nicole was 35-year-old nicole brown simpson, the ex-wife of oj simpson. near the bodies was a bloody leather glove, an envelope with a pair of eyeglasses, and a blue knit cap. cops later id'd the male victim as 25-year-old ronald goldman. at this point, they didn't know much about him. there's numerous wounds on the neck. goldman put up a fight. josh mankiewicz: asleep inside the house where the simpson's two children, sydney and justin, who hadn't heard a thing. they were taken to a nearby police station. tom lange: we need next of kin to take care of these kids. we need to find oj simpson. josh mankiewicz: as dawn broke in brentwood, lange and three other detectives were sent to simpson's estate on nearby rockingham avenue. one of them was detective mark fuhrman. arriving detectives feared the worst, that simpson may have suffered the same fate as his ex-wife. we've just left a bloody crime scene. is simpson in there as one of the victims? josh mankiewicz: so without a search warrant, detective fuhrman jumped the wall and let in the other cops. in one o

simpson. the ex-wife of o.j. simpson. near the bodies was a bloodied leather glove and an envelope with a pair of eyeglasses. an eighth blue cap. c.o.p.s later i.d. the male victim as 25-year-old ronald goldman. at this point they did not know much about him. >> there were numerous wounds on the neck. he put up a fight. >> asleep inside the house for the simpsons two children. who hadn't heard a thing. they were taken to a nearby police station. >> we need next of kin to take care of the kids. we need to find o.j. simpson. >> is don broke in brentwood, lange and three other detectives were sent to simpson's estate on nearby rocking him avenue. one of them was detective mark furman. a riving detective sheared the worst that simpson may have suffered the same fate as his ex-wife. >> we just left a bloodied crime scene. is something in there as one of the victims? >> so, without a search warrant, the detective jumped the wall and let in the other cops and in one of the bungalows they found simpso

simpson.reaking through! >> the nfl famer and "naked gun" star. >> hiya, buddy! >> disgraced after the grisly murders of his ex-wife, nicole brown simpson, and ron goldman, has died. at the center of the trial of the century. the bronco chase. the infamous gloves. >> if it doesn't fit, you must acquit. >> igniting a cultural flash point about race. why, after his acquittal, he couldn't escape the shadow of doubt even from lawyer and best friend robert kardashian. >> i asked you if you, yourself, doubt o.j. simpson's innocence? >> i have doubts. >>> plus, remembering the victims. nicole and ron. >> we're family that wanted justice. simple as that. >> nicole's mother taking solace in their last words. >> each one said, "i love you." not many people are that lucky. >> three decades later, how the goldmans are grappling with their pain. >> whether it's grief, the anger from it, the emotion that comes with it, we've got to figure out how to put it. >> their election to o.j.'s death. this special ed

something simpson denied.geles, and among his many projects, started a clothing line. kris jenner, well, you know. i wish to assert my fifth amendment privilege. josh mankiewicz (voiceover): as for mark fuhrman, there was never any evidence that he planted anything. however, he did plead no contest to one count of perjury for lying at trial in connection with those audiotapes, and was sentenced to three years probation. since then, fuhrman has appeared as a commentator on the fox news channel. neither marcia clark nor chris darden ever tried another case for the da's office. clark went on to practice law as an appellate attorney. she's also the author of more than 10 books, including a novel entitled "blood defense," where the main character is an ambitious defense attorney. chris darden has also written several books and started his own law firm specializing in criminal defense. never answer a hypothetical question from a reporter. josh mankiewicz (voiceover): carl douglas continued practicing law, and has er

wife nicole brown simpson.is televised trial was followed around the world. he was acquitted but later found followed around the world. he was acquitted but laterfound liable for her killing in a civil case. the announcement came on x by oj simpson's family. let's speak to our correspondent tom bateman who is in the us for us. what have the family said? what do we know? it’s the us for us. what have the family said? what do we know? we: a the us for us. what have the family said? what do we know?— said? what do we know? it's a very short statement _ said? what do we know? it's a very short statement from _ said? what do we know? it's a very short statement from the _ said? what do we know? it's a very short statement from the family i said? what do we know? it's a very short statement from the family of| short statement from the family of 0j short statement from the family of oj simpson that reads "on enable the tenth, ourfather oj simpson that reads "on enable the tenth, our father succumbs to oj simpson that

but simpson would never recapture his idol status simpson first brennan into the national spotlight as the heisman trophy winning running back at the university of southern california. then 11 spectacular years with the nfl fell, vaulted him to the pro football hall of fame simpson cashed in on the popularity becoming a pitch menn, four hertz and an actor becoming well for the naked gun movies. o, j simpson, as you've never seen them before >> symptom played a lawmen on screen? and ran into trouble with the court's offscreen. he lost the multi-million-dollar wrongful death suit brought by the families of his ex-wife and ron goldman then moved to florida in 2016, was accused of assault in a roadway rage incident and miami, he was found not guilty and 2005 he was found guilty and fined for stealing satellite television then in 2007 in las vegas police arrested him on several felony charges, including kidnapping and armed robbery. in that case, simpson and armed accomplices rate at a hotel room and what he called an attempt to just get back som

