In the 1970s and 1980s, Orenthal James Simpson or OJ Simpson was a well-known celebrity in North America. He was an American football player who turned to acting and sports casting after retiring from the National Football League. On June 12, 1994, Nicole Brown, OJ's ex-wife, and her friend, Ronald Goldman, were found murdered outside Nicole's residence. The crime scene took place outside Ms. Brown's condominium complex, where two murdered bodies were discovered in the driveway. The police carefully examined the crime scene for evidence. They found crucial DNA evidence that supported their idea that Mr Simpson had been involved in committing these murders. The LAPD released a statement to the media saying they would allow OJ Simpson to turn himself in by 11am on June 17th. OJ Simpson failed to show up at the police station on June 11th. The infamous car chase occurred during the live television broadcast. OJ Simpson's Ford Bronco was spotted driving down the highway, driven by his friend Al Cowlings. Mr Simpson was in the back seat with a gun pointed at his head claiming he would kill himself if a police officer approached the vehicle. In the video below, Detective Tom Lange spoke to Simpson as the car chase unfolded. He begs Mr. Simpson to stop this chase and not commit suicide. Every news station in the world broadcast the chase as police chased Mr. Simpson's white bronco at low speed down the highway. Citizens crowded onto the overpasses to watch as the truck passed them, followed by numerous police cars and news helicopters. The chase finally ended at Mr Simpson's house and ended in dramatic fashion when Cowling Park... halfway through the newspaper...... and to realize the huge effect the media had on the trial OJ Simpson. Everything from the now infamous White Bronco car chase to the glove scene is actually a great example of how the media influenced the public's view of the trial. When the verdict on the case was finally read (after the longest court case in California history), half the population of the United States was watching. This demonstrates the enormous level of public interest in the case, as well as the effect that bringing cameras into the courtroom has had. The decision to let cameras into the courtroom was a controversial one. One wonders whether the admission of cameras in the OJ case had any effect on the decision not to allow cameras in the trial of the men accused of the 9/11 attacks. Therefore, the OJ Simpson murder trial was the first largest media trial conducted.