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aaron hernandez (american football player)

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Rest In Peace Aaron Hernandez... As a Patriots fan, watching you play for us was awesome, you and Gronk were unstoppable. When I heard the news about the murder, I was very shocked. I didn't believe it.

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From Zero to Hero

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Definition: A tragic hero is someone that makes an error that inevitalby leads to his/her death.

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Tragic elements are used around the world to capture the public’s attention. Since he was a famous person, news outlets know that they get the best ratings, people want to know every single detail about it, and in a way, the media titles it as something you have to read to fully understand it. Aaron’s verdict and jury wasn’t getting a lot of attention from the public. That’s why only a few news outlets covered the study. What really grabbed new outlets attention was when he committed suicide. This opened a door for them to cover the whole story and speculate the cause of his crime. Still to this day, the public doesn’t know why Aaron killed Odin, however news outlet connecting previous things they know, speculate the cause. It is said that Aaron killed Odin because he was angry at him. Odin was sharing false information about him and Aaron didn’t tolerate this at all. That’s what some media covers, however other medias are putting other causes like his sexuality. The point is that media will always cover a story if it’s going to attract the public, even though they don’t have everything accurately. Media puts too much emphasis in tragic elements that they are willing to spread false informations to connect the points. They expose shocking information to catch everyone’s attention. Also they use specific wording to guarantee that the audience will press the link to get the full details. For example, the use of specific wordings to attract audiences can be seen with “Aaron Hernandez died as he lived: a mystery to everyone.” The title itself is a puzzle, a misleading question that will a hundred percent get higher ratings. In order to understand the title and be given answers, the public has to read the full story. The full story doesn’t consist of why he committed suicide, it will also talks about his past, previous problems, assumptions and false information. However, what most news outlet have in common is that the problem originated with his anger issues. According to coaches,  “there was so much ange” (USA Today). Aaron acted according to his emotions. This can be seen with his decision to solve his problems by killing Odin instead of talking. That decision, which was fueled by anger, put him in a situation which he could only escape by committing suicide, making him a tragic hero.

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Asserted by many as one of the best in his position, Hernandez quickly became a powerhouse in the NFL. With a bright future ahead, the only obstacle was his putrid personality. Full of anger, he made wrong decisions which eventually led to his demise. At a young age,  he unawarely made the toxic decision of joining gangs and consuming drugs. Regardless, he reached the NFL and quickly became one of the best. It was later in his career that he made the heinous crime of killing someone.  In 2012, he was accused of a drive-by shooting in Boston, claiming the life of Daniel Abreu and Safiro Furtado. One year later, he was charged for murdering his friend Odin Lloyd in 2013. Because of his malfeasance act, he was sentenced to prison and his career as a professional player ended abruptly. Media was quick to cover the story. Some news outlets were on the case for almost three years and notified the public whenever something of impact occurred. However, what really shocked media and the world was when Aaron decided to commit suicide in his prison cell. The moment that turned Aaron into a tragic hero was covered by every media outlet around the world.

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A tragic hero is someone that makes a judgmental error that inevitably leads to his/her demise. That’s why Aaron falls in the category of a tragic hero. His decision of using anger to make decisions and solve problems led him to losing everything, even his life. Aaron is not the first nor the last person to let his emotions overshadow his reasoning, even in literature. A great example in literature can be Hamlet. He is considered a tragic hero because he couldn’t control his anger issues and made various fatal mistakes. In a way, he killed his image, the life of others, and at the end of the play, his own life. Since the mistake of using anger as a way to make decisions is too broad to cover the whole play, this quote specifically shows how Hamlet was willing to act throughout the play. "O, from this time forth, my thoughts be bloody or be nothing worth," (Act 4, Scene IV). The author chooses the word “bloody” to highlight Hamlet’s decision to use violence, not words, to solve problems.Just like Aaron, he solves his problems using violence and not words. In a way he is saying that if his actions don’t have a direct impact on the victim, then he prefers to not act at all. The application of what he says on the play can be seen in the final scene. He wants to avenge his father by killing his uncle. He is putting into practice what he says and wants to take violent actions to fill his rage. Ultimately, this leads him to his own death since he is poisoned while confronting and killing his uncle. In other words, because he wanted to kill his uncle and live up to his words, he met his fate and died of poisoning. Just like Aaron, he was sent to prison for killing someone and saw taking his life as the only solution.

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When prison authorities discovered Aaron Hernandez's body April 19, one of the first things they noticed was that Hernandez left multiple references to one specific biblical passage before committing suicide.

That was just one of the findings revealed in the state police report that was released by Worcester County district attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. this week. The report was put together by authorities in Massachusetts following the death of Heranandez, who killed himself while serving a life sentence at the Souza-Baranowski prison in Lancaster, Massachusetts.

