BOSTON (WHDH) - The agent who once represented ex-Patriots star Aaron Hernandez does not believe his former client killed himself.
Brian Murphy said in a tweet Wednesday morning that there is “absolutely no chance he took his own life.”
Authorities said Hernandez hanged himself in his prison cell early Wednesday while serving a life sentence for murder.
“Chico was not a saint, but my family and I loved him and he would never take his own life,” Murphy said.
The 27-year-old was found by guards at the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Shirley just after 3 a.m., Department of Correction spokesman Christopher Fallon said.
Hernandez was acquitted last week of a double-murder charge.
(Copyright (c) 2024 Sunbeam Television. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)