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The O.J. Simpson Case
The O.J. Simpson murder case is a fascinating murder case due to the popularity of the defendant and the circumstances surrounding it. In the following paragraphs, I will discuss the victims and the evidence stacked up against O.J. Simpson. I will also discuss the pivotal points in the trial and the verdict.
The victims
On the late evening of June 12th, 1994, a fellow Brentwood neighbor went to investigate why a nearby dog was constantly howling when they discovered the grisly murder scene(Geis & Bienen, 2016). The victims, 35-year-old Nicole Brown Simpson and 25-year-old Ronald Goldman, were violently stabbed to death with a knife in the walkway of Nicole’s home(Geis & Bienen, 2016). Nicole Brown Simpson was the …show more content…

After finally turning himself in at his home, O.J. and the world were ready to start the “Trial of the Century”.
The Trial of the Century. On July 22, 1994, the “Trial of the Century” was held in downtown Los Angles(Geis & Bienen, 2016). The trial was supposed to be held in Santa Monica but the prosecution chose to have it in downtown Los Angles because they felt it would be a fairer trial(Geis & Bienen, 2016). The prosecution was led Marcia Clark and the defense by Robert Shapiro, Johnnie Cochran, and Robert Kardashian(Geis & Bienen, 2016). The presiding judge was Lance Ito and the jury majority of the 12 jurors were African American women(Geis & Bienen, 2016).
The prosecution called 78 witnesses with Allan Park, O.J.’s limo driver, being the best witness they had placing O.J. within the timeline of the murders(Geis & Bienen, 2016). The crime happened sometime after 10 pm before O.J. had left for LAX to travel to Chicago for a business meeting(Geis & Bienen, 2016). Allan Park testified that he was at O.J. Simpson’s house and knocked on his door at 10:25 pm but there was no response(Geis & Bienen, 2016). Mr. Park stated he did not see O.J.’s white Bronco anywhere and assumed he was not home yet(Geis & Bienen, 2016). At 10:56 pm, Mr. Park saw O.J. enter the front of his home(Geis & Bienen, 2016). Mr. Park noticed O.J. was very anxious and was

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