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Caught stealing cable, you know, he was investigated by the dea for drugs and the las vegas thing. whatever goodwill he had, when that verdict came out, and whatever people truly believed he's innocent, his stupidity since then has just turned america against him totally. and now he's obviously one of the most vilified and hated humans on the planet. >> and, of course -- go ahead, jeffrey. >> if i can add the crowning absurdity of the o.j. simpson case, i think, is that he was acquitted of the crime that he was guilty of, the murders of ron goldman and his ex-wife nicole brown, and he was conv...

Nobody wanted to see this happen. >> do you know what he was saying to your dad, what explanation he was giving for running from police? was he saying, you know, it was interesting for him saying he's not guilty, yet he's running from police, what was he saying to your father? >> i know. you know what, i don't even know. i wasn't on the other line. i couldn't hear. but i was in my parents' room and he was in his office. and i just remember that conversation, and i think that day my sisters were up at nicole's condo cleaning everything out because her condo was being looted. and all i remember ...

Of a brain tumor. now kyra phillips has the stories of some other famous faces from that trial. >> this is interstate 5. police believe that o.j. simpson is in that car. >> reporter: it's been 20 years since nfl hall of famer o.j. simpson led police on a low speed chase that unfolded live on national television. >> all along sunset boulevard there are people stopped as well ahead of the chase. >> reporter: what followed transfixed millions of viewers and was dubbed the trial of the century. >> and it became a national obsession because it was a perfect storm of media, 24-hour cable news, celeb...

For african-americans, in 1995, it was very, very important that there be justice, or at least a perception of justice. there was a police officer that was caught in a lie, there were pieces of evidence that were found or suspected of being planted. this was the police state doing what they could to convict someone who they thought was guilty of a crime. as time has passed. as the groundswell has continued to grow. as o.j. has been in custody and out of the public eye for the last many years, i think the tide has now changed somewhat. >> yeah, jeffrey, does that change in perception have anyth...

Separation of black and white people. we'll talk more about that. i want to get to you, this was another big moment in the trial. you were there at that defense table that famous moment that drama when o.j. tried on that glove, and then doesn't fit. you must acquit. what was that like? >> i'll tell you, don, i've been a lawyer for 34 years. i'm in trial right now. but that is, without question, the most dramatic moment of my life. none of us knew at the moment what was going to happen. the experiment that chris darden tried to spring on us in itself was a surprise. so i remember sitting just t...