BOSTON (WHDH) — Two jurors who acquitted Aaron Hernandez of a 2012 double-murder were invited to attend his private funeral Monday afternoon in Bristol, Connecticut.
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The jurors told 7News that they were contacted by another juror, who said a bus ride to the funeral would be provided by Hernandez’s attorney Jose Baez.
A source confirmed that the jurors were invited after a juror called Baez’s office and expressed interest in attending the funeral, saying others were interested as well. As a result, their names were added to a private guest list for the funeral.
No members of the jury attended the funeral, ultimately opting to decline the invitation.
DEVELOPING: An Aaron Hernandez juror confirms to me he was invited to the funeral; a bus would take him; but he did not go. @7News
— Alex DiPrato (@AlexDiPrato) April 25, 2017
A second Hernandez juror confirms she was invited to the funeral but did not go. @7News
— Alex DiPrato (@AlexDiPrato) April 25, 2017
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