The story of Aaron Hernandez has recaptured the nation’s attention after Netflix dropped Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez docuseries.
His brother has since shed some light on Hernandez’s life and sexuality, which became a huge topic of discussion after viewers watched it.
During his upcoming appearance on The Dr. Oz Show — Jonathan Hernandez remembered a time his brother actually told their mother that he has had sex with men prior to him taking his life.
“He’s like, ‘Mom, you’re going die never knowing your son,'” the older Hernandez said. “Then all of a sudden they have this conversation and they’re both flooded with tears across from each other.”
Jonathan says it still unclear if him being in the closet was the pressure that pushed him into killing Odin Lloyd.
“That’s one of the questions and, you know, head scratches that they still have regarding really this entire case,” Hernandez said when discussing his brother’s sexuality and motive behind the murder of Lloyd. “There’s just so many questions regarding everything. And, for me to sit here and say it was this or that, I can’t say. All you can do is look at the evidence that was provided.”
Aaron did not tel his mother until he was behind bars following a murder conviction. Jonathan believes his brother held onto this secret his whole life to escape ridicule or punishment from their father.
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“I don’t know if he would have been able to finish his sentence,” Hernandez responded when asked if his brother would’ve been able to talk to his father about his sexuality. “I don’t know at all, I really don’t. I can’t imagine him even being able to or my dad would have thought he could beat that out of him.”
Jonathan then spoke on the abuse they went through at the hands of their father:
“I don’t think ‘beat’ is really even the word that can be expressed when you literally have to blow on your brother’s wounds because of the creases of a belt or handprint in your body, and the burning sensation it has,” Hernandez explained. “You now have a rule that in your household, you can get beat, but you stay away from the face, so other people can’t notice.”
This is Hernandez’s first interview since the docuseries premiered.
