Has this ever been explained.....the Toyota 4Runner SUV that was loaned to AHern for free by a Rhode Island car dealer, the very same car that was found hidden in a garage in Bristol 2 years later....What has this car dealer said about what happened to their vehicle? Was it reported stolen? Was some kind of cash arrangement made under the table two years ago that satisfied the dealership and eliminated any paper trail that might lead to AHern.
Correct me if I'm wrong but I was under the impression AHern was on the police's radar for this Boston shooting from the very beginning. The police also knew the vehicle type immediately....so if the car dealer reported a stolen SUV that was last driven by AHern, connecting the dots shouldn't have been all that complicated.
Funny thing is if Hernandez had just returned the car there would have been a huge piece of evidence missing from this case. I do not think it was a loaner I think it was given to him with the intent that he would drive it and promote the dealership. I do know that the DA mentioned that he failed to bring the SUV in for schedule maintenance despite numerous attempts by the dealer to contact him. Hernandez also expressed interest in buying the car back in October of 2012 according to the DA.
They did not report it stolen likely because he was bull ****ting them being such as I am too busy with football, etc. to bring it in but I am promoting it.
I do not think he was on the radar at all though, I think that he did it and was free in clear except his homies kept running their mouths, his attempt to shut them up is what did him in.
Somehow I missed this. I'd also love to know the answers to these questions. It seems this should have led to The Prisoner's door much sooner. I'd love to know what the car dealer's story is. Maybe AH simply purchased the car which would not make the dealer suspicious or complicit.
It's funny that in both murders, rental cars figure prominently in the evidence trail. What a moron.
I do not think they had a plate # at the time; I think they had a make and model. It seems unlikely that they would connect Hernandez to the shooting, in fact he did a very good job keeping it low key, a millionaire football player driving a 2006 Toyota 4runner in 2012, that is a $30K SUV brand new, that one was six years old at the time. Even the Nissan Altima he was driving the night he killed Lloyd, once again a low key car, not what you would associate with a person who makes $8M a year on average. Had they gotten the plate # maybe they would have tied it to Hernandez but even then, I am not so sure, the funny thing is that him committing that double homicide seems so unbelievable that it probably would have never been tied to him without the Lloyd situation.
I have been saying since Alexander Bradley was arrested the night of the super bowl that Hernandez was going to be screwed. Bradley was facing heavy charges for that shooting and looking at probably a ten year bid, but he had a huge card to play and that card happened to be a person who shot him in the face and left him for dead the year before.
Interesting chain of events –
- 2/1/14 the DA determines Carlos Ortiz is not a creditable witness, at this time Hernandez case is looking beatable or at least improved.
- 2/8/14 Alexander Bradley is arrested for a shooting in CT.
- 5/8/14 Alexander Bradley has his bail reduced from $1M to $451K
- 5/17/14 Aaron Hernandez is indicted.