As a well-known star in the United States, Simpson was born in poverty, and his legs were deformed when he was a child, but he relied on his own personal struggle to become a star on the football field from an ordinary black child. After bidding farewell to the stadium, he became a TV sports commentator and starred in film and television dramas. Simpson became a multi-millionaire by his own efforts, married a white wife, became an idol worshipped by black Americans, and was also an example of changing his situation and entering the upper class by personal struggle.
However, the official celebrity effect, the dramatic change from a famous figure to a murder suspect, the background of black-and-white marriage at that time and many other factors made the Simpson case the focus of American media reports from the moment it was exposed.
According to media reports, on the night of June 1994 and 12, a puppy kept barking in a luxury residential area in the west of Los Angeles, which attracted the attention of neighbors. People found two bloody bodies in front of a house. The female victim was later confirmed to be Nicole Brown Simpson, followed by Goldman, a restaurant waiter. The two men were covered in blood and their throats were cut by sharp tools and died. The time of death is after ten o'clock in the evening.
On the same day, the police summoned Simpson and then released him; Four days later, the police released the autopsy report and test results. Nicole's throat was slit, and Goldman had as many as 22 stab wounds. A bloody leather glove found in Simpson's home is also the same blood type as the victim's. Accordingly, the Los Angeles District Attorney accused Simpson of murder and the police arrested him.
1995 101October 3 10 us western time1the morning of October 3 10 when the Simpson ruling was about to be announced, the whole country was in a pause for a period of time. 654.38 billion people, including US President Bill Clinton, stopped their work and watched or listened to the final verdict of this "trial of the century". It is said that President Clinton pushed military affairs aside; Former Secretary of State Baker postponed the speech; Trading on wall street is light; Long distance telephone lines are silent. Thousands of policemen are armed to the teeth and are all over the streets of Los Angeles. The jury made a final verdict: Simpson was not guilty.
The results of the experiment immediately caused two completely different reactions based on race. The survey results show that the vast majority of African Americans believe that the "not guilty" trial results highlight justice, while the vast majority of white Americans do not think so.
After 474 days of trial, Simpson was acquitted by a jury composed of the vast majority of blacks after analyzing the 1 105 testimony of 65438 witnesses. In this case, Simpson was charged with two counts of first-degree murder in 1994. However, after a long public criminal trial, Simpson was acquitted of several major mistakes made by the police and was only found responsible for the deaths of two people. This case has also become the biggest case in American history.
The biggest problem reflected in this case is that racial opposition in American society is still obvious. According to the questionnaire survey before the verdict, 74% of white people think that the defendant is guilty, while 77% of black people think that he is innocent. President Clinton also expressed concern about this antagonistic attitude in criminal cases. The day after the verdict, he made a speech to the whole country, calling on the people to abide by the verdict and remain calm.
Simpson spent nearly100000 dollars in criminal trial. He hired the most talented lawyers, the most famous forensic experts and even scientists. These latter experts may not be interested in favoring the defendant, but express their professional knowledge and experience. In their testimony, they said that there may be another person's footprints at the scene, and DNA blood identification may not be 100% accurate. The United States is a society with a developed commodity economy, and many things, including a person's success or failure, are almost judged by money. Just like the election campaign in American politics, it is an indisputable fact that money plays an indirect role. The American media is outspoken about this. Because Simpson hired the most talented and famous lawyer at a high price. They used all their wisdom and experience to challenge the prosecution again and again, making the case complicated and protracted and making the jury doubt the reliability of the evidence obtained. Ironically, Simpson hired a powerful team of dream lawyers at a high price, fought a lawsuit and won, but after half a year of civil compensation, Simpson changed from a rich star to a poor man.
Since then, Simpson's ex-wife and Goldman's family filed a civil lawsuit, demanding that Simpson pay civil compensation. 1February 5, 997, the jury agreed that there was sufficient evidence to show that Simpson should pay civil compensation for Goldman Sachs' manslaughter and beating Brown, amounting to * * * $33.5 million.
In September 2007, Simpson was arrested in Las Vegas, Nevada, and charged with many felonies such as armed robbery and kidnapping. In 2008, he was found guilty and sentenced to 33 years' imprisonment without bail for 9 years. It was not until 20 17, 10, 1 that Simpson was released on parole after serving nine years.
Now Simpson lives on rental property and pension. When he walks in the street, people will still point fingers. But Simpson himself has always believed that he did not kill his ex-wife and ex-wife's boyfriend, and insisted that everything would come out.