He was previously married to Dionne Miller. [323] After the trial, Fuhrman said that he was not a racist and apologized for his previous language, saying he was play-acting for a screenplay when he made the tapes, and had been asked to be as dramatic as possible. Simpson 's ex-wife, and her friend Ron Goldman are brutally stabbed to death outside Nicole's home in Brentwood, California, in what quickly . Fibers that were only used in the 1993-1994 model year. He wrote to his then-girlfriend Paula Barbieri, "I'm sorry we're not going to have, our chance As I leave, you'll be in my thoughts". In 1995, Fox premiered the television movie, This page was last edited on 24 February 2023, at 19:06. Steve McNair: Killed by his his 20-year-old Mistress, Sahel Kazemi. Police found Dawn Armstrong dead at the scene. Simpson's then girlfriend, Paula Barbieri, wanted to attend the recital with Simpson but he did not invite her. Meet The 12 People Who Found Him Not Guilty", "Race factor tilts the scales of public opinion", "Simpson Jury Mutiny Casts Doubt on Trial", "O.J. [285], The only physical evidence offered by the defense that the police tried to frame Simpson was the allegation that two of the 108 DNA evidence samples tested in the case contained the preservative Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, or EDTA. Simpson: Week-by-week Week 16: May 812, 1995", "Some O.J. Clark also implied that it was not a coincidence that the three evidence items he initially said were valid were the same three the defense claimed were planted while the other 58 were all false positives and the 47 substrate controls, which are used to determine if contamination occurred, were all false negatives. And they got really upset when the Simpson trial was over, and people would come up to me on the street and say, 'God, I loved your show. 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. A Boston University study of brains of those who had passed away who had historically played full contact football showed 87% to have CTE, and the 111 NFL players, 99% had CTE. They noted that several officers had already combed over the crime scene for almost two hours before Fuhrman arrived and none had noticed a second glove at the scene. [185], Park's testimony was significant because it explained the location of the glove found at Simpson's home. [86] At Parker Center, officials discussed how to persuade Simpson to surrender peacefully. [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. [191][192] Marcia Clark stated in her opening statements that there was a "trail of blood from the Bundy Crime scene through Simpson's Ford Bronco to his bedroom at Rockingham". Simpson Trial", "Exercise Video Shows O.J. Simpson trial: Transcript of Bronco call", "O.J. Simpson: Week-by-week: Week 2", "CourtTV.com Trials O.J. Simpson reportedly demanded that he be allowed to speak to his mother before he would surrender. At 1:50pm, Commander Dave Gascon, LAPD's chief spokesman, publicly declared Simpson a fugitive; the police issued an all-points bulletin for him and an arrest warrant for Cowlings. [409] Juror Anise Aschenbach, who initially voted guilty before changing her vote, stated she regrets the decision and believes Simpson is guilty because he is not looking for the "real killer" like he promised he would. At approximately 10:40, something crashed into the wall of the guest house Kaelin was staying in, which he described as three "thumps" and which he feared was an earthquake. Jim has the unique privilege of being one of the individuals who played in the 1972 undefeated Miami Dolphins team. Instead, he walked to the front of the property, where he saw the limousine parked outside. What contamination and degradation will lead you to is an inconclusive result. Latinos and African Americans both believed that fraud was taking place in the LAPD but disagreed on the cause. 