news back in 1995. in no case that i am aware of in the history of this country have we had so much dna evidence. but, for the fact is that og simpson was swift what you would call in force language islam duck winner. then da garcetti made he decided to move the case here from downtown los angeles to santa monica. downtown, the jury pool would be mostly minority and thought to be more sympathetic to a black defended. at the time, garcetti claimed the change was made for a number of reasons including that the santa monica courthouse, which recently had sustained earthquake damage couldn t handle a long trial. could you tell us anything at all? but, former detective tomlin believes that the trade-off may have also involved a different calculus. the hope that a conviction by a predominantly black jury would head off what happened here in
briefed on security measures in case a ride occurred, not only in l.a. but nationwide. superior court of california county official then, finally, at 10 am pacific time, on october 3rd 1995, eight months of trial came to this. we the jury, and the uvalde tight election find the defendant orenthal james simpson not guilty he read, nichols verdict. first and read not guilty. i remember thinking, they having done rhonda. and thinking, for some reason, it might be different. simpson, not guilty of the crime of murder. and section eight felony upon lyle goldman. and then i lost it. i don t know why i thought it would be a different verdict. and i was pissed. and you just go, wow, is this really our justice system? right, mrs. robertson it was unbelievable. it seemed really obvious to
entered a thing. they were taken to a nearby police station. we need next of kin to take care of these kids. we need to find oj simpson. as dawn broke in brentwood, laying three other detectives were sent to state on nearby rockingham avenue. one of them was detective mark furman. arriving detectives feared the worse that simpson may have suffered the same fate as his ex-wife. we just left a bloody crime scene. is simpson one of the victims? so, without a search warrant, the tech deferment jumped the law and lead in the other cops. in one of the estates bungalow detectives found simpson s 25 year old daughter, are now. they learned, her father was out of town on a business trip in chicago. in the other bungalow, detectives woke up a shaggy haired young man named bryan cato cahlan. caroline had been living at
and he s got the evidence number one in this body. we [inaudible] , pronounce and was allowed to leave. is there anything you could tell us? that may have been a measure of a celebrity or the police had suspicions they couldn t get back up. but, back it s simpson s estate more evidence was turning up. including a pair of bloody socks on his bedroom floor. and, at the crime scene itself, more blood drops were swab from the walkway, leading to the alley. suggesting the killer was bleeding as he fled. we have, now videotape showing the bodies of simpson s ex-wife an unidentified man as they were removed from a walkway in front of her westside condominium. monitoring all of this from her office at the criminal courts building was deputy da marcia clark, who had not yet been officially assigned the case. did you campaign to be put on this case? at the time, it was just another big case.
amount of evidence, og simpson was acquitted. [crowd chanting] will provide some answers with interviews done over the, years rare footage and haunting memories. including a candid interview with prosecutors, marcia clark, as discussing her unique perspective on the case. on everything from the infamous bronco case. i m thinking, we were like the biggest idiots ever. to the trial of the century. and, every day, we d walk into court and something else was blowing up. i am not guilty of the crime of murder. and, of course, the verdict. you know i always do, i do. it was a cool late spring evening in brentwood. around midnight, a couple was walking the dog down a quiet section of south bundy drive, when something strange caught their attention. then, at the entrance to a