Nicole Brown Simpson
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Nicole Brown Simpson (née Brown; May 19, 1959 – June 12, 1994) was the second wife of American football player O. J. Simpson. Brown met Simpson in 1977 and they married in 1985, five years after Simpson had retired from professional football. Their marriage lasted seven years and they had a daughter and a son.
Nicole Brown Simpson | |
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Born | Nicole Brown (1959-05-19)May 19, 1959 |
Died | June 12, 1994(1994-06-12) (aged 35) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Cause of death | Homicide[1] |
Resting place | Ascension Cemetery, Lake Forest, California 33.6512°N 117.6935°W / 33.6512; -117.6935 |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Brown was emotionally, verbally, and physically abused by Simpson; she called the police multiple times to report his abuse but he was only arrested once, in 1989; he pleaded no contest to spousal abuse. Brown dropped the charges after her parents encouraged her to reconcile with Simpson. Brown filed for divorce in 1992, citing irreconcilable differences. Following this, Brown continued to be abused by Simpson.
Two years after her divorce from Simpson, Brown was stabbed to death at her Brentwood, Los Angeles home, on June 12, 1994, along with her friend, waiter Ron Goldman. Following a controversial and highly publicized criminal trial, Simpson was acquitted of all charges. He was later found liable for both deaths in a civil lawsuit in 1997.