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. [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. Authorities say on April 7, Adams went to the home of Dr. Robert Lesslie and shot him, his wife and two of their grandchildren, aged 9 and 5. That incident led to Simpson's arrest and eventual pleading of no contest to one count of domestic violence for which he received probation for one year. Simpson confess maybe", "How Did Faye Resnick Get Famous? Former NFL player Phillip Adams fatally shot five people including a prominent doctor, his wife and their two grandchildren before later killing himself, authorities said Thursday. On March 11, 2018, Fox broadcast Simpson's previously unaired interview in a special titled O.J. Kaelin hung up the phone and ventured outside to investigate the noises, but did not go directly down the dark south pathway from which the thumps had originated. He testified that at one point he saw a figure the same size as Simpson enter the house through the front door from where the driveway starts, before the lights came on. Simpson Trial", "2nd State Scientist Backs DNA Results: Simpson case: Criminalist Renee Montgomery says a new, more sensitive type of test corroborates earlier evidence. The prosecution believed that Simpson had driven his Bronco to and from Brown's home to commit the murders, saw that Park was there and aborted his attempt to enter through the front door and tried to enter through the back instead. Simpson Pop-Up Museum Hits L.A.'s Chinatown", "Selena Murder Trial: Interview With Maria Celeste Arrars", Famous American Trials: The 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. [252], Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld argued that the results from the DNA testing were not reliable because the police were "sloppy" in collecting and preserving it from the crime scene. The Newseum has multiple trial-related items in their collection, including press passes, newspapers and the mute button that Superior Court Judge Lance Ito used when he wanted to shut off the live microphone in court so lawyers could talk privately during the trial. The pair were stabbed to death outside Brown's condominium in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles on the night of June 12, 1994. [126], Participants in the case received much media coverage. Simpson case helped bring spousal abuse out of shadows", "The O.J. [133] Commentators found that its staff had used photo manipulation to darken the photo, and speculated it was to make Simpson appear more menacing. [154] On the night of the murders, Simpson attended a dance recital for his daughter and was reportedly angry with Brown because of a black dress that she wore, which he said was "tight". Sep 11, 2014. dailygossip. Authorities say on April 7, Adams went to the home of Dr. Robert Lesslie and shot him, his wife and two of their grandchildren, aged 9 and 5. At his second arraignment on July 22, when asked how he pleaded to the murders, Simpson firmly stated: "Absolutely, one hundred percent, not guilty. 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". According to the prosecution, Simpson then drove over to Brown's home in his Ford Bronco to reconcile their relationship as a result and when Brown refused, Simpson killed her in a "final act of control". Simpson verdict ten years later (PBS Frontline streaming video), OJ Simpson Criminal Trial Uncut Start-to-Finish (1995), "O.J. Fuhrman did not testify but Simpson did on his own behalf and lied several times. Dr. Robert Lesslie, 70, and his wife, Barbara, 69, were pronounced dead in their home in Rock Hill along with grandchildren Adah Lesslie, 9, and Noah Lesslie, 5, the York County coroner's office . On the other hand, the defense's research suggested that black women would not be sympathetic to Brown, who was white, because of tensions about interracial marriages. [318][319][320], During cross-examination by Bailey,[321] Fuhrman denied that he had used the word "nigger" to describe African Americans in the ten years prior to his testimony. Simpson Trial Wasn't The Only Thing That Put Her On The Map", "Faye Resnick Videos Addressing The Drug Cartel Theory On 'The People V. O.J. A safety and special teams player from South Carolina State, he joined the 49ers in 2010 as a seventh-round draft pick. [11] The pursuit and Simpson's arrest later on the same day were among the most widely publicized events in American history. According to the Montreal Gazette, Kane got arrested in May 2019 after he refused to take part in a urine test and admitted to using cocaine. 