OJ Simpson
Alternative Murder Theories
O.J. has suggested a hitman killed Ron and Nicole. Those who agree with this theory say it is supported by the following details:
* The murder of Ron and Nicole was among a string of murders of people associated with O.J., Ron, and Nicole. Casimir Sucharski, a friend of O.J., was murdered two weeks after Ron and Nicole. On March 19, 1995 O.J.'s friend, record company promoter Charles Minor, was murdered. On July 30, 1993, eleven months before the famous double murder, Ron Goldman's friend Brett Cantor was killed with a knife in a manner identical to Ron and Nicole: from behind and across the throat and stabbed repeatedly on the arms and chest. Michael Nigg, a waiter at the Mezzaluna (Ron Goldman was also a waiter there) was shot in the head and killed. Another Mezzaluna waiter barely survived a car bombing.
* Many working at Mezzaluna were involved with the Mob and/or the drug trade.
* Photos of Nicole with known criminals of the drug trade in a hot tub and on a bed were shown on the news. O.J. said he was upset when he saw his children associated with the drug scene that Nicole had apparently become involved with.
* Barry Hoestler, a private investigator hired for the Simpson case by Robert Shapiro, said Nicole talked about the idea of opening a restaurant with Ron Goldman as her partner, and financing it with cocaine profits. Hoestler said Nicole and her friends were "over their heads with some dope dealers".
* Ron and Nicole were killed by a knife slicing across the throat and multiple stabbings. Their vocal chords were severed to prevent them from screaming. This is a common hitman technique employed to prevent the victim from alerting others. An enraged ex-husband is unlikely to know how to do this, but a hitman would know it.
* Nicole's best friend was Faye Resnick, a cocaine addict. Someone broke into Resnick's apartment to take documents and photographs. Later, Resnick skipped town. O.J.'s defense team said Nicole and Ron may have been killed by drug dealers to scare Resnick into paying her drug debt. Prosecutors said there was no evidence to back this theory.
* Blood collected near the bodies was so dried up that the DNA was destroyed. A DNA match to O.J. was impossible. On July 3, a small quantity of fresh blood was found on Nicole's back gate with no photo records of its existence on June 13 or June 14. This blood's DNA matched O.J. Simpson's DNA. According to the theory, the fresh blood should have dried too, so it must have been taken from O.J.'s blood (the blood he gave to the police) and was planted there later.
* There was an unexplained DNA mix on the steering wheel column of the car. The DNA was neither O.J.'s, nor Nicole's, nor Goldman's.
* The "car testimonies" of Park and Kato, which suggest unexplained movement of vehicle/s, were supressed from the trial.
* Al Cowlings once served as a bodyguard for convicted drug smuggler Joey Ippolito.
* Joey Ippolito escaped from a Florida jail three weeks before the murders and made many calls to O.J. According to the theory, Ippolito probably hired a hitman to commit the drug related murders. Frankie Viserto is one hitman known to be close to Ippolito. In the past, Viserto has tortured and beheaded his victims with a knife.
* Nicole's sister Denise Brown was often seen and photographed with ex-Mob enforcer and FBI informant Tony Fiato, a recruit of Ippolito. Denise denied that Fiato was her boyfriend.
* Police detectives broke state law and their own policy when they waited hours to summon the county coroner.
* In violation of policy, evidence remained in the processing room for three days before the first piece was booked in the secure ECU. The evidence was on a table top, and could be handled by anyone with access. 70 to 80 police personnel had access.
* Someone broke into Robert Shapiro's office, forced open a locked filing cabinet, and stole confidential papers related to the case.
* O.J. Simpson said that only once, in 1989, had he and Nicole got into a fight that injured her. Nicole used makeup in one of the photos showing her with facial bruises after the fight. He said Nicole's written statements of domestic abuse were a plan to get out of a prenuptial agreement.
O.J. has suggested a hitman killed Ron and Nicole. Those who agree with this theory say it is supported by the following details:
* The murder of Ron and Nicole was among a string of murders of people associated with O.J., Ron, and Nicole. Casimir Sucharski, a friend of O.J., was murdered two weeks after Ron and Nicole. On March 19, 1995 O.J.'s friend, record company promoter Charles Minor, was murdered. On July 30, 1993, eleven months before the famous double murder, Ron Goldman's friend Brett Cantor was killed with a knife in a manner identical to Ron and Nicole: from behind and across the throat and stabbed repeatedly on the arms and chest. Michael Nigg, a waiter at the Mezzaluna (Ron Goldman was also a waiter there) was shot in the head and killed. Another Mezzaluna waiter barely survived a car bombing.
* Many working at Mezzaluna were involved with the Mob and/or the drug trade.
* Photos of Nicole with known criminals of the drug trade in a hot tub and on a bed were shown on the news. O.J. said he was upset when he saw his children associated with the drug scene that Nicole had apparently become involved with.
* Barry Hoestler, a private investigator hired for the Simpson case by Robert Shapiro, said Nicole talked about the idea of opening a restaurant with Ron Goldman as her partner, and financing it with cocaine profits. Hoestler said Nicole and her friends were "over their heads with some dope dealers".
* Ron and Nicole were killed by a knife slicing across the throat and multiple stabbings. Their vocal chords were severed to prevent them from screaming. This is a common hitman technique employed to prevent the victim from alerting others. An enraged ex-husband is unlikely to know how to do this, but a hitman would know it.
* Nicole's best friend was Faye Resnick, a cocaine addict. Someone broke into Resnick's apartment to take documents and photographs. Later, Resnick skipped town. O.J.'s defense team said Nicole and Ron may have been killed by drug dealers to scare Resnick into paying her drug debt. Prosecutors said there was no evidence to back this theory.
* Blood collected near the bodies was so dried up that the DNA was destroyed. A DNA match to O.J. was impossible. On July 3, a small quantity of fresh blood was found on Nicole's back gate with no photo records of its existence on June 13 or June 14. This blood's DNA matched O.J. Simpson's DNA. According to the theory, the fresh blood should have dried too, so it must have been taken from O.J.'s blood (the blood he gave to the police) and was planted there later.
* There was an unexplained DNA mix on the steering wheel column of the car. The DNA was neither O.J.'s, nor Nicole's, nor Goldman's.
* The "car testimonies" of Park and Kato, which suggest unexplained movement of vehicle/s, were supressed from the trial.
* Al Cowlings once served as a bodyguard for convicted drug smuggler Joey Ippolito.
* Joey Ippolito escaped from a Florida jail three weeks before the murders and made many calls to O.J. According to the theory, Ippolito probably hired a hitman to commit the drug related murders. Frankie Viserto is one hitman known to be close to Ippolito. In the past, Viserto has tortured and beheaded his victims with a knife.
* Nicole's sister Denise Brown was often seen and photographed with ex-Mob enforcer and FBI informant Tony Fiato, a recruit of Ippolito. Denise denied that Fiato was her boyfriend.
* Police detectives broke state law and their own policy when they waited hours to summon the county coroner.
* In violation of policy, evidence remained in the processing room for three days before the first piece was booked in the secure ECU. The evidence was on a table top, and could be handled by anyone with access. 70 to 80 police personnel had access.
* Someone broke into Robert Shapiro's office, forced open a locked filing cabinet, and stole confidential papers related to the case.
* O.J. Simpson said that only once, in 1989, had he and Nicole got into a fight that injured her. Nicole used makeup in one of the photos showing her with facial bruises after the fight. He said Nicole's written statements of domestic abuse were a plan to get out of a prenuptial agreement.