F. Lee Bailey, Lawyer for Patty Hearst and O.J. Simpson, Dies at 87 With theatrical courtroom flair, he was involved in a host of notorious criminal cases, including those of the Boston Strangler and a Vietnam War massacre. F. Lee Bailey during the murder trial of O.J. Simpson in 1995. His withering cross-examination of a Los Angeles police detective was considered a key to Mr. Simpson’s acquittal.Credit...Ted Soqui/Sygma, via Getty Images June 3, 2021Updated 5:55 p.m. ET F. Lee Bailey, the theatrical criminal lawyer who invited juries into the twilight zone of reasonable doubt in defense o...