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Police investigating knife found on OJ Simpson's former LA property Police investigating knife found on OJ Simpson's former LA property
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Los Angeles police are investigating and testing a knife that was found in a now-demolished house that used to be owned by OJ Simpson, the former football player who was acquitted of the murder of his wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, in 1995, according to the Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles police are examining knife that may have been found in a now-demolished house once owned by OJ Simpson, the former football player who was acquitted of the murder of his wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman, in 1995.
LAPD captain Andrew Neiman said that according to the person who handed it in, who is a retired LAPD officer, the knife was given to him while he was working a private security job for a film crew across the road from Simpson’s former Rockingham property a number of years ago. In a bizarre twist to a decades-old case that has long captivated the US, the LAPD confirmed on Friday that it was investigating the knife, which is said to have been discovered by a construction worker and handed to a police officer working on a movie set in the late 1990s.
Police obsessed for years over finding the knife used to kill Simpson’s ex-wife and her friend, Ronald Goldman. Detectives are now testing this knife to see where it may have come from, Neiman said, and the inquiry is still in its early stages. Remarkably, the police officer, who is now retired, appears to have kept the knife ever since as a memento.
The knife, which had “possibly” been found during the demolition of the house in 1998, was handed to the officer by a construction worker, Neiman said. The officer kept it as a memento. Appearing at a press conference, LAPD captain Andrew Neiman said the retired police officer claims he working off duty for a film crew across the road from Simpson’s former Rockingham property when he was given the knife by the construction worker.
Neiman said he was “surprised” at the action of the retired police officer, who was allegedly handed the knife years ago and did not hand it into his supervisors. Nieman would not specify precisely when the knife was handed in, however Simpson’s estate was demolished in 1998.
Police obsessed for years over finding the knife used to kill Simpson’s ex-wife and Goldman. Detectives are now testing this knife to see where it may have come from, Neiman said, and the inquiry is still in its early stages.
Neiman said the knife had been sent to the LAPD’s laboratory, where it will now be tested for forensic evidence including bodily fluids, hair samples, and DNA.
He stressed investigators were still looking into the evidence and the “story” to determine whether it was accurate.He stressed investigators were still looking into the evidence and the “story” to determine whether it was accurate.
Simpson is currently serving a 33-year prison sentence at the Lovelock for a 2007 armed robbery in Las Vegas. He was granted limited parole in July 2013, and is currently set to be released in 2017. Simpson is currently serving a 33-year prison sentence at the Lovelock Correctional Centre in Nevada for a 2007 armed robbery in Las Vegas. He was granted limited parole in July 2013, and is currently set to be released in 2017.
The existence of the knife, which is described as a “folding buck-knife”, was first reported by TMZ. Neiman declined to describe the knife, saying that its description would be part of efforts to verify its veracity, though he said that it was “not a machete.” The existence of the knife was first reported by celebrity news website TMZ, which reported that it came to light after the retired officer wanted to get it framed. Neiman declined to describe the knife, saying that its description would be part of efforts to verify its veracity, though he said that it was “not a machete.”
The OJ Simpson trial, when it took place in 1995, became a national sensation and brought racial tensions bubbling to the surface, splitting public opinion almost directly along racial lines. It was estimated that 100m people tuned in when jurors reached their “not guilty” verdict. The 1995 OJ Simpson trail became a national sensation and brought racial tensions bubbling to the surface. It was estimated that 100 million people tuned in when jurors reached their “not guilty” verdict.
Simpson was later found liable for the deaths in a civil suit. Although he was acquitted in the criminal trial, Simpson was later found liable for the deaths in a civil suit.
Neiman, talking to reporters at a press conference, did not specify when the knife was found by the construction worker but said it occurred “back in the 90s”. Neiman told reporters that the police officer who took possession of the knife was either retired at the time or retired soon thereafter. This means he will not face administrative charges, but Neiman told reporters that there would be an investigation as to whether criminal charges would be appropriate. “I would think an LAPD officer would know that any time you come into contact with evidence you should submit that to investigators,” Neiman said.
Neiman told reporters that the police officer who took possession of the knife was either retired at the time or retired soon thereafter. This means he will not face administrative charges, but Neiman told reporters that there would be an investigation as to whether criminal charges would be appropriate. “I would think an LAPD officer would know that anytime you come into contact with evidence you should submit that to investigators,” Neiman said.
Neiman said the officer who took possession of the knife “believed the case was closed ... [but] any case where we don’t have a conviction on all of the charges, or we are not able to prove to our satisfaction, remains an open case, and that’s the case here.”Neiman said the officer who took possession of the knife “believed the case was closed ... [but] any case where we don’t have a conviction on all of the charges, or we are not able to prove to our satisfaction, remains an open case, and that’s the case here.”
“It was brought to our attention that this retired officer had an item,” Neiman said, that “was possibly recovered from or taken from the Rockingham estate in the 90s ... we discovered it and our investigators immediately followed up on it.” “It was brought to our attention that this retired officer had an item,” Neiman also said, that “was possibly recovered from or taken from the Rockingham estate in the 90s ... we discovered it and our investigators immediately followed up on it.”
He did, however, say that even if the knife is proven to be the murder weapon and could link Simpson to the two killings, it was his understanding that “double jeopardy would be in place here. We could not charge Mr. Simpson.” He did, however, say that even if the knife is proven to be the murder weapon and could link Simpson to the two killings, it was his understanding that “double jeopardy would be in place here”, meaning the former football player and movie star could not be indicted on charges for which he has already been acquitted.
“We could not charge Mr Simpson,” Neiman said.
A member of Simpson’s legal team, attorney Carl Douglas, told the LA Times Friday that the alleged revelations about the knife are “ridiculous.”A member of Simpson’s legal team, attorney Carl Douglas, told the LA Times Friday that the alleged revelations about the knife are “ridiculous.”
“It’s amazing how the world cannot move on from this case,” Douglas told the Times. “And it, and the media, is apparently still fascinated by everything OJ Simpson.”“It’s amazing how the world cannot move on from this case,” Douglas told the Times. “And it, and the media, is apparently still fascinated by everything OJ Simpson.”
The discovery of the knife came just as the FX series American Crime Story: The People vs OJ Simpson has put the trial back into the forefront of public consciousness. The critically-acclaimed show, which stars Cuba Gooding Jr as Simpson, is now halfway through its 10-episode run.