Aaron Hernandez seemed to have a clear-cut motive in mind when he committed suicide on April 19, 2017, inside his cell at the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Lancaster, Massachusetts.
It appears he wanted to ensure that his fiancee, Shayanna Jenkins-Hernandez, and their daughter were financially secure.
The 27-year old former star player for the New England Patriots was in the process of appealing his 2015 murder conviction for the shooting death of Odin Lloyd.
According to TMZ, if a person convicted in Massachusetts is in the middle of their appeals process, they are considered innocent during that time.
Since Hernandez died before the process was exhausted, he was technically not guilty. Shayanna, who is believed to be Hernandez's beneficiary, inherits his estate. That would include $6 million in salary due to him by the Patriots.
The Bristol County district attorney's office released an excerpt of a letter written by Hernadez for Shayanna, before he hanged himself last month. In it, he tells her that she's "rich."
"Shay, you have always been my soul-mate and I want you to live life and know I'm always with you," the letter reads. "I told you what was coming indirectly! I love you so much and know you are an angel - literally! We split into two to come change the world! Your characteristics [sic] is that of a true angel and the definition of God's love! Tell my story fully but never think anything besides how much I love you. This was the Supreme's, the Almighty's plan, not mine! I love you! Let (redacted) know how much I love her! Look after (redacted) and (redacted) for me - those are my boys. (YOU'RE RICH) I knew I loved you = Savage Garden."
NBC Boston reports that the last line was a reference to the 1999 song "I Knew I Loved You" by the Australian pop duo Savage Garden.
Hernandez left two more suicide notes. One to his daughter and the other to his lawyer, Jose Baez. Neither one of those has been released to the public.
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