Who’s Who In The Aaron Hernandez Trial
The 25-year-old was a star player with the Patriots with a $40 million contract when, prosecutors say, he killed Odin Lloyd. Hernandez has pleaded not guilty. He has also pleaded not guilty to murder charges stemming from a 2012 double slaying in Boston, where he is accused of killing two men after someone accidentally spilled a drink on him at a nightclub. No trial date is set in the Boston case, and prosecutors in the Lloyd case will not be allowed to tell the jury about the double slaying. - Associated Press (CJ Gunther / Associated Press)
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Singleton, Hernandez’s cousin, has pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to commit accessory after the fact. Singleton, of Bristol, pleaded guilty last year to criminal contempt for failing to testify before the grand jury, and she was given probation. A judge spared her prison time because she’s being treated for advanced cancer. - Associated Press (Michael Dwyer / Associated Press)
Garsh has been a judge for more than 20 years after being appointed to the bench in 1993 by Republican Gov. Bill Weld. Prosecutors had asked Garsh to step aside from the case because they said she had an antagonistic relationship with prosecutor William McCauley. Garsh declined. - Associated Press (CJ Gunther / Associated Press)
Assistant District Attorneys William McCauley, Patrick Bomberg and Roger Michel are the lead prosecutors on the case. (Patrick Raycraft / Hartford Courant)
Jenkins, Hernandez’s fiancee, is charged with perjury and has pleaded not guilty. Prosecutors have said she lied dozens of times to a grand jury investigating Lloyd’s killing. Jenkins is listed on the prosecution’s list of potential witnesses, and this week, prosecutors petitioned the court to grant her immunity for the murder trial. The matter was sealed, and the outcome of the request was not clear. Jenkins and Hernandez have a 2-year-old daughter together. - Associated Press (Brian Snyder / Associated Press)
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is listed as a potential witness for the prosecution. It’s not yet known whether either will be called. - Associated Press (Elise Amendola / Associated Press)
New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick is listed as a potential witness for the prosecution. It’s not yet known whether either will be called. - Associated Press (Charles Krupa / Associated Press)
Pouncey, a center for the Miami Dolphins, is also listed as a potential witness for the prosecution. He played football with Hernandez at the University of Florida. - Associated Press (Lynne Sladky / Associated Press)
Spikes, a Buffalo Bills linebacker this past season, is listed as a potential witness for the prosecution. He played football with Hernandez at the University of Florida and also played with Hernandez on the Patriots. - Associated Press (Jared Wickerham / Getty Images)
James Sultan and Charles Rankin lead the firm Rankin and Sultan and are highly respected criminal defense lawyers. Michael Fee (pictured) is a former federal prosecutor, is a well-known defense attorney mostly focusing on white-collar crime and business matters. - Associated Press (Patrick Raycraft / Hartford Courant)
