Detectives went to Simpson's home to tell him about his wife's murder and found blood splatters on a white Ford Bronco parked in the driveway of his house.
A second black glove was then found on the property which was later linked to the one authorities found at the murder scene.
OJ Simpson claimed to be 'in good health' in haunting last video weeks before death at 76 1
In 1997 Ron Goldman's father Fred filed a civil lawsuit against Simpson.
The jury found him liable for the wrongful death of Ron and awarded the Goldman family $33 million.
Was Nicole Brown Simpson in an open casket for her funeral?
Nicole had a closed casket funeral on June 16, 1994.
However, the day before the funeral there was a private viewing in which her ex husband OJ Simpson attended.
In the TV series, The People v O.J Simpson, the funeral is inaccurately portrayed with an open casket.
Did OJ Simpson kiss her at her funeral?
OJ reportedly saw Nicole's body in the private viewing ahead of her funeral and kissed her.
It was during the civil trial against OJ in 1996 that Nicole’s mother Juditha testified, that OJ Simpson bent into the open casket, kissed Nicole on the lips, and said: "I’m so sorry, Nic. I’m so sorry."
There is a misconception that OJ Simpson kissed his ex wife during the funeral due to The People v O.J Simpson's reenactment of the event.
When did OJ Simpson die?
It was announced on Thursday April 11, 2024, thatO.J Simpson had diedat the age of 76.
He passed away on Wednesday following a battle with cancer, his family announced.
His family said he was surrounded by his children and grandchildren in Las Vegas when he died.
OJ Simpson was diagnosed with prostate cancer in February.
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The family statement read: "On April 10th, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren.
During this time of transition, his family asks that you please respect their wishes for privacy and grace."
OJ Simpson's Trial Timeline
A look at why The People of the State of California v. Orenthal James Simpson is regarded as the murder trial of the century.
On June 12, 1994, OJ Simpson's estranged wife Nicole Brown Simpson, 35, and her friend Ronald Goldman, 25, were stabbed to death outside her Los Angeles condo.
Their bodies were found two days later.
On June 17, Simpson was charged with their murders and arrested following a livestreamed car chase.
He pleaded not guilty to the charges on July 22.
By November 3, an initial jury of twelve was selected.
They would be sequestered for 265 days throughout the proceedings.
Simpson wished for a speedy trial, and his team worked tirelessly on their defense before opening statements began on January 24.
Prosecutors painted Simpson as a savage killer who lashed out at his wife in a murderous rage because he couldn't control her.
They said a bloody glove was recovered at the crime scene, and that blood spatters were seen on Simpson's white Ford Bronco.
Meanwhile, the defense accused Mark Fuhrman, a Los Angeles Police Department detective who was working the case, of racism.
They claimed Fuhrman used racist language to describe Black people and tried to paint him as an illegitimate witness.
Three days after the opening statements, Simpson released his tell-all book I Want to Tell You where he spoke out about the deaths and accusations.
On February 3, Nicole's sister Denise Brown testified that Simpson was abusive, claiming he called Nicole a "fat pig" when she was pregnant.
On June 15, Simpson tried on bloody gloves that were found at the scene of the crime and demonstrated that they did not seem to fit in a dramatic court scene.
On October 3, the jury found Simpson not guilty of two counts of murder.
In 1997, Simpson was found liable for Nicole and Goldman's deaths in a civil suit filed by the victims' families.
FICTION: Per multiple accounts, Nicole had a closed-casket funeral, but her mother testified during the civil trial that O.J. did kiss her during the viewing beforehand. FACT: Robert Kardashian would later acknowledge to Barbara Walters that O.J. did have a gun in his then-13-year-old daughter's room.
He was interred next to Nicole in Ascension Cemetery in Lake Forest, California. Nicole's headstone (which had space on the headstone for an additional inscription) was altered to include her father. On November 8, 2020, Brown's mother, Juditha Anne "Judi" Baur Brown, died aged 89.
Nicole had a closed casket funeral on June 16, 1994, attended by her close friends and family. However, the day before the funeral there was a private viewing in which her ex-husband OJ Simpson attended. In the TV series, The People v O.J. Simpson, the funeral is inaccurately portrayed with an open casket.
Simpson, driven by his friend Al Cowlings, stops at Nicole Brown Simpson's grave. And, in fact, this really happened: “I wanted to go to Nicole's grave,” Simpson testified in the 1996-97 civil suit. “I was I guess feeling suicidal.” He added that they couldn't get into the cemetery because a police car was on watch.
The 76-year-old said he "caught cancer" in a video he posted on X in May 2023. He indicated that he smoked "pot" while undergoing chemotherapy to help with the nausea. "I started smoking a little bit, a couple of puffs, a day, and I've only had nausea twice.
O.J.'s controversy captivated millions who watched from afar, but for Jenner, the murder of Nicole and the subsequent trial was deeply personal. “[O.J. and Nicole] were two of the best friends I ever had in my entire life,” Jenner told PEOPLE in January 2016.
6:30 p.m. - Nicole Brown Simpson, her children and several others go to dinner at the Mezzaluna restaurant. 8 p.m. - Nicole Brown Simpson and her children leave Mezzaluna, and stop for ice cream on the way home.
The autopsy reports for Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman provided detailed insights into their deaths. Nicole had been stabbed multiple times in the head and neck. The most severe wound was a deep, gaping cut across her throat that was determined to be the fatal injury.
Simpson was buried in Harworth Cemetery in Nottinghamshire, after a service at the All Saints Parish Church in the village. An estimated 5,000 mourners attended the ceremony, including Peugeot teammate Eddy Merckx, the only continental rider in attendance.
Simpson pay. A civil court jury in 1997 found Simpson liable for the deaths of his ex-wife and her friend and ordered the former football star to pay their families more than $33 million.
Around midnight, as they reached the area where the Akita had been found, the dog stopped outside Brown's home and the couple saw Brown's body lying outside the house. Police were called to the scene and found Goldman's body near Brown's. Police Representation of the crime scene. A marks where Nicole's body was found.
Defense protests questioning. O.J. Simpson seemed deeply upset when police told him of his ex-wife's death, but he never asked how, where or when she had been killed, a detective testified Thursday in the murder trial of the former football star.
The owner of that infamous white Ford Bronco driven in the O.J. Simpson car chase on the 405 freeway has made a decision on what he wants to do with the car after the death of the ex-college football and NFL great.
OJ Simpson's net worth was estimated to be around $3 million according to Celebrity Net Worth and, according to TIME magazine, he still owes a lion's share of the $33.5 million judgment a California civil jury awarded to the families of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman.
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FACT: Fellow defense attorney Carl Douglas later told Dateline that they changed up the decor in the Rockingham house before the jury toured the property. "This is not tampering with evidence," he insisted.
Simpson, clasping the hands of his young son and daughter, today attended the funeral of his slain ex-wife, defying the barrage of publicity that has depicted him as the prime suspect in her death.
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