Simpson married Nicole Brown in 1985, but the couple split in 1992.

Nicole Brown was 17 and fresh out of high school when she met O. J. Simpson, then 28.

The year before, Mr. Simpson had met Nicole Brown, who was to become his second wife.

Officers found arrest records indicating that Simpson was charged with the beating of his wife Nicole Brown.

The pregnant woman, Nicole Brown, was hit in the chest and head and pronounced dead at the scene just before midnight.

Spousal abuse, domestic violence against Nicole Brown.

But in her last days, after she had broken off their efforts to get back together, she had been struggling to be Nicole Brown.

Far less is known about Nicole Brown, and her life with O. J. Simpson.

Nicole Brown seemed destined for big things, said Valerie Rigg, who attended high school with her.

Nicole Brown and her friend Ronald Goldman were murdered on June 12, 1994.