>>> ONE OF AMERICA'S MOST
NOTORIOUS CONVICTS WILL SOON BE
A FREE MAN.
O.J. SIMPSON HAS BEEN SERVING
TIME FOR ARMED ROBBERY.
OF COURSE, THAT'S NOT THE CRIME
THAT MOST ASSOCIATE WITH HIM.
IT WAS THE SHOCKING MURDER OF
HIS FORMER WIFE, NICOLE, AND HER
FRIEND, RON GOLDMAN, AND HIS
ACQUITTAL IN THE GRIPPING
COURTROOM DRAMA THAT FOLLOWED.
THE TRIAL OF THE 20th CENTURY.
IN 1995, WHEN ONLY O.J. STOOD
TRIAL IS FOR THE MURDER OF HIS
WIFE, NICOLE BROWN SIMPSON AND
HER FRIEND, RON GOLDMAN.
THE TRIAL PLAYING OUT ON ALL
MAJOR NETWORKS.
THE TRIAL CAME ON THE HEEL OF
SIMPSON'S INFAMOUS CAR CHASE IN
A WHITE FORD BRONCO THROUGH THE
STREETS OF LOS ANGELES.
MARCIA CLARK AND CHRIS DARDEN
FACING OFF AGAINST THE DREAM
TEAM.
THE TRIAL MADE HISTORY FOR ITS
INTENSE MEDIA ATTENTION, WHICH
INCLUDED ROUND-THE-CLOCK
COVERAGE AND LATE-NIGHT
PARODIES.
THE CIRCUS-LIKE ATMOSPHERE AT
THE COURTHOUSE, WAS SAID TO
OVERSHADOW THE LIVES OF RON AND
NICOLE.
>> RON AND NICOLE WERE
BUTCHERED.
>> Reporter: FRED, RON'S FATHER
AND KIM, RON'S SISTER, KEPT
VIGIL AT THE COURTHOUSE.
AND WERE THERE WHEN THE VERDICT
CAME IN.
SIMPSON'S ACQUITTAL STUNNED
MILLIONS.
AND RESEARCHERS SAY PROMPTED THE
LOOK AT RACE IN AMERICA.
IN 2007, SIMPSON RETURN TO THE
COURTROOM.
THIS TIME, HE WAS CONVICT OF
ARMED ROBBERY IN LAS VEGAS AND
SENT TO A NEVADA PRISON.
THIS SUMMER, AFTER SERVING NINE
YEARS IN PRISON ON A 33-YEAR
SENTENCE.
>> I HAVE SPENT A CONFLICT-FREE
LIFE --
>> Reporter: O.J. WAS GRANTED
PAROLE.
HE COULD BE RELEASED AS EARLY AS
MONDAY.
SIMPSON'S RELEASE COMES IN THE
WAKE OF TWO AWARD-WINNING
PRODUCTIONS DISSECTING HIS LIFE.
TODAY, 22 YEAR AFTER ITS
CONCLUSI
CONCLUSION, O.J. AND THE TRIAL
REMAIN ONGOING SOURCES OF
FASCINATION.
JOINING ME NOW, THE PROSECUTOR
IN THAT MURDER TRIAL, AND AUTHOR
OF THE BOOK, "IN CONTEMPT,"
CHRISTOPHER DARDEN.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK, AS WE'RE
ON THE EVE OF HIM BECOMING A
FREE MAN AGAIN, WHAT'S YOUR
THOUGHT?
>> YEAH.
THE JUICE IS ABOUT TO BE LOOSE.
WELL, YOU KNOW, HE SERVED NINE
YEARS.
IN A LOT OF STATES, HE WOULD
HAVE SERVED A LOT MORE TIME.
IN CALIFORNIA, HE COULD HAVE
GOTTEN A LIFE SENTENCE,
DEPENDING ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
FOR ME, I CAN'T DWELL ON IT
BECAUSE IT'S NOT MY CASE.
>> DO YOU THINK PEOPLE NEED TO
BE CONCERNED FOR THEIR SAFETY?
>> WELL, YOU KNOW, HE'S
BUTCHERED TWO PEOPLE WITH A BIG
KNIFE BEFORE.
YOU KNOW?
HE'S HELD UP PEOPLE.
HAD PEOPLE SPREAD OUT AGAINST A
WALL, YOU KNOW, WITH THEIR BACKS
TO HIM WHILE SOMEBODY HELD A GUN
ON THEM.
ALL THAT IS DANGEROUS CONDUCT.
ONE THING IS OBVIOUS, AND THAT
IS THAT HE HADN'T LEARNED HIS
LESSON.
MAYBE HE HAS NOW.
>> WHEN YOU HEAR HIM SAY HE'S
LED A CONFLICT-FREE LIFE.
ALL I CAN THINK IS, FORGET THE
MURDER, BECAUSE THERE'S SOME
DISPUTE.
THERE'S SOME DISPUTE IN SOME
CIRCLES.
LET'S GO BACK TO THE DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE AND NICOLE BROWN
SIMPSON.
WE KNOW, WE HAVE THE 911 CALL,
AMONG OTHER EVIDENCE, WE'LL PLAY
IT FOR YOU -- OF HER.
LISTEN TO THIS.
>> CAN YOU GET SOMEONE OVER HERE
NOW TO 325 GRETNA GREEN.
HE'S BACK.
>> WHAT DOES HE LOOK LIKE?
>> HE'S O.J. SIMPSON.
I THINK YOU KNOW HIS RECORD.
>> IS HE THREATENING YOU?
>> [ BLEEP ] GOING NUTS.
>> HAS HE THREATENED YOU IN ANY
WAY?
OR IS HE JUST HARASSING YOU?
>> YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR HIM IN A
MINUTE.
HE'S ABOUT TO COME IN AGAIN.
>> JUST STAY ON THE LINE.
>> I DON'T WANT TO STAY ON THE
LINE.
HE'S GOING TO BEAT ME TO DEATH.
>> DO YOU THINK THEY PAID ENOUGH
ATTENTION TO THAT WHEN GRANTING
HIM PAROLE?
>> I DON'T THINK THEY PAID ANY
ATTENTION TO IT.
I WATCHED THE PAROLE HEARING
LIVE.
AND I WATCHED HIM EXCLAIM HOW HE
LED A CONFLICT-FREE LIFE.
HE WASN'T A VIOLENT PERSON.
HE HAD NEVER RAISED A WEAPON
AGAINST ANY OTHER PERSON.
AND I'M SITTING HERE.
AND HE'S LYING THROUGH HIS
TEETH.
AND THE PAROLE BOARD HAS TO KNOW
IT.
THE STATE OF NEVADA KNOWS IT.
ALMOST ALL OF US KNOW IT.
BUT APPARENTLY, BEING HONEST AND
TELLING THE TRUTH DURING A
PAROLE HEARING ISN'T REQUIRED IN
THE STATE OF NEVADA.
>> I KNOW YOU SAID THIS TRIAL
HAS HAD VERY NEGATIVE EFFECTS ON
YOUR OWN LIFE.
CAN'T GO TO YOUR CHURCH ANYMORE,
AMONG OTHER THINGS.
I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT
THAT.
WE'LL DO THAT AFTER THE BREAK.
ALSO, RON GOLDMAN'S SISTER AND
FATHER ARE GOING TO JOIN CHRIS
HERE ON THE SET.
THEY'R
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