Article 5JMQS F Lee Bailey, celebrity lawyer who defended OJ Simpson, dies at 87

F Lee Bailey, celebrity lawyer who defended OJ Simpson, dies at 87

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Bailey also defended Patty Hearst and Sam Sheppard but his legal career was halted when he was disbarred in two states

F Lee Bailey, the celebrity attorney who defended OJ Simpson, Patricia Hearst and the alleged Boston Strangler, but whose legal career halted when he was disbarred in two states, has died, a former colleague said on Thursday. He was 87.

The death was confirmed by Peter Horstmann, who worked with Bailey as an associate in the same law office for seven years.

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