The FBI has released nearly 500 never-before-seen files on OJ Simpson that reveal more details about the infamous case.
The installment was released Friday and largely covers the investigation into the 1994 murders of Simpson’s ex-wife, Nicole Brown, and her friend Ron Goldman.
Simpson was acquitted of criminal charges in 1995, following a high-profile trial that captured the nation’s attention.
He was later found civilly liable and ordered to pay the victims’ families $33.5 million. He maintained his innocence until his death in April at age 76.
The secret documents show the lengths to which the FBI went to keep its findings secret.
The FBI has released nearly 500 never-before-seen files on OJ Simpson that reveal more details about the infamous case.
The secret documents show the lengths to which the FBI went to keep its findings secret.
The files also reveal the great effort investigators went to to identify the shoes worn by the killer.
“Due to the intense media interest in captioned material and the potential detrimental impact that public release could have on pending criminal proceedings, the following information should be handled on a strict need-to-know basis and should not be disseminated outside of the FBI,” it said. one published states of the internal note.
The files also reveal the enormous effort that investigators went to to identify the shoes worn by the killer.
Los Angeles homicide detectives determined the shoe was a rare pair of Bruno Magli shoes, and agents flew to the manufacturer in Italy in an attempt to obtain more information.
Agents sent to the factory were informed: “under no circumstances should interviewing agents mention that this investigation concerns OJ Simpson or the homicide investigation in Los Angeles, California.”
Other details include lists of materials found at the scene that were sent for DNA testing.
Also among the documents are two rambling letters dated June 1994, written by an individual who claims to have had visions about the murders.
‘I can’t sleep at night. The dreams I have, where the puzzle pieces fit together. And the last dream is that the killer is still out there and chasing me,” she reads.
The FBI releases the records it maintains on people after they die.
Nicole Brown (pictured with ex-husband Simpson) was found brutally murdered along with a friend in 1994.
Ron Goldman was the second victim of the frantic double homicide
Pools of blood were found where the bodies of Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman were discovered
Simpson was acquitted of criminal charges in 1995, following a high-profile trial that captured the nation’s attention.
The tranche was published as ‘Part 01’, although it is unclear if further documents will be submitted.
Simpson became one of America’s most infamous figures after being charged with the 1994 murders.
He became the star of ‘Trial of the Century’, which gave the world its first look at reality TV.
Viewers were captivated by the 11-month ordeal, which featured several scandalous twists and turns.
Judge Lance A. Ito’s decision to allow only one camera in his courtroom arguably affected the case, providing daily lewd sound bites and memorable clips of bombastic attorneys and emotional witnesses.
Defense attorney Johnnie Cochran uttered one of the most notable lines during the trial in his closing argument that has permeated pop culture: “If it doesn’t fit, you should acquit him.”
He was referring to the gloves found at the crime scene that he said couldn’t be OJ’s because his hand was too big.
Simpson, a former football running back who played 11 seasons primarily with the Buffalo Bills, reinvented himself as an actor before the Brown and Goldman murders.
He died of cancer in April at the age of 76 and maintained his innocence until then.
Although acquitted of the murders, his reputation was forever tarnished and the latter part of his career was marked by a series of sordid enterprises.
In 2008 he was jailed for armed robbery in Nevada and served nine years in prison.
He again maintained his innocence and claimed he was just trying to recover sports memorabilia that was taken from him.
Simpson never admitted to the murders and died owing the victims’ families more than $100 million.
