Apr 01, 2015
Buffalo 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 selection Heisman Trophy (1968)
First professional football player to rush for more than 2000 yards in a season
Record for single season yards per game average (143.1 ypg)
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985
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
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W1hnR3kLwo&feature=player_embedded
Married 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 1992
Nicole Brown and her friend Ronald Goldman were murdered
Outside of Brown’s condominium
http://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.
Blood was found in OJ Simpson’s Bronco Blood drops were on OJ’s driveway and in
the foyer of his home Blood soaked sock was located in OJ
Simpson’s bedroom- bloodstained glove was in his residence
DNA extracted and profiled from each bloodstained article
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
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 tests on all five blood drops and on three bloodstains found on the rear gate at the crime scene showed that all of this blood belonged to Simpson
Two DNA tests were used (PCR and RFLP) PCR test is less precise that RFLP
But can be conducted on smaller blood samples as well as samples that have degenerated because of bacteria and/or exposure to elements
PCR tests were conducted on four out of the five blood drops
Three drops: Only 1 out of 240,000 people had DNA with the markers found in the sample
Fourth drop: had markers which one out of 5200 people would have- Simpson was one of those people
Fifth drop- RFLP test- one of out 170 million people would match these markers- again Simpson’s blood did
Richest sample was the rear gate- RFLP 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
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=bronco+chase+with+oj+simpson&mid=8D1FEBFE9E3B6981ABE38D1FEBFE9E3B6981ABE3&view=detail&FORM=VIRE2
http://www.cnn.com/US/OJ/suspect/note/
Staying in a guest house on Simpson’s property
His story contradicted Simpson’s version of events
He rambled and was inconsistent in his testimony- less than ideal witness
Said there was a thump outside of his wall
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=saturday+night+live+oj+simpson+trial&mid=006B23CA9EEB80F388C2006B23CA9EEB80F388C2&view=detail&FORM=VIRE8
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=oj+simpson+trialsaturday+night+live&view=detail&mid=F49DC47639153DB9FF35F49DC47639153DB9FF35&first=41&FORM=NVPFVR
Detective Denied use of “n” word within
the last ten years Had proof he had gone on
racist rant on tape Refuses to answer questions-
citing his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination
Had he planted evidence or not?
Johnnie Cochran F. Lee Bailey Robert Shapiro Alan Dershowitz Barry Scheck
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0ZGaL9Q6tE&feature=player_embedded
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=video+of+oj+and+glove&mid=F677B4B570CE16E5E0BDF677B4B570CE16E5E0BD&view=detail&FORM=VIRE2
Marcia Clark Christopher Darden
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Oj+Simpson+Trial+Highlights&view=detail&mid=AE17E07BD3F2F1EA33F9AE17E07BD3F2F1EA33F9&first=0&FORM=NVPFVR