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OJ Simpson: Did he do it? Did OJ Simpson really do it? This question has
a lot of controversy. Before OJ Simpson was arrested he ...
... they be sloppy in their work the are trained to do. ... are they covering up what OJ
actually did, because he ... OJ Simpson had to pay 25 million for damages to the ...
... they be sloppy in their work the are trained to do. ... are they covering up what OJ
actually did, because he ... OJ Simpson had to pay 25 million for damages to the ...
... work the are trained to do. If this is true are they covering up what OJ actually
did, because he'sa famous football star, and actor??? OJ Simpson had to pay ...
... Not one single word came from OJ about the possibility that he could be framed.
Simpson gave a few conflicting details to investigators which did not flow ...
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Did OJ Simpson really do it? This question has a lot of controversy. Before OJ Simpson was arrested he was involved in a car chase with his friend Al Cowlings. Simpson was supposed to turn himself in but instead he kidnapped his friend in his truck and tried to flee threatening to kill himself while his friend drove. While this was happening Simpson’s lawyer read a letter to the media written by Simpson, "First everyone understand I had nothing to do with Nicole's murder. Don't feel sorry for me. I've had a great life.” (Bosco 17) This almost sounds like a suicide note. Why write a suicide note if you’re innocent? The media got involved with this slow car chase and they got some of Simpsons friends to talk him into turning himself in. This car chase and everything involved was not brought up at all during the trial. Fleeing and threatening to kill himself seemed like a desperate act of guilt.
Simpson showed up at his first court appearance on June 21 and he pleaded not guilty to the two murders. A jury was formed right away to see if there was enough evidence to press charges on OJ Simpson. Two days later on June 23, the jury was dismissed because there was so much media coverage on this case and they did not want the jury to be influenced by it. The new jury was also likely to be influenced by the media. A week long hearing took place and finally a California court superior judge ruled that there was enough evidence to try OJ Simpson for the murders of Nicole Simpson and Ronald Goldman. At his second court appearance, on July 23, Simpson pleaded in a confident and defiant tone: "Absolutely, one hundred percent, not guilty."(Jones 4) Leading the murder investigation was veteran LAPD detective Tom Lange. What followed in 1995 were 134 days of televised testimony in a very public criminal trial. Many people in the trial became celebrities due to this exposure, including Judge Lance Ito. This court case was so famous that when a poll was...
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