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oj simpson yeah. right click. >> simpson ultimately surrendered the country, mesmerized by his 11 month murder trial. >> i've never seen a case go to trial with more evidence than they had against o.j. simpson. you had blood evidence. you had a glove. one of them bloody. >> his lawyers included johnnie cochran, f lee bailey and alan dershowitz. dubbed the dream team, they argued simpson was framed by racist police, and cochran delivered the trial's most famous words. >> remember these words? if it doesn't fit, you must acquit, referencing the moment in court when simpson appeared unable to put on black gloves found at the crime scene. >> dershowitz later called the prosecution's decision to ask simpson to try on the gloves the greatest legal blunder of the 20th century. >> we, the jury in the above entitled action, find the defendant or orenthal james simpson, not guilty of the crime of murder. >> many black americans saw simpson as a victim of racism, while many white americans were stunned that he c

ex-wife, nicole brown simpson say, you don't want to stay on the line going to be then later, simpson was charged with horrific murders by knife of nicole and her friend ron goldman. >> ron and nicole work what shirt the trial made lawyers and even witnesses, household names are on file. james simpson, not guilty of the crime of murder when the jury freed simpson, celebration erupted in parts of los angeles. but simpson would never recapture his idol status simpson first, brennan into the national spotlight as the heisman trophy winning running back at the university of southern california, then 11 spectacular years with the nfl vaulted him to the pro football hall of fame simpson cashed in on the popularity becoming a pitch, menn for hertz and an actor, becoming well-known for the naked gun movies. >> o, j simpson, as you've never seen them before, simpson played a lawmen on screen and ran into trouble with the court's off-screen he lost the multi-million-dollar wrongful death suit brought by the families of his ex-wife and ron goldman then moved to florida in 2000. simpson was accus

simpson. he said his lawyer did not want him to go on television but after conversations with me and some of my producers, he agreed he would go on the air and did his first expensive -- extensive interview during this period arguing it was right for him to get custody of his kids because he was acquitted and always said he was innocent. one of the things he never really answered was about his statement he made after his acquittal, saying he was going to spend his money and fight as long as he could to find out who the real killer was, but there was never any indication that he did that, that he spent extensive amounts of money, so that was actually the second conversation. i once met o.j. simpson when he was doing football. then i met him -- or spoke with him with that extensive interview on msnbc and i covered the trial that ultimately put them in prison when he was found guilty of 12 counts of armed robbery and hotel room in las vegas. what strikes me about the multiple times that i have ta

oj simpson was once one of america's top football players but was later oj simpson was once one of america's top football players, but was later accused of the murder of his wife, nicole brown simpson. his televised trial was followed around the world. he was acquitted but was later found liable for her killing in a civil case. his family announced the news. he was surrounded by his children and grandchildren. ed gordon was the first journalist to interview oj simpson after his acquittal and in the past few minutes. ed has been speaking to our colleagues on cbs news. i just got off the plane and checked my phone. needless to say, i was getting all kind of calls and text and it is a bit surreal. i mean, we all can go at any moment, but to think about as you read who oj simpson was, this star running back arguably at his time, the greatest running back of all time in the nfl, then to become a pitchman and a movie star. and then, you know, the tragedy that befell the goldman family and what it's become. and so i think that, gale, as you know, how divided this country was based on that trial. it

simpson. the former murder defendant, disgraced football star, and actor, dying of cancer. dangerous weather taking aim at the northeast. and the staggering sum shohei ohtani's former interpreter is charged with stealing. >>> first, o.j. simpson dying of cancer. the famous murder defendant at the center of the so-called trial of the century. simpson charged with the brutal murders of his ex-wife nicole brown and her friend ron goldman. the slow-speed chase watched by 95 million people on live television. his arrest, trial, and stunning acquittal all playing out before america. his later conviction and parole in 2017 in a separate case. a remarkable fall from grace. the goldman family reacting tonight. matt gutman in los angeles. >>> dramatic home security video capturing the moment a tornado strikes in florida, sending debris flying in this backyard. tornado and flood watches from the midwest to the northeast. heavy rain and winds gusting up to 70 miles per hour. the system making its way from

