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Robert Kardashian (February 22, 1944 – September 30, 2003) was a defense lawyer in the trial of O.J. Simpson. Following the murder of his wife, Simpson and his friend Al Cowlings returned from Chicago and were met at the airport by Robert Kardashian who handled Simpson's luggage, some of which was never seen again^{[citation needed]}. In the days following the murder, O.J. Simpson stayed in Kardashian's house. AP Photo of Robert Kardashian: fair use claimed. ... February 22 is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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. ... Al Cowlings (born June 16, 1947 in San Francisco, California) first gained fame as an American football player, but is now probably better known for his role in the saga of O. J. Simpsons murder trial. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area City 606. ...

When O.J. Simpson failed to turn himself in at 11 a.m. on June 17, Kardashian, a friend of Simpson, then read a letter by Simpson to the collected media. In the letter Simpson said, "First everyone understand I had nothing to do with Nicole's murder.... Don't feel sorry for me. I've had a great life." To many this sounded like a suicide note and the reporters then actively joined the search for Simpson.

Kardashian and O.J. first met while playing tennis, back in the early 1970s. They had been close friends ever since. When O.J. was charged with murder, it had been 20 years since Kardashian was last in a courtroom. Kardashian was a graduate of USC law school and his license to practice law had expired three years before. He reactivated his license to aid in O.J.'s defense, as a volunteer on his legal team. He sat by O.J. throughout the trial.

Cocaine dealer William Wasz claimed that he sold cocaine to Kardashian, O.J. Simpson and Nicole Simpson, but that Kardashian gave the drugs to clients and didn't use the drugs himself. Wasz also said that Kardashian and O.J. were involved in money laundering, prostitution, pornography, sports betting, and point shaving. In January 1994, Kardashian hired Wasz to follow Nicole and take pictures of other men she might be with, to prove her unfaithfulness to O.J., said Wasz. William Wasz is a robber, car thief, and cocaine dealer. ... 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. ... Nicole Brown Simpson (May 19, 1959-June 12, 1994) was murdered at her home in Los Angeles, California. ...

Some time after the trial, Kardashian expressed doubts about O.J. Simpson's innocence in a way that led to a California bar investigation.^[1] Although this strained his relationship with O.J. Simpson at the time, by the time of his death they had "put it aside" and after his death, Simpson said "Bob was there when I needed him most."^[2]

Kardashian died of esophageal cancer on September 30, 2003. Esophageal cancer is malignancy of the esophagus. ... September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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Categories: Articles with unsourced statements since March 2007 | All articles with unsourced statements | O.J. Simpson murder trial | 1944 births | 2003 deaths | Cancer deaths | California lawyers | Armenian-Americans | Throat cancer deaths Kimberly Noel Kardashian (born October 21, 1980 in Los Angeles, California) is one of the three daughters of attorney Robert Kardashian. ... The O.J. Simpson murder case was a highly publicized U.S. criminal trial in which former football star and actor O.J. Simpson was charged with the murder of one of his ex-wives and her friend. ... Al Cowlings (born June 16, 1947 in San Francisco, California) first gained fame as an American football player, but is now probably better known for his role in the saga of O. J. Simpsons murder trial. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... 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Brian Kato Kaelin (born March 9, 1959 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American aspiring actor who received considerable notoriety due to his peripheral involvement in events surrounding the 1994-95 O.J. Simpson murder case. ... Dr. Henry Chang-Yu Lee (Chinese: æŽæ˜Œéˆº, pinyin: LÇ ChÄngyÃ¹) (born November 22, 1938), is one of the worlds foremost forensic scientists. ... Rosa Lopez was a housekeeper from El Salvador and a witness in the O.J. Simpson murder trial. ... It is proposed that this article be deleted, because of the following concern: non-notable If you can address this concern by improving, copyediting, sourcing, renaming or merging the page, please edit this page and do so. ... Faye Resnick on the cover of March 1997 issue of Playboy Faye Resnick was the best friend of Nicole Brown Simpson. ... 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