Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez – Recap and review

The Conclusion

Most people are asking themselves “How can a guy that is making millions of dollars to play a game, just throw it all away? How can he not be happy?”

Happiness means something different for a lot of people. Hernandez didn’t seem to be happy based on money. I just didn’t get that feeling from him during this documentary.

The “why” is the story here. Why did he murder Odin Lloyd and possibly two other people?

Overall, I found the documentary to be very educational. I didn’t find myself having any remorse for Hernandez, though. It’s hard to have that when he was found guilty of murdering a friend. But now we have an idea and look into his life and what could have possibly drove him down this dark and ugly road.

You can take a look back at his childhood and his upbringing. Hernandez was around a lot of domestic violence and battling with his sexuality. His brother stated that Aaron was without a doubt sexually abused as a child. For a kid that grew up with such a strict father and played such a man’s sport such as football, he was terrified about his sexuality.

Although the theory is presented in the documentary, the truth is there is no concrete evidence that Hernandez ever struggled with his sexuality.

Some think Hernandez didn’t die by suicide. The only thing that really seemed to make him happy was his daughter. In the state of Massachusetts, if a person is currently on trial and dies before a verdict is reached, the case is thrown out. If the case was thrown out, the Patriots owed Hernandez money from the $40 million dollar contract.

Many believe that’s what happened in the case of Hernandez. But Odin Lloyd’s mother and family fought to have that law change, and it was changed. And with that law being changed, Aaron Hernandez is a convicted murderer.

Last but not least, this stuck out to me the most. Remember earlier when we discussed Aaron Hernandez’s dad dying?

Many see that as the tipping point for him. It’s also clear he struggled with another man living in his house so quickly after the death of his father. When Hernandez was in jail, he had a phone call with his mother that really hit me.

Here’s what he said to his mother:

“You made decisions that…they’re the worst. I don’t put you down and, and you f***** my whole life up. I was the happiest little kid in the world and you f***** me up. And I just lost my father. And I had to go to college. And I had nobody.”

Those words, to me, seem to explain everything that was wrong with Hernandez.

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