I watched 'The Mind of Aaron Hernandez' on Netflix

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What an incredibly depressing story. It's impossible to say what caused him to go off the rails, but there were a lot of issues.

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1. isn't youth head trauma

isn't youth head trauma a risk factor for serial killers?

His body count is low for serial killers, but the wikipedia entry for him mentions it briefly.

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2. Well, his father died when he was 16 and he did not have a good relationship with his mother.

He may have been gay or bisexual and in the closet.

He hung around with the wrong people, even after getting into the NFL.

He was a frequent drug user, preferring to be stoned on marijuana all the time.

He took his share of head injuries playing football, and when he died at 27 he had stage 3 CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy) which in turn could have made him more violent.

He was a mess.

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3. Not sure why they focus on sexuality

I doubt it had anything to do with the murder of Odin Lloyd & there was the double homicide which he was acquitted but it is likely he was involved. I remember he had a girlfriend destroying evidence at the time. Either way I think it is irrelevant to the homicides.

Chronic cannabis use isn't unusual though most people can't afford to use it that often. Especially for someone young like Hernandez was.

Vick also hung out with the wrong crowd even after he entered in the NFL which is how he got involved in the dogfighting.

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4. Its possible he could have been blackmailed regarding his homosexuality

Nobody knows what his motive was. But they said he was paranoid, so he could have perceived a threat even where there was none.

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5. Something like that was never presented by the prosecution

The double murder he was acquitted the reason why he was charged because after the Odin Loyd murder they traced the vehicle that fled the scene of the double homicide to Aaron Hernandez's vehicle. I realize they didn't prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt but that doesn't mean it didn't happen and I doubt they will find any other suspects.

It is possible Lloyd knew something about the double homicide and you're right he could have done it because of paranoia since Lloyd seemed like he was looking forward to meeting Hernandez again.

I don't think the sexuality stuff had anything to do with it especially when connected to the 2 cases he was charged with.