On Sept. 13, 2007, Simpson and four other men entered a Las Vegas casino hotel room where some of his sports memorabilia was being offered for sale by two collectors. After three days of investigation, police arrested O.J. Simpson on kidnapping and armed robbery charges.
Brian Nichols: Atlanta Courthouse Killer
On March 11, 2005, Brian Nichols was on trial for rape at the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta when he overpowered a female deputy, took her gun, and shot his way to freedom.
The Beheading of 'Precious Doe'
On April 28, 2001, the nude, decapitated body of 3-year-old girl was found near an intersection in Kansas City, Missouri. Two days later her head, which had been removed with hedge clippers, was found nearby in a plastic garbage bag.
The Legal Troubles of Joe Francis
Joe Francis, who has made millions with his 'Girls Gone Wild' videos and magazines, has found himself entangled in legal trouble in civil and criminal courts on the state and federal levels.
The Trial of Joseph Edward Duncan
Joseph Edward Duncan III was out on a $15,000 bond in Minnesota for molesting a 7-year-old boy, when three people were killed in an Idaho home and their two children kidnapped. Six weeks later, Duncan was arrested after he was spotted in a restaurant with eight-year-old Shasta Groene.
The Murder Trials of Tiffany Hall
On Sept. 15, 2006, police found the body of 23-year-old Jimella Tunstall in a vacant lot in Belleville, Illinois. An autopsy revealed that her unborn child had been cut from her womb with a pair of scissors.
The Murder of Jessie Davis
On June 15, 2007, Patricia Porter, the mother of nine-months-pregnant Jessie Davis, went to her house and found her bedroom in disarray and her two-year-old son alone in the house.
The Appeals of Michael Skakel
Michael Skakel was convicted for the murder of Martha Moxley in June 2002, mostly on statements he made to others while in rehab. He has always maintained his innocence.
The Murder of Bobbie Jo Stinnett
On December 16, 2004 the body of eight-months pregnant Bobbie Jo Stinnett was found at her Skidmore, Missouri home by her mother. Her unborn baby had been cut from her womb.
The Appeals of Wayne Williams
Between 1979 and 1981, 29 children and young black men were killed in a series of murders that terrorized the community in a case known as the "Atlanta Child Killings."
The Jessica Lunsford Case
Nine-year-old Jessica Lunsford disappeared from her bedroom at her grandparents' home in the middle of the night Feb. 23, 2005. Her case would inspire new laws across the nation.
Duke Lacrosse Team Rape Scandal
On March 13, 2006 members of the Duke University lacrosse team held a party at an off-campus house and hired two strippers to perform. One of the dancers later claimed she was raped.
The Trial of James Ford Seale
On May 2, 1964, Charles Eddie Moore and Henry Hazekiah Dee, two 19-year-old black teenagers, were hitchhiking near an ice cream stand in Meadville, Mississippi when they were abducted by members of the Ku Klux Klan.
The Murder of Pamela Vitale
On Oct. 15, 2005, famous defense attorney Daniel Horowitz returned home from work to find this wife, Pamela Vitale, 52, bludgeoned to death in the entry way of the mobile home the couple was living in while building their dream home nearby.
The Murder of Dru Sjodin
An attractive 22-year-old University of North Dakota student Dru Sjodin left her job at the Columbia Mall in Grand Forks, North Dakota at 4 p.m. Nov. 22, 2003 and was never seen alive again.
The Murder of Taylor Behl
Taylor Behl, a 17-year-old freshman at Virginia Commonwealth University, left her dormitory room Sept. 5, 2005 to give her roommate some privacy with her boyfriend. She was never seen alive again.
The Trial of Andrea Yates
In 2002, Andrea Yates was convicted of murder for three of the deaths of her five children who were found drowned in her home in 2001. In April 2005, her conviction was overturned.
The BTK Serial Killer
The BTK Strangler claimed credit for a series of seven murders in Wichita, Kansas in the early 1970s, then seemingly disappeared in 1977, and resurfaced again in March 2004 to claim responsibility for an eighth murder in 1986.
The Trial of Edgar Ray Killen
Edgar Ray Killen, a reputed member of the Ku Klux Klan, was charged with the shooting deaths of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner during the "Freedom Summer" of 1964.
The Trial of Michael Jackson
Pop singer Michael Jackson faced charges of conspiracy to commit child abduction, false imprisonment and extortion, three counts of committing lewd acts upon a child, attempted lewd acts upon a child, and four counts of administering intoxicating agents to assist in the commission of a felony.
The Scott Peterson Trial
Scott Peterson was charged with the murder of his pregnant wife Laci Denise Peterson and their unborn son Conner Peterson sometime between Dec. 23 and Dec. 24, 2002.
The Robert Blake Case
Robert Blake faced trial for the murder of Bonny Lee Bakley and soliciting two other men to kill her. Bakley, 44, was shot to death on May 4, 2001, as she sat in Blake's sports car behind a restaurant where the couple had just dined.
The Eric Rudolph Case
Eric Rudolph was charged with the 1998 bombing of a Birmingham abortion clinic that killed an off-duty police officer and critically injured a nurse. Rudolph was arrested May 31, 2003.
Other Previous Cases
The Trial of Susan PolkThe Trial of Mary Winkler
The Entwistle Murder Case
The Debra Lafave Case
The Trial of Derrick Todd Lee
The Clemson Bikini Murder Case
The Trials of Kenny Richey
The Barton Corbin Case
The Kobe Bryant Case
The Ward Weaver Case
The Trial of Alejandro Avila
The Mark Hacking Case
