Sunday, October 5, 2008

O. J. Not So Lucky This Time

Thirteen years after O. J. Simpson was acquitted of murder, a Las Vegas jury convicted him of all 12 counts in a kidnapping and armed robbery case. This may be considered sweet redemption for the families of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. Luck ran out for OJ this time around.

You might remember on Oct. 3, 1995, a Los Angeles jury acquitted Simpson of murdering his ex-wife Nicole and her friend Ron Goldman . He was later ordered to pay $33.5 million to the victim's families for wrongful-death. The majority of the $33.5 million remains unpayed and will remain unpayed now that Simpson will be behind bars.

The 61-year-old Hall of Fame football player was convicted of kidnapping, armed robbery and 10 other charges. Simpson gathered five men a year ago and invaded a hotel room to take Simpson's sports memorabilia. Simpson and the men were armed and threatned the lives of two collectors. Some of the memorabilia included game balls, plaques and photos from two collectors.

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