I DO NOT HAVE MUCH TO SAY
SUBSTANTIVELY, BUT I WANT TO
THANK THE JURY FOR THE VERDICT
OR IT HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN A LONG
TRIAL, AND I AM SURE IT IS AN
INCONVENIENCE.
WE FELT LIKE WE HAD THEIR
ATTENTION EVERY DAY, BOTH THE
PROSECUTION AND THE DEFENSE.
WE FAIRLY CONSIDERED THE
EVIDENCE, AND WE TURNED UP A
VERDICT THAT SAID PORTED -- THAT
WAS SUPPORTED BY THAT EVIDENCE.
WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THEIR
COMMITMENT.
ODIN LLOYD'S FAMILY, THESE
LADIES WHO YOU SAW SITTING IN
THE FRONT ROW EVERY DAY, THEY
WERE COMMITTED TO SEEING THIS
THING THROUGH AND FOR TRUSTING
IN THE PROCESS AND TRUSTING THAT
THE JURY WOULD DELIVER A FAIR
VERDICT.
I THINK THE JURY IS SATISFIED
WITH THAT.
WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL, AND DREW
STRENGTH FROM THEIR COMMITMENT
TO SHOW UP EVERY DAY AND LET THE
PROCESS PLAY OUT AS IT WOULD.
SO I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE JURY
CAN ALSO, AS YOU RECALL, WE HAD
JUST LOST OUR DISTRICT ATTORNEY
WHO WENT ON TO BE THE MAYOR OF
THIS GREAT CITY.
I WANTED TO THANK, AGAIN, THE
LIEUTENANT, FOR THE APPOINTMENT
OF THOMAS QUINN.
HE WAS ABSOLUTELY THE RIGHT MAN
FOR THE JOB AND HE WAS PART OF A
TEAM AND IT WAS IMPORTANT TO
KEEP THE TEAM INTACT, BECAUSE WE
HAD COME SO FAR WORKING ON THE
CASE.
IT REALLY HAS BEEN A TEAM
EFFORT.
I COULD NOT EVEN NAMED THEM ALL
FOR YOU.
IT TAKES TOO LONG.
THE CHIEF OF NORTH ATTLEBORO IS
HERE WITH US.
THIS IS A MULTI-STATE
INVESTIGATION.
THERE WERE SO MANY AGENCIES WHO
COMMITTED TIME AND RESOURCES AND
PERSONNEL TO FOLLOW UP ON LEADS
FOR US, AND OUR PARTNERS, THE
SUFFOLK COUNTY D.H.'S OFFICE,
ETC..
SO A GOOD RESULT, A JUST RESULT
COMES FROM COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS
FROM AGENCIES WORKING TOGETHER,
AND THAT IS WHAT HAPPENED IN
THIS CASE.
I AM GRATEFUL FOR THAT.
TELL US ABOUT THE CHALLENGES
OF PUTTING ALL THAT EVIDENCE
TOGETHER.
AND THE CONFIDENCE THAT IT WOULD
SWAY THE JURY.
WILLIAM MCCAULEY: I SAID THIS
EARLIER INSIDE, THE PEOPLE WHO
WERE INVOLVED, 1000 HANDS
TOUCHED THE CASE.
WE ARE STANDING HERE, AND IT
WOULD HAVE BEEN AN IMPOSSIBLE
TASK FOR ME ALONE TO HAVE
HANDLED ALL THE EVIDENCE, TRYING
TO BRING IT ALL TOGETHER.
WE HAD GREAT ASSISTANCE, THE
OFFICES ASSIGNED TO THE CASE.
JEREMIAH DONOVAN, JENNIFER
HERSELF, -- JENNIFER PURCELL,
WHO WORKS OF THE OFFICE.
SHE REALLY PULLED IT ALL
TOGETHER.
TOO MANY PEOPLE TO THANK.
I THINK THEY KNOW WHO THEY ARE.
NEVER COULD HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT
-- AGAIN, WE ARE HERE AT THE
END, SO MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE
CONTRIBUTED TO THE DISCUSSION OF
THIS CASE, AND WE ARE GRATEFUL
BECAUSE WE KNOW WE BRING SOME
SMALL MEASURE OF PEACE TO THE
FAMILY, AND HOMICIDES ARE THE
MOST SERIOUS CASES THAT WE DEAL
WITH.
THE IDEA THAT SOMEBODY WAS
TARGETED IN THIS CASE -- YOU
HEARD THE EVIDENCE.
35 PEOPLE WENT TO THE SCENE
BEFORE ANYBODY KNEW WHO WAS
INVOLVED.
THEY WORKED FOR A VARIETY OF
AGENCIES.
THEY WERE THERE DOING THEIR JOB.
THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY, THE PRIOR
DISTRICT ATTORNEY, TO FULLY
INVESTIGATE.
I AM PROUD OF THE WORK THAT GOES
INTO THESE CASES.
WE WOULD NEVER GET TO THIS
RESULT WITHOUT THE COMMITMENT OF
MANY PEOPLE.
REPORTER: BILL --
REPORTER: IS IT
PERSONAL?
WILLIAM MCCAULEY: IT IS
DEFINITELY PERSONAL.
YOU GET TO KNOW THE FAMILY.
THE COMMITMENT THAT THEY SHOWED
TO LET THIS GO OUT, THERE IS A
RESPONSIBILITY THAT WE HAVE TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE DO EVERYTHING
--
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WHILE I AM TALKING ABOUT THAT, I
WANTED TO THANK MY FAMILY.
