Aaron Hernandez
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The number of people that the former NFL star Aaron Hernandez killed inside and outside the jail, according to a published article in Latin Times.

It's been years since former NFL star Aaron Hernandez committed suicide inside his cell in Massachusetts, but still many of us wonder how a well celebrated NFL Star became a convicted murderer despite the fame, money, and influence.

As most of us may not know, aside from his single murder conviction, Aaron Hernandez was also involved in at least 4 homicides and 3 non-fatal shootings throughout his life. This is something that was not revealed until his final years. 

His story is very complex and it seems as though he was like a bomb waiting for detonation. The crimes he committed were associated with the childhood he had with his father, his sexuality, and the violent culture of American football. A recent docuseries was released by Netflix that explores the life of the former NFL star. Still, until now many cannot believe and have yet to move on from what happened to Aaron Hernandez. But exactly how many crimes was he involved in? Well, for those of you that are wondering, we've compiled a list.

Here are all the shootings linked to the former NFL Star before, and while, he was in prison.

1. Odin Loyd 

Most are probably familiar with this one as it is what essentially landed Hernandez behind bars. Odin Loyd was dating the sister of Hernandez's fiancee. He was shot and killed by Aaron Hernandez and two other people because Hernandez was upset about what Loyd had said in a bar. His body was found on June 17, 2013 by a jogger near the house of Hernandez. Loyd's body had multiple gunshots. Aaron Hernandez was found guilty two years after the crime and was sentenced to life imprisonment.

2. Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado 

The killing of Abreu and Furtado happened a year before the death of Odin Loyd. They were killed in Boston, victims of a drive-by shooting. The two have no known connections to Aaron Hernandez. However, police linked Hernandez to the death of the two immigrants after he was convicted of Odin's murder. Alexander Bradley, the former friend of Aaron Hernandez, testified that after he himself was shot and warned to keep silent about what he did to the two immigrants. According to Bradley, Hernandez killed de Abreu and Furtado after he accidentally spilled a drink on Hernandez. Bradley claims that Hernandez became upset and started shooting de Abreu and Furtado. 

3. Jordan Miller

A former cellmate of Aaron Hernandez, named Kyle Kennedy, stated that in 2019, when Hernandez was serving his life sentence in prison, he always joked about killing four individuals. Hernandez told Kennedy that he killed a man named Jordan Miller because he looked like Odin Loyd. However, the death of Miller is still a mystery until now.

4. Corey Smith and Justin Glass 

Aaron Hernandez became the person of interest in a double shooting that occured in Florida. At that time, Aaron Hernandez was just 17 years old and was suspected of the crime due to the fact that the description from the witness matched Hernandez. However, it was later found that Hernandez was not the shooter, the man who opened fire was supposedly a black male. The case has gone cold since then.