June 17, - Simpson is charged with two counts of murder with special circumstances. He does not surrender and is declared a fugitive. A suicide letter is found shortly before Simpson is spotted riding in friend Al Cowlings' white Ford Bronco.
With Cowlings driving, they lead police on a mile slow speed chase and end up at Simpson's Brentwood mansion. Simpson surrenders to police at his home. July 22, - Simpson pleads not guilty. November 3, - The jury is selected. It consists of four men and eight women: eight African American, one Hispanic, one white, two of mixed race. January 24, - Simpson's criminal trial begins. May 4, - The Goldmans file a wrongful death suit against Simpson. June 15, - In court, Simpson tries on leather gloves connected to the case , and says they do not fit.
July 6, 5 - The prosecution rests. September 27, - Defense lawyer Johnnie Cochran reminds the jury about the glove, "If it doesn't fit; you must acquit. September 29, - The defense rests, and the case goes to the jury to reach a verdict.
October 3, - The jury returns a not guilty verdict after less than four hours of deliberations. I cut away my problems with a knife. As the lead prosecutor in the trial, Clark captivated America with her compelling arguments, poise, and passion. She even became the center of attention, albeit for different reasons, when a tabloid published topless photos of her taken on a beach. After the trial, a heartbroken Clark essentially stopped practicing law and bowed out of the public eye.
The Goldmans. The Browns. My team. The country. The night of the murder, O. The next day, he was alerted to return to LA because of the tragic murder of his ex-wife. Robert Kardashian, supposedly not knowing that O. At that time, O. Robert, standing outside, offered to help carry some of O.
With nowhere to go and a mysterious bag in hand, Robert retreated to his house, where the bag remained. Many people surmise the murder weapon was stashed in the bag and that O.
To date, the murder weapon has yet to be found. Again, this is just a theory, but depending on who you ask, one with a lot of traction. And the man she could have had that affair with may have been O. He told me that after we got married. Robert just kind of looked at me and said it like it was a matter of fact. Although O. At 19 years old, O. However, in , the relationship soured and the couple divorced. Regarding the relationship, O. One of her boldest claims was that O. Prior to the murder trial, O.
Simpson had been a fairly successful actor, starring in numerous television shows and movies. Decades after the double murder, O. The show was a bizarre attempt at staying relevant and generating some income, and it failed miserably. The hour-long special sold approximately DVDs.
The premise of the show was O. The reactions of people getting pranked ranged from spooked to excited to see the former star. After the prank was pulled, O. Although this one was shot down in court very quickly by Judge Lance Ito, the assertion that Colombian drug lords killed Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman still sticks around to this day.
The borrowed money, Cochran stated, was to be used to open up a Starbucks in the area. After getting off scot-free, O. In September of , Simpson and some goons robbed a sports memorabilia dealer at gunpoint at the Palace Station hotel in Las Vegas. It was his memorabilia that was stolen from him. Sound logic. Anyhow, Simpson was found guilty of a slew of charges, including kidnapping and armed robbery.
On Dec. Yes, in , Simpson and ghostwriter Pablo Fenjves collaborated on a project that hypothesized how O.
Needless to say, the project was not without controversy. Bookstore patrons were outraged that a book essentially admitting to murder would be on the shelves.
But O. The roughly million Americans that tuned into the O. Simpson verdict severely impacted the economy. It was on the juice, if you will. According to a Business Insider article, as America tuned in to the verdict, productivity in the workplace plummeted, costing about half a billion dollars in lost output. Water usage also fell sharply as people preferred to hold it in rather than miss a minute of the verdict.
After being proven not guilty, O. J and his crew decided to throw a massive house party at his Rockingham mansion. This way, they can move on and go on with their lives. After the note was read by Kardashian, Simpson went on the run. The infamous Bronco was driven by O. The chase was low speed as a result, and the Bronco was tailed by about twenty police cars. Police who spoke to O.
Meanwhile, in the car was a bag of cash, a gun, passport and fake moustache. Meanwhile, the car chase was followed by more than twenty helicopters and was broadcast live on every major news network and channel in in the country. All regular programming was interrupted. The NBA finals were even paused to broadcast the chase. Apparently around 95 million people tuned in to watch the chase take place live. Not only did everyone tune in to watch O.
When questioned, O. If the car chase was compelling, the verdict was something else.
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