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BRISTOL, Conn. — For the second straight day, police scoured the waters of a murky lake here for evidence that potentially could connect former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez to the murder of Odin Lloyd in North Attleborough on June 17.
Members of the Connecticut State Police dive team methodically combed the algae-ridden waters of Pine Lake about eight feet from the banks using what appeared to be metal detectors. As the divers made their way along the lake’s edge, they tossed handfuls of mud and stones onto the shore.
Though police at the scene declined to say precisely what the divers are looking for, law enforcement officials at the scene Monday said the search grew out of a week-old tip that evidence in the case could be found at the lake.
Hernandez is a Bristol native and still has relatives living here, including his mother and an uncle whose home is on Lake Avenue, not far from the pond. Last month, authorities searched the uncle’s house and impounded a sport utility vehicle found in the garage that Boston police suspect may have been used in a 2012 double homicide in Boston.
Hernandez is accused of orchestrating the June 17 murder of Lloyd, a 27-year-old Dorchester man, who was shot to death in a North Attleborough industrial park. Hernandez has pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder and is being held without bail.
The .45-caliber pistol authorities believe was used to kill Lloyd has not yet been found.
The 55-acre lake was dredged about five years ago. It’s deepest point is 16 feet down, acccording to residents.
Two other men arrested in connection with the case, Carlos Ortiz, 27, and Ernest Wallace, 41, both lived in Bristol. Both are being held in jail in Massachusetts, Ortiz on a firearms possession charge and Wallace on a charge of being an accessory after the fact to murder. Hernandez and Ortiz are being held without bail. Bail for Wallace was set last week at $500,000.
Colin A. Young can be reached at colin.young@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter @ColinAYoung.
