On June 12, 1994, Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were brutally stabbed to death outside Brown’s condominium in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles. The prime suspect was O.J. Simpson, Brown’s ex-husband and a former football star and celebrity. What followed was a sensational and controversial trial that captivated the nation and the world and exposed the deep divisions and tensions in American society. The turbulent and violent relationship between Simpson and Brown, who had divorced in 1992 after seven years of marriage, was a defining feature of the events leading up to the murders. They had two children, Sydney and Justin, whom they shared custody of. Simpson and Brown continued to see each other on and off after their divorce, …show more content…
She also expressed fear for her life and told her friends that Simpson would kill her. On the day of the murders, Simpson and Brown attended their daughter Sydney’s dance recital at a school in West Los Angeles. Simpson arrived late and sat separately from Brown and her family. After the recital, Brown and her family went to a restaurant called Mezzaluna, where Goldman worked, for dinner. Simpson went to his home in Rockingham, where he was supposed to catch a flight to Chicago later that night. He was joined by his friend and houseguest, Brian “Kato” Kaelin, a minor actor. Brown and her family left Mezzaluna around 9:15 p.m., and Brown drove her mother, Judith, back to her condo. Brown’s mother realized that she had left her glasses at the restaurant and called Mezzaluna to ask for them. Goldman volunteered to deliver the glasses to Brown’s condo. He left the restaurant around 9:50 p.m., carrying a white envelope with the glasses. Around 10:15 p.m., Brown and Goldman were attacked and killed outside Brown’s condo by an unknown assailant. Brown was stabbed multiple times in the head and neck and had her throat …show more content…
Police arrived at the scene and secured the area. They also notified Brown’s parents, who gave them Simpson’s phone number. Police called Simpson’s home, but no one answered. They decided to go to Simpson’s home to inform him of Brown’s death and to check if he was safe. When the police arrived at Simpson’s home around 4:30 a.m., they found his white Ford Bronco parked outside, with blood stains on the door, the handle, and the interior. They also noticed a bloody glove on the ground, which matched the one left at the crime scene. They knocked on the door, but no one answered. They saw Kaelin in the guest house, who told them that Simpson was not home and that he had left for the airport. Kaelin also told them that he had heard a loud thump on the wall of his room around 10:45 p.m., which he thought was an earthquake. Police became suspicious of Simpson’s involvement in the murders and decided to enter his property without a warrant, citing exigent circumstances. They found more blood stains on the driveway, the door, and the foyer. They also found a receipt for a flight to Chicago and learned that Simpson had checked into a hotel
One of the most coveted trials in terms of popularity and media attention the O.J Simpson trial which took place between 1994 and concluded on October 2,1995 with O.J Simpson being acquitted of charges laid upon him during the Murder Trial Due to handling of physical evidence and questions over whether Mark Fuhrman planted the bloody glove at the scene to frame O.J. so in an attempt to understand how a deviation from standard operating procedures in the handling of physical evidence can affect the outcome of a criminal trial; One most first understand evidence and how to preserve it. When the crime scene technician took blood samples from Simpson’s Ford Bronco (1996) she used a cotton swab to take samples; but instead of using
There was a safety deposit. box with a bunch of pictures in it. Pictures from when O.J. beat her to the ground. The police had taken them and she put them all in the safety deposit box. There was a letter saying I'm sorry I hit you, I'm really sorry, I am paying for my mistakes.
The job of a criminal lawyer is quite difficult. Whether on the defense or the prosecution, you must work diligently and swiftly in order to persuade the jury. Some lawyers play dirty and try to get their client off of the hook even though they are guilty without a doubt. Even though the evidence is all there, the prosecution sometimes just can’t get the one last piece of the puzzle to make the case stick and lock the criminal up. Such is the case Orenthal James Simpson.
In 1994 Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman were both found dead in the courtyard of her condominium. They both had been stabbed profusely; with Nicole’s husband Orenthal James Simpson, NFL star, seeming to be the killer. O.J. displayed some very suspicious behavior to the police. There had been past incidents of him being to physical with her and threatening her life which came to a shock to the country. To Most before this incident he was seen as a role model and look up to by many. O.J. Simpson had showed little to no emotion or concern once he found out about her death, and he showed no surprise when they said he was a suspect ("101 PIECES"). It shocked the country at first to see that O.J. Simpson could possibly
“I think I’ve been a great citizen” -O.J. Simpson. The O.J. Simpson trial was one of the most followed cases in history; its estimated cost for the trial was about nine million (Blohm 64). On the evening of June 12, 1994, Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were murdered (Piombini). The trial against O.J. began on January 24, 1995 and ended on October 2, 1995 (Blohm 59). Going into the trial, O.J.’s fate had already been sealed due to the fact that nobody wanted to prosecute him because he was a football legend and an actor (Piombini). In both cases, one can see that racial prejudice may prevent a juror of this trial from voting logically and thoughtfully.
