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OJ Takes the Stand
 OJ Takes the Stand 
May 15, 2013 2:49 PM CDT

OJ Takes the Stand

He's hoping for a new trial on his robbery conviction

(Newser) - OJ Simpson did something today that he didn't do in his 1995 murder trial or in the 2008 trial that sent him to prison on robbery and kidnapping charges: He testified in his own defense. Simpson, now 65, is pushing for a new trial in the latter case, and...

OJ Simpson Back in Court, Looking for New Trial

Judge will hear 5 days of testimony before deciding

(Newser) - OJ Simpson is back in a Las Vegas courtroom today, hoping a judge will grant him a new trial in his armed robbery-kidnapping case. Simpson's new lawyer convinced the judge last year to reopen the case , arguing that Simpson's original lawyer, Yale Galanter, had a personal interest in...

OJ Cop, Attorney Weigh In on Pistorius

Mark Fuhrman, for one, says it's clear to him the athlete is guilty

(Newser) - If the Oscar Pistorius trial in South Africa didn't call to mind the OJ trial before the latest drama with the ( now-ousted ) lead detective, allow Gawker to draw the parallels between South African cop Hilton Botha and former LAPD cop Mark Fuhrman. But what does Furhman himself...

Serial Killer, Not OJ, Killed Simpson, Goldman: New Doc

Film claims Glen Rogers admitted to the murders

(Newser) - A new documentary backs OJ Simpson up in his claim that he did not murder Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. Rather, the documentary alleges, Glen Rogers killed them. Who's Glen Rogers? The New York Post calls him "one of America's least-known serial killers." It seems...

Judge Agrees to Reopen OJ Case

Simpson's new lawyer: old lawyer did a bad job

(Newser) - OJ Simpson's robbery-and-kidnapping case isn't quite over after all, Radar reports. Now serving 9 to 33 years in a Nevada prison, the ex-football star has himself a new lawyer who persuaded a judge to reopen the case. Their argument: Simpson's former lawyer, Yale Galanter, was paid over...

OJ Team Denies It Tampered With Evidence

Lawyers attack Darden's claims

(Newser) - The surviving members of OJ Simpson's defense team are hopping mad about a prosecutor's claim that the infamous "bloody glove" found at the murder scene of Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman was tampered with by their late colleague Johnnie Cochran. Prosecutor Christopher Darden "lost, and he...

Ex-Prosecutor: OJ Defense Tampered With Glove

Simpson's former attorney calls charge 'total fabrication'

(Newser) - It's been 18 years since that infamous white Ford Bronco chase, but arguments over the guilt or innocence of OJ Simpson still run hot. Now a former LA deputy district attorney is accusing the defense team in his murder trial of fiddling with the glove, just hours before Simpson...

New Bid to Free OJ Launched

Lawyer says Simpson deserves new trial

(Newser) - OJ Simpson's new attorney says his client's former lawyers did such a bad job that the former football star deserves a new trial. An appeal document filed yesterday faults the trial strategy of Yale Galanter and Gabriel Grasso, and claims that Galanter helped plan Simpson's effort to...

I Can Prove OJ Innocent: Private Eye

Simpson's son killed Nicole Brown, Ron Goldman: PI

(Newser) - OJ Simpson wasn't the killer: It was his son who murdered Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman, says a private investigator. Texas PI William Dear has spent 18 years probing the murders, and he explains his case in a new book—and an interview with the Village Voice . Jason Simpson...

Waterboarding, Paris Hilton Liked More Than Congress

Just 10% approve of work on Hill, according to latest Gallup poll

(Newser) - A Gallup poll released Wednesday finds that Americans' approval of Congress has hit yet another record low: 10%. There aren't many institutions Americans have liked less over the last 50-or-so years, according to Gallup: Only Fidel Castro, Saddam Hussein, Osama bin Laden, and OJ Simpson detective Mark Fuhrman have...

Bank Grabs OJ Simpson's Miami Home

JPMorgan Chase forecloses on 4 bedroom, 4 bath house

(Newser) - It may be a good thing OJ Simpson currently has a (court-ordered) place to lay his head each night in Nevada: JPMorgan Chase is foreclosing on the incarcerated former football star's Miami home, reports TMZ . The AP notes that the bank filed for foreclosure in September on the four...

