Aaron Hernandez is in week 8 of the murder trial against him and on Tuesday his cousin Jennifer Mercado, was called to the stands to testify against the former NFL star.

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Apparently Mercado and Hernandez spoke after he was arrested and taken to jail and according to the witness Hernandez says that he is not responsible for the murder of Odin Lloyd.

On Tuesday, the Boston Globe reported that Mercado was granted immunity in exchange for her testimony and on Tuesday morning she took the stand.

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"He said he was innocent and that he didn't do it and that God would see [him] through," Mercado told the jury.

Mercado told prosecutor William McCauley that her cousin didn't specify where he was on the night Lloyd was murder and she said that she didn't remember the details of their conversation.

The witness said she didn't remember how Hernandez felt about his other cousin Tanya Singleton, refusing to testify against him, but she did say that Hernandez thought she shouldn't be in jail.

Hernandez said Singleton "shouldn't be [in jail] because she's sick, and he said she doesn't know anything," Mercado recalled.

Robby Olivares, Hernandez's former barber and friend, has been called to the witness to testify against the ex- Patriots player.

The Boston Herald reported that Olivares was seen at Rumor Nightclub in Boston with Hernandez and Lloyd on June 14, 2013, just a couple of days before Lloyd was murdered.

Hernandez has pleaded not guilty to the charges surrounding both cases, and he currently remains in the jail without bail. 

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