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Patriots star tight end Aaron Hernandez dazzled crowds with his spectacular athleticism, only to be implicated in one murder, then two others. He took his own life at age 27. Through documents and audio recordings, some never before made public, and interviews with key people who have never before spoken, the Globe's Spotlight Team has compiled the story of a profoundly troubled young man and the ugly underside of America's most popular sport. Its reporters produced a six-part print series and its first-ever multi-episode podcast where you can hear the voices - including that of Aaron Hernandez - that will bring the story alive.