1. O.J. Simpson

2. Career Buffalo Bills (1969-1977) San Francisco 49ers (1978-1979)
Rated Number 40 NFL Player of all time by NFL.com (in 2009)
6 time Pro Bowl selection
Heisman Trophy (1968)

3. Arnold Friberg oil painting O. J
Arnold Friberg oil painting O.J. Simpson Breaks for Daylight

4. NFL Career
First professional football player to rush for more than 2000 yards in a season
Record for single season yards per game average (143.1 ypg)
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985

5. Personal Life Married Nicole Brown in 1985 (second wife)
Had two children (Arnelle and Jason) with first wife Marguerite
OJ and Nicole had 2 more children, Sydney and Justin

7. Divorce Pleaded no contest to a domestic violence charge in 1989
Separated from Nicole Brown
Divorced in 1992

8. June 12, 1994
Nicole Brown and her friend Ronald Goldman were found dead
Outside of Brown’s condominium

9. Blood Evidence
Five drops of blood were found leading away from the crime scene, along with a sixe 12 shoeprint.
Blood was found in OJ Simpson’s Bronco
Blood drops were on OJ’s driveway and in the foyer of his home
Blood soaked sock was located in OJ Simpson’s bedroom- bloodstained glove was found in his residence
DNA extracted and profiled from each bloodstained article

10. Incriminating Evidence

11. Trail of DNA leaving the crime scene was consistent with OJ’s profile- as was the DNA found entering Simpson’s home
Simpson’s DNA profile was found in the Bronco along with that of both victims
The glove contained the DNA profiles of Nicole and Ron, and the sock had Nicole’s DNA profile

12. Simpson’s House

13. Bloody footprints- size 12 Bruno Magli shoes
OJ said he did not have that type of shoe. After the trial a picture was shown of him wearing the shoes.

14. OJ Simpson Bronco Chase

15. OJ’s Suicide Note

17. Kato Kaelin Staying in a guest house on Simpson’s property
His story contradicted Simpson’s version of events
He rambled and was inconsistent in his testimony- less than ideal witness
Said there was a thump outside of his wall

18. Mark Fuhrman Detective
Denied use of “n” word within the last ten years
Had proof he had gone on racist rant on tape
Refuses to answer questions- citing his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination
Had he planted evidence or not?

19. Dream Team Johnnie Cochran F. Lee Bailey Robert Shapiro
Alan Dershowitz
Barry Scheck

20. Gloves

21. Prosecution
Marcia Clark
Christopher Darden

22. Simpsons blood was found at the murder scene- victims’ blood was found inside his car and home-
At the scene- there were five blood drops leading away from the slain bodies of Nicole and Ron- toward the rear alley- four of which were immediately to the left of the bloody size 12 shoes prints
Killer had been wounded on the left side of his body-
Morning after the murders, Simpson was observed by the police to be wearing a bandage on his left middle finger
When the bandage was removed that afternoon- he had a deep cut on the knuckle of his finger

23. DNA tests on all five blood drops and on three bloodstains found on the rear gate at the crime scene showed that all of this blood belonged to Simpson
Two DNA tests were used (PCR and RFLP) PCR test is less precise that RFLP
But can be conducted on smaller blood samples as well as samples that have degenerated because of bacteria and/or exposure to elements
PCR tests were conducted on four out of the five blood drops

24. Three drops: Only 1 out of 240,000 people had DNA with the markers found in the sample
Fourth drop: had markers which one out of 5200 people would have- Simpson was one of those people
Fifth drop- RFLP test- one of out 170 million people would match these markers- again Simpson’s blood did
Richest sample was the rear gate- RFLP test showed that only one out of 57 billion people had those markers- Simpson was one of these people
Just from blood evidence- one out of 57 billion chance that Simpson is innocent
Fifty seven billion is approximately ten times the current population of the entire world