Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman murdered - Jun 12, 1994 - HISTORY.com Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman murdered Share this: Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman murdered Author Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman murdered URL Publisher A+E Networks Nicole Brown Simpson, famous football player O.J. Simpson’s ex-wife, and her friend Ron Goldman are brutally stabbed to death outside Nicole’s home in Brentwood, California, in what quickly becomes one of the most highly publicized trials of the century. With overwhelming evidence against him, including a prior record of domestic violence towards Brown, O.J. Simpson became the chief suspect. Although he had agreed to turn himself in, Simpson escaped with friend A.C. Cowlings in his white Ford Bronco on June 17. He was carrying his passport, a disguise, and $8,750 in cash. Simpson’s car was spotted that afternoon, but he refused to surrender immediately. Threatening to kill himself, he led police in a low-speed chase through the freeways of Los Angeles as the entire nation watched on television. Eventually, Simpson gave himself up at his home in Brentwood.

The evidence against Simpson was extensive: His blood was found at the murder scene; blood, hair, and fibers from Brown and Goldman were found in Simpson’s car and at his home; one of his gloves was also found in Brown’s home, the other outside his own house; and bloody shoeprints found at the scene matched those of shoes owned by Simpson. However, Simpson’s so-called “Dream Team” of defense lawyers, including Johnnie Cochran and F. Lee Bailey, claimed before a national television audience that Simpson had been framed by racist police officers such as Detective Mark Fuhrman. After deliberating for three hours, the jury acquitted Simpson. He vowed to find the “real killers,” but has yet to turn up any new leads. In a civil trial brought about by the families of the victims, Simpson was found responsible for causing Goldman’s death and committing battery against Brown in February 1997, and was ordered to pay a total of $33.5 million, little of which he has paid. In 2007, Simpson ran into legal problems once again when he was arrested for breaking into a Las Vegas hotel room and taking sports memorabilia, which he claimed had been stolen from him, at gunpoint.

On October 3, 2008, he was found guilty of 12 charges related to the incident, including armed robbery and kidnapping, and sentenced to 33 years in prison. Related Videos OJ Simpson: was he innocent all along? - Telegraph Books OJ Simpson: was he innocent all along? It's 20 years since the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. Now a private investigator says he can prove OJ was NOT the killer OJ tries on leather gloves, allegedly worn by the murderer, during his trial Photo: GETTY IMAGES By Sam Rowe 5:00PM BST 11 Jun 2014 William C Dear was fated for a life committed to justice. His first collar came when he was just 14, helping the local police force catch a pair of criminals by scribbling down their car's licence plate number while delivering newspapers in his close-knit Miami neighbourhood. Despite a story appearing in the Miami Herald and a threat from the on-bail perpetrators to keep his mouth shut or be killed, Dear was back out pumping the pedals of his bicycle the very next day, albeit with a police escort in tow.

To the young, naive teen, the message was simple: crime doesn't pay. It's a mantra that, more than 60 years later, William Dear still swears by. It's the reason his own career as a police officer was fleeting; he saw colleagues turning a blind eye to illegal gambling rackets, accepting bribes from mobsters, taking their pick of goods from crime scenes and decided he could better help the public on his own. Dear promises to work seven days a week until the day he dies and says he has accepted cases to find missing children for the princely sum of one dollar. At his 400-acre ranch in Mount Calm, Texas, a dummy of a one-armed bandit hangs from a gallows. "People seem to get a kick out of coming and seeing it," chuckles the 76-year-old. "We put it up there to show that crime doesn't pay." Related Articles The moment OJ Simpson was found not guilty of murder 11 Jun 2014 Study the iconic photographs of the 20th century's most high-profile crimes and odds are Bill Dear will be lurking somewhere in the background.

Since establishing his own investigation agency in 1961, Dear has garnered a reputation as one of the planet's most decorated private eyes. The investigator claims not merely to know the identity of the widely-rumoured second shooter involved in the assassination of President Kennedy , but to have the bullet casing from the gun he fired sitting in his safe. In 1981, after allegations that the man shot by Jack Ruby was not Lee Harvey Oswald but a Soviet-trained look-alike, Dear was appointed to supervise the exhumation of Oswald's body from his Texas grave . Dear also investigated the infamous Roswell alien autopsy video hoax of the early Nineties. In 1988, he was inducted into the Police Officers' Hall of Fame, one of the few private investigators to receive such an honour, and to this day holds the United States record for the number of convictions for a single murder - 11 (for the death of millionaire businessman Dean Milo in 1980).

It's these grandstand cases, paired with his unconventional methods - Dear has slept in a dead man's clothes, worn make-up and donned various disguises in order to solve a case - that have turned him into one of the world's only celebrity private investigators. He has also been dubbed the "real James Bond", a moniker in which Dear seems to revel - posing for photoshoots in Bond regalia, drinking shaken martinis and showing off all sorts of investigative gadgetry. His email address even includes "007". But the illustrious PI's biggest and most complex case is undoubtedly the deaths of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman, on June 12 1994. Over the last 20 years Dear has spent more than $1million of his own money to prove Nicole's ex-husband, Orenthal James "OJ" Simpson , is not guilty of the murders. More than 90 million people watched the dramatic lowspeed car chase that led to the former American football star's arrest. The subsequent year-long trial had the whole world captivated and an estimated 150million tuned in on October 3 1995 to see the not-guilty verdict.

It was such a seismic moment in history that trading on the New York Stock Exchange dipped by 41 per cent, President Clinton was briefed on security measures should rioting occur and Domino's Pizza reported a spike in orders 15 minutes before the verdict and not one single order throughout the entire United States while it was read. Despite always protesting his innocence, Simpson's acquittal - amid claims of racism, tampered evidence and a bungled investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department - was regarded by most as one of the worst miscarriages of justice of all time. OJ was finally jailed in 2008 for robbery and kidnap offences and is currently serving 33 years in a Nevada jail. Yet the general view is that, back in 1994, he quite literally got away with murder. Bill Dear, however, disagrees. "The LAPD had nothing but tunnel vision. They felt O J did it, they got him and they lost. The Press did a good job. It was just like a soap opera - that thing played out all day long for months and there were cameras all over the world.

In fact, I at first believed he was guilty." In terms of evidence, the prosecution's case against Simpson seemed watertight. There was a knitted hat, a glove and DNA all linking Simpson to the murder scene, along with a history of violent behaviour towards his former spouse. Yet once Dear began his self-appointed examination, he believed something was awry. "When they checked [Simpson's] house, he had a beige carpet going up the stairs, and there was no blood whatsoever," says Dear. "There was no blood in the house, no blood in the toilet, no blood on any clothes, no blood in the shower, no blood in the drain, no blood in the sink. "You can't fight with a person like Ron Goldman, who sustained 27 stab wounds, blood's pouring out all over him, and not attract blood and sand or dirt. How do they account for that nonsense?" Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman Convinced of Simpson's innocence, Dear set out to identify and punish the real killer.

