The Air Jordan 11 may have caused Aaron Hernandez of being convicted in his murder trial, as a long time Nike veteran employee was called to the stand to identify the shoe.
Herbert Hedges, a consultant for Nike Inc, identified the footwear worn by Hernandez in still images as Nike Air Jordan XI Retro Low shoes, saying: ‘It’s a very unique shoe.’
Hedges, who worked for the footwear company for more than 30 years, was shown surveillance video of Hernandez at a gas station less than 90 minutes before the killing and at his home less than 10 minutes after. In both, he said, Hernandez was wearing Nike Air Jordan 11 Lows.
Prosecutors have said a footprint at the scene was made by that kind of shoe.
But Hernandez lawyer James Sultan pointed out that more than 3 million shoes with that sole have been made.
Hedges said fewer were made in a size 13, the size Hernandez wears, which would have a slightly different sole than the others.
Prosecutors also showed videos of headlights heading toward the empty lot at an industrial park not far from Hernandez’s home where Lloyd’s body was found and then leaving less than four minutes later.
But the four videos, from a gas station and two businesses, were from so far away and of such poor quality that the kind of car or the number of occupants could not be seen.
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