| Robert Kardashian |
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| Born | Robert George Kardashian February 22, 1944 Los Angeles, California |
| Died | September 30, 2003 (aged 59) Los Angeles, California |
| Cause of death | Esophageal cancer |
| Ethnicity | Armenian |
| Education | 1962: University of Southern California (undergraduate) 1967: University of San Diego (J.D.) [1] |
| Occupation | Lawyer, Businessman |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Known for | Lawyer in the O. J. Simpson trial |
| Spouse(s) | Kris Houghton (1978-1989) Ellen Pierson (2003-death) |
| Children | Kourtney Kardashian Kim Kardashian Khloé Kardashian Robert Kardashian, Jr. |
| Relatives | Helen Kardashian (mother) Lamar Odom (son-in-law) Mason Disick (grandson) |
Robert George Kardashian (February 22, 1944 – September 30, 2003) was an Armenian-American lawyer best known as one of the lawyers for, and friend of, O. J. Simpson.
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Personal life
After graduating from the University of Southern California, Kardashian earned a Juris Doctor from the University of San Diego and practiced for about a decade; after that, he went into business. He did not enter a courtroom again until Simpson's trial 20 years later.
He was the father of reality show participants Kim, Kourtney, Khloé, and Robert Kardashian, Jr., with his former wife Kris.
O. J. Simpson case
Kardashian and Simpson first met in the early 1970s and became close friends. Kardashian let his license to practice law become inactive three years before the Simpson case. He reactivated his license to aid in Simpson's defense as a volunteer assistant on his legal team. He sat by Simpson throughout the trial.[2][3]
In the days following the murders of Nicole Simpson and Ronald Goldman, O. J. Simpson stayed in Kardashian's house. Kardashian was the man seen carrying Simpson's garment bag the day Simpson flew back from Chicago. Prosecutors speculated the bag may have contained Simpson's bloody clothes and/or the murder weapon; a later examination of the bag revealed no evidence related to the criminal case.[2]
When Simpson failed to turn himself in at 11 a.m. on June 17, 1994, Kardashian read a letter by Simpson to the collected media. The letter was interpreted by many as a suicide note.[3]
Death
Kardashian died of esophageal cancer on September 30, 2003.[4] He was 59 years old. He is interred at Inglewood Park Cemetery in Inglewood, California.
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