who's calling oj simpson? you right-click. >> he hung up. >> now, i don't know any of this on that >> friday night, the series proceeds to houston and on monday before they're going to play game seven, a couple of days later, i'm in in the hotel and a woman from time magazine calls me and says, we hear that oj tried to call you from the bronco. and i say truthfully at the time, no, that didn't happen. the conversation last less than a minute. now, fast forward from june to november of 74 and at his request, i go to visit oj in the la county jail. this is prior to the trial which didn't start until january. and in the course of some awkward kind of small talk conversation and al callings who was driving the bronco that night was there with me along with robert kardashian. it was the three of us talking with oj and al callings just kind of casually brings up we tried to call you from the back of the bronco and dow, i remember the call from the woman at time magazine and we begin talking about this. so they said

car to oj simpson's state. right into his bedroom and to his socks the blood found on his socks. but the credibility of the police department was at stake because the key detective collecting all that evidence was a man who had used the n word something like 41 times, and that was caught on tape and he lied about it. so the lesson to police departments today still resonates. you can have all the greatest forensics you want. but if your credibility is shocked and the people don't trust you, then forget about it. it doesn't matter. and that's something that i think still is a lesson for law enforcement across the country today. the other thing is, there was tons of dna evidence, and i remember i was a local news anchor, are working out of paramount studios and anchoring as two hours and hours of this dna evidence came in. a lot of very complicated people were not that familiar with dna the way they are today. so the prosecution thought they had an overwhelming case because of the overwhelming nature of the dna ev

simpson was acquitted.t to prison in las vegas after being convicted of armed robbery in the kidnaping of two sports memorabilia dealers. simpson said he was just trying to reclaim his stolen property. simpson was paroled in 2017 and led a life in and out of the public spotlight until his death. now at the age of 76. >> as well, efforts to help a gray whale that was tangled in fishing gear continues off the bay area coast. the whale swam up from southern california, where it was first seen on march 23rd. tangled up with fishing net and boys and boys. the marine mammal center and noaa fisheries launched a boat rescue, which couldn't attach a tracker. yesterday, the team's boat left sausalito and went back to the ocean, hoping to see the big red buoys that attached to the whale. >> unfortunately, the fog is hampering our sighting abilities. it's a bit devastating to hear that it's entangled. >> mr. teams rescue team search for point rays down to daly city, but could not find the whale. they say they can't lau

oj simpson is dead. the car chase, the murder trial, and then the acquiital that gripped america and the world. 28 years after being cleared of the murder of his former wife and her friend, oj simpson dies of cancer. in a moment, thejournalist who piloted the helicopter that filmed that chase from a helicopter, the lawyer who defended him, and the reporter who sat through the whole trial. also tonight, legal documents we've obtained from university hospitals sussex reveal allegations of a gang culture in the neurosurgery department and claims of complex spinal surgery performed without adaquate training. i'm really shocked by reading the reports because it's notjust one report, its repeated reports over a long period of time, and the fact that those concerns of whistle—blowers continue to this day. so this is just completely unacceptable. from ukraine, the extraordinary life saving medics of the 28th mechanised brigade on the eastern front. and this... and i'm here to save you again. baldur�*s gate sweep

simpson was released on parole in october of 2017. >> today, a post from the simpson family on simpson's verified x account said this on april 10th, our father or enthralled james simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer. he was surrounded by his children and grandchildren during this time would transition his family. ask that you please respect their wishes for privacy and grace let's discuss all the angles of the story with cnn's jean casarez, investigative journalists, dianne diamond, who is the first reporter at the murder scene in >> 1994, and attorney or riva martin is also with us let's start with jean casarez, gene this story touches so much of american life and what was happening in the 1990s from so many angles, but perhaps one of the most enduring legacies of the simpson trial is the way that it defined how americans view the legal system no, absolutely. and they're really two oj simpson's, right? i mean, there's the football icon and there's also the one that was charged in to criminal cases, convicted in one acquitted in another. but i think because there were cameras in

day after he was found not guilty. >> on the phone now, is oj simpson how are you >> what oj simpson >> told larry? plus was the prosecution outsmarted by the defense during the trial of the century stephen a. smith has said prosecutors did a horrendous job and he is here to weigh in the lead with jake tapper tomorrow at four and cnn >> our biggest challenge, uncertainty, hidden fees, surcharges. who knows what to expect? >> turned shipping to your advantage. >> keep it simple with clear upfront pricing, >> with usps ground advantage >> new triggers sign this piece. >> in my bag, like a bunch of groceries, alice cheese and greece just come to me. >> freedom. you can't take your eyes off the new 2020 before jeep wrangler in gladiator sheep, there's only one during the jeep celebration event, get 13% below msrp for an average of 8,600 under msrp on the 2023 cheap gladiator rubicon, visit your local jeep dealer today >> covid-19. i'm not waiting. >> if it's covid packs love it, packs. logan is an oral treatment for adults with mild to moderate covid-19 18 at a high risk factor for becom

