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Where Are They Now?

The O.J. Simpson double-murder trail was called the trial of the century. About 14 years after the case the former NFL great is back in the spotlight and praying for yet another acquittal. But Where's the old cast of characters from O.J. 1.0? Where's Judge Ito, Kato and Al Cowlings? We've got the answers.


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Al Cowlings, Then
O.J. Simpson's notorious white Bronco-driving pal led police in a slow-speed chase around L.A. The chase ended at Simpson's mansion in Brentwood. Cowlings claimed Simpson had a gun to his head during the pursuit.

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Al Cowlings, Now
The retired football player has been asked multiple times by TMZ.com if he's still friends with the Juice, his answer is always the same. No comment. Simpson pretended to sell off his infamous white Bronco in a hidden camera pay-per-view special that never aired.

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Brian "Kato" Kaelin, Then
O.J. Simpson quirky house guest was thought to be a key witness for the prosecution in the case. Kato became a star during the murder trial for his courtroom manner. However, the aspiring actor and surfer-looking dude was the butt of many jokes and became a household name with his 15-minutes of fame.

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Brian "Kato" Kaelin, Now
Kaelin will be competing on a new FOX reality show this fall where the grand prize is a reality show on FOX. Kato has appeared in numerous comedic skits, movie cameos and TV shows in the years following the trial. He also had a radio show. He's never really reached big-time star status though, but he did make it on to the cover of Playgirl.

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Christopher Darden, Then
Darden was the prosecutor who made O.J. try on the murderer's glove in the courtroom. The glove looked way too tight and lead to the infamous words from Johnnie Cochran. Some say this moved killed the prosecution's case against Simpson.

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Christopher Darden, Now
In an interview by Oprah Winfrey in 2006, Darden said he still, without a doubt, believes Simpson to be guilty. After the trail he taught law in California before starting his own firm Darden & Associates.

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Judge Lance Ito, Then
Ito became familiar to millions during Simpson's criminal trial. He made the critical decision to allow cameras into the courtroom, saying that the public had a right to witness the media circus, err. trial.

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