On this day in history, October 3, 1995, OJ Simpson is acquitted of murder charges in 'trial of the century'
foxnews.comThe "trial of the century" came to a close on this day in history, Oct. 3, 1995, with the acquittal of Orenthal James "O.J." Simpson for two counts of murder.
Simpson's acquittal came nine months after the trial began — and about 16 months after Simpson's ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ron Goldman, were found brutally murdered outside her home in Los Angeles.
The acquittal of the former NFL star-turned-actor-and-broadcaster in the slayings marked the end of a legal process that played out largely on television for the world to see.
Early in the morning of June 13, 1994, Brown Simpson and Goldman's bodies were discovered.The two had been stabbed. On June 17, 1994, four days later, Simpson and his friend Al Cowlings led police on a low-speed 90-minute chase through Los Angeles in a white Ford Bronco.That car chase was one of the most-watched television moments of the decade, interrupting even the NBA Finals.
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