“We did it!” a family member exulted to lead defense attorney Johnnie Cochran Jr. Eerily, the Simpson saga ended much as it had begun, with the fallen football superstar being transported in a white van to his estate while news helicopters tracked him overhead. Tuesday’s televi...
Cochran, Simpson’s flamboyant lead attorney, died of brain cancer in 2005 at 68. His refrain to jurors that “If it doesn’t fit, you must acquit” sought to underscore that the bloody gloves found at Simpson’s home and the crime scene were too small for football legend when he tried...
Simpson was acquitted after the 1995 criminal trial watched by millions worldwide, where Simpson famously tried on a pair of blood-stained gloves allegedly found at the scene of the crime. The gloves appeared to be too small, leading defence attorney Johnnie Cochran to say: "If it doesn't...
O.J. Simpson Cremated, No Plans of Public Memorial in Wake of Ex-NFL Star's Death From Cancer O.J. Simpson was cremated today, an attorney handling his estate shared in an update after he died last week at home in Las Vegas. ...
If granted parole, Simpson, who was acquitted of all criminal charges in the 1994 killing of his ex-wife,Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ron Goldman, could be released from prison as early as October. Lead defense attorney Johnnie Cochran puts his arm on O.J. Simpson's shoulder a...
Robert Shapiro, a celebrity defense attorney who at that point had already represented Christian Brando, was the lead counsel for Simpson until Cochran joined the "Dream Team," pushing Shapiro to the side. Shapiro, known for having frequent press conferences throughout Simpson's trial, went ...
Attorney angrily defends handling of O.J. Simpson caseBy John M. GlionnaLos Angeles Times
In June 1994, when the late OJ Simpson was charged with murdering his ex-wife Nicole Brown and her lover Ron Goldman, the World Wide Web was in its infancy. Still, with hindsight, it's easy to realize that modern internet culture was all around us. Not literally, of course. The Net...
On Oct. 1, 2017, on the first day he was eligible for release, Simpson, then 70 years old, walked out of the Lovelock Correctional Institute in Nevada. Simpson's attorney, Malcolm LaVergne, said his client, upon his release, "wants to enjoy the very simple pleasures that he hasn't en...
Even with all the publicity over the years, Dear says he has never been called by the LAPD or the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office, nor has he met with anyone from OJ Simpson's defense team. At one point lead prosecutor Marcia Clark called Dear's allegations against Jason Simpson ...