No one will know the true events of the murder of Nicole and Ronald. On June 12, 1994, Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were found murdered outside of Nicole’s Brentwood home. Nicole had been stabbed multiple times in the head and neck, and Ronald has was alos slashed to death. Detectives believed O. J. Simpson had committed the murders, therefore they obtained an arrest warrant. Despite gruesome evidence against O. J. Simpson, he was acquitted of all charges with the help of his “dream team of defense lawyers.”
On June 12th, 1994, Nicole Simpson and Ronald Goldman’s bodies were found Nicole’s condominium; the victims had been stabbed to death. The identity of the murderer was unknown up until O.J was suspected to be a suspect. When accused, he was in another state, and was forced to fly back. (Aaseng 1996)
O.J. Simpson, a great football hero, made the mistake of his lifetime that becomes the most notorious criminal case ever. Growing up on the West Coast wasn’t serene for Simpson because he was surrounded by gangs. In his high school and college years he quickly rose to be a great football player. During his time he played football in college, he was awarded the Heisman Trophy. After he became an elite athlete in college, he was drafted by the Buffalo Bills. He stayed with them for eight years, then transferred to the San Francisco 49ers (Knapp 1). Simpson met Nicole Brown at Daisy, an upscale Beverly Hills club. The two fell head over heels for each other and got married on February 2, 1985. During their marriage, Simpson inflicted many
A great deal of people viewed Simpson as a role model and someone they desired to be. Not for one second did any of those people even think about the thought of a man that “has it all” being on trial for murder. When most people view celebrities like Simpson, they imagine them with no flaws, but they only observe a glimpse of the person’s life. Some would say a majority of Americans prefer watching someone else’s life than pursuing their own, some Americans would even say that they have an infatuation with celebrities.
Former NFL Star, Heisman trophy winner, Orenthal James Simpson, better known as O.J. Simpson, has a lengthy history of encounters with law enforcement. He was incarcerated when he was fifteen for gang related fighting (“O.J. Simpson” Contemporary). In 1989 he pleaded no contest to beating and threatening to kill Nicole Brown, his wife at the time, and faced minimal consequences (Mydens). In 1995, after a yearlong criminal trial, he was acquitted of the murder of Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman, and later found liable for the murders in a civil case in 1997. His final account with the law, that defined his destiny, was in 2007 when he was arrested in Las Vegas on ten felony charges. The final case went to trial in 2008, when he was found guilty of armed robbery and kidnapping and sentenced to up to thirty three years in
On June 22nd, 1994, one of the most high-profile crimes to hit the media will occur at the home of one of the most adored football players in American history. O.J. Simpson was at one time considered to play the lead role of The Terminator, but producers thought the public wouldn 't be convinced that he could be a robot on a murder spree on film. O.J. was that likable that no one could believe he could be a killer, and people today still don 't believe it.
On June 12,1994, Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were murdered. Their bodies were discovered outside Nicole Simpson's condominium. Nicole Simpson was the estranged wife of the famous football player and T.V. star O.J. Simpson.
The murders of Nicole Brown and Ronald Goldman were clearly committed by a man called OJ Simpson.Orenthal James Simpson has done a serious injustice to the families of both of these victims.Nicole Brown was the ex-wife of former football star, minor film star, and celebrity pitchman O.J Simpson. O.J was one of the first person to be caught under immediate suspicion in the murders and there is overwhelming evidence that support the fact that OJ was, in fact responsible for the crime of which he was acquitted.
On June 12, 1994, the bodies of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were found dead at her home in Brentwood, CA. Orenthal James Simpson, or O.J. Simpson was notified of their deaths and immediately taken into custody for questions. Upon the collection of various pieces of evidence from the crime scene, all avenues pointed to Simpson as the culprit for the double murder. The conclusion of Simpson criminal trial resulted in his acquittal. There were various reasons for this acquittal. The most prominent reasons include accusations of racism, evidence contamination, and the lack of faith in DNA profiling. This paper will discuss the issues that arose with the trial in depth and offer an explanation and solution to resolving issues so that the issues do not repeat themselves in the future from the lack of knowledge and from learning from the mistakes of previous cases such as this one.
The O. J. Simpson Trial 1995 Professor Shea Criminology CCJ1001 July 26, 2017. It was the night of June 12, 1994, a woman and her long-time male friend were murdered in cold blood. The victims, Nicole Brown Simpson, her neck cut so savagely it almost severed from her body and Ronald Goldman, stabbed repeatedly, nearly 30 times. The accused, her ex-husband and football star, Orenthan James Simpson, better known as O.J. Simpson. During the trial, a trial that consisted of 150 witnesses, lasted 133 days and cost in the ball park of 15 million dollars, there were many questions asked and even more questions left unanswered (Douglas).