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Jeff Ruby links OJ Simpson verdict to that of Casey Anthony (video)

Cincinnati, Ohio – Restaurateur, Jeff Ruby, linked the “not guilty” verdict in the 1995 O.J. Simpson double murder trial to the same July 5, 2011 verdict in the Casey Anthony trial with a half-page ad in the Orlando Sentinel Saturday.

In 2007, Ruby asked Simpson to leave his upscale Louisville, Ky. establishment because he was sickened by the attention the athlete received after being acquitted of brutally slaying his ex-wife, Nicole Brown-Simpson and her friend, Ron Goldman.

At first glance, Saturday's ad appears to read, “OJ... Unreasonable Doubt,” however, upon closer inspection it clearly reads, “Orlando Justice... Unreasonable Doubt.”

Ruby told Fox 19, “I had to put Orlando Justice because it happened in Orlando and I wanted that OJ connection to draw attention to what a farce this was.”

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He continued, “They [Casey Anthony jurors] spent less than a day deliberating thousands and thousands of pages of evidence and unreasonable doubt needs to be redefined.”

Ruby also noted that these types of cases are personal to him because his wife's younger brother was murdered in 1993 and the family endured a trial in which “a lawyer lied about that murder.”

The man convicted of the killing will walk free in eight years, which is disturbing to Ruby. Thus, when verdicts, such as those in the Simpson and Casey Anthony trials take place, he further questions the validity of the current jury system.

“The jury was not going to be a jury that was going to convict her in the first place... most experts said this is not a good jury for the prosecution,” he observed.

To watch a Fox 19 video report, click here.

Casey walked out of jail a free woman shortly after midnight on Sunday. Her current whereabouts are unknown.

Prosecutors had accused her of killing her own 2-year-old daughter, Caylee Anthony, in the summer of 2008 using chloroform and duct tape. Some of the jurors have spoken publicly in essence saying they could not find Casey guilty of the crime because they did not believe the prosecution proved its case.

To watch video of Casey's exit from jail, click here.

To see a photo slideshow of Casey's exit from jail, click here.

To see a slideshow of protesters, along with Casey's supporters, who all gathered to view her release from jail on Sunday, July 17, 2011, shortly after midnight, click here.

To watch the entire Casey Anthony trial, including jury selection, opening statements, court proceedings, witness testimony and closing arguments, click here.

To revisit Casey's case, find links to pages and pages of evidence, including transcripts of law enforcement interviews, court documents, letters, and forensic evidence, by clicking here.

In addition, links to a multitude of videos and photos released in the case including the many men in Casey's life, party photos, and evidentiary images can be found by clicking here.

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Cindy Adams is an experienced freelance writer who has a Juris Doctor in Law. She has made several appearances on "Issues with Jane Velez-Mitchell", reporting on current criminal cases, including the latest in the Casey Anthony case and the Haleigh Cummings' disappearance. She wrote dozens of...

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