American Crime Story revisits the OJ jury: How the 24 chosen were sequestered for 265 days with no alcohol, no TV and few visits - and TEN were dismissed during trial including one who had a total breakdown
- American Crime Story: The People V OJ Simpson told the story of the jury on Tuesday night's episode
- The 24 men and women who were sequestered in a LA hotel during the trial of the century - though only 14 made it through the entire 265 days
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American Crime Story: The People V OJ Simpson told the story of the jury on Tuesday night's episode, the 24 mean and women who were sequestered in a Los Angeles hotel during the trial of the century - though only 14 made it through the entire 265 days.
The episode starts halfway through the trial with the jurors angry about the conditions and time away from their family and friends before going back in time to show how happy they were at the start of the trial.
That changed quickly however when they realized they could not watch television in their rooms, drink alcohol, leave their floor or spend time with other jurors in their rooms.
American Crime Story: The People V OJ Simpson told the story of the jury on Tuesday night's episode, the 24 mean and women who were sequestered in a Los Angeles hotel during the trial of the century - though only 14 made it through the entire 265 days
The men and women felt like hostages - and were treated that way by some of the deputies.
Of the 24 individuals selected by the lawyers, 10 were dismissed over the course of the Simpson case.
None of the alternates were ever removed, meaning that only two of the jurors stayed on through the entire case.
One juror lied about a kidnapping charge while another failed to acknowledge she had accused her husband of rape.
The men and women felt like hostages at the hotel - and were treated that way by some of the deputies
Another man on the jury had met Simpson and had a photo of the two shaking hands.
The show also suggests there was a good amount of racial tension between the 15 African-Americans, six were whites, and three Hispanics.
The jurors did eventually come together however when they staged their iTonnfamous revolt during the case.
In April of 1995, 13 of the then 18 sequestered individuals refused to board the bus that was taking them to the courthouse.
The episode depicted this revolt, during which the jurors demanded Judge Lance Ito meet with them to discuss the problems they were having with the decision to replace three of the deputies who had been guarding the group for months at that point.
When Judge Ito then ordered them to the courthouse most showed up dressed entirely in black - who cancelled testimony for that day and soon after began to speak with the jurors.
The episode depicted a revolt, during which the jurors demanded Judge Lance Ito meet with them to discuss the problems they were having with the decision to replace three of the deputies who had been guarding the group for months at that point
Some left in tears after Judge Ito said he had dismissed the deputies following complaints from a juror who claimed they had been going through things in her hotel rooms and giving preferential treatment to some men and women in the group.
That was the same dismissed juror who had a breakdown reportedly and was rushed to the hospital after suffering an anxiety attack on the same day they were dismissed from the jury.
That juror was Tonya Hampton, who would give an interview to CNN after the case about her struggles while being sequestered on the case.
In the episode she is seen reaching a breaking point and ripping off her jacket and rushing at guards to get dismissed, which did not seem to be the case in real life.
The jurors demands were smoothed over by Judge Ito eventually after some concern the trial might end in a hung jury as a result of the revolt.
Two episodes remain the Ryan Murphy series, including the jury's revealing of their verdict.
Two episodes remain of the Ryan Murphy series, including the jury's revealing of their verdict
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