Athletes donating their brains to science
Frank Gifford, Ken Stabler and Brandi Chastain, among others, have donated their brains to science to help researchers learn about CTE - a debilitating disease associated with head injuries
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Frank Gifford, Ken Stabler and Brandi Chastain, among others, have donated their brains to science to help researchers learn about CTE - a debilitating disease associated with head injuries
Aaron Hernandez's brother opens up as Jonathan Hernandez's new book "The Truth About Aaron" is being released
The best-selling author unravels the complicated and troubling story of the convicted murderer and former New England Patriots player in "All-American Murder" airing Saturday, Jan. 20 on CBS
The best-selling author's latest book is due out on January 22
What made NFL star Aaron Hernandez kill -- and kill himself? Best-selling author James Patterson unravels what he calls the most fascinating, complicated and troubling crime story of our times
A timeline of major events in the life of the football star turned convicted murder
Dr. Ann McKee said CTE had significantly impacted key parts of Hernandez's brain, including the hippocampus and the frontal lobe
Former NFL star committed suicide in prison where he was serving a life sentence for murder
Aaron Hernandez's conviction was voided after the former New England Patriots player killed himself in prison
On Monday, lawmakers will hear testimony on a bill that would keep intact criminal convictions of people who die before their appeals are heard
The second part of a two-part interview with Shayanna Jenkins-Hernandez aired Tuesday on the "Dr. Phil" show
Shayanna Jenkins-Hernandez told Dr. Phil McGraw she doesn't think the ex-NFL star committed suicide
Judge ruled that the former New England Patriots tight end's conviction can be erased because he died before his appeal was heard
Court documents released Friday include a letter to the ex-NFL star's fiancee, as well as reports detailing his prison disciplinary record
Correction officers found cardboard had been shoved into the tracks of Hernandez's cell door and shampoo on the floor to make it slippery, report says
Author James Patterson is writing a true crime book about the former NFL player
Lawyer for Kyle Kennedy says his client wants to personally address "nature and extent" of close friendship
Courts in Massachusetts have held that when a defendant dies before having an appeal heard, the conviction is vacated
Family and friends of Hernandez say their farewells to the former NFL player during a private funeral in his hometown
Investigators say they found three hand-written notes next to a Bible in the ex-NFL star's prison cell
Jose Baez accused the medical examiner's office of misconduct for not yet releasing the former NFL star's brain to Boston University's CTE center
Sources say he left message of sorts on his forehead, and inmate who may have been last person to see him alive now on suicide watch
Authorities say the former NFL star, a convicted killer, hanged himself using a bed sheet
Riots broke out at Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center earlier this year
The former NFL star is already serving life in prison for the 2013 murder of Odin Lloyd; he was found guilty of a firearms charge