Attorney Robert Kardashian, a lawyer who was an important player in the O.J. Simpson saga, is shown in this May 3, 1996, photo in Los Angeles. Kardashian died Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2003, at his Encino, Calif., home eight weeks after being diagnosed with cancer of the esophagus, said his ex-wife, Kris Jenner, who is married to Olympic champion Bruce Jenner. He was 59. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)