over to los angeles police after being charged with a double murder, it was a big deal. simpson stood accused in the brutal stabbing death of his wife, 35-year-old nicole brown simpson and her friend, 25-year-old ron goldman. only instead of the expected shot of simpson perp walking himself into the police department, the video image from that day captivated not only the media but also the entire country and it was this. his white ford bronco driven by his friend al cowlings, o.j. hadn t shown nup in the police department but was in the back seat of the truck purportedly with a gun to his head, followed in a low speed chase by at least 20 squad cars along the freeways of los angeles. it was the opening scene of an extended drama that would reach its climax with a spectacular inescapable trial and evolve into a national obsession that captured the attention of the viewing public like no other criminal case ever had before this moment, that single shot of the white truck at the head of t