Why did Aaron Hernandez kill Odin Lloyd?

WARNING: SPOILERS for episode 8 of American Sports Story.

American Sports Story Episode 8 “Odin” depicts the murder of Odin Lloyd by former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez. Directed by Josh Rivera American Sports Story He stars as Aaron Hernandez, a former collegiate and NFL superstar convicted in the 2015 murder of semi-pro football player Odin Lloyd. Lloyd Hernandez's fiancé was dating Shayanna Jenkins' sister. at the time of his death. Although Hernandez and Lloyd were friends, prosecutors believed Hernandez had a reason to lose trust in Lloyd, which was related to the apartment and the incident that led to the murder at a Boston nightclub.

American Sports Story Episode 8 makes several real story changes regarding Odin Lloyd's murder. American Sports Story Aaron creates a clear motive for Hernadnez's murder of Odin Lloyd, which is not established in real life. Lloyd allegedly knew about Hernandez's second apartment in Franklin, Massachusetts, according to her babysitter's claim. American Sports Story uses this information as the main reason why Hernandez killed Lloyd. as shown in ASS section 8, Lloyd reveals to his girlfriend Shaena, Shayanna's sister, that Hernandez has a secret second apartment.otherwise known as his flop house.

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Aaron Hernandez has never confirmed why he killed Odin Lloyd

The exact cause of her death was never determined or disclosed by Hernandez

Despite the depiction of Odin Lloyd's murder American Sports Story section 8, A clear motive for Lloyd's murder was never established, and Aaron never talked about it. American Sports Story It seems that Hernandez and Lloyd had met only weeks before the murder. The series depicts Hernandez and Lloyd dating sporadically before Hernandez took his would-be father-in-law's life. In fact, Hernandez and Lloyd had met Shayanna's sister, Shaena, at a family reunion two years before the 2013 murder. The series makes Hernandez's motive for killing Lloyd more impulsive than it really is.

According to ESPN, Hernandez hooked Lloyd up with several perks, including tickets to multiple New England Patriots games.. Hernandez also promised Lloyd that one day he would take him on a trip to California. Hernandez had rented Lloyd a black Chevy Suburban SUV a few days before his death. American Sports Story episode 8. All signs and signals pointed to Hernandez and Lloyd being good friends for months or even years. American Sports Story glosses over these facts and ultimately presents Hernandez's murder as a spontaneous act of paranoia and instability.

Prosecutors believe Aaron Hernandez killed Odin Lloyd out of distrust.

“You can't trust anyone anymore,” Hernandez texted Lloyd the night before his death.

Prosecutors believed Hernandez killed Lloyd after determining he could not trust him with more sensitive information. This potentially as yet unproven motive is consistent with what happened American Sports Story Episode 8 though Shayanna never revealed whether Jenkins knew about Hernandez's second apartment after authorities discovered it in June 2013. There has also been speculation that Lloyd was too close to the truth about Hernandez's other alleged crimes, particularly the Boston double murder. Although the exact circumstances are unclear, Hernandez went from being Lloyd's close friend to his executioner.

What was found inside Lloyd's body was a total of five bullet holes authorities determined that it was an execution-style murder. It is not clear why exactly the creators American Sports Story He decided to change some details of Lloyd's murder, such as Hernandez firing two shots instead of five. Earlier episodes in the series featured Hernandez's alleged murders of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado and the alleged attempted murder of Alexander “Sherrod” Bradley. American Sports Story Episode 8 also drops a text message Hernandez sent to Carlos Ortiz and Ernest Wallace the day before Lloyd's death: “You can't trust anyone anymore” (via the New York Post).

Some believe Aaron Hernandez killed Odin Lloyd because he knew he was gay

This is a popular but unproven motive

A popular but unconfirmed belief about Hernandez's motive for killing Lloyd was that he discovered he was secretly gay or bisexual. Although the theory based on Hernandez confessing his sexuality while in prison has become popular and plausible, it is not a proven motive. The simple answer is this a clear motive has never been establishedit's a frustrating conclusion in any criminal trial, especially one as surprising and confusing as Hernandez's killing of Lloyd. Hernandez was found to have stage 3 CTE after his suicide death in 2017, adding another layer of mystery to the complex tragedy. American Sports Story.

Sources: ESPN, New York Post

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