all that changed in june 1994, when simpson's ex-wife, nicole brown simpson, was found brutally murdered. she'd been stabbed repeatedly and her throat slit. her friend ronald goldman also repeatedly stabbed to death. simpson was the main suspect before his arrest. he led police on a now infamous slow speed chase aboard a white bronco. it was carried live for hours on tv stations across the country, some people cheering him on. millions watched his nine month trial for murder. >> we, the jury in the above entitled action, find the defendant orenthal james simpson, not guilty of the crime of murder. >> two years after his acquittal , simpson was found liable for both deaths in a civil trial. he was ordered to pay $33.5 million in restitution to both victims families. he never paid a dollar. in 2007, simpson was arrested for entering a las vegas hotel room to retrieve sports memorabilia he claimed had been stolen from him. guilty simpson served nine years in prison. he lived his last years under two spotlights an all-american hero and an american pariah. >> joining us live to talk more abou

simpson's remarkable life and legacy. >> yeah, dan oj simpson's family taking to social media today to say he passed away surrounded by his children and grandchildren, simpson died in las vegas. he'd been living there since 2017, when he was paroled after serving after serving nine years in a nevada prison for armed robbery. o.j. simpson, the san francisco native as popular as he was polarizing, has died. >> mr. simpson's life mirrored. the human predicament triumphs and tragedies. simpson's athleticism evident from a young age growing up in potrero hill, going on to an all-american football career at usc before spending 11 seasons in the nfl. >> his family announcing he passed away wednesday from cancer. >> i'll never let you guys down, man. i'll i'll live up to the honor of being in this hall and being on your team. >> simpson, here in 1985, inducted into the hall of fame along the way, starring in commercials and movies. >> everybody loved o.j. white, black, whatever they were, they never thought about him as a black man until the trial. but all of it overshadowed by this infamous m

the oj simpson trial for court tv is with me now and jane, you obviously covered oj simpson extensively. what stands out to you the most about the entire saga? and why the nation was so fascinated with it absorbed with it obsessed. >> i think the trials of oj simpson, they just changed the landscape and so many ways. i mean, it divided the country racially celebrity wise. i mean, this was an icon and somebody couldn't do something like this. and then you had this trial that was televised by court tv the court tv's cameras, they hadn't made the court tv network to have their cameras and the oj simpson trial. cnn and court tv aired at wall to wall basically, it was almost a year trial and you've got to see the demeanor of witnesses. you also got to see who they believe judge ito was out of his mind just just in ways that were not good for a trial. and so i think those aspects have gone on because following that, cameras were in courts all across the country covering major trials. will people could actually watch them. >> but >> the negative is that many judges after oj simpson did not wan

simpson had it all. the last time i saw him in person we worked the 1994 afc championship game in buffalo. i was at a station across the street. o.j. was working this game. it was joe montana's last game in the nfl and it was o.j.'s second to last game as a sideline reporter for nbc because five months later june 17th america saw him in that white ford bronco chased by police, half the folks cheering him on, the other half begging him to turn himself in for the double murder of his wife, nicole brown simpson, and her friend, ron goldman. i remember that like yesterday. >> so i had to ask vern what camp he was in during that chase. >> at the time i was rooting for o.j. he was my guy not knowing all of the facts and i remember just people calling in just going o.j., please turn yourself in, but you're just riveted to that screen. at the same time it was game five of the nba finals with houston at the new york knicks. they ended up splitting the screen. i mean it was a day that i'll just always remember, th

so jay simpson grew up in san francisco. he was a hometown hero who once made his old neighborhood proud kron four's catherine heenan. >> joining us live here in studio with more on that side of his life catherine. yeah, well, before the glory years, some sums childhood and teen years were spent in the bay area where he showed early promise as a young athlete, but also overcame some troubled times. >> simpson was raised by his mother growing up here, the terrace, housing project. he got involved in sports at an early age at the nearby rex enter and continued to grab attention at galileo, high school where he graduated in 1965. and later at city college of san francisco where he was a football star. simpson talked openly about the fact he was often in trouble as a teenager and was involved with gangs. something he discussed with kron four's gary radnedge where we used to call a social club during most of my certainly not. >> well, like the gains today. i mean, we weren't that aggressive, even though we had our share of fights

