Aaron Hernandez: Can Brain Damage Turn You Into A Killer?

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English - February 10, 2020 12:00 - 58 minutes - 40.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 70 ratings
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Kelsey discusses the tragic and bizarre story of Aaron Hernandez, crticizes the new docuseries about his life, and reviews the theory that the brain condition, CTE, can turn you into a murderous rage zombie.

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References:

Aaron Hernandez hid secrets behind his smile. (2018, October 13). The Boston
Globe. Retrieved from https://apps.bostonglobe.com/spotlight/gladiator/
bristol/

Aaron Hernandez suicide due to CTE, not seuxality ... Jose Baez rips Netflix
doc. (2020, january 20). Retrieved February 9, 2020, from TMZ website:
https://www.tmz.com/2020/01/20/
aaron-hernandez-attorney-jose-baez-suicide-cte-not-sexuality-gay/

Breer, A. (2014, February 19). Aaron Hernandez's NFL entry: What did scouts know
back then? Retrieved February 9, 2020, from http://www.nfl.com/news/story/
0ap2000000326445/article/
aaron-hernandezs-nfl-entry-what-did-scouts-know-back-then

CTE Resources. (n.d.). Retrieved February 9, 2020, from
https://concussionfoundation.org/CTE-resources/what-is-CTE

Fesharaki-Zadeh, A. (2019). Clinical Characteristics of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy. Psychiatric Times, 36(8), 21–22. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=shib&db=ccm&AN=137994387&site=eds-live

Kilgore, A. (2017, November 9). hernandez suffer from most severe CTE ever found
in a person his age. The Washington Post. Retrieved from
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/
aaron-hernandez-suffered-from-most-severe-cte-ever-found-in-a-person-his-age/
2017/11/09/fa7cd204-c57b-11e7-afe9-4f60b5a6c4a0_story.html

Levenson, E. (2018, October 31). 9 fascinating lines from Aaron Hernandez's
brother's new book. Retrieved February 9, 2020, from https://www.cnn.com/
2018/10/31/us/aaron-hernandez-brother-book/index.html

111 N.F.L. Brains. All but one had CTE. (2017, July 25). The New York Times.
Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/07/25/sports/football/nfl-cte.html?mtrref=undefined&gwh=7623254DE4E4ABCB85432573284BB02D&gwt=pay&assetType=REGIWALL

Powell, M. (2019, October 30). A lineman became a doctor, but dementia made him
retire. He's only 42. The New York Times. Retrieved from
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/28/sports/football/tackle-football-cte.html
Randolph, C. (2018). Chronic traumatic encephalopathy is not a real disease. Archives Of Clinical Neuropsychology: The Official Journal Of The National Academy Of Neuropsychologists, 33(5), 644–648. https://doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acy063

Promo for Stat! Podcast

References:

Aaron Hernandez hid secrets behind his smile. (2018, October 13). The Boston
Globe. Retrieved from https://apps.bostonglobe.com/spotlight/gladiator/
bristol/

Aaron Hernandez suicide due to CTE, not seuxality … Jose Baez rips Netflix
doc. (2020, january 20). Retrieved February 9, 2020, from TMZ website:
https://www.tmz.com/2020/01/20/
aaron-hernandez-attorney-jose-baez-suicide-cte-not-sexuality-gay/

Breer, A. (2014, February 19). Aaron Hernandez’s NFL entry: What did scouts know
back then? Retrieved February 9, 2020, from http://www.nfl.com/news/story/
0ap2000000326445/article/
aaron-hernandezs-nfl-entry-what-did-scouts-know-back-then

CTE Resources. (n.d.). Retrieved February 9, 2020, from
https://concussionfoundation.org/CTE-resources/what-is-CTE

Levenson, E. (2018, October 31). 9 fascinating lines from Aaron Hernandez’s
brother’s new book. Retrieved February 9, 2020, from https://www.cnn.com/
2018/10/31/us/aaron-hernandez-brother-book/index.html

Powell, M. (2019, October 30). A lineman became a doctor, but dementia made him
retire. He’s only 42. The New York Times. Retrieved from
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/28/sports/football/tackle-football-cte.html
Randolph, C. (2018). Chronic traumatic encephalopathy is not a real disease. Archives Of Clinical Neuropsychology: The Official Journal Of The National Academy Of Neuropsychologists, 33(5), 644–648. https://doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acy063