OJ Simpson, 1994
On June 12, 1994, O.J. Simpson’s wife, Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend, Ronald Goldman, were murdered outside of Brown Simpson’s home in Brentwood, California.
Police suspected that Simpson was responsible for the two murders, so he agreed with one of his attorneys, Robert Shapiro, that he would turn himself in. But after he failed to do so, the notorious slow-speed chase was televised, where Simpson was in the backseat of a 1993 white Ford Bronco, which was driven by Simpson’s friend and former teammate, Al Cowlings.
The lengthy trial lasted a little over eight months, which resulted in the jury acquitting Simpson of his charges due to reasonable doubt. However, he was later found liable and was ordered to pay $33.5 million in damages to the families.
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