The murder trial of O.J. Simpson, who died on Wednesday at 76, was pumped into the consciousness of millions of people, changing the way they interacted with criminal proceedings and, for some, their perception of the justice system. O.J. Simpson reacts after learning he wa...
But with its unprecedented TV coverage, the O.J. Simpson double-murder trial turned the usually staid pursuit of justice into the most riveting, sensational, and unpredictable show ever to hit the tube. No matter how you feel about the verdict, one piece of evidence is irrefutable: Over its...
Simpson, whose athletic accomplishments on the football field made him an American icon, found his legacy overshadowed by controversy and legal battles later in life. Notably, he was acquitted in the highly publicized 1994 double-murder trial of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend,...