A former friend of ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez told the jury at his double-murder trial Monday that Hernandez opened fire on a car because he believed two men inside had taunted him at a Boston nightclub. Alexander Bradley testified about the shootings on July 16, 2012.

Witness: Aaron Hernandez shot at men after spilled drink in club A former friend of Aaron Hernandez says the former Pats TE repeatedly fired a revolver into a car. Check out this story on HometownLife.com: http://usat.ly/2ntl85y Surrounded by his defense team, Aaron Hernandez looks to attorney Jose Baez during the double murder trial of former New England Patriots tight end Hernandez in Suffolk Superior Court in Boston on Thursday, March 16, 2017.

SCENE OF CRIME: Boston police, above, give jurors, not pictured, a ‘view’ of the crime scene in the South End outside Cure Lounge where former Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez is alleged to have committed a double murder in 2012. Aaron Hernandez’s defense team continued to attack the DA’s argument that a spilled drink in a city nightclub lead to the 2012 slayings of two men as the fallen NFL player’s murder trial ended the first week with a field trip to crime scenes for jurors.

Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez sits at the defense table during his double murder trial at Suffolk Superior Court in Boston, Thursday, March 2, 2017. Hernandez is charged in the July 2012 killings of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado who he encountered in a Boston nightclub.

Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez already has one murder conviction on his resume. A trial that could pin two more murders on Hernandez officially got underway on Wednesday.

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The real killer of two men in a hail of gunfire at a stoplight was not former NFL star Aaron Hernandez but rather the government’s star witness in his double murder trial, his attorney charged Wednesday in opening statements, revealing the defence strategy for the first time. Jose Baez, who is known for winning an acquittal for Florida mom Casey Anthony, said prosecutors want to convict his client so badly that they made “a deal with the devil.”

To continue reading up to 10 premium articles, you must register , or sign up and take advantage of this exclusive offer: Boston – New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick has been added to a list of people who could be called to testify at the double murder trial of former player Aaron Hernandez. Hernandez is charged with the drive-by slayings of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado in Boston in 2012.

Former NFL star and convicted killer Aaron Hernandez is due back in a Boston courtroom Tuesday for his second murder trial, this time on charges that he shot two men dead outside a nightclub after a dispute over a spilled drink. Prosecution and defense lawyers are set to begin the lengthy process of selecting a jury from a pool of 600 candidates, a week after his former teammates paraded through the city to celebrate their fifth Super Bowl win.

Former NFL star and convicted killer Aaron Hernandez is due back in a Boston courtroom Tuesday for his second murder trial, this time on charges that he shot two men dead outside a nightclub after a dispute over a spilled drink. Prosecution and defense lawyers are set to begin the lengthy process of selecting a jury from a pool of 600 candidates, a week after his former teammates paraded through the city to celebrate their fifth Super Bowl win.

CLOSER: Lead defense attorney Jose Baez, left, and Aaron Hernandez listen to Judge Jeffrey A. Locke during motion hearings yesterday. The first wave of jurors in contention to hear the double-murder case against Aaron Hernandez will meet the smiling former Patriot this morning – but behind the scenes, his defense team’s game face is one of unease.

Lawyers for former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez asked Friday for a three-month delay to the start of their client’s double-murder trial so they can review new information, including prosecutors’ disclosure that they could call team offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels as a witness. “We are drowning here, and there is no life preserver being thrown our way,” lead defense attorney Jose Baez told a skeptical Suffolk Superior Court judge.

From left, lead defense attorney Jose Baez, defense attorney Ronald Sullivan and Aaron Hernandez listen to Judge Jeffrey Locke during a hearing requesting a continuance Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, in Boston, for Hernandez’ upcoming double murder trial. less From left, lead defense attorney Jose Baez, defense attorney Ronald Sullivan and Aaron Hernandez listen to Judge Jeffrey Locke during a hearing requesting a continuance Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, in Boston, for … more Aaron Hernandez, right, talks with his lead attorney Jose Baez Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, during a request a continuance in Hernandez’ upcoming double murder trial in Boston.

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Former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez is due in court as a judge hears arguments on motions filed by his lawyers in his upcoming double murder trial. Prosecutors say Hernandez gunned down the men after one of them bumped into him.