Ĩ The Blackening of Orenthal James Simpson An incredible documentary showcasing the day’s whiplash-inspiring events was produced by sports network ESPN, simply titled “June 17, 1994”. Caught on a hot mic, an announcer broadcasting the event quipped “Did you hear OJ Simpson is at the US Open? He’s already got two under.” Ouch. The day also marked the last US Open for Arnold Palmer, arguably the greatest golfer ever. In basketball, the New York Knicks and Houston Rockets were playing Game 5 of the NBA Finals – leaving news stations across the country agonizing over whether to cut into the game for live chopper coverage of the chase. It just happened to coincide – and persistently interrupt – one of the most jam-packed days the US sports calendar has ever seen.įor one, there was this tiny little event called the opening ceremony and first games of the World Cup, which the US was hosting for the first time. There’s also the bizarre anomaly of the infamous slow-speed car chase in the hours preceding OJ’s arrest. Ultimately, the trial’s verdict became the single highest-rated event in television history up to that time.
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Coincidentally, a new TV station called Court TV had recently been founded, and the ratings were so off the charts that the nation’s largest television networks each began carrying the trial in lieu of popular daytime soap operas. 9 Must-See TVĪ key reason the OJ Simpson trial became such an all-permeating obsession in mid-90s America is that it occurred in a state, California, which allowed trials to be broadcast live. The result was so ghastly that one juror fled the room when showed the autopsy photos. The official cause of death was a loss of blood that would have occurred with even half the number of wounds inflicted. In all, he was stabbed more than TWO DOZEN times – including the chest, abdomen, thigh and head. Per the autopsy report, Goldman fought valiantly for his life, evidenced by several defensive wounds to his hands and arms. The killer backed Goldman into a corner of the front yard enclosed by a high gate – a literal death trap. What is clear is Goldman received the same level of “overkill” experts took as a sign the aggressor was furious with rage. Whether or not this final wound was inflicted before or after the killer attacked Ronald Goldman is unclear. As Brown-Simpson lay face down on the ground, the killer lifted her head by the hair, from behind, and sliced her throat so violently that she was nearly decapitated. Those four wounds were fatal, but the killer wasn’t done. The blow left a deep bruise to the right side of her head medical examiners surmise this was why the ensuing four stab wounds to her neck were so close-set – an indication she was at best semi-conscious and therefore gave little struggle.
Lost in the shock of a near-universally liked celebrity standing trial for double murder was the extraordinary brutality of both homicides, which were a cut above most blade-inflicted killings.įor starters, the assailant likely knocked out Nicole Brown-Simpson, either with his fist or the knife handle. Here are ten fascinating facts from the trial of the (20th) century.ġ0 Creepy Images From American Courtrooms 10 The Murders Were Both Exceptionally Brutal From the slow-speed, suicide note-prompted car chase down a Los Angeles highway to the highest-rated verdict in courtroom history, the trial of OJ Simpson for the murders of Nicole Brown-Simpson and Ronald Goldman captivated and enthralled like no other courtroom drama in US history. Orenthal James Simpson” certainly lived up to the hype. LaVergne had raised the specter of racial bias by hotel officials.It was billed as the trial of the century, and “The People of the State of California vs.
“The matter has been resolved,” LaVergne said.Ī spokeswoman for the Cosmopolitan declined immediate comment.Īttorneys for the corporation had argued the former football star could not be defamed because his reputation was already tarnished by his criminal and civil trials in the deaths of his ex-wife and her friend in Los Angeles decades ago and his conviction and imprisonment in Nevada in a 2007 armed robbery case.
Simpson’s attorney, Malcolm LaVergne, declined Thursday to comment about the agreement reached with Nevada Property 1 LLC, corporate owner of The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Simpson and a Las Vegas hotel-casino have settled a lawsuit alleging that unnamed employees defamed Simpson by telling a celebrity news site he had been banned from the property in November 2017 for being drunk and disruptive. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.
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