A promising young American football player from Bristol, Connecticut, Aaron Hernandez had quickly made good on his promise and played at a top level in a college program before being inducted into the National Football League at the age of 20. But in 2013, just after signing a $40 million 5-year contract with the New England Patriots, he becomes a household name in the most infamous murder case involving an American athlete since OJ Simpson. Hernandez's lawsuits for the brutal murder of Odin Lloyd and two Boston men yielded a series of revelations: a tumultuous and often violent upbringing, a growing fascination with gang life, and other discoveries that sparked a flurry of motivations behind his violent behavior.