TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — O.J. Simpson, a former NFL star who was acquitted of murder in one of the most well-known trials in history, died on Wednesday, but the controversial figure had ties to Florida, living in the state in the early 2000s.
Simpson was ordered to turn himself in in June 1994 for the deaths of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and a friend, Ronald Goldman. But instead, he would lead police in an infamous slow-speed chase in a white Ford Bronco along California highways.
FILE – In this June 17, 1994, file photo, a white Ford Bronco, driven by Al Cowlings carrying O.J. Simpson, is trailed by Los Angeles police cars as it travels on a freeway in Los Angeles. Simpson, the decorated football superstar and Hollywood actor who was acquitted of charges he killed his former wife and her friend but later found liable in a separate civil trial, has died. He was 76. (AP Photo/Joseph Villarin, File)
After he was acquitted in 1995 of his ex-wife’s killing, Simpson bought a home in South Florida, according to NBC News. Two years later, he was found liable for the deaths in a civil lawsuit. He was ordered
