Comments:  Famed lawyer Johnnie Cochran, whose roster of celebrity clients included Michael Jackson, Rosa Parks, Sean "Puffy" Combs and, most notoriously, O.J. Simpson, died on March 29, 2005 at the age of 67.

The headstone you see in the image above is not Cochran's, however. For one thing, his first name is misspelled "Johnny" (Cochran spelled it "Johnnie"). For another, the "photo" was obviously created using a Web site called "The Original Tombstone Generator," which allows users to add the inscription of their choice to a standard gravestone image (see screenshot at right).

The joke, for the benefit of those unlikely few who missed the celebrity trial of the '90s, plays on the opinion held by many that accused wife-murderer O.J. Simpson, though acquitted, was actually guilty and that Cochran, who headed up Simpson's defense team, must have known that even though he helped the former football star beat the rap in court.

Sources and further reading:

Famed Attorney Johnnie Cochran Dead
CNN News obituary, 30 March 2005

The Original Tombstone Generator
Web site where you can create your own tombstone inscriptions and email them to friends

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Last updated: 04/29/05