CNN: Special OJ Simpson section: The Verdict
Isabella Ramos
Published Apr 11, 2026
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Simpson trial draws jeers 'round the world
- October 3, 1995
The O.J. Simpson trial was an unprecedented media sensation in the United States. It was also big news in many other parts of the world. Here is a sampling of international reaction to the verdict.
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Politicians speak out on Simpson verdict
- October 3, 1995
Few public officials missed an opportunity to comment Tuesday on the Simpson verdict. Most expressed sympathy for the families of the victims and trust in the jury.
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Sobbing, elation at Simpson verdict
- October 3, 1995
In the seeming eternity before the "not guilty" verdict was uttered, O.J. Simpson's face assumed emotions at both ends of the spectrum. First he furrowed his brow in seeming concern. Then he stiffened his jaw. Then he smiled slightly. Then he looked more concerned. Moments later, he was wearing a smile. And reactions from both players and observers in this "verdict of the century" revealed a similar array of responses.
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"Not Guilty"
- October 3, 1995
Orenthal James Simpson is a free man (2M QT movie). He was acquitted Tuesday in the brutal stabbing murders of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman, outside her luxury townhouse on the night of June 12, 1994 (512K AIFF sound or 512K WAV sound).
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Jury votes, the rest of the world learns Simpson's fate Tuesday
- October 3, 1995
It is a startling cliffhanger, as gripping a courtroom drama as ever graced a television screen -- the O.J. Simpson jury, after deliberating less than a day, told Judge Lance Ito Monday afternoon that they had reached a verdict. And Ito immediately sealed the verdict, turned it over to the court's bailiff and sent everyone home for the night.
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The Jury Convenes
- September 24, 1995
They've been sitting silent for eight months. Now it will be the jury's turn to speak and to decide the fate of O. J. Simpson. Here's how it all began.
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Motive and Opportunity
- September 25, 1995
Before the murders of Nicole Brown and Ronald Goldman, O. J. Simpson was a superstar celebrity who seemed to have it all - a beautiful family and home, football fame, commercial endorsements, movie roles - a public image prosecutors needed to dismantle in court. Art Harris looks at how the prosecution has tried to make this case stick and how the defense has done its best to make it come unglued.
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Simple as DNA
- September 25, 1995
The Simpson trial was billed as High Noon for DNA. Faced with two murders, no witnesses, and no weapons, prosecutor were banking on blood to tell the story - DNA tests pointing to one man, damning O.J. Simpson with his genetic fingerprints. But Simpson's lawyers had other suspects in mind. And as Art Harris reports, they may have found a powerful way to fight DNA.
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Prisoners of Justice
- September 25, 1995
Some lawyers say juries are like snowflakes - no two are the same. No one knows how the Simpson jury will vote. This is a city where juries in high-profile cases, as in the first Rodney King trial, deliver verdicts that shock a nation. And no jury has ever had so many problems aired so publicly. Here's a look at how the trials of the men and women of this jury may help us understand their verdict.
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What the Jury Didn't See
- September 24, 1995
To reach a verdict, the jury must consider only the evidence submitted in court. But we don't know what those jurors may have heard from the court of public opinion - the mainstream press, the tabloids, gossip, rumor, fact and fiction. What have visitors told them? Has anything been whispered in pillow talk? Art Harris explores some of the things that the sequestered jury never saw, and how they might have made a difference in the verdict.
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Unequal Justice
- September 24, 1995
A lot more than the fate of O.J. Simpson is riding on how the jury votes. However it ends, the case has forced us to ask - is our criminal justice system fair? And will the verdict deepen America's racial divide. Art Harris reports how the trial has opened old wounds that lead far beyond Los Angeles.
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