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Aaron Hernandez Netflix Documentary Looks at How He Became a Killer

The Netflix docuseries claims the former New England Patriots star was gay and that he suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).

Aaron Hernandez during his trial in Fall River, Mass., in 2015.Ted Fitzgerald / The Boston Herald via AP file



The details surrounding a 2013 murder that led to the swift arrest of NFL superstar Aaron Hernandez have been well chronicled, but what ultimately led him to pull the trigger has often been based only on speculation.

A new Netflix docuseries, "Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez," endeavors to go beyond the conjecture and show how Hernandez's sexuality, chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and the culture of football led to his demise.

The three-episode series, an addendum to director Geno McDermott's 2018 documentary "My Perfect World: The Aaron Hernandez Story," premiered on Netflix on Wednesday, and begins with the familiar details of the case.

On June 17, 2013, Hernandez and two associates, Ernest Wallace and Carlos Ortiz, drove Odin Lloyd, the boyfriend of Hernandez’s fiancée's sister, to an industrial park near Hernandez's home and fatally shot him.

Hernandez was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Police said Hernandez orchestrated Lloyd's execution with the help of accomplices because he was upset Lloyd had spoken to people whom he didn't like at a Boston bar. Lloyd's body was found dumped in the industrial park about a half-mile from Hernandez's home in North Attleborough, Massachusetts.

The case stunned football fans nationwide. Hernandez was a promising young athlete who was drafted by the New England Patriots at 20. Two years later, he started in the Super Bowl and signed a $40 million contract with the team.

How did a star who seemed to "have it all" go on to lose everything? The docuseries offers a few different reasons.

New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez speaks to reporters at his locker on Jan. 26, 2012.Elise Amendola / AP file


Hernandez's rumored sexuality 

Though there had been long-standing speculation about Hernandez's sexuality, "Killer Inside" contends that he was gay and struggled with his sexuality for the majority of his life. Dennis SanSoucie, first introduced as Hernandez's "lifelong friend," reveals that he and Hernandez had a sexual relationship spanning from the seventh grade to their junior year of high school.

"Me and Aaron experimented," SanSoucie said. "If I look at it now, yes, we were in a relationship back then."

SanSoucie described Hernandez's late father as a physically abusive "man's man." He said that Hernandez was "terrified" that his father would find out that he was gay.

He said he and Hernandez were constantly worried that someone would "catch" them and that they were in "denial" about their sexuality because they were athletes.

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