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Woman with ties to NFL slay suspect Aaron Hernandez found dead

HARTFORD, Conn. — Police are investigating the death of a 27-year-old woman with ties to Aaron Hernandez, the former New England Patriots player charged with murder.

Tabitha Perry was found unconscious and not breathing inside a Southington home. She died Monday.

Perry, of Bristol, survived a car accident in June that killed Hernandez pal Thaddeus Singleton III. Police say she and Singleton, who was married to Hernandez’s cousin, had a child together.

The state medical examiner’s office said Tuesday that Perry’s death required further study, and police said they were waiting for the ­results of toxicology tests.

Hernandez, who grew up in Bristol, is charged with murder in the shooting death of Odin Lloyd, 27, whose body was found on June 17 not far from Hernandez’s mansion in North Attleborough, Mass. He has pleaded not guilty.