The investigation has spanned a documentary and a book, OJ is Innocent and I Can Prove It , with Dear's collection of "evidence" comprehensive enough to make even those absolutely assured of Simpson's guilt re-evaluate. Dear does not contest Simpson's presence at the crime scene on the night of the murders, but believes he was there after the deaths of Brown Simpson and Goldman, in the hope of protecting the murderer - his own son, Jason. Now 44 years old, Jason Simpson is thought to be married, living in Atlanta, Georgia, and working as a chef. At the time of the murders, however, Jason was on probation after being arrested for attacking a former employer, Paul Goldberg, with a knife. The newspapers had also reported a violent assault staged by Jason upon his girlfriend, Jennifer Green, just two months before the murders. And Dear has spoken to another former girlfriend of Jason's - "Dee Dee" - who says she was also attacked by the young man. Dear says she told him Jason nearly broke her back by throwing her in an empty bathtub and sliced off her hair with a chef's knife.

Dear has seen Jason's medical records and discovered he had been diagnosed with "intermittent rage disorder" and prescribed antipsychotic drugs, though he had, says Dear, stopped taking them around the time of the murders, despite the fact that he himself had told doctors he thought he was "going to rage". Dear also has diaries that experts agree were written by Jason, in which he referred to himself as "Jekyll and Hyde", wrote that "I cut away my problems" and that he'd kill anyone who hurt his loved ones. "He should be regarded as a major suspect," says Dear. Others dismiss his theory as "absurd" and suggest it is nothing more than an attempt to cash in on the notorious case and sell a book. They also point out that Jason, who could not be contacted for this article, had an alibi: he was working that night at a restaurant. But Dear says the alibi is bogus; he has, he says, Jason's punch card, which is handwritten, despite the electronic time clock at the restaurant being in full working order. Jason could have left work early and forged the card, says Dear.

As it happens, the restaurant, Jackson's, does feature in the events of June 12 1994. It's known that Nicole Brown Simpson and family made plans to dine there, but ultimately opted to eat elsewhere. Dear believes it was this snub - as Jason was known to be looking forward to it - that may have sent him into a blind rage. "I don't believe that our suspect had any intention of killing Nicole," admits Dear. "He was embarrassed and in his psychiatric records it said he did not like women to lie to him. We know that just prior to that he nearly killed one of his former girlfriends, Jennifer Green, in a fit of rage. And we know that he carried [a] knife on his boot or on his belt, and he was always known to do that." Dear has accrued a frankly astounding amount of artefacts; at his Texas ranch Dear has the car owned by Jason in June 1994, a knife that previously belonged to the chef - which experts have confirmed could be the murder weapon (a murder weapon was never found by police) - and several pictures of Jason wearing a knitted cap strikingly similar to the one used as evidence against his father.

There are no pictures of him wearing it in the years after the murders. Dear claims 98 per cent of people who read his books or hear his theory are convinced. Los Angeles journalist Tony Ortega is not one of them. Ortega spent time with Dear during his surveillance of Jason Simpson in 2001 and feels he is not only innocent, but the victim of a relentless and unlawful stalking campaign by the PI. "I got to follow [Dear] as he skulked around these neighbourhoods trying to get information," remembers Ortega. "I gotta hand it to him, he spins a good yarn, but the more I spent time with him, the more appalled I became. He was using methods that were really questionable, I mean it was outright theft of Jason Simpson's medical records." Indeed, Dear spent two weeks impersonating a doctor at Cedars-Sinai hospital in 1997, where he knew Jason had been a patient. In the end, he decided not to take Jason's files, for fear of being arrested, but later received them anonymously. Ortega also believes Dear has a tendency to present assumptions as solid facts. "Dear apparently found a knife that Jason owned - the guy was a chef!

I have knives in my house, does that mean I killed Nicole Simpson? You cannot perform a ballistics test on a knife, so Bill wholly oversold this idea that he has the knife. He's got a track record of inserting himself in these high-visibility cases and he thrives from the attention. But that doesn't change the fact that he cannot place Jason at the scene, and OJ's blood is there - it just comes back to that again and again." William Dear If Ortega is correct and Dear has manipulated the OJ story for personal gain, the sleuth would by no means be the first. Numerous people have made a fortune via television movies, "tell-all" books and fly-on-the-wall documentaries. Simpson's defence lawyer Johnnie Cochran landed his own TV show and prosecutor Marcia Clark wrote a multimilliondollar exposé of the trial and has published several novels. Even Simpson himself penned a highly controversial, "hypothetical" book about the murders, If I Did It , in 2006. Publication was cancelled after widespread criticism. To date, all of Dear's attempts to have the case re-opened have fallen on deaf ears. Emails have been ignored, meetings rejected.

The state of California considers the case closed, and seemingly hopes that Dear will give up. But to do that, Dear says, would mean surrendering his lifelong principles. "I've never even met OJ Simpson," Dear says, "but when you're innocent, you're innocent. This case is one of the most famous cases of the 20th century, and now we need to know what the real truth is. There's no need to spit on a man when he didn't do it." Twenty years on and counting, does he really believe he'll be successful? "I have to believe that," says Dear. "I want justice." O.J. Simpson case: Explosive new documentary claims serial killer Glen Rogers is to blame for the double murder of Nicole Brown-Simpson and her friend in 1994 | Daily Mail Online Explosive new documentary claims serial killer murdered Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman...

but Goldman's father still says OJ did it Glen Rogers reportedly confessed to the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman in 1994 Rogers is currently waiting the death penalty in Florida for the 1995 murder of Tina Marie Cribbs Convicted of a second murder in California and suspected in at least 12 killings in the 1990s Rogers claims Simpson hired him to break into Nicole's house and steal a pair of expensive earrings Revelations come from Rogers' brother Murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman Detective Fuhrman has been in self-imposed exile from Los Angeles for decades, he still has never fully escaped the collateral damage of June 12, 1994. The Murders of Nicole Brown Simpson & Ron Goldman by: Betty Baley A quiet night in CA ... two people slashed and stabbed to death at the front entrance to a beautiful condominium in the upscale neighborhood of Brentwood. A dog "wailing" as he was roaming the neighborhood with blood matted on his underside fur and blood on his paws ... barking for someone, anyone to help his slain mistress.

