'We've never seen anything like this': Dan Wetzel on the Aaron Hernandez trial

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"We've never seen anything like this," says Yahoo national columnist Dan Wetzel of the recently-concluded Aaron Hernandez trial, and he's right: a football star just months removed from catching a Super Bowl touchdown pass, just weeks away from signing a multimillion-dollar contract, allegedly kills two people, then later murders his future sister-in-law's boyfriend? It makes absolutely no sense whatsoever, and it's more than a little surprising that this story didn't get more play as it unfolded.

Wetzel was one of the few national writers who followed the trial of Hernandez for the murder of Odin Lloyd from the courthouse itself, and he's on the podcast today to talk about what he saw, what he heard, and what he learned.

Why would Hernandez do something like this? That's the big unknown, isn't it? We try to come up with some answers, while angling in on such issues as the trial's turning points and the way the overmatched prosecution was able to take down the more expensive defense. This is a fascinating story, one that's not over yet. Plus, Wetzel lets us in on the secret connection between Hernandez and another accused double murderer, Lizzie Borden.

Make sure to check out more of Wetzel's work right here.

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