[224][225], Simpson hired a team of high-profile defense lawyers, initially led by Robert Shapiro, who was previously a civil lawyer known for settling, and then subsequently by Johnnie Cochran, who at that point was known for police brutality and civil rights cases. [234], Dr. Robert Huizenga testified on July 14, 1995[235] that Simpson was not physically capable of carrying out the murders due to chronic arthritis and old football injuries. [425][426][427][428][429][430][431], In 2012, the documentary film My Brother the Serial Killer alleged convicted murderer Glen Edward Rogers confessed to being involved in the murders and claimed he had been hired by Simpson to do it. Marcia Clark conceded that such evidence did imply guilt yet defended her decision, citing the public reaction to the chase and suicide note as proof the trial had been compromised by Simpson's celebrity status. Vannatter then drove back to Rockingham later that evening to hand deliver the reference vial for Simpson to Fung, which the defense alleged gave him opportunity to plant the blood. In closing arguments, Cochran called Fuhrman and Vannatter "twins of deception"[283] and told the jury to remember Vannatter as "the man who carried the blood"[284] and Fuhrman as "the man who found the glove". He began to buzz the intercom at 10:40, getting no response. Simpson filed for divorce from his first wife in March 1979. [66] A trail of the assailant's bloody shoe prints ran through the back gate. Simpson: The Key Players in His Murder Trial", "O.J. Simpson: Week-by-week: Week 2", "CourtTV.com Trials O.J. Ito then ordered them to court and the 13 protesters responded by wearing all black and refusing to come out to the jury box upon arrival. During cross-examination by Clark, Lopez admitted she was not sure what time she saw Simpson's Bronco but the defense still intended to call her. [453], The video game Duke Nukem 3D has several allusions to the Simpson trial, including a television playing the Bronco chase. A large bruise in the center of her upper back with a corresponding foot print on her clothing indicated to investigators that, after killing Goldman, the assailant returned to Brown's body, stood on her back, pulled her head back by the hair and slit her throat. [115][116][117][118], Rosa Lopez, a neighbor's Spanish-speaking housekeeper, stated on August 18 that she saw Simpson's Bronco parked outside his house at the time of the murders, supporting his claim he was home that night. Simpson Trial News: The Victims", "Nicole Simpson was dominated by her husband since she was a teenager", "The Simpson Case: The Victim; Nicole Brown Simpson: Slain At the Dawn of a Better Life", "Simpson Case Changed How America Sees Spousal Abuse", "Review Of Records Shows Simpson Abused Wife", "Disorder in the Court: The Abuse: In Nicole Brown Simpson's Words", "Judge Allows Evidence of Domestic Violence in O.J. James Lewis, 38, had been working on their. Lange, who had interviewed Simpson about the murders on June 13, realized that he had Simpson's cell phone number and called him repeatedly. ", "The Times Poll: Most in County Disagree With Simpson Verdicts", "Most Black People Now Think O.J. [175] The public shock at the reason why Walker was dropped from the defense witness list is credited with transforming public opinion on spousal abuse from a private familial matter to a serious public health issue. Nicole Brown Simpson, famous football player O.J. The fibers from the glove found at Simpson's home microscopically match the one found at the crime scene, proving they were each other's mate. [46] She had reported a set of keys missing from her house a few weeks earlier. Simpson museum in Los Angeles shows how low Americans will go for entertainment", "O.J. [172] Walker was dropped from the witness list for "tactical reasons" after she submitted her report on the case. Is Innocent' is 'Hideous', "BBC News | Americas| New clues in OJ Simpson murder mystery", "O.J. [229], The defense team's reasonable doubt theory was summarized as "compromised, contaminated, corrupted" in opening statements. I have had a great life, great friends. [190] He then discarded the glove, came back and went through the front door. The video from the Dance recital that Simpson attended earlier that night shows him