Two small children laying in their beds asleep with no idea of the horrible murder scene at their front gate, and the neighborhood going about their normal business with no knowledge of the evil taking place in their quiet world that Sunday night. This is the scene that eventually erupted into the "Trial of The Century" ... the trial of OJ Simpson for the murders of his ex-wife and her friend. Did Simpson kill the mother of his two youngest children and her friend, Ron Goldman on the evening of June 12, 1994? OJ was acquitted of the murders in criminal court, the state of CA was not able to prove that he was guilty "beyond a reasonable doubt". Is he innocent though? What made a difference to the civil jury? Was it the preponderance of reasonable doubt? Was it a racial verdict? We would like to present the facts of the case and allow you to make up your own mind. We will show you evidence, the crime scene, witnesses as well as experts testimony and conclusions regarding the facts of this infamous and officially unsolved double homicide case. The Victims -- Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Lyle Goldman Was this a drug deal gone bad "?

Who would take such measures to kill these two seemingly innocent victims in such a violent manner? The Crime Scene -- Bloody footprints and a trail of blood leading away from the bodies of the victims. Was the crime scene "tainted" or corrupted by investigators? Was OJ Simpson framed or simply careless? The LAPD - An expose of the LAPD Experts review and testify to the autopsy reports of the victims. OJ's alibi -- Exactly what was OJ Simpson doing during the approximate time of the murders? Slow speed chase on 405 -- What prompted OJ Simpson to make his famous "slow speed chase" in Al Cowlings Bronco days after the murders? Evidence Dismissed -- What motivated the prosecution and defense to disregard so much possible evidence and witness accounts? " If it doesn't fit, you must acquit " -- The famous words of Johnnie Cochran, but did the gloves actually fit? A killer freed ? -- Did the criminal jury asses all of the facts when arriving at their verdict? What Americans had in common that day was that we stopped using the phone for a few minutes: according to AT&T, phone traffic dropped 60% from 10 a.m.

to 10:05 a.m. P. T. In appliance stores and offices and diners, we dropped everything and watched as nine blacks, two whites and one Hispanic rendered their verdict: Orenthal James Simpson was not guilty of the murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. Why does OJ Simpson need an "official spokesperson ?" It's because he cannot be trusted with his own reputation and public persona, or what's left of it. May 17, 2001, Simpson advised actor Robert Blake against taking a lie detector test and added, " As far as I'm concerned, this man is innocent until a jury comes back and calls him guilty ." A jury in OJ's Florida road rage trial found him not guilty of battery and auto burglary in the Dec. 4, 2000, incident. Guardianship of Sydney Brooke Simpson & Justin Ryan Simpson October 1999 Kato Kaelin won an undisclosed amount in his $15 million lawsuit against The Examiner tabloid over the headline: "Cops Think Kato Did It!" The tabloid argued in the case that "it" meant perjury -- not the killings.

But a federal appeals court ruled the headline alone could be grounds for libel. Civil Case Court TV: OJ Simpson Trial - Verdict 1995 Books Crimes of the Century: From Leopold and Loeb to OJ Simpson by Gilbert Geis, Leigh B. Bienen Geis is a professor of criminology at the University of California, Irvine; Bienen is a lecturer in the law school at Northwestern University. Many of the details of the Simpson trial are familiar, but Geis and Bienen offer interesting perspectives on why some important witnesses were perceived as credible. OJ the Last Word by Gerry L. Spence America's best-loved criminal attorney and pundit--Gerry Spence--originally chosen to represent Simpson in his criminal trial and expert commentator throughout. Spence addresses the issue of race, the media orgy, a culture of celebrity obsession and materialistic greed. Triumph of Justice: Closing the Book On the Simpson Saga by Daniel Petrocelli, Peter Knobler Daniel Petrocelli is the attorney who represented Fred Goldman and his family in their civil suit against OJ Simpson for the death of their son Ron (he also coordinated the simultaneous prosecution of suits brought by Ron's biological mother and the estate of Nicole).

Petrocelli tells how he was able to succeed where Marcia Clark and Chris Darden failed . "He was handsome, mischievous, wholesome; he was "the Juice." If I permitted Simpson to endear himself to the jury on that witness stand, we would lose. If the jury believed Simpson when he looked them in the eyes and swore on his children that he did not commit these murders, the case would be over. No amount of blood, DNA, or physical evidence would overcome that one defining moment of this trial. I could not allow that to happen. I had read everything, learned everything, spoken to everyone who would speak to me, immersed myself in Simpson's life and was ready to take him on. I had worked obsessively for more than a year to prepare for this moment ... I had to take control of the examination from the beginning. I had to control a man who never once in his life let anyone control him." Investigation In Contempt by Christopher A. Darden Without a Doubt by Marcia Clark Clark seems to thrive on the macabre, gruesome world of murder and mayhem, in which she has willingly, enthusiastically immersed herself for the last 10 years. The Simpson case is "like cocaine" to her.

The Dream Team OJ Unmasked: The Trial, the Truth, and the Media by M. L. Rantala Analysis of contradictions and exaggerations in the defense arguments. American Tragedy: The Uncensored Story of the Simpson Defense by Lawrence Schiller, James Willwerth Reveals Simpson's cabal of defense lawyers, as egomaniacs and prevaricators. Lessons from the Trial : The People V. OJ Simpson by Gerald F. Uelmen The law professor and member of Simpson's defense team's account of the Simpson trial, from jury selection through closing arguments and verdict, addressing all key issues, explaining events, reasons, and outcome. O. J. Simpson: American Hero, American Tragedy by Mark Cerasin Friends & Witnesses Kato Kaelin: The Whole Truth: The Real Story of OJ, Nicole and Kato by Marc Eliot Kato talks about O. J.'s rage at Nicole, his preoccupation with her sex life, his anger over her relationship with Kato's friend Grant Cramer and his obsession with the provocative way Nicole dressed to go "nightclubbing" with her friends. Nicole literally predicted her own murder.

Shattered: In the Eye of the Storm by Faye D. Resnick, Jeanne V. Bell, Dominick Dunne (Introduction) The best friend of Nicole describes her experiences with the Simpson trial, offering a inside view of the prosecution and disturbing portrait of the defense team that sought to discredit her testimony. by Faye Resnick, Mike Walker ``With friends like that, who needs enemies?'' Jurors Madam Foreman: A Rush to Judgment ? by Amanda Cooley, Carrie Bess, Marsha Rubin-Jackson, Willie Cravin, Tracy Hampton, Jeanette Harris, Tracy Kennedy, Michael Knox, Tom Byrnes, Mike Walker, Amanda Cooley In the words of jury foreman Armanda Cooley, jurors Marsha Rubin-Jackson and Carrie Bess, and a cast of 5 former jurors are the answers to the questions that the nation has been asking since the controversial verdict that freed OJ.

