OJ Simpson

[eddiememphis]

Most of you have heard that OJ died of cancer yesterday.

I'm sure that many of you on the site are old enough to remember the hoopla that surrounded the crime he was falsely accused of, the slow speed Bronco chase, the resulting trial in which he was proven innocent and his 20 year search for the real killer.

I didn't pay too much attention to it, being fresh out of high school and much more interested in girls, dirt bikes and beer, but it was hard to avoid.

The coverage that was on every television channel, newspaper and especially supermarket tabloids, lasted 16 months. Every week there were new sensational headlines screaming about him and the trial.

I am curious as to whether there will be another event covered so in depth and universally in this day of fractured and specialized media.

[rfenster]

OJ was framed.
OJ was guilty.

Both of the above statements are true.

[mb504]

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and his 20 year search for the real killer.

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Want to feel old(er)? It's been 30 years.

[eddiememphis]

Want to feel old(er)? It's been 30 years.

I think he took a break for the nine years he was in the clink.

[Wulf202]

I am curious as to whether there will be another event covered so in depth and universally in this day of fractured and specialized media.

The johnny depp thing.

Oh no, anyways...

[funkymonkey1111]

i remember watching the chase and it interrupting the NBA playoffs (championship?)

[funkymonkey1111]

Can you see a white full sized bronco without thinking of OJ? it's nearly as famous as the bandit trans am, the General Lee, or KITT (or any other famous TV vehicle)

[Ah Pook]

My barber, when I was in Lakewood, had a white Bronco. It had a “Not O.J.” Sticker on the back.

[flogger]

Interesting link on what happened to the Bronco and where it is today.

https://www.sportscasting.com/what-h...simpson-chase/

[lpgasman]

Heard he was a real cut up.