OJ Simpson trial: A look back at the racially charged high-profile case

As the nation awaits the verdict in the trial against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the police death of George Floyd, authorities are preparing for possible and protests and unrest. 

Nearly three decades ago, fears of violence and a divided public also awaited another verdict in the high-profile trial of O.J. Simpson, who was accused of brutally killing his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and Ronald Goldman in Los Angeles.  Unlike the jury in Chauvin's trial, jurors in the 1995 Simpson trial were sequestered for nearly nine months as they heard testimony from dozens of witnesses before rendering a controversial not guilty verdict after less than four hours of deliberation. The media exposure of the trial was the first of its kind, with news outlets dedicating 24-hour coverage to the trial and analysis. Crowds of supporters and Simpson opponents gathered daily at the courthouse as prosecutors and Simpson's defense lawyers -- nicknamed the "Dream Team" -- made their arguments in what was dubbed the "trial of the century."