Hernandez, victim's fingerprints found in car allegedly used before shooting

A fingerprint analysis specialist testified Tuesday in the murder trial of Aaron Hernandez that the fingerprints of both he and the victim, Odin Lloyd, were found in the car allegedly used to transport the victim to his death.

Prosecutors believe Hernandez and two accomplices picked up Lloyd shortly before he was killed in the early morning hours of June 17, 2013 in a rented car.

Lloyd's sister earlier testified to witnessing Lloyd enter the rear passenger side door of a Nissan Altima. A neighbour's surveillance camera showed Lloyd enter a car at 2.32 a.m. 

Massachusetts State Police trooper David Mackin processed the fingerprints found inside the car and testified Tuesday that Lloyd's fingerprints were found on the handle of the rear passenger side door, according to The Associated Press.

Mackin also said Hernandez's fingerprints were found on the interior handle of the driver's side door, which was confirmed by surveillance footage.

In other testimony Tuesday, the jury was shown text messages that Hernandez sent to Lloyd shortly before his murder. Hernandez indicates a desire to meet Lloyd.

"I'm coming to grab that tonight u gon b around I need dat and we could step for a little again,'' Hernandez wrote in a text to Lloyd at 9:05 p.m. on June 16. Prosecutors showed others that urged a meeting as well.