You sat through the evidence in the case. Thats all hypothetical. I think we want to focus on this case and the successful conclusion of it. Anything about the judges order asking ursula not to cry on the stand . Something you can talk about when now after its over . Well i think the judge conducted a fair and orderly proceeding. I think that i see victims and witnesses become emotional on the stand throughout trials and i think its appropriate if its if its natural and not done in a way that would detract from her it testimony, it would be appropriate for her to express her emotions when she testifies. Mr. Quinn the judge threw out a lot of evidence you brought. Obviously at the time that hurt your case. Going forward that theoretically helps the appealable issue. The appealable issue any evidence that was excluded is not going to be the subject of an appeal. The appellate process takes care of itself. Automatic appeal firstdegree murder. Thats for another day. We feel that we tried a good case and presented the evidence in an appropriate and proper fashion. Do you [ inaudible ] Aaron Hernandez gets it got it today when that verdict was read . I dont know. I think when they put when you are taken away and they say life in prison without parole someones got to respond to that. Theres got to be some response but i dont know if he gets it. Prepared for the possibility the d. A. Evidence has been garnered in the new charges . Suffolk has their pending cases, has their case pending, theyre dealing with it. Certainly it if theres any information that we have that could be of assistance well work with them. Can we hear from mr. Mccullough . You can. I dont have much to say substantively about the case, but i did just want to thank the jury for the verdict. Its obviously been a long trial and it was quite, im sure an inconvenience for them in their lives to commit this kind of time. We felt we had their attention every day, both the prosecution and the defense. Fairly considered the evidence. Theyve returned a verdict thats supported by that evidence. So were very grateful for their commitment and odin Lloyds Family these ladies here who you saw sitting in the front row every day, they were committed to seeing this thing through and for trusting in the process and trusting that the jury would deliver a fair verdict and i think theyre very satisfied with that. Were very grateful and actually drew strength from their commitment be to show up every day and let the process play out as it would. So im very grateful for the jury and also as you will recall when we started the case we had just lost our District Attorney who went on to be the mayor of this great city. And i wanted to thank, again, the governor and Lieutenant Governor for the appointment of thomas quinn. He was absolutely the right man for the job. And he was part of the team and it was important to keep the team intact because we had come so far working on the case and it really has been a team effort and im very grateful for all the agencies that have been involved in this and i couldnt even name them all for you, it would take too long. Obviously the chief of north atle borrow is here with us and the state police but this was a multistate investigation and there was so many agencies who committed time and resources and personnel to follow up on leads for us and our partners Suffolk County d. A. s office u. S. Attorneys office the atf, et cetera. Good results. Just results come from collaborative efforts by agencies working together and thats what happened in this case. So im very grateful for that. Tell me about the challenge of putting all of that evidence together in a comprehensive way to the jury . It at the end of the case you see the District Attorneys office the prosecutors, i said this earlier inside to part of the people involved a thousand hands touched this case and at the end of the case were standing here and it would have been an Impossible Task for me alone to have handled all the evidence trying to bring it all together. Ive had great assistance pat, brian, the officers assigned to the case jeremiah gone don know van, jennifer pursele someone who workses in our office really the one who pulled it all together for us. So too many people to thank. I think they know who they are. But never could have done it without, again, were here at the end, but theres so many people who are have contributed to the success of this case and were very grateful because we know it brings some small measure of peace to the family and the homicides are the most serious cases that we deal with. But the idea that somebody was targeted in this case i think you heard the evidence 35 people who went to that scene before anybody knew who was involved. They were have from a variety of agencies there doing their job. Homicides, there have been a commitment by this District Attorney and sam sutter the prior District Attorney to fully investigate every homicide. Weve done that in this case and every other case. Im proud of the work that goes into these cases. Again we never get to this result without the commitment of so many people. Im grateful to that. Bill you bill you had bill [ inaudible ]. This family very well decision like this feel personal in a way . Its definitely personal. I have gotten to know this family and again, we we myself drew strength from just the dignity and the class and the commitment that they showed to let this go out and theres a responsibility that we have to make sure that we do everything [ inaudible ]. And while im talking about that i just wanted to thank my family and i know i speak for everybody else, people people make sacrifices. We made a sacrifice because were committed to seeing this thing through and as a result our families wives, kids significant others sometimes were not there for them and but im very grateful to them because they understand that weve been so blessed in our lives and when something, some tragedy like this happens to another family were committed to trying do everything we can and that sometimes means we have to make sacrifices so this has been a wonderful family to get to know and odin lloyd, he was a special person. Everything ive heard about him he the he dont make young men like that. He was didnt a father that story i heard early on about the last occasion he had to see his mother really touched us. That he was saying, you know happy fathers day because he didnt have a father in his life and it was his mother who raised him and raised him to be the kind of person who was respectful and appreciated what he had. You heard his uncle vaughn say he couldnt give him anything. He wanted to earn it. He rode his bike every day to work as a landscaper. I think it was a great contrast between two young men, the defendant, who had so much so much ability, so much talent money, all the things that everyone thinks you need and then you had odin lloyd who didnt want that given to him, he was going to earn it. He didnt have the athletic talent but he loved football and continued to play football and thats the kind of person he was. So yes, i did get to know this family and that made it easier for us to commit what we thought we had to commit to bring this result about. Did you have a sense it was going to be close when that verdict was read . We had great confidence in the case we put together and any time you charge somebody with a homicide you dont make that decision lightly. This decision wasnt made lightly. We intended to see the case through and so when we charged him we believed in the case and obviously there was the evidence youve heard the evidence. The jury agreed with that. Bill no murder weapon no eyewitness but you stood up there in closing arguments and pointed at Aaron Hernandez and said he pulled the trigger. Talk to me about where your confidence in that statement comes from . Im not going to i appreciate the question. Its a very good question. But were respectful of where we are in the case. One defendant whos been tried, two to go. It, obviously, was a circumstantial case and a joint venture that we argued to the jury and im not going to say too much more because these other cases have to play out and well obviously. Two more questions. Two more. Bill how heard guilty . Quite a relief. And again, part of this theres a personal component but what were doing in our jobs is were the front person and have so many people who are counting on us to bring about a successful result. Theres the family that i want to bring some measure of peace to them and some closure, but theres the team that we respect represent all the people that work so hard. Its not something i take lightly. It was quite a great relief to hear the jury to have them acknowledge what we believe to be the case that Aaron Hernandez committed the murder of odin lloyd. Looking back at the trial how did the status as a patriots player impact you and present challenges to you as a prosecutor . I think the District Attorney hit it right on the head. This case was not about the patriot player. This was just about a murder occurring, a brutal senseless murder and this defendant, Aaron Hernandez, should be treated like anyone else. We impanelled a jury and asked those questions, can you treat him like any other citizen, and really grateful that i didnt think that played into the case. The celebrity aspect of it. Again, ill second my appreciation to you, the media, for the respect and the restraint you showed us the family. I know youre here to do a job, but the process worked and it worked because it wasnt there wasnt a circuslike atmosphere to the presentation of this case. That was important. And i think the jurors were professional they didnt they focused on the evidence they showed up they were serious about it and that shows in their verdict. Thank you very much. Family members all three in the car [ inaudible ]. I didnt catch that. When you arrest you only charged him, three nen the in the car. Im sorry i cant answer that question. Im going to turn it over. Thank you very much. Ladies can we hear your reaction . And right now, we are seeing ursula ward the woman there in purple and here comes odin lloyds sister his younger sister who also spoke passionately. I would like to say thank you, again, as my mom said to the jurors and to what we call our dream team behind us whos put so