Former New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez has been charged with murder in the death of Odin Lloyd, a prosecutor said in a Massachusetts courtroom on Wednesday, June 26. Here's a look at other pro athletes who have been charged with murder. Some have been able to create new lives in the free world. Others are incarcerated.



Oscar "Bladerunner" Pistorius has been charged with the killing of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, who was found shot dead in his home on February 13. Pistorius was the first disabled person to compete in the able-bodied Olympics and ran for the South African team.




Rae Carruth, who was a wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers, became the first active NFL player ever charged with first-degree murder for the death of his pregnant girlfriend, Cherica Adams, in December 1999. Prosecutors said he arranged for her to be killed in a drive-by shooting. He was convicted for conspiring in her murder and is now in prison. The unborn child, a boy, survived.




Middleweight boxer Rubin Carter, known as "Hurricane" in the ring, served 18 years in prison for a triple homicide that took place in a bar in 1966. A federal judge overturned his sentence and that of his supposed accomplice, John Artis, in 1985, ruling that the conviction was based on "racial stereotypes, fears and prejudices."




Groundbreaking skateboarder Mark "Gator" Rogowski confessed to beating and raping Jessica Bergsten, then choking her to death and burying her in the desert in 1991. Bergstein was a friend of his former girlfriend, and Rogowski testified that he acted out of misplaced anger against his ex. Rogowski was denied parole in 2011 and will not be eligible for parole again until 2018.