Robert Kardashian, Lawyer for O.J. Simpson, Dies

Robert Kardashian, Lawyer for O.J., Dies



By PAUL CHAVEZ
Associated Press Writer

October 1, 2003, 10:11 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES -- Robert Kardashian, a businessman and lawyer who was a key figure in the O.J. Simpson saga and part of his legal "dream team," has died. He was 59.
Kardashian died Tuesday night at his Los Angeles home eight weeks after being diagnosed with cancer of the esophagus, said his former wife, Kris Jenner.
Simpson, a former football star, camped out at Kardashian's house in the days after Simpson's ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and Ronald Goldman were stabbed to death in 1994.
The infamous televised chase involving Simpson in a white Ford Bronco began after he fled Kardashian's home.
Kardashian, who attended the University of Southern California before Simpson arrived on campus, became friends with him in the 1970s.
"He stood by O.J. irrespective of how he felt because he felt that nobody else was standing by O.J. Not because of his innocence or guilt, but because there was a friendship there," said author Larry Schiller, whose book "American Tragedy" focused on the tensions and strategies of Simpson's legal team.

RIP Ron and Nicole

when Simpson was acquitted – pure shock. I wonder what secrets he took to the grave. He most likely knew what was in that golf bag he picked up at the airport.

I certainly hope he left behind a manuscript telling the truth about the case. Whatever the story would be, coming from a man who has no more need to lie, it would perhaps finally put to rest the questions most of us have.