American Sports Story Episode 8 True Story: What the Show Changes

WARNING: SPOILERS ahead for episode 8 of American Sports Story.

American sports history episode 8 "Odin" changes several important aspects of Aaron Hernandez's true story. Josh Rivera leads the American sports history released as Aaron Hernandez, the former high school and NFL superstar tight end who was convicted of murdering semi-professional footballer Odin Lloyd in 2015. The first two episodes of American sports history capture a basic understanding of Aaron Hernandez's complicated upbringing and accelerated path to becoming a Florida Gator before joining the NFL's New England Patriots in 2010. American sports history It portrays several NFL players, including Hernandez, Rob Gronkowski, Tom Brady and Tim Tebow.

American sports history Episode 3 chronicles Hernandez's celebrity status in the University of Florida before finally declaring for the 2010 NFL Draft. Episode 4 of American Sports Story chronicles more details of Hernandez's transition from winning the 2010 John Mackey Award to having his draft stock plummet before the NFL Draft due to off-field concerns. American sports history Episode 5 chronicles Hernandez's early days as a rookie with the New England Patriots and explores the influences of his first NFL coach, Bill Belichick, while American sports history Episode 6 depicts a violent shootout that Hernandez is allegedly involved in with his friend Sherrod, who comes after him seeking revenge. American sports history episode 7.

Aaron Hernandez didn't kill Odin Lloyd because he exposed his second apartment

Prosecutors believed the apartment contributed to Lloyd losing Aaron's trust

American sports history creates a clear motive for Aaron Hernadnez's murder of Odin Lloyd that was not established in real life. Prosecutors believed Hernandez found a reason to lose his trust in Lloyd this involved the apartment and an incident at a Boston nightclub, which led to the murder. According to CNN"One of the incidents involved Lloyd seeing weapons and ammunition stored in Hernandez's so-called home, his apartment in Franklin, Massachusetts. The other thing that triggered Hernandez was a conversation Lloyd had with two men at a club that night, June 14, 2013.." However, the apartment issue didn't involve Lloyd telling Shayanna's sister about Hernandez's secret apartment.

Lloyd allegedly knew about Hernandez's second apartment in Franklin, Massachusetts, due to a complaint made by Hernandez's nanny. According to CBS NewsHernandez tried to bring his nanny Jennifer Fortier and her friend to his secret apartment while Lloyd was in the car. Fortier claimed that Hernandez invited her to his room at his so-called hostel and kissed her before she turned him down and pushed him away. Based on Fortier's claim, this confirms that Lloyd was aware of Hernandez's hostel and was likely exposed to the weapons and ammunition he stored there. Despite that, a clear motive for Lloyd's murder was never determined and Aaron never spoke about it.

Hernandez met Odin Lloyd years before he killed him

The series makes it seem like they met weeks before the murder

American sports history makes it appear that Hernandez and Lloyd met only a few weeks before the murder. The series depicts Hernandez and Lloyd dating only a few times before Hernandez takes the life of his potential father-in-law. In reality, Hernandez and Lloyd met sometime in the two years before the 2013 murder at a family reunion with Shayanna's sister, Shaena Jenkins. Hernandez and Lloyd spent a lot of time together playing video games and smoking marijuana at Hernandez's $1.3 million mansion in North Attleborough, which was just a mile away from where Lloyd's body was found.

According to ESPN, Hernandez provided Lloyd with several perks, including tickets to several New England Patriots games. Hernandez had also promised Lloyd that one day he would take him on a trip to California. Hernandez also rented Lloyd a black Chevy Suburban SUV days before his death, much like the one Hernandez drives in episode 8 of American Sports Story. All signs and signals pointed to Hernandez and Lloyd being good friends for months and even years before Hernandez took his life. American sports history ignores these facts and ultimately presents Hernandez's murder as a spontaneous act of paranoia and instability.

Hernandez killed Lloyd execution style with 5 bullets

The series depicts the crime scene with two gunshots

American sports history portrays Hernandez's murder of Lloyd differently than real-life evidence suggests happened. In the series, Hernandez comes face to face with Lloyd as he begs for his life. Hernandez had already fired five shots into the air while riding shotgun in the Nissan Altima that Ernest Wallace was driving with Carlos Ortiz and Lloyd in the back seat, which probably did not happen. Hernandez yells at Lloyd after finding out that Lloyd ratted him out about his apartment, which probably didn't happen either. Finally, Hernandez interrupts Lloyd's sentence by firing two shots, ending his life.

In reality, Lloyd's body was found with a total of five bullet holes in it. Authorities determined it to be an execution-style murder. It is unclear why exactly the creators of American sports history decided to change these details regarding the methodology of Odin Lloyd's murder, mainly because the series had already presented the alleged murders of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado by Hernandez and the alleged attempted murder of Alexander "Sherrod" Bradley as facts in previous episodes. The series also leaves out the apparent altercation Hernandez had with Lloyd at the Rumor nightclub in Boston, which occurred two days before the murder.

Tanya Singleton was diagnosed with cancer in 2011, not 2013

Singleton passed away in 2015

Hernandez's cousin Tanya Singleton reveals she was diagnosed with cancer in American sports history episode 8. Since the episode is set in June 2013, this wouldn't be breaking news for Hernandez, who likely found out about Singleton's cancer diagnosis when it was initially made in 2011. Previous episodes of American sports history reveal that Singleton consciously hid the Toyota 4Runner SUV that was packed at the scene of the double homicide of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado, which is true to reality. Singleton pleaded guilty to criminal contempt for refusing to testify against Hernandez but avoided prison due to his diagnosis. She died in 2015.

There is no evidence that Hernandez ever attended a Boston Bandits game

Hernandez watching a game would have been interesting

Several scenes in which Hernandez cheered on Odin Lloyd from the sideline at a Boston Bandits semipro football game were likely created for the series. This would mean that the scene in which Odin was inspired on the field by Aaron's presence and realized that an interception was also fabricated. According to ESPN, Lloyd usually wore number 4, not 58, during these games and would have someone else's name on the back because he couldn't afford his own jersey. One thing that American sports history What got right about Lloyd's character was that although he may have been impressed by Hernandez, he was perfectly satisfied with himself and his life before it was taken away.

Sources: CNN, CBS News, ESPN