O.J. Simpson Questioned in Connection with Deaths of Former Wife and Friend

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Police in Los Angeles questioned O.J. Simpson, the former football star and actor, as a witness in connection with the deaths of his former wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, 35, and her friend, Ronald Goldman, 25. The victims were found stabbed to death on a bloody walkway outside Nicole Simpson's condominium in the Brentwood section of Los Angeles. Simpson, who had been to Chicago on business the night before, flew back to Los Angeles Monday morning and was taken in for questioning. He was later released after several hours.

Key Takeaways:

  • O.J. Simpson was questioned as a witness in connection with the deaths of his former wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman, but was later released after several hours.
  • The victims were found stabbed to death on a bloody walkway outside Nicole Simpson's condominium in the Brentwood section of Los Angeles.
  • Simpson had been to Chicago on business the night before and flew back to Los Angeles Monday morning.
  • Investigators spent much of the day searching Simpson's nearby Brentwood mansion but would not comment on the results.
  • Simpson pleaded no contest in 1989 to misdemeanor charges of assaulting his wife, and court records show he threatened to kill her as he was hitting her.
  • The Simpson's two children, a boy 5 and a girl 7, apparently slept through the slayings and were found unharmed in the condo.
  • Simpson won the Heisman Trophy as the nation's best player in 1968 at the University of Southern California and went on to an extraordinary 11-year career in the National Football League.
  • Simpson was born Orenthal James Simpson on July 9, 1947, in San Francisco.

Statistics:

  • The ages of the victims: Nicole Brown Simpson, 35, and Ronald Goldman, 25, were found stabbed to death.
  • The number of hours Simpson was kept in for questioning: several hours.
  • The distance from Simpson's Brentwood mansion to the scene of the crime: nearby.
  • The time period of Simpson's NFL career: 11 years.
  • The number of yards Simpson rushed for in his NFL career: over 11,000.
  • The number of yards Simpson rushed for in one season: 2,003 yards in 1973.
  • The age of Simpson's children: a boy 5 and a girl 7, who were found unharmed in the condo.

Sources:

  • Los Angeles Police Department
  • Lt. John Dunkin, police spokesman
  • Howard Weitzman, O.J. Simpson's lawyer
  • Associated Press
  • New York Times
  • Los Angeles Times