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#15: The People vs. O.J. Simpson - The Verdict

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Exhibit C, Society & Culture, Documentary, True Crime

4.210.6K Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2016

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

In the ninth episode about The People vs. O. J. Simpson, Jim Clemente (retired FBI Profiler & Criminal Mnds Writer/Producer), Laura Richards (Former New Scotland Yard Forensic Psychologist & Founder of Paladin Stalking Victim's Advocacy Service) and Lisa Zambetti (Criminal Minds Casting Director) discuss the finale of the show, entitled "The Verdict." They review the reaction to the verdict, details about Marcia Clark's life that paint a more complete portait of her character and how the victims themselves became after thoughts in the circus of the trail. #HerNameWasNicole #HisNameWasRon See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

You're listening at free on Wondry Plus.

0:04.0

Hello and welcome to Real Crime Profile. This is Jim Clemente, retired FBI profiler and former New York City prosecutor.

0:33.0

We're here once again to talk about people versus OJ Simpson, the finale episode.

0:40.0

And with me today is...

0:42.0

Laura Richards, founder of Paladin National Stalking Advocacy Service and Criminal Behavioral Analyst.

0:47.0

Anne Lee says, I'm Betty, casting director for Criminal Minds where I work with my dear friend, Jim Clemente.

0:55.0

So episode 10, the finale of People versus OJ Simpson.

1:00.0

It's called The Verdict, which was the crescendo of this whole series.

1:05.0

The fact that the verdict came in within four hours of the judge telling the jury that they should start deliberations.

1:13.0

And I think there was a lunch break in there too.

1:15.0

Actually, it didn't, wasn't just four hours. They actually broke on a Friday.

1:20.0

So they actually had the weekend kind of think about not that they deliberated but then they came back on Monday and it was basically four hours with a lunch break.

1:29.0

So really they deliberated for two hours.

1:32.0

On Friday? On Monday.

1:35.0

Yeah, and then it took more time to fill out the actual paperwork.

1:40.0

Got it. Wow. Crazy.

1:43.0

Anyway, after nine month trial, that doesn't seem like they actually sat down and considered and discussed all the evidence.

1:50.0

It sounds like they literally did just vote on emotion.

1:55.0

And that's unfortunate because that's not what the process is supposed to to entail.

2:01.0

But it starts out this episode with a bang.

2:06.0

And then the judge made a colossal mistake in allowing OJ Simpson to basically stand up and make a statement in open court.

2:17.0

This is something that's not done. He's allowed to wave his right to take the stand when he does that and the defense rests.

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