The Real Reason O.J. Simpson Was Acquitted Of Murder

The trial of O.J. Simpson ended with arguably the most infamous acquittal of all time. But if you weren't in the thick of it while it was going on, why that happened might not be totally clear. Here's a rundown of the different factors at play.

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Voiceover by: Tim Bensch

[richdouglas]

The jury heard almost a year of evidence, yet took less than 4 hours weighing it.

[jodikaplan]

It was a shame, but the judge would not allow photos of Nicole’s smashed up face that she took pictures of that were in her diary. They said it was hearsay like anybody could’ve done that to her face but in her diary, she said that OJ did that to her if anything ever happened to her OJ did it but it wasn’t allowed in court.

[MondoLeStraka]

I hate to say it but the prosecution sucked!!!

[PulpVision]

Answer: "I would like to assert my 5th amendment privilege."
-Mark Fuhrman

[DEEZENUTZ]

And not a single other person died in that neighborhood after the trial

[georgegarner]

It was a "jury nullification" of which it was the first time I have ever heard of it.

[deborahschmalz]

He may have gotten away with it here, but he's paying for it now!

[katherinemonk]

He finally met his maker, good luck O'J you now pay.

[geoninja]

The weight of evidence pointed at his guilt, but Furman taking the 5th about evidence tampering helped the defence enormously.

[kbrianne]

Look at Robert Kardashians face 0:37 when the verdict was given. If a picture could say a thousand words it would say GUILTY 1000 times.

[jime]

This was decided along racial lines. We all know it. To try and argue otherwise is just to try and salve race relations in the present day.

[MaxPower]

The trial was over 2 years long. The jury deliberated for <3 hours. They just wanted to go home.

[christoph]

Any adult who thinks OJ is innocent must live in a blissful stupor.

[chevellefreeman]

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[jeffreywingham]

The racist jury has said he was guilty but because he was black he got off. Those jurors need prison time.

[ThePoacher-jb]

If Nicole had been a black woman, the 10 black women on the jury would have voted guilty.

[arthurbrumagem]

I was getting dressed in a health club in mpls when the verdict was rendered . All the blacks cheered, the whites barely responded in any fashion.

[HenryBits]

I can’t believe the glove fitting thing being evidence of anything when he puts them on wearing plastic gloves

[donnafuller]

He was 100% guilty and everyone knew it!! Unfortunately the jury didn't care about that and race was more important, disgusting! 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

[lastpme]

The prosecution made the case too complicated and took too long. I also think the prosecution wasn’t ready to defend its case against a high profile defense team. I think most prosecutors have more resources and it is hard for middle class or poor people defend themselves against the state…OJ defense team was not only able to defend OJ, but they also went on the attack. I think he did it, but the one thing that never made any sense was the limited amount of blood found on the Bronco and in the house. I believe the defense team showed lapses in the chain of custody with the blood evidence which showed it was possible plant his DNA. I think one thing the prosecution failed to do was to have the neighbors testify that OJ didn’t park his vehicles on the street. I also don’t remember Kato stating where the Bronco was parked when OJ and him went to McDonald’s. I think OJ used the McDonald’s trip as part of his alibi. To me it didn’t make sense for OJ to leave his vehicle parked on the street when he had a driveway large enough to park all his vehicles. I think the limo arrived earlier than expected which force OJ to park the vehicle on the street and then forced him to jump over the fence to get into the house…but again, I would think that would have left a blood trail. Lastly, I think a big thing that saved OJ was they never found the clothes he was wearing. I think he had to get rid of them at the airport…and once the trash was picked up it was like looking 👀 for a needle in a haystack.