He was convicted of unlawful possession of a firearm. That charge comes with a sentence of four to five years in prison.

An uncharacteristically emotional Hernandez could be seen crying in the courtroom shortly after the verdict was read.

Hernandez is already serving an additional life sentence for the murder of Odin Lloyd in 2013.