Today, October 3, marks the 25th anniversary that OJ Simpson was not convicted of the murder of his displaced wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, in a trial that stunned the world and still fascinates today.
The so-called trial of the century lasted nine months, but the jury found Simpson not guilty of killing Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman for less than four hours.
but why?
The verdict was read on October 3, 1995, but in subsequent years, many jurors examined events over the past two decades and talked about their reasons for acquitting Simpson.
In the trial FX series, Zaitigist was injured once again in 2016 The People Vs. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story.
“If the glove doesn’t fit, you should get rid of the innocence.” – The now infamous words of John Cochran, who has served to define the trial as being fully referenced by race relations in America by race relations in America.
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The trial people had a tough time during the trial, he was kept apart for eight and a half months and under intensive media scrutiny. Judge Lance Eto’o fired 10 people from their roles, including the final 12 with 10 women and two men of different races – 10 out of 12 people voting to acquit Simpson.
At a press conference the day after the trial, juror Brenda Moore said, per CNN: “In plain English, the glove did not fit.”
Moren also rejected domestic abuse claims against Simpson, saying it was a “murder trial, not a domestic abuse trial” and that focusing on those claims was a “waste of time.”
One of the men on the jury, David A. Aldana said The New York Times Reported by Baltimore Sun. That he did not plead guilty because he said he had not “increased things” in relation to the evidence presented in court. He also maintained that he could “sleep at night, never mind”.
A four-night special was put on trial in 2017, shortly after Simpson was granted parole after being jailed in 2007 for his role in armed robbery.
The jury speaks Yolanda Crawford, a juror, explored the trial from a jury perspective, recalling the moment she tried on Simpson Glove.
“That way he could manipulate her hand, I don’t know,” Crawford said. “But I saw [fellow juror] Christopher Darden, and I was like, I can’t believe you fell for him. And at that point, I’m like, what can you do? It doesn’t look fit. “
“It was one of many mistakes,” Darden admitted.
The other person on the jury was Lionel Cryer, who said about the evidence, “It was rubbish, rubbish.”
Speaking with Los Angeles Times (per bustle) On the second day of the verdict, Cryer said: “We felt there was a lot of opportunity to contaminate the evidence, to mix the samples or to store them together.”
Cryer is also remembered for raising his fist in solidarity with Simpson when the verdict was pronounced.
Of those, he was the L.A. Said the Times: “It was like ‘Right on’ for you, Mr. Simpson. Walk with your life. Get your kids. Be happy. Stop a little in your life.”
