OJ Simpson Dead At 76

[ZariusTwo]

OJ Simpson, the former American footballer who was controversially cleared of double murder, has died aged 76, his family says.

Orenthal James Simpson rose to fame as a college footballer before playing in the NFL.

In 1995, he was acquitted of the murder of his former wife Nicole Brown and a friend in a trial that gripped America.

In 2008, he was sentenced to 33 years' imprisonment on charges of armed robbery. He was released in 2017.

Simpson died of cancer on Wednesday, his family wrote on Twitter/X.

"He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren," the statement read.

In 1994, Simpson was arrested as a suspect in the murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman. The ensuing trial gripped the nation.

In what was dubbed the "trial of the century" by US media, prosecutors argued Simpson killed Brown in a jealous fury. Evidence included blood, hair and fibre tests linking Simpson to the murders.

The defence argued Simpson had been framed by police motivated by racism.

In one of the most memorable moments in the trial, prosecutors asked Simpson to wear a pair of blood-stained gloves allegedly found at the scene of the murder, but Simpson struggled to put on the gloves. The blunder led to one of Simpson's lawyers, Johnnie Cochrane, telling the jury in his closing arguments: "If it doesn't fit, you must acquit."

During the trial, OJ Simpson tried on a leather glove allegedly used in the murders

The jury ultimately sided with Simpson, who declared he was "absolutely 100% not guilty". The acquittal proved hugely controversial.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68792486

[triplexxx]

Well, for what it's worth, Leslie Nielsen is probably now comically physically abusing OJ all over again and chasing him down for "having a baby" with Priscilla Presley.

[Coola Yagami]

T'is a shame they never found out who killed his wife.

I think when questioned OJ said 'I'm not sure, but let me take a stab at it.'.


Too soon?

[IMJ]

Originally Posted by Coola Yagami

T'is a shame they never found out who killed his wife.

I think when questioned OJ said 'I'm not sure, but let me take a stab at it.'.


Too soon?

Believe it or not there is a theory out there with "intriguing" circumstances that says OJ's son was the murderer and OJ took the fall for him.

[TurtleManiac]

Lethal injection? Apparently there’s “conspiracy theories” circulating twitter that the vaccine gave him “turbo cancer”

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...-b1795192.html

He also urged others to get the vaccine

https://twitter.com/simonateba/statu...43940158374199

[Andrew NDB]