O.J. Simpson acquitted of 1994 murders of ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman

The verdict came after less than four hours of deliberation. On October 3, 1995, a Los Angeles jury found O.J. Simpson not guilty of two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman. Tens of millions watched the live broadcast as the acquittal was read in a courtroom presided over by Judge Lance Ito.

The case began on the night of June 12, 1994, when the bodies of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were found outside her condominium on Bundy Drive in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles. A neighbor walking a dog discovered the bodies around midnight and called police. According to the source, Brown Simpson had been stabbed multiple times in the head and neck, and Goldman had been stabbed repeatedly, with defensive wounds on his hands. At the scene, investigators found a bloody glove, a knit cap, and other items.

Ronald Goldman, a waiter at a nearby restaurant, had gone to return a pair of eyeglasses that Brown Simpson had left at the restaurant. O.J. Simpson, a Hall of Fame running back and broadcaster, was the accused. He was charged with two counts of first-degree murder and pleaded not guilty.