4.8 • 614 Ratings
🗓️ 23 April 2024
⏱️ 15 minutes
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0:00.0 | Discretion is advice. |
0:10.0 | This is a minute murder. |
0:21.6 | Two bloody gloves. |
0:39.2 | One was found at the scene of a double homicide and the other at the number one suspect's home. |
0:45.8 | It seemed like an easy case to close. |
0:48.8 | The problem, the gloves didn't fit the man they thought was the killer. |
0:53.1 | One of America's greatest athletes became the center of one of the most controversial trials |
0:58.9 | of our time. |
1:01.1 | Orenthal James or O.J. Simpson was born in 1947 in San Francisco, California. |
1:08.7 | He was an all-city football player in high school. He had the |
1:12.2 | talent to play at a university, but he did not have the grades. He attended a junior college |
1:17.8 | where he would play football while focusing on his academics. In 1967, he was able to transfer |
1:24.4 | to the University of Southern California. |
1:29.7 | A childhood dream come true. |
1:31.0 | He was a Trojan. |
1:35.4 | He was determined to make it to the pros, and he wanted to be famous. |
1:42.3 | He got the nickname, The Juice, not only because his name was O.J., although that did help, |
1:45.9 | but because he was so energetic. He went on to set records, be an MVP, win the Heisman Trophy, and in 1969 at the NFL draft, he was selected |
1:54.0 | first by the Buffalo Bills. He became one of the greatest running backs of all time. He also achieved success off the field. |
2:03.8 | He secured sponsorships, and his face was often seen promoting their products. |
2:08.7 | He married his teenage love, Marguerite, and by 1977 they were expecting their third child. |
2:16.2 | He was on top of the world, but his world was about to turn |
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