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January 28, 2025

Can American Manhunt: O.J. Simpson say anything new using the same old framework?

the true crime that's worth your time

The crime
On June 12, 1994, OJ Simpson murdered his ex-wife Nicole Brown and her acquaintance, Ron Goldman.

In doing so, he ushered American culture under a bell jar in which we arguably dwell to this day.

The story
I was under the impression that American Manhunt: O.J. Simpson would be primarily about, you know, the manhunt – the notorious low-speed chase that drew the attention of nearly 100 million viewers on June 17, 1994 and turned the murders of Brown and Goldman into the trial of the century. (Or of the end of the century, anyway.)

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