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Date January 24, 1995 - October 3, 1995
Location California • Los Angeles • United States

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O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
American football player
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F. Lee Bailey
American lawyer
Johnnie Cochran
Johnnie Cochran
American lawyer
Alan Dershowitz
Alan Dershowitz
American lawyer

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