If He Did It 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 …show more content…
look even more suspicious Nicole Brown had reported O.J. Simpson several times for beating her or threatening her life. In 1982, O.J. throws Nicole against a wall: In 1987, he shoves her to the ground; and in 1989, he slaps her and pushes her from a moving car these were just a couple times O.J.’s temper towards Nicole got out of hand ("101 PIECES"). Then again in 1989 police respond to a 911 call on New Year's Day to find a bruised and bleeding Nicole Brown hiding in the bushes, wearing only a bra and sweatpants, crying: "He's going to kill me! He's going to kill me ("101 PIECES")!" O.J. put on a good show in public but at home he was the complete opposite he abused Nicole for a long time and was unfaithful to her. After years of abuse Nicole finally had enough and filed for a divorce ("Nicole Brown"). That could’ve been what sent him over the edge. Once they were divorced Nicole was living a completely normal life until she realized everywhere she went O.J. followed ("Nicole Brown"). She had told her family she was scared for her life, but then they started talking and had a “On again Off again” relationship ("Nicole Brown"). A little while into it though she had decided she was done for good and wanted to be rid of him. She had told her family she wanted out of it, but shortly after her and her friend were found brutally stabbed to death ("Nicole Brown"). Finally to top it off in 2007 O.J. wrote a book that explained how he got away with murder, And …show more content…
What went wrong then if so many people thought he was guilty? Well the prosecutors had an extremely strong case, but many people thought they presented their evidence very poorly. They had made a lot of their evidence seem fake, or as if someone was trying to frame O.J., which wasn’t the case. Although they did have some strong evidence it was hard to deny like they had discovered a pair of very rare gloves seemingly identical to O.J. Simpson’s. Although O.J.’s defense was quoted,”If it doesn’t fit you must acquit,” and of course due to the blood shrinking the gloves they couldn’t fit his monstrous hands ("101 PIECES"). In addition they had also found blood spots inside of O.J’s Bronco in which was parked fairly close to the estate (Rice). His defense replied the evidence was unreliable, fake, and planted in order to frame him. Even though this sounds like a weak argument many believed this could be true due to past aggression from police towards Rodney King and the African American community. There was also a lot of key evidence the prosecutors were never able to obtain, such as the murder weapon. They had also spoken to a limo driver that picked up O.J. from Rockingham ("101 PIECES"). At the time O.J. had been seen with more bags then after according to the limo driver and skycap James Williams ("101 PIECES"). He was reported standing by a
Things only got worse when it was alleged that he transported and planted one the gloves on the Simpson estate, and the defendants legal team stating the officer wanted to frame Simpson because he was black and he disliked blacks an considering the jury was made up of mostly minorities this helped O.JSimpson even more.(2015) The key to winning a case apart from collecting evidence there must be a clear way to paint a picture that the people of the jury can understand whether or not you done the crime one must be convincing. Even though Simpson’s blood was on majority of the evidence collected it was argued that he was framed along with the contamination of evidence even if he had done it his team used all the weaknesses exposed by police involved in the case to paint a picture of innocence to the jury which proves perception of wrongdoing as persuasive to a jury as actual wrongdoing. I am sure with O.J Simpson being acquitted of the charges left a bad taste in the mouth of both police and some people in the legal field. There were too many mistakes made by the people that were tasked with the duty of collecting evidence and also in the department of how the evidence was handled but there are many lessons to be learned in every mistake the obvious one would be to not make the same ones
...on’s blood was found at the scene of the crime. There may be ways to plant such evidence, but it would be rather difficult to draw blood from a man without him realizing it and planting it at the scene of a crime. I also would have expressed that O.J. had a motive to kill his ex-wife, as well as a history of violent outbursts towards her. With all of the evidence that the prosecution had at their disposal, they should have been able to pin the murder on O.J. beyond a reasonable doubt. Everything pointed to O.J. and showed that he was the murderer. The only thing the prosecution was not able to do was fit the bloody glove on O.J’s hand. The only issue is, the glove was made of leather and had been soaking in blood prior to being found. When leather is soaking in a liquid, it tends to shrink. If only the prosecution had realized this, the case would have been theirs.
