Aaron Hernandez, American football player and convicted killer, Died at 27

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Aaron Josef Hernandez was born on November 6, 1989 and died on April 19, 2017.

He was an American football tight end and convicted murderer.

He played college football at the University of Florida, where he was a member of a BCS National Championship team and was recognized as an All-American.

Hernandez was drafted by NFL’s New England Patriots as the 15th pick in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL Draft.

He was released by the Patriots in June 2013 immediately after his arrest for the murder of Odin Lloyd.

Hernandez was indicted by a grand jury for the murder of Odin Lloyd on August 22, 2013, a semi-professional football player, in June 2013.

Hernandez was found guilty of first-degree murder in the Lloyd case on April 15, 2015, and sentenced to serve life in prison without the possibility of parole at the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center.

He committed suicide by hanging himself in his prison cell.

Aaron Hernandez passed away at 27 years old