The shocking case of O.J Simpson

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In the early morning of June 13th, 1994 at 12:10 a.m, the bodies of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald L. Goldman were found outside Nicole's Brent wood townhouse, stabbed to death. At the time, Nicole and O.J. Simpson were divorced and living in separate residence, both located in Brent wood. The bodies were discovered by two neighbors who were literally led to the crime scene by Nicole's dog, a dog that multiple neighbors would say was incessantly barking around the time of the murders. 
Let's go through the established and highly detailed timeline.

On June 12th, 1994, at 6:30 p.m. Nicole, her children and others arrived at dinner at a restaurant called Mezzaluna. At 9:15 p.m. Nicole's sister calls Mezzaluma to say that her mother had left her glasses there. Ronald Goldman goes to pick up the glasses. At 9-9:30 p.m. Brian "Kato" Kaelin and O.J Simpson go to McDonald's for dinner. At 9:45 p.m. Kato and O.J return home from McDonald's. Kato was staying with O.J in his guest house at the time. At 9:48 to 9:50 p.m. Goldman leaves Mezzaluna with a white envelope containing Nicole's mother's glasses. At 10:15 p.m. Nicole Simpson's neighbor hears a dog bark and cry while he is watching TV.   The prosecution would later cite these barks as the barks of Nicole's dog, who is theoretically crying out at the murder of its owner, Nicole.

At 10:25 p.m. a limousine driver named Allan Park arrives at O.J's home. O.J was scheduled to leave on a redeye that night from LA to Chicago at 11:45 p.m. At 10:40 p.m. O.J's guest, Kato, heard three loud thumps on an outside wall of the guesthouse he is staying in. From 10:40 to 10:55 p.m., Allan Park, the limo driver, buzzes O.J's intercom several times, but there's no answer. Just before 11 p.m. the limo driver sees a shadowy figure, six feet tall, 200 pounds, walking across the driveway towards the house. At about 11 p.m. the limo driver tries buzzing the intercom again, and this time, O.J. answers. O.J. tells the limo driver that he had overslept and had just gotten out of the shower.   

At 11:45 p.m, O.J. departs on an American Airlines flight to Chicago. And with back to the start, at 12:10 a.m. the bodies of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald L. Goldman are discovered outside her town house, stabbed to death. Evidence found at the crime scene included a blood- stained glove left by the suspected killer, a knitted hat, and a bloody footprint. Detectives would arrive at O.J's house at 5 a.m., and would discover some key pieces of evidence, but we'll get into that later. 
Meanwhile, O.J's flight lands in Chicago. According to lead prosecutor, Marsha Clark, Detective Ron Phillips called O.J. to inform him that his ex-wife was dead. O.J's first response?
                                                             "Who Killed her?" 

O.J was questioned for three hours by the LAPD, but released. On June 17, 1994, four days later, O.J. was charged with two counts of murder, but he famously did not surrender to the police, and was declared a fugitive. The resulting low-speed police chase of O.J. on the freeways of Southern California, in his white Ford Bronco, is a lasting memory for anybody familiar with the case.
O.J. was in the passenger seat. The car was being driven by his friend, Al Cowling, who would later explain he didn't stop due to the fact that O.J. was apparently holding a gun to his own head in the car, and that O.J. was suicidal. In Fact, a suicide note by O.J. was found, but we'll get to that in a bit. During the chase, they recorded a phone call between O.J. and homicide detective, Tom Langue.

* I apologize that i don't have  the recording of them both.*

The chase would end in O.J.'s home in Brent wood. Inside the car, they found was makeup adhesive, a fake mustache and goatee, O.J's passport, and a gun.
O.J surrendered to the police at 8:51 p.m. Let's go over O.J's suicide note. Aside from thanking those who meant a lot to him in his life, O.J. professed his innocence.
" First, everyone understand. I have nothing to do with Nicole's murder. I loved her. Always have and always will. If we had a problem, it's because i loved her so much"

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