The Latest: ‘Complex and myriad’ causes for Hernandez death

The Latest on defense attorneys’ efforts to erase Aaron Hernandez’s murder conviction following his death (all times local): 1:55 p.m. A judge who agreed to erase Aaron Hernandez’s conviction in a 2013 murder has said there may be “complex and myriad” reasons why the former NFL star took his own life. Judge Susan Garsh ruled Tuesday that Hernandez’s conviction must be vacated under long-standing case law that says convictions are dismissed if a defendant dies before a court has ruled on his direct appeal. Prosecutors had argued that Hernandez forfeited his right to appeal when he took his own life in prison last month. Garsh rejected that. She said there could be many contributing factors, including