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Brown's mother accidentally leaves her eyeglasses at the restaurant and Goldman volunteers to stop by Brown's house to drop them off. Simpson and his children at Nicole Brown Simpson's funeral. Fans on the side of the freeway cheering O. Simpson on during the Bronco chase. Although he originally promised to surrender to authorities, Simpson flees and becomes a fugitive.

He is later spotted off the freeway driving his white Bronco with his friend Al Cowlings in the driver's seat. Fans began to line the freeways to cheer him on.

As helicopters follow Simpson's Bronco, an estimated 95 million people watch the mile pursuit on TV famously interrupting the broadcast of the NBA finals. Simpson ultimately surrenders at his house a little before 9 pm. He is arrested and thrown in jail without bail. Simpson pleads "absolutely, percent not guilty" to the murder charges.

Judge Lance Ito is assigned to the case. Prosecution decides not to pursue the death penalty and instead, seeks life without parole for the defendant if he's convicted. The initial jury is selected and is made up of four males and eight females.

He was home during the night of the murders and was a minor witness for the prosecution. He was often dubbed "the most famous house guest in America. He also won a landmark case in the field of libel law, after the National Enquirer ran a shirtless photo of him with the headline "Cops think Kato did it! Malaysia concerned about Cambodian leader's Myanmar trip. Ad Microsoft. Refinance Rates at 2. Calculate your rate now.

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Competent and composed, Park helped bolster the idea that Simpson may not have been at the Rockingham mansion when the double homicide occurred. Still, the jury did not give much weight to his testimony, asking for his transcript only hours before deliberation.

Reportedly, one juror wholly dismissed Park's testimony because he was unable to recall the number of cars parked at the Rockingham mansion.

Upon hearing this, Park was shocked his testimony was so casually disregarded. From the Bronco chase to inside the California courtroom, here are the key moments from the trial of the former NFL running back.

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