Criminology: The O. J. Simpson Trial

In the world of criminology, we study different criminals and the crimes they commit for many of different reasons. One very popular case we all know of is the Orenthal James Simpson trial also commonly known as the O.J. Simpson trial. He was most known for his fame as a football star. Although, he was no star before he hit college due to poor grades. He started as a young boy eventually getting his grades up to further lead his as a running back on The University of Southern California Football Team. He then went to the NFL playing for the Buffalo Bills and ending his season with San Francisco 49ers in 1979. After retiring, he got into sports commentating, acting, and golfing (ORENTHAL J. SIMPSON). Simpson went through a couple of marriages with children in each. His first marriage with Marguerite L. Whitley they had three children one who died after her second birthday in the swimming pool at their home. Six years later, O.J. marries Nicole Brown Simpson and has children with her (Editors).

Throughout the years, O.J.

was known for having problems with some of the wives he has had in the past. However, the most prevalent incident was with Nicole his most recent wife. According to the biography of O.J. Simpson, “his wife Nicole complained about their marriage to friends and family about him being abusive. There was also a fight between the two at New Years Eve Party where O.J. threatened to kill her” (Editors). After brushing these fights off for so long, Nicole eventually filed for divorce in 1992.
Two years later, she and a friend by the name of Ronald Goldman were found dead by his condo in Los Angeles’. They both were suspiciously stabbed to death. Simpson disappeared the day he was ordered to surrender, but, later on, was using a cell phone and police were able to track him down. What held such suspicion with this is with a possession of a gun, passport, lots of cash and disguise, he still did not come clean and plead

guilty.
In 1995, was a year after the death of the two, there was evidence found on Simpson’s property, a glove in particular. This raised the case as he was in connection with the crime for the second time, but was shortly dismissed by this quote "If it doesn't fit, you must acquit." (Editors) Meaning, the glove did not fit his hands, therefore, he was “free”. Shortly after this, a third-time trial came around. In 1997 which was now three years after the deaths, he was found liable for the wrongful deaths of the two and was forced to pay the families of the two 34 million dollars in damages.