O.J. Simpson
CareerBuffalo Bills (1969-1977)San Francisco 49ers (1978-1979)
Rated Number 40 NFL Player of all time by NFL.com (in 2009)
6 time Pro Bowl selectionHeisman Trophy (1968)
After retiring from football, became a football broadcaster and actor (was in Roots, The Naked Gun trilogy, and others)
Spokesman for Hertz rental car company
Personal LifeMarried Nicole Brown in 1985 (second wife)
Had two children (Arnelle and Jason) with first wife Marguerite
OJ and Nicole had Sydney and Justin
Pleaded no contest to a domestic violence charge in 1989
Separated from Nicole Brown
Divorced in 1992Reunite in 1994
June 12, 1994Nicole Brown and her friend Ronald Goldman were murdered
Outside of Brown’s condominium
Incriminating Evidencehttp://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/
projects/ftrials/Simpson/Evidence.html
Bloody footprints- size 12 Bruno Magli shoes
OJ said he did not have that type of shoe. After the trial a picture was found of him wearing the shoes.
Simpson’s House
Simpson’s House
PHYSICAL EVIDENCEBlood was found in OJ Simpson’s BroncoBlood drops were on OJ’s driveway and in the
foyer of his homeBlood soaked sock was located in OJ
Simpson’s bedroom- bloodstained glove was in his residence
DNA was extracted and profiled from each bloodstained article
Simpsons blood was found at the murder scene- victims’ blood was found inside his car and home-
At the scene- there were five blood drops leading away from the slain bodies of Nicole and Ron- toward the rear alley- four of which were immediately to the left of the bloody size 12 shoes prints
Killer had been wounded on the left side of his body-
Morning after the murders, Simpson was observed by the police to be wearing a bandage on his left middle finger
When the bandage was removed that afternoon- he had a deep cut on the knuckle of his finger
DNA Richest sample was the rear gate- test
showed that only one out of 57 billion people had those markers- Simpson was one of these people.
Just from blood evidence- one out of 57 billion chance that Simpson is innocent.
Fifty seven billion is approximately ten times the current population of the entire world
Trail of DNA leaving the crime scene was consistent with OJ’s profile- as was the DNA found entering Simpson’s home
Simpson’s DNA profile was found in the Bronco along with that of both victims
The glove contained the DNA profiles of Nicole and Ron, and the sock had Nicole’s DNA profile
OJ Simpson Bronco Chasehttp://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=bronco
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OJ’s Suicide Notehttp://www.cnn.com/US/OJ/suspect/note/
Kato KaelinStaying in a guest house on
Simpson’s propertyHis story contradicted
Simpson’s version of eventsHe rambled and was
inconsistent in his testimony- less than ideal witness
Said there was a thump outside of his wall
Saturday Night Live Skitshttp://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=saturd
ay+night+live+oj+simpson+trial&mid=006B23CA9EEB80F388C2006B23CA9EEB80F388C2&view=detail&FORM=VIRE8
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=oj+simpson+trialsaturday+night+live&view=detail&mid=F49DC47639153DB9FF35F49DC47639153DB9FF35&first=41&FORM=NVPFVR
Mark FuhrmanDetectiveDenied use of “n” word within
the last ten yearsHad proof he had gone on racist
rant on tapeRefuses to answer questions-
citing his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination
Had he planted evidence or not?
Dream Team Johnnie Cochran F. Lee Bailey Robert Shapiro Alan Dershowitz Barry Scheck
Gloves http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=video+of+oj+and+glove&mid=F677B4B570CE16E5E0BDF677B4B570CE16E5E0BD&view=detail&FORM=VIRE2
ProsecutionMarcia ClarkChristopher Darden
Documentary Videoshttp://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Oj+Si
mpson+Trial+Highlights&view=detail&mid=AE17E07BD3F2F1EA33F9AE17E07BD3F2F1EA33F9&first=0&FORM=NVPFVR