O.J. Simpson

CareerBuffalo Bills (1969-1977)San Francisco 49ers (1978-1979)

Rated Number 40 NFL Player of all time by NFL.com (in 2009)

6 time Pro Bowl selectionHeisman Trophy (1968)

After retiring from football, became a football broadcaster and actor (was in Roots, The Naked Gun trilogy, and others)

Spokesman for Hertz rental car company

Personal LifeMarried Nicole Brown in 1985 (second wife)

Had two children (Arnelle and Jason) with first wife Marguerite

OJ and Nicole had Sydney and Justin

Pleaded no contest to a domestic violence charge in 1989

Separated from Nicole Brown

Divorced in 1992Reunite in 1994

June 12, 1994Nicole Brown and her friend Ronald Goldman were murdered

Outside of Brown’s condominium

Incriminating Evidencehttp://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/

projects/ftrials/Simpson/Evidence.html

Bloody footprints- size 12 Bruno Magli shoes

OJ said he did not have that type of shoe. After the trial a picture was found of him wearing the shoes.

Simpson’s House

Simpson’s House

PHYSICAL EVIDENCEBlood was found in OJ Simpson’s BroncoBlood drops were on OJ’s driveway and in the

foyer of his homeBlood soaked sock was located in OJ

Simpson’s bedroom- bloodstained glove was in his residence

DNA was extracted and profiled from each bloodstained article

Simpsons blood was found at the murder scene- victims’ blood was found inside his car and home-

At the scene- there were five blood drops leading away from the slain bodies of Nicole and Ron- toward the rear alley- four of which were immediately to the left of the bloody size 12 shoes prints

Killer had been wounded on the left side of his body-

Morning after the murders, Simpson was observed by the police to be wearing a bandage on his left middle finger

When the bandage was removed that afternoon- he had a deep cut on the knuckle of his finger

DNA Richest sample was the rear gate- test

showed that only one out of 57 billion people had those markers- Simpson was one of these people.

Just from blood evidence- one out of 57 billion chance that Simpson is innocent.

Fifty seven billion is approximately ten times the current population of the entire world

Trail of DNA leaving the crime scene was consistent with OJ’s profile- as was the DNA found entering Simpson’s home

Simpson’s DNA profile was found in the Bronco along with that of both victims

The glove contained the DNA profiles of Nicole and Ron, and the sock had Nicole’s DNA profile

OJ Simpson Bronco Chasehttp://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=bronco

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OJ’s Suicide Notehttp://www.cnn.com/US/OJ/suspect/note/

Kato KaelinStaying in a guest house on

Simpson’s propertyHis story contradicted

Simpson’s version of eventsHe rambled and was

inconsistent in his testimony- less than ideal witness

Said there was a thump outside of his wall

Saturday Night Live Skitshttp://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=saturd

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Mark FuhrmanDetectiveDenied use of “n” word within

the last ten yearsHad proof he had gone on racist

rant on tapeRefuses to answer questions-

citing his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination

Had he planted evidence or not?

Dream Team Johnnie Cochran F. Lee Bailey Robert Shapiro Alan Dershowitz Barry Scheck

Gloves http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=video+of+oj+and+glove&mid=F677B4B570CE16E5E0BDF677B4B570CE16E5E0BD&view=detail&FORM=VIRE2

ProsecutionMarcia ClarkChristopher Darden

Documentary Videoshttp://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Oj+Si

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