Netflix Neurology: Inside the Brain of Aaron Hernandez (for a few seconds)

from Dr. Ann McKee / Boston UniversityA recent addition to the Netflix “making a murderer” franchise isKiller Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez. At the end of any such story, there is no single answer as to what “made” the murderer.The story ofAaron Fernandez is still in the public eye because of his fame as a professional football player for the New England Patriots (2010-2012). He was so successful that he signed a 5 year, $40 million contract with the team in August 2012. His alleged involvement in a July 2012 double homicide came to light in 2014, after he had been charged with the June 2013 murder of his friend,Odin Lloyd. For the latter crime, he was found guilty and sentenced to life without parole. He was acquitted of the double homicide, but two days later hehanged himself with a bed sheet in his jail cell.His brain was donated to theBoston University CTE Center. From extensive coverage in theNew York Times and elsewhere, we already knew that the autopsy revealed extensivechronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).If you hope to gain insight into repetitive head injury, brain pathology, and violent behavior from watching this documentary, you ' ll be disappointed. The 3-part series spent 5 minutes on CTE and 3 hours 15 minutes on everything else— his childhood, violent father, hurtful mother, immense athletic talent, football career, ex-con friends, girlfriend and daughter, heavy drug use, street life, weapons collection, paranoia, alleged shootings, alleged ...
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