According to the report, Hernandez was placed in his cell at 7:59 p.m. on April 18 and wasn't seen again until an officer discovered his hanged body at 3:03 a.m. on April 19.

At first the officer wasn't able to enter Hernandez's cell because the former NFL tight end had put pieces of cardboard in the door tracks to prevent anyone from getting in. When the officer finally entered the room, he found Hernandez, who was naked, hanging from a bed sheet that was attached to the window bars in his call.

The report also noted that Hernandez had covered the floor in shampoo to make it more slippery. After his body was discovered, Hernandez was rushed to the hospital, but he never regained consciousness, and he was pronounced dead at 4:07 a.m.

In their report, authorities noted that Hernandez made multiple references to the "John 3:16" biblical passage before committing suicide.

Not only was "John 3:16" written in red marker on Hernandez's forehead, as was previously reported, but "John 3:16" was also written on the wall in his cell, with one difference: On the wall, the words were written in blood.

Hernandez also left several "drawings" on the wall that police didn't describe in detail. Underneath the drawings, police found a bible that was open to "John 3:16." Authorities noted that the verse 16 was marked in blood.

If you've never read the popular Bible verse, it reads as follows:

"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."

When Hernandez was found, he also had a "large, circular" blood spot on each of his feet.

The report also noted that Hernandez made at least five phone calls the day before he died. Authorities listened to each phone call and noted that Hernandez didn't sound like he was going to harm himself.

The police report also included Hernandez's toxicology results, which came back negative. The former Patriots tight end didn't have any drugs in his system at the time of his death, including no synthetic marijuana.

One thing that still remains a mystery is the matter of the suicide notes that Hernandez left. The report states that Hernandez left three notes, but all the information pertaining to the notes has been redacted, which means there are no new details about what Hernandez might have written.

Although the district attorney's office has already said the first two notes were intended for Hernandez's fiancée and his 4-year-old daughter, the contents of the third letter remain a mystery.

Despite the fact that the police investigation is now closed, that doesn't mean we've heard the end of the Hernandez story. Hernandez's lawyer, Jose Baez, said he isn't convinced his client committed suicide and he has said that he'll continue to investigate the issue.

"The unprofessional behavior of those entrusted to impartially and professionally conduct an investigation into Aaron's death has caused grave concern as to the validity and thoroughness of the investigation," Baez said in a statement. "Accordingly, we intend to fully, completely and impartially review all of the evidence in this matter. We will not speculate as to the conclusions of our investigation. We can only promise the best investigators and forensic experts available will conduct a thorough analysis."

Hernandez was buried in his hometown of Bristol, Connecticut, on April 24.

You can see the entire five page report below ( via MassLive.com).

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Police release full, detailed report on prison suicide of Aaron Hernandez

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When prison authorities discovered Aaron Hernandez's body April 19, one of the first things they noticed was that Hernandez left multiple references to one specific biblical passage before committing suicide. That was just one of the findings revealed in the state police report that was released by Worcester County district attorney Joseph D.

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Aaron Hernandez’s final destiny, committing suicide, was the icing on the cake for many news outlets around the whole world looking for toxic stories to cover. A life full of mistakes attracts the public which wants to know what led to his quick and obscure demise. A professional football player, asserted as one of the best in his position, committed suicide for not being able to control his emotions and committing the heinous crime of killing another man. His death can be seen as a tragedy due to his abrupt fall after being accused of killing Odin Lloyd. Though he will remain as one of the best tight ends to grace the game, he will be remembered as the putrid man who lost everything, even his life.

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WHY is the this application of TRAGIC ELEMENTS so widely used in news headlines today?

Gets reader's attention.

Gets better rating.

Raises awareness.

People want to know more about it.

Famous person: public wants to know every single detail of the story

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Aaron Hernandez was born on November 6, 1989, in Bristol, Connecticut. After earning honors at the University of Florida, Hernandez quickly established himself as a quality player for the New England Patriots.

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American football player Aaron Hernandez received a life sentence for murdering his friend Odin Lloyd in 2013. He committed suicide in his jail cell in 2017. Following Hernandez's death, a judge erased his murder conviction, abiding by Massachusetts case law which calls for convictions to be vacated if the defendant dies before an appeal can be heard.

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Mistakes that led to his death:

Teenage years; drug and gang-related problems.

Faced charges in connection with a 2012 drive-by shooting in Boston. Two men, Daniel Abreu and Safiro Furtado, were killed.

Received a life sentence for murdering his friend Odin Lloyd in 2013.

Committed suicide in his jail cell in 2017.

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BOSTON - Family, not football, dominated Aaron Hernandez's final hours as a lifer in prison.

As the hour of his death approached, the former NFL star chatted on the phone with his longtime fiancee, Shayanna Jenkins-Hernandez. Authorities say the pair stayed on the phone until the 8 p.m. lockdown at the maximum-security prison where he was serving a life sentence for murder.

