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Where the Bronco from OJ Simpson’s police chase is now
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It’s the Ford Bronco behind one of the most breathtaking moments in TV history…transporting OJ Simpson and his friend Al Cowlings during a wild 90-minute police chase in ’94.
But the infamous vehicle is no longer on the fast track, as it’s on display at the Alcatraz East Crime Museum in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee… where visitors can get an up-close look at the ride that captivated the nation.
It’s been a bumpy journey, though, from LA’s 405 freeway to its final resting place in Tennessee — it’s a path chronicled in a 2017 episode of “Pawn Stars.”
OJ Simpson’s former sports agent purchased the infamous Ford Bronco from its owner, Cowlings, after the infamous highway chase.
Lengthy negotiations and failed deals followed before Alcatraz East secured the Bronco for its collection in 2016.
A spokesperson for the museum said the main reason they wanted to acquire it was to ensure it would not be used to glorify the crime with which it is so closely linked.
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Alcatraz East Crime Museum
The car sits among other infamous getaway cars, such as gangster John Dillinger’s 1933 Essex Terraplane, Bonnie and Clyde’s death car from the 1967 film, and serial killer Ted Bundy’s Volkswagen Beetle.
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The spokesperson for Alcatraz East tells TMZ that there are currently no changes to the exhibit due to Simpson’s death Wednesday at the age of 76. They added that it is too early to say whether Simpson’s death will lead to an increase in the number of visitors flocking to see the Broncho.
Nevertheless, the museum had already planned a separate temporary exhibition this summer that would cover the entire saga of Simpson’s double murder case and the chase… to mark the 30th anniversary of the crime. This is done with the intention of commemorating the victims.
As we all know, Simpson became a wanted man by the LAPD after becoming a prime suspect in the murders of his ex-wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman.
Police followed him on a low-speed car chase where he rode in the backseat with a gun to his head before surrendering and being arrested at his home in Brentwood, CA.
While the jury acquitted him in the criminal case… he was ultimately found liable for the deaths of Ron and Nicole in 1997.