wearing a similarly colored shirt. When Ito warned the defense that Guerra's claim as well as the earlier statement not mentioning the Bronco and the tape where Clark claims "that [Lopez] is clearly being coached on what to say" will be shown to the jury if Lopez testifies, they dropped her from the witness list. [177], The revelation of Simpson's abuse of Brown is credited with turning public opinion against him. : Made in America director Ezra Edelman, no plausible alternative theory has emerged since the trial. Goldman then came upon the scene to return some eyeglasses and was murdered as well in order to silence him and remove any witnesses. Around 10:55pm., a dogwalker who lived a few blocks away from Brown came across Brown's Akita dog barking in the street outside her home. [167] Shapiro, Dershowitz, and Uelmen later admitted they believe that race played a factor in the jurors' dismissal of Brown's abuse by Simpson. [445], Cowlings' white Ford Bronco was featured in the reality TV show Pawn Stars. Later, the Goldman family was awarded the rights to the book and published it under the title If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer. Nicole Brown met O.J. ",[130] were Steve Futterman of CBS News, Linda Deutsch and Michael Fleeman of the Associated Press, Dan Whitcomb of Reuters, Janet Gilmore of the Los Angeles Daily News, Andrea Ford of the Los Angeles Times, Michelle Caruso of the New York Daily News, Dan Abrams of Court TV, Harvey Levin of KCBS, and David Margolick of The New York Times. Henry Lee published Blood Evidence: How DNA Is Revolutionizing The Way We Solve Crimes in 2003 and wrote that both of the defense's forensic DNA experts, Lee and Edward Blake, had rejected Scheck's contamination claim. [387][388][389] Robert Kardashian admitted that prior to the jurors visiting Simpsons home that the defense team had switched out his photos of white women for photos of his children and switched out a picture of a nude Paula Barbieri (Simpson's girlfriend at the time, who was white) for a Norman Rockwell painting from Cochran's office. [64][90] After remaining in the Bronco for about 45 minutes,[101] Simpson exited at 8:50pm with a framed family photo and went inside for about an hour; a police spokesman stated that he spoke to his mother and drank a glass of orange juice, causing reporters to laugh. 1:59. Former American football star O.J. [84][85] On June 14, Simpson hired lawyer Robert Shapiro, who began assembling Simpson's team of lawyers (referred to as the "Dream Team"). Was Guilty | FiveThirtyEight", "Twenty Years Out, Racial Gap Narrows on Simpson Verdict", "The OJ Simpson Case: A Revelation in Race Relations", "OJ Simpson: an eternal symbol of racial division or has America moved on? Jim Dunaway At 6'5" 280 pounds, Jim Dunaway was a force to be reckoned with on the field. District Attorney Gil Garcetti elected to file charges in downtown Los Angeles, as opposed to Santa Monica, in which jurisdiction the crimes took place. Simpson told Shapiro that he wanted to turn himself in,[87] to which the police agreed, believing that someone as famous as Simpson would not attempt to flee. Simpson spent the night between June 16 and 17 at the San Fernando Valley home of friend Robert Kardashian; Shapiro asked several doctors to attend to Simpson's purported fragile mental state. Those involved in the trial followed their own media coverage; when Larry King appeared in the courtroom after a meeting with Ito, both Simpson and Clark praised King's talk show. Simpson . After the recital, Simpson returned home to a voicemail from Barbieri ending their relationship. On June 12, 1994, his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman were stabbed to death outside her home in Los Angeles. For the 200708 robbery case involving Simpson, see, Selected key locations of the Bronco chase, sfn error: no target: CITEREFBaileyRabe2008 (, O.J. [284] The prosecution also pointed out that the media cameras present proved that Vannatter never returned to the Bundy crime scene (Brown's home) that evening, where Simpson's blood was allegedly planted. Simpson in 1997 and defended themselves against allegations of corruption and incompetence. However, this fraud was not racially motivated: all the officers involved were minorities themselves[376] and were actually found to be affiliated with one of the gangs they were supposed to be policing.