The Verdict of the O. J. Simpson Murder Trial
2016
117" x 59”
Archival print
The O. J. Simpson murder case (officially the People of the State of California v. Orenthal James Simpson) was a criminal trial held at the Los Angeles County Superior Court, in which former National Football League star and actor, O. J. Simpson, was tried on two counts of murder for the June 12, 1994, deaths of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown-Simpson and Ron Goldman, a waiter and friend. Opening statements began on January 24, 1995 and a verdict reached on October 3, 1995, Simpson being acquitted by the jury.The case has been described as the most publicized criminal trial in American history.
The image, consisting of approximately 175 manipulated stills from the courtroom live televised broadcast, depicts key moments of the verdict.
The Brown and Goldman families subsequently filed a civil lawsuit against Simpson, and on February 4, 1997, the jury found Simpson "responsible" for the two deaths awarding the two families compensatory and punitive damages totaling $33.5 million.
The "Dream Team" defense attorneys with their defendant, from left to right: Bob Blasier, F. Lee Bailey, Robert Kardashian, O.J. Simpson, Johnnie Cochran, Robert Shapiro
Judge Lance Ito
The prosecutors: Christopher Darden, Marcia Clark, Bill Hodgman
The victims' families: foreground left to right: Ron Goldman's family - Kim Goldman (sister), Bob Goldman (father), Patti Goldman (stepmother), Dominick Dunne (writer) - middle row, the Nicole Brown family: Judith Brown (mother), Louis Brown (father), Denise Brown (sister), Dominque Brown (sister), Tanya Brown (sister)
The Simpson Family: Eunice Simpson (mother), Arnelle Simpson (daughter), Jason Simpson (son)
