LOS ANGELES — 1994 · Murder
The Murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman
On the night of 12 June 1994, Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman, a waiter, were found stabbed to death outside Brown's home in the Brentwood district of Los Angeles. Brown's ex-husband, a famous former football star and actor, was charged; the televised trial, dubbed the 'trial of the century', ran from January to October 1995. Despite the forensic evidence presented by prosecutors, the jury acquitted him of both murders on 3 October 1995. In a civil suit brought by the victims' families, another jury in February 1997 found him liable for the deaths and ordered him to pay $33.5 million. No one was ever criminally convicted of the killings.
- Date
- 1994
- Place
- Brentwood, California, USA, Los Angeles, US
- Category
- Murder
- Case Status
- Closed
- Coordinates
- 34.0607, -118.4688 ↗
Timeline of Events
- 12 June 1994Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman were killed in Brentwood.
- 17 June 1994The accused surrendered after the televised white Bronco chase.
- 24 January 1995The criminal trial began.
- 3 October 1995The jury returned a not-guilty verdict.
- February 1997A civil jury found him liable for the deaths.
Sources
- Biography.com — O.J. Simpson's Trial: A Timeline biography.com ↗
- NBC Los Angeles — 25 Years Ago, Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman Were Found Slain nbclosangeles.com ↗
- Wikipedia — Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman en.wikipedia.org ↗
- Biography.com
- NBC Los Angeles
- Los Angeles Times
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🕯️ This record was prepared with respect, in memory of those who lost their lives.