Shayanna Jenkins, Aaron Hernandez Fiancee Accomplice to Murder if She Hid Gun, Expert Said [VIDEO]
Aaron Hernandez fiancée could be charged with being an accomplice to murder if she's found to have helped discard of the gun used to kill Odin Lloyd.
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Shayanna Jenkins has not be charged in connection with Lloyd's murder, but investigators are looking into whether she helped her fiancé dispose of the .45 caliber Glock Hernandez allegedly used to kill his former associated Odin Lloyd, according to court documents obtained by The Hartford Courant.
Authorities searched a storage unit registered to Jenkins on July 26, because they believe she made "overt attempts to hide evidence ... and to hinder and mislead" investigators.
A day after Lloyd's body was found just miles from Hernandez's Attleboro, Mass. home, the former New England Patriots player sent a cryptic text message to Jenkins, according to the court documents CNN acquired.
"Go back in back of the screen in movie room when u (sic) get home an (sic) there is a box...jus (sic) in case u (sic) were looking for it!!! Member (sic) how you ruined the big tv Imao WAS JUST THINKIN bout that lol wink wink love u..." the text from Hernandez read.
According to the court papers, Jenkins allegedly replied with an equally mysterious text.
"ok-that was awful...Perfect tv...Love u."
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About an hour later, surveillance footage from June 18 showed Jenkins carrying a trash bag, which authorities claim contained a heavy "rigid object" that looked to be a lock box or safe. Jenkins put the bag in the trunk of her sister's car and left the house she shared with Hernandez. She returned to the house later, but did not carry anything back inside the house.
CNN's legal analyst Paul Callan said if Jenkins assisted Hernandez is disposing of the murder weapon, the legal ramifications could be devastating.
"If Ms. Jenkins is tied into this conduct, she's in very serious trouble," he said. "She an accomplice after the fact to a murder."