Oj Simpson Research Paper

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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

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