Orenthal James Simpson Research Paper

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Orenthal James Simpson grew up in San Francisco, California. He was a famous football player and made it to the Hall of Fame. He played for the Buffalo Bills and the San Francisco 49ers during his career. O.J. Simpson also transitioned into acting after retiring from football. He was in the movie “The Naked Gun”. His wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, grew up in Garden Grove, California and was born on May 19, 1959. When they got married, she was 18 and he was 30. Together, they had two children together. They had a little girl named Sydney Brooke Simpson. She was only 8 years old at the time of the murder. Then they had a little boy named Justin Ryan, and he was only 5 years old at the time of the murder. Before Nicole, he had a wife and he had 3 …show more content…
case went to trial and got an outcome. The trial still raises questions around it. The Simpson case remains a defining moment in American history because of what happened during the case. Despite the verdict, people still think to this day that he did get away with murder and some people think he was set up. There was a lot of racial to do with this case so people think that's what helped him get away because if anyone were to say anything he could just say they were being racist and the court would have to put those thoughts into consideration. No one will ever know what really happened to Nicole Simpson and Ronald Goldman. With all these theories, they could not find out what really happened the night of June 12, 1994. Even some of the jurors felt regret when they said he was not guilty of the murder. None of that matters anymore though because there is a verdict and you cannot be tried for the same thing twice. The O.J. case will remain a mystery to the nation. Nothing will ever happen to O.J. and he will remain a free man.

Works Cited “A History of O.J. Simpson’s Relationship with the... - “Biography, www.biography.com/crime/oj-simpson-kardashians-relationship. Accessed 2 Feb. 2024. “Nicole Brown Simpson” Biography, www.biography.com/crime/nicole-brown-simpson. Accessed 1 Feb. 2024. “ O. J. Simpson” Biography, www.biography.com/crime/oj-simpson. Accessed 8 Feb. 2024. “ O. J. Simpson Trial.” Encyclopdia Britannica, Encyclopdia Britannica, Inc., 17 Jan. 2024, www.britannica.com/event/O-J-Simpson-trial. “ O. J. Simpson: Pro Football Hall of Fame.” Pfhof, www.profootballhof.com/players/oj-simpson/. Accessed 31 Jan.

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