Mistrial of the Century: A Private Diary of the Jury System on Trial by Tracy Kennedy, Judith Kennedy, Alan Abrahamson, Judith Spreckels A former juror in the trial of OJ Simpson, who was dismissed from the jury by Judge Ito, describes his experiences as part of the courtroom drama, what life was like for him and his wife during the sequestration and his dismissal. The Private Diary of an OJ Juror: Behind the Scenes of the Trial of the Century by Michael Knox, Mike Walker Revelations about the trial, each juror and each alternate, listeners get the inside scoop on what's been going on behind closed doors, and a firsthand account of what goes on in the jury room. O.J. Simpson case: Some who felt he was innocent now not so sure - LA Times LOCAL L.A. Now O.J. Simpson case: Some who felt he was innocent now not so sure Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman were killed June 12, 1994. Former pro football player O.J. Simpson was tried in their deaths but acquitted of murder charges in 1995. Alicia Banks Views of racially charged O.J.

Simpson case have changed over two decades The not-guilty verdict in the O.J. Simpson case generated much debate that was often divided along racial lines. From the beginning, many blacks said they did not believe Simpson killed his wife and her friend. Many whites believed he did, even after he was found not guilty. A 1995 CNN poll underscored this racial divide. Even a decade after the verdict, an NBC News poll found those divisions remained. The Times asked several people around L.A. this week how their views of the case evolved over time. Clyde Austin, 28, leaned against a tree as he chatted with friends at the Martin Luther King Jr. Park on Western Avenue this week. He remembers watching the televised verdict inside a classroom at Lenecia B. Weemes Elementary School. Read more stories “I thought the whole thing was crazy," he recalled. "I had a teacher who said he was wrongly accused." Although Austin didn't understand the trial as a child, his thoughts on the spectacle are similar to those around him as a child. "He might have known what happened, but honestly, I don't think he did it," he said.

June Lawson waited for the 757 Metro bus near the intersection of Western Avenue and Martin Luther King Blvd. The 67-year-old retired administrative assistant lived in Silver Lake during the eight-month Simpson trial. Back then, Lawson, who is black, believed Simpson didn't have a hand in the killings. She noted that white people she talked to in Silver Lake agreed Simpson was guilty. The O.J. Simpson trial, in 60 seconds Watch above: Relive the O.J. Simpson trial in 60 seconds. Watch above: Relive the O.J. Simpson trial in 60 seconds. But Lawson said evidence shown during the trial made her wonder if Simpson knew who was behind the killings. “I feel he got off," she said. "It showed me something about our justice system." Moments before the Metro bus stopped, Lawson said in the end, only God can judge Simpson. Steve Zych, 64, walked along the sidewalk outside of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art this week. The former employee of Northwest Airlines described Los Angeles as "racially divided" during the Simpson trial, noting the city was still healing from the riots after the beating of Rodney King .

Zych, who is white, said white friends believed Simpson was guilty, but black and Latino friends were more likely to believe he was innocent. During the legal saga, he tried to take a neutral position. Now, he's opening up about his thoughts. Zych believes Simpson might have had a hand in the murders or knew who did. "But he had his day in court," he said. "Sometimes, the innocent are convicted and the guilty are free." Janet Clark, a black retired principal, scraped up the last morsels of rice and eggs from her lunch at Jack's Family Restaurant. She lived in Harvard Heights during the Simpson trial. She talked to a friend that morning about the anniversary of the slayings. It prompted memories of conversations during the trial. “It was the beginning of affluent black people being able to do what affluent whites have done: his money bought him representation to get him acquitted," Clark said. As for Clark, she doesn't believe Simpson committed the killings. "But he knows," she said, sipping coffee. "I felt that then, and I do now." See the Four Most Popular O.J.

Simpson Conspiracy Theories Pinterest Getty Two decades after one of the most polarizing trials in American history , our nation has generally settled on a consensus about the O.J. Simpson trial: 1) He probably did it, and, 2) The LAPD blew the case by mishandling forensic evidence. But as with other news events where objective truth has become buried under years of gossip and rumor, the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman have attracted a fair share of experts who are convinced they’ve figured out what really happened June 12, 1994. Perhaps that’s a consequence of a cultural flashpoint where nobody on either side of the debate got any semblance of closure. No matter if they’re serious journalists or Internet crackpots, all Simpson conspiracy theorists are convinced they can do what a year of courtroom drama could not: Crack the case, once and for all. Below, the four most popular O.J. Simpson conspiracy theories. O.J.

Didn’t Do It – His Son Did Jason Simpson (middle) during the trial AFP/Getty The alternate theory that’s received the most traction in the mainstream media is private detective Bill Dear’s suspicion that the real killer was Jason Simpson, O.J.’s son from his first marriage. Dear outlined his findings in a BBC documentary called O.J. Simpson: The Untold Story and later published a book, O.J. Is Guilty but Not of Murder : Jason was obsessed with his stepmother, and he killed her in a jealous rage after she skipped a family dinner he had planned. O.J., in this telling, arrived later, to help his son cover up the crime. Dear’s evidence is largely circumstantial: Jason Simpson’s alleged history of violent mental illness – obtained, Dear’s critics say, illegally – as well as holes in Jason’s official alibi. His theory has received favorable, or at least not entirely incredulous, coverage from The Independent and the Huffington Post , but former Village Voice editor Tony Ortega says the detective is “full of it” : “Dear’s timeline for that night is a complete farce … and his ideas for how O.J.

Simpson’s blood ended up at the scene are beyond preposterous.” O.J. Didn’t Do It – He Hired a Serial Killer to Do It for Him Glen Rogers in Richmond, Kentucky, in 1995 Ed Reinke/AP In 2012, a second conspiracy theory made the media rounds, positing that the murders were actually the work of a prolific serial killer. As first shown in the the Investigation Discovery documentary My Brother the Serial Killer , Clay Rogers, brother of serial killer Glen Rogers , maintains that Glen confessed to killing Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman while on death row in Florida. The Rogers family claims that Glen called home a few weeks before the murder to say that he was “partying” with Nicole; receipts prove he was working in Los Angeles at the time . They also say that, after being found guilty of the murder of Tina Marie Cribbs, Rogers told them he’d been hired by O.J. to steal an expensive pair of earrings from Brown’s condo and to kill her if she got in the way. There are multiple reasons to be skeptical of Rogers’s claims. After his arrest, he claimed to have murdered as many as 70 people , a boast he later recanted.