former nfl star, oj simpson, dies aged 76. his family said simpson "succumbed to his battle with cancer". the former post office box apologises for celebrating the... . the uk prime minister has defended his record on the nhs, as new data show that key targets have been missed also coming up: it's time to roll out the red carpet — the bafta gaming awards take place tonight in london. will bring you more on the oj simpson death shortly but we would turn out to what has been described as the worst miscarriage ofjustice in british legal history. certainly one of them. we'll return to that news shortly, but now let's turn to what's been described as one of the worst miscarriages ofjustice in british legal history — the post office scandal. an inquiry is examining how the faulty it system, known as horizon, led to hundreds of people who ran post offices being wrongly convicted of theft and fraud. today, former managing director david smith was questioned about the trial of seema misra — a sub—postmistress wronglyjailed while pregna

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oj simpson dead at the age of 76 after a battle with cancer, simpson's career on the football field was quickly overshadowed after the double murder of his ex-wife, nicole brown simpson and her friend ron goldman my entire is taking a closer look at the victims for us, brian simpson's acquittal in this case remains so controversial, went nearly 30 years later, controversial and still very painful wolf for the relatives of nicole brown simpson and ron goldman on a day when so many are talking about oj simpson, the sensational trial and his legacy. we also wanted to do a deeper dive on the victim items and what they left behind nicole brown met oj simpson when she was 18, working as a server in a beverly hills night cl they ben dating while the football star s still married to his first wife, marguerite a tempestuous beginning to a relationship that would become unstable and violent during their seven year marriage so we're reports of physical abuse with nicole calling the police on oj multiple times. there was also a disturbing 911 call in 1993 following their divorce with nicole soundin

simpson. >> mr. simpson is a fugitive of judges right now. >> let me get to my house. okay. we're going to do wednesday. i'll give you what you can i'll give you my whole body. i need to get we're going to do that. just throw the gun out the window o j >> simpson was now a fugitive from justice later that night, he was taken into custody and charged with two counts of first-degree murder. he was held without bail at his arraignment, he pleaded not guilty the televised trial of the century watched by millions, >> ladies and gentlemen of the jury. >> the prosecution led by marcia clark and chris darden, lined up a slew of witnesses like cato, kaitlyn, a longtime house guest so simpson, ethan speaking, kaelyn, who became a household name, testified he saw oj simpson on his property the night of the murders and contradicted some of simpson's versions of events, >> i heard a thumping noise how many sons could you hear? objection >> yes. three nicole brown simpson, sister denise, took the stand, telling jurors how simpson abused >> nicole, pictures of her bruised face shown in cou

tonight, oj simpson is a fugitive.llions, oj simpson famously led police on a car chase through los angeles, after becoming the main suspect in the murder of his ex—wife and herfriend. around the world, viewers watched the unfolding drama as people came onto the street cheering him on. we see oj. police attempted to apprehend him live on tv. he was eventually taken into custody at his california home. he was clearly the best running back of the 705. oj simpson had had a remarkable life. from an impoverished childhood, he had gone on to become one of the greatest american football players in history, setting records in the sport still unbroken today. a boat? that's right, a boat. his celebrity status didn't end on the football field. he later became a hollywood actor. drugs. hey, nurse, give this man some drugs, quick. but oj simpson will be forever remembered for this nine—month televised trial, for the double murder that transfixed america. he was accused of killing his former wife and a friend in a jealous rage. nico

simpson dead at 76. coming up o.j. simpson family friend cleo terrel will join us along with attorney alan dershowitz who worked on that case but first heater with reaction is the host of the ever so popular, it's so popular i can't even count all the people that watch my friend stephen a smith from espn welcome back it's great to have you you said something earlier today that if you were on this jury, finish the sentence. >> he would have been under the jail he would have gotten -- not gotten off not if i was on the jury there's no question he was guilty as hell the forensic evidence is circumstantial evidence the manner in which the murders took place clearly a climb of passion and we look at some of the things they had articulated about his past and his relationship with nicole brown simpson some of the things he had done to her and to others who have spoken very eloquently about this over the years it was clear that there was such a preponderance of evidence against him that he deserved to be in jail for the rest o