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. [69] The flight was due to leave at 11:45pm, and a limousine arrived early at Simpson's Rockingham estate to pick him up at around 10:25pm. In Cochran's summation to the jury, he was unable to refute any of the prosecution's claims,[original research?] [406][407][408] Juror Lionel Cryer, who gave Simpson a Black Power salute after the verdict, said in retrospect he would render a guilty verdict. Former NFL player, wife shot to death by 16-year-old son, police say. Simpson civil trial", "Jack Walraven's Simpson Trial Transcripts December 17, 1996", "Forensic Pathologist Dr. Michael Baden: I Was Shunned For Being A Defense Witness In O.J. [139] Richard Gabriel, a jury consultant for Simpson, wrote that more educated jurors with higher incomes were more likely to accept the validity of DNA evidence and the argument that domestic violence is a prelude to murder. Robert Shapiro published The Search for Justice in 1996 about the case and he concluded there was reasonable doubt but criticized Bailey and Cochran for bringing race into the trial. From Jan. 1, 2012, to Sept. 17, 2014, 33 NFL players were arrested on charges involving domestic violence, battery, assault and murder. Simpson case", "Excerpts From the Ruling on the Fuhrman Tapes", "Fuhrman tapes take center stage; Goldman family is incensed", "Co-Workers Paint Different Portrait of Mark Fuhrman: LAPD: In contrast to racist boasts on tapes, black, Latino colleagues describe a hard-working, unbiased cop", "O.J. Simpson white bronco chase mesmerizes nation", "Remembering O.J. Trial", "Gary Younge: OJ Simpson and America, ten years after the trial", "Jury Clears Simpson in Double Murder; Spellbound Nation Divides on Verdict", "Simpson Acquitted, Freed, Vows to Hunt Down Killers", "O.J. Witness Says Blood Carried Lab Preservative; Expert Supports Defense That Cops Daubed Blood On Evidence", "Jack Walraven's Simpson Trial Transcripts July 24 1995", "O.J. Two prosecutors who were DNA experts, Rockne Harmon and George "Woody" Clarke, were brought in to present the DNA evidence in the case and were assisted by Prosecutor Lisa Kahn.[150][151][152]. Simpson: American Crime Story", "What's Worth Watching: 'The Real Story' about O.J., 'Fuller House' and more for Friday, Feb. 26 and Saturday, Feb. 27", "Two Astonishing Views of O.J. The prosecution presented exhibits showing the position next to the house number on the curb in which Simpson's Ford Bronco was found the next morning, implying that the limousine driver would surely have noticed the Bronco if it had been there when he arrived to pick Simpson up. [190] He then discarded the glove, came back and went through the front door. [4] Following his summation, Cochran received numerous death threats, and hired bodyguards from Louis Farrakhan. [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. Goldman then came upon the scene to return some eyeglasses and was murdered as well in order to silence him and remove any witnesses. When she reported that number was 80.3%, they dropped her from the witness list. Simpson and Brown's DNA found on blood on a pair of socks in Simpson's bedroom. NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Steve McNair was shot dead in his sleep last weekend by his 20-year-old girlfriend, who was distraught about mounting financial problems and her belief that the former NFL. [4][105] Tests on the knife determined that an oil used on new cutlery was still present on the knife, indicating it had never been used. Detectives determined that Goldman came to Nicole's house during her killing and that the killer killed him to silence Goldman and remove any witnesses. Fifteen alternates will be added in coming months ", "The O.J. The museum's acquisition of the suit ended the legal battle between Gilbert and Fred Goldman, both of whom claimed the right to the clothing. [67] Forensic evidence from the Los Angeles County coroner alleged that the assailant stabbed Goldman with one hand while holding him in a chokehold. Simpson: American Crime Story, Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, National Football League player conduct policy, "12 Simpson Jurors Are Sworn In: Trial: The eight-woman, four-man panel is predominantly black. [274] However, Howard Coleman, president of Seattle-based forensic DNA laboratory GeneLex, criticized Scheck's cross-examination as "smoke and mirrors" and stated "Everything we get in the lab is contaminated to some degree. [170] Cochran said that she would testify that Simpson does not fit the profile of an abuser that would murder his spouse. Robert Shapiro later admitted he was Toobin's source. They concluded that Simpson probably was guilty but the prosecution failed to prove it beyond a reasonable doubt. [16] A poll of Los Angeles County residents showed that most African-Americans thought that the "not guilty" verdict was justified, while the majority of Whites thought it was a racially motivated jury nullification[17][18] by the mostly African-American jury. Otis Anderson . [301] The