It appears that Aaron Hernandez's defense team is going to plead insanity at his murder trial. The former Patriots tight end has been charged with a double homicide that occurred in 2012 as well as the murder of semi-pro linebacker Odin Lloyd, with whom Hernandez was acquainted. The three killings, which authorities believe are related, all occurred in or near Boston where Hernandez was living. Following a damning investigation which included questioning tattoo artists who may have worked on or known Hernandez, it now seems that the defense is going to have his records pulled from the Patriots' files to determine whether he could be declared mentally unfit to stand trial.
Hernandez's attorneys have filed a motion to gain access to any files The New England Patriots may have kept on him, insisting that they are relevant to the defense's strategy (via ESPN):
"The motion seeks records including, but not limited to, 'psychological testing, medication records, X-rays, MRIs, CT scans, drug or alcohol abuse-related records, other medical records, physical therapy records, scouting reports, and investigative reports.'"
This, according to some people, is most likely to lay the groundwork for an insanity plea, or some other possible loophole in the event that he pulled the trigger (via Boston Herald):
"They could be setting up a defense that perhaps he wasn't in his right mind that night, either by a mental health issue that he had or some type of drug or alcohol he was under the influence of, or both."
In any case, the defense is asking the judge to throw out the case of Odin Lloyd's murder, citing a lack of evidence (via Philly.com):
"Prosecutors countered that they can tie Hernandez to Odin Lloyd's shooting and that the killing was part of a pattern of Hernandez committing acts of violence after nightclub disputes."
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