They had been writing a book about Aaron Hernandez and they had covered his first trial.
[At this point], everyone was like, This guy is a thug.
Hes a convicted murderer.
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Hes got a bunch of tattoos.
Same old story and you know hes got to get convicted again.
So, at that time we started just gathering interviews and researching and putting together whatever we could.
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Theres been a lot of social media commentary about all the new information released in the documentary.
Those calls [allowed us to] have Aaron as a character in the series.
I played a ton of sports growing up.
I played lacrosse, which has about as much contact as football.
There was never any sort of conversation about what it meant to hit your head.
Theyre not craving attention, theyre just good people.
Dennis just wants to tell his story.
From my perspective, theyre just genuine American guys and they had a great story to tell.
Thats why we included them in the series.
They declined, very respectfully.
And we respect that decision because theyve been bombarded with outreach over the past years.
We totally understand their position.
Hernandezs attorney Jose Baez did participate in your documentary but hes posted negative commentary about it via Instagram.
Do you know why?I havent seen it but I had heard that that was happening.
Im honestly not sure why hes doing that.
He did participate and he gave us a great interview.
We do nothing but explain that hes a great lawyer.
People have no idea how documentaries are made, the truth is usually found on the cutting room floor.
EW reached out to Baez after speaking to McDermott for clarification on his social post.
He said he wasnt sure why.
Her mother did not give permission for this.
And whether they can do something legally, doesnt necessarily mean that they should.
The second issue was that I think they made way too much of his sexuality.
I can understand some peoples curiosity, I just simply did not agree with it.
I had voiced that to them on another occasion, and apparently, those pleas fell on deaf ears.
That is probably one of the biggest issues that I have with a lot of the coverage.
Do you regret being a part of this documentary?Absolutely.
Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandezis currently available to stream via Netflix.