[377][378][379]. Is Innocent and I Can Prove It | William C. Dear", "Rose McGowan Tells All in New Memoir 'Brave': 14 Shocking Allegations", "Simpson's Attempt to Bar Evidence is Turned Down", "Goldman Friend is Slain Resisting Robbery", "Families of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman enraged by Discovery documentary; O.J. [410], In 1996, Fred Goldman and Sharon Rufo, the parents of Ron Goldman, and Lou Brown, father of Nicole Brown filed a civil suit against Simpson for wrongful death. There, he took off his blood stained clothes, put them in the knapsack (except his socks and the glove), put clean ones on, and left towards the limousine. Simpson 's ex-wife, and her friend Ron Goldman are brutally stabbed to death outside Nicole's home in Brentwood, California, in what quickly . [76] Another witness not heard at the trial claimed he saw Simpson at the airport discarding items from a bag into a trash can. [141][142][clarification needed], On April 5, 1995, juror Jeanette Harris was dismissed when Judge Ito learned she had failed to disclose an incident of domestic abuse. All of the evidence not some or most of it points irresistibly to Simpson's guilt and his guilt alone". [257] The prosecution also noted the defense declined to challenge any of those results by testing the evidence themselves. [61] She had been stabbed multiple times in the head and neck, but there were few defensive wounds on her hands, implying a short struggle to investigators. [256] Gerdes believed only three of the DNA matches to have been valid, which were the same three the defense alleged were planted by the police. [259][260], The contamination claim was made by microbiologist Dr. John Gerdes. Confidential | News | Dallas Observer", "How the OJ Simpson Case Helped Fight Domestic Violence", "Nicole Simpson, in Death, Lifting Domestic Violence to the Forefront as National Issue", "Covering Domestic Violence: How the O.J. [350] In 2016, 20 years after the verdict, polling showed the gap had narrowed with a majority of both now believing he was guilty: 83% of white Americans and 57% of black Americans. [68], On the night of June 12, Simpson was scheduled to board a red-eye flight from Los Angeles International Airport to Chicago, where he was due to play golf the following day at a convention with representatives of Hertz rental car Corporation, for whom he was a spokesman. 'There Was A Lot of Blood. Simpson Trial", "2nd State Scientist Backs DNA Results: Simpson case: Criminalist Renee Montgomery says a new, more sensitive type of test corroborates earlier evidence. Kaelin let the limousine in, and Simpson finally came out through the front door a few minutes later, claiming he had overslept. No mercy on anyone. The police arranged for more than 100 police officers on horseback to surround the Los Angeles County courthouse on the day the verdict was announced, in case of rioting by the crowd. [312][313] Jeffrey Toobin published an article in The New Yorker months before the trial began, which cited a source in Simpson's defense team that they intended to accuse Fuhrman of planting the glove with the motive being racism. [94] McKay reiterated on radio his pleas to Simpson to turn himself in instead of committing suicide:[101] "My God, we love you, Juice. [403][404] In May 2008, Mike Gilbert released his book How I Helped O.J. ", "The Times Poll: Most in County Disagree With Simpson Verdicts", "Looking Through the Gaps: A Critical Approach to the LAPD's Rampart Scandal", "Jury convicts 3 of 4 LA cops in Rampart case", "O.J. [39][40] She documented an incident in which he spied on her having sex with her new boyfriend. [365] The murder of George Floyd revived empathy for racial injustice among white liberals[366][367][368] but the unsuccessful attempt to repeal prop 209 in 2020 is credited to the trial's legacy of undermining race relations. [381] The interview was interpreted as being a form of implied confession because Simpson used first person language ("Obviously I must have [removed the glove]" [382]) in explaining how he committed the murders. [63] They noted that all of the evidence samples were testable and that most of the DNA testing was done at the two