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Want my life to be, its up to me to make it out that way. >> when it comes time to make his college pick, not even his brother d.j. can get aaron to join them where their dad played, the university of connecticut. >> at first, he wouldnt even talk to me. but there was days, he said, like, its our dream to play together. come on, please. >> but aaron stands firm, believing his football career will soar in gator country. in january of 2007, he cuts his high school senior year in half and heads to ...

The defendant of murder. >> the state said its in full swing as he is high and gets drinks on the evening of june 16th, 2013. >> aaron. eddie. >> while partying with his fiance and friends, aaron hernandez is calling and texting codefendants, carlos ortiz and earnest wallace. summoning them from connecticut to massachusetts. >> this is a text youre looking at. >> at about the same time, hes texting lloyd to arrange a meeting. >> im coming to grab that tonight. you going to be around? >> lloyd ag...

Kind of angry. >> ahead -- >> youre not familiar with aarons expressions or what he does with his face? >> im familiar with human expressions. >> a defense attack on the states theory of motive. everyone wants to switch to t-mobile. but your carrier has you locked up paying off a phone. not anymore. now t-mobile will pay off your phone. stucin a contract? weve got you covered there too. anyone can tease you with a lower price for a limited time. only t-mobile guarantees your price will never go ...

Of the drugs and the amount of drugs could cause someone to become violent, could cause someone to become very paranoid, could cause someone to overreact to a situation, appear to be more impulsive. >> that kind of behavior doesnt describe the aaron hernandez many remember growing up in bristol, connecticut. where his family was celebrated as a local sports dynasty. >> i dont think there was another family that was more familiar. aaron was our golden boy. he had the family traits, his father and...

The coachs room. coach walks in and he says dennis has passed away. dennis hernandez, aarons father, his anchor, dies after routine hernia surgery. it hit 16-year-old aaron hard. >> he was just sad. couldnt stop the tears. >> felt uncomfortable to see him so hurt. i felt bad for him. >> that father-son relationship comes up in conversations with thomas hodgson who runs the jail where hernandez was held for a year before being moved. >> clearly at 16 years old, losing your father, it would be ver...

♪ >> aaron did track, football and basketball. he was described in any sport he played as -- >> brand mcmillan and andrew played basketball with aaron beginning in middle school. >> he was twice the size of me. we had the same height, but he was just more athletic obviously. he practiced like all the time. >> practiced because his father dennis pushed him constantly. >> his father was pretty strict. he told me his father used to make him shoot 500 shots before he went sometimes to play with hi...

>> the combination of those drugs, depending on the long-term use of the drugs, and the amount of drugs, can cause someone to become violent, could cause someone to become very paranoid, could cause someone to overreact to a situation, appear to be more impulsive. >> that kind of behavior doesnt describe the aaron hernandez many remember growing up in bristol, connecticut, where his family was celebrated as a local sports dynasty. >> i dont think there was another family that is more familiar in...

Basically saying, whatever i want my life to be, its up to me to make it out that way. >> when it comes time to make his college pick, not even his brother d.j. can get aaron to join them where their dad played, the university of connecticut. >> at first, he wouldnt even talk to me. but there was days, he said, like, its our dream to play together. come on, please. >> but aaron stands firm, believing his football career will soar in gator country. coming up, a promising college career overshadow...

Sources tell cnn aaron hernandez also used angel dust, and that could have made him paranoid. one says he felt he was a target, that people were coming after him. >> the combination of those drugs, depending on the long-term use of the drugs, and the amount of drugs, could cause someone to become violent, could cause someone to become very paranoid, could cause someone to overreact to a situation, appear to be more impulsive. >> that kind of behavior doesnt describe the aaron hernandez many reme...

Standout athletes. >> his orlando brother, d.j., was a sports hero, too. bob montgomery covers high school sports for the bristol press. >> aaron did track, in addition to football, he also did basketball. he was described as a man playing in any sport as a player. >> he was twice the size of me. the same height, but he was more athletic obviously. he practiced all the time. >> practiced, because his father, dennis, pushed him. constantly. >> his father was pretty strict. he told me his father u...