# Nicole Brown Simpson died 25 years ago today **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 12, 2019, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicole-brown-simpson-died-25-years-ago-today/835446 "2019-06-12T22:19:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2019, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicole-brown-simpson-died-25-years-ago-today/835446/1 "2019-06-12T22:19:13Z")
And so did Ronald Goldman. I can’t believe I just heard this on my local news, or maybe I should. :dubious: When OJ kicks off, I predict that the news departments will interrupt network programming, the way NBC did with Whitney Houston’s death (for which they were roundly criticized) and air his funeral live from start to finish. I hope I’m wrong. RIP, Nicole and Ron. You didn’t deserve that. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2019, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicole-brown-simpson-died-25-years-ago-today/835446/2 "2019-06-12T22:28:52Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > And so did Ronald Goldman. > > I can’t believe I just heard this on my local news, or maybe I should. :dubious: > > When OJ kicks off, I predict that the news departments will interrupt network programming, the way NBC did with Whitney Houston’s death (for which they were roundly criticized) and air his funeral live from start to finish. > > I hope I’m wrong. > > RIP, Nicole and Ron. You didn’t deserve that. I wouldn’t want to be the funeral home that takes on that fiasco. ---
**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2019, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicole-brown-simpson-died-25-years-ago-today/835446/3 "2019-06-12T23:02:46Z")
I can’t imagine how broken up OJ must be that he \*still \*hasn’t found the ‘real killer’. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2019, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicole-brown-simpson-died-25-years-ago-today/835446/4 "2019-06-12T23:08:49Z")
> [@F.U.Shakespeare](#): > > I can’t imagine how broken up OJ must be that he \*still \*hasn’t found the ‘real killer’. :rolleyes: And now he claims that he doesn’t even think about her any more. SHE WAS THE MOTHER OF TWO OF HIS CHILDREN! ETA: During the trial, I subscribed to a zine (remember those?) whose editor said she was involved in a local volunteer program teaching literacy classes at the local jail. She said that every black inmate with whom she had discussed this case (adding “and they call themselves black, not African American”) believed he was guilty. The one person who told me that they didn’t think he did it was a white man who thought his oldest son did it. I respectfully disagreed. ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2019, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicole-brown-simpson-died-25-years-ago-today/835446/5 "2019-06-13T15:43:57Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > She said that every black inmate with whom she had discussed this case (adding “and they call themselves black, not African American”) believed he was guilty. This was the same sentiment in my circle as well. Black people cheered the verdict, not because they thought he was innocent, but because a black man beat the system for a change. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2019, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicole-brown-simpson-died-25-years-ago-today/835446/6 "2019-06-13T16:19:29Z")
> [@xizor](#): > > This was the same sentiment in my circle as well. Black people cheered the verdict, not because they thought he was innocent, but because a black man beat the system for a change. Yeah, slicing up the mother of your children and an innocent bystander like sides of beef and getting away with it deserves a good [del]cheering[/del] ass-whipping. When OJ Simpson dies, I will do a Naked Happy Dance. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2019, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicole-brown-simpson-died-25-years-ago-today/835446/7 "2019-06-13T16:34:18Z")
They were murdered on my birthday. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2019, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicole-brown-simpson-died-25-years-ago-today/835446/8 "2019-06-13T16:55:22Z")
Alternate theories to the “OJ did it” scenario: Jason Simpson his son did it. Drug lords did it (OJ’s idea) Faye Resnick was the intended target Ron Goldman was the intended target Random Brentwood killing The police did it, and framed OJ It was the work of a racist killer who hated black-white couples Nicole (or Ron) had a jealous stalker who say them together and went psycho ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2019, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicole-brown-simpson-died-25-years-ago-today/835446/9 "2019-06-13T17:31:01Z")
You know you’re getting older when you overhear a coworker explaining to another coworker, a relatively recent college grad, who OJ Simpson is. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2019, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicole-brown-simpson-died-25-years-ago-today/835446/10 "2019-06-13T17:58:04Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > They were murdered on my birthday. 🙂 My 7th birthday ended up being a rainy affair so the pool party was cancelled. We all went inside and ate cake and watched the Ford Bronco chase. ---
**Author:** ![CaptMurdock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/captmurdock/32/11736_2.png) [@CaptMurdock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptMurdock)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2019, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicole-brown-simpson-died-25-years-ago-today/835446/11 "2019-06-13T18:05:39Z")
> [@xizor](#): > > This was the same sentiment in my circle as well. Black people cheered the verdict, not because they thought he was innocent, but because a black man beat the system for a change. I remember driving to work the day the verdict was to be announced and seeing several police cars from precincts outside of central L.A. heading towards downtown, _full_ of officers clad in riot gear. This was only a year or so after the Rodney King riots. The LAPD was preparing for a worst-case scenario if he had been found guilty…“and baby, they was open for _business._” ---
