Fez Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 On the stranger side of the news... Apparently, at some point in the past, a construction worker working at the site of OJ Simpson's old house, found a knife buried there. Its not clear when this happened, whether it was 1998 when the house was demolished or some other time. It almost certainly happened well after OJ was found not guilty though. The construction worker turned the knife over to a cop, who decided to keep the knife for himself. The only reason its now known about is that sometime in the past month or two, this cop was getting ready to retire and decided he wanted to get the knife engraved; so he asked someone in the homicide division for the LAPD case number assigned to the Brown/Goldman murders. That cop got suspicious and told his superiors, and the LAPD demanded that the knife be turned over, which it was, and now they are investigating it for forensic evidence. It is still an active case, after all. OJ cannot be tried again for the murders, but if the knife ends up having his fingerprints and Brown and Goldman's blood, or something like that, I wonder if there's any sort of perjury charge from the original case that could be brought against him. Or maybe the knife will actually point to someone else! (ha!) Either way, just a really strange story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterOJ Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Nothing to see here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martell Spy Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Very weird. Well, he said he was going to find the real killers. Now's his chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanteGabriel Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Heard something about this on the radio this morning. What a weird story. If all that is true (and it's hard to swallow the whole tale) that retired cop ought to be in a lot of trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fez Posted March 4, 2016 Author Share Posted March 4, 2016 8 minutes ago, DanteGabriel said: Heard something about this on the radio this morning. What a weird story. If all that is true (and it's hard to swallow the whole tale) that retired cop ought to be in a lot of trouble. Press conference by the LAPD now http://www.cbsnews.com/live/?linkId=21928300 They've confirmed that the knife was in the hands of an LAPD officer and had been since "the 1990s." ETA: And actually the cop has been retired since the 1990s as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NestorMakhnosLovechild Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 I'm not a criminal law attorney, but I would imagine that the "chain of custody" issues with this particular piece of evidence would prohibit it from ever being admitted in a Court proceeding. But, if it was tested and it had Simpsons' fingerprint and the blood of the victims, it would pretty much convince me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lany Freelove Cassandra Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 I was going to say the same thing as Nestor about the chain of custody issue making it not usable in a criminal trial. but it would be interesting to know if there was any "evidence" on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKitttenGuard Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 12 minutes ago, NestorMakhnosLovechild said: I'm not a criminal law attorney, but I would imagine that the "chain of custody" issues with this particular piece of evidence would prohibit it from ever being admitted in a Court proceeding. But, if it was tested and it had Simpsons' fingerprint and the blood of the victims, it would pretty much convince me. It is not like they can recharge OJ for the murders. Admissibility is a moot point in this time. I am in the camp of why does a former LAPD officer have this important evidence from a crime scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Pepper Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 I just want to know why this cop was dumb enough to go ask about the case number. Isn't this something he could have found on the internet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gronzag Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 There are people who doubt that he did it !? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tears of Lys Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 37 minutes ago, NestorMakhnosLovechild said: I'm not a criminal law attorney, but I would imagine that the "chain of custody" issues with this particular piece of evidence would prohibit it from ever being admitted in a Court proceeding. But, if it was tested and it had Simpsons' fingerprint and the blood of the victims, it would pretty much convince me. You mean you aren't convinced yet? As to why the ex-cop had the knife, there was NOTHING about this case that was typical. The popularity and fame of Simpson, the shocking nature of the killings, the bizarro way he conducted himself immediately afterwards all combined to make this case something that the media pounced on and spewed out at us for months. ANYTHING from this case (or even thought to be - it could easily be something just planted there by a "jokester") could go for big bucks on Ebay. Unfortunately, many of the police in this matter acted irresponsibly, if not reprehensibly. Not in somehow "framing" the Juice, but in coddling and kissing his ass for YEARS, all through the 911 calls Nicole made, pleading for help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fez Posted March 4, 2016 Author Share Posted March 4, 2016 31 minutes ago, TheKitttenGuard said: I am in the camp of why does a former LAPD officer have this important evidence from a crime scene. Here's another fun fact, per the LAPD spokesperson, the officer in question ended up with the knife because he was working off-duty for a movie that was filming on the street outside the house when whoever found the knife (LAPD hasn't confirmed that it was a construction worker) came up and gave it to him. The more I hear about this story the more I love it; if only because it harkens back to a simpler time in our national discourse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NestorMakhnosLovechild Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 1 minute ago, Tears of Lys said: You mean you aren't convinced yet? I do think OJ probably killed them, but I would not say that I am firm in my conviction. I think it is most likely what happened, but being "convinced" speaks to a certain level of conviction beyond what I currently have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelli Fury Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Another really strange aspect of the case is his defense team had his house redecorated to be "more black" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manhole Eunuchsbane Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 3 minutes ago, Kay Fury said: Another really strange aspect of the case is his defense team had his house redecorated to be "more black" Not so strange if that occurred before or during the trial. Pretty much a cornerstone of the defenses tactics was appealing to a mostly black jury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tears of Lys Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 6 minutes ago, NestorMakhnosLovechild said: I do think OJ probably killed them, but I would not say that I am firm in my conviction. I think it is most likely what happened, but being "convinced" speaks to a certain level of conviction beyond what I currently have. Fair enough. I assume, then, you aren't familiar with the evidence that was gathered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NestorMakhnosLovechild Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 4 minutes ago, Kay Fury said: Another really strange aspect of the case is his defense team had his house redecorated to be "more black" Well, that's not entirely untrue, but it is kind of misleading. OJ's defense team did redecorate his house to make him seem more relate-able to the jury, which was majority African American. Most of what they did I would charitably describe as "sanitizing" - removing pictures of OJ with white women and removing a nude picture of one of his white girlfriends and replacing them with pictures of his family and other black people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelli Fury Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 5 minutes ago, Manhole Eunuchsbane said: Not so strange if that occurred before or during the trial. Pretty much a cornerstone of the defenses tactics was appealing to a mostly black jury. It was but that just seems like an odd way to go about appealing to the jury. Acquittal through home decor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sologdin Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 the evidence with which i am familiar is that an investigator of the crime perjured himself with regard to his own racism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NestorMakhnosLovechild Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Just now, Kay Fury said: It was but that just seems like an odd way to go about appealing to the jury. Acquittal through home decor Criminal defense attorneys always want their clients to be relate-able and to put on a certain appearance for the jury. They're always putting on a show. It's just not in every case that the jury gets to walk through a client's house. But in principle, this is no different than the idea of dressing up the client in a jacket and slacks for the trial when their normal apparel is t-shirts and jeans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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