And again, the timing doesn’t work; according to a contemporary report in the Cincinnati Post, Rogers was serving a six-week jail sentence at the time of the murders. O.J. Did It – But Only Because He Was Being Mind-Controlled by the Illuminati The pyramid on the dollar bill, thought by conspiracy theorists to be an Illuminati symbol Getty Nothing has ever happened in American history without somebody on the Internet thinking the Illuminati were involved. In the Simpson case, conspiracy theorists say that the football star had been a subject of the CIA’s MKUltra mind-control experiment , a frequent topic of discussion among those who believe that the world is secretly under the control of a shadowy group of elites, known alternately as the Illuminati and the New World Order. Adherents of this theory say that, at the time of the murders, O.J. was being mind-controlled by the Illuminati, who hoped that his trial would ignite a race war in the U.S. If you’re thinking this sounds eerily similar to the Manson murders, well, the conspiracy-minded say that that is just more proof they’re right. O.J.

Didn’t Do It – the Murders Were a Case of Mistaken Identity Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman AP In 2011, Simpson’s lawyer F. Lee Bailey put forward a fourth, less-dramatic theory for who was really responsible for the murders. As he wrote in a 20,000-word essay on his website , Bailey and the rest of Simpson’s defense team scrapped a number of potential witnesses who could have testified in Simpson’s defense at the trial. (According to Bailey, the defense feared that calling more witnesses would lead to a mistrial through jury attrition.) One such witness was a neighbor named Tom Lang , who would have testified that he saw Nicole Brown Simpson talking to two strange men outside her condo the night of the murders. In an interview with the Associated Press , Bailey said that he suspects the two men were drug dealers who killed Brown in a case of mistaken identity. He swears that he will go to his grave defending Simpson of the charges against him.

“So long as I am alive,” Bailey writes, “there will be one person – aside from Simpson himself – who ‘knows’ from the evidence that he did not kill Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.” Gloria Allred, lawyer for the Goldman family’s civil suit against Simpson, took issue with his allegations. “If Mr. Bailey can’t think of anything better than trying to help the public reputation of O.J. Simpson,” she told the AP, “that’s really sad.” 101 Pieces of evidence that proove O.J. Simpson murdered Nicole 101 PIECES OF EVIDENCE THAT PROOVE O.J. SIMPSON MURDERED NICOLE. AT THE CRIME SCENE: 1. Nicole's pet dog Kato, a ferocious Akita, did not attack the killer, suggesting the murderer was someone who the dog knew, such as OJ. 2. Nicole's neighbor Robert Heidstra testifies he heard two men arguing and then saw a white van (similar to a Ford Bronco) rapidly leaving the murder scene. 3. Police find two sets of keys to Nicole's condo on OJ's possession.

Nicole reported a set of keys missing a few weeks before the slayings. 4. Expert testimony state that the killer walked from the crime scene and did not run, proving he was familiar enough with his surroundings to safely walk away. 5. Witness Jill Shively says she saw OJ driving his speeding Bronco from the Bundy murder scene around the time of the slayings. AT THE ROCKINGHAM ESTATE: 6. At 9:37 p.m. on the night of the murders, houseguest Kato Kaelin said he saw Simpson wearing a dark blue cotton sweat suit, the same kind of suit that produced the fibers found on Ron Goldman's shirt. 7. Kato hears thumps outside his window between 10:50 p.m. and 10:51 p.m. near where the bloody glove is found. 8. Kato testified that at around 11 p.m. the night of the murders, when he was loading OJ's five bags into the limousine for Simpson's trip to the airport, OJ told him not to touch the smallest black bag which was ready to be loaded into the car. It was the only bag Simpson told him not to touch. 9.

Prosecutor believed the black bag held Simpson's bloody clothing and the murder knife. The bag was never seen again. 10. Limo driver Allan Park testified he saw five bags loaded into the car before he left Rockingham but skycap James Williams counted only three bags when OJ got out of the car. He said he noticed Simpson standing by a trash can afterward which led prosecutors to speculate that Simpson stuffed the small bag into the bin. Defense attorney's failed to produce the missing black bag. NICOLE'S FEARS: 11. A week before her death, Nicole tells friend Cici Shahian: "He's going to kill me and get away with it and charm the world because he's OJ Simpson". 12. Pals Faye Resnick and Robin Greir say Nicole told them OJ was going to kill her. 13. Nicole confides in therapist Susan Forward she feared OJ would murder her. 14. In 1982, OJ throws Nicole against a wall: In 1987, he shoves her to the ground; and in 1989, he slaps her and pushes her from a moving car. 15.

Nicole makes out her will five weeks before she was murdered. 16. Police respond to a 911 call on New Year's Day 1989 to find a bruised and bleeding Nicole hiding in the bushes, wearing only a bra and sweatpants, crying: "He's going to kill me! He's going to kill me!" 17. Nicole has her sister Denise Brown take pictures of her bruised body, locks them in a safe-deposit box, and tell Denise: "I need proof that OJ beat me. Without proof no one will ever believe me. The public thinks he's a hero who can do no wrong. 18. A nightmarish 911 police recording in 1993 has Nicole shouting: "When he gets this crazed, I get scared...He gets a very animalistic look in him...His eyes are black, just black, I mean cold, like an animal." 19. Nicole tells Faye Resnick, "I look at (OJ's) arms and think 'God, are these going to be the arms that kill me someday?" 20.

OJ admits to Resnick he was seeing a therapist over his volatile feelings for Nicole. 21. Nicole tells Kato she thought OJ would kill her with scissors. THE DAY OF THE MURDERS: 22. The murders happen after Nicole reject OJ's company at their daughter's dance recital. 23. In preparation for what appeared to be a rendezvous with someone, Nicole has a bath ready and is burning candles just before her murder. Prosecutor Chris Darden believes OJ spied his ex-wife Nicole lighting candles and killed her in a jealous rage. 24. DNA evidence proved that five blood drops found near the killer's footprints at the Bundy murder scene belong to OJ. 25. DNA evidence showed that OJ's blood trail from his Bronco to his Rockingham estate included: one blood drop behind the Bronco on the street (Rockingham), one on the driveway just inside the Rochingham gate, three more on the driveway leading to the front door of Simpson's residence, five on the floor of the foyer and one on the bathroom floor. 26. DNA test proved that spots of blood on the driver's door of the Bronco was OJ's. 27.