Anti-Romney Ad Stars ... OJ Simpson

Mitt has been around a long time, American Bridge PAC points out

(Newser) - What is OJ Simpson doing in an ad about Mitt Romney? Pointing out just how long Romney’s been in the political game. A new ad from the American Bridge PAC takes aim at Romney’s recent assertion that he’s an outsider who has no political career by showing...

Kris Jenner: I Believe OJ Simpson Murdered Nicole
Kris Jenner:
I Think OJ
Killed Nicole
tell-all revelations
Oct 31, 2011 9:02 AM CDT

Kris Jenner: I Think OJ Killed Nicole

Kardashian mom says Nicole asked to meet on day of death

(Newser) - Kris Jenner’s ex-husband, Robert Kardashian, famously defended OJ Simpson when he was accused of murdering Nicole Brown Simpson—but Jenner "never believed OJ, not for a second," she writes in a new tell-all previewed by Radar . Nicole, Jenner’s best friend, feared OJ was going to kill...

Casey Anthony Free to Sign Movie, Book Deals

She could walk tomorrow, and make millions on her story

(Newser) - Maybe we'll find out what happened when the movie comes out. When Casey Anthony walks out of jail— as soon as tomorrow if Judge Belvin Perry releases her based on time served—she's free to take her story to the bank with interviews, book deals, and film offers,...

Marcia Clark: Casey Anthony Verdict Crazier Than OJ's

Anthony wasn't a celebrity, and there was no Mark Fuhrman

(Newser) - When she heard the Casey Anthony verdict, Marcia Clark flashed back to how she felt when OJ Simpson was acquitted. “But this case was different. The verdict was far more shocking,” the ex-prosecutor in the Simpson case writes in the Daily Beast . Casey wasn’t a beloved celebrity,...

Oprah Winfrey: I Want OJ Simpson Confession, Susan Smith Interview

 Oprah's Goal: 
 Score OJ 
 Confession 
in case you missed it
Jun 19, 2011 6:54 PM CDT

Oprah's Goal: Score OJ Confession

'I am going to make that happen'

(Newser) - The Oprah Winfrey Show may be over, but there are still a few things its host wants to achieve. At the top of the list: a confession from OJ Simpson, she said in an interview on Thursday. “I have a dream of OJ Simpson confessing to me,” she...

Trunk Fumes Could Be 'OJ Moment' for Casey Anthony

Prosecutors say the sample reeks of human decomposition

(Newser) - Allowing jurors to smell air samples from Casey Anthony's car trunk could backfire on prosecutors much like the bloody glove that helped acquit OJ Simpson, reports ABC News . The judge in Anthony's murder trial is expected to rule whether jurors will be allowed to smell the samples, which...

F. Lee Bailey: OJ's Innocent, and Here's Why
F. Lee Bailey:
OJ's Innocent, and Here's Why
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Jan 15, 2011 7:32 AM CST

F. Lee Bailey: OJ's Innocent, and Here's Why

His defense lawyer publishes epic paper proving his point

(Newser) - F. Lee Bailey says OJ Simpson is innocent—and if you don’t believe him, he has a 20,000-word document that backs up his claim. Bailey, a prominent member of the defense team that got Simpson acquitted, published the document—which he originally wrote as a book proposal, but...

Sherrod Frenzy Was Like OJ All Over Again
Sherrod Frenzy Was Like OJ 
All Over Again
OPINION
Jul 26, 2010 11:48 AM CDT

Sherrod Frenzy Was Like OJ All Over Again

Simpson trial established mold for overblown stories

(Newser) - The media’s collective freakout over Shirley Sherrod was just the latest rerun of its freakout over the OJ Simpson trial, “a grotesque Groundhog Day set of conditions that occur all too often,” writes Mark Halperin of Time . Both were brimming with the kind of disputed facts, compelling...

20 Long-Running Celeb Mysteries

How old is Catherine Zeta-Jones for real?

(Newser) - E! is blowing out 20 candles on its birthday cake this year, and it has one wish: To learn the answers to the top 20 nagging celebrity mysteries.
  1. How old is Catherine Zeta-Jones really? (And Beyoncé, for that matter.)
  2. Murder mystery No. 1: Did OJ kill Nicole Brown
...

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