Setting and breaking all kind of athletic records, Aaron Hernandez was known as a beast on the football field. Unfortunately, this term of endearment would come to have a very different meaning for Aaron. Was Aaron Hernandez a troubled man who was a product of his circumstances or could numerous head injuries be solely to blame?

Join Lisa and Matt as they recount the tragic rise and fall of Aaron Hernandez. What happened to Odin Lloyd and who was responsible? Could CTE have played a key role in this tragic tale? And most of all...did the punishment fit the crime?

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Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Hernandezhttp://bleacherreport.com/articles/2734460-aaron-hernandezs-former-fiancee-files-suit-vs-nfl-patriots-amid-cte-claimshttps://edition.cnn.com/2015/04/15/us/aaron-hernandez-verdict/http://www.tmz.com/2018/03/17/aaron-hernandez-gay-tortured-secret-uncovered-oxygen/

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