The OJ Simpson Case

In conclusion after reviewing the arguments on both sides, there is no way one can believe O.J. Simpson is innocent and did not kill Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown. As Vincent Bugliosi states, “When a person is innocent of a crime, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, chances are there is not going to be anything whatsoever pointing toward his guilt ... Not only does the physical, scientific evidence in this case conclusively prove this defendant's guilt, but virtually everything he said and did points irresistibly to his guilt“ (279). In the infamous Bronco chase, O.J. was to turn himself in by 10 a.m. on June 17, 1994 and never showed up. Police drove over to Simpson’s home sometime around 1 p.m. and he was nowhere to be found. There, they found

The book that I am going to introduce is Outrage: The Five Reasons Why O.J. Got Away With Murder, written by Vincent Bugliosi, and was published on June 17, 1996. We all know that Nichole Simpson and Ronald Goldman were stabbed to death and their bodies were discovered on June 12, 1994 early morning. It was said that after a car chase, O.J. was found with $9,000 I cash, his passport, disguise, and a gun. O.J. Simpson who is her ex-husband was acquitted October 3, 1995, for their deaths in a trial that riveted the nation and divided people along racial differences. In 1997, he was ordered to pay a little over $33 million for their deaths. O.J. Simpson is still serving time in prison for things like kidnapping, robbery, burglary, assault with a deadly weapon, and numerous other charges. Mr. Bugliosi sums up five reason why the case was lost. Those five can be labeled as the jury, the change in venue or settings, the judge allowing the defense to play the race card, the stupidity of the prosecution throughout the trial, and lastly the summation of what should really have been done. But in honesty when the media started reporting about this case it was already falling apart.

On June 12th, 1994, Nicole Simpson and Ronald Goldman’s bodies were found Nicole’s condominium; the victims had been stabbed to death. The identity of the murderer was unknown up until O.J was suspected to be a suspect. When accused, he was in another state, and was forced to fly back. (Aaseng 1996)

FBI suspected him of drug possession though no drugs were found in the house. FBI did find equipment that could steal satellite television programming and was sued. Orenthal married Nicole Brown in 1985 and had two children together, Justin and Sydney. Later on in the relationship Nicole complained about the relationship to her friends a lot and even stated that Orenthal was physically abusive. One time a fight between Nicole and Orenthal escalated that Orenthal threatened to kill Nicole, and later on said that it was nothing. Nicole finally filed for a divorce in 1992. On June 12, 1994 Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were found stabbed to death outside her condominium in Los Angeles and evidence pointed to O.J. Simpson. He was forced to surrender by 11 a.m. on June but he fled then was tracked down on Santa Ana Freeway. Orenthal had possession of a gun, his passport, $9,000 in cash and even had a disguise and stated he was running. In October 2008 Simpson was guilty of 12 counts of armed robbery and a kidnapping with Clarence Stewart. Although Orenthal recently got released due to parole on October 1st, 2017, attorneys in Florida didn't want Orenthal to go back to Florida after all the events.

Prior to the crime, O.J Simpson had a very successful life. Simpson was born on July 9th, 1947 in San Francisco, California. His full name is Orenthal James Simpson but his nickname was Juice. Simpson grew up in the city of San Francisco and went to Galileo High school where he was very successful in the football program. He began to gain attention to himself in college football, playing for USC and winning a Heisman trophy. After Simpson’s success in college football, he went on to professional football in the NFL. In 1979, he retired from football and took up a career in acting and

Brock Turner was an above average 19 year-old athlete and student at Oakwood High School in Dayton, Ohio. While in high school, Turner was a three-time All American and was enrolled at Stanford University on a swimming scholarship. He was offered a scholarship to Stanford and he took it without any thought. One thing he never thought about was getting indicted of rape of an intoxicated person, rape of an unconscious person, assault with intent to rape an intoxicated woman, sexually penetrating an intoxicated person with a foreign object, and sexually penetrating an unconscious person with a foreign object. Everything that was just listed, is what he was charged with the night of his felony.

The media has a powerful impact on how society views history in both positive and negative ways. Mass media is used to provide information, entertain, or educate, but the way that the media presents the information has a way to manipulate public perception. Based on the context and content used, media can sway public opinions on events or the people involved. The first event in which I chose to research was the Brock Turner Case.

