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Subj: Today in History - Jun 12
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1994
Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman murdered
Nicole Brown Simpson, famous football player O.J. Simpson's
ex-wife, and her friend Ron Goldman are brutally stabbed to death
outside Nicole's 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.
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's
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.
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's car and at his home; one of his
gloves was also found in Brown's home, the other outside his own
house; and bloody shoe prints found at the scene matched those of
shoes owned by Simpson.
However, Simpson's so-called "Dream Team" 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 "real killers," but has yet to turn up any new
leads.
In a civil trial brought about by the families of the victims,
Simpson was found responsible for causing Goldman's 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.
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.
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