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The judge overseeing former New England Patriots standout Aaron Hernandez's murder trial says jurors can watch this weekend's Super Bowl but must walk away or otherwise distance themselves if his name is mentioned. Bristol County Superior Court Judge Susan Garsh gave jurors instructions Friday before dismissing them for the weekend...

Testimony resumes today in Fall River in the murder trial of former Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez. Hernandez is on trial for the shooting of Odin Lloyd in 2013. Jurors spent the morning hearing testimony from several witnesses, including Captain John White of the North Attleborough Fire Department...

Two witnesses took the stand during the first day of the Aaron Hernandez murder trial at Fall River Superior Court.

A defense lawyer in the trial of former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez says police and prosecutors targeted his client in the murder case from the beginning. His lawyer Michael Fee told jurors Thursday in his opening statements that Hernandez is an innocent man and did not kill semiprofessional football player Odin Lloyd in 2013...

Gov. Charlie Baker has appointed Thomas Quinn as Bristol County district attorney, putting to rest questions that had been raised in recent days about Quinn's future. The Republican governor announced Thursday that Quinn will serve until the next election in November 2016...

The judge overseeing the murder trial of former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez has turned down a request from CNN that the questioning of prospective jurors be done in a way that the public can hear. Bristol County Superior Court Judge Susan Garsh responded Monday to a letter sent by CNN last week...

24/7 News Source - The murder trial of former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez is set to start tomorrow with jury selection in Bristol Superior Court in Fall River, Massachusetts. Hernandez is accused of killing semi-pro football player Odin Lloyd in June of 2013...

A relative of Aaron Hernandez has been granted immunity in the former New England Patriots star's upcoming murder trial. Bristol Superior Court assistant clerk Mark Ferriera says Justice Susan Garsh granted prosecutors' petition for immunity on Wednesday for Jennifer Mercado...

Jury selection starts this week in a high-profile case: the murder trial of former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez. Prospective jurors will be summoned to Bristol County Superior Court in Fall River on Friday for the case, which centers on the June 2013 slaying of semiprofessional football player Odin Lloyd...

Two of the most anticipated trials in recent years will begin this coming week. Monday, Jan. 5th, marks the beginning of jury selection in the Boston Marathon Bombing trial while the murder trial involving ex-Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez will begin to select jurors on Friday, Jan. 9th. Details from the Associated Press below.