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The revelatory inside story from the trial and final times of New Britain Patriots superstar Aaron Hernandez, by his attorney and NY Times bestselling author Jose Baez.

When renowned defense lawyer Jose Baez received a request for representation from Aaron Hernandez, the disgraced Patriots tight-end was already serving a lifestyle sentence for murder. Defending him in another, double-murder trial appeared like a lost cause–but Baez approved the challenge, and their about Needless Roughness: In the Trial and Last Days of Aaron Hernandez partnership culminated in a dramatic courtroom success, a competition to competition his first conviction, and ultimately a tragedy, when Aaron required his own lifestyle days after his acquittal.

This riveting, closely-observed account of Aaron’s life and final year is the only book predicated on countless intimate conversations with Aaron, and told from your perspective of a genuine insider. Written using the support of Hernandez’s fiancée, Needless Roughness takes readers in the high-profile trial, supplying a dramatic retelling from the race to obtain key evidence that would exonerate Hernandez, and afterwards play a crucial role in appealing his 1st conviction.

With revelations about Aaron’s personal life that weren’t shared at trial, and an exploration of the Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy diagnosis revealed by his autopsy, Jose Baez’s Unnecessary Roughness is a startling courtroom drama and an unexpected portrait of the fallen father, fiancé, and teammate.