The century. [sirens sounding] the Cbs Evening News starts now. Good evening. Im norah odonnell, and thank you for being with us. We begin tonight with the death of o. J. Simpson at the age of 76 from prostate cancer. The former Football Star turned sportscaster, pitchman, and actor saw his career and legacy come crashing down after he was accused of Double Murder. Simpson was famously acquitted for the brutal stabbing deaths of his exwife, nicole brown simpson, and her friend, ron goldman, in 1995. There was never another suspect and prosecutors presented 62 incidents of abusive behavior by simpson towards his exwife. The tv networks followed every moment of the case. Its estimated that 95 Million People watched the infamous slowspeed chase along a california freeway, and many remember to this day where they were when they heard the jurys not guilty verdict. It was a shock to the nation. Simpsons fall from grace captivated the country and much of the world, but his legal troubles were
Murder in the socalled trial of the century. The Cbs Evening News starts now. Good evening. Im norah odonnell, and thank you for being with us. We begin tonight with the death of o. J. Simpson at the age of 76 from prostate cancer. The former Football Star turned sportscaster, pitchman, and actor saw his career and legacy come crashing down after he was accused of double murder. Simpson was famously acquitted for the brutal stabbing deaths of his exwife, nicole brown simpson, and her friend, ron goldman, in 1995. There was never another suspect, and prosecutors presented 62 incidents of abusive behavior by simpson toward his exwife. Tv networks followed every moment of the case. Its estimated that 95 Million People watched the infamous slow speed chase along a california freeway, and many remember to this day where they were when they heard the jerrys not guilty verdict. It was a shock to the nation. Simpsons fall from the grace captivated the country and much of the world, but his leg
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