In court papers, investigators said the sneakers appear to match shoe prints found at the scene where Lloyd was fatally shot.
SHOE IMPRESSION EVIDENCE INTERVIEW TRIAL
Yet, it wasn’t until almost a year and a half later, when investigators were making final trial preparations last November, that they “noted” the three pairs of shoes in photographs and realized they could still be at Hernandez’s home, a search warrant affidavit states. It also states the XI Retro Lows became available for public sale only three weeks before Lloyd’s murder. Prosecutors say the cable connecting the basement security camera, labeled “man cave,” was unplugged after the three men went downstairs.Ĭhilling crime scene video in Hernandez caseĪuthorities say the “outsole pattern,” of the Air Jordan XI Retro Low’s allegedly worn by Hernandez is “similar to and consistent with the unidentified shoe impression… in close proximity to the body of Odin Lloyd,” according to the affidavit. Wallace and Ortiz are seen on home security video entering the house and going into the basement after getting out of a car minutes after Lloyd was fatally shot in a nearby industrial park. They have pleaded not guilty and are going to be tried separately. Wallace and Ortiz are also charged with the murder of Lloyd.
That affidavit dated November 14, 2014, says that after studying images and home security video and having “consulted with Nike,” investigators believe those three pairs of shoes are “believed to be produced by Nike and Creative Recreation.” They are the white and black Air Jordan XI Retros, the red Creative Recreation Cesario low tops and the brown Nike Air Jordan winterized spike sneakers allegedly worn by Hernandez, Wallace and Ortiz, respectively.
The basement is where Hernandez’s man cave is located and is complete with bar, a screening room, a pool table with a New England Patriot’s logo, and a trophy room. So far, jurors have not been told that somehow three other sets of sneakers neatly lined up side by side along a bedroom wall in the basement were overlooked, and “appeared to be in good condition,” according to an affidavit. The basement also has a screening room and a bar. When police began executing search warrants for weapons and clothing at Hernandez’s home on June 18 and June 22, 2013, they also were looking for shoes that could match that print in the dirt, according to court files and testimony. When Lloyd’s body was discovered, crime scene investigators singled out one of two footwear impressions early on because one didn’t match the “lugged sole” shoes of police, nor the shoes of first responders or civilian witnesses who found Lloyd’s body, according to court documents. Investigators photographed a pair of Nike Air Jordan XI Retro Low brand sneakers during one of their first searches of Hernandez’s home, according to court papers, but did not take them in as evidence. The sneakers prosecutors believe Hernandez wore the night of Lloyd’s death were within the grasp of investigators who visited the ex-football star’s home, but it appears no one knew it at the time. Lloyd, 27, was shot once in the back and six times in the front in June 2013 – the final two bullets fired as he lay face up, according to the medical examiner. Jury sees video of Hernandez taking apart cell phone
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