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The Truth About Aaron
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To football fans, Aaron Hernandez was a superstar in the making. A standout at the University of Florida, he helped the Gators win the national title in 2008. In his second full season wih the New England Patriots, he and Rob Gronkowski set records for touchdowns and yardage, and with Tom Brady, led New England to Super Bowl XLVI in 2012. But Aaron's NFL career ended as quickly as it began.
On June 26, 2013, he was arrested at his North Attleboro home, charged with the murder of Odin Lloyd, and released by the Patriots. Convicted of first-degree murder, Aaron was sentenced to life without parole. On May 15, 2014, while on trial for Lloyd's murder, Aaron was indicted for two more murders. Five days after being acquitted for those murders, he committed suicide in his jail cell. Aaron Hernandez was twenty-seven years old.
In this clear-eyed, emotionally devastating biography—a family memoir combining football and true crime—Jonathan (formerly known by his nickname DJ) Hernandez speaks out fully for the first time about the brother he knew. Jonathan draws on his own recollections as well as thousands of pages of prison letters and other sources to give us a full portrait of a star athlete and troubled young man who would become a murderer, and the darkness that consumed him.
Jonathan does not portray Aaron as a victim; he does not lay the blame for his crimes on his illness. He speaks openly about Aaron's talent, his sexuality, his crimes and incarceration, and the CTE that ravaged him—scientists found that upon his death, Aaron had the brain of a sixty-seven-year old suffering from the same condition.
is a shocking and moving account of promise, tragedy, and loss—of one man's descent into rage and violence, as told by the person who was closer to him than anyone else.
"The most powerful book I have read in a long time." —Tyler Perry
"The impact of Aaron's life and death on Jonathan is described with both unblinking honesty and profound compassion. Sports fans and cultural historians will find this a gripping cautionary tale about fame, fortune, and football." —
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I have always been interested in this story. Wondering how a star NFL football player went from top plays to jail for life. Aaron’s story was always mind blowing to me when I watched documentaries on his story. Hearing Aaron’s story from someone so close to him was truly the best way to understand everything. I think this was truly a wonderful well done book on the way Aaron and his family grew up to the way fame took over. I think sometimes people are raised one way that they may only know how to live that way. Aaron’s brother talks about how his parents did go to jail and were around drugs and it was a big effect to them, I can see how that effected the way Aaron and Jonathon were living their lives. I am not saying it was ok for what Aaron did at all, but I think Jonathon did a wonderful job seeing both sides. Seeing what was wrong and what could have played an effect in Aaron’s life. Overall if you want to know more on how Aaron was raised and the whole story I think this is a great story!”
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