On Wednesday, three handwritten suicide notes were discovered in the cell of Aaron Hernandez, the former star New England Patriots TE who committed suicide Wednesday while serving a life sentence for murder.
According to Daily Mail, one of the notes was addressed to his fiancée, one to his daughter, and in an unexpected twist, one to an alleged gay lover Hernandez had while in prison.
EXCLUSIVE: Aaron Hernandez left three notes – to his fiancée, daughter and gay jailhouse LOVER https://t.co/J34sJsuuam
— Daily Mail US (@DailyMail) April 21, 2017
Aaron Hernandez reportedly left behind a note for his gay prison lover before hanging himself https://t.co/ISgg5ceUYF pic.twitter.com/rvfU0p5DcK
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) April 21, 2017
Via Daily Mail –
Two of the notes were written to Shayanna Jenkins-Hernandez and the couple’s four-year-old daughter Avielle. Both were seen leaving her mother’s Connecticut home Thursday.
Sources close to the investigation say the third letter was written to Hernandez’s gay prison lover, who has not been identified but was believed to be the last person Hernandez spoke to before he took his own life.
The notes were discovered next to a Bible opened to John 3:16, the same verse that Hernandez had written across his forehead in marker.
That verse reads: ‘For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.’
This comes as DailyMail.com learned exclusively on Thursday that Hernandez was planning his suicide for weeks.
The former football star even gave away most of his personal belongings to fellow inmates and covered the floor of his cell in soap, according to a well-paced source. If he lost his nerve he wouldn’t be able to save himself as he would slip around and not be able to land firmly on his feet.
Hernandez’s death came less than a week after he was acquitted of the murders of two Boston men in 2012. He was already serving a life sentence for the 2013 murder of Odin Lloyd, a semi-professional football player who was dating the sister of Hernandez’s finance.
Hernandez’s shock suicide also came on the same day that his former teammates were honored at the White House for their recent Super Bowl win.
‘On April 19, 2017 Aaron Hernandez was discovered hanged in his cell by corrections officers at the Souza Baranowski Correctional Center in Shirley Massachusetts at approximately 3:05 a.m., lifesaving techniques were attempted on Mr. Hernandez and he was transported to UMASS Leominster where he was pronounced dead at 4:07 a.m. by a physician at the hospital,’ said Fallon.
‘Mr. Hernandez was in a single cell in a general population housing unit. Mr. Hernandez hanged himself utilizing a bed sheet that he attached to his cell window.
‘Mr. Hernandez also attempted to block his door from the inside by jamming the door with various items. The Massachusetts State Police are on scene and the investigation continues. Mr. Hernandez’s next of kin have been notified.’
A spokesperson for the Patriots said that the team would not be commenting on Hernandez’s death at this time, stating: ‘We are aware of the reports, but I don’t anticipate that we will be commenting today.’
Reports suggest that Hernandez had a violent record in prison, including many fights with other inmates, but he has never attempted suicide.
Hernandez’s attorney Jose Baez is claiming that he and the family believe that the former football star was murdered, and did not commit suicide.
‘There were no conversations or correspondence from Aaron to his family or legal team that would have indicated anything like this was possible,’ said Baez.
‘Aaron was looking forward to an opportunity for a second chance to prove his innocence.’
As DailyMail.com reported exclusively, the family wants to donate his brain to the team leading research into how football injuries affect behavior.
But the Boston Medical Examiner’s office is holding on to the brain — despite releasing the rest of the convicted murderer’s body to his family following an autopsy.
Efforts to donate the brain to the Boston University team looking into chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) are being stymied, the Hernandez family’s lawyer Jose Baez told reporters after the Mail’s exclusive report.
Baez believes Hernandez may have been suffering from CTE caused by head injuries received during his football days.
‘We made arrangements for the Boston University CTE unit to take possession of Aaron’s brain,’ Baez said in a hastily convened press conference on the sidewalk outside the medical examiner’s office.
‘It was completely agreed upon,’ he added, saying a team from the university was due to remove the brain at 10 am on Thursday.
It was later reported that Hernandez’s brain would be released to Boston University per his family wishes.
