O.J. Simpson dead at 76

O.J. Simpson dead at 76
World·Breaking

O.J. Simpson, the football star, actor and pitchman whose shocking arrest for double murder and subsequent acquittal at trial shone a light on American race relations, has died.

Superstar athlete, sometime actor served 9 years in prison, but not for double murder

A dark-complected man is shown in closeup.
O.J. Simpson sits during an evidentiary hearing in Clark County District Court on May 16, 2013, in Las Vegas. Simpson served nine years for an armed robbery in Nevada. (Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review Journal/The Associated Press)

O.J. Simpson, the football star, actor and pitchman whose shocking arrest for double murder and subsequent acquittal at trial shone a light on American race relations, has died. He was 76.

More to come.