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The “trial of the century” came to a close on this day in history<\/a>, Oct. 3, 1995, with the acquittal of Orenthal James “O.J.” Simpson for two counts of murder.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Simpson’s acquittal came nine months after the trial began<\/a> \u2014 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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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Early in the morning of June 13, 1994, Brown Simpson and Goldman’s bodies were discovered. The two had been stabbed.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>. That car chase was one of the most-watched television moments of the decade, interrupting even the NBA Finals.\u00a0<\/p>\n

An estimated 100 million people nationwide tuned in to watch or listen to the verdict announcement, according to reports.<\/p>\n

Simpson was then arrested and charged with the murders.\u00a0<\/p>\n

On June 21, 1994, Simpson was arraigned and pled not guilty<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The trial was broadcast on television, with the lawyers and judges becoming celebrities throughout the proceedings.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Simpson’s lawyer, Johnnie Cochran, worked to sow doubt in the minds of the jury that his client was guilty.\u00a0<\/p>\n

DNA evidence, which was used heavily throughout the trial, was still a relatively unknown technology at the time.<\/p>\n

Cochran had Simpson don a glove that was discovered at the crime scene \u2014 later proclaiming that if it “doesn’t fit, you must acquit.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

When the jury announced the verdict of not guilty, Simpson smiled and mouthed the words “thank you.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

After Simpson was found not guilty, the Goldman and Brown families sued Simpson in a civil court, alleging wrongful death.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The civil trial began in October 1996.<\/p>\n

Simpson was later found to be responsible for the deaths of Brown Simpson and Goldman.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Brown and Goldman families were awarded $33.5 million in damages.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Simpson’s legal troubles did not end there.<\/p>\n

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On Oct. 3, 2008, 15 years to the day after he was acquitted of the murders of Brown Simpson and Goldman, Simpson was found guilty of 12 felonies, including kidnapping and armed robbery.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He was later sentenced to 33 years in prison.\u00a0<\/p>\n

After serving for nine years, Simpson was paroled in 2017.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

No one has been convicted of the murders of Brown Simpson and Goldman to this day.<\/p>\n

Simpson today is 76 years old.\u00a0<\/p>\n

For more Lifestyle articles, visit www.foxnews.com\/lifestyle<\/strong><\/i><\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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