Nicole Brown Simpson, famous football player O.J. Simpson\u2019s ex-wife, and her friend Ron Goldman are brutally stabbed to death outside Nicole\u2019s home in Brentwood, California, in what quickly becomes one of the most highly publicized trials of the century. With overwhelming evidence against him, including a prior record of domestic violence towards Brown, O.J. Simpson became the chief suspect.<\/p>\n
Although he had agreed to turn himself in, Simpson escaped with friend A.C. Cowlings in his white Ford Bronco on June 17. He was carrying his passport, a disguise, and $8,750 in cash. Simpson\u2019s car was spotted that afternoon, but he refused to surrender immediately. Threatening to kill himself, he led police in a low-speed chase through the freeways of Los Angeles as the entire nation watched on television. Eventually, Simpson gave himself up at his home in Brentwood.<\/p>\n
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The evidence against Simpson was extensive: His blood was found at the murder scene; blood, hair, and fibers from Brown and Goldman were found in Simpson\u2019s car and at his home; one of his gloves was also found in Brown\u2019s home, the other outside his own house; and bloody shoeprints found at the scene matched those of shoes owned by Simpson.<\/p>\n
However, Simpson\u2019s so-called \u201cDream Team\u201d of defense lawyers, including Johnnie Cochran and F. Lee Bailey, claimed before a national television audience that Simpson had been framed by racist police officers such as Detective Mark Fuhrman. After deliberating for three hours, the jury acquitted Simpson. He vowed to find the \u201creal killers,\u201d but has yet to turn up any new leads.<\/p>\n
In a civil trial brought about by the families of the victims, Simpson was found responsible for causing Goldman\u2019s death and committing battery against Brown in February 1997, and was ordered to pay a total of $33.5 million, little of which he has paid.<\/p>\n
In 2007, Simpson ran into legal problems once again when he was arrested for breaking into a Las Vegas hotel room and taking sports memorabilia, which he claimed had been stolen from him, at gunpoint. On October 3, 2008, he was found guilty of 12 charges related to the incident, including armed robbery and kidnapping, and sentenced to 33 years in prison.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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