This year, almost out of the blue, brought O.J. Simpson back into the spotlight. There was the FX miniseries about the murder trial, a knife surfacing that might have been linked to the crime and the growing recognition that he could be released from his current prison sentence next year.
It all raised the question: In 2016, how on earth is America still obsessed with O.J.?
Watch ESPN’s five-part documentary, “O.J.: Made In America." At some point in Saturday’s two-hour first installment, you’ll slowly say, “Oh, yeah, that’s why."
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