His image once beloved, a charismatic superstar. 1 of the most Popular Figures in america in the seventies. He used to run through the hertz counter area and the airport, in movies and and in normas superstar. Sent, that reputation forever changed by what would be called the trial of the century. The brutal murders of Nicole Simpson his former wife, and her friend who she came back with to her home that night. s death bringing back memories of those he mercilessly slaughtered. According to the simple decision not the criminal decision. And of course the bronco chaise. He was supposed to turn himself in that day, and an unbelievable twist as he took off and the Police Chased him through the streets in a slow chaise for hours. 95 million americans watched every moment. If you watched it, you remember exactly where you were when this was going on. Then in steps the dream team. Johnnie cochran and the defence team Robert Kardashian as well. This famous moment Johnny Cochran told the world
do you feel the judge treated prosecution it fairly in this case in terms of evidence admitted? during every trial there are decisions from a judge that we agree with and that we disagree with. that occurred in this case like it does in every case. are you surprised by i was not. why? can you comment on the full celebrity nature of this case? this wasn t a normal case. this was a big football celebrity and how do you think that impacted this trial? well, it impacted it significantly based on what we re doing here now. certainly it was a major case, the case gained national attention. i think in the end, a fair trial was provided to the defendant. in the end, he s a celebrity. he s a patriots football player. that attracts everybody. but in the end he was a man who committed a serious murder and
after a fair consideration of all the evidence that mr. hernandez would be convicted. reporter: do you feel the judge treated the prosecution fairly in this case in terms of during every trial there are decisions from a judge that we agree with and that we disagree with. i think that occurred in this case like it does in every case. reporter: are you surprised by the length of the deliberation? i was not. reporter: can you comment on the whole celebrity nature of this case? this wasn t a normal case. it was a big football celebrity, and how do you think that impacted this trial? well it impacted it significantly based on what we re doing here now. certainly it was a major case the case gained national attention. i think in the end a fair trial was provided to the defendant. in the end, he s a celebrity, he s a patriots football player. that attracts everybody, but in the end he was a man who