European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 26, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                . Simpsons perilous Runa Joe Namath and . Simpson pose the Day before induction into the pro football Hall of Fame in 85, continued from Page 5 Days before he died whether he was sleeping with Nicole Simpson As Zeldes recalled it Goldman laughed and said no. A if of. Caught with her head probably kill.�?T�?T. On june 12, the last afternoon of her life Nicole Simpson attended a dance recital with o. J. At Paul Revere Middle school in Brentwood. The couple watched their 9-Ycar-old daughter Sydney in a performance called footloose he left after the dance Nicole joined her sister and other family members for a celebratory dinner at Zaluna that broke up at about 8 30, according to co owner Karim Souki once Home Nicole called the restaurant. Shed lost her prescription sunglasses which were quickly found outside the main Entrance. Goldman. Heard about the Call and offered to take them Over to her town House. Manager John dub cello says he told him he did no to need to go to the trouble. But Goldman insisted. At 11 10, Gity Radmand was walking her dog along Bundy Avenue when she saw a Large White dog Barking furiously in front of Nicole Simpsons town House. It was an unusual almost sickly sound she said later so worrisome that she thought the animal might be Rabid. She could Sec nothing Trees and Hughes blocked her View. The Barking lasted about half an hour. Shortly after Midnight a female passerby called 911. The dispatch tape has been sealed by author tics. Police found Nicole Simpsons body collapsed on. The Steps just inside the Security Gate. Goldman Layoff the sidewalk a few feet away. Inside the Simpsons two children were asleep. A terse coroners statement said the couple died of a multiple Sharp Force wounds and Stab wounds a local  quoted police sources saying that their throats had been slashed. There were signs of a Savage struggle a blood ran Halfway Down the red Spanish tile of the sloping 15-foot front walk lined with Blue Agap Anthuis. Simpsons attorney claimed his client was Home at the time of the murder waiting for a limousine to Lake him to los Angeles International Airport. He was scheduled to attend a Golf Outing in Chicago the next Day with guests of Hertz. Eyewitnesses said that from All outward appearances Simpsons trip seemed routine. On the same 11.45 flight a american 668 to of Hare a was a Friend Spotts photographer Howard Bingham. A i done to know what happened but he sure was t bleeding when i saw him a Bingham said. A the was just the same old .�?� he arrived in the lobby of the of Hare Plaza around 6 15 a a local time a tired joking smiling just like any person off a red Eye a says Donna Brandt assistant sales director. He said he needed to sleep and went straight to room 915. By that time police had been at Nicole Simpsons House for about three hours. At 7 45, the hotel switchboard put a. Call through to his room. Forty five minutes later Simpson was on his Way Back to the Airport and .  that morning Chicago police searching his room found a broken Glass and drops of blood on a Towel near the sink. Attorney Howard Weitzman who would separate himself from Simpsons Case within the next two Days said Simpson broke the Glass and Cut himself on the shards after hearing the devastating news. The criminal investigation was gaining momentum rapidly. Police seized a pair of Tennis shoes from the mansion they searched and later impounded Simpsons while Ford Bronco. A knowledgeable source in the los Angeles District attorneys office toll Newsweek that the state has forensic evidence including traces of Simpson s blood Type from the scene of the murder a and drops of the victims blood Type found at his House. According to published reports investigators also came up with a bloody Glove to match the one found at the murder scene. When Simpson arrived Home he was placed briefly in Handcuffs a Standard department procedure when taking suspects into custody a for a trip to police Headquarters where he was questioned for 3 a hours. After Weitzmann a protests the cuffs were removed. It was one of several instances in which Simpsons celebrity status seemed to win him special consideration a charge , police brass deny. There were other examples los Angeles authorities told Chicago police As Early As june 13 that Simpson was a a possible suspect a but refused All week to officially name him As such. Robert Pugsley a Law professor at southwestern University in los Angeles called it a the old boy treatment that gels accorded to  others say that for a department trying to undo years of institutional racism it Only made sense to play the entire Case with extreme caution. But the gingerly approach backfired on june 16. After Nicole Simpsons funeral and burial a an eerie scene in which Simpson trailing behind a casket borne by pallbearers held the hand of his Young son a he slipped from police surveillance and reporters for that matter. For the moment the Only account of the june 17 events comes from Robert Shapiro the criminal attorney who replaced Weitzman. He said Simpson awoke somewhere in the Hills surrounding the san Fernando Valley at a secluded House in the company of his close Friend and cd teammate a Cowlings a Simpson with his attorney Robert Shapiro in court monday after pleading innocent to murder charges. At 9 30 a .m., s h Spiro a Specia i i St i n Piea bargains with a Long successful track record in celebrity cases brought him the news. Police were demanding his surrender. Head have to be downtown by ii. 5 Hap i to said he warned a Utho cities that it might take More time Simpson was suicidally despondent sedated and under the car of an internist and a psychiatrist. He said that from a second floor conference room he could hear Simpson crying in a downstairs bedroom where cowl mrs s at wit h h in. A a o. J. W As wailing a he said. As the hour got later Shapiro said Simpson called his Mother children and personal lawyer to dictate a codicil to his will. He Al so wrote three 1 e 11 e is on e of which was read to reporters later in the Day by Robert Kardashian another old us Friend. It was about noon according to Shapiro when he took another Call from the land. They were coming to take Simpson in themselves and wanted the address. When they arrived Shapiro said Simpson and Cowlings were gone a on the Lam in Cowlings a White Ford Bronco identical to .�?Ts. The five hour manhunt culminated shortly before 6 p.m., when police tracking Simpsons cellular phone Calls were finally Able to pinpoint his location an Orange county freeway interchange called the Eltoro a not far from Nicole Simpsons burial site. Live police chases Are a stable of local to news in California but there was never one like this. Kobs had its own logo for the spectacle stripped across the Bottom of the screen "o.j. The murder  Jim Hill a sport seas Ter at the station and a former nil player pleaded with Simpson. A you do not want to be remembered As someone who ran from a bad  soon it became Clear that the pair was headed North Back toward los Angeles and Simpsons Brentwood mansion. As the truck pulled into Simpsons driveway hundreds of spectators pressed police barriers to get a look. Parents brought children and video cameras. Crowds watching on portable tvs cheered when they ended up in the shot. Cowlings walked Back and Forth Between the House and truck clearly agitated by the zoo scene. As darkness fell Simpson passed word that he was ready to give up. A few minutes later it was Over. It will Likely be months before a trial but the bizarre swing of Public sympathy toward Simpson worries officials. District attorney git Garcetti said he is concerned that defense attorneys a May find one juror who will not follow the Law a setting Simpson free. While he says he understands the empathy for a fallen hero he cautions against Quot losing sight that it is Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Lyie Goldman who Are the True  Garcetti is right about that at least but the reality is that Long after their names Are footnotes it is Simpsons name that will resonate along with the memory of his run to an astonishing Fate