Nicole Brown Simpson, 34, and Ron Goldman, 25, were found brutally murdered at her home in Brentwood, Calif., on June 13, 1994.
She had been stabbed 12 times. Goldman was stabbed 25 times. Her body was found outside the house on a walkway. Goldman was found a few feet away in shrubs. Both of Simpson’s children asleep inside the home.
Her ex-husband, legendary professional football player O.J. Simpson, was charged with the murders. He had agreed to turn himself in but then fled on June 17. Millions of TV viewers watched as Simpson led police on a low-speed chase in his white Ford Bronco.
According to history.com, Simpson was carrying his passport, a disguise and $8,750 in cash.
Eventually, Simpson gave himself up.
“The evidence against Simpson was extensive: His blood was found at the murder scene; blood, hair and fibers from Brown and Goldman were found in Simpson’s car and at his home; one of his gloves was also found in Brown’s home, the other outside his own house; and bloody shoeprints found at the scene matched those of shoes owned by Simpson,” from history.com.
Simpson was defended at trial by Johnnie Cochran and F. Lee Bailey. They claimed Simpson was framed by racist police officers.
FILE - This file photo combo shows O.J. Simpson's ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson, left, and her friend Ron Goldman, both of whom were murdered and found dead in Los Angeles on June 12, 1994. O.J. Simpson was arrested in connection to the murder and acquitted of the crime. Simpson is now serving nine to 33 years in a Nevada prison after a jury found him guilty in 2008 of leading the gunpoint robbery of two sports memorabilia dealers in Las Vegas, and he's seeking a new trial because he says his longtime lawyer failed to disclose that he knew about the plan in advance and told Simpson it was legal and provided bad advice at trial. (AP Photo/File)AP
After an eight-month trial and three hours deliberation, Simpson was acquitted on Oct. 3, 1995.
Later, the Brown and Goldman families sued Simpson. He was found liable for damages in the wrongful death of Goldman and battery of Brown. A $33.5 million civil judgment was lodged against O.J.
In 2007, Simpson was charged with breaking into a Las Vegas hotel room and taking sports memorabilia that he claimed had been stolen from him.
On Oct. 3, 2008, he was found guilty and sentenced to 33 years in prison. He was released from prison on Oct. 1, 2017.
An unidentified police investigator walks past blood-stained towels in the entry way to a Los Angeles condominium belonging to Nicole Brown Simpson, 35-year-old ex-wife of former running back O.J. Simpson. Brown and 26-year-old Ron Goldman were found stabbed to death after midnight Sunday. (AP Photo/Eric Draper)ASSOCIATED PRESS
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