F. Lee Bailey, the infamous criminal defense attorney who most famously represented OJ Simpson as part of his defense team during his 1994-95 murder trial, died Thursday. He was 87 years old.
Bailey’s son Bendrix Bailey confirmed his death at a hospice center in Atlanta, Georgia, but did not specify a cause, the Washington Post reported.
Born Francis Lee Bailey Jr., the attorney rose to prominence when he helped acquit physician Samuel Sheppard on charges of murdering his spouse in 1954 after arguing that excessive publicity around the case didn’t allow Sheppard a fair and unbiased trial.