O.J. Simpson: Difference between revisions

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{{Quote|I've done my time. I've done it as well and as respectfully as I think anyone can.|O.J. Simpson}}'''Orenthal James "O.J." Simpson''' (born July 9<sup>th</sup>, 1947) is an American former football running back, actor, media personality, convicted felon, and accused [[murder]]er charged for killing his ex-wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman on June 12, 1994.

{{Quote|I've done my time. I've done it as well and as respectfully as I think anyone can.|O.J. Simpson}}'''Orenthal James "O.J." Simpson''' (born July 9<sup>th</sup>, 1947) is an American former football running back, actor, media personality, convicted felon, and accused [[murder]]er charged for killing his ex-wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman on June 12, 1994. Despite significant forensic and circumstantial evidence against him, he was found not guilty at a trial the following year.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/3/newsid_2486000/2486673.stm 1995: OJ Simpson verdict: 'Not guilty'], ''BBC News''</ref>

He was a famous actor and football player who had been in the hall of fame and had awards as one of the best football running backs alive.

This was one of the most ~~prolific~~ cases of murder in U.S. history. Aside from this, he was ~~arrested in 2007 for rape, bribery, assault, battery, and kidnapping. He had also been~~ convicted of robbery ~~multiple times, most notably~~ a ~~case~~ in ~~2007 where he was released on August 2017~~. Although he was acquitted of double homicide, ~~many people aware~~ of ~~the affair tend to~~ believe ~~that~~ Simpson ~~is indeed~~ guilty.

This was one of the most high-profile cases of murder in U.S. history. Aside from this, in 2008 Simpson was convicted of armed robbery and kidnapping and sentenced to 33 years in prison with a chance of parole in nine years.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/06/us/06simpson.html Simpson Sentenced to at Least 9 Years in Prison], ''The New York Times''</ref> Although he was acquitted of double homicide, a 1996 civil trial found Simpson to be responsible for the murders and awarded the Brown and Goldman families $33.5 million in damages.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/US/9702/04/simpson.verdict1/index.html Jury unanimous: Simpson is liable], ''CNN''</ref> The majority of Americans believe Simpson committed the murders.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/09/25/black-and-white-americans-can-now-agree-o-j-was-guilty/ Two decades later, black and white Americans finally agree on O.J. Simpson's guilt], ''The Washington Post''</ref>

==Criminal history==

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-{{Quote|I've done my time. I've done it as well and as respectfully as I think anyone can.|O.J. Simpson}}'''Orenthal James "O.J." Simpson''' (born July 9<sup>th</sup>, 1947) is an American former football running back, actor, media personality, convicted felon, and accused [[murder]]er charged for killing his ex-wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman on June 12, 1994.
+{{Quote|I've done my time. I've done it as well and as respectfully as I think anyone can.|O.J. Simpson}}'''Orenthal James "O.J." Simpson''' (born July 9<sup>th</sup>, 1947) is an American former football running back, actor, media personality, convicted felon, and accused [[murder]]er charged for killing his ex-wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman on June 12, 1994. Despite significant forensic and circumstantial evidence against him, he was found not guilty at a trial the following year.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/3/newsid_2486000/2486673.stm 1995: OJ Simpson verdict: 'Not guilty'], ''BBC News''</ref>
 He was a famous actor and football player who had been in the hall of fame and had awards as one of the best football running backs alive.
-This was one of the most prolific cases of murder in U.S. history. Aside from this, he was arrested in 2007 for rape, bribery, assault, battery, and kidnapping. He had also been convicted of robbery multiple times, most notably a case in 2007 where he was released on August 2017. Although he was acquitted of double homicide, many people aware of the affair tend to believe that Simpson is indeed guilty.
+This was one of the most high-profile cases of murder in U.S. history. Aside from this, in 2008 Simpson was convicted of armed robbery and kidnapping and sentenced to 33 years in prison with a chance of parole in nine years.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/06/us/06simpson.html Simpson Sentenced to at Least 9 Years in Prison], ''The New York Times''</ref> Although he was acquitted of double homicide, a 1996 civil trial found Simpson to be responsible for the murders and awarded the Brown and Goldman families $33.5 million in damages.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/US/9702/04/simpson.verdict1/index.html Jury unanimous: Simpson is liable], ''CNN''</ref> The majority of Americans believe Simpson committed the murders.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/09/25/black-and-white-americans-can-now-agree-o-j-was-guilty/ Two decades later, black and white Americans finally agree on O.J. Simpson's guilt], ''The Washington Post''</ref>
 ==Criminal history==