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Hernandez reportedly 'swore' he wasn't involved in murder

Published Mar. 31, 2015 2:18 p.m. ET

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By NESN Staff

Two people have now testified Aaron Hernandez told them he did not kill Odin Lloyd, after New England Patriots director of security Mark Briggs said on the stand Tuesday that Hernandez “swore on his baby’s life” he was not involved in the murder.

“I asked him if he was involved in the incident,” Briggs said of a 1-on-1 conversation with Hernandez, during testimony in Bristol Superior Court, according to CBS Boston. “He swore on his baby’s life that he was telling the truth.”

Briggs’ testimony came after Shayanna Jenkins, Hernandez’s fiancee, told the court Friday she also asked Hernandez if he killed Lloyd.

“He said no,” Jenkins said.

Briggs also testified Hernandez was asked to leave Gillette Stadium in June 2013, as news coverage was building, because Hernandez’s presence was “bad for business.” Michael Fee, one of Hernandez’s defense attorneys, pushed the point.

“It was really the business element that prompted you to ask him to leave, wasn’t it?” Fee asked Briggs.

“Yes,” Briggs said.

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