Aaron Hernandez found guilty of murder

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Wed, Apr 15, 2015, 4:30 PM

Terri Hernandez, mother of former NFL player Aaron Hernandez, reacts as the guilty verdict is read during her son's murder trial at the Bristol County Superior Court in Fall River

Former NFL player Aaron Hernandez listens after he was sentenced to life in prison during his murder trial at the Bristol County Superior Court in Fall River

A court officer places handcuffs on the wrists of former NFL player Aaron Hernandez after the guilty verdict was read during his murder trial at the Bristol County Superior Court in Fall River

Former NFL player Aaron Hernandez awaits the verdict during his murder trial at the Bristol County Superior Court in Fall River

Jury members in the trial against former NFL player Aaron Hernandez meet the media at the Bristol County Superior Court in Fall River

Olivia Thibou, sister of the victim, walks back to her seat after former NFL player Aaron Hernandez was convicted in his murder trial at the Bristol County Superior Court in Fall River

Ursula Ward, mother of the victim, walks back to her seat after former NFL player Aaron Hernandez was convicted in his murder trial at the Bristol County Superior Court in Fall River

Ursula Ward, mother of the victim, reacts as former NFL player Aaron Hernandez is found guilty during his murder trial at the Bristol County Superior Court in Fall River

Shaneah Jenkins, girlfriend of the victim, reacts as former NFL player Aaron Hernandez is found guilty during his murder trial at the Bristol County Superior Court in Fall River

Former NFL player Aaron Hernandez listens as the guilty verdict is read during his murder trial at the Bristol County Superior Court in Fall River

Former NFL player Aaron Hernandez and his defense team listen as the guilty verdict is read during his murder trial at the Bristol County Superior Court in Fall River

Handcuffs are seen on the wrists of former NFL player Aaron Hernandez after the guilty verdict is read during his murder trial at the Bristol County Superior Court in Fall River

Ursula Ward, mother of the victim, reacts to the guilty verdict for former NFL player Aaron Hernandez during his murder trial at the Bristol County Superior Court in Fall River

Judge E. Susan Garsh instructs the jury before they resume deliberations during the murder trial for former NFL player Aaron Hernandez at the Bristol County Superior Court in Fall River

Shayanna Jenkins, fiancee of former NFL player Aaron Hernandez, listens during the murder trial for Hernandez at the Bristol County Superior Court in Fall River

Former National Football League player Aaron Hernandez waits for a verdict in his trial at Bristol County Superior Court in Fall River Massachusetts

Former tight end for the New England Patriots Aaron Hernandez with his attorney Charles Rankin at the Bristol County Superior Court in Fall River, Massachusetts

Terri Hernandez, mother of former NFL player Aaron Hernandez, reacts as the guilty verdict is read during her son's murder trial at the Bristol County Superior Court in Fall River

Terri Hernandez, mother of former NFL player Aaron Hernandez, reacts as the guilty verdict is read during her son's murder trial at the Bristol County Superior Court in Fall River, Massachusetts, April 15, 2015. Hernandez, 25, a former tight end for the New England Patriots, is convicted of fatally shooting semiprofessional football player Odin Lloyd in an industrial park near Hernandez's Massachusetts home in June 2013. REUTERS/Dominick Reuter TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

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FALL RIVER, Mass. – A jury found Aaron Hernandez guilty of murder in the first degree for the 2013 shooting death of Odin Lloyd, ending forever his life of NFL fame and fortune.

A Bristol County jury of seven women and five men deliberated for 36 hours over seven days before reaching a unanimous verdict on the former New England Patriots star. They said the murder rose to first degree due to Hernandez acting with extreme atrocity or cruelty. The conviction carries a sentence of automatic life in prison without the possibility of parole.
— Dan Wetzel

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Aaron Hernandez found guilty of murder

Terri Hernandez, mother of former NFL player Aaron Hernandez, reacts as the guilty verdict is read during her son's murder trial at the Bristol County Superior Court in Fall River