O.J. Simpson spoke to many close friends and family members in his last days, but he did not make any confessions about the murders before succumbing to cancer. Of course, almost as soon as news broke of his death, people wondered if he'd spoken at…
A photographer has revealed how he captured the only shot that exists of O.J. Simpson celebrating his "Not Guilty" verdict at his infamous murder trial. [Read More]
The death of O.J. Simpson this week reminded us of the infamous murder case against him -- a case that had a profound and lasting effect on how we view the justice system. NBC News' Cynthia McFadden reports.
The announcement Thursday that Simpson is dead has brought renewed attention to the closely watched trial and the fascinating cast of characters who played a role in the case.
As to the double murder case against O.J. Simpson, there was so much evidence that his guilt was obvious. This evidence included, but was not limited to, blood at the crime scene; blood on and inside Simpson’s white Bronco; a bloody glove found at the crime scene and a matching glove found at Simpson’s home; […]
In his final days alive, O.J. Simpson spoke with a close inner circle, but he did not offer up any confessions about the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. According to TMZ, a source shot down the rumor of a confession, claiming it was “totally false.” The insider added, “Unless being thirsty and […] The post Insider Denies Rumors O.J. Simpson Confessed to 1994 Murders Before His Death first appeared on The Source.
Jeet Heer The accused killer won and lost in court depending on his bank account.
Thirty years ago, as women’s rights advocates worked to pass the 1994 Violence Against Women Act, domestic violence was still something of a hushed topic.
PBS recruited the late football star and (acquitted) double murderer O.J. Simpson into the American race wars. On the April 11 PBS NewsHour had an odd take on the death of Simpson, whose televised trial captivated America 30 years ago, bringing in Dave Zirin, sports editor for the aging hard-left magazine The Nation. Together, he and NewsHour reporter William Brangham used the famous trial not as an example of justice denied, but to portray America as a historic haven of anti-black racism. ...
It wasn't long after the televised spectacle of O.J. Simpson fleeing a phalanx of police cars in a slow-moving white Ford Bronco on June 17, 1994, that batterers across Los Angeles adopted a bone-chilling new threat. I'm gonna O.J. you. "We all heard it working with our clients," said Gail Pincus, executive director of the Domestic Abuse Center in Los Angeles. "I heard it directly from the abusers. It was a form of intimidation, of silencing and getting compliance from their victims." Abuse...
Long before the Bronco chase gripped a national television audience and the “Trial of the Century” captivated the country, O.J. Simpson was making his mark on the football field.
For many people old enough to remember O.J. Simpson’s murder trial, his 1995 exoneration was a defining moment in their understanding of race, policing and justice. Nearly three decades later, it still reflects the different realities of white and Black Americans.