much work into seeing this through. Thank you for everyone whos reached out to us. Mail social networks prayers. People letting us know they were there for us. As i said before in my impact statement, it kind of doesnt feel like were here. Were living in a dream world and then still have to face reality where it doesnt seem like odin is not here. It just seems like a day we havent had a chance to speak to him. I dont think that we will ever come to grips with the fact that hes not here. Somebody that youre used to seeing every day, somebody that youre used to speaking to someone just who calls just to say theyre you know what are you doing, i dont think that anyone can actually grasp the fact and well never be able to sit and actually come to grips that hes not here. Its just, you know another day that odin isnt here and its another day that family has to deal with. How are you guys [ inaudible ] staying so strong . Prayers. Prayers and each other. We come from a strong knit family and this has just brought us stronger together. To hear i love you every day from your mom or sister or cousin who calls just to let you know that, you know theyre there for you, i dont think theres any other way we could have gotten through it. Able the forgiveness that your mom im not as strong as my mom yet. That time will come. You just describe how you felt [ inaudible ]. Unfortunately, i wasnt able to sit in court when the verdict was read. I was on my way here. But it was a sign of relief. I screamed. I cried. And then the first person that called me was my sister and the first thing she said in tears was i love you. That was the best feeling that weve had in a long time. Can you talk about shaneahs kekship . Shes been here most of the day sitting next to her. I bring her here because i love her like shes my sister and anybody that knows, i go on vacations with her, shes not that talkative. Shes definitely a member of the family and my mom always says her girls and her girls were for shahkela shaneah and i. Thats what brought you together . Yes. I love her because she loved odin and i know odin loved her. You said shes not a talker but i have to ask, how [ inaudible ]. No comment. Thank you. Olivia one more can you say anything about how shakeila felt about not being able to tell and the family right now, walking away. They have said their peace. Ursula ward saying the thing shell miss most about her son the smile, the d. A. Thomas quinn spoke, the prosecutor many thought had an uphill battle so much of the evidence was circumstantial but he said the verdict was quite a relief and then you heard from odin lloyds sister. Very powerful. In court she reminded the judge that since his death, both she and her sister have each had children children that odin lloyd will never know and she said i now have to go to his grave and look at his tomb stone to tell him i love him. Joining me is cnn correspondent jean casarez, whos been following up on this case and jean whats fascinating is the defense tried to make it seem as if Aaron Hernandez was simply along for the ride he had no role in this but it seems the jury bought the prosecution argument not only was he a along for the ride he was the one who was the ring leader the one at the wheel of the car, the one who got the gun, who also called his friends and then essentially carried out this murder. That is really the definition of a circumstantial case right, because they had the Text Messages they had the telephone pinging, the Video Surveillance inside the house that we see now that jurors believe he was holding that gun. You know early on in this case one of the jurors was dismissed because she said theres not a murder weapon and without a murder weapon i cant convict someone. Well this jury today said they didnt need that murder weapon. That they looked at the other evidence and that was all they needed. Deb, i also want to tell you that while Aaron Hernandez was being sentenced we got word from the Suffolk CountyDistrict Attorneys office its not over yet for Aaron Hernandez, and there was a trial date of may 28th for this double murder that hes been charged with in boston. They are now continuing that date but they also say in the next few weeks, in the coming days they will announce a new date for Aaron Hernandez to be tried on double murder within the commonwealth of massachusetts. Thats interesting because the double murder some say, in fact one of the reasons odin lloyd may have been killed was because he knew about hernandezs role in that murder. Its going to be very interesting to see how that case plays out as well. Theres going to be a lot more on Aaron Hernandez tonight on cnn and thank you, jean casarez, tonight on cnn downward spiral inside the case against Aaron Hernandez will air tonight 9 00 on cnn. Im deborah feyerick. Thank for sticking with us. Wolf blitzer picks up after a quick break. ® driver. Im kevin nealon comedian. And im arnold palmer, professional golfer. Know what we have in common . We talked to our doctors about treatment with xarelto®. Me, when i had a blood clot in my leg that could have traveled to my lungs. 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