The glove did not fit. The jury did not convict.
But the O.J. Simpson trial remains a subject of utter fascination around the world.
Over two decades since Simpson, Marcia Clark, Johnnie Cochran and company exchanged blows, glances and arguments in court, what has happened to each of these key players?
Let’s find out…
O.J. Simpson
He was acquitted of double murder in 1995. Then, incredibly, he was convicted of armed robbery in 2008 after he violently tried to get back items he claimed someone had stolen from him. He was sentenced to 33 years in prison and is eligible for parole in 2017.
Johnnie Cochran
The defense attorney penned two books after the trial, 1996’s Journey to Justice and 2002’s A Lawyer’s Life. He continued to practice law until passing away from a brain tumor in 2005.
Marcia Clark
Clark took a leave of absence from District Attorney’s office after the trial… before officially resigning in 1997. She went on to write a book about her experience, Without a Doubt. She’s since written four novels and even appeared on Pretty Little Liars.
Christopher Darden
Following the Simpson verdict in 1995, Darden left the DA’s office in 1995 and went on to teach law at L.A.’s Southwestern University School of Law. In 1999, he founded his own firm, Darden & Associates, in 1999 and eventually wrote a book about the O.J. trial.
Robert Shapiro
At the age of 73, Shapiro is still practicing law, focusing more on civil litigation, and helping to run The Brent Shapiro Foundation in honor of his son, who died of a drug overdose.
Mark Fuhrman
Fuhrman is now a contributor for Fox News. He pleaded no contest to perjury after the trial and received three years probation. He has also written multiple crime novels.
F. Lee Bailey
Bailey was disbarred in Massachusetts and Florida for misconduct and also denied a law license in Maine in 2013. At 82, he has co-written numerous books and is a paid speaker.
Robert Kardashian
The father of Kim, Khloe and company, Robert admitted to Barbara Walters that all of O.J’s blood evidence gave him doubts about his friend’s innocence. He died in 2003 at the age of 59 after a short battle with throat cancer.
Lance Ito
Ito retired in 2015 and mostly kept very quiet after the trial ended. He is the only major player to have NOT written a book about the experience.
Kato Kaelin
Kaelin is living in his own home these days! After he was mocked as O.J.’s dim-witted house guest during the trial, went Kato went on to become a TV and radio host; he appeared on several reality and game shows.
Alan Dershowitz
Alan Dershowitz has penned several books dealing with both the trial and law in general. He retired from his job as a professor at Harvard in 2013.
Faye Resnick
Following the trial and her first book, which stirred major controversy, Resnick wrote “Shattered: In the Eye of the Storm about her experience during the trial. She also posed for Playboy in 1997 and has recurred as a friend of Kyle Richards on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.