O.J. Simpson : former footballer, actor ,accused of murder died at the age of 76 (10-Apr-2024)

Simpson - born July 9, 1947 was an American football player and actor 

played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons, primarily with the Buffalo Bills

Simpson began acting while at USC and appeared on Dragnet In 1979, he started his own film production company, Orenthal Productions

First Marriage : 1967, at age 19, Simpson married Marguerite L. Whitley. 

Simpson met Nicole Brown in 1977 and started dating her. Brown and Simpson were married on February 2, 1985

1995 - Simpson accused for murder  when  his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ron Goldman, were brutally stabbed to death outside of her home.

Simpson tried to escape after police showed intention to arrest him. led police on a 60-mile, low-speed televised chase through Los Angeles that lasted some two hours.

October 3, 1995, when the jury rendered a verdict of "not guilty" for the two murders

estimated 100 million people nationwide tuned in to watch or listen to the verdict announcement.

Goldman and brown families filed civil lawsuits against simpson. 1997, Jury found Simpson liable for the wrongful death of both and ordered to pay a total of $21 million to the Goldman family and $12.5 million to the Brown family.

In July 2017, Simpson was granted parole. Oct. 1, 2017, 70-year-old Simpson walked out of Nevada's Lovelock Correctional Institute as a free man

In February 2024, it was reported that Simpson was undergoing treatment for prostate cancer. On 10-Apr-2024 he died.