O. J. Simpson murder case

The 1994–1995 criminal trial of former football star O. J. Simpson for the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. The jury acquitted him, while a later civil jury found him liable for their deaths.

Nicole Brown Simpson: The former wife of O. J. Simpson, murdered alongside Ron Goldman in 1994. Her murder was one of the two killings charged in the criminal case.
DNA profiling: A method for identifying individuals by comparing variable regions in their DNA. DNA comparisons linked blood evidence to Simpson, the victims, and the crime scene.
Race in the United States: The social and political organization of racial categories and relations in the United States. Public reactions to the verdict sharply reflected racial divisions and different views of the LAPD.
Marcia Clark: The Los Angeles County prosecutor who led the state's trial team against O. J. Simpson. Her prosecution presented the state's forensic and circumstantial case to the jury.
People v. Simpson: The California criminal prosecution of O. J. Simpson for the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. This is the formal case name for the criminal proceedings summarized here.
Ron Goldman: A restaurant worker murdered alongside Nicole Brown Simpson in 1994. His death formed the second murder count tried alongside Brown Simpson's.
Chain of custody: The documented handling and transfer history of evidence from collection through courtroom presentation. Defense arguments about evidence handling challenged the reliability of forensic exhibits.
Los Angeles Police Department: The municipal police agency responsible for law enforcement in Los Angeles, California. The trial renewed scrutiny of the department amid the aftermath of the Rodney King beating.
Johnnie Cochran: A defense attorney who became a leading member of Simpson's trial team. His courtroom strategy emphasized police misconduct and the possibility of planted evidence.
Simpson v. Brown: The civil wrongful-death action brought by the victims' families against O. J. Simpson. Unlike the criminal jury, the civil jury found Simpson liable for the deaths.

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