Oj Simpson Criminal Trial

The 1995 criminal trial of O. J. Simpson for the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman has been called "a great trash novel come to life,".No one can deny the pull it had on the American public and the fans of the great O.J. Simpson. During the early reports of the murder of the wife of the ex-football star, and the cunning , head turning sports announcer had not caught people's full attention, Simpson's surreal Bronco ride on the day of his arrest most definitly did. Police accumulated enough evidence against Simpson to indicate that he was guilt of the murders and they sought and obtained a warrant for his arrest. But there was an agreement worked out with Simpson's attorney, Robert Shapiro that Simpson was to turn himself in
at police headquarters by 10:00 a.m. on June 17, the day following Nicole's funeral. Simpson did not show by the agreed upon time, police told Shapiro that they would be driving to his Brentwood home to pick him up. After one o'clock, four officers knocked on Simpson's front door. Soon they and Shapiro discovered that Simpson had ran from his Brentwood home, it turned out, on perhaps the most famous ride in American history since Paul Revere warned Bostonians of the arrival of the British. Simpson left behind a letter, noting it to "To whom it may concern," it had all the markings of a suicide letter. It ended with "Do not feel sorry for me. I have had a great life, great friends. Please think of the real O. J. and not this lost person. Thanks for making my life special. I hope I helped yours. Peace and love, O. J." Around 6:20 a motorcycle rider located in Orange County saw Simpson riding in the white Bronco of his friend, A. C. Cowlings, and was quick to call the police. Soon a dozen police cars, news helicopters, and some curious members of the public were following in pursuit of the Bronco. The slow-motion chase would finally end with Simpson's arrest in his own driveway. After making the arrest, police discovered $8,750 in cash, a false beard and mustache, a loaded gun, and a passport in Cowlings' vehicle. More than ninety-five million television viewers witnessed the slow police chase live.