consulting labs, not the LAPD crime lab where contamination supposedly happened. The then-owner of the vehicle estimated its value in excess of $1,000,000. In 1998, Jim's wife, Nonniel Dunaway was found dead in a swimming pool. Ito also criticized the defense's theory of how Fuhrman allegedly planted the glove stating "it would strain logic to believe that". A jailhouse guard, Jeff Stuart, testified to Judge Ito that at one point Simpson yelled to Grier that he "didn't mean to do it", after which Grier had urged Simpson to come clean. Simpson", "O.J. At 6:45pm, police officer Ruth Dixon saw the Bronco heading north on Interstate 405; when she caught up to it, Cowlings yelled out that Simpson was in the back seat of the vehicle and was pointing a gun at his own head. Prosecutors for Not Disclosing Fiber Evidence", "Simpson Trial Focuses on Hair as Prosecution Winds Down", "Prosecutors Say Hair, Fibers Link Simpson to Scene", "Expert: Hair Like Simpson's Found on Victim's Shirt", "Simpson's Shoe Size Fits Bloody Prints Left at the Crime Scene, an F.B.I. Simpson: Week-by-week", FRONTLINE: the o.j. But then what happened was the people who liked soap operas got addicted to the Simpson trial. As both men wept, Simpson told McKay, "OK, Coach, I wont do anything stupid. Fears grew that race riots, similar to the riots in 1992, would erupt across Los Angeles and the rest of the country if Simpson were convicted of the murders. Latinos and African Americans both believed that fraud was taking place in the LAPD but disagreed on the cause. Simpson comparison", "Comparing Trayvon Martin, O.J. Following questioning by police detectives, Simpson was formally charged with the murders on June 17 after investigators found a blood-stained glove on his property. Simpson's lost interview: Soledad O'Brien previews 'bizarre' account", "Shapiro Tells of Conflict Between Simpson Lawyers | AP News", "O.J. [255], The prosecution denied that the mistakes made by Fung and Mazzola changed the validity of the results. [83] The police contacted Simpson at his home on June 13 and took him to Parker Center for questioning. [183][184] Simpson had no alibi for approximately one hour and 18 minutes during which time the murders took place. [432][433], The 1997 film Lost Highway, directed and co-written by David Lynch, was partially inspired by the case. Bodziak admitted that he was not able to confirm that the shoeprint in the car definitely came from a Bruno Magli shoe, but dismissed Scheck's claim because none of the shoeprints at the crime scene were made by Fuhrman's shoes, making it unlikely he could have made a bloody shoeprint in the Bronco. York. A doctor, his wife, and their two grandchildren were found shot dead inside his home . The Fuhrman tapes became the cornerstone of the defense's case that Fuhrman's testimony lacked credibility. As a result, all Los Angeles police officers were put on 12-hour shifts. Yet another was a man known as "Mr Indianapolis", a former star football player. In the Bronco, police found "$8,000 in cash, a change of clothing, a loaded .357 Magnum, a United States passport, family pictures, and a disguise kit with a fake goatee and mustache". To the left of some of the prints were drops of blood from the assailant, who was apparently bleeding from the left hand. The video from Willie Ford indicated that the socks had already been collected and stored in the evidence van before Vannatter arrived and footage from the media cameras present appeared to prove that he never went inside the evidence van when he arrived at Rockingham. Clark called the tapes "the biggest red herring there ever was". President Bill Clinton was briefed on security measures if rioting were to occur nationwide. The families of Brown and Goldman dismissed its claims and accused Henry Schlieff of Investigation Discovery of irresponsibility. [80] A broken glass, a note with a telephone number on it, and bedsheets with blood on them were all recovered from Simpson's room at the O'Hare Plaza Hotel. [63][253] Fung and Mazzola did admit to making several mistakes during evidence collection which included not always changing gloves between handling evidence items, packaging and storing the evidence items using plastic bags, rather than paper bags as recommended, and storing them in the