The Juice is on the Loose
The notorious OJ Simpson murder trial: Two found dead, a blood-stained glove, the dream team of attorneys, a catchy jingle, and a famous fugitive. With the “mountain of evidence” that piled up, many were sure that Orenthal was going straight to the slammer. However, other factors got in the way, and it seems that the pile of evidence crumbled to dust.
In America, OJ Simpson was a well known man, a famous running back who broke records for the Buffalo Bills and the 49ers. He had experience in acting and broadcasting, so anytime the television was on, you were sure to come across the face of OJ Simpson. Overall, the public consensus of OJ was that he was a good man.
The infamous trial, with many news outlets following, began on June 13, 1994 when …show more content…
He says, “He was running from police and they actually showed helicopter footage of him driving down the highway”. After OJ was asked to surrender to the L.A police for his connection with the murder of his ex-wife and her friend, he led L.A police on a low speed chase. Before this, OJ refused to surrender at 11AM on June 17th and the authorities had to announce OJ as a fugitive. During the chase, Orenthal was demanding his friend, Al Cowlings, to continue driving, despite authorities following them on the Santa Anna freeway in Orange County. OJ was shown on TV “goin’ down the highway and he had four or five police cruisers behind him, blocking the highway, and they just followed him, basically”, as James Beachler recalls. OJ had a gun to his own head and threatened to shoot himself if Cowlings pulled over and surrendered him to the police. James believes, “The police gave him more respect than what they do a lot more criminal because a common criminal, they would’ve thrown the tire strips down to cause a flat.” American eyes were drawn to Simpson once the “White Bronco” chase took place. And everyone tuned into the trial on TV after
The notorious OJ Simpson murder trial: Two found dead, a blood-stained glove, the dream team of attorneys, a catchy jingle, and a famous fugitive. With the “mountain of evidence” that piled up, many were sure that Orenthal was going straight to the slammer. However, other factors got in the way, and it seems that the pile of evidence crumbled to dust.
In America, OJ Simpson was a well known man, a famous running back who broke records for the Buffalo Bills and the 49ers. He had experience in acting and broadcasting, so anytime the television was on, you were sure to come across the face of OJ Simpson. Overall, the public consensus of OJ was that he was a good man.
The infamous trial, with many news outlets following, began on June 13, 1994 when …show more content…
He says, “He was running from police and they actually showed helicopter footage of him driving down the highway”. After OJ was asked to surrender to the L.A police for his connection with the murder of his ex-wife and her friend, he led L.A police on a low speed chase. Before this, OJ refused to surrender at 11AM on June 17th and the authorities had to announce OJ as a fugitive. During the chase, Orenthal was demanding his friend, Al Cowlings, to continue driving, despite authorities following them on the Santa Anna freeway in Orange County. OJ was shown on TV “goin’ down the highway and he had four or five police cruisers behind him, blocking the highway, and they just followed him, basically”, as James Beachler recalls. OJ had a gun to his own head and threatened to shoot himself if Cowlings pulled over and surrendered him to the police. James believes, “The police gave him more respect than what they do a lot more criminal because a common criminal, they would’ve thrown the tire strips down to cause a flat.” American eyes were drawn to Simpson once the “White Bronco” chase took place. And everyone tuned into the trial on TV after