The 32-year-old gunman played in 78 NFL games over five seasons for six teams. [233] The defense also questioned the timeline, claiming the murders happened around 11:00 pm that night. Disputes Simpson Defense on Tainted Blood", "Defense Ready to Portray an FBI Expert as Corrupt", "Handshakes for All, Including Simpson, as Fung Ends Testimony", "O. J. Simpson Trial: Excerpts from the trial transcript", "Did Mark Fuhrman Plant Evidence In The O.J. Here's The Apology", "Location of Trial Can Be Crucial to Outcome, Experts Say. Lange, who had interviewed Simpson about the murders on June 13, realized that he had Simpson's cell phone number and called him repeatedly. Marcia Clark published Without a Doubt in 1998 about the case. [290][293] The prosecution also had Dr. Rieders admit that EDTA is also found in food[294] and specifically the ingredients used in McDonald's Big Mac and French fries[289] that Simpson had eaten earlier that night with Kato Kaelin. Simpson Trial", "Exercise Video Shows O.J. investigator cringes at case's TV retelling", "Was O.J. Rapper Jay-Z's song "The Story of O.J." [446][447], The heavy-metal band Body Count recorded the song "I Used to Love Her", sung from the perspective of OJ Simpson murdering his wife, on their 1997 album Violent Demise: The Last Days. Those involved in the trial followed their own media coverage; when Larry King appeared in the courtroom after a meeting with Ito, both Simpson and Clark praised King's talk show. The socks were collected on June 13 and had blood from both Simpson and Brown, but her blood on the socks was not identified until August 4. [355] African American Stanford University Law Professor Richard Thompson Ford wrote that this made the verdict a wedge issue that divided liberals along racial lines as white liberals felt the verdict was a racially motivated jury nullification and resented the images of African Americans celebrating the verdict. Simpson told Shapiro that he wanted to turn himself in,[87] to which the police agreed, believing that someone as famous as Simpson would not attempt to flee. Simpson wanted a speedy trial, and the defense and prosecuting attorneys worked around the clock for several months to prepare their cases. [94] McKay reiterated on radio his pleas to Simpson to turn himself in instead of committing suicide:[101] "My God, we love you, Juice. Christopher Darden later confirmed that to be true. verdict: interviews: Peter arenella, "Judge Fujisaki was able to keep trial in control", "Hungry for a Change of Scene, NBC's Brokaw Bolts 'Camp O.J. [162] Marcia Clark stated it was because they believed the DNA evidence against Simpson was insurmountable, but the media speculated it was because of the comments made by dismissed juror Jeanette Harris. Tommy Kane has been approved for day parole as he serves an 18-year sentence for killing his estranged wife, Tammy Shaikh in 2003. At Kardashian's press conference, Shapiro said that he and Simpson's psychiatrists agreed with the suicide note interpretation. [63] They noted that all of the evidence samples were testable and that most of the DNA testing was done at the two consulting labs, not the LAPD crime lab where contamination supposedly happened. [71] At 10:07am on Tuesday, October 3, 1995, Simpson was acquitted on both counts of murder. [190] He then discarded the glove, came back and went through the front door. ROCK HILL, SC - Former NFL football player Philip Adams has been identified as the suspect of a mass shooting in South Carolina where he killed a beloved community doctor, his wife, and their two grandchildren. [28] According to Dr. Lenore Walker, the Simpson-Brown marriage was a "textbook example of domestic abuse". Simpson", "Yes, Robert Kardashian Really Suspected O.J. Anthony McClanahan will serve 15 years to life, a judge said Monday. [144] On April 21, thirteen of the eighteen jurors refused to come to court until they spoke with Ito about it. Judge Lance Ito presided over the trial in the C.S. Is Innocent and I Can Prove It | William C. Dear", "Rose McGowan Tells All in New Memoir 'Brave': 14 Shocking Allegations", "Simpson's Attempt to Bar Evidence is Turned Down", "Goldman Friend is Slain Resisting Robbery", "Families of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman enraged by Discovery documentary; O.J. [383][384][385][386], In an interview with Barbara Walters, Robert Shapiro, who is Jewish, said he was offended by Cochran comparing Fuhrman to Adolf Hitler, and said he would never work with Bailey or Cochran again. [172] Walker was dropped from the witness list for "tactical reasons" after she submitted her report on the case. [422][423][424], Alternative theories of the murders have suggested they were related to the Los Angeles drug trade and the murders of Michael Nigg and Brett Cantor. He also shot and killed two air conditioning. The letter concluded, "Don't feel sorry for me. [302] The defense suggested the reason why Fung did not collect the blood is because it was not there that day; Scheck showed a blown-up photograph taken of the back gate on June 13 and he admitted he could not see it in the photograph. More than nine news helicopters eventually joined the pursuit; Tur compared the fleet to Apocalypse Now, and the high degree of media participation caused camera signals to appear on incorrect television channels. Fears grew that race riots, similar to the riots in 1992, would erupt across Los Angeles and the rest of the country if Simpson were convicted of the murders. Nicole Brown Simpson, famous football player O.J. Insinuating his son may have had chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, from his years in the NFL, the father said: "I think the football messed him up." Doctor, Wife, and 2 Young Grandchildren . Simpson was represented by a high-profile defense team, referred to as the "Dream Team", which was initially led by Robert Shapiro[12][13] and subsequently directed by Johnnie Cochran. [256] Gerdes believed only three of the DNA matches to have been valid, which were the same three the defense alleged were planted by the police. There, he took off his blood stained clothes, put them in the knapsack (except his socks and the glove), put clean ones on, and left towards the limousine. An initial collection was made on June 13; the defense accused Vannatter of planting the victims' blood in the Bronco when he returned to Simpson's home later that evening. When she reported that number was 80.3%, they dropped her from the witness list. Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld were also hired; they headed the Innocence Project and specialized in DNA evidence. 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[70] Both the limousine driver and Kaelin would later testify that Simpson seemed agitated that night. [55][56] Meanwhile, Simpson ate takeout food from McDonald's with Kato Kaelin, a bit-part actor and family friend who had been given the use of a guest house on Simpson's estate. [229], The defense team's reasonable doubt theory was summarized as "compromised, contaminated, corrupted" in opening statements. - An autopsy performed one year after Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher fatally shot his 22-year-old girlfriend and killed himself found signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy. A decade ago, Phillip Adams achieved his dream of becoming an NFL player.But on Wednesday, the former San Francisco 49ers draft pick shockingly killed five people in South Carolina, including two young children.. On September 6, 1995, Fuhrman was called back to the witness stand by the defense, after the prosecution refused to redirect him, to answer more questions. Simpson criminal trial, The People v. O.J. [41] Afterwards, Brown said she felt her life was in danger because Simpson had threatened to kill her if he ever found her with another man. Authorities say on April 7, Adams went to the home of Dr. Robert Lesslie and shot him, his wife and two of their grandchildren, aged 9 and 5. [34] Of the 62 incidents of abuse, the police were notified eight times and Simpson was arrested once. Fuhrman, facing a possible prosecution for perjury, was instructed by his attorney to invoke the Fifth Amendment to avoid self-incrimination to two consecutive questions he was asked. Cochran also presented a piece of paper to the jury with the title "Vannatter's Big Lies", and claimed, without any evidence or proof, that Vannatter had returned to the crime scene with Simpson's blood to plant it there, despite Vannatter having previously testified that he had given it to Dennis Fung in order to avoid the exhibits from getting mixed up. Vannatter instructed Fuhrman to scale the wall and unlock the gate to allow the other three detectives to enter. Whatever might ensue, the shared adventure gave millions of viewers a vested interest, a sense of participation, a feeling of being on the inside of a national drama in the making".[103]. VOA News. In contrast to Cochran's book, Shapiro wrote "I never believed that Simpson was being victimized by a racist police organization because he was blackor that he was seen as a black hero". so he instead dedicated his entire argument to attacking the LAPD, particularly Fuhrman, Lange and Vannatter. [63][253] Fung and Mazzola did admit to making several mistakes during evidence collection which included not always changing gloves between handling evidence items, packaging and storing the evidence items using plastic bags, rather than paper bags as recommended, and storing them in the police van, which was not refrigerated, for up to seven hours after collection. At approximately 10:40, something crashed into the wall of the guest house Kaelin was staying in, which he described as three "thumps" and which he feared was an earthquake. [2] Though prosecutors argued that Simpson was implicated by a significant amount of forensic evidence, Simpson was ultimately acquitted of both counts of murder on October 3 of the same year. Simpson: The Incriminating Evidence", "O.J. [10] TV stations interrupted coverage of the 1994 NBA Finals to broadcast live coverage of the pursuit, which was watched by an estimated 95 million people. Around midnight, as they reached the area where the Akita had been found, the dog stopped outside Brown's home and the couple saw Brown's body lying outside the house. The team also included F. Lee Bailey, Alan Dershowitz, Robert Kardashian, Shawn Holley, Carl E. Douglas, and Gerald Uelmen. Simpson in 1977[22] when she was 18 and working as a waitress at the Daisy (a Beverly Hills private club). Former NFL player, wife shot to death by 16-year-old son, police say. [125] According to Howard Kurtz of the Washington Post, the acquittal was "the most dramatic courtroom verdict in the history of Western civilization". ATLANTA >> A former NFL player's mistress, apparently jealous that he was taking his wife on a trip to Las Vegas, drove to his home near Atlanta, kidnapped her romantic rival and led o [33] She wrote about him beating her in public, during sex and even in front of family and friends. [39][40] She documented an incident in which he spied on her having sex with her new boyfriend. Cochran referred to Fuhrman and Vannatter as the "two devils of deception", and very notably implored the jurors to "stop this cover-up" and "acquit Simpson and send the police a message", which was interpreted by many as a naked appeal for a jury nullification. [47], A few months before the murders, Simpson completed a film pilot for Frogmen, an adventure series similar to The A-Team. "[405], In the documentary O.J. [69], The prosecution planned to present 62 separate incidents of domestic violence, including three previously unknown incidents Brown had documented in several letters she had written and placed in a bank safety deposit box. [158] The prosecution then called Brown's sister to the witness stand. [256] The prosecution denied that contamination happened in the LAPD crime lab as well because the result would be a mixture of the "real killer(s)" DNA and Simpson's DNA but the results showed that only Simpson's DNA was present. [348] Simpson filed for bankruptcy afterwards and relocated to Florida to protect his pension from seizure. [86][89][87][91][90] Most interpreted this as a suicide note; Simpson's mother collapsed after hearing it,[86][92][64][93][94] and reporters joined the search for Simpson. 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