{"product_id":"2940170150281","title":"Unnecessary Roughness: Inside the Trial and Final Days of Aaron Hernandez","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe revelatory inside story of the trial and final days of New England Patriots superstar Aaron Hernandez, by his attorney and New York Times bestselling author Jose Baez.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen renowned defense attorney Jose Baez received a request for representation from Aaron Hernandez, the disgraced Patriots tight-end was already serving a life sentence for murder. Defending him in a second, double-murder trial seemed like a lost causeamp;mdash;but Baez accepted the challenge, and their partnership culminated in a dramatic courtroom victory, a race to contest his first conviction, and ultimately a tragedy, when Aaron took his own life days after his acquittal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis riveting, closely-observed account of Aaron's life and final year is the only book based on countless intimate conversations with Aaron, and told from the perspective of a true insider. Written with the support of Hernandez's fiancée, \u003ci\u003eUnnecessary Roughness\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers inside the high-profile trial, offering a dramatic retelling of the race to obtain key evidence that would exonerate Hernandez, and later play a critical role in appealing his first conviction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith revelations about Aaron's personal life that weren't shared at trial, and an exploration of the Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy diagnosis revealed by his autopsy, Jose Baez's Unnecessary Roughness is a startling courtroom drama and an unexpected portrait of a fallen father, fiancé, and teammate.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47104955023600,"sku":"2940170150281","price":25.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170150281_p0.jpg?v=1763703231","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170150281","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}