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Netflix docuseries, the shocking true story of a much-loved athlete convicted of first-degree murder is placed under the microscope
![Aaron Hernandez: how did a $40m NFL star become a convicted killer?](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/74fb14740a3b683027994a7c1fb59e76ba0c6462/85_0_1800_1080/master/1800.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=5af8a569ab4acade080d0df90d0b39f1)
Even by the standards of America’s obsession with stories of spectacular falls from grace, the trajectory of Aaron Hernandez, a star New
England Patriots football player turned convicted murderer, was particularly steep and unusually compelling – a senseless, horrific collapse unfolding in real time.
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