simpson's remarkable life and legacy. >> yeah, dan oj simpson's family taking to social media today to say he passed away surrounded by his children and grandchildren, simpson died in las vegas. he'd been living there since 2017, when he was paroled after serving after serving nine years in a nevada prison for armed robbery. o.j. simpson, the san francisco native as popular as he was polarizing, has died. >> mr. simpson's life mirrored. the human predicament triumphs and tragedies. simpson's athleticism evident from a young age growing up in potrero hill, going on to an all-american football career at usc before spending 11 seasons in the nfl. >> his family announcing he passed away wednesday from cancer. >> i'll never let you guys down, man. i'll i'll live up to the honor of being in this hall and being on your team. >> simpson, here in 1985, inducted into the hall of fame along the way, starring in commercials and movies. >> everybody loved o.j. white, black, whatever they were, they never thought about him as a black man until the trial. but all of it overshadowed by this infamous m

simpson was charged that day with the murders of his ex-wife, nicole brown simpson and our friend, ron goldman. he went on trial later that year, almost 30 years ago what would be dubbed the trial of the century captivating a country hollywood crime race policing, reality tv and court tv all wrapped into one. many of people were glued to cnn throughout at all. this hour, in particular, 9:00 p.m. eastern became appointment television everyone wanted to see who the late great larry king would have on to talk about the developments in that trial >> jurors get to hear about past acts of violence. or would that prejudice them? these are all questions the judge ito is grappling with. and this latest round of hearings in the oj simpson case, she was bruised, she was injured. were their photographs that you're thinking allegations he did you write you're able to say allegations. my eye about the oj you knew you, jay, i knew could absolutely have done this enter to this >> it was all oj all the time. viewers were mesmerized by what was happening in the courtroom. of course, there was the infamo

murders of nicole simpson and ron goldman. fact that after 9 seasons with the bills, simpson came back to san francisco and played his final 2 seasons as a 49 er. swarmed by his teammates. after the last game of his career. but i don't have been dissipated. been over anymore is over and >> stay with kron. 4 online and on air for continuing coverage of oj simpson as well as our other top headlines. you can download the free kron 4 app to get push alerts sent directly to your mobile device. when news breaks, you might remember this plane crash or crash landing. it happened back in february on the beach in half moon bay. and now the man who >> investigators say stole that plane from the palo alto airport and put it on the beach like that won't stand trial. a judge has ruled a man is not competent and they have suspended all criminal proceedings. investigators say the man stole the plane to quote, show the government that airports lack proper security as of yesterday afternoon, the man was still in custody on $10,000. bail. meanti

simpson. not ball star and actor whose trial for the murder of his ex-wife and her friend riveted and divided the nation. the entire saga playing out on national tv. this is the moment in 1994 when o.j. simpson's life went global. police had just named him a suspect in those brutal murders. he then led them on a slow speed chase. network tv breaking in, covering it for hours. 95 million people watching. the so-called trial of the century was also televised live, lasting 11 months. simpson's lawyers, known as the dream team, turning the tables on the prosecution and police, casting doubt on key pieces of evidence, including the bloody glove found at the scene. simpson's lawyers insisting over and over, if it doesn't fit, you must acquit. and that's what the jury did, finding simpson not guilty after deliberating for just four hours. the verdict, a split screen moment for america, exposing the hidden fault lines of race, celebrity, wealth, and justice that still resonate today. abc's chief natio

simpson in a knit cap from two blocks away is still o.j. simpson. it's no disguise, it's no disguise. it makes no sense. it doesn't fit. if it doesn't fit you must acquit. >> he had a strategy and listen it worked for all intents and purposes. >> it worked great, regardless of what you think of him, the strategy resonated with the jury he took the focus essentially off of o.j. simpson and put the lapd on trial. he throughout allegations of racism, throughout allegations of police misconduct. the police were planting evidence. let's not forget the testimony of detective herman. he perjured himself on the stand , said he never used the n. word and on the heels of rodney king it was not surprising that there was a double acquittal in this case. he was a master trial attorney trace. >> trace: one of the prosecutors clearly was always a bit frustrated she had his interview she gave back in 2016 and said the following. >> that trial was a nightmare for me every single day. the impact of race on the case, the impact of celebrity on the case. and surprising

simpson. today, the sr and father of ron goldman, whom he was found civilly liable of killing along with his former wife, nicole, said this for three decades, we tirelessly pursued justice for ron and nicole and despite a civil judgment and his confession in if i did it, the hope for true accountability has ended if i did it, you may remember is the title of the bizarre accounts simpson wrote about those killings. the killings and the spectacle of the trial that followed our were seeing cnn's jean casarez starts it's off >> it is now 7:00 in los angeles. >> this was the most famous car chase in television history june 17, 1994, the los angeles police department announced football legend o.j. simpson is wanted in the killings of his ex-wife, nicole brown brown simpson and her friend ron goldman, los angeles police department right now is actively searching for mr. simpson. >> mr. simpson is a fugitive of justice, right now. >> let me get to my house. okay. we're gonna do sweaty. i'll give you w

