American Crime Story: 27 Photos Of O.J. Simpson & The Key Players In His Murder Trial

For the past three weeks, we’ve tuned into FX every Tuesday at 10 p.m. as the network retells the story of O.J. Simpson‘s 1995 murder trial.

Though it is widely believed “O.J. did it,” the famed football player was found innocent in the gruesome deaths of his ex-wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman.

Many of us were too young to understand the magnitude of what happened, but the mini-series does a good job at showing the impact of O.J. Simpson’s trial on American culture and what would later be known as the 24-hour news cycle. The series also paints a clear picture of how LAPD police culture influenced the jury’s eventual findings.

You’ll quickly learn that O.J.’s trial changed American media forever and conveniently came at a time when most Black men and women had already felt hunted by law enforcement. You’ll also get wrapped up in the question on everyone’s mind: Did he actually do it?

O.J. may have literally gotten away with murder, but is currently serving up to 33 years for an unrelated armed robbery/kidnapping case. Check out some photos of the key players in his story, and be sure to tune in to The People v O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story tonight.

The story’s heating up.

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28 Photos Of O.J. Simpson & The Key Players In His Murder Trial

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28 Photos Of O.J. Simpson & The Key Players In His Murder Trial

1. O.J. seen talking to his lawyers Robert Shapiro, Johnnie Cochran, and Robert Kardashian during a trial date.

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2. The late Robert Kardashian defends his friend O.J. Simpson in court.

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3. O.J. Simpson and his ex-wife Nicole Brown in seemingly happier times.

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4. AI Cowlings, the friend who drove O.J. during his infamous Bronco chase.

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5. Judge Lance Ito listens to defense motions to exclude Mark Fuhrman's testimony and the prosecutions' response to retain the information, 11 September, during a court hearing in the O.J. Simpson murder trail.

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6. O.J. x Johnnie Cochran.

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7. Deputy District Attorney Chris Darden asks Judge Lance Ito in the O.J.Simpson case, 13 January, to bar the defense from asking Los Angeles Police detective Mark Fuhrman if he ever uttered a racial epithet.

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8. Did O.J. do it?

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9. The scene around O.J.'s October 3rd trial date.

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10. O.J.'s sister spotted near the crime scene.

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11. The infamous Bronco chase.

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12. The crowd cheers after hearing the verdict on October 3rd, 1995.

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13. A much earlier photo of O.J. and his good friend AI Cowlings, circa 1979.

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14. O.J. tries on a glove that was used in the murder of his ex-wife.

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15. O.J. Simpson and his ex-wife Nicole Brown in seemingly happier times.

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16. Deputy district attorney Marcia Clark is shown during testimony at the preliminary hearings.

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17. O.J. Simpson and his kids at Nicole Simpson's funeral.

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18. Robert Shapiro reads O.J.'s damning letter to the press.

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19. O.J. Simpson with Nicole and the kids during happier times.

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20. Johnnie Cochran lays down the law, circa 1995.

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21. The Juice at his 1994-1995 murder trial.

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22. Robert Kardashian sits through trial.

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23. Robert Shapiro x O.J. Simpson.

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24. Robert Shapiro in 2015.

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25. O.J. Simpson leaving the courthouse after the civil trial that followed his murder trial.

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26. O.J. heads to the place he knows best, court.

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27. O.J. at an evidentiary hearing in 2013.

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28. O.J. at an evidentiary hearing in 2013.

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