With all the evidence that was presented in court, I would honestly say that OJ Simpson was guilty for the murder of Nichole Brown and her friend Ronald Goldman . The reason why I think this is because the evidence had most of his DNA in them. Also, his reaction to the phone call informing him of Nicole Brown's death was strange and this also was evidence presented in court too. Although prosecutors had an overwhelming amount of DNA evidence against Simpson, including blood traces of the victims in his car and Nicole’s blood on a pair of his socks, the defense used technical mistakes by the forensics team to suggest contamination Although prosecutors had an overwhelming amount of DNA evidence against Simpson, including blood traces of the

“If it doesn’t fit, you must acquit” a statement which was used by Johnnie Cochran. A quote from the People of the State of California v. Orenthal James Simpson was one of America’s most famous cases that brought attention to the black community. This Era played a logo in the impact, and after effects of this case. A case that brought attention to many American’s, immigrants, nationwide viewers and also, a case that is known to today’s society as the OJ Simpson case. This case raised concern and debate over the black community. Orenthal James Simpson was a wealthy black man that was a retired college and professional football hero, actor and he was also a commentator for Monday night live football. He was accused for the murder of Nicole

In the years after his retirement from the NFL Simpson enjoyed a somewhat successful acting career and also became a sports caster. Simpson started his career in acting even before he finished playing football. Simpson had a part in the television series Roots and had parts in movies such as The Klansman and The Towering Inferno. After football Simpson continued his film career playing in Capricorn One, Back to the Beach, and the Naked Gun Trilogy. OJ even started his own production company in 1979 called Orenthal Productions. NBC was considering TV series starring Simpson but canceled the project when OJ was arrested. In addition to his acting and film career OJ Simpson was a commentator for Monday Night Football and The NFL on NBC in the mid-80s.

The O.J Simpson trial is possibly the most publicized and controversial trial in american History. Many would argue that the trial is used as a basis of what not to do in a murder trial.

On Christmas night, 1996 the death of a six-year-old beauty queen shocked the nation, while sleeping JonBenet Ramsey was taken from her room in Boulder, Colorado. Taken unto the basement wine cellar where there she was beaten,

Orenthal James Simpson, or O.J., or “The Juice,” as some people knew him by, was a case of “from rags to riches.” Simpson grew up in the projects of San Francisco and in his early teenage years, joined a gang and was incarcerated. He attended City College of San Francisco from 1965-66 where he played football and was named to the Junior College All-American Team as a running back. From there, he was awarded an athletic scholarship to the University of Southern California—the place where O.J. Simpson’s success story began.

Upon collecting blood samples at a crime scene, it must be handled properly. The samples should be dried thoroughly at room temperature or frozen to avoid bacteria growth in the blood. In the video an experiment was conducted where one sample was at room temperature, one was frozen, and one was in a slightly warm oven. With the frozen sample, human DNA was found, however the samples not frozen contained no human DNA. The bacteria had destroyed the DNA in the blood. This is a similar problem to the OJ Simpson case. If I were working on that case, I would have stored the blood evidence properly, kept a visitor log at the crime scene, and the other evidence collected would have been kept secure with a chain of

O. J. Simpson is a son of Eunice Simpson and Jimmy Lee Simpson. They got divorced in 1952. Eunice, his mother, was left all alone with her four children, she worked in a hospital and had often night shifts, which led to that Simpson, his brother and two sisters had to take care of themselves often, in the evening and throughout the night. His father was gay and was well known as the drag queen in the San Fransisco area. O. J. grew up in the Potrero Hill district, he didn 't have a great childhood ( almost nobody in that district either). When he was 13 years old he joined a gang. O. J. Simpson spent lots of his time on stealing and being a "gangster" in his childhood. Later when he went to City College of San Fransisco he became an American football player. O. J. Simpson was very talented. He was soon awarded an athletic scholarship at USC (University of Southern California) and in 1967 he ran for 1543 yards and scored 13 touchdowns. Everyone on that school was admiring him. When he won the Heisman trophy in 1968, Simpson became a star. O. J.