volume of DNA on that blood was significantly higher than the other blood evidence collected on June 13. Simpson's defense was said to have cost between US$3million and $6million; the media dubbed the group of talented attorneys the Dream Team,[227][228] while the taxpayer cost of prosecution was over US$9million. Former NFL player Phillip Adams kills five, then himself Posted by Mike Florio on April 8, 2021, 10:20 AM EDT Via the Associated Press, Adams killed Dr. Robert Lesslie, his wife Barbara, two of their young grandchildren (Adah and Noah), and James Lewis. The LAPD then notified Shapiro that Simpson would be arrested at Kardashian's home. [356] Opponents of civil rights seized upon the situation and rebranded themselves as advocating "race neutrality", instead of "separate but equal", which appealed to white liberals now due to the verdict and is credited with why voters in California passed proposition 209 in 1996 that ended affirmative action in the state. from killing himself in the back of that Bronco", Arbogast said. [101][99][90] Spectators shouting "Go, O.J., go" the famous slogan from Simpson's Hertz commercials[106][107] and encouraging the actions of a possibly suicidal murder suspect outraged Jim Hill, among those broadcasting pleas to their friend to surrender. The three sealed letters Simpson had written were left behind. [138] The decision may have affected the trial's outcome because it resulted in a jury pool that was less educated, had lower incomes, and contained more African Americans. Evidence is Sealed with a Kiss", "Juror Explains Why She Denied Being Victim", "Marcia Clark Explains Domestic Violence Bias in OJ Simpson Trial", "Expert on Battered Women Criticized for Backing Simpson Defense", "Court.com Trials O.J. He emphasized that Fuhrman was proved to have repeatedly referred to black people as "niggers" and also to have boasted of beating young black men in his role as a police officer. [178][179][180], Los Angeles County Chief Medical Examiner, Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran, testified on June 14, 1995, that Brown's time of death was estimated as between 10:00 pm and 10:30 pm. A white athlete from Washington allegedly almost killed his Black girlfriend in a domestic violence incident on Friday and even expressed surprise that she made it out alive, according to. [456], In 2017, Adam Papagan curated a pop-up museum showcasing artifacts and ephemera from the trial at Coagula Curatorial gallery in Los Angeles. [109], Former NFL player and pastor Rosey Grier visited Simpson on November 13 at the Los Angeles County Jail in the days following the murders. [422][423][424], Alternative theories of the murders have suggested they were related to the Los Angeles drug trade and the murders of Michael Nigg and Brett Cantor. Trice died due to injuries suffered during a college football game against the University of Minnesota on October 6, 1923. Afterwards, the prosecution said that Simpson walked to his Bronco and drove home, where he parked it and walked into his house. Former NFL player Phillip Adams has been identified as the suspect in the shooting. Ware, 41, who. She then fired three more shots at close range, sat on the couch next to his body . Later on, he left the Akita with a neighboring couple who offered to keep the dog overnight; as the dog was agitated, the couple decided to walk it back to where it had been found. [416], The jury found Simpson liable for the murders and awarded the victims' families $33.5 million in compensatory and punitive damages. At first, Simpson claimed he cut his finger accidentally while in Chicago after learning of Brown's death. [309] The socks were found by Fuhrman, but the defense suggested Vannatter planted the blood. [188] The blood trail from the Bronco to the front door was easily understood but the glove was found on the other side of the house. [443], Episodes of sitcoms, such as The Simpsons, South Park, Roseanne, New Girl, Family Guy, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia ("Reynolds vs. Reynolds: The Cereal Defense") and Seinfeld ("The Big Salad", "The Caddy"), have mocked the case, or more specifically, Simpson himself. Phillips noted that Simpson only asked if the children had seen the murder or Brown's body, but was not concerned about whether the assailant(s) had harmed the children either. . 