Resnick was one of Nicole Brown Simpson's closest friends, who gained notoriety for her cocaine addiction. She checked into a rehab facility three days before Nicole was murdered, and infamously published a salacious tell-all book with a National Enquirer columnist during the trial.
Resnick, who is now 63, later wrote another book, and appeared in episodes of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. One of the most vilified figures in the trial was Detective Mark Fuhrman, who was one of the first members of the LAPD to arrive at the murder scene on the night of the crime.
Simpson's defense team argued that Fuhrman had tampered with and planted evidence—and when tapes emerged of Fuhrman using racial slurs against African-Americans, after testifying under oath that he did not use those words, his credibility became irrevocably damaged and he was widely condemned as a racist.
Fuhrman retired from the LAPD that year and later pleaded no contest to perjury for his false testimony. Since then, like many participants in the trial, the year-old Fuhrman has written true crime books. He also appears on television and talk radio.
One of the more unusual characters in the trial was Kato Kaelin, a struggling actor who lived in Simpson's guest house. He was home during the night of the murders and was a minor witness for the prosecution. He was often dubbed "the most famous house guest in America. He also won a landmark case in the field of libel law, after the National Enquirer ran a shirtless photo of him with the headline "Cops think Kato did it!
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To view this content, click 'Allow and continue'. Handsome and charming, he also provided commentary on Monday Night Football, became the face of Hertz rental-car commercials and built a movie career with roles in the Naked Gun comedies and other films. Fred and Kim Goldman released a statement on Sunday, through a spokesman. The Goldmans will keep advocating for domestic violence awareness, victim advocacy and judicial reform, they said.
On 16 September , Simpson led five men he barely knew to the Palace Station casino in Las Vegas in an effort to retrieve items that Simpson insisted were stolen after his acquittal.
Along with a brother and two sisters, he was raised by his mother in the rugged, largely Black Potrero Hill district of San Francisco.
At age 13, he joined a gang called the Persian Warriors. Simpson displayed immense promise on the gridiron for Galileo High School, though his poor grades initially impeded his chances of joining a major college football program.
After overwhelming the competition at the City College of San Francisco, he was admitted to the University of Southern California as a halfback. Simpson joined the professional Buffalo Bills in but did not excel until the offense was tailored to showcase his running. Nicknamed "The Juice," Simpson topped 1, yards rushing over five consecutive years —76 and led the National Football League in that category four times.
In , he became the first NFL player to rush for more than 2, yards in a single season. The running back also established league records since broken with his 23 touchdowns in , and rushing yards against the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving Day After retiring from professional football in , Simpson moved on to a profitable career as a sportscaster and an actor.
He had dabbled in acting while still an active athlete, notably playing a man framed for murder by the police in the film The Klansman. Simpson later appeared in The Naked Gun and its sequels, playing a dim-witted assistant detective, and regularly appeared in TV commercials for the Hertz rental-car company, where he was seen leaping over luggage and other obstacles in an effort to catch a flight.
Simpson was married twice and had five kids, four of whom are living. Simpson married Marguerite L. Whitley on June 24, They had three children together, Arnelle, Jason and Aaren. Daughter Aaren Lashone Simpson, who was born in , died a month before her second birthday when she drowned in the family's swimming pool. Simpson and Marguerite divorced in While still married to his first wife, Simpson met waitress Nicole Brown, then just a teenager. Simpson and Brown married in , the same year he was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and they had two children together, Justin and Sydney.
Brown Simpson complained about her marriage to friends and family members, telling them that Simpson was physically abusive. Following a fight between the two at a New Year's Eve party, in which he allegedly threatened to kill her, the former football star pleaded no contest to spousal battery. We were both guilty. No one was hurt. It was no big deal, and we got on with our life. On June 12, , the bodies of Brown Simpson and friend Goldman, were found stabbed to death outside of her condominium in Los Angeles' Brentwood area.
Evidence led police to suspect Simpson of the murders. Simpson was ordered to surrender by 11 a. Simpson finally surrendered voluntarily the evening of June 17 at his Brentwood mansion. Lee Bailey. Despite strong evidence against Simpson, the lawyers successfully raised doubts about the handling of the evidence.
Lead prosecutor Marcia Clark appeared to have a strong case against Simpson, as a glove matching the one found near the dead bodies surfaced on Simpson's property, while DNA testing connected him to the bloodstains left behind.
However, Cochran famously dismissed the matching gloves in his closing statements, noting, "If it doesn't fit, you must acquit. Simpson trying on gloves during his murder trial. On October 3, , the jury found Simpson not guilty of either murder. It was one of the most-watched events in television history, with million people tuning in to hear the verdict.
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