On August 22, 1994, court papers filed in Los Angeles Superior Court revealed DNA test results showing that O.J. Simpson’s blood matched a trail of blood leading from the site where his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ron Goldman were found murdered two months prior in Brentwood, California.
Prosecutors disclosed this evidence a month after Simpson’s second arraignment on July 22, 1994. At the time, Simpson pleaded “absolutely 100 percent not guilty” to the killings. Forensic scientist Robin Cotton testified as an expert witness that only one in 170 million people would share the same genetic profile as both Simpson’s blood and a drop recovered near the victims. Defense lawyers questioned the reliability of these results and scrutinized the procedures at the laboratory responsible for the testing.
A jury ultimately acquitted the former Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinee on criminal charges related to the murders. However, he was later found liable for wrongful death in civil court proceedings. Simpson died on April 10, 2024, at age seventy-six due to cancer.
The case against Simpson gained widespread attention due to his status as a well-known athlete and actor. The trial lasted two hundred fifty-two days and featured extensive defense arguments about reasonable doubt despite what prosecutors called substantial evidence implicating him.
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