Chief Advocate Podcast: Aaron Hernandez’s Downfall

Maya Hines ’25 and Charlotte Yakavonis ’26 • April 3, 2025

Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was convicted of murdering Odin Lloyd. (Courtesy of Jeffrey Beall/Wikimedia Commons)

Odin Lloyd was killed on June 17, 2013 in North Attleboro, Massachusetts. Little did he know, his good friend would betray him in a traumatizing way that nobody expected. Aaron Hernandez, best known as a star tight end for the New England Patriots and a native of Bristol, violently killed his fiance’s sister’s boyfriend.

Reporters Maya Hines and Charlotte Yakavonis host the Nonnewaug Chief Advocate Podcast, highlighting a murder outside Boston recently featured in several documentaries.

About the Contributors

Maya Hines ’25, Reporter

Maya Hines is a senior at Nonnewaug High School. She is a first-year reporter for the Chief Advocate. She is part of the agriculture program at the school and is studying ag production. In her free time, she works with animals and is at the farm. She enjoys writing about sports, school events, and FFA activities.

Charlotte Yakavonis ’26, Reporter

Charlotte Yakavonis is a junior at Nonnewaug. She is from Bethlehem and this is her first year as a writer for NHS Chief Advocate. She takes and enjoys photography.