Aaron Hernandez Fast Facts

Birth place: Bristol, Connecticut

Birth name: Aaron Michael Hernandez

Father: Dennis Hernandez, a high school custodian

Mother: Terri (Valentine) Hernandez, a school secretary

Children: with Shayanna Jenkins: Avielle Janelle Hernandez, November 6, 2012

Education: Attended University of Florida, 2007-2009

July 8, 2014 – A judge in the civil lawsuit brought by the families of de Abreu and Furtad freezes Hernandez’s $5 million in assets pending the outcome of his double-murder trial. The freeze includes the disputed $3.3 million Hernandez claims he is owed by the New England Patriots.

August 12, 2014 – Tanya Singleton, Hernandez’s cousin, pleads guilty to contempt of court for refusing to testify before the grand jury. She is sentenced to two year’s probation and one year home confinement. She receives home confinement because she has cancer.

September 23, 2014 – Tanya Singleton is sentenced to two years of home confinement after pleading guilty to contempt of court. She was sentenced for a similar offense last month.

December 22, 2014 – During a hearing in Bristol County Superior Court, prosecutors tell Judge E. Susan Garsh that the trial should take about six to 10 weeks. Prosecutors also say that jury selection, which is scheduled to begin January 9, 2015, should end by January 20.

January 26, 2015 – Jury is selected: 12 plus six alternates including 13 women and 5 men.

January 29, 2015 – Opening statements by prosecution and defense in Fall River, Massachusetts. Prosecution team: William McCauley, Patrick Bomberg, Roger Michel, and Brian Griffin. Defense team: Michael Fee, James Sultan, and Charles Rankin.

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