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Murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman

closedUSJune 12, 1994 — January 1, 1997

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Shortly after 10:15 PM on June 12, 1994, neighbors made a grim discovery at a condominium in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles: two bodies in the front courtyard, near the entrance steps. The victims were Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. Both had been stabbed multiple times. Nicole had suffered defensive wounds, indicating she had fought back against her attacker. Investigators would later count 46 stab wounds on Nicole and 37 on Goldman — evidence of what prosecutors would describe as an act of ferocious personal rage.

Nicole Brown Simpson was the former wife of Orenthal James Simpson — O.J. Simpson — one of the most famous professional football players and actors in American history. Their relationship had been marked by documented incidents of domestic violence, though Simpson had never faced criminal prosecution for them. By 1994, they were divorced, and Nicole was raising their two children in Brentwood.

Ron Goldman was a young restaurant worker and a friend of Nicole's. On the night of the murders, he had stopped by her condominium to return a pair of sunglasses she had left at the restaurant where he worked. His errand placed him at her home at the wrong moment.

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Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman — image 11
Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman — image 12
O.J. Simpson outside the Santa Monica Courthouse during the 1997 civil trialTwinsofSedona
Affaire OJ Simpson - Scène de crime avec légende.jpgThomas Robert
OJ Simpson - Åsted.jpgThomas Robert, translation by Premeditated
Officers at OJ crime scene 2.jpgLos Angeles Police Department
Officers at the scene after the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron GoldmanLos Angeles Police Department
O.J. Simpson Outside Santa Monica Courthouse During the Civil Trial 1997 397kb (cropped).jpgTwinsofSedona
Map of significant locations in the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron GoldmanDarrelljon
Affaire OJ Simpson - Scène de crime.pngThomas Robert
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Bloody shoeprints at the crime scene matched the rare Bruno Magli shoe type; prosecutors presented only circumstantial evidence that Simpson owned such shoes, which he denied.[1]

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Blood matching the DNA of O.J. Simpson and the victims was found inside Simpson's white Ford Bronco, and blood matching Simpson and Nicole Brown Simpson was found on socks in his bedroom.[1]

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Blood recovered at the Brentwood murder scene was determined through DNA analysis to match O.J. Simpson's genetic profile.[1]

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One bloody glove was found at Nicole Brown Simpson's condominium; a matching glove found at Simpson's Rockingham residence carried DNA matching Simpson and both victims.[1]

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  1. 1.Wikipedia — O. J. Simpson murder case
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