The O.J. Simpson Trial

On the morning of June 12, 1994, Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were found stabbed to death outside her apartment in a Los Angeles suburb. Within days, police identified O.J. Simpson, Nicole’s former husband, as the main suspect. Simpson was one of the most familiar people in America, a former pro-football star who often appeared in television commericals and movies. When Simpson was charged with the murders, the stage was set for one of the most talked-about trials in history.


Los Angeles prosecutors believed they had a strong case against Simpson. They offered a scientific evidence that he had been at the murder scene. Witnesses also testified that he abused Nicole in the past. But Simpson’s defense team argued that the police were prejudiced against Simpson because he was African-American. His lawyers showed that at least one detective was racist and suggested that he may have planted false evidence. They also showed that police work on the case was often sloppy, and they claimed that the evidence could not be trusted. After long months of testimony, the case was given to the jury. In less than four hours, the 12-member jury brought back its verdict: “Not guilty.” Many believed that Simpson had committed the murderes. Others said that there were too many doubts about the case to convict him. The truth may never be known…


Simpson paid an estimated $10 million in legal fees to the lawyers who defended him during the trial.