<p>F Lee Bailey, one of the most famous defence lawyers of his generation, has died at the age of 87, his former colleague has said.</p> <p>The criminal defence lawyer is best known for representing and helping to acquit <strong><a href="https://news.sky.com/topic/oj-simpson-6803" target="_blank" rel="noopener">OJ Simpson</a></strong> and Dr Sam Sheppard, who were both accused of murdering their wives.</p> <p>He also famously defended newspaper heiress Patty Hearst and the alleged Boston Strangler, Alberto DeSalvo.</p> <div class="sdc-article-widget sdc-article-image"> <figure class="sdc-article-image__figure"> <div class="sdc-article-image__wrapper" data-aspect-ratio="16/9"> <img class="sdc-article-image__item" loading="lazy" intrinsicsize="768x432" src="https://e3.365dm.com/21/06/768x432/skynews-f-lee-bailey-lawyer_5404625.jpg?20210604005810" srcset="https://e3.365dm.com/21/06/384x216/skynews-f-lee-bailey-lawyer_5404625.jpg?20210604005810 380w, 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srcset="https://e3.365dm.com/21/06/384x216/skynews-f-lee-bailey-lawyer_5404624.jpg?20210604005718 380w, https://e3.365dm.com/21/06/768x432/skynews-f-lee-bailey-lawyer_5404624.jpg?20210604005718 760w, https://e3.365dm.com/21/06/1600x900/skynews-f-lee-bailey-lawyer_5404624.jpg?20210604005718 1024w, https://e3.365dm.com/21/06/2048x1152/skynews-f-lee-bailey-lawyer_5404624.jpg?20210604005718 2048w" sizes="(min-width: 1024px) 1024px, 100vw" alt="Boston strangler Albert DeSalvo"> </div><figcaption class="sdc-article-image__caption"> <span class="sdc-article-image__visually-hidden">Image:</span><br /> <span class="sdc-article-image__caption-text">Boston Strangler Albert DeSalvo was among Mr Bailey’s clients</span><br /> </figcaption></figure> </div> <p>His son Bendrix Bailey confirmed the death, in hospice care, but did not state the cause.</p> <p>He said his father had been in poor health in recent years and had moved to Georgia to be near another son, Scott, according to the New York 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<div class="sdc-article-widget sdc-article-related-stories" data-component-name="sdc-article-related-stories"> <div class="sdc-article-related-stories__content"> <h3 class="sdc-article-related-stories__title">More on Oj Simpson</h3> </p></div> </div> <p>During a 1981 interview, he said: “The legal profession is a business with a tremendous collection of egos.</p> <div class="sdc-article-widget sdc-article-image"> <figure class="sdc-article-image__figure"> <div class="sdc-article-image__wrapper" data-aspect-ratio="16/9"> <img class="sdc-article-image__item" loading="lazy" intrinsicsize="768x432" src="https://e3.365dm.com/21/06/768x432/skynews-f-lee-bailey-lawyer_5404626.jpg?20210604005847" srcset="https://e3.365dm.com/21/06/384x216/skynews-f-lee-bailey-lawyer_5404626.jpg?20210604005847 380w, https://e3.365dm.com/21/06/768x432/skynews-f-lee-bailey-lawyer_5404626.jpg?20210604005847 760w, https://e3.365dm.com/21/06/1600x900/skynews-f-lee-bailey-lawyer_5404626.jpg?20210604005847 1024w, https://e3.365dm.com/21/06/2048x1152/skynews-f-lee-bailey-lawyer_5404626.jpg?20210604005847 2048w" sizes="(min-width: 1024px) 1024px, 100vw" alt="Dr Sam Sheppard"> </div><figcaption class="sdc-article-image__caption"> <span class="sdc-article-image__visually-hidden">Image:</span><br /> <span class="sdc-article-image__caption-text">Dr Sam Sheppard was convicted in 1954 for murdering his wife</span><br /> </figcaption></figure> </div> <p>“Few people who are not strong egotistically gravitate to it.”</p> <p>Some of his other high-profile clients included Captain Ernest Medina, who was charged in connection with the My Lai massacre during the Vietnam War, and Carl A Coppolino, who allegedly injected his victims with a paralyzing drug.