The Simpson Trial Jury

[From The Simpson Trial Transcripts, a site maintained by Jack Walraven]

(Last updated on April 13, 1996)(Special thanks to Joyce Bolton and M.L. Rantala for their help in making this list 'complete'.)

The Jurors Who Voted:

• Armanda Cooley - #230 (seat 1) - Forewoman and Original Juror, Black female, 51, divorced, two years of college, employed as a vendor, lives in South Central L.A. Co-author of 'Madam Foreman: A Rush to Judgment?' with jurors Bess and Rubin-Jackson.
• Yolanda Crawford - #1492 - (seat 2) - Placed on jury June 6 (replacing Farron Chavarria), Black female, 25, single, one year of college, hospital employee, lives in Gardena. Informed Ito about a note written by Chavarria on a newspaper and allegedly read by Florio-Bunten, causing their dismissal.
• Anise Aschenbach - #1290 (seat 3) - Placed on jury March 17 (replacing Tracy Kennedy), White female, 61, divorced, one year of college, retired gasoline company clerk, lives in Norwalk. One of two jurors who voted guilty in first vote.
• David Aldana - #19 (seat 4) - Original Juror, Hispanic male, 33, single, high school graduate, drives a Pepsi delivery truck, lives in East L.A.
• Marsha Rubin-Jackson - #984 (seat 5) - Original Juror, Black female, 38, married, high school graduate, mail carrier for USPS, lives in Bellflower. Co-author of 'Madam Foreman: A Rush to Judgment?'.
• Lionel Cryer - #247 (seat 6) - Placed on jury Jan. 18, Black male, 44, high school graduate, works as a phone company marketing representative. Florio-Bunten told Ito she thought that he may be writing a book. Gave Simpson "power salute" after the verdict.
• Brenda Moran - #795 (seat 7) - Placed on jury April 5 (replacing Jeanette Harris), Black female, 45, single, high school graduate, computer technician. Reported to be working on a book with Gina Rosborough, titled 'Inside the Simpson Jury: The Parallel Universe'.
• Sheila Woods - #1233 (seat 8) - Original Juror, Black female, 39, single, college graduate, employed as an environmental health specialist, lives in Inglewood. Told Ito she thought that Aschenbach, Florio-Bunten and Chavarria disliked her, because they suspected her of being behind the dismissal of Kathryn Murdoch.
• Carrie Bess - #98 (seat 9) - Black female, 53, divorced, high school graduate, postal clerk, lives in South Central. Co-author of 'Madam Foreman: A Rush to Judgment?'.
• Gina Rosborough - #2179 (seat 10) - Placed on jury June 6 (replacing Willie Craven), Black female, 29, married, high school graduate, postal employee. Reported to be working on a book with Brenda Moran, titled 'Inside the Simpson Jury: The Parallel Universe'.
• Annie Backman - #63 (seat 11) - Original Juror, White female, 23, single, college graduate, insurance claims adjuster, lives in Burbank. Believed to be the other juror who initially voted 'guilty' (source: Aschenbach's interview on 'Larry King Live').
• Beatrice Wilson - #2457 (seat 12) - Placed on jury May 26 (replacing Francine Florio-Bunten, who replaced Michael Knox), Black female, 72, married, completed 10th grade, retired cleaner, lives in L.A.'s West Adams.

The Remaining Alternates:

• Watson Calhoun - #165 (alternate) - Black male, 73, married, retired security guard. According to the transcripts, had several run-ins with the deputies and other jurors.
• Reyko Butler - #1386 (alternate) - White female, 25, married, fire department receptionist, lives in Altadena. Said she would've voted 'guilty' in an interview with 'American Journal'.

The Dismissed Jurors:

• Roland Cooper - #228 (dismissed January 18) - Black male, 49, who works for the Hertz rental car company. Allegedly met Simpson at a Hertz function. (Motion by the prosecution, objection by the defense.)
• (Name Unknown) - #320 (dismissed January 18) - Hispanic female, 39, works as a letter carrier. Apparently involved in an abusive relationship with her ex-boyfriend while on the jury. (Motion by the defense, objection by the prosecution.)
• Kathryn Murdoch - #2017 (dismissed February 7) - White female, 64, a retired legal secretary. Was found out to be a patient of the same doctor who had been treating Simpson for arthritis. The doctor was expected to be a defense witness. (Motion by the defense, objection by the prosecution.)
• Michael Knox - #620 (dismissed March 1) - Black male, 47, who works as a courier. Reportedly offered to bet a week's wages (before being empaneled) that Simpson would be found innocent of double murder. Wore a San Francisco 49ers cap at times while serving on the jury and allegedly spent too much time 'admiring' Simpson's stuff during jury's visit to Rockingham. After dismissal, co-wrote 'The Private Diary of an O.J. Juror'. (Motion by the prosecution, objection by the defense.)
• Tracy Kennedy - #602 (dismissed March 17) - Male of American Indian and White heritage, 53, married, teaches high school and interviews prospective employees for Amtrak. First targeted by Robert Shapiro during a sidebar in mid-February for continually staring 'out into space' and not paying attention in the jury box. Later was accused of writing a book and dismissed when caught lying about having juror information on his notebook computer. Co-author of 'Mistrial of the Century'. (Motion by the defense, objection by the prosecution.)
• Jeanette Harris - #462 (dismissed April 5) - Black female, 39, married, works as an employment interviewer. Found out to have had past experience with domestic violence which she failed to report during jury selection. (Motion by the prosecution, objection by the defense.)
• Tracy Hampton - #452 (dismissed May 1) - Black female, 26, single, employed as a flight attendant. Told Ito she 'couldn't take it anymore'. After her dismissal, posed for Playboy. (Motion by the court, no objection by either side.)
• Francine Florio-Bunten - #353 (dismissed May 26) - White female, 39, married, technician with Pacific Bell. Told Ito she thought Cryer may be writing a book. An anonymous letter (claiming to be from a literary agent's receptionist) accused her of contracting a book titled 'Standing Alone - A Vote For Nicole'. However, according to Ito, she was 'primarily' dismissed for lying about reading a note written on a newspaper by Chavarria. Now claims she likely would've voted 'guilty'. (Motion by the defense, objection by the prosecution.)
• Willie Craven - #1489 (dismissed June 5) - Black male, 55, married, employed as a postal operations manager. Accused of being a 'bully' and intimidating other jurors, especially Chavarria. (Motion by the prosecution, objection by the defense.)
• Farran Chavarria - #1427 (dismissed June 5) - Hispanic female, 29, single, employed as a real estate appraiser. Accused Craven of harassing her. Wanted off the jury. Wrote a 'clandestine' note on a newspaper and allegedly showed it to Florio-Bunten. (Motion by the defense, objection by the prosecution.)