During the time that O.J was on trial for the murders of Nicole and Ronald, everyone who was following the hearing had a deep sense of fear and pity. They were fearing that the man they once adored and aspired to be like was actually capable of committing such an inconspicuous crime. Also, due to the accusations of the murder, the viewers were also feeling in the sense of pity, in both sadness and disappointment. The acts that O.J Simpson was accused of caused the audience to feel disappointed in his actions, as well as sadness towards his family. The accusations developed about O.J left people who didn’t even personally know him in tears. People were so sad about his downfall. The accusation led to the fact that O.J left his family with no mother and technically no father, as he’d be spending time in prison. Furthermore, since he was found not guilty, there was a large part of the audience that felt a sense of release and emotion, and some felt bad that he was ever accused of this, but rather he just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Due to the fact that O.J and Nicole were separated for a couple years before she died, Nicole had made new friendships, and there was no proof that someone new that she met could have caused this crime and tried to frame Simpson, due to his past accused abuse
All in all, O.J Simpson should have been found guilty without a doubt because of all the evidence and credible resources that proved that he did commit the crime. Especially because it was such a serious crime, all factors should have been considered while determining the final outcome. the main reason I think that O.J should have been found guilty is because neither Nicole nor Ronald got justice. They were both stabbed to death and received no justice, nor did their families receive any form of payment.
After a lengthy two hundred and fifty-two-day trial “not guilty” were the words that left the world in shock. O.J Simpson was your typical golden boy. He had it all, the nice car, the football career, and his kids. Unfortunately, this all came to an end when two bodies came to be spotted deceased in Nicole Browns front yard and was a gruesome sight. O. J’s ex-wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ronald Goldman both found with brutal stab marks. Unfortunately, all his glory days now brought to an end, he went from playing on the field to begging for his freedom when becoming the main suspect of their murders. Since this trial has not only altered the way Americans viewed celebrities, but it also racially divided society,
When the trial was happening, I had no idea who he was until the trial started. I had my Dad tell me all the details of who he was, and everything else I learned was from watching television. I was young, but I still knew that racism was awful. I looked upon the television to Simpson sitting in the trial and just thought, "Oh, okay." I know it 's hard to believe, but I wasn 't brought up to believe race had anything to do with whether people judged based on race, but this case was a 101 course in proving I was oblivious to the real world. However, what I did hear based on pure evidence was that this guy totally did it. There was too much evidence that proved he was involved, and the only reasonable doubt that was brought into the case was purely based on race.
The New York Times bestseller book titled Reasonable Doubts: The Criminal Justice System and the O.J. Simpson Case examines the O.J. Simpson criminal trial of the mid-1990s. The author, Alan M. Dershowitz, relates the Simpson case to the broad functions and perspectives of the American criminal justice system as a whole. A Harvard law school teacher at the time and one of the most renowned legal minds in the country, Dershowitz served as one of O.J. Simpson’s twelve defense lawyers during the trial. Dershowitz utilizes the Simpson case to illustrate how today’s criminal justice system operates and relates it to the misperceptions of the public. Many outside spectators of the case firmly believed that Simpson committed the crimes for which he was charged for. Therefore, much of the public was simply dumbfounded when Simpson was acquitted. Dershowitz attempts to explain why the jury acquitted Simpson by examining the entire American criminal justice system as a whole.
My opinion about this case is that O.J. Simpson is guilty. The defence tries to say there was all this conspiracy to frame O.J. but I don't think they proved any of this happened. The defence said Furhman was a racist but this does not prove that Simpson didn't commit the crime. They say the blood samples were contaminated but I don't think every single one was. The prosecution proved he was an abuser and I think something finally snapped inside him and he killed Nicole and Goldman. The gloves the killer wore were the same type O.J. wears. When they say O.J. tried on the gloves and they didn't fit I think he tightened his hand up so the gloves would be hard to put on. The shoeprints at the crime scene were the same style and size he wears. Bloody clothes or a murder weapon have never been found but neither has the missing laundry bags from O.J.'s hotel room. I have to wonder why O.J. lead the police on a big chase if he is so darn innocent. My opinion is that O.J. Simpson would have been found guilty a long time ago if it wasn't for all the publicity surrounding the case and the fact that he's famous.
