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What a terrible headline.
Fixed it: Murderer whose trial riveted the nation.
Person who was charged and put on trial for murder died. It's a legal term. Journalists can get sued for defamation for blatantly calling someone who is not convicted a rapist or murderer. You can safely call OJ an armed robber and kidnapper though.
That's why the talking heads on tv tend to dance around the terminology and say "allegedly" and "accused of"
Was found innocent
Not guilty is not the same as innocent.
Legally or morally?
Legally. "Found innocent" is a legal conclusion and factually incorrect.
Criminal trials don’t find defendants “innocent”. They find them not guilty, which is a huge difference. It means the prosecution didn’t bring forward enough evidence to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. The presence of doubt means they weren’t found guilty. Not that they were found innocent.