I KNOW I SPEAK FOR EVERYBODY
ELSE.
PEOPLE MAKE SACRIFICES.
WE MADE A SACRIFICE BECAUSE WE
ARE COMMITTED TO SEEING THIS
THING THROUGH.
AS A RESULT, OUR FAMILIES,
WIVES, KIDS, SIGNIFICANT OTHERS,
SOMETIMES WE ARE NOT THERE FOR
THEM.
I AM VERY GRATEFUL FOR THEM
BECAUSE WHEN SOMETHING LIKE
THIS, SOME TRAGEDY LIKE THIS
HAPPENS TO ANOTHER FAMILY, WE
ARE COMMITTED TO DOING
EVERYTHING WE CAN.
WE HAVE TO MAKE SACRIFICES.
THEY HAVE BEEN A WONDERFUL
FAMILY TO GET TO KNOW, AND ODIN
LLOYD WAS A SPECIAL PERSON.
HE DID NOT HAVE A FATHER.
THAT WAS A STORY I HEARD EARLY
ON.
HIS MOTHER REALLY TOUCHED HIM,
AND HE WOULD SAY, "HAPPY
FATHER'S DAY," BECAUSE HE DID
NOT HAVE A FATHER IN HIS LIFE.
HIS MOTHER RAISED HIM.
HE IS THE KIND OF PERSON WHO WAS
RESPECTFUL AND APPRECIATED WHAT
HE HAD.
YOU HEARD HIS UNCLE SAY HE COULD
NOT GIVE HIM ANYTHING, HE WANTED
TO EARN IT.
HE RODE HIS BIKE EVERY DAY TO
HIS JOB AS A LANDSCAPER.
IT WAS A GREAT CONTRAST -- THE
DEFENDANT WHO HAD SO MUCH, SO
MUCH ABILITY, TALENT, MONEY, ALL
THE THINGS EVERYONE THINKS YOU
NEED.
AND YOU HAD ODIN LLOYD, WHO DID
NOT WANT THAT.
HE WAS GOING TO EARN IT.
HE CONTINUED TO PLAY FOOTBALL,
AND THAT IS THE KIND OF PERSON
HE WAS.
SO, YES, I DID GET TO KNOW HIS
FAMILY, AND THAT MADE IT EVEN
EASIER FOR US TO COMMIT TO BRING
THIS RESULT ABOUT.
REPORTER: DID YOU HAVE A SENSE
THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE CLOSED?
WILLIAM MCCAULEY: ANYTIME YOU
CHARGE SOMEBODY WITH A HOMICIDE,
YOU DO NOT MAKE THE DECISION
LIGHTLY.
THIS DECISION WAS NOT MADE
LIGHTLY.
WE BELIEVED IN THE CASE, AND YOU
HEARD THE EVIDENCE.
REPORTER: BILL, YOU HAD NO
MURDER WEAPON, NO EYEWITNESS.
YOU STOOD UP THERE IN THE
CLOSING ARGUMENTS AND SAID, "HE
PULLED THE TRIGGER," POINTING TO
AARON HERNANDEZ.
WILLIAM MCCAULEY: I APPRECIATE
THE QUESTION, BUT WE ARE
RESPECTFUL OF WHERE WE ARE IN
THE CASE.
WE HAVE ONE TRIBE, TWO TO GO.
-- WE HAVE ONE TRIED, TWO TO GO.
I WILL NOT SAY TOO MUCH MORE
BECAUSE THE OTHER CASES HAVE TO
PLAY OUT.
REPORTER: AS CO-MORE QUESTIONS
-- -- TWO MORE QUESTIONS --
WILLIAM MCCAULEY: PART OF THIS,
THERE IS A PERSONAL COMPONENT.
WHAT WE ARE DOING IN OUR JOBS IS
WE ARE THE FRONT PERSON, AND WE
HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE COUNTING ON
US TO BRING ABOUT A SUCCESSFUL
RESULT.
I WANT TO BRING SOME MEASURE OF
PEACE TO THEM AND CLOSURE.
IT IS QUITE A GREAT RELIEF TO
HAVE THE JURY ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT
WE BELIEVE TO BE THE WHAT WE
BELIEVE TO BE THE CASE, THAT
AARON HERNANDEZ COMMITTED THE
MURDER OF VOTE AND LLOYD.
HAD IS THE STATUS IMPACT YOU
AND PRESENT CHALLENGES TO YOU
AND THE PROSECUTOR?
OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY HIT
IT ON THE HEAD.
THIS WAS ABOUT A MURDER
OCCURRING, A SENSELESS MURDER.
IT SHOULD BE TREATED LIKE ANYONE
ELSE.
YOU HANDLE THE JURY AND ASK THE
QUESTION, CAN YOU TREAT HIM LIKE
ANY OTHER CITIZEN.
I AM GRATEFUL, I DID NOT THINK
THAT PLAYED INTO THE CASE.
I WILL SECOND MY APPRECIATION TO
YOU FOR THE RESPECT AND
RESTRAINT THAT YOU SHOWED THE
FAMILY.
YOU ARE HERE TO DO A JOB, BUT
THE PROCESS WORKS.
THE PRESENTATION OF THIS CASE
WAS IMPORTANT.
THE JURORS WERE PROFESSIONAL.
THEY SHOWED UP, THEY WERE
SERIOUS ABOUT IT.
YOU ARE LISTENING INTO
REACTION FROM THE PROSECUTOR.