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F. Lee Bailey, Lawyer for Patty Hearst and O.J. Simpson, Dies at 87
With theatrical courtroom flair, he was involved in a host of notorious criminal cases, including those of the Boston Strangler and a Vietnam War massacre.
F. Lee Bailey during the murder trial of O.J. Simpson in 1995. His withering cross-examination of a Los Angeles police detective was considered a key to Mr. Simpson’s acquittal.Credit.Ted Soqui/Sygma, via Getty Images
June 3, 2021Updated 5:55 p.m. ET
F. Lee Bailey, the theatrical criminal lawyer who invited juries into the twilight zone of reasonable doubt in defense of Patricia Hearst, O.J. Simpson, the Boston Strangler, the army commander at the My Lai Massacre in Vietnam and other notorious cases, died on Thursday in Atlanta. He was 87.