(Raw) 1995: O.J. Simpson verdict is not guilty

The verdict in the O.J. Simpson murder trial is read in court on October 3, 1995. Simpson was found not guilty of murder.

[carenovi]

Not even O.J. himself could believe it.

[godsmacks]

It's interesting to see Robert Kardashian's face when the verdict is read. He actually looks shocked and somewhat disappointed by the decision. Even though he was on Simpson's defense team, Robert knew he was guilty.

[dougg]

Kardashian was floored. He was shocked. He knew that OJ did it, and couldn’t believe that he was acquitted.

[dannigro]

If your lawyer can rhyme
You are not doing time

[mackay]

Robert Kardashian must have been haunted to the end of his life at that verdict. I can't imagine defending someone who was so obviously guilty, and used to be a close friend.

[EricChamplin]

OJ could've stood up in the middle of the trial, walked over to the jury and said: "I killed them both" and he still would've been found not guilty.

[aft]

If you got money and a stupid enough jury, you’re golden.

[DeeDeeM]

Robert Kardashian's face tells it all.. disbelief and regret. Too late.

[RightCenterBack]

0:20 How authentic was "The People vs. O.J. Simpson?" They replicated that misprononciation/stutter that Mrs. Robertson committed as she read the verdict. Now that's a 12/10 production!

[matthewalexanderlemma]

From what I've heard, Robert Kardashian and O.J. Simpson did not remain friends following the trial. Judging from Kardashian's body language here, he was not at all on the same page as the defense team.

[thejoeyd]

Getting away with murder has got to be one of most relieving feelings you could ever have as a human being.

[gust]

And that ladies and gentlemen is why we have the Kardashian's now

[thetruth]

Robert Kardashian is the only Kardashian I respect

[WindowshadeCure]

That look on his face has "I got away with it" written all over it

[carpenoctem]

1:15 I hate that scene. Ron Goldman’s sister was absolutely devastated.

[englishlanguagewithnina]

Ron Goldman's family. That is heart breaking.

[Elizabeth]

I thought Robert Kardasian was going to throw up He knew he killed them

[absanso]

I am pretty sure the lawyers knew he was guilty...

[ramicoobtee]

not a single person in that room besides the jury believed he was innocent 😭

[Danimal]

We studied this case extensively in my criminal law class while I was in law school. Back in the early 1990's, DNA evidence was still a relatively new science and wasn't considered to be as nearly as conclusive as it is now. At least two of the jurors (maybe more) confused someone's DNA with someone's blood type. While it is very possible for two people to have the same blood type, the only way two people can have the same DNA is if they are identical twin. Therefore, the blood at the crime scene that had OJ's DNA could have only come from him unless he had a long lost twin. But a couple jurors thought that since many people have the same blood type, it was possible that the "real killer" just happened to have the same blood type as OJ.