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Originally Posted by CuriousGeorge420 ↗

He cried when he wasn't convicted of the double murder. Probably it was then that he realized he didn't need to kill his friend to get away with it.

Was a motivegiven for him killing Odin Loyd?

[crice63]

I'm guessing after the not guilty verdict and possible appeal on the Odin murder he knew the other immates had it out for him, he, the thug rather died by his own hand. Good riddens

[michmi]

Apparently, he wrote "John 3:16" on his forehead in red marker.

The stories I'm reading state that in the past very recent time he had begun to talk about how the only people who were supportive of him were his attorneys and he had just begun having conversations with prison staff and court bailiffs about how he was basically by himself in prison. The possibility of him getting a retrial on the murder of his friend was very slim, so he knew he had many years to go. I also believe that due to the football he had mental problems - I've never seen any documentation of it and it wasn't used as an excuse in his trials, but just IMO.

[Azimuth]

Originally Posted by michmi ↗

I also believe that due to the football he had mental problems

Oh, that's a solid hypothesis! I hadn't thought of that one, I just figured he didn't want to do the long prison sentence.

"chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which the Mayo Clinic defines as “brain degeneration likely caused by repeated head traumas” that is “a diagnosis only made at autopsy,”" -google

He wouldn't be the first athlete to become violent after repeated blows to the head, which was later confirmed to be CTE, at autopsy.

Usually I think they suicide after killing someone else though, or simply suicide, instead of killing an innocent person too.

Like Chris Benoit, pro- wrestler, killed his wife and kid(?), then himself.

Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher shot and killed his girlfriend before fatally shooting himself in the head in the team parking lot.

Good article about CTE from playing sports.

[pyromancer555]

Originally Posted by Azimuth ↗

Oh, that's a solid hypothesis! I hadn't thought of that one, I just figured he didn't want to do the long prison sentence.

"chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which the Mayo Clinic defines as “brain degeneration likely caused by repeated head traumas” that is “a diagnosis only made at autopsy,”" -google

He wouldn't be the first athlete to become violent after repeated blows to the head, which was later confirmed to be CTE, at autopsy.

Usually I think they suicide after killing someone else though, or simply suicide, instead of killing an innocent person too.

Like Chris Benoit, pro- wrestler, killed his wife and kid(?), then himself.

Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher shot and killed his girlfriend before fatally shooting himself in the head in the team parking lot.

Good article about CTE from playing sports.

This stuff happens a lot. Head injuries of all kinds can completely fuck someones personality up. These murders Hernandez was tried and accused of happened approximately 2 years after his first season. So head injuries could be a huge culprit in his case and others like this.

[Craig3010]

Originally Posted by michmi ↗

I also believe that due to the football he had mental problems

He was a problem child before he went to college. Urban Meyer made him room with Tebow at UF so that Tim would hopefully be a positive influence on him. And to keep him out of trouble; Tebow once had to drag him out of a bar because he was drinking heavily.

[Azimuth]

Originally Posted by pyromancer555 ↗

This stuff happens a lot. Head injuries of all kinds can completely fuck someones personality up. These murders Hernandez was tried and accused of happened approximately 2 years after his first season. So head injuries could be a huge culprit in his case and others like this.

I can attest to the personality change. After my tbi, my kids said, gee mom, you're a lot nicer now. I have no choice but to be patient, otherwise I get confused and flustered, and tire very easily. Not violent though, thank god for that.

Maybe it's just men it causes the violence in? and maybe they were predisposed to being violent. I mean, it's predominantly wrestlers, football players, returning military guys after all, right? Just my thoughts there.

[pyromancer555]

I have no idea what the stats are. I havent done a ton of research into just when these cases happen or something crazy happens. But most of those professions are male dominated so id assume the stats for males are higher but mostly only cause of that reason. I know Ive seen change in me from all the shit ive been through plus my accidents I had back in 2011. My personality changed A LOT from all that. So I can say for sure it does change personalities and "trigger" conditions that may have previously not been seen or may have never even existed before said incidents have happened.

[michmi]

I'm hoping during the autopsy they obviously have to do on him they'll be able to tell whether he had CTE or not. His concussions would have started at a young age in youth league football, then of course high school. By college he could have already had a couple of concussions. We'll see.

[pyromancer555]

Originally Posted by michmi ↗

I'm hoping during the autopsy they obviously have to do on him they'll be able to tell whether he had CTE or not. His concussions would have started at a young age in youth league football, then of course high school. By college he could have already had a couple of concussions. We'll see.

That Autopsy report would be a good one to get our hands on. Would be nice to see what if any brain abnormalities there are.