Judge allows Hernandez jailhouse calls to cousin to be used as evidence

FALL RIVER, Mass. - The judge in the murder trial of former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez says jailhouse calls in which he discusses giving money to a cousin may be used as evidence.

Prosecutors say the promises of money were used to buy her silence after the 2013 killing of Odin Lloyd. Lloyd was dating the sister of Hernandez's fiancee.

Superior Court Judge Susan Garsh is also allowing a call in which Hernandez tells Tanya Singleton: ''Don't say nothing.'' She says she won't.

Singleton has terminal cancer. She spent seven months in jail for refusing to testify before a grand jury. She's accused of helping a Hernandez co-defendant flee.

In another conversation, Hernandez says he set up trust funds of $75,000 or $100,000 for Singleton's two sons. In fact, he never did.