F. Lee Bailey, Defender of the Famous and Notorious, Dies at 87

F. Lee Bailey, the U.S. defense attorney who spent almost five decades seeking acquittals for high-profile clients such as O.J. Simpson and Patty Hearst before disbarment ended his career, has died. He was 87.

He died Thursday at a hospice center in the Atlanta area, according to the Washington Post, citing his son Bendrix Bailey. No cause was given.

One of America’s most recognized trial lawyers, Bailey pioneered the use of polygraph tests and forensic technology to defend clients whose grievous crimes made headlines. In 1966, he won a U.S. Supreme Court case overturning the murder conviction of Sam ...