that s agreeable, your honor. thank you. aaron hernandez leaving the courtroom just sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. we heard just before that victim impact statements from his mother, sister, cousins, uncle. emotional statements. his mother saying odin was my only son. odin was the backbone of the family. the day he died i felt my heart stop beating. i wanted to go in that hole with him she said on the day she was burying her son. very emotional, very emotional moment in the courtroom especially when you take it in context of odin lloyd being killed june 17th, 2013, at the age of 27. they ve been sitting in this as his sister said this bad
carries that sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. we heard him get that. aaron hernandez pursed his lips and looked over at his mother and fiance who were openly crying and holding on to each other. the family of murder victim odin lloyd sitting a few feet away on the other side as the verdict of the read also crying and rocking in the courtroom. lloyd s family members just gave their victim impact statements before hernandez was sentenced. lloyd s mother ursula ward talked about burying her only son saying the day i put him to rest i felt my heart stop beating. i felt like i wanted to go in that hole with my son odin saying, i will never have a grandchild from my son. i won t dance at his wedding and he won t be able to dance at mine. it took jurors roughly seven daze of deliberations to reach their verdict. jury consisting of seven women, five men. 36 hours behind closed doors. he pled not guilty to the 2013
we wear purple in this courtroom every day because it was my son s favorite color. i forgive the hand of those who had a hand in my son s murder either before or after and i pray and hope that some day everyone out there will forgive them also. may god continue to bless us. thank you. thank you. and the very powerful words from a mother speaking about her son saying the day i laid my son to rest, i felt my heart stop beating. we are expecting odin lloyd s mom ursula ward to speak any moment. susan candiotti. think of the family dynamic in the courtroom. aaron hernandez and odin lloyd the man he s accused of killing they were dating sisters. those two sisters in court every
developments. there were goesp and tears when the verdict was read. aaron hernandez looked over to his mother and fiance who were crying and appeared to mouth the words be strong. the family of the murdered victim odom lloyd sitting seats away. and she talked about burying her only son. the day i laid my son odom to rest rest rest i heard my heart stop beating for a moment. it took jury seven days to get the verdict. the former new england patriot s