dollars. they were spending money like they were drunken sailors. now lyle and erik menendez face the death penalty, first-degree murder. greedy rich kids kill ozzie and harriet on a sunday night in beverly hills, and there s much more to the story than that. the courtroom at the l.a. superior courthouse in van nuys was actually a very tiny courtroom, and so there were a dozen media people that got to see the trial in the courtroom every day. writer dominic dunn appeared to hear opening statements. i m just a writer here covering this. i had just gotten out of school and started as a cub reporter at this legal newspaper. i got one of the seats in the courtroom. there were the lawyers and the brothers. my editors and i knew from the get-go that it was going to be captivating as [bleep]. okay, now opening statements by the prosecution. thank you, your honor, and good morning. the only time i ve ever thrown up during a trial was right before opening statement
after that, literally right after that, o.j. simpson. o.j. simpson is now one of our most wanted ever. it went through the interchange, continuing northbound on the 405. when the bronco chase was being carried live on tv, erik menendez was watching in his cell at the l.a. county jail, and a few hours later, o.j. simpson came walking down the hallway in handcuffs and shackles, and he was placed in a cell right next to erik menendez. a year after the hung jury, the l.a. district attorney is preparing for the second, you know, take two of the menendez brothers trials, and a few days before that trial is set to begin, a verdict comes down in the o.j. simpson case. the verdict is in. the los angeles jury found o.j. simpson not guilty of the murders of nicole brown and ronald goldman. the o.j. simpson verdict was yet another crushing loss for the l.a.