BOSTON — Former NFL star Aaron Hernandez was found dead in his prison cell on Wednesday just four days after he was acquitted in a double murder case. <br /> <br />Hernandez’s body was found hanged by a bedsheet tied to his cell window, CNN reported. The Bible verse “John 3:16” was written across his forehead. <br /> <br />Hernandez was pronounced dead at 4:07am. Prison officials said the door had been jammed with various items from the inside. It does not appear that Hernandez left a suicide note. He was 27 years old. <br /> <br />Just five days earlier, Hernandez was acquitted of double murder charges stemming from a separate July 2012 drive-by shooting incident in Boston’s South End. <br /> <br />His lawyer called for a “transparent and thorough” investigation to be conducted. His former agent believes there was no chance Hernandez took his own life. <br /> <br />On June 14, 2013, Hernandez and semi-pro football player Odin Lloyd were seen arguing in a Boston nightclub. <br /> <br />Three days later, Hernandez and two other men picked up Lloyd from his Massachusetts home. That night, Hernandez is believed to have confronted Lloyd about the argument. <br /> <br />Hours later, a jogger found Lloyd’s body riddled with six bullets in an industrial park one mile from Hernandez’s home. <br /> <br />In 2015, Hernandez was convicted of murdering Lloyd and sentenced to life in prison.
