48 min
The Freeway Chase of O. J. Simpson We Interrupt This Broadcast
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- History
He was an extraordinarily gifted athlete, the premier football player of his time, a California golden child who emerged from abject poverty to win the Heisman trophy in college and set records as a pro football running back. Effortless grace and a ready smile eased his transition from ex-athlete to corporate-backed celebrity. All of that changed on the night of June 13, 1992, when his ex-wife Nicole Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman, were found brutally murdered. Evidence gleaned from the murder site suggested that her executioner may well have been O.J. Simpson. But when police decided to arrest Simpson two days later, an even more surreal tableaux unfolded - live on national television in front of 95-million viewers.
Contributors:
Hannah Zoey Tur, an independent helicopter reporter in Los Angeles.
Carl Stein, video journalist for KCBS, Channel 2 in Los Angeles
Diane Dimond, the investigative crime reporter for the television show Hard Copy
Steve Futterman, Los Angeles-based reporter for CBS News Radio.
Broadcast audio licensed from:
NBC News
ABC News
Los Angeles News Service
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
He was an extraordinarily gifted athlete, the premier football player of his time, a California golden child who emerged from abject poverty to win the Heisman trophy in college and set records as a pro football running back. Effortless grace and a ready smile eased his transition from ex-athlete to corporate-backed celebrity. All of that changed on the night of June 13, 1992, when his ex-wife Nicole Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman, were found brutally murdered. Evidence gleaned from the murder site suggested that her executioner may well have been O.J. Simpson. But when police decided to arrest Simpson two days later, an even more surreal tableaux unfolded - live on national television in front of 95-million viewers.
Contributors:
Hannah Zoey Tur, an independent helicopter reporter in Los Angeles.
Carl Stein, video journalist for KCBS, Channel 2 in Los Angeles
Diane Dimond, the investigative crime reporter for the television show Hard Copy
Steve Futterman, Los Angeles-based reporter for CBS News Radio.
Broadcast audio licensed from:
NBC News
ABC News
Los Angeles News Service
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
48 min