simpson and nicole brown simpson's home.ve by her condo every day going to the grocery store and bundy. but they kept a very, very low profile. and i feel like there was also some type of reverence for the kids from the media. and from family members who are protective. let's just not get them involved. >> harris: let's think the lord for that. some grace and some normality if it were even possible for these children who know and saw who only knows what during the marriage with all those because of domestic violence before the death. thank you so much for coming in and giving us your perspective. >> thank you so much and i love all of you at "outnumbered." >> harris: we love you back. more "outnumbered" than just moment. i thought i knew a lot about our irish roots; i was surprised to learn so many more things. there's the family name. 1892 wow. that one here is the boat they came over on. yes. wow. every day, veteran homemeowners are calling newday to pay off credit card debt that's been piling up. many were shocked to lear

simpson. >> i think it's important for 2024 audiences, to remember or be be reminded of just how important this trial was to the public. i mean, everyone tuned in for 11 months. >> the nation was glued to the fate of a former football star turned prime suspect in a double murder. o.j. became entwined at the center of a legal, cultural and racial tempest that simmered long before questions about racial bias in the case came to light. through cross-examination, there had been a significant amount of racial tension and racial unrest, particularly revolving around policing and the lapd. the first act in the o.j. simpson story was set in san francisco. born orenthal james in 1947 and raised by a single mom in potrero hill, o.j. had a checkered childhood but athletic ability helped change the path of his life. he hit his stride on the gridiron, first at galileo high school, then at usc. simpson would eventually set records and gained national and international stardom in the nfl, in television, and

you do have so many connections to this oj simpson story. let's start with your reaction to his death today >> role? the thing that stood out for me was that >> any entire time i spent with oj working on a book, he never expressed any remorse and oh, jni spent a fair amount of time together and it was sort of an unusual relationships since i had testified against him, as you pointed out but i didn't i didn't feel a great wash. i actually felt more for the goldman family and the brown family and for his children because of this checkered history to put it mildly that testimony that we just played, there was really a critical moment in this trial, but then for you to ten years later, actually even become a ghostwriter why would you agree to do that >> well, what happened was i got a call from the publisher, judith three going and she had she said she had this project with oj and i said i testified against him. i'm completely the wrong guy for this project. but i've done a number of best sellers for judith and she trusted me and she thought tha

simpson not guilty of murder. tonight, mr.impson is out of jail and at home, celebrating with his family and some of his friends. all of the other participants. much of the country are trying to come to closure with a case that had millions of us involved, as one lawyer said, as if we were the 13th juror. first, here's abc's aaron brown. >> all right. mr. mr. simpson would you please stand and face the jury? >> more than a year after jury selection first began, and after a night of incredible suspense, the trial of oj simpson ended. >> we, the jury in the above entitled action, find the defendant or orenthal james simpson not guilty of the crime of murder a felony upon nicole brown simpson, a human being, as charged in count one of the information, and then, with the sobs of the goldman family in the background, with fred goldman mouthing the word murderer. the second not guilty verdict was read. we, the jury in the above entitled action, find the defendant orenthal james simpson, not guilty of the crime of murder, a felony, u

simpson was accused in the stabbing death of ex-wife nicole brown simpson and friend ron goldman. his trial dominated headlines and tv screens for months and divided the nation. >> if it doesn't fit, you must acquit. >> not guilty of the crime of murder. >> and many remember where they were that day when they heard that verdict. simpson was acquitted in the criminal trial while another jury found him liable for their deaths in a civil trial. simpson always maintained his innocence, but wrote a book called, "if i did it." later in life he spent nine years in a nevada prison for a las vegas robbery and was paroled in 2017, but before all that simpson called san francisco home. he grew up in the neighborhood on connecticut street in potrero hill and played financial at galileo high school and graduated in 1965. he returned to visit his alma mater four years later. he went on to attend city college of san francisco before transferring to usc. our wilson walker got some insight today into simpson's life before his infamy from a friend of his family. >> it's something when you can say t

simpson.itted of double murder in the so-called trial of the century.

