The OJ case: What most likely happened

*This is a re-upload of our OJ episode with some small corrections*

0:00 Intro
0:50 Backstory
2:36 Theory 1
3:54 Theory 2
5:47 Theory 3
6:51 Theory 4
7:56 What most likely happened

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[lawrencestrabala]

They were stabbed to death? They were far more than stabbed to death. Nicole was damn near beheaded

[devmag]

Yeah he did it. Good lord. People still defending him are beyond obtuse.

[membering]

I remember after all this went down. O.J. vowed to search for Nicole and Ron's killer on every golf course in America.

[Bronx_Yankee]

I saw him getting yelled at in Miami by a bunch of middle aged women in a restaurant yelling “killer, murderer, assassin….” He just smiled and said “good morning, good morning” as if it was nothing.

[mikegalvin]

It always reminded me of the Sherlock Holmes story Silver Blaze. "The key to the mystery, my dear Watson, was the strange behavior of the dog in the night. I don't understand. The dog did nothing in the night. Precisely!" Kato, the Simpson Akita dog (one of the world's best guard dogs) was right there. Had anyone other than his master attacked his mistress, he would have defended her with his life. Therefore it had to be OJ.

[BoogerDeluxe]

Ive watched an interview of a black female juror of the trial and when she was asked if her and other black jurors had voted not guilty in response to the beating of Rodney king, her reply was “yes”. Truly pathetic.

[calebwilliams]

Other evidence not listed here. 1) A woman driver at an intersection halfway between Nicole's house & OJ's house reported almost being struck in the intersection by a speeding white Bronco w/its headlights turned off around 10:30. 2) At about 10:40 someone sneaking around behind the guest house on Simpson's property ran into an air conditioning support bracket so hard it violently shook the wall and startled the occupant inside, and then, 3) moments later the limo driver who was waiting to take Simpson to the airport saw Simpson appear from around the side of his house and go inside the front door, when just minutes earlier the limo driver rang the front doorbell and no one answered. After seeing Simpson go inside he went back & rang the doorbell again & Simpson answered the door.

[zaq]

One very minor correction: The White Bronco in the freeway “chase” actually belonged to Cowlings. He had a nearly identical one to OJ’s. The other Bronco had been impounded as evidence.

[rankpa]

I never heard an explanation for why OJ’s Bronco had a tarp and a shovel in back. It always left me thinking that there was probably a pre-dug hole somewhere up in the hills above Brentwood where Nicole’s body was intended to disappear. Ron Goldman showing up screwed up that plan.

[raysolorzano]

Of course he killed her. An innocent man does not attempt to run, write a suicide note, and write a book saying how he would have killed her. Clear signs of a guilt filled guilty killer.

[odeleon]

Remember: OJ didn’t do it. And even wrote a book about if HE DID IT, with details of the murders. Plus gave an interview for how hypothetically the murders happened. Super innocent as we can see.

[hatuletoh]

People who weren't around in the mid-90s and before have no idea how well-liked OJ was, and how at first, no one believed he'd done it. As the trial went on, it became obvious to pretty much everyone that he was guilty (there were a few strident black people who still defended him, but I dont think that even they REALLY thought he wasn't guilty). Initially though, everyone thought he'd been in Chicago when the murder occurred, and then he was questioned and released by LAPD--they wouldn't have released him if he was a viable suspect, right? Besides all that, he was a wealthy, well-spoken, Heisman Trophy winning NFL HoF-er and national broadcater; the longtime Hertz spokesman; and Nordberg, Frank Drebin's partner in the "Naked Gun" films. Everyone loved Nordberg--the role was small, but OJ was great in it. Why would a guy like that, a guy who seemingly had everything, go on a stab-crazy kill spree against the mother of his own children and some poor schmuck waiter? Maybe if it had looked like a professional hit, like the way people imagine the rich can make a call and get rid of a problem, there might have been immediate suspicions. But an out of control, deeply personal, hands-on murder? The OJ everyone thought they knew could never do that, and anyway, he was in Chicago. And it must be said, his history of domestic abuse was not known to the public at the time. Both the police and the media kept it under wraps in a way that probably seems incredible to people who don't remember how the world worked 30+ years ago. But celebrities back didn't have their careers ended for slapping their wives around, at least not celebrities about whom the media and local cops thought favorably. Then came the slow-speed White Bronco Chase, and some opinions began to shift; by the end of the trial pretty much everyone agreed he was guilty. And if it wasn't a universally accepted fact that OJ was a psycho killer before, it sure as hell was after he released that super creepy "If I Did It" book.

[everythingbobbywolfe]

You know, typically the only time I have 10k in cash, a gun, disguise, passport and emergency clothes is when I commit double homicides. Other than that, I rarely carry all those items at the same time

[lincoln]

I was coaching with a former Buffalo Bill defensive end, during the late 90's. He mentioned that OJ was very brutal in his treatment of the Rookies. Actions that would be out of line and borderline evil but he was allowed to get away with it because of his status on the team. When asked if he thought OJ could be guilty, he said ABSOLUTELY!
FYI: innocent people don't jump on a plane in the middle of the night to turn and a fly back home unless you're trying to invent an alibi. You also don't take money, a disguise and your best friend to drive you "out of town" when the cops decide to charge you with the crime.

[matthewdavis]

What everyone forgets is he left Nichole brutally murdered for her children to find. Thankfully they were found by a neighbor first.

[LaserRanger]

Pretty straightforward. He was hanging out in the bushes, stalking the ex-wife and then saw some young, handsome dude coming up the walk. He freaked out and killed them both. He literally got away with murder, because he was a celebrity.

[lovelyandfloppy]

Watch the interview he did where he explains how he 'hypothetically' did it. Its truly chilling. He even reveals how Ron tried to do some karate move to defend himself. Scary.

[DionysusAlS]

There are 3 possibilities:
1. He did it.
2. He did it.
3. He did it.

[Jimmy]

The moment they said not guilty, the look on oj was not one of relief but the unmistakable look of ‘we pulled it off!”
Absolutely disgusting piece of flesh💩

[kevinac]

My high school teacher had a television rolled into the classroom to watch the verdict live. He turned it off in disbelief.