News helicopters hovered overhead, documenting the chase, and Angelinos gathered on the roadways, and in front of their televisions, to watch in real time. In , Simpson's trial transfixed the country. Defense attorneys claimed Simpson was wrongly accused but prosecutors argued that Simpson was a controlling husband who abused Brown Simpson. Prosecutors also pointed to blood from the crime scene found in Simpson's car and home, and the fact that he was unaccounted for for more than an hour on the night of the killings.
During the trial, the prosecution asked Simpson to put on gloves believed to have been worn by the killer, but they didn't appear to fit properly. Defense attorney Johnnie Cochran famously told the jury in his closing argument, "If it doesn't fit, you must acquit.
On Oct. He has always maintained his innocence. In , a civil jury found Simpson liable for wrongful death in the double murder. In September , Simpson led a group of men into a Las Vegas hotel and casino to steal what he claims was his own sports memorabilia at gunpoint.
In , Simpson was found guilty in the botched robbery and sentenced to up to 33 years in prison. And during the trial and through this proceeding, I got this answer, and it was both. Glass said of the crime , "That was not a, 'Oh, just give me my stuff back, I want my stuff.
At least one gun was drawn. She said she did not know the driver who met Simpson upon his release and didn't know where Simpson was immediately headed in his first hours of freedom," according to Ritter. OJ Simpson is released from prison overnight.
Ritter also noted that "Keast said the dead-of-night release from the prison about 90 miles kilometers east of Reno, Nevada, was conducted to avoid media attention. The former NFL running back has built quite a social media presence and seems to be living a relatively quiet life.
NFL pic. Simpson Related to the Kardashians? He won the Heisman Trophy in and set a number of individual and team records.
Simpson also set the record for most touchdowns scored in , which did not get broken until By the time Simpson retired from football in , he ranked second all-time for yards gained. Simpson then moved into acting and commentary. In December , Simpson and Stewart were sentenced to up to 33 years in prison, with the possibility of parole after nine years. Simpson spent nearly nine years in prison for armed robbery and kidnapping.
He was sentenced to prison on December 5, , and was released on parole on October 1, I followed what I thought was the law," the former running back testified in a Las Vegas courtroom. I didn't break into anybody's room. I didn't try to muscle guys. The guys had my stuff, even though they claimed they didn't steal it. On July 31, , Simpson's parole request was granted for five of the convictions that had landed him in prison in , including two for kidnapping, two for robbery and one for burglary with a firearm.
The Nevada Board of Parole Commissioners made the decision based on the lack of previous criminal convictions on Simpson's record, although he was forced to remain behind bars for related sentences. Simpson's legal team filed an appeal for a new trial in October , but the Nevada Supreme Court panel rejected the appeal in September , ruling that there was no reason to overturn the lower court's decision.
On July 20, , year-old Simpson appeared via video conference from Lovelock Correctional Center in front of the Nevada Board of Parole in Carson City to make his case to be set free. At the hearing, which was live-streamed and broadcast on television, Simpson answered questions from the four-person parole board about his crime, saying he knew the memorabilia dealers well and that he owned the property he took from them.
Simpson also said, "I'm not a guy who lived a criminal life. I'm a pretty straight shooter. When speaking about his jail time, he mentioned that he started a Baptist religious service in prison and that he followed the rules. Simpson also said that if released he was looking forward to spending more time with his family: "I've missed a lot of time, like 36 birthdays with my children.
He made a mistake. The parole board granted Simpson's parole and he was released from the Lovelock Correctional Institute in Nevada just after midnight on October 1. The Department of Corrections released a short video of Simpson leaving the prison:. Around the time of the book's originally planned publication, Simpson taped an accompanying interview with HarperCollins publisher Judith Regan.
However, it was shelved due to the victims' families concerns that Simpson would find a way to profit from its broadcast. In March , the footage finally aired as part of a two-hour special titled O. Simpson: The Lost Confession. In the interview, Simpson describes a "hypothetical" situation in which he encounters Goldman at his ex-wife's home, and takes a knife from his friend "Charlie" as things turn violent.
Simpson also expresses some regret at the physical abuse he doled out on Nicole, saying, "The one thing that hurts me as much as anything in this Simpson currently lives in the Las Vegas area, where he is on parole after serving nine years for armed robbery.
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