When the prosecution in Aaron Hernandez's murder trial agreed to give his fiancée Shayanna Jenkins immunity for her alleged role in the killing of semi-pro football player Odin Lloyd in exchange for her testimony earlier this year, everyone thought, "Uh oh. So this is how Aaron Hernandez is going to go down?" And when the prosecution called Jenkins to the witness stand on Friday, they thought, "Yup, this is how he's going to go down." It appeared as though Hernandez was going to be in big trouble once Jenkins testified.
As it turned out, though, Jenkins didn't roll over on Hernandez during her testimony. She spent the better part of two full days—Friday and today—fielding questions from both the prosecution and defense. And while she did reveal certain things that could end up helping the prosecution sink Hernandez, she didn't admit to getting rid of a murder weapon for him and she didn't say anything to tie him directly to Lloyd's murder. Instead, she said, "I don't remember," a lot and seemed to do everything in her power to say as little as possible.
But Jenkins did reveal a few things that stuck with us. She also testified for a long time (ten hours total!) and provided the jury in the trial with a lot of insight into her relationship with Hernandez. So we thought it'd be helpful to put together a list of Everything We Learned From Shayanna Jenkins' Testimony During Aaron Hernandez's Murder Trial. If you're trying to keep up with the trial, this should help you out.
She claimed Hernandez told her that he didn't kill Lloyd.
She said she didn't understand a cryptic text Hernandez sent her the day after Lloyd's death.
She revealed that Hernandez kept a gun "in the junk drawer" inside the couple's kitchen.
She said she is "estranged" from her sister Shaneah Jenkins, who was dating Lloyd at the time of his murder.
She claimed that she "wasn't sure" if Hernandez told her about the "flop house" he rented in Franklin, Mass.
She admitted Hernandez was smoking weed "on a daily basis" prior to his arrest in June 2013.
She revealed that both her and Hernandez were intoxicated on the night Lloyd was murdered.
She said was asked to meet up with Hernandez's co-defendant Ernest "Bo" Wallace the day after Lloyd's murder to give him money.
She admitted Hernandez used her cell phone to text Wallace the night of Lloyd's murder.
She claimed Hernandez told her to get rid of a cardboard box from the basement of the couple's home but that she didn't know what was in it.
She said she didn't recognize the Air Jordan XI sneakers that prosecutors believe Hernandez was wearing when he killed Lloyd.
She replied, "I hope so," when she was asked if Hernandez is the father of her daughter.
She confessed she left Hernandez once because she found out he was cheating on her.
She said that her and Hernandez had planned on getting married in April 2014.
She indicated that she believes the box Hernandez asked her to move may have contained marijuana.
She said she couldn't wait to finish testifying.
After being on the stand for ten hours over two days, Jenkins was ready to go home when she stepped down today.
