Odin lloyd — Credit: NY Daily News, Photo copyright 2013 Lloyd family via the Boston Bandits · Copyrighted — editorial use, owner-approved 2026-07-11
Odin Leonardo John Lloyd (November 14, 1985 – June 17, 2013) was a semi-professional American football player who had been a linebacker for the Boston Bandits of the New England Football League since 2007. He was born in Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, spent time in Antigua, and grew up in the Dorchester section of Boston. At the time of his death, Lloyd was dating Shaneah Jenkins, sister of the fiancée of former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez.
On June 17, 2013, Lloyd was shot and killed in an industrial park about one mile from Hernandez's North Attleborough home. Surveillance footage showed Lloyd leaving his South End Boston residence early that morning and entering a car with Hernandez, Ernest Wallace, and Carlos Ortiz. Lloyd sent his sister several text messages in the minutes before his death, including "Nfl." and "just so you know." Footage showed the car driving toward a secluded gravel pit and returning a few minutes later; police say Lloyd was shot during that interval. His body was discovered later that day by a jogger.
Prosecutors said Lloyd and Hernandez had been in contact hours before the killing regarding marijuana, that keys to a car rented by Hernandez were found in Lloyd's pocket, that bubble gum purchased by Hernandez was found stuck to a shell casing at the scene with DNA matching Hernandez, and that shoe impressions at the scene matched shoes Hernandez was seen wearing on surveillance video that night. Police searched Hernandez's home on June 18, 2013, and noted that his home security system had been damaged and that he had hired house cleaners the day Lloyd's body was found.
Hernandez was arrested on June 26, 2013, and charged with first-degree murder and several firearms offenses; the Patriots released him shortly after his arrest. Carlos Ortiz and Ernest Wallace were arrested on June 27 and 28, 2013, respectively, in connection with the case; prosecutors said both men were with Hernandez when they drove to the crime scene. Hernandez was indicted for murder on August 22, 2013, with Ortiz and Wallace indicted on first-degree murder charges in April 2014.
Hernandez's trial began January 29, 2015, in Fall River, Massachusetts, before Judge E. Susan Garsh. On April 15, 2015, he was convicted of first-degree murder and five weapons charges and sentenced to life without parole. Wallace was acquitted of murder on May 12, 2016, but convicted of accessory after the fact and sentenced to four-and-a-half to seven years in prison. Ortiz pleaded guilty to accessory after the fact on June 27, 2016, in exchange for dismissal of the murder charge, and received the same sentence.
On April 19, 2017, days after being acquitted in an unrelated double-murder case, Hernandez was found dead in his prison cell, having apparently hanged himself. His murder conviction in the Lloyd case was initially vacated under the doctrine of abatement ab initio, but the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court overturned that doctrine and reinstated the conviction in March 2019.
Industrial park, John Dietsch Boulevard, North Attleborough, Massachusetts
Case status
solved
Case timeline
2013-06-14
Lloyd and Hernandez went together to Rumor Nightclub in Boston; a witness said Hernandez appeared upset with Lloyd that night.
2013-06-16
Hernandez texted friends Ernest Wallace and Carlos Ortiz asking them to drive to North Attleborough, Massachusetts.
2013-06-17
Odin Lloyd was shot and killed in an industrial area of North Attleborough, Massachusetts; his body was discovered later that evening by a jogger.
2013-06-18
Police searched Hernandez's North Attleborough home; Hernandez was identified as playing a role in the killing.
2013-06-26
Hernandez was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and weapons offenses; he was released by the Patriots shortly after.
2013-06-27
Carlos Ortiz was arrested in connection with Lloyd's death.
2013-06-28
Ernest Wallace was arrested in connection with Lloyd's death.
2013-08-22
Hernandez was indicted by a grand jury for the murder of Odin Lloyd.
2013-09-27
Ortiz and Tanya Singleton were indicted on accessory charges; Shayanna Jenkins was indicted for perjury.
2014-04-11
Ortiz and Wallace were charged with first-degree murder in a new indictment.
2015-01-29
Hernandez's murder trial began in Fall River, Massachusetts.
2015-04-15
Hernandez was convicted of first-degree murder and five weapons charges and sentenced to life without parole.
2016-05-12
Wallace was acquitted of first-degree murder but convicted of accessory after the fact; sentenced to four-and-a-half to seven years.
2016-06-27
Ortiz pleaded guilty to accessory after the fact and was sentenced to four-and-a-half to seven years.
2017-04-19
Hernandez was found dead in his prison cell, apparently by suicide.
2017-05-09
Massachusetts Superior Court vacated Hernandez's murder conviction under the doctrine of abatement ab initio.
2019-03-13
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court reinstated Hernandez's conviction, ending the abatement ab initio doctrine in the state.
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Shayanna Jenkins
CHARGED
Hernandez's fiancée; indicted for perjury in connection with the case in September 2013; charges were dismissed in May 2015.
Aaron Hernandez
CONVICTED
Convicted of first-degree murder of Odin Lloyd on April 15, 2015, and sentenced to life without parole; conviction was later vacated after his death and reinstated in 2019.
Tanya Cummings Singleton
CHARGED
Hernandez's cousin; charged as an accessory to murder for suspected involvement in assisting Hernandez after Lloyd's killing.
Ernest Wallace
ACQUITTED
Acquitted of first-degree murder on May 12, 2016, but convicted of being an accessory after the fact and sentenced to four-and-a-half to seven years in prison.
Carlos Ortiz
CONVICTED
Pleaded guilty to accessory after the fact on June 27, 2016, after the murder charge against him was dropped; sentenced to four-and-a-half to seven years in prison.
Odin Lloyd
VICTIM
Semi-professional football player shot and killed on June 17, 2013, in North Attleborough, Massachusetts.
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Odin lloyd
Credit: NY Daily News, Photo copyright 2013 Lloyd family via the Boston Bandits · Copyrighted — editorial use, owner-approved 2026-07-11 · Source
Odin Lloyd, a semi-professional football player, was shot and killed in an industrial area of North Attleborough, Massachusetts, on June 17, 2013. Former NFL player Aaron Hernandez was convicted of his murder in 2015; two other men were convicted as accessories after the fact.
Where did the murder happen?
Industrial park, John Dietsch Boulevard, North Attleborough, Massachusetts.
Who was convicted?
Aaron Hernandez (Convicted of first-degree murder of Odin Lloyd on April 15, 2015, and sentenced to life without parole; conviction was later vacated after his death and reinstated in 2019.) and Carlos Ortiz (Pleaded guilty to accessory after the fact on June 27, 2016, after the murder charge against him was dropped; sentenced to four-and-a-half to seven years in prison.).
