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For the Defense

In April, former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez was found not guilty in a high-stakes double-murder trial, thanks to the efforts of his scrappy Miami attorney, Jose Baez—who some call the Johnnie Cochran of the twenty-first century. But why, only days after he was acquitted, did he kill himself?

September 1 2017 Alex French
Features
For the Defense

In April, former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez was found not guilty in a high-stakes double-murder trial, thanks to the efforts of his scrappy Miami attorney, Jose Baez—who some call the Johnnie Cochran of the twenty-first century. But why, only days after he was acquitted, did he kill himself?

September 1 2017 Alex French


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