Last month, a jury in Bristol County, Massachusetts convicted former Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez of murdering Odin Lloyd. Later this month, a court in Suffolk County, Massachusetts will move closer toward setting a trial date in connection with the allegation that Hernandez killed two men in Boston, 11 months earlier.
Per multiple reports, a status hearing will be held on May 21 for the murder case arising from the shooting deaths of Safiro Furtado and Daniel de Abreu. Hernandez will not be present for the hearing.
Presumably, a trial date will be set at that time. The trial at one point was scheduled to begin in late May. An indefinite postponement occurred, in deference to the trial arising from the Lloyd murder.
Hernandez currently is serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole, subject to appeal of the verdict. In multiple respects, the second case against him is even stronger.