Buffalo Bills (1969-1977)
 San Francisco 49ers (1978-1979)
 Rated Number 40 NFL Player of
all time by NFL.com (in 2009)
 6 time Pro Bowl selection
 Heisman Trophy (1968)
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First professional football player
to rush for more than 2000 yards
in a season
 Record for single season yards
per game average (143.1 ypg)
 Elected to Pro Football Hall of
Fame in 1985
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After retiring from football, became
a football broadcaster and actor
(was in Roots, The Naked Gun
trilogy, and others)
 Spokesman for Hertz rental car
company
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=7W1hnR3kLwo&feature=player_
embedded
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Married Nicole Brown in 1985
(second wife)
 Had two children (Arnelle and
Jason) with first wife Marguerite
 OJ and Nicole had Sydney and
Justin
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Pleaded no contest to a domestic
violence charge in 1989
 Separated from Nicole Brown
 Divorced in 1992
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Nicole Brown and her friend
Ronald Goldman were murdered
 Outside of Brown’s
condominium
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http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/
projects/ftrials/Simpson/Evide
nce.html
Bloody footprints- size 12 Bruno
Magli shoes
 OJ said he did not have that type
of shoe. After the trial a picture
was found of him wearing the
shoes.
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Blood was found in OJ Simpson’s Bronco
Blood drops were on OJ’s driveway and in the
foyer of his home
Blood soaked sock was located in OJ Simpson’s
bedroom- bloodstained glove was in his
residence
DNA extracted and profiled from each
bloodstained article
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Trail of DNA leaving the crime scene was
consistent with OJ’s profile- as was the DNA
found entering Simpson’s home
Simpson’s DNA profile was found in the Bronco
along with that of both victims
The glove contained the DNA profiles of Nicole
and Ron, and the sock had Nicole’s DNA profile
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Simpsons blood was found at the murder scenevictims’ blood was found inside his car and homeAt the scene- there were five blood drops leading
away from the slain bodies of Nicole and Rontoward the rear alley- four of which were
immediately to the left of the bloody size 12 shoes
prints
Killer had been wounded on the left side of his
bodyMorning after the murders, Simpson was observed
by the police to be wearing a bandage on his left
middle finger
When the bandage was removed that afternoonhe had a deep cut on the knuckle of his finger
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DNA tests on all five blood drops and on three
bloodstains found on the rear gate at the crime
scene showed that all of this blood belonged to
Simpson
Two DNA tests were used (PCR and RFLP)
PCR test is less precise that RFLP
But can be conducted on smaller blood samples
as well as samples that have degenerated
because of bacteria and/or exposure to
elements
PCR tests were conducted on four out of the
five blood drops
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Three drops: Only 1 out of 240,000 people had DNA
with the markers found in the sample
Fourth drop: had markers which one out of 5200
people would have- Simpson was one of those people
Fifth drop- RFLP test- one of out 170 million people
would match these markers- again Simpson’s blood did
Richest sample was the rear gate- RFLP test showed
that only one out of 57 billion people had those
markers- Simpson was one of these people
Just from blood evidence- one out of 57 billion chance
that Simpson is innocent
Fifty seven billion is approximately ten times the
current population of the entire world
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http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=bron
co+chase+with+oj+simpson&mid=8D1FEBFE9
E3B6981ABE38D1FEBFE9E3B6981ABE3&view
=detail&FORM=VIRE2
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http://www.cnn.com/US/OJ/suspect/note/
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Staying in a guest house on
Simpson’s property
His story contradicted Simpson’s
version of events
He rambled and was inconsistent
in his testimony- less than ideal
witness
Said there was a thump outside of
his wall
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http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=satur
day+night+live+oj+simpson+trial&mid=006B2
3CA9EEB80F388C2006B23CA9EEB80F388C2&
view=detail&FORM=VIRE8
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=oj+si
mpson+trialsaturday+night+live&view=detail
&mid=F49DC47639153DB9FF35F49DC4763915
3DB9FF35&first=41&FORM=NVPFVR
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Detective
Denied use of “n” word within the
last ten years
Had proof he had gone on racist
rant on tape
Refuses to answer questionsciting his Fifth Amendment right
against self-incrimination
Had he planted evidence or not?
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Johnnie Cochran
F. Lee Bailey
Robert Shapiro
Alan Dershowitz
Barry Scheck
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0ZGaL9
Q6tE&feature=player_embedded
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=
video+of+oj+and+glove&mid=F677B4B570
CE16E5E0BDF677B4B570CE16E5E0BD&vi
ew=detail&FORM=VIRE2
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Marcia Clark
Christopher Darden
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http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Oj+S
impson+Trial+Highlights&view=detail&mid=
AE17E07BD3F2F1EA33F9AE17E07BD3F2F1EA
33F9&first=0&FORM=NVPFVR