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OJ Simpson Case Study

Compilation

SUPA Forensics Period 8

O.J. Simpson Case:

Background

Sara Starr, Michelle Hao, Mariam Momjian,

Rebecca Song, Tristan Jeong

The Personal Life of O.J. Simpson

• O.J. married Marguerite L. Whitley in 1967
• O.J. had three children with Marguerite o their daughter Aaren Lashone died just before her birthday at age 2 (1979)
• O.J. and Marguerite got a divorce in 1979
• Before he got a divorce, O.J. met Nicole Brown, who was 17 years old
• In 1985 O.J. and Nicole were married o together they had two children
• In 1992, Nicole filed for divorce o Nicole had often complained that O.J. was abusive towards her (which O.J. always denied)

When, where, what?

• Murder occurred on June 12th, 1994
• Nicole Brown and Ronald Goldman were found dead

outside Nicole Brown’s luxury condominium

• 875 Bundy Drive
• (Supposedly) OJ Simpson brutally stabbed Nicole

Brown and Ronald Goldman to death

• Ronald Goldman was there just to drop off Nicole

Brown’s sunglasses

• He was in the wrong place at the wrong time

Nicole Brown

• She was born in Frankfurt, Germany in 1959; moved with her family to Southern California as a toddler
• She was working as a waitress when she met O.J. Simpson in 1977; she was 18
• She began dating Simpson, who was still married though he divorced his wife in 1979
• In 1977 Nicole Brown married O.J. Simpson
• Had two kids with Simpson; Sydney and Justin
• Nicole Brown was a devoted mother, as well as the owner of a small interior decorating business
• O.J. was arrested for beating her (after a long history of bruises on her body), and they got divorced in 1992

Ronald Goldman

• born and raised in Buffalo Grove, Illinois
• moved to Southern California at age 18
• extremely athletic; enjoyed fitness clubs and surfing
• was not in a relationship with Nicole Simpson Brown, was merely returning sunglasses she had left at the restaurant where he was a waiter

OJ Simpson

• Evidence found and collected at the scene led investigators to believe OJ was guilty
• 6:20pm a chase began when OJ was seen being driven in his white Bronco, by his friend, and holding a gun to his head. A captured conversation revealed Simpson repeatedly saying that he was “the only one who deserved to get hurt”- his actions were interpreted as an admission of guilt.
• The chase ended at 8:00 pm at his home in Brentwood, and Simpson was granted an hour to speak to his mother.
• The authorities arrived, and upon Simpson’s surrender, they discovered $8000 in cash, clothing, a loaded .357 Magnum, passport, fake goatee, mustache, and family pictures in his Bronco.

By race: 9 blacks, 1 hispanic, 2 whites By sex: 10 women, 2 men By education: 2 college graduates, 9 high school graduates, 1 without diploma 5/12 thought it appropriate to use force on a family member 5/12 reported that they had a negative experience with the police 9/12 thought that Simpson was less likely to become a murderer because he was an athlete 12/12 were Democrats The jury was mostly black people because the case was filed in LA rather than Santa Monica. A poll showed that most blacks found Simpson innocent while most whites found Simpson guilty.

Jury

Prosecutors

Marcia Clark, lead attorney in the case, Special Trials Division. Christopher Darden , co-counsel. Darden had completed a six-and-a-half year assignment with the Special Investigations Division before joining the prosecution team. Gil Garcetti , Los Angeles District Attorney, elected in 1992.. Hank Goldberg , joined the District Attorney's Office in 1985. William Hodgman , director of the Bureau of Central Operations, which includes the Special Trials Division. Lisa Kahn , DNA coordinator for the district attorney's office. Cheri Lewis , assisted in the research and preparation of prosecution motions and pleadings.

Defense Attorneys (“The Dream Team”) - His criminal case cost at

least $3 million, possibly as much as $6 million. F. Lee Bailey - celebrity attorney Johnnie Cochran Jr Alan Dershowitz Carl Douglas Robert Kardashian Peter Neufeld - specialized in DNA evidence Barry Scheck - specialized in DNA evidence Robert Shapiro Gerald Uelmen

Type of Murder

• Murder weapon- knife
• O.J. Simpsons ex-wife and her friend were found murdered outside

of Nicole Brown Simpons home.

The Crime

• Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald L. Goldman were murdered

Suspect

• OJ Simpson
• Nicole Brown Simpson
• Ronald Goldman Victims

In court:

• Judge Lance Ito- Judge
• Mark Fuhrman- Detective of the LAPD
  • Supposedly planted the famous bloody glove