Denise Brown

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Denise Brown

Denise Brown is the older sister of late Nicole Brown Simpson, who was the ex-wife of O. J. Simpson.

Born in Germany and raised in Southern California, Denise Brown led a life remarkable only in its normalcy until June 12, 1994 when her sister, Nicole Brown Simpson, was murdered. She is also committed to raising awareness against domestic violence - a crime that kills three women every day in the United States#redirect [[Template:Fact]].

In 1994, Brown established The Nicole Brown Charitable Foundation in Nicole's memory, to assist victims of domestic violence. She grew up in Dana Point, California along with her younger sisters Nicole, Dominique and Tanya Brown.

Since early 1995 Brown has traveled to various states speaking on the epidemic of domestic violence. She has addressed university student bodies, men in prison and in batterers' treatment programs, women at risk, church groups and various educational and legislative forums. She has helped raise funds for local shelters all across the country with her appearances, and has assisted in the success of a major project called the Vine System. She has reported that the program is an automated victim notification service of the release of batterers from jail or prison.

As part of her commitment, Brown has worked to help pass a variety of legislative solutions for domestic violence. One of her most important projects was to lobby on behalf of the Violence Against Women Act. Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania contacted Brown and asked for her assistance on a portion of the bill that was being stalled in committee in the U.S. Senate. With a potential slashing of its federal allocation to domestic violence services, Brown testified to the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee for increased funding for the Violence Against Women Act. After her testimony, that portion of the bill's funding was increased from eighteen million to thirty-two million dollars. U.S. Senators Biden and Hatch have cited Brown as "having done more for the issue of domestic violence than any other individual."

Brown has made a life-long commitment to educate the public as well as improve the quality of living for women and children who have been victims of domestic violence.

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O. J. Simpson murder case

Key figures	Prosecution figures	Defense figures	Witnesses	Other elements
O.J. Simpson Nicole Brown Simpson Ronald Goldman Al Cowlings Lance Ito Greta Van Susteren Geraldo Rivera Jeffrey Toobin Dominick Dunne	Gil Garcetti Marcia Clark Christopher Darden Lisa Kahn Brian Kellberg Rock Harmon George Clarke Hank Goldberg Cheri Lewis William Hodgman	Johnnie Cochran Robert Shapiro F. Lee Bailey Carl Douglas Peter Neufeld Barry Scheck Alan Dershowitz Gerald Uelmen Robert Kardashian	Denise Brown Mark Fuhrman Kato Kaelin Allan Park Dennis Fung John Gerdes Terence Speed Richard Rubin Michael Baden Henry Lee Rosa Lopez	Brentwood Ford Bronco Bruno Magli Aris Isotoner Fuhrman tapes

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