Ex-NFL Player Aaron Hernandez Indicted Again, This Time For A 2012 Double Homicide

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aaron hernandez in handcuffsAaron Hernandez, the former Patriots tight end who in June was charged with the murder of semi-pro football player Odin Llyod, has been indicted for a separate 2012 double homicide, multiple Boston news outlets are reporting.

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He's been accused of killing 28-year-old Daniel Abreu and 29-year-old Safiro Furtado in a drive-by shooting in Boston, according to Fox 25.

A January affidavit claimed that investigators obtained video evidence showing Hernandez driving the SUV that hunted down the two victims as they were leaving a nightclub, according to The Boston Globe. A gunman fired from the vehicle when the victims' car stopped at a traffic light.

The SUV that Hernandez was allegedly driving was later found hidden in a garage at his cousin's house, police say.

Surveillance video from earlier that night allegedly shows Hernandez and another man, Alexander Bradley, at the same club as the two victims.

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Hernandez faces two charges of first-degree murder, according to the Boston Globe.

The double murder might be linked to the June killing of semi-pro football player Odin Llyod. Police believe that Llyod could have been murdered because he had information about the 2012 slaying, which happened one month before Hernandez signed a five-year, $40 million contract extension with the Patriots.