I, too remember it like it was yesterday. We lived in Orange County, CA at the time. I set the VCR for the trial before I went to work and had a radio at my desk so I could listen to the trial all day and played the VCR tape at night...I remember the day of the verdict. My boss had put up with me having the radio at my desk and came to me after the verdict and told me that he didn’t want to tell me but he always thought he was innocent and that he even sent him cards in jail. HUH?
I remember how the clerk reading the verdict had trouble with it and I was sure it was going to be “guilty”. She messed up his name as I recall. I was peeved and grabbed my cigarettes and went outside to cool down...
I just remembered today after seeing the “chase” played over and over (it was on the 405 through Irvine where we lived), that it was our anniversary and why we hadn’t done anything for our anniversary, I don’t remember...maybe my husband had to work late..
It was easy to get caught up in the drama at the time. I bought every book written by anyone involved in the case - even some who weren’t. I’ve been cleaning out all my books and those went to St. Vincent de Paul...
I was listening to Kate and Oliver Hudson talk about how crazy it was growing up with Kurt Russell. They said that they were watching the slow speed chase on TV and Kurt realized OJ was heading home so he told the kids Ill be back and later they saw him on TV behind the tape in OJs yard talking to somebody. 😉