Mr. Hernandez was in a single cell in a general population housing unit. Mr. Hernandez hanged himself utilizing a bed sheet that he attached to his cell window.
Hernandez was serving a life sentence for the murder of Odin Lloyd in North Attleboro in June 2013.
Secondly is the question of why he was again charged. There is no point in charging a person who is already convicted and sentenced to life. Since a charge of murder has no statute of limitations they simply hold the charges and don't use them until he is released. All this, " Justice for the family" and "Closure" is pure bullshit. This is a prosecutor wanting a high profile case under his belt.
No, it really isn't done that way. Even if someone is serving time for a charge, even life, they will still try and bring to trial a new homicide to get it adjudicated while witnesses can be located, witness recollections are fresh, and police and lab witnesses are available. If they wait for years witnesses disappear, retire and move out of state, die, etc.
Sometimes it seems like overkill, but if something goes south in an appeal of the first murder conviction, they always have the second murder conviction to fall back on.
