Aaron Hernandez Tattoos Show Guilt in Double Murder: Prosecutors

Are tattoos evidence that Aaron Hernandez gunned down two people in the South End in 2012? Prosecutors alleged that they are.

The former New England Patriots tight end was in court Tuesday for a pre-trial hearing for the double murder of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado in 2012. Hernandez is accused of gunning down the two while they were in an SUV. He is also accused of trying to shoot Alexander Bradley in February 2013 in an attempt to silence the only known witness.

Suffolk First Assistant District Attorney Patrick M. Haggan said in court that following the Bradley shooting, Hernandez sought a tattoo artist in California for some new ink, according to the Boston Globe.

One image showed a revolver with five bullets in the chamber, one empty chamber and the phrase "God forgives" tattooed backwards so it could be read in a mirror. Another tattoo consisted of a semi-automatic handgun, a spent shell casing and a puff of smoke, Haggan said.

The prosecution argued that the tattoos match what happened to the victims, with the first tattoo being representative of the five bullets allegedly shot from a .38-caliber revolver in the double murder and the second image being connected to the single shot fired in the Bradley incident.

Defense attorney Ronald Sullivan called the theory "rank speculation" and said allowing jurors to hear about it would violate Hernandez's right to a fair trial.

No ruling on the tattoos was issued.

Hernandez is serving a life sentence for the murder of Odin Lloyd. He is due back in court Jan. 19, and the trial is scheduled to start Feb. 13.

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