Parents' Guide to American Manhunt: O.J. Simpson

AMERICAN MANHUNT: O.J. SIMPSON, an installment of the American Manhunt franchise, revisits the late NFL player O.J. Simpson's controversial murder case and the legacy it left behind. On June 12, 1994, in Brentwood, California, a dog's bloody paws led to the discovery of the mutilated bodies of O.J. Simpson's estranged wife, Nicole Brown, and her friend Ron Goldman. Thirty years later the four-part documentary series revisits the details surrounding the case, and offers new information and insights about the dramatic events that unfolded. Through extensive archive footage, along with conversations with witnesses like Bettina Rasmussen and Kato Kaelin, former L.A.P.D. detectives Tom Lange and Mark Furhman, former Los Angeles prosecutor Christopher Darden, and Carl Douglas, a member of O.J. Simpson's defense team, viewers learn details about the investigation, Simpson's dramatic arrest, and the strategies lawyers used in the courtroom. Yolanda Crawford, a juror on the case, shares the impact these conversations had on the jury's overall understanding of what happened and their subsequent decision to acquit. The successful civil suit filed against Simpson in 1997 by the victims' families and his 2008 Nevada conviction for armed robbery are also discussed. Meanwhile, folks like Kim Goldman (Ron Goldman's sister) and Mike Gilbert, Simpson's former sports agent and friend, offer key details and personal insights about what it was like living through the experience, and the long-term impact it has had on their lives. Throughout it all, the documentary also discusses the public's fascination with the trial and how media fueled it.