**Author:** ![Hermitian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hermitian/32/470_2.png) [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2019, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicole-brown-simpson-died-25-years-ago-today/835446/12 "2019-06-13T19:37:52Z")
I understand why people became so interested in the trial and it being a symbol of race relations (country wide) and policing in LA. What I never understood is why many people seemed (and seem) so upset by her and Ron’s murder. Yea, murder is bad, I got it. But a lot of people get murdered. Did Nicole Simpson cure cancer or something when I wasn’t paying attention? Is there any particular reason why I should feel more sad for them than for any other of the tens of thousands of murder victims? ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2019, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicole-brown-simpson-died-25-years-ago-today/835446/13 "2019-06-13T19:53:13Z")
I was in 10th grade when the verdict was announced. I remember our history teacher let us watch it live on TV during class time. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2019, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicole-brown-simpson-died-25-years-ago-today/835446/14 "2019-06-13T20:06:29Z")
Poor Ron, drops by for a \*\*booty call and walks into a knife. :eek: They died so senselessly and the killer got away with it. ☹ \*\*if you aren’t familiar with the scene, house was dark and candles lit for a romantic interlude. OJ was extremely jealous of Nicole and wanted her back. A Primary motive for the prosecutor. ---
**Author:** ![skyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/54ee81/32.png) [@skyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skyr)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2019, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicole-brown-simpson-died-25-years-ago-today/835446/15 "2019-06-13T20:20:33Z")
> [@Hermitian](#): > > What I never understood is why many people seemed (and seem) so upset by her and Ron’s murder. Yea, murder is bad, I got it. But a lot of people get murdered. > > Did Nicole Simpson cure cancer or something when I wasn’t paying attention? > > Is there any particular reason why I should feel more sad for them than for any other of the tens of thousands of murder victims? Personally, I never felt emotionally invested in the case, but I can see why someone else might. Anytime you have a lot of news coverage about a murder, it will cause people to feel like they “know” the victims in a way. It probably also does not hurt that the victims were relatively young and attractive. That their killings were extremely violent, that their families were outspoken about it, and that justice was never served also probably made people more sympathetic. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2019, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicole-brown-simpson-died-25-years-ago-today/835446/16 "2019-06-13T20:23:31Z")
> [@CaptMurdock](#): > > I remember driving to work the day the verdict was to be announced and seeing several police cars from precincts outside of central L.A. heading towards downtown, _full_ of officers clad in riot gear. This was only a year or so after the Rodney King riots. The LAPD was preparing for a worst-case scenario if he had been found guilty…“and baby, they was open for _business._” I have always believed that this was the rationale behind the verdict - that the LA riots were a little too fresh in everyone’s minds. During the trial, Newsweek mentioned that the sequestered jurors had all media censored to remove references to OJ, and a letter writer asked where he could subscribe to this service. 😃 On a more serious note, when I heard about the Oklahoma City bombing, my first thought was, “How long will this knock OJ off the top of the news?” The answer? Two days. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2019, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicole-brown-simpson-died-25-years-ago-today/835446/17 "2019-06-13T23:34:55Z")
> [@skyr](#): > > Personally, I never felt emotionally invested in the case, but I can see why someone else might. Anytime you have a lot of news coverage about a murder, it will cause people to feel like they “know” the victims in a way. It probably also does not hurt that the victims were relatively young and attractive. That their killings were extremely violent, that their families were outspoken about it, and that justice was never served also probably made people more sympathetic. Also, the main suspect was a nationally famous athlete, announcer, and commercial spokesperson. ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2019, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicole-brown-simpson-died-25-years-ago-today/835446/18 "2019-06-14T03:23:20Z")
I had already moved to Japan so I only had AP articles in the Japan Times to go by, and no one to discuss it with. I missed that entire episode, as well as countless other news. ---
**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2019, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicole-brown-simpson-died-25-years-ago-today/835446/19 "2019-06-14T12:00:52Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Poor Ron, drops by for a \*\*booty call and walks into a knife. :eek: > > They died so senselessly and the killer got away with it. ☹ > > \*\*if you aren’t familiar with the scene, house was dark and candles lit for a romantic interlude. OJ was extremely jealous of Nicole and wanted her back. A Primary motive for the prosecutor. IIRC, Goldman was dropping off a pair of sunglasses that she’d left behind at the restaurant he worked at. A joke that went around: Q: What did Ron Goldman say to Nicole Brown Simpson at the Pearly Gates? A: “Here’s your effing sunglasses.” ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2019, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicole-brown-simpson-died-25-years-ago-today/835446/20 "2019-06-14T12:23:59Z")
Ron was returning her glasses. I recall articles that reported she had been seeing him for a few weeks. OJ was allegedly hanging around stalking her and snapped that night. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicole-brown-simpson-died-25-years-ago-today/835446.md?page=2)