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Former NFL Star Aaron Hernandez Found Dead
Aaron Hernandez has been in prison serving a life sentence on a murder conviction for a shooting back in 2013.
In a recent trial, Hernandez was acquitted on a double murder charge.
The Washington Post is reporting that Wednesday morning guards, at a maximum security prison in Lancaster, Massachusetts, found the former New England Patriots tight end hanging in his cell.
Hernandez was pronounced dead a few hours later. It's reported that Hernandez hanged himself using a bed sheet tied to the prison cell window.
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