( CNN ) It was called the trial of the century and the first true reality show . O.J . Simpson went on trial for the killings of his ex-wife , Nicole Brown Simpson , and her friend Ronald Goldman 20 years ago , in what would become a wall-to-wall televised proceeding . The heavy coverage started even before the trial began . Simpson 's infamous slow-speed chase days after the slayings played out on TV screens across the country , and the original grand jury was dismissed due to excessive media coverage . Here are six unforgettable moments that helped shape the trial . 1 . A juror is caught on camera , but Judge Ito says cameras can stay . On the first day of the Simpson trial , and as defense attorney Johnnie Cochran prepared to delivered his opening statement , a camera in the courtroom captured the face of a juror . The juror was on camera for less than a second , but Judge Lance Ito had previously assured jurors that they would not be photographed or shown to the public . Ito delayed the trial , meaning the defense could not immediately follow the prosecution 's opening statement . After a hearing , Ito allowed cameras to stay in the courtroom . 2 . Denise Brown testifies . Nicole Brown Simpson 's older sister , Denise Brown , testified that her sister was an abused wife . In February 1995 , she said Simpson grabbed Nicole 's crotch one night in a bar in full view of friends and strangers and proclaimed , in part , `` This is mine . '' Brown also recounted an incident at the Simpson residence in which an allegedly enraged O.J . Simpson threw Nicole against a wall , destroyed some items from the house and threw both sisters out . After Brown completed her emotional testimony , defense attorney Robert Shapiro countered with a completely different image of Simpson as a warm family man , pointing to video of Simpson showing affection with the Brown family just hours before the slayings . 3 . Marcia Clark asks Ito to declare 'Kato ' Kaelin a hostile witness . O.J . Simpson 's former houseguest Brian `` Kato '' Kaelin took the witness stand and displayed the flamboyant style that had made him a minor celebrity in the case . His version of events seemed to contradict Simpson 's story , and he testified that he could not account for Simpson 's whereabouts during the hours the prosecution said the killings took place . His sarcastic and evasive testimony seemed to frustrate Deputy District Attorney Marcia Clark . On March 21 , Kaelin sparked laughter in the courtroom when Clark asked him if he was nervous . He uttered , `` Feeling great . '' He then said he was `` a little '' nervous , CourtTV reported at the time . When Clark implied that Kaelin moved into Simpson 's guest house to promote his own acting career , Kaelin told her , `` I do n't think we were going for the same parts . '' Fed up , Clark had him declared a hostile witness , allowing her to ask him leading questions usually saved for cross-examination . 4 . Detective Fuhrman pleads the 5th -- again and again and again . Former Los Angeles police Detective Mark Fuhrman invoked his Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination and refused to answer questions from defense attorney Gerald Uelmen regarding whether the testimony he gave at the preliminary hearing was completely truthful or whether he had ever falsified a police report . Fuhrman had given testimony about the police investigation of the Simpson residence . He also found the infamous bloody glove . The defense tried to paint Fuhrman as a racist who planted the glove to frame Simpson , which played a major role in defining the trial as about race . Fuhrman testified he had not used the N-word in the last 10 years and branded anyone who said he had as a liar , but he later pleaded no contest to perjury charges . He is now a forensic and crime scene expert for Fox News Channel . 5 . `` If it does n't fit , you must acquit '' The rhyme became Cochran 's mantra as he tried to convince jurors that the case laid out by prosecutors was inconsistent and full of holes . Although Cochran uttered the famous phrase , it was actually Uelmen who came up with it . Cochran also colorfully illustrated his theme by donning a black knit cap similar to the one prosecutors claimed Simpson wore as a disguise the night of the killings . Later he pulled on a pair of gloves similar to those the prosecution used to try to link Simpson to the crime scene . Earlier in the trial , Simpson had been asked to try on the gloves by prosecutor Christopher Darden , and they did not fit . 6 . `` Not guilty '' Simpson is acquitted . Flanked by Cochran and longtime friend and attorney Robert Kardashian , Simpson stood and faced the jury as a court clerk read two `` not guilty '' verdicts on October 3 , 1995 . Members of Simpson 's family cried tears of joy in the courtroom as the family of murder victim Ron Goldman wept just a few feet away . The moment was the third most `` universally impactful '' televised moment of the last 50 years -- behind the September 11 , 2001 , attacks and Hurricane Katrina in 2005 -- according to a survey by Nielsen and Sony . Testimony in the trial took about nine months , encompassing about 120 witnesses , 45,000 pages of evidence and 1,100 exhibits .
It 's been 20 years since the O.J . Simpson trial . The media is still trying to make a buck off of this case, and it seems like they are doing so at any cost. The reading of the verdict was one of the most watched events in history .