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Nicole Brown Simpson's Grave at Ascension Cemetery in Lake Forest, California

Nicole Brown Simpson (May 19, 1959 – June 12, 1994) was the wife of American football player O.J. Simpson. Found murdered at her home in Los Angeles, California, along with her friend Ronald Goldman, her death led to one of the most controversial and widely-discussed criminal trials in U.S. history. Image File history File links Emblem-important. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Nicole_Brown_Simpson. ... Image File history File links Nicole_Brown_Simpson. ... Location of Lake Forest within Orange County, California. ... is the 139th day of the year (140th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 163rd day of the year (164th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Orenthal James Simpson (born July 9, 1947), commonly known as O. J. Simpson and also just by his initials O.J. and his nickname The Juice, is a retired American football player who achieved stardom at the collegiate and professional levels. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... Ronald Lyle Goldman (July 2, 1968 – June 12, 1994) was murdered in Los Angeles, California in 1994 at the age of 25. ... The O.J. Simpson murder case was a highly-publicized U.S. criminal trial in which former American football star for the National Football League (NFL) and actor O. J. Simpson was charged with the murder of his ex-wife and her friend, Ronald Goldman. ... Pre-Colonial America For details, see the main Pre-Colonial America article. ...

The daughter of Juditha and Louis Brown, Nicole was born in Frankfurt, Germany, but the family moved to Dana Point, California, where she grew up, along with younger sisters Dominique and Tanya and older sister Denise. Nicole was elected Homecoming Queen at Dana Hills High School. Shortly after graduating from high school, she met her future husband while she was working as a waitress at a night club. For other uses, see Frankfurt (disambiguation). ... Location of Dana Point within Orange County, California. ... Denise Brown is the older sister of murdered Nicole Brown Simpson. ... Homecoming is an annual tradition observed by many American towns, high schools and colleges, usually in late September or October. ... Dana Hills High School is a high school in Dana Point, California. ...

Brown was married to O. J. Simpson on February 2, 1985, who by that time had retired from professional football. They had two children together, Sydney Brooke Simpson (born October 17, 1985) and Justin Ryan Simpson (born August 6, 1988). The marriage lasted seven years, ending when Nicole divorced him in 1992, citing an "abusive relationship". is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... is the 290th day of the year (291st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... is the 218th day of the year (219th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ...

Murder

Main article: O. J. Simpson murder case

On the morning of June 13, 1994, neighbors, alerted by a barking dog, found the mutilated bodies of Brown Simpson and a man (who was returning sunglasses she left at a restaraunt), Ronald Goldman, in the enclosed front courtyard of her condo on South Bundy Drive in the Brentwood area of Los Angeles. Both had been hacked and stabbed multiple times, with Brown Simpson's head nearly severed. At the time of the murders, her children were asleep inside the condo. The O.J. Simpson murder case was a highly-publicized U.S. criminal trial in which former American football star for the National Football League (NFL) and actor O. J. Simpson was charged with the murder of his ex-wife and her friend, Ronald Goldman. ... is the 164th day of the year (165th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Ronald Lyle Goldman (July 2, 1968 – June 12, 1994) was murdered in Los Angeles, California in 1994 at the age of 25. ... This article refers to a form of housing. ... Centinela Avenue is an important street in Los Angeles. ... This article is about the neighborhood in Los Angeles. ...

After her death, O.J. Simpson was arrested and charged with both murders; he was acquitted of these crimes in a criminal trial. However, in a subsequent civil trial, he was found liable for the deaths of his ex-wife and Goldman and ordered to pay $33,500,000 (USD) (including profits from his new book) to the families of Brown and Goldman.

In 1994, Nicole Simpson's sister Denise Brown established The Nicole Brown Charitable Foundation in Nicole's memory, to assist victims of domestic violence. [1] Denise Brown is the older sister of murdered Nicole Brown Simpson. ... “Domestic disturbance” redirects here. ...

During the murder trial, Nicole's parents looked after the two children, Sydney and Justin, their daughter had with Simpson. In 1996, a judge granted Simpson's petition to give him full custody of the children. Simpson has been fighting with Nicole's parents for custody of Sydney and Justin.

Relationship with Goldman

Whether Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman were just friends or something more is not known conclusively, but Goldman is always referred to as "her friend". The LA Times reported on June 15, 1994: This just IN !!!:paris hiltons new dog. ... is the 166th day of the year (167th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ...

"Goldman, 25, also had an increasingly close relationship with 35-year-old Nicole Brown Simpson, whom he had exercised with, accompanied to dance clubs and often met for coffee and dinner during the past month and a half. He told others that he was just friends with Simpson. But he boasted of her stunning good looks and talked about the special kick it gave him to see heads turn when the two of them pulled up in her white Ferrari G6 five cylinder beast in front of The Gate, a fashionable West Hollywood dance club, with him behind the wheel....Six weeks ago Goldman was driving the Ferrari, with its highly recognizable L84AD8 license plate, when he joined [another waiter Craig] Clark for lunch at Cafe Montana in Santa Monica. Clark said that Goldman told him it was Nicole Simpson's car, but that he did not say she was his girlfriend. 'He said they were friends', Clark recalled."

On the night of the murder, Nicole's mother called the Mezzaluna at 9:30 pm to inquire if her sunglasses were left at the restaurant. Nicole called at 9:35 pm and asked specifically for Ron Goldman, presumably to ask him to deliver the sunglasses to her that night. Between leaving the restaurant and arriving at Nicole's around 10:30 pm, Ron stopped at his apartment to shower and change clothes. Nicole was found wearing a short black dress and inside were lit candles and music playing. There was speculation that their relationship was romantic but never any evidence. The police do not believe the relationship had any connection to the cause of the murder. Ronald Lyle Goldman (July 2, 1968-June 12, 1994) was an aspiring actor and part-time model who was murdered in Los Angeles, California, USA, in 1994. ...

Relationship with Brett Shaves

Brett Shaves dated Nicole Simpson in 1993 several months after she and O.J. Simpson divorced. It is believed by some that Simpson was actually after Brett Shaves and not Ron Goldman the night he allegedly killed the two. Nicole and Brett met at the law firm where they both worked and, at one point, took a trip to Mexico together. Brett Shaves is best known for having dated Nicole Simpson in 1993, several months after she had divorced O. J. Simpson. ... Orenthal James Simpson (born July 9, 1947), commonly known as O. J. Simpson and also just by his initials O.J. and his nickname The Juice, is a retired American football player who achieved stardom at the collegiate and professional levels. ...

After the murders, pictures were published by the National Enquirer of Brett Shaves and Nicole Simpson in a hot tub together naked. Other photos came out of the two of them in Mexico together. The National Enquirer is a national American supermarket tabloid. ... Brett Shaves is best known for having dated Nicole Simpson in 1993, several months after she had divorced O. J. Simpson. ...

External links

• Court TV's complete coverage of the O.J. Simpson murder case