A new book comes out with evidence that OJ’s son is responsible for the murders? I wasn’t old enough back in '94 to have a firm understanding of what was going on.
I was old enough and watched every televised minute of the trial, and OJ did it.
Compelling article. What exactly was the evidence that made the case against OJ so convincing??
Well, if they still have the fingerprints, and the DNA from under Nicole’s nails this should be a slam dunk.
I wouldn’t be terribly surprised if OJ either prodded or manipulated-baited his son into doing it, and he was at the scene (the bloody prints of the infamous shoes that he claimed he never owned and would never wear because they were “ugly ass” shoes, when he was finally able to be deposed for the civil case, then being confronted at trial with the numerous photographs of him wearing them).
I’ve a feeling Nicole’s friends and family would mention it had she been in explicit fear of Jason, whereas she explicitly was in fear of OJ killing her and getting away with it, after she’d finally, finally decided she was “done”.
The mere fact that OJ was never prosecuted for domestic violence is so unmeaningful as to not even be worthy of mention, however. And I sure wouldn’t use the meaningful and provocative word “innocent”, even if he didn’t wield the knife.
Yeah, well, that’s what they said about the case against OJ. I agree with the psychiatrist’s (alleged*) comments that if Jason did it, he would not be convicted, based on insanity defense.
*Any former doctor of Jason’s, unless retired and independently wealthy, would not (unless a nutter her/himself) be disclosing comments like that to any third party.
What Dear leaves out (or at least that article quoting his book left out) was that yes - the DNA couldn’t be matched to OJ - there was no reason to test it against Jason’s - as tests showed it belonged most likely to Nicole.
The theory that Jason committed these crimes is beyond ridiculous - and the fact that Dear keeps recycling these BS claims should get him sued - and he deserves to end up in Jail for stealing the medical records of Jason.
The blood belonged to OJ - his rationalizations of how OJ’s gloves got involved were ridiculous and total bullshit.
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2012/04/oj_simpson_bill_dear_full_of_it.php
It’s the same type of “ooh - there was too much blood - OJ would have been covered with it, he wouldn’t have done stuff in front of his kids, he wasn’t violent type” BS - I mean for Christ’s sake he argues elsewhere that OJ wasn’t known to solve disputes with weapons - ignoring the fact he has since been convicted of armed robbery.
Oh and this isn’t a new book - he is exploiting the anniversary to try and make more money. He belongs in Jail.
This is apparently not the first time this guy tried to peddle the theory that Jason did it.
He doesn’t have a good way to account for the fact that OJ’s blood was found at the scene. If OJ just went there because he found out his son did it, why would he be bleeding? Nor for the necessary timeline - if Dear’s theory is true, Jason killed his ex-stepmother and a stranger, called his father, who then drove to the house, found out what had happened, cut himself and got some blood from the victims on himself. dropped a glove at the scene, then left and drove back home in time to bump into Kato’s air conditioner, all in about 12 minutes.
Dear is also apparently incorrect that Jason was never considered a suspect - he lawyered up almost at once, and he had an alibi that was apparently backed up by his girlfriend.
Dear’s “rage” diagnosis was not apparently made by a psychiatrist, but by Dear himself. It is difficult to establish this for sure, since Dear allegedly obtained Jason’s medical records illegally.
Cite for all of the above.
Regards,
Shodan
Actually - this guy is total scum - notice he didn’t actually say he was never prosecuted for domestic violence - what he says is:
He was charged - and convicted - with domestic violence - which obviously includes assault. The fact that he wasn’t charged with “Assault” in and of itself is pointless. It’s meaningless obfuscation - it’s only purpose is to mislead you. Nicole was battered on many occasions - to claim OJ was some nonviolent person is pure fantasy.
It’s like saying - Bob Smith was never charged with theft - and leaving out he was charged and convicted of bank robbery.
Oh and never mind he has since been charged and convicted with armed robbery - he obviously doesn’t have problems with using a weapon to solve disputes.
Also: Outrage: The Five Reasons Why O. J. Simpson Got Away with Murder is a very good read.
Yeesh.
Anybody who writes a book “If I Did It” was unequivocally the guy who did it.
There was plenty of evidence to convict anyone who wasn’t a well-liked, well-connected celebrity. The distinct shoes in OJ’s size cinched it for me. But you cannot discount the gloves, the DNA, the banging outside Kaelin’s room, the cut on OJ’s finger, and the infamous Bronco ride. I was (and remain) completely convinced of his guilt. Fortunately for him, the jurors threw all of their sense out the window before being sworn in and handed a brother a free pass. Unfortunately for him, he knows the truth and he’ll never have peace until he confesses (outright instead of via a “fictional” book that describes how he did it) and tries to redeem his soul.
I thought the NBC/Dateline special the other night was interesting if only because one got a better idea of all that the prosecution might have done but decided against, including such mundane but seemingly necessary things as objecting to the redecoration of the OJ’s house before the jury tour in order to replace all the photographs of him hanging out with white folks, putting a picture of him and his mom looking at him adoringly on the bedside table, etc., etc. Quite smart with a jury made up largely of black women.
The defense proved that the police planted at least some of the blood evidence ( OJs blood on the gate) Proved this beyond a reasonable doubt. And as to the the most crucial bit of evidence, OJs blood in the driveway, the defense made a strong case that it had been tampered with as well.
http://phobos.ramapo.edu/~jweiss/laws131/unit3/simpson.htm
And when Fuhrman was asked, while under oath, if he had tampered with or planted evidence, he refused to testify on the grounds that he might incriminate himself…
“handed a brother a free pass”…Really?
My personal opinion is that OJ probably did it, but the verdict was also correct.
I think if you are outraged he got off, the blame should be directed at the police and prosecution, not the defense and jury.
Agree. A simple case of the cops trying to frame a guilty man, and then screwing it up. Nobody to blame but the LAPD and the founding fathers and their silly Bill of Rights.
I think I agree with that assessment. He was the killer, but the jury came to the right verdict. Screwed up, but I’d probably do the same. Police need to learn not to tamper with evidence, plant evidence, etc. Anyone who commits a crime deserves to get off on that kind of stuff, even murder. It’s unacceptable.
What about the theory that Freddy did it?
This is the conclusion Bugliosi comes to in the book I referenced above, and seems the most likely by far. Simplifying somewhat, both the police and, more importantly, the prosecution, failed mightily.