The murders occurred between 10:15 p.m. and 10:40 p.m., this is based on testimony from prosecution and defense witnesses who heard barking from the area of the crime scene. Ms. Simpson's blood-covered pet Akita was found shortly before 11 p.m. Nicole Brown was found stabbed multiple times in the head and her throat was cut. Ron Goldman is assumed to have come upon the crime in progress and was also stabbed more than thirty times.
OJ “The Juice” Simpson is clearly responsible for the tragic deaths of his wife Nicole Brown, and Ron Goldman.There are more than enough proof that suspect that the verdict of this should be reconsidered.The shoes print which were indeed Simpson’s,blood marks that were left on OJ’s car the blood spots left on his gloves,his suicide note.All of these were compelling facts that OJ was the murdered.However due to the miscarriage of justice Simpson was unfortunately found not guilty.Wealth played a major role for the conclusion of the verdict, OJ had a very good legal team that raised questions over much of the evidence and testimony against him. If the average person were charged of crimes that OJ has committed, he/she couldn't afford the lawyers and staff to mount the defense OJ could.
Five years after Simpsons’ retirement from professional football, on February 2, 1985, he marries Nicole Brown. Nicole and O.J. were able two have two children together, Sydney and Justin. On January 1, 1986, Nicole contacts the Los Angeles Police Department, during the call, Nicole indicates that Orenthal has beaten her and is threatening to kill her. As identified by legal documents, there have been over fifty cases like the one that took place on January 1st. The evidence shows that Los Angeles officers refused to charge Orenthal with any crime. Brown-Simpson often complained to close friends and family of the abusive relationship that she shared with Mr. Simpson. Despite this, Orenthal denied ever hitting Nicole and claimed that any injury was a result from friendly “wrestling.” In an undated letter addressed to Orenthal, Nicole expresses her feelings about the relationship that the two shared. According to the letter, the abuse from O.J. took place often. In the upcoming court case, Orenthal Simpson states that he never seen the
Death scenes are often times extremely complex and no two are ever alike. The pieces to the puzzle lie on and around the body, and it is up to the death scene investigator to put those pieces of the puzzle together. The investigator needs to find the pieces of evidence that are necessary to crack the case open. These pieces of evidence will be crucial in determining the cause and manner of death, injury types, patterns, and the source of the injury/injuries. There is perhaps no case more infamous and studied than the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. Brown, the ex-wife of O.J. Simpson, was nationally recognized and instantly drew attention to the case. A case that is still discussed to this very day due to the failures of everyone
Simpson case that was concluded on October 2, 1995. This case took place in Los Angeles, California, where former all-pro NFL player O.J. Simpson was accused of the murder of his ex-wife. There were numerous amounts of evidence leading to the conclusion that O.J. Simpson was in fact guilty of the murder. However, his team of attorneys and lawyers came together and came to the conclusion that this case was bigger than just the murder, it had racial fire behind it, they noticed that all of the African-American’s were on his side so they ran with it. They did everything in their power to control the jury and getting as many African-American jurors as they could possibly get. After that, they found evidence of racism behind the police officer who’d made the accusation that O.J. Simpson murder his former wife. They slowly turned the case into a racial issue making the African-Americans very upset with the justice system. The case lasted over a year and O.J. was eventually proven not
The O.J. Simpson Trial should have been more thoroughly examined and reasonably decided upon whether or not race played a part. The reason being because it was the most closely followed murder trial in history and it deserved the correct respect and justice should have been served (Piombini). This trial was incredibly important, so much so that the live broadcasted nine month trial was called the trial of the century (Chermak, Frankie 164). Broadcasting companies realized the importance of the trial and obviously cashed in on experience by giving millions of Americans coverage of the trail. If money was to be made, then all sorts companies would jump in the craze to earn a buck or two. CNN had 600 hours of trial coverage, five times larger viewership, and Court TV had 24 million subscribers (Chermak, Frankie 165). Charges against O.J. which everyone was drawn to were t...
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).