DNA tests proved that three blood stains found on the rear gate of Nicole's home belonged to OJ. 28. DNA tests proved that in at least one blood drop found at the Bundy murder scene, the chances of it belonging to anyone but OJ are about 170 million to one. 29. Just on the blood evidence alone, there's only one out of 57 billion chance that Simpson is innocent. Fifty-seven billion is approximately 10 times the current population of the entire world. 30. At the Bundy premises, Simpson's blood was found at the exact spot where the murders were committed. 31. Drops of OJ's blood lead from his driveway into the foyer of his Rockingham mansion. 32. Blood on socks in OJ's bedroom matches OJ's and Nicole's. 33. Cops find blood in the shower and sink of OJ's bathroom after the murders. 34. Tests show that three stains on the Bronco's console were a mixture of OJ's blood with that of both of the victims. Another console stain is a mixture of OJ's and Ron's blood, and Nicole's blood was found on the driver's side carpet. 35.

Nicole's DNA in blood found on OJ's socks, occurs in olny 1 out of 21 billion people. 36. DNA from Ron Goldman's blood found on the Rockingham glove, has only a 1-in-41 billion chance of belonging to someone else. 37. Cellmark, the nation's largest private DNA laboratory, ran 11 genetic tests on blood drops found at the crime scene and on a blood drop found in OJ's house - and every test matched it with OJ's blood. THE FIBERS: 38. Fibers on the knit cap found at the murder scene match material in OJ's Bronco. 39. Fibers on the bloody glove found behind OJ's house match carpeting in OJ's Bronco. 40. Forensic test confirm fibers on Ron's shirt match the dark sweatsuit Kato says OJ wore the night of the murders. HAIRS 41. Hairs found in the knit cap match OJ's. 42. Hair matching OJ's is found on Goldman's shirt. 43. A 12-inch hair matching Nicole's is discovered on the bloody glove. 44.

A bloody glove matching the glove found at the murder scene that was found on OJ's property within hours of the murders contains a hair with the same microscopic characteristics as Ron's and Nicole's. 45. The killer's bloody shoe print found at the murder scene is from a size 12 Bruno Magli shoe, the same size worn by OJ. 46. OJ denies owning Bruno Magli shoes but a photo of OJ from a 1993 football game shows him wearing Bruno Maglis that match the prints at the murder scene. 47. GLOBE publishes photos of the Juice wearing Bruno Maglis at another football game. 48. FBI agent William Bodziak testified in the trial that an area of the bloody shoe print inside OJ's bronco could have been made from the corner of a Bruno Magli shoe. 49.

Only 299 pairs of these size 12 rare Italian-made Bruno Magli shoes were ever distributed in the United States in 1991 and 1992, and were sold in olny 40 stores in the entire country, one of which is Bloomingdales in New York, where Simpson just happens to have a regular customer during the same period. THE GLOVES 50. A bloody glove matching the one at the murder scene is found behind OJ's house near the air-conditioning unit, where Kato hears three thumps. 51. The glove at the murder scene and the glove at OJ's home are extra large: OJ's size. And they are a matching right and left glove. 52. Both gloves are identical to the type Nicole bought for Simpson at Bloomingdales in December of 1990, one of only two hundred pairs like them sold through out the whole country that year. 53. Photos and videos of OJ show him wearing the gloves that match the ones found at his home and the murder scene. THE CUT ON OJ'S FINGER 54.

On the night of the murders, OJ cuts the knuckle of his left middle finger. Investigators determine the murderer is cut on the same side based on the blood drops found immediately to the left of the killer's shoe print. 55. Asked by police how he cut his finger, OJ first said: "I don't know". He then said he cut it in Chicago and immediately afterward said he reopened the cut in Chicago, admitting that he cut himself in L.A 56. When Simpson was interrogated by LAPD detectives on the afternoon after the murders, he said he had not cut himself the last time he was at the Bundy address a week earlier. Defense attorney tried to say that his blood at the murder scene came from a previous visit to the address; not on the day of the murders. 57. When police arrested Simpson he had three other cuts besides the deep wound on his finger and seven abrasions. ODD BEHAVIOR 58. OJ doesn't ask questions about his ex-wife's murder when police notify him in Chicago. 59. The Juice doesn't ask police anything about the safety of his two youngest children after he's told his wife has been murdered at her home. 60.

Simpson complains about the heat and sweats during his limo drive to LA airport- even though it is cool out and the air conditioning is on. 61. Flight attendant Beverly Deteresa says OJ gulped down glasses of water and went to the bathroom every 15 minutes throughout the flight. 62. OJ does not shed one tear during his first interview about the murder of his ex-wife. 63. He spends less than a minute at Nicole's grave during his first visit after he's acquitted of murdering her. 64. OJ promises to hunt down the "real" killer of Nicole and Ron Goldman, but fails to pursue his own investigation- even when private investigators offer their services to him for free. 65. The Juice expresses no surprise when police tell him he's a suspect in the murders. 66. Photos show OJ holding a gun to his head during the low-speed chase. 67. Simpson writes a suicide note that is read after his escape from arrest on June 17, 1994. The note is written from pal Robert Kardashian's house on June 15- and reeks of guilt. THE BRONCO 68.

Cellular phone records put OJ in his Bronco at 10:03 p.m., only minutes before the murders took place. 69. OJ's Ford Bronco is parked at a haphazard angle in front of his home the night of the murders. 70. OJ flees from cops on June 17, 1994 in Cowling's Ford Bronco. 71. Jennifer Peace, Cowling lover, tells a grand jury AC admitted OJ was heading to Mexico in the Bronco. 72. After OJ's arrest, police find in his possession a passport, a gun, a fake mustache and a beard, and fresh changes of underwear in the Bronco. 73. Police find cash totaling $8, 750 in Cowling's possession after the Bronco chase. Cowling later says OJ told him to carry the money. 74. A receipt found in the Bronco shows OJ purchased his false beard and mustache on May 27, 1994, just two weeks before the murders. NICOLE'S FAMILY 75.

Denise Brown testifies her reaction to Nicole's death was: "Oh my God, he killed her. He always said he would kill her". 76. Juditha Brown says OJ threatened to kill the Brown family in 1979 if Nicole left him. 77. Juditha says after OJ and Nicole divorced in 1992 he became "very neurotic" and phoned his former mother-in-law "six times a day" to tell her how upset he was about the split. THE CHICAGO HOTEL 78. Two plastic bags were missing from the hotel room in Chicago where OJ stayed. 79. A broken glass is found in OJ's Chicago hotel room the day after the murders. Simpson says he had reopened the cut on his finger on that glass after he heard the news of his ex-wife's murder. But the glass didn't have any blood on it. OJ'S ALIBIS 80. Defense witness Dr. Robert Huizenga, at one time the team physician for the Los Angeles Raiders, was called to the stand in the trial to establish that Simpson's arthritic condition would have prevented him from commiting the murders.

