This episode of True Crime This Week revisits two of the most shocking scandals in sports history: the 1994 assault on Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan—an attack that unraveled into a web of abuse, jealousy, and sabotage involving fellow skater Tonya Harding—and the 2015 murder trial of former NFL star Aaron Hernandez, whose meteoric rise gave way to a life marked by violence, paranoia, and tragedy. Vanessa Richardson chronicles how both athletes’ careers were derailed not by competition, but by criminal choices and destructive influences, revealing the darker side of fame and the devastating consequences when talent collides with turmoil.

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