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T he first reports were surprising enough: OJ. Simpson was suspected in the brutal slashing murder of his ex-wife Nicole and her friend, Ronald Goldman. O.J. Simpson had always lived life on camera, first as a football star, then as a sportscaster, commercial pitch man and actor. But nothing could have prepared him, or his fans, for the role he would play in 1994. But it was his arrest that proved unforgettable. Instead of turning himself in as promised, Simpson had a friend drive him on a rambling jaunt along southern California's freeways. The police followed 12 behind at a discreet distance heeding a warning from Simpson's driver that O.J. had a gun. As a national television audience watched— virtually all network programming was pre-empted— Simpson's white Bronco moved hypnotically along the fabled freeways. Police cars followed information, and crowds formed along overpasses. Finally the Bronco returned to Simpson's west Los Angeles house, where he surrendered after nightfall. So began what many called the most famous murder case in American history. Courtesy ofAssociated Press