1. Quote: “There's 2 things I love in this world: Burritos and Murder”
Aaron Hernandez
Quote: “There's 2 things I love in this world: Burritos and Murder”

2. Background: Born on November 6, 1989 in Bristol, Connecticut
Not very defiant in his youth and early teenage years
Father died from complications after hernia surgery when Aaron was 16 (mother believes that Aaron became distraught and plagued after his father’s death)
Played football throughout high school as a wide receiver (Number one tight end recruit in 2007)
In 2007 Aaron was caught in a Gainesville Bar fight after refusing to pay his bill.
No charges were filled but the two parties settled out of court with a deferred prosecution agreement (def: Agreement in which the prosecutor grants amnesty but makes the defendant fulfill certain requirements)
In 2007 Aaron was thought to be the shooter in a double shooting in Gainesville Florida, but he was never prosecuted even though he fit the description
Aaron attended the University of Florida and played football from
Hernandez was caught with Marijuana and failed multiple drug tests during his stint with the Florida Gators
Aaron enters the 2010 NFL Entry-Draft and is selected by the New England Patriots in the Fourth round

3. Crimes Accused of Committing
Def: defendant intimidates a witness from a previous crime by brute force, preventing them from talking the police
Crimes
Date
Victims
Punishment
Illegally consumed alcohol and got into a fight
 April 28, 2007
An unknown employee who was punched by Hernandez
Both parties settled on a deferred prosecution agreement
Accused of a double shooting in Gainesville
September 30, 2007
Randall Carson, Justin Glass, and Corey Smith
Hernandez pled the fifth whenever he was asked about the incident and was never found guilty
Indicted on murder charges, armed assault and attempted murder
July 16, 2012
Daniel Jorge Correia de Abreu and Safiro Teixeira Furtado
Awaiting court hearing
indicted for witness intimidation
June 13, 2013
Alexander S. Bradley
maximum penalty of 10 years in prison
*While in prison, Hernandez official joined the “bloods” gang

4. Most recent crime (2013)
Hernandez was charged with the first degree murder of Odin Lloyd (both were considered “friends”)
Def: any murder that is premeditated and willfully executed (first degree murder is a class a felony)

5. Evidence brought against criminal
Hernandez and Lloyd were both considered to be close friends
Pieces of Hernandez’s phone were found at the crime scene
Hernandez hired a team of cleaners to clean his house the day Lloyd’s body was found
The tire tracks in the dirt at the crime scene were the same pattern as the ones on Hernandez's rental car
Hernandez was caught on his security camera holding a pistol
Foot prints on the scene matched Hernandez’s pair of Jordan's

6. Sentence
Hernandez was found guilty of the murder of Odin Lloyd and was arraigned on September 6, 2013
Received a life-sentence without parole
Temporarily at Massachusetts Correctional Institution ( 1.5 miles from Gillette Stadium)
Hernandez will spend the rest of his life sentence at Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center
Def: the date when the defendant decides to plead guilty or not guilty

7. General strain theory
I believe that Aaron Hernandez was plagued by what is known as the general strain theory. The general strain theory was developed by Robert Agnew in The general strain theory is a derivate of the strain theory created by Robert K. Merton in The core belief of the theory is that one person is overwhelmed by stress from being successful and turns to crime as a way to vent. This can be triggered by the death of a positive influence, being surrounding by negative influences and the inability to reach a goal. The general strain theory is fairly common and as it’s the product of negative emotions. One of the biggest examples of the general strain theory in society today is people who use drugs or harassment to cope with their issues. To add, this leads me to believe that Aaron Hernandez was stricken by the general strain theory. The main reason why I believe this is because Hernandez lost his father when he was only 16 years old. Hernandez was never a troublesome teen before his father died but within a year he started to break the law and engage in fights. As, he progressed through College Hernandez was caught using drugs and failed multiple drug tests as a result. In addition, as the years passed Hernandez started to go to more clubs which was the place were all of his crimes started. In summary, I believe that Aaron Hernandez was cursed with the general strain theory and used partying and violence as a way to cope with the death of his father.

8. Cultural references
Books Aaron Hernandez: Shoot First! by William Russo *Satire