Judge orders release of Aaron Hernandez’s suicide notes
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The three notes that Aaron Hernandez left behind in his prison cell before committing suicide are now in the hands of the Hernandez family.
A judge from the Bristol County Superior Court ordered the three notes Hernandez wrote in prison to be released to his family by the time he was buried. His family and friends held a private service for him in his hometown of Bristol, Connecticut on Monday afternoon.
“They should’ve told them about the suicide notes before they read the newspaper,” said Attorney George Leontire while in court Friday.
Attorney George Leontire, who is representing Hernandez’s estate, was furious the family was not told about the three notes Hernandez left behind.
“It’s important for transparency that the family be afforded an opportunity to examine the evidence as to what has taken place here,” said Leontire.
One of the trio of defendants fighting the release explained on Monday why they took that legal position.
“We didn’t want the ongoing investigation to be affected by the turning the notes over,” said Massachusetts Secretary of Public Safety, Daniel Bennett.
Bennett told the media only some of them are suicide notes. However, he would not comment on who they were addressed to.
“I am not going to discuss that. That’s up to Mr. Early,” said Bennett.
A spokesman for the Worcester County District Attorney told ABC6 they do not plan on making the three notes public.
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