The Simpson murder trial: A look back

Blood-stained sheets are strewn along the front walk of the Westside condo where the bodies of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were found.  (Eric Draper / Associated Press)

Al Cowlings is at the wheel of the infamous white Ford Bronco with his friend, O.J. Simpson, in the back, leading a squadron of police cars on a low-speed freeway chase that transfixed the nation on June 17, 1994. The chase ended in Simpson’s arrest at his Brentwood home.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

A boisterous crowd of Simpson supporters and attention seekers gathered as the chase ended at the former football star’s Brentwood house.  (Jonathan Alcorn / For The Times)

O.J. Simpson arrives with daughter Sydney, 9, and son Justin, 6, at a private funeral for his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, on June 16, 1994.  (Eric Draper / Associated Press)

Simpson, accompanied by his friend Al Cowlings, left, and other friends and well-wishers, approaches the entrance of his Brentwood home after his release.  (Reed Saxon / Associated Press)