Prosecutors: Ex-NFL star Hernandez's DNA ties him to slaying (Yahoo Sports)

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Prosecutors laid out what they called compelling forensic evidence - Aaron Hernandez's DNA on a marijuana cigarette shared with the friend they say he killed - as the ex-NFL star's trial got underway. Jurors were to hear more testimony Friday in the case against the former New England Patriots standout, whose lawyers portrayed him as a man with ''the world at his feet'' and no reason to kill. With his ex-teammates about to play in the Super Bowl, Hernandez listened intently to Thursday's opening statements. Lloyd's bullet-riddled body was found in an industrial park near Hernandez's North Attleborough home, not far from Gillette Stadium.

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