simpson? >> reporter: while also capturing the jury's attention with their mastery of courtroom theatrics. >> if it doesn't fit, you must acquit. >> reporter: and the jury did acquit, a man who until the trial had led what appeared to be an accomplished life. he rose from poverty, becoming one of the greatest football players to ever play the game. a college star at usc, heisman trophy winner, and a record-setting player with the buffalo bills, who became known as "the juice." he went on to star in commercials. >> nobody does it better than hertz. >> reporter: and television and movies. and while he was acquitted of murder, his life afterwards spiraled downwards. in a civil lawsuit, he was ordered to pay over $33 million to the victims' families. most of that debt left unpaid. he returned to court multiple times over the next several years for traffic violations, even pirating cable tv. but it was a las vegas robbery in 2008 he died yes 76 from cancer. simpson said he was taking back personal

simpson's ex-wife nicole brown simpson say -- >> he is going to beat me. >> reporter: later simpson was charged with the horrific murders by knife, of nicole and her friend ron goldman. >> ron and nicole were butchered. >> reporter: the trial made lawyers and witnesses household names. >> orenthal james simpson not guilty of the crime of murder. >> reporter: when the jury freed simpson, celebration erupted and parts of los angeles. but simpson would never recapture his idols status . simpson first sprinted into the national spotlight as the heisman trophy winning running back at the university of southern california. then 11 spectacular years with the nfl , vaulted into the pro football hall of fame. simpson cashed in on the popularity. becoming a pitch man for hurts and an actor. becoming well-known for the naked gun movies. >> o.j. simpson as you have never seen before. >> reporter: simpson played a law man on screen and ran into trouble with the courts offscreen. he lost a multimillion dollar wrongful death suit brought by the families of his ex-wife and ron goldman. then moved to fl

simpson dead at age 76. we'll hear from people who knew the bay area native before he became a polarizing figure in american history. >> plus, for us, it's a putting us on the map on san francisco bay for oakland airport, the port of oakland moving forward with that controversial plan to rename the city's airport. >> this is ktvu, fox two news at 730. >> this rebranding has been the source of contention now for several weeks, pitting cities and counties against each other. thanks so much for joining me tonight. i'm heather holmes. in fact, san francisco has threatened to sue over the move, despite though the opposition. earlier this evening, the port of oakland voted to proceed with changing the name of the oakland airport to include the words san francisco. the change isn't a done deal just yet. a final vote is set for next month. our henry lee takes us to the meeting today. report leaders defended this decision. >> the port of oakland, which oversees oakland international airport, discussing a proposed nam

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simpson story was set in san francisco. born orenthal james in 1947 and raised by a single mom in potrero hill, o.j. had a checkered childhood but athletic ability helped change the path of his life. he hit his stride on the gridiron, first at galileo high school, then at usc. simpson would eventually set records and gained national and international stardom in the nfl. in television, and in major hollywood movies. but the specter at what many believe he did on bundy drive in brentwood in june 1994 colors how the country will forever see the man known as the juice. >> i don't believe that that time will be on oj's side. i don't think he will ever be a sympathetic figure. we have never seen an athlete have such a fall from grace and nothing, even his exceptional, athletic prowess. it was eclipsed by what became the trial of the century. >> after his acquittal, simpson tried to embrace the spotlight. in the third act of his life, he went golfing and gabbing about the famous case and the supposed culprit, who never got caught.

simpson. once an american hero on the field and tv screen, and ultimately accused of killing his ex-wife and her friend. he is one of the most controversial figures in american history. his death brings mixed reactions in the bay area where he grew up. >> driving a white or light colored ford bronco. >> reporter: before the images of simpson running from the police during a slow-motion speed chase in a white bronco and trial of the century where he was acquitted in the murders of nicole brown simpson and her friend. he was a sports analyst and spokesman, and even before he rose to national stardom as an nfl running back for the buffalo bills, then the san francisco 49ers and before all of that, he began in san francisco's heel where he was a multi-talented athlete. >> he was an amazing person and athlete. he used to play at a recreation center that my mother was part of. >> reporter: o.j. simpson first caught people's attention at galileo high school, then went on to san francisco city college

simpson. it's no disguise. it's no disguise. it makes no sense. it doesn't fit. if it doesn't fit, you must acquit. >> the late great jonnie cochran delivering the line that sealed o.j. simpson's acquittal. tonight, with simpson's passing, how the trial of the century exposed every single american faultline. >> also tonight, the first criminal trial of a former president begins monday. and nbc news has obtained a list of potential witnesses, but will trump himself take the stand? >>> plus, maga mike johnson heads to mar-a-lago to share conspiracy theories with trump about america's election integrity, as the rnc now officially perpetrates or officially perwech waits the big lie about the 2020 election. >> but we begin tonight with the end of a chapter in american history that foreshadowed and in some ways launched an era. >> nobody has more of what it takes to get you to a car faster. >> that is how i experienced orenthal james, o.j. simpson, as an elementary school kid in the late 1970s, as t