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A new top prosecutor has been appointed to oversee the murder case against former New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez, after Bristol District Attorney Sam Sutter left the job to become mayor of Fall River.

The murder trial of former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez is expected to take six to 10 weeks. Hernandez was in Bristol County Superior Court for one of his final hearings before his January trial in the 2013 killing of semi-professional football player Odin Lloyd in an industrial park near Hernandez's North Attleborough home...

Aaron Hernandez is back in court for a final court hearing before the former New England Patriots star's murder case heads to trial. Monday's pre-trial hearing in Bristol County Superior Court is expected to focus on jury issues. Hernandez is in court along with his defense team, state prosecutors and relatives of Odin Lloyd, the man prosecutors say Hernandez fatally shot in June 2013...

The Massachusetts judge overseeing former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez's murder trial has banned all NFL gear from the courthouse once the trial starts. Superior Court Judge Susan Garsh's order, released Monday, says people will not be allowed inside the Fall River Justice Center if they're wearing or carrying clothing, buttons or other objects that include the name or images of the N

A Massachusetts judge says prosecutors in a murder case against Aaron Hernandez may not tell jurors about two other killings with which the ex-New England Patriot is charged. The judge ruled Friday in Bristol Superior Court. Hernandez has pleaded not guilty to murder in the 2013 killing of Odin Lloyd, a semi-professional football player who was dating the sister of Hernandez's fiancee...

Former Patriots player Aaron Hernandez has asked a judge to bar prosecutors from telling a jury at his upcoming Bristol County murder trial about evidence of his other alleged crimes, including the fatal shootings of two Boston men in 2012...

New England Patriots Coach Bill Belichick and team owner Robert Kraft are listed as possible witnesses by prosecutors in the upcoming murder trial of former Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez. Hernandez's lawyers are asking prosecutors to pare down their list of more than 300 witnesses in the 2013 killing of semi-professional football player Odin Lloyd...

Authorities have returned to the home of ex-New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez seeking sneakers they believe were worn on the night of a 2013 killing with which he's been charged.

A cousin of ex-New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez wants a conspiracy charge dismissed because her attorney says prosecutors didn't tell the grand jury that a key witness failed a lie detector test. Tanya Singleton's attorney says in a court filing prosecutors impaired the integrity of the grand jury by withholding evidence that ``undermined greatly'' the credibility of Carlos Ortiz...

A judge is denying a request for a change in venue for the trial of former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez. The 24-year-old is facing murder charges in the 2013 shooting death of semi-pro football player Odin Lloyd, who was dating the sister of Hernandez's fiancee'...