By: Jason Smith ~Staff Writer~ Around the time I moved to Los Angeles in 1997, O.J. Simpson was in the middle of a civil trial for the murders of Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown. One day I managed to go down to the courthouse to partake in the frenzy. It was less of a circus than the murder trial mainly because it took place at the Santa Monica Courthouse. O.J. at that time was already less than the towering figure he was on television. In some way, he seemed beaten down, hunched over. For a moment, I got to witness … Continue reading ‘Made in America’ revives O.J. backstory