What Is The Oj Simpson Case

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Orenthal James Simpson is a famous Nfl player, and actor. In 1994, O.J. Simpson, was convicted of murdering his ex-wife Nicole brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman. They were found dead outside Nicole’s home in the Brentwood area in Los Angeles. Nicole had been stabbed in the neck and in the head. She also had some self-defense wounds. Nicole and Ron had been dead for at least two hours when the police showed up to the home. One important piece of evidence found at the crime scene was a bloody glove.
Once detectives found the glove they went to O.J. Simpsons home to tell him his ex-wife had died. Once the detectives arrived at his home they found blood spatters on the inside of his Ford bronco. O.J. Simpson wasn’t home at the time when

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