LOS ANGELES — After spending nearly a decade in prison, O.J. Simpson is scheduled for a parole hearing in July which many say could lead to his release within the year. <br /> <br />Once a respected Hall-of-Fame football star, Simpson rose to notoriety after being accused of murder. <br /> <br />CNN reports that on June 13, 1994, Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were found stabbed to death outside her Los Angeles home. <br /> <br />DNA testing revealed some blood found at the crime scene contained Simpson’s DNA. Blood from both victims was found in his car, and in a glove found at his estate. Hair retrieved from Goldman’s shirt and from a blue knit cap found near his body both turned out to belong to Simpson. <br /> <br />Simpson had a history of domestic violence, which prosecutors claim eventually led to him killing his ex-wife and her friend. <br /> <br />But his defense team cited improper handling of the evidence, and further claimed that certain pieces were planted or tampered with, pointing out that the detective who found them had a history of racism. They accused the LAPD of framing Simpson because he was black. <br /> <br />A jury later determined he was not guilty of murder. <br /> <br />In 2007, Simpson tried to recover some sports memorabilia he said was stolen from him, and enlisted some friends to pose as buyers, according to a Clark County, Nevada court document. <br /> <br />He and his group then armed themselves with guns and ambushed the memorabilia dealers in a Vegas hotel room. He threatened the dealers while his cohorts stuffed the memorabilia into pillow cases. The group was arrested days later, but only Simpson was eventually charged and jailed.
