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After more than a month of testimony, prosecutors and defense
attorneys wrapped up their cases on the alleged killings, the
second murder trial the former National Football League player
has faced after being convicted of shooting an acquaintance dead
in 2013.
Prosecutors called dozens of witnesses including the man who
said he was driving the car from which Hernandez shot and killed
Cape Verdean nationals Daniel Abreu and Safiro Furtado after
they left the club. That witness, Alexander Bradley, told the
jury that he had thought Hernandez only meant to scare the men.
The following year Hernandez shot Bradley in the face while the
two were on a trip to Florida after Bradley mentioned the Boston
shooting. Bradley, who lost an eye in that shooting, initially
denied knowing who had shot him but later identified Hernandez
as the alleged shooter in a civil lawsuit seeking monetary
damages.
Hernandez, 27, is charged with witness intimidation for that
alleged shooting. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
The jury also heard testimony about Hernandez's tattoos,
including two depicting guns and one that reads "God forgives"
when viewed with a mirror.
Hernandez had a $41 million contract when he was arrested in
June 2013 and charged with murdering Odin Lloyd, an
acquaintance. The team dropped him within hours of his arrest
and he is now serving a sentence of life in prison without
possibility of parole for Lloyd's killing, which he was
convicted of in 2015.
The additional murder charges also carry life sentences if he is
found guilty.
(Reporting by Scott Malone; Editing by David Gregorio)
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