0:00. [335], After the trial, Cochran revealed that Bailey had goaded Darden into asking Simpson to try on the gloves[336] and that Shapiro had told Simpson in advance how to give the appearance that they did not fit. Because in the early morning hours of Sept. 15, 1980, he woke up, fumbled for the loaded gun he kept in his bedroom, and shot his wife, Martha, before killing himself. [143][144][145][146][254] This, they argued, would allow bacteria to degrade all of the "real killer(s)" DNA and thus make the samples more susceptible to cross-contamination in the LAPD crime lab. On July 4, 2009, McNair was found dead of multiple gunshot wounds, along with the body of a young woman named Sahel Kazemi. ",[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. The authorities said that Adams fatally shot Dr. Lesslie; his wife, Barbara; and two of their grandchildren, Adah Lesslie, 9, and Noah Lesslie, 5. Simpson Lyrics", "Opinion | Kendrick Lamar challenges how we talk about problematic Black men", "Gaming Detail: Duke Nukem Features A Famous OJ Simpson Moment", "OJ Simpson Acquittal Suit Arrives at Newseum in DC", "OJ Simpson Bronco is heading to Pigeon Forge", "An O.J. [94] McKay reiterated on radio his pleas to Simpson to turn himself in instead of committing suicide:[101] "My God, we love you, Juice. Simpson Facts and Fictions: News Rituals in the Construction of Reality And wrote that the racial gap in polling is a manufactured product of selective reporting of facts by the media due to them treating the trial as a form of entertainment and not as a legal proceeding. In the last two calendar years, at least 15 of . [71] At 10:07am on Tuesday, October 3, 1995, Simpson was acquitted on both counts of murder. [72][70], Around the time the limousine driver witnessed this "shadowy figure" head towards the south walkway where the bloody glove would later be found, Kato Kaelin was having a telephone conversation with a friend. While Deputy District Attorneys Marcia Clark, William Hodgman, and Christopher Darden believed they had a strong case against Simpson, Cochran and the defense team persuaded the jury that there was reasonable doubt concerning the DNA evidence in this case. Adams, 32, later killed himself during a standoff with police at his parents' home nearby. [230][158] They argued that the DNA evidence against Simpson was "compromised" by the mishandling of criminalists Dennis Fung and Andrea Mazzola during the collection phase of evidence gathering, and that 100% of the "real killer(s)" DNA had vanished from the evidence samples. The detectives would argue they entered without a search warrant because of exigent circumstances specifically out of fear that someone inside might be injured. Nicole Brown met O.J. Simpson will regain celebrity status", "Most Black People Now Think O.J. All of the evidence not some or most of it points irresistibly to Simpson's guilt and his guilt alone". The People of the State of California v. Orenthal James Simpson was a criminal trial in Los Angeles County Superior Court starting in 1994, in which O. J. Simpson, a former National Football League (NFL) player, broadcaster and actor, was tried and acquitted for the murders of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman.The pair were stabbed to death outside Brown's . [171] Walker's colleagues were appalled by her decision to defend Simpson and accused her of betraying her advocacy for a $250,000 retainer. The trial spanned eleven months, from November 9, 1994. 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. Fuhrman, facing a possible prosecution for perjury, was instructed by his attorney to invoke the Fifth Amendment to avoid self-incrimination to two consecutive questions he was asked. [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. 's Lawyers Call Witness to Bolster Theory of Frame-up", "Scientist Insists Lab Preservative in Stains", "Simpson Expert Supports Conspiracy-Theory Defense", "Probe Faults Performance of FBI Worker in Simpson Case", "EDTA Testimony Leaves Simpson Jurors' Eyes Glazed", "O.J. Only 29 pairs of that size were sold in the U.S. and one of them was sold at the same store that Simpson often buys his shoes from. [105] The chase was also broadcast internationally, with Gascon's relatives in France and China seeing him on television. Ito denied the request, stating that pleading the fifth does not imply guilt and there was no evidence of fraud. [86] Jack Ferreira and Mike Smith were among those watching the chase not knowing why;[94] they felt part of a "common emotional experience", one author wrote, as they "wonder[ed] if O.J. The following day, Ito dismissed the three deputies anyway, which upset the jurors that did not complain because the dismissal appeared to lend credence to Harris's allegations, which they all denied. 