Jan 13, 2015 · LOS ANGELES – Famed attorney Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. (search), who became a household name when he defended O.J. Simpson (search) against murder charges, died of a brain tumor on Tuesday at the age...
After the trial, Cochran continued to practice law and appear as a TV commentator. He died of brain cancer in 2005 at age 68.Oct 3, 2020
Deceased (1934–2005)Johnnie Cochran / Living or Deceased
After his son Brent's death from a drug overdose in 2005, he founded the Brent Shapiro Foundation, a nonprofit organization with an aim to raise drug awareness, for which he serves as chairman of the board, as well as Pickford Lofts, a rehabilitation facility.
Johnnie Cochran, the lead defense attorney of the so-called “Dream Team,” earned up to $5 million from helping to win Simpson's acquittal on double murder charges and went on to defend other high-profile defendants until he died of a brain tumor in 2005.Jul 20, 2017
F. Lee BaileySimpson trial. …as the “Dream Team,” included F. Lee Bailey, Robert Blasier, Shawn Chapman Holley, Robert Shapiro, and Alan Dershowitz; Johnnie Cochran later became the defense team's lead attorney.Feb 16, 2022
The glove was covered in blood. According to the prosecution, that blood seeped into the fibers of the leather and shrunk it, thus explaining why Simpson's hand did not fit inside. However, without definitive proof that this was the case, the gloves were never going to go in the prosecution's favor.Sep 30, 2020
June 16, 1994Nicole Brown Simpson / Date of burial
True or False: Fuhrman stated on the tapes how much he hated Judge Ito's wife, Peggy. Again, true. Fuhrman did insult Margaret “Peggy” York, the first woman to be appointed LAPD deputy chief, in his tapes.Mar 29, 2016
Since his retirement from the LAPD, Fuhrman has written true crime books and hosted talk radio.