RELATED: A look back at the beginnings of the OJ Simpson murder caseSimpson, who was in Chicago the day the bodies were discovered. In a press briefing that day, the now retired Los Angeles Police Department Commander David Gascon announced Simpson could not be found. Simpson made his first court appearance in the double murder trial when he was arraigned on June 28. After a nine month murder trial, Simpson was acquitted on October 3, 1995. Tom Lange, a detective from the murder trial said in a recent interview he remains critical of the prosecution.