O. J. Simpson murder case

The O.J. Simpson Trial: How the Media and Race Influenced the Decision The legal decision of The People versus O.J. Simpson forever changed legal proceedings in our country, and is regarded as one of the most controversial court rulings in American history. The murder trial was unique due to the high profile status of the people involved, the circumstances surrounding the crime, and the media attention that the case received from the media. The crime occurred in 1994 Los Angeles, a racially charged area of the country still feeling the wounds of the Rodney King incident. Due to the conditions of the crime, as well as the personal history of many of the officials involved, a lot of the American public felt that O.J. Simpson was an African-American…

By discussing things that can be determined through dental, hair, and blood evidence, the importance of DNA analysis to our forensic process becomes readily apparent. As stated earlier, the most important thing when it comes to forensic evidence is the chain of custody. Keeping detailed logs and reports will make cases stronger, as well as certain evidence irrefutable. If investigators always remember this, DNA analysis and forensic evidence will continue to be the most important supporting…

The OJ Simpson murder trial is often regarded as the trial of the century, but was it actually? There are many questions in this trial that will be highlighted, like the evidence against OJ, and how he got the cut on his hand, and why the prosecution made OJ try on the bloody gloves. Also, was there another killer? Could it have been OJ’s son, Jason Simpson? Finally, why was the black community so overwhelmed when OJ was acquitted? First, what evidence was found that would make people believe…

The reality of OJ Simpson’s Trial Present to Mr. Hyatt Presented by Aiyana Barnes O.J. Simpson was convicted of murdering his wife, Nicole Brown Simpson. There are three crucial factors with the evidence against him. First, the L.A.P.D. has been proven corrupt and racially biased. Second, the evidence, including blood samples, and the glove from the scene of the crime. Third, the juries from during the trial were all mainly African American, so they began to have a race issue. The Simpson…

On June 12, 1994 at about 10:15 pm (Courier Post Online, 2016) Nicole Brown Simpson, ex-wife of Orenthal James "O. J." Simpson, and her friend Ron Goldman were brutally stabbed to death in the front yard of Nicole’s home in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, all while Nicole’s two children were still asleep in the house. After the bodies were discovered, the next of kin for both families needed to be contacted. Officers were sent to the home of O.J. Simpson to notify him of his ex-wife’s death.…

Being that Ronald and Bobby look so much alike Jennifer had no choice but to choose Ronald . Ronald didn’t believe that innocent men could be convicted until it was done to him, Just like Ronald didn’t know of this issue going on neither did I. If it was done to me I wouldn’t have thought to keep going for a try. That was very impressive to me and Jennifer angered me a bit as well. I understand she was angry as a women yet, if the…

There were over 1,100 media licenses issued in this double homicide case (Linder). That is crazy when thinks about all the multiple opinions all these sources could churn out in a matter of seconds with the many advances in mobile news castings. The entire case was able to be televised from start to end. America was able to see, like the decades before, the realities of the situation at hand. However, this was not what happened here. The media portrayed this as the LAPD trying to take away a…

inhaled toxic fumes from the collapse of the towers they passed the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation act after his death. Helping out hundreds of people and their sicknesses because of the attack. Fuhrman spent 20 years in the police force. Many didn’t look up to him, for they thought he was a racist. After the OJ Simpson trial that he lost for putting false evidence in an active crime scene, they also brought up the fact that 10 years before he was put on video of say the n-word to…

Strangely enough, there were many signs of evidence that clarified he was, indeed, the killer. At the scene of the crime, bloody shoe prints were discovered, which matched Simpson's shoe size and blood was found on the car handle of his Bronco. In addition, a "pair of dark, crumpled socks (were) found at the foot of Simpson's bed; DNA tests found the genetic markers of Simpson and his ex-wife." It's ironic, though, that after all of this evidence was found and tested, OJ Simpson was found not…

Cotton saw someone who looked similar. Bobby Pool was sent to prison for rape, and he was from the same area as Cotton. Ronald was hearing rumors about Pool admitting he raped Thompson, so Ronald went to court again. Again, Cotton was found guilty and sent to spend the rest of his life in jail. Another seven years went by, and Cotton was paying attention to the OJ Simpson case. Cotton learned about DNA, so he went back to court for a third time. After spending eleven years in prison, Cotton…