One of the most famous and highly publicized homicide cases in recent history was that of "State of California v. O.J. Simpson". In 1995, O.J. Simpson was acquitted by a jury of his peers for the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. This case has been described as receiving more media coverage and "unadulterated hype" then any other famous cases of the 20th Century such as the "Lindbergh kidnapping case in New Jersey in 1930" and "the Manson Family trial in California in 1970.
It has been noted that during the course of the Los Angeles Police Department investigation, a number of mistakes transpired during the course of this case, which ultimately led to his (Simpson's) acquittal. In this final written assignment, you are being asked to research this homicide case from the perspective of determining what was done correctly and what was done incorrectly. Using the key concepts related to the investigation of homicide that you have studied over the past nine weeks, determine and discuss at a minimum the following:
- What was done correctly?
- What was done incorrectly?
- What were key areas of concern?
- What did we learn from the investigation of this case?