But he conceded on cross-examination that Simpson definitely was physically capable of commiting the murders of Nicole and Ron. 81. There's only one hour during the 24-hours day that OJ does not have an alibi: the hour of the murders. OJ brushes that off by saying he was home alone. 82. Defense attorney Johnnie Cochran tells the jury that OJ was chipping golf balls at the time the murders took place, while Simpson tells the limo driver he was napping. 83. When he's late for his limo, Simpson tell the chauffeur that he overslept. But the driver seeing a large figure about 6-ft 2-in tall, dresses in black and weighing 200 pounds, walk into the entrance of Simpson's home-at the time OJ says he was sleeping. 84. Also, the chauffeur says he saw this figure at the time he saw Kato walking around with a flashlight (after hearing the three thumps). And the figure was coming from the direction where Kato heard three thumps. 85.

Limo driver Park said he rang OJ's buzzer for 20 minutes without a reply, but shortly after he saw the figure going into Simpson's home, OJ answered the buzzer. 86. An expert testifies the bloody gloves would have fit OJ except that blood and moisture caused the extra-large gloves to shrink a full size. 87. OJ claims he couldn't have murdered anyone because of his old football injuries, but just before the slayings, he made an exercise video and he still plays golf on a regular basis. 88. OJ's son Jason, admits he originally thought his father was guilty. 89. OJ says blood at the murder scene came from times he played there with his children before, but the drops are close to the bloody footprints leading from the bodies. STUDIES 90. Experts say the murders are consistent with a rage killing, not a Mafia hit or a professional slaying. There is no sign of a break-in or a burglary at the murder scene. 91. In 60 percent of all domestic murders the killer beats his victim, strangles his victim, stabs his victim or slashes his victim's throat. THE KNIFE 92.

Jennifer Peace says AC told her the knife "sleeps with the fishes". 93. Friends say OJ knew Nicole's worst fear was to be killed with a knife CONFESSIONS 94. Nicole's mom Juditha Brown reveals she overheard OJ moaning "I loved you too much," over Nicole's casket. 95. Pals say OJ told Nicole "If I can't have you, no one else can". 96. Prosecutor Darden claims OJ told a pal the night of Nicole's murder "I'm going to get her. I'm going to teach her a lesson". 97. Ron Shipp say OJ told him he had dreams of killing Nicole. 98. OJ sobbed: "I didn't mean to do it. I didn't mean for things to turn out this way," according to Cowling's girlfriend Jennifer Peace. 99. GLOBE discovers OJ took a polygraph test before the trial and scored a minus 20, which is classified as deceptive. 100. OJ lawyer Robert Shapiro says "probably did it" is not sufficient to convict his client. 101.

Prison guard Jeff Stuart in the room when OJ talked to minister Rosey Grier swears in an affidavit he heard OJ shout: "I didn't mean to do it. I'm sorry." ...But still to this day, NOBODY will never forget who the real Nicole Brown was; a devoted mother, a beautiful women with a lot of dreams and hope but most of all, a very special person that would stay forever in our life for having touched us by her devastating end. - Edith Robitaille. 10 Images That Explain the O.J. Simpson Trial - ABC News ABC News 10 Classic Images That Explain the O.J. Simpson Trial By Colleen Curry WATCH Nicole Brown Simpson, Ron Goldman Crime Scene 0 Shares Email It's been twenty years since O.J. Simpson's name was splashed across headlines in connection with the murder of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman. The murder case -- and subsequent trial -- of Simpson captivated America. The trial was televised for more than 135 days in 1995 and the verdict was watched by more than 150 million people.

The Murder Getty Images The driver's license of Nicole Brown Simpson, left, the ex-wife of former football player O.J. Simpson, who was slain along with a friend, Ronald Lyle Goldman, right, at her home June 13, 1994. Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were found stabbed to death shortly after midnight on June 13, 1994. Police who investigated the scene determined that they were murdered on the night of June 12 and cops immediately suspected Brown's ex-husband, former Buffalo Bills running back O.J. Simpson. The Car Chase and Arrest Jean-Marc Giboux/Getty Images OJ Simpson Trial Simpson spent the days following the murder holed up at the home of his attorney, Robert Kardashian, who told police that Simpson would turn himself in on June 17. When Simpson didn't show, his lawyers held a news conference and read a statement from Simpson that many interpreted as a suicide note. Steve Granitz/WireImage/Getty Images OJ Simpson Trial Police then began a frantic search for Simpson, who was spotted in the white Ford Bronco around 6:30 p.m. that night.

As cops told him to pull over they saw he had a gun and dropped back and followed the car at a low speed as the vehicle headed to Simpson's home. Later, recordings were released of a phone conversation between an LAPD detective and Simpson that took place in the car in which the former football star had threatened to kill himself. The Defense Team Lee Celano/WireImage/Getty Images Defense attorneys Robert Shapiro and Johnnie Cochran confer during testimony in the OJ Simpson Criminal Trial, Feb. 9, 1995. Simpson's defense team became famously known as the "Dream Team" during the trial. Johnnie Cochran became the star, along with Robert Kardashian, Robert Shapiro, Alan Dershowitz, Gerald Uelmen, Carl E. Douglas and Francis Lee Bailey. The Prosecution AFP/Getty Images OJ Simpson Trial Marcia Clark rose to fame as the star prosecutor in the trial and even became a tabloid obsession herself, as the National Enquirer published topless photos of her taken on a beach and the country obsessed over her hair and makeup. After the trial, Clark said she felt "such guilt" about Simpson's acquittal.

She stopped working as a special trials lawyer and moved to the suburbs with her kids, going on to contribute legal analysis to several news outlets. Clark was joined by Deputy District Attorney Christopher A. Darden, who became best known for asking Simpson to try on the leather glove that had been found at the crime scene. The Leather Glove Sam Mircovich/AFP/Getty Images OJ Simpson Trial One of the most famous days in the trial was the day that Simpson was asked to try on a glove that was found at the scene of the crime. Simpson's defense team stipulated that he wear a latex glove to try it on. As the country watched, Simpson tried on the glove and found it to be too tight. Later, in his closing statements, Cochran hammered home the point by saying over and over again, "If it doesn't fit, you must acquit." The Witnesses AFP/Getty Images OJ Simpson Trial Kato Kaelin was a friend of Simpson's who became a star at the trial, with his long locks and meandering answers about what really happened the night of the murder. Mark Fuhrman was the controversial investigator from the LAPD who found the infamous bloody glove.

