I didn’t know that flaglady47...(about Shapiro’s son)....I forgot to mention that jury and clownish judge too and after much soul searching that prosecution and DA’s office didn’t help either. The missteps in this case were overwhelming, IMHO.
First, the criminal trial was moved from Santa Monica, where the crime took place, to downtown Los Angeles, which gave Simpson a much better jury pool to work with.
Second, the best attorney for the prosecution was Bill Hodgman, who had stress related cardiac issues during opening statements and was pulled off the case.
Marcia Clark and Christopher Darden were competent prosecutors, but they lacked the prime time skills needed to manage a trial with international courtroom coverage.
Vincent Bugliosi, who prosecuted Manson, and Alan Dershowitz, the Harvard professor, both wrote books after the trial, and both stated that Clark and Darden were incompetent.