Ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez dead after hanging self in cell

Ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez dead after hanging self in cell

<p>Massachusetts prison officials say former NFL star Aaron Hernandez has hanged himself in his cell and pronounced dead at a hospital. He was 27.</p>

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Ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez dead after hanging self in cell

<p>Massachusetts prison officials say former NFL star Aaron Hernandez has hanged himself in his cell and pronounced dead at a hospital. He was 27.</p>

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