Unless the feds charge him, which they likely won't, Hernandez is not facing the death penalty. He's facing life without parole for killing Odam, he'll face other sentences of life without parole for any other murders committed in MA.
In one sense it's kind of meaningless - if the state's penal system means "life is life." I practice largely in FL - and here life is "life." (In fact, I just watched someone sentenced to 4 life counts this AM, while waiting for a case in court.) However, even in these systems, multiple life counts can mean differences in how prisoners are jailed - what sort of interactions they're allowed, etc.
In another sense, I'm sure the families of the two men will appreciate knowing who killed them, whether or not there's a prosecution for those murders.
The victims (and their families) can also sue civilly, or be awarded damages ("restitution") in the criminal cases. If AH has any money left in his estate, it may well go to compensate the families of his victims.
In one sense it's kind of meaningless - if the state's penal system means "life is life." I practice largely in FL - and here life is "life." (In fact, I just watched someone sentenced to 4 life counts this AM, while waiting for a case in court.) However, even in these systems, multiple life counts can mean differences in how prisoners are jailed - what sort of interactions they're allowed, etc.
In another sense, I'm sure the families of the two men will appreciate knowing who killed them, whether or not there's a prosecution for those murders.
The victims (and their families) can also sue civilly, or be awarded damages ("restitution") in the criminal cases. If AH has any money left in his estate, it may well go to compensate the families of his victims.