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. : Made in America, juror Carrie Bess said she believed "90% of the jury actually decided to acquit Simpson as payback for Rodney King". Simpson double-murder trial", "The OJ Simpson Verdict, Jury Nullification and Black Lives Matter: The Power to Acquit", "Black America was cheering for Cochran, not O.J. Shapiro noted that an increasingly distraught Simpson had begun treatment for depression. [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. Simpson in 1977[22] when she was 18 and working as a waitress at the Daisy (a Beverly Hills private club). [360][361][362] Opponents then tried to pass Proposition 54 to effectively conceal the impact of prop 209[363][364] but voters rejected that measure. 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. 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. [93][90] At 5:51pm, Simpson reportedly called 9-1-1; the call was traced to the Santa Ana Freeway, near Lake Forest. [146][147][148][149], The two lead prosecutors were Deputy District Attorneys Marcia Clark and Christopher Darden. [citation needed] Congressmen[who?] and is the 1973 NFL player of the year. On March 20, 1995, Vannatter testified that he instructed Fung to collect the blood on the gate on June 13 and Fung admitted he had not done so. 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. Lange noticed that Simpson had a cut on a finger on his left hand that was consistent with where the killer was bleeding from, and asked Simpson how he got the cut. The LAPD also declined to reexamine the evidence with modern methods because Simpson can not be tried for the same crime again under the Fifth Amendment. [457][458], "O. J. Simpson case" redirects here. I have had a great life, great friends. Cochran then asked that the jury be allowed to hear Fuhrman taking the fifth and again Ito denied his request. Lynch found it remarkable that Simpson, who he believed committed the murders, could continue a casual lifestyle afterward. [337], In closing arguments, Darden ridiculed the notion that police officers might have wanted to frame Simpson. [383][384][385][386], In an interview with Barbara Walters, Robert Shapiro, who is Jewish, said he was offended by Cochran comparing Fuhrman to Adolf Hitler, and said he would never work with Bailey or Cochran again. [223] Although the prosecution could not prove that Simpson owned a pair of those shoes, Bodziak testified that a similar bloody shoeprint was left on the floor inside Simpson's Bronco. [257] The prosecution also noted the defense declined to challenge any of those results by testing the evidence themselves. 1:59. Conservatives regardless of race or gender thought Simpson was guilty. He is an actor and composer, known for Training Day (2001), Street Kings (2008) and Undisputed (2002). Here's The Apology", "Location of Trial Can Be Crucial to Outcome, Experts Say. In 1986, Rozier was charged with murder for doing . 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. Former NFL player Phillip Adams died by apparent suicide in South Carolina after he shot and killed five people Wednesday, including a prominent doctor, his wife and their two. He wrote his taking the 5th amendment was to avoid prosecution for perjury. The keys were later found on Simpson when he was arrested for the murders of Brown and Ron Goldman. The blood on the back gate was collected on July 3, 1995, rather than June 13, the day after the murders. Published Dec 01, 2015 Last . John D. Simmons/The Charlotte Observer/AP When asked. [167] Shapiro, Dershowitz, and Uelmen later admitted they believe that race played a factor in the jurors' dismissal of Brown's abuse by Simpson. [290][293] The prosecution also had Dr. Rieders admit that EDTA is also found in food[294] and specifically the ingredients used in McDonald's Big Mac and French fries[289] that Simpson had eaten earlier that night with Kato Kaelin. As both men wept, Simpson told McKay, "OK, Coach, I wont do anything stupid. Simpson", "O.J. 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. [46] She had reported a set of keys missing from her house a few weeks earlier. 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? Gender thought Simpson was guilty but the prosecution 's claims, [ original research ]! 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