crimes of the century: O.J. Simpson

crimes of the century: O.J. Simpson by ric gustafson


O.J. Simpson was a beloved football hero and a film star. On June 12 1994, all that changed. Simpson and his ex wife Nicole Brown Simpson attended their daughter's music recital. About 10:15 that night, Nicole and a friend Ronald Goldman were murdered in the courtyard of a Brentwood townhouse. The killer wore gloves  and wielded a knife that killed both of them.
Simpson was on a flight to Chicago and claimed that he was innocent. Based on heavy evidence, Simpson was charged with two counts of murder. During his trial, he was painted as a violent, jealous and a wife beater. Prosecutors claimed that he had plenty of time to commit the murders and then fly to Chicago. Blood was found in O.J.'s Bronco, his home, his socks and in his driveway.
O.J's legal team attacked the evidence and key witness, police detective Mark Fuhrman. Eventually, Simpson became a free man but his troubles were far over. Ronald Goldman's family sued Simpson for the wrongful death of their son and was awarded $33 million in damages.
In 2008, Simpson was convicted of robbing two people at gunpoint and was sentenced to 33 years in Nevada's Lovelock Correctional Center.


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