Alone in his cell, the ex-New England Patriots tight end scribbled three notes. He laid them carefully next to a Bible.

Then he turned his bedsheet into a noose and hanged himself.

Those cryptic details emerged Thursday as authorities ruled Hernandez's death a suicide and turned his body over to a funeral home so his family could lay him to rest.

Investigators wouldn't say what Hernandez's handwritten notes said. But they said they were satisfied he died at his own hand, and they said his brain would be donated to sports concussion researchers, ending a brief public dispute over its custody.

Authorities said the medical examiner had ruled Hernandez's cause of death was asphyxia by hanging and investigators had found the notes and Bible in Hernandez's cell at the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Shirley. Authorities previously said Hernandez had not left a suicide note and he hadn't been on suicide watch.

"There were no signs of a struggle, and investigators determined that Mr. Hernandez was alone at the time of the hanging," the Worcester County district attorney's office said in a statement.

Hernandez had been locked into his cell at about 8 p.m. Wednesday, and no one entered the cell until a guard saw him just after 3 a.m. and forced his way in because cardboard had been jammed into the door track to impede entry, authorities said. Hernandez was found hanging from a bedsheet and was rushed to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead an hour later.

Earlier Thursday, Hernandez's lawyer complained that state officials had turned over the 27-year-old's body but not his brain.

Attorney Jose Baez said the family had arranged for researchers at Boston University's Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Center to take custody of the brain. The center studies a progressive degenerative brain disease found in some athletes who have experienced repetitive brain trauma.

Hernandez's body is at a Boston-area funeral home, but services for the Bristol, Connecticut, native likely will be held elsewhere.

Baez said he retained Dr. Michael Baden, a former chief medical examiner for New York City, to perform an independent autopsy.

Baden, who didn't immediately comment, has performed autopsies in several high-profile cases, including the death of Michael Brown, a black teenager shot and killed by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014.

Baez declined to say whether he or the family believed brain damage from Hernandez's playing days led him to kill himself.

"We're not suggesting anything," he said. "You go where the evidence takes you. We need to examine every aspect of this case."

Hernandez was diagnosed with only one concussion during his time with the Patriots, according to the injury reports teams file each week. He missed parts of practice during the week before the AFC championship following the 2011 season but played in the game, catching seven passes and running the ball three times in the Patriots' 23-20 victory over Baltimore.

CTE has been linked to concussions and repeated blows to the head in athletes, members of the military and others who have experienced repeated head trauma. It can only be diagnosed posthumously. The Boston University CTE Center is one of the leading research efforts to diagnose and understand the disease, which can result in violent mood swings, memory loss and other cognitive difficulties.

It may never be clear why Hernandez would kill himself just days after he was cleared of two additional murder charges.

He had been serving a life sentence without parole for the 2013 slaying of a onetime friend, Odin Lloyd. But during his trial for the killings of two men in 2012, he appeared upbeat, backslapping his lawyers, letting out bellowing laughs and blowing kisses to his 4-year-old daughter and other family members in the audience.

The former University of Florida standout died five days after a jury acquitted him in those two deaths, which prosecutors alleged were precipitated by one of the men accidentally spilling a drink on Hernandez at a Boston nightclub.

His death also came just hours before his former Patriots teammates visited the White House to celebrate their recent Super Bowl victory.

His suicide left friends, family and his legal team in disbelief as many searched for an explanation to the tragic end of a young man whose football skills earned him a five-year, $40 million contract extension with the NFL's top franchise.

What's to become of Hernandez's home and other assets is another unanswered question.

The 5,800-square-foot, five-bedroom, seven-bathroom house he bought near Gillette Stadium for $1.3 million in 2012 is still up for sale. It was put on the market for $1.5 million in 2016.

Attorneys for Lloyd's mother have placed an attachment on the house as part of their civil lawsuit against Hernandez. The Internal Revenue Service has a $117,000 lien on the property.

Hernandez's older brother, Jonathan "DJ" Hernandez, meanwhile, took to Facebook on Thursday to wish his mother, Terri Hernandez, happy birthday.

"I know if Aaron was here one more day he would have said he loves you," he wrote. "Keep smiling because I know Aaron and Dad are both smiling down on you (and) us right now."
AP reporters Jimmy Golen and Bob Salsberg in Boston, Dave Collins in Connecticut and Michelle R. Smith and Jennifer McDermott in Rhode Island contributed to this report.

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In final hours, Aaron Hernandez thought of family, not football

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BOSTON - Family, not football, dominated Aaron Hernandez's final hours as a lifer in prison. As the hour of his death approached, the former NFL star chatted on the phone with his longtime fiancee, Shayanna Jenkins-Hernandez. Authorities say the pair stayed on the phone until the 8 p.m.