The life of OJ Simpson, the all-American hero whose sensational 'trial of the century' gripped the world
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukIt's difficult to overestimate just how famous, celebrated and revered OJ Simpson - whose death at the age of 76 was announced tonight - was before that warm California night on June 12, 1994.
It was a cultural turning point - an all-American sports hero turned Hollywood star suddenly implicated in horrific violence.
Long before the internet we know today, the world watched TV screens, transfixed, as drama upon drama unfolded before our blinking, disbelieving eyes.
Almost 30 years on, at least for people of a certain vintage, it was an unforgettable moment in time. A flashpoint of fame, money, and justice; race relations, sex and male violence.
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