OJ Simpson And "Trial Of The Century"


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OJ Simpson, American football star and actor, died at the age of 76 after a battle with prostate cancer

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America was shocked when in 1994 Simpson was charged with the murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend

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Simpson's double murder trial in 1995 gripped the world and was dubbed "The Trial of the Century"

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OJ met Nicole Brown in 1977, when she was working as a waitress at a disco

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Simpson was married at the time to his first wife, Marguerite. The couple divorced and he then married Nicole in 1985

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Simpson and Nicole divorced in 1992 after a turbulent marriage that included allegations of domestic violence

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In June 1994, Nicole and her friend were found murdered outside her home at a Los Angeles suburb

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Five days after the murders, Simpson led the police on a car chase on the Los Angeles freeways that was broadcast live

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Prosecutors argued that Simpson killed Nicole in a jealous rage. His defense countered that he was framed by racist white police

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Simpson's legal team included prominent criminal defense lawyers Johnnie Cochran, Alan Dershowitz, Robert Kardashian and F Lee Bailey

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His trial reached a climax during a pivotal moment when Simpson visibly struggled to fit into a pair of gloves believed to have been worn by the killer

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His nine-month trial, full of dramatic moments like this, ended with a not-guilty verdict

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