American people acquitted of murder

Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr., known professionally as Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, singer, record producer, songwriter, and actor. A key figure in West Coast hip-hop, he helped define G-funk and gangsta rap, and is often regarded as one of the greatest rappers of all time. Known for his signature drawled delivery and melodic flow, his lyrics frequently address social issues such as recreational drug use and gun violence.

American political activist, scholar, and author (born 1944)

African-American abolitionist and women's rights activist (1797–1883)

Orenthal James Simpson, also known by his nickname "the Juice", was an American professional football player, actor, and media personality who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons, primarily with the Buffalo Bills. Simpson is regarded as one of the greatest running backs of all time, but his success was overshadowed by his criminal trial and contentious acquittal for the murders of his former wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman in 1994.

American artist (1935-2024)

American pornographic actor

American actor (1933–2023)

American rapper (1994–2020)

Lizzie Andrew Borden was an American woman who was tried and acquitted of the August 4, 1892, axe murders of her father and stepmother in Fall River, Massachusetts. No one else was charged in the murders and, despite ostracism from other residents, Borden spent the remainder of her life in Fall River. She died of pneumonia at age 66, just nine days before the death of her older sister Emma.

American film director and musical choreographer (1895-1976)

labor organizer (1869-1928)

American actor (1952–2016)

American author and trainer in the field of self-help

Amanda Marie Knox is an American author. She came to international prominence after being convicted for the November 2007 murder of her roommate, Meredith Kercher, in Perugia, Italy, a trial that was highly publicized between Knox's conviction in 2009 and her acquittal two years later.

American boxer, mobster (1928-2005)

American army surgeon, psychiatric-hospital patient, and lexicographical researcher

American actor

American rapper from Louisiana

American outlaw biker (1938–2022)

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient and Union Army general (1819-1914)

American real-estate heir and convicted murderer (1943–2022)

American boxer and politician (1831-1878)

Kyle Howard Rittenhouse is an American man who gained national attention at age 17 for shooting three men in Kenosha, Wisconsin, two fatally, amid protests and riots in response to the police shooting of Jacob Blake in 2020.

Italian-American mobster (1917–2020)

American neurosurgeon (1923-1970)

American mass murderer

American mobster

American mobster (1938–1986)

Confederate cavalry officer (1822-1894)

American playboy (1871–1947)

Egyptian-born American assassin (born 1955)

American suspected murderer (1899–1928)

Murderer of Wild Bill Hickok

American convict (1868–1950)

Candace Lynn Montgomery is an American woman who was accused of murdering her former lover's wife, Betty Gore. The killing took place in Wylie, Texas, on June 13, 1980. During the assault, Gore was struck 41 times with a wood splitting axe. Montgomery pleaded not guilty to charges of murder on the basis of self-defense, alleging that Gore confronted her about the affair she had with Gore's husband and attacked her with the axe. She was acquitted.

American Baptist clergyman

US American vigilante who shot and killed Trayvon Martin

American rapper (1993-2021)

American accused of murder (1980–2024)

American poker player

African-American baseball player and author

United States Army general (1800-1889)

American paleontologist

Puerto Rican professional wrestler

American politician (1815-1862)

Businessman and geologist (1863–1955)

American acquitted of murder

American preservationist (1930–1990)

American former model, retired real estate broker, and author

American politician

American physician (1895–1960)

American politician

Jewish American gangster (c. 1889–1962)

Joseph Salvatore "Skinny Joey" Merlino is an American former mobster who was the reputed boss of the Philadelphia crime family from the 1990s until 2024. He rose to power and seized control of the organization in the mid-nineties after he fought against the John Stanfa faction of the family. He has led the crime family in gambling, loan sharking, drug trafficking, and extortion. In comparison to other traditional mob bosses who shunned the limelight, Merlino has interacted regularly with the media and the public, often openly providing charity and hosting events to benefit indigent people in Philadelphia, drawing comparisons to the similarly outgoing, conspicuous, and ostensibly charitable late New York crime boss John Gotti. He is the son of deceased Philadelphia crime family underboss Chuckie Merlino.