By Mark Grey
10:57am PDT, Apr 11, 2024
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On April 11, 2024, O.J. Simpson handed away after a battle with most cancers. He was 76.
As soon as a soccer legend, within the ’90s, O.J. grew to become extra identified for his authorized points: In 1994, he was arrested in Los Angeles for the murders of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her buddy, Ronald Goldman. The next yr, O.J. was acquitted in a case that was dubbed “The Trial of the Century.”
Nonetheless, many felt that O.J. received away with homicide. In 1997, a jury in a civil case agreed that he was liable for the deaths, and the Goldman household was awarded $33.5 million, a settlement “The Juice” fought exhausting to keep away from paying.
A decade later, O.J. discovered himself in courtroom once more, this time in Las Vegas on kidnapping and armed theft fees after he was accused of forcefully taking property from two sports activities memorabilia sellers in a lodge room. Precisely 13 years after his homicide acquittal, a Vegas jury convicted O.J. of those new crimes. A choose later sentenced him to serve 9 to 33 years in jail. He was launched on Oct. 1, 2017, after 9 years. He spent the remainder of his days in Las Vegas.
Following his loss of life, many individuals from O.J.’s previous reacted to the information (and a few did not react in any respect). Preserve studying to see what’s being mentioned about O.J. after his passing...
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“I’ve nothing to say, I merely do not care,” Detective Tom Lange instructed TMZ. Tom was one of many lead detectives within the 1995 double homicide case.
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“Who does not bear in mind the Trial of the Century? It was an 11-month-long trial. And the Bronco, and I believe it is a type of questions, the place have been you at when O.J. was in that Bronco? I bear in mind it and I additionally bear in mind feeling a fantastic sense of injustice occurred, and it is one of many causes I grew to become a prosecutor, as a result of I bear in mind watching Chris Darden and I bear in mind watching Marcia Clark. I bear in mind watching the late, nice Johnnie Cochran and simply the masterful job that I believed everybody did.” —Sunny Hostin on “The View”
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“To me, when somebody like this passes, my solely thought is I hope it offers some peace to the household of the victims. They did win the civil go well with after the very fact, as a result of I agree it was a miscarriage of justice, however that does not make up for it. I hope that it helps them to search out some peace.” —Alyssa Farah Griffin on “The View”
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David Cook dinner, the lawyer for the household of Ron Goldman, instructed TMZ that Ron’s family members will likely be exploring methods to get cash from O.J. Simpson’s property. A civil jury concluded in 1997 that the previous soccer star was liable for the deaths of each Ron and Nicole Brown Simpson. The jury awarded the household $33.5 million. For many years, O.J. tried to keep away from paying the Goldmans, and as of 2021, he had reportedly solely paid $123,000. “O.J. died with out penance,” David mentioned.
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“Lastly, OJ can relaxation understanding his spouse’s killer is lifeless” —comic Brad Williams
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“I am certain individuals on this app will likely be very accountable with the information that OJ Simpson has died.” —Jemele Hill, on X