police van, which was not refrigerated, for up to seven hours after collection. A White football player was arrested and charged for allegedly beating and choking out his Black girlfriend near Seattle on Jan. 24, 2021, because she reportedly refused to "bow" to him.. Covering Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale, Scottsdale, Gilbert, the valley . At his second arraignment on July 22, when asked how he pleaded to the murders, Simpson firmly stated: "Absolutely, one hundred percent, not guilty. On February 4, 1997, the jury unanimously found Simpson responsible for the deaths of both Goldman and Brown. "There is no doubt in my mind that McKay stopped O.J. Cochran also presented a piece of paper to the jury with the title "Vannatter's Big Lies", and claimed, without any evidence or proof, that Vannatter had returned to the crime scene with Simpson's blood to plant it there, despite Vannatter having previously testified that he had given it to Dennis Fung in order to avoid the exhibits from getting mixed up. The jury was absent but the exchange was televised. [19] More recent polling shows this "gap" has narrowed since the trial. [33] She wrote about him beating her in public, during sex and even in front of family and friends. Simpson in a House Divided | Office of Justice Programs", "OJ Simpson Juror: Not-Guilty Verdict Was 'Payback' for Rodney King", "Confusion for Simpson kids 'far from over', "The Simpson Case: The Fugitive; Simpson Is Charged, Chased, Arrested", "Power Struggle in the Simpson Camp, Sources Say Shapiro, Cochran Increasingly Compete For Limelight In Case", "List of the evidence in the O.J. [64][65][66], Goldman's body lay nearby, close to a tree and the fence. . [29][30][31] Brown signed a prenuptial agreement and was prohibited from working while married. The final wound inflicted ran deep into her neck, severing her carotid artery. [457][458], "O. J. Simpson case" redirects here. ", Jill Shively testified to the grand jury that soon after the time of the murders she saw a white Ford Bronco speeding away from Bundy Drive in such a hurry that it almost collided with a Nissan at the intersection of Bundy and San Vicente Boulevard,[4] and that she recognized Simpson's voice. Darden noted the police did not arrest Simpson for five days after the 1994 murders. [86][89][90] In the letter, Simpson sent greetings to 24 friends and wrote, "First everyone understand I had nothing to do with Nicole's murder". [417][418], According to O.J. [189] He panicked and made the sounds that Kaelin heard when he realized that the security system would not let him enter through the rear entrance. Former NFL player Phillip Adams has been identified as the suspect in the shooting. The police have . [57][58], Brown's neighbors testified that they heard profuse barking coming from outside throughout the night, beginning around 10:15pm. After the trial, Goldman's father filed a civil suit against Simpson. Johnnie Cochran published Journey to Justice in 1996 about the trial and denied he played the "race card" and maintains the LAPD tried to frame Simpson. [187] At approximately 10:50 pm he saw a "tall African American shadowy figure resembling Simpson" approach the front door before aborting towards the southern walkway that leads to Kaelin's bungalow. Simpson's Bizarre Saga in Ex-Wife's Murder Ends in Not Guilty Plea", "World watches as police chase O.J. Prosecutor Marcia Clark Says Upcoming TV Series 'O.J. [307], Barry Scheck alleged the police had twice planted the victims' blood inside Simpson's Bronco. Here's The Apology", "Location of Trial Can Be Crucial to Outcome, Experts Say. Killed were Lesslie, 70, his wife Barbara Lesslie, 69, two of their grandchildren, 9-year-old Adah Lesslie and 5-year-old Noah Lesslie, and James Lewis, 38, an air conditioning technician. Through television, Shapiro appealed to Simpson to surrender. Simpson Murder Trial: Excerpts of Opening Statements by Simpson Prosecutors", "Simpson Team Taking Aim at DNA Laboratory", "How O.J. [38], Brown said that Simpson stalked and harassed her after they divorced an intimidation tactic meant to force the victim to return to the abuser. Daniel M. Petrocelli published Triumph of Justice: The final judgement of the Simpson Saga in 1998 and compares the criminal and civil