F. Lee Bailey, who brought drama, swagger and cunning to the courtroom in representing football star O.J. Simpson, heiress Patty Hearst and the Boston Strangler suspect before his career ended in disbarment, died on Thursday at the age of 87, the Boston Globe reported.
Bailey died in Georgia, the Globe reported. TMZ quoted his son as saying Bailey was in a hospice there. Reuters could not immediately confirm the report.
Simpson, who was acquitted of murder charges in 1995 following the “Trial of the Century” in Los Angeles, posted a videotaped tribute to Bailey on Twitter, calling him “one of the great lawyers of our time.” Bailey became one of the most famous attorneys in the country with courtroom victories that included an acquittal for
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