Breaking Aaron Hernandez committed suicide overnight n/t

[malaise]

[MichMary]

1. Wasn't he just acquitted??

(I was traveling over the weekend, and kind of out of the loop.)

If so, doubt that it was suicide.

[sarah FAILIN]

4. He killed a 3rd person

Still doing life..

[PatsFan87]

5. He was found hanged. Looks like a suicide.

He was acquitted of a double murder but was still serving a life sentence for another murder.

It's sad that someone died at his hands and also sad how he threw everything away when he had a lot of potential in a sport that he loved and could have had a nice life. He could be a Superbowl champion right now and a role model for kids everywhere but instead he's a murderer, role model to no one, and now dead.

[MichMary]

6. Such a waste . . .

Very sad story, all around.

[Orrex]

2. Does this affect the appeal of his prior conviction?

I'm asking seriously, believe it or not.

If his family/estate/etc. wanted to continue the appeal to alter his conviction post mortem, can they proceed?

[JenniferJuniper]

7. no. the dead can't appeal.

And there is little doubt that he was guilty of Odin's murder. His best hope for an appeal was some sort of technicality.

[Orrex]

8. Thanks (nt)

[mnmoderatedem]

3. verified

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ex-nfl-star-aaron-hernandez-104400833.html;_ylt=A0SO80XrQPdYPhAA1bZXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTByNWU4cGh1BGNvbG8DZ3ExBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzYw--

[malaise]

9. Huh?

Well the Patriots can discuss this at their meeting with the Con