trials. [162] Marcia Clark stated it was because they believed the DNA evidence against Simpson was insurmountable, but the media speculated it was because of the comments made by dismissed juror Jeanette Harris. Authorities in South Carolina have confirmed that former NFL player Phillip Adams was the person who killed five people, including a prominent doctor, his wife and their two grandchildren in South . Shapiro noted that an increasingly distraught Simpson had begun treatment for depression. [14] During cross examination, Park conceded that he could not identify the figure but said he saw that person enter the front door and afterwards Simpson answered and said he was home alone. Simpson's DNA found on blood drops leading from the area where his Bronco was parked at Simpson's Rockingham home to the front door entrance. investigator cringes at case's TV retelling", "Was O.J. More than nine news helicopters eventually joined the pursuit; Tur compared the fleet to Apocalypse Now, and the high degree of media participation caused camera signals to appear on incorrect television channels. Simpson would commit suicide, escape, be arrested, or engage in some kind of violent confrontation. Former NFL star quarterback Steve McNair was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds in a Nashville condominium Saturday - and authorities hinted he was murdered by a girlfriend who then turned the. On June 27, 1994, Time published a cover story, "An American Tragedy", with a photo of Simpson on the cover. In the last two calendar years, at least 15 of . trial, DNA evidence and the Innocence Project", "Prosecutors share lunch with victims' families", "Simpson Defense Witness Belittles Forensic Testing", "John Gerdes: DNA specialist; testified he's being paid $100", "DNA Witness Concedes a Lack of Expertise", "Prosecution Makes Bid to Recoup, Paints DNA Expert as a Hired Gun", "O.J. [301] The volume of DNA on that blood was significantly higher than the other blood evidence collected on June 13. Benoit shot his wife today and strangled his done before hanging himself. [237], Dr. Michael Baden, a forensic pathologist, testified that the murders[238] happened closer to 11:00pm, which is when Simpson has an alibi[239][240] and stated that Brown was still conscious, standing, and took a step after her throat was cut[241] and that Goldman was standing and fighting his assailant for ten minutes with a lacerated jugular vein. FAYETTE COUNTY, Ga. A former Georgia high school football standout convicted of killing his pregnant wife and his mother has pleaded guilty but mentally ill to two counts of malice. The police tracked calls placed by Simpson on his cell phone. [105] The case was a seminal event in the history of reality television. [4] He questioned why, if the LAPD was against Simpson, they went to his house eight times on domestic violence calls against Brown between 1986 and 1988 but did not arrest him; they only arrested him on charges of abuse in January 1989, when photos of Brown's face were entered into the record. Christopher Darden published In Contempt in 1998 about the trial. Simpson's Infamous Shoes From the Trial", "Salesman Says He Can't Remember What Kind of Shoes He Sold to Simpson", "DNA Evidence Discounted By Simpson Defense", "O.J. Bodziak also testified that, despite two sets of footprints at the crime scene, only one attacker was present because they were all made by the same shoes. A passenger on the plane and the pilot testified to not noticing any cuts or wounds on Simpson's hands. Simpson Trial, O.J. Simpson Murder Case", "Prosecution Says Simpson Abused Wife For 17 Years", "Nicole Brown Simpson's Safe Deposit Box Contained Items That Would Become Evidence In O.J. Both sides accepted a disproportionate number of female jurors. ', "The 10 worst albums of the 90s by 10 brilliant bands", "The Brown Foundation Cuts Back on Giving", "The 15 Most Messed-Up O.J. Scheck suggested that Fuhrman broke into the Bronco and left the footprint there; he produced a photo of Fuhrman walking through a puddle of blood. [74] The driver also testified that he loaded four luggage bags into the car that night, one of them being a knapsack that Simpson would not let him touch, insisting he load it himself. 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