The June 12th Celebrity Crime

This date is the 13th anniversary of the horrific deaths of Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman. This crime captured the attention of the nation more than any other has before, or since. Memories do fade, but this is what I remember about it:

The savage and over-the-top brutality, pointed to a professional hit by at least 2 persons - not by a single aging sports celebrity like O.J. Simpson.

The medical examiner, Dr. Golden who did the autopsies, testified at the preliminary hearing, of finding evidences that two different knives were used to commit the crimes. Because this finding did not support the prosecution's theory of O.J. Simpson as the lone killer who killed both victims, he was never heard from again at the trial.

Nicole's mother told a reporter on the day after the slayings, that she last talked to her daughter shortly after 11 pm on the previous (Sunday) evening, upon returning to her home in Dana Point, almost 2 hours from Westwood. If this was true, Simpson could not have done it, because he was in his limo on the way to the airport at the same time. Of course, this was never brought up again, since the prosecution theorized that the crime was committed between 10:15 pm and 10:35 pm.

The police were motivated to quickly solve this high profile crime, and it appears that they 'helped' the evidence along to implicate Simpson who they believed to be guilty. This plot was led by the racist cop Mark Fuhrman, who was not part of the elite investigating team, but inserted himself into the investigation using his knowledge of the Simpsons and their neighborhood. What they didn't count on, was that Simpson would launch his own spirited defense with able and experienced defenders, and challenge all the purported findings of their shoddy investigation.

It strains credibility, that Simpson would be smart enough to get rid of the weapon, bloody clothes etc., but dumb enough to leave one glove at the scene and take the other to his home, and then throw it behind his house. Of course, there, it was conveniently 'found' by none other than Mark Fuhrman - what a coincidence!

The prosecution's star witness, Mark Fuhrman, perjured himself on the stand, and lost all credibility that anything he did or said, was true. He was a major hole in the prosecution's attempt to get a conviction, and he sunk the prosecution's case lower than the sinking of the Titanic. This and other missteps, revealed a team of incompetent prosecutors, who were outsmarted and outmaneuvered by one of the best criminal defense teams, ever! But they still blamed the jury instead of themselves for Simpson's acquittal.

It's more plausible that Simpson contracted with professional killers to do the killings. Had the prosecution pursued this more likely scenario, they perhaps would have obtained a conviction. Instead they pursued a course that attempted to play up the stereotype of the savage, animistic, murderous Black man, who had a history of spousal abuse, and was therefore probably guilty of these horrific crimes. Their case was full of lies and contradictions, and in the end, resulted in Simpson being acquitted.

As of this moment, Simpson is still being hounded for a civil judgement obtained in a subsequent star-chamber preceding before an all-white jury, in a Santa Monica, Ca. courtroom. Simpson was always more comfortable with white folks as friends, lovers, benefactors and associates, now he has to endure the flip-flop of their despising and hatred of him, for the rest of his life.

I can't say I have much sympathy for him.