Jurors begun deliberations in Aaron Hernandez 's murder trial on Tuesday Tuesday afternoon after the prosecution and defense made their closing arguments . The former New England Patriots football player is accused of killing semi-pro player Odin Lloyd , who was dating his fiancee 's sister , in June 2013 . His defense said on Tuesday that he witnessed his friends , Ernest Wallace and Carlos Ortiz , kill Lloyd but did not commit the shooting himself . His lawyers said the prosecution has not proven he pulled the trigger . Hernandez faces life in prison if convicted of the murder .
Jurors begun deliberations in Aaron Hernandez 's murder trial on Tuesday afternoon after the prosecution and defense made their closing arguments . The former New England Patriots football player is accused of killing semi-pro player Odin Lloyd , who was dating his fiancee 's sister , in June 2013 . His defense said on Tuesday that he witnessed his friends , Ernest Wallace and Carlos Ortiz , kill Lloyd but did not commit the shooting himself . His lawyers said the prosecution has not proven he pulled the trigger . Hernandez faces life in prison if convicted of the murder .