Plain Inside: The Complicated Yet Simplistic Story of Aaron Hernandez
Today, Netflix released Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez. The story itself is highly compelling and offers an array of evidence surrounding Hernandez’s mysterious downfall. Yet, the documentary uncovers the most tragic reasoning right under its own nose.
4 min readJan 15, 2020
During the opening segment of the second episode of the series, Aaron Hernandez is on the phone with his agent. During the call, which is audibly played over a slow-motion video of a prisoner in handcuffs and chains, his agent, Brian Murphy, jokingly says that he’s having trouble securing marketing deals with Nike, claiming that they said it would be tough to put the swooshes on orange jumpsuits.
Hernandez laughs and mutters, “I know. I know.” His agent assures him that things are good, that he is taking care of him. Hernandez seemingly doesn’t pay attention because he then says, “Can you get me a Smith and Wesson deal?” Hernandez then bellows laughter, like an arrogant and giddy schoolboy who is being…