</p> <div class="sdc-article-widget sdc-article-image"> <figure class="sdc-article-image__figure"> <div class="sdc-article-image__wrapper" data-aspect-ratio="16/9"> <img class="sdc-article-image__item" loading="lazy" intrinsicsize="768x432" src="https://e3.365dm.com/21/06/768x432/skynews-f-lee-bailey-lawyer_5404627.jpg?20210604005937" srcset="https://e3.365dm.com/21/06/384x216/skynews-f-lee-bailey-lawyer_5404627.jpg?20210604005937 380w, https://e3.365dm.com/21/06/768x432/skynews-f-lee-bailey-lawyer_5404627.jpg?20210604005937 760w, https://e3.365dm.com/21/06/1600x900/skynews-f-lee-bailey-lawyer_5404627.jpg?20210604005937 1024w, https://e3.365dm.com/21/06/2048x1152/skynews-f-lee-bailey-lawyer_5404627.jpg?20210604005937 2048w" sizes="(min-width: 1024px) 1024px, 100vw" alt="Capt. Ernest Medina, a key figure in the 1968 My Lai massacre "> </div><figcaption class="sdc-article-image__caption"> <span class="sdc-article-image__visually-hidden">Image:</span><br /> <span class="sdc-article-image__caption-text">Captain Ernest Medina, a key figure in the 1968 My Lai massacre, was one of Mr Bailey’s clients</span><br /> </figcaption></figure> </div> <p>J Albert Johnson, Mr Bailey’s long-time legal partner and childhood friend, said: “I have never known a greater intellect than that possessed by F Lee Bailey.”</p> <p>Mr Bailey was part of the “dream team” that defended Simpson, the former NFL running back and actor, who was acquitted for the 1994 murders of his wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ron Goldman.</p> <p>Simpson described Mr Bailey as the most valuable member of the team in a 1996 article in The Boston Globe Magazine.</p> <div class="sdc-article-widget sdc-article-image"> <figure class="sdc-article-image__figure"> <div class="sdc-article-image__wrapper" data-aspect-ratio="16/9"> <img class="sdc-article-image__item" loading="lazy" intrinsicsize="768x432" src="https://e3.365dm.com/21/06/768x432/skynews-f-lee-bailey-o-j-simpson_5404628.jpg?20210604010019" srcset="https://e3.365dm.com/21/06/384x216/skynews-f-lee-bailey-o-j-simpson_5404628.jpg?20210604010019 380w, https://e3.365dm.com/21/06/768x432/skynews-f-lee-bailey-o-j-simpson_5404628.jpg?20210604010019 760w, https://e3.365dm.com/21/06/1600x900/skynews-f-lee-bailey-o-j-simpson_5404628.jpg?20210604010019 1024w, https://e3.365dm.com/21/06/2048x1152/skynews-f-lee-bailey-o-j-simpson_5404628.jpg?20210604010019 2048w" sizes="(min-width: 1024px) 1024px, 100vw" alt="bailey with simpson"> </div><figcaption class="sdc-article-image__caption"> <span class="sdc-article-image__visually-hidden">Image:</span><br /> <span class="sdc-article-image__caption-text">F Lee Bailey with OJ Simpson during his murder trial</span><br /> </figcaption></figure> </div> <p>“He was able to simplify everything and identify what the most vital parts of the case were,” Simpson said.</p> <p>“Lee laid down what the case’s strategy was, what was going to be important and what was not. I thought he had an amazing grasp of what was going to be the most important parts of the case, and that turned out to be true.”</p> <p>One of the trial’s most significant moments was when Mr Bailey aggressively cross-examined LA police Detective Mark Fuhrman – attempting to portray him as a racist who was trying to frame Simpson.</p> <p>Detective Fuhrman denied using racial epithets to the court, but the defence later revealed recordings of him making racist slurs.</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://patabook.com/news/2021/06/04/celebrity-lawyer-who-defended-oj-simpson-dies-aged-87/">Celebrity lawyer who defended OJ Simpson dies aged 87</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://patabook.com/news">Patabook News </a>.</p>
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