The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime Story is on US television, exploiting a growing obsession with true-life crime mysteries NEW YORK — Twenty years ago, it was the "trial of the century" watched by millions of Americans. Now the OJ Simpson murder trial is back on television, exploiting a growing obsession with true-life crime mysteries.The first episode in the 10-part "The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime Story" premiered on FX, offering a dramatised behind-the-scenes look at how America’s football hero was charged but acquitted of murdering his former wife Nicole Brown, and her friend Ronald Goldman.It stars the white, female prosecutor convinced of his guilt and Simpson’s so-called dream team of lawyers that ultimately persuaded the predominantly black jury of reasonable doubt in the 1995 trial.With glowing reviews, the show is a guaranteed hit at a time when Americans are again debating race and the criminal justice system, and armchair detectives are cutting their teeth ...
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