The defense accused Fuhrman of planting one of the gloves as part of a racist effort to frame Simpson. He was later discredited and convicted of perjury after testifying that he did not use the n-word when recordings of him surfaced using the word. The Judge Carolyn Cole/AFP/Getty Images OJ Simpson Trial Judge Lance Ito presided over the nine-month-long trial in downtown Los Angeles. He became such a celebrity that the "Tonight Show with Jay Leno" had a recurring bit called "The Dancing Itos" in which five impersonators performed choreographed dances. The Media Mike Nelson/AFP/Getty Images Defense attorneys Johnnie Cochran and Robert Kardashian arrive for the opening statements in the O.J. Simpson double murder trial in Los Angeles, Jan. 24, 1995. More than 90 million people watched the car chase on TV, and many stayed tuned in for the entirety of the Simpson case as it went to trial. Court TV rose to prominence as the place to watch trial coverage all hours of the day, while supermarket tabloids ran stories constantly about those involved in the case. Evening newscasts made it the most covered story of the year in 1995.

The Public Reaction AFP/Getty Images OJ Simpson Trial Hundreds stood outside the courthouse during the trial and on the day of the verdict. During the verdict, cameras captured a gathering of black viewers at AME Baptist Church in Los Angeles reacting to the the acquittal, cheering and crying at the result. 0 Shares Coroner lays out detailed theories of killings 10/18/96 - 07:43 PM ET - Click reload often for latest version ONE YEAR LATER: June 12, 1995, marked one year since Nicole Brown, center, and Ronald Goldman, right, were slain. O.J. Simpson, left, has been in jail since June 17, 1994 (AP). Coroner lays out detailed theories of killings The final moments in the lives of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman a year ago, according to prosecutors, went something like this: In a surprise, nighttime attack on the front steps of her condominium, Ms. Simpson was knocked unconscious against a post or handrails by a strong assailant and stabbed in the neck and head with a 6-inch knife.

As she lay in a pool of her own blood, the attacker would have had time to turn attention to Goldman. He was grabbed by the larger assailant, who used the same knife to weaken Goldman with two careful slashes across the neck. Goldman, still able to offer some resistance but trapped in a small gated-in area, was stabbed in the head, heart and lung. The attacker then could have returned to finish off Ms. Simpson. This is the scenario of the June 12, 1994, murders as presented during testimony from Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran, the county coroner. The defense insists O.J. Simpson is innocent and theorizes that multiple murder weapons and multiple killers were at work. Lakshmanan set forth a theory with incredible detail, from the size and shape of the knife to the possible order of many blows and slashes: THE KNOCKOUT Ms. Simpson was wearing a short black dress, black panties and no shoes. The absence of semen in her panties suggested that she hadn't been raped or had consensual sex before her murder.

She had not taken any drugs, and only a small amount of alcohol was in her system, probably the result of two glasses of wine with dinner. Early in the attack, the assailant delivered a nasty blow to Ms. Simpson's head, as evidenced by a bruise, nearly an inch in size, on the right side of her head. For the reddish-brown color to appear, Ms. Simpson's heart would have had to be pumping for a minute or more. Her head had to have been struck by something smooth, round and hard, such as the handle end of a knife or a metal handrail or metal post, like those at the crime scene. The coroner ruled out the rough, stucco wall because the wound didn't have any scratches. The blow was so strong that it left an injury on the surface of her brain. "Can you give us some indication as to the degree of force that's required?" prosecutor Brian Kelberg asked. "Well, like a knockout punch," the coroner replied. THE FIRST STABBINGS Close to the time of the head blow, the assailant stabbed Ms. Simpson three times in the left side of the neck and nicked her once.

The bleeding from the wounds again shows that Ms. Simpson's heart was beating when they were delivered. The coroner also was able to narrow down the kind of weapon used by looking at the size and configuration of the cuts. "My opinion is that they were all three (stabs) caused by a single-edged knife, and that is each of the wounds have a blunt end and a sharp end," he said. The cuts may not have been severe enough to have killed Ms. Simpson, but they would have caused extensive bleeding and could have explained the blood on steps above her body. Although Lakshmanan couldn't say which came first - the head blow or the neck wounds - he suggested that Ms. Simpson was somehow restrained, either by being dazed or by being held, when the assailant cut her neck. "They (wounds) are localized to one area of the neck, which would signify that there was some limitation of movement," he said. The nature of the wounds suggested that if the assailant were using the right hand, the attacker would have been face to face with Ms. Simpson. If using the left hand, the attack would have come from behind.

THE GOLDMAN MURDER Goldman arrived to return a pair of glasses Ms. Simpson's mother had left at the restaurant where Goldman worked and the Browns dined that night. Goldman was wearing jeans and a shirt. He had no signs of alcohol or drugs in his system. The murder could have taken a minute or less. "We all heat our coffee cups in the microwave oven, and we all know that a minute takes a long time," the coroner told jurors. The killer started by stabbing Goldman twice across the neck with parallel, non-lethal cuts that were carefully made when Goldman likely was being restrained from behind. "You can see this type of injury when somebody is immobilized, and you are threatening to do bodily harm to them," the coroner said as he demonstrated the act on Kelberg. The cuts came before the fatal slashes elsewhere in the body because of evidence of bleeding, indicating that the heart was still beating. With Goldman pinned in a gated-in area, about 6 feet by 4 feet, the assailant could have worked with savage efficiency. The next wounds likely were the stabs to the head behind the left ear, vicious, twisting cuts shaped by Goldman's efforts to get away.

"The head (could have been) pulled away at the time this plunge took place, which would cause this ripping of the skin by the knife as it's being withdrawn from the body," Lakshmanan said. Those wounds could have been fatal if left untreated. But there were more. The next ones likely came from knife lunges to the heart and one lung - fatal wounds that would cause a quick death. RETURN TO NICOLE The attacker probably pinned Ms. Simpson to the ground, as evidenced by a mottled bruise on her lower back that could be caused by the shoe sole of a heavy person. Simpson weighs 210 pounds. Ms. Simpson's head then was pulled back, perhaps by her blond hair, as the attacker slashed her throat from left to right. The neck position at the point of the cut can be determined by the fact that no blood flowed into her windpipe. The cut was vicious. The knife sliced through both carotid arteries - which provide blood to the brain - nearly cut through one jugular vein and left the second jugular vein dangling by a thread. The cut was clean.

"That means there was no resistance whatsoever when that wound was being inflicted," Lakshmanan explained to jurors, using autopsy photos to illustrate his point. The wound was angled from the left side of her neck and up toward the right ear, suggesting the attacker was right-handed or at least using the right hand to hold the knife. Simpson is right-handed. "'The injury you are discussing injured nearly all the four major blood vessels there," the coroner said. "And this would lead to sometimes immediate death or death within a very few minutes." By The Associated Press

Question: Not that OJ did it, but who was murdered along side Nicole Brown Simpson on June 12, 1994?
Answer: Ronald Goldman