I have to start by saying that I never believed that OJ Simpson commited murder. I always believed that there was more than 1 person who killed both Nicole and Ron. I believe that the reason had to do with drugs; that Nicole and Ron retired to her home to do drugs and have sex, and met their fatal end. Now that would be enough to enrage a husband; but I think that Nicole had a Cocaine habit and she owed the drug dealers. Her debt wasn't paid, and they killed her; when you owe, that is how it works. Ron was in the wrong place at the wrong time. There were documented reports back then that said she had a problem with drugs, that she used them in her home while her children were there and that she had sex with different men in the home while her children were there. It was also reported that OJ refused to pay any drug debts for Nicole. It's not unusual for the rich and famous to get involved with Coke, because it is a party drug. Some people live for that party; I believe she was one of them. Neither deserved to die in the manner that they did; but for OJ to kill 2 people at his age and the condition of his body; he's old? Well, I find it inconceivable. He's not the same man that ran through the airport for Hertz. OJ did take care of Nicole and her family; he was a rich man, and I don't think any of them wanted for anything. I didn't see where Nicole elevated herself in her life; like in education or charity work. She and her family was taken care of; why should her husband be happy about a wife who was a drug addict and cheater? That may add up to many arguments; possibly fights and maybe murder for some men; but not murder for OJ. Not to me.
The Goldman's .....well they get on my nerves each time I see them. No amount of money is going to bring Ron back. It was reported that Ron did not have a good relationship with his father at the time of his death and that he was closer to his Mom. I don't see the Mom going after money for her son. I'm sure she grieves for him every day; and each time she sees them on TV it grieves her even more. They just seem like money grubbers to me. Ron did not deserve to die in that manner, I do agree. But money is not going to satisfy anything. Each time I see his sister, she's crying; money is not going to dry those tears no matter how relentless they are in trying to obtain it. If OJ wasn't who he is; they would be getting $1,000-$1,500 from a victim's fund and that's it, had the average Joe from the street killed Ron.
Finally, the author of the book Pablo and these new allegations of kidnapping and so forth. My advice to OJ is that he has no true friends; and they all want to cash in; he needs to cut them all off. First of all, I think Pablo's story was greatly exaggerated. If I really had this fear of OJ, he would have to get someone else to write his book. All I saw in him on the show was he wanted more money and noterity. As far as his new charges are concerned, there are "thugs" on both sides of the coin; the men with OJ's items and OJ's people. If OJ says they were stolen from him, how did they get them? He wanted them back I guess for sentimental reasons. It was said that they were not worth more than $1000-$2000. The Goldman's wanted them. I don't believe he had a gun; one of the men with the items said he didn't have a gun; I saw that on TV. I also thought that kidnapping required some type of movement from one place to another by force. No one made a case against the men for the stolen items. They want OJ so bad they over looked that; if they received stolen goods, that's a crime. He made a bad judgement call and should have gone about it another way; could it be that he probably couldn't count on the police to help him because of the issues that still haunts him? He may be cocky and arrogant, but that doesn't mean he killed anyone. I see the same arrogance and cockiness in Mr. Goldman for that matter.
Johnny Cochran died several years ago-he did the job he was paid to do; to defend OJ. He was a brilliant lawyer; the man is not here to defend himself or his name now.
I don't believe what they said about him on the show; nor do I think he was taunting the Goldman' s at the time when the verdict was read. I didn't hear the Brown's report that; nor do I see the Brown's on the same forum as the Goldman's talking about money. That says a lot to me.
(Original Air Date: 10/15/08) The speculation surrounding O.J. Simpson has never stopped since his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and Ron Goldman were tragically murdered 13 years ago. Millions watched O.J.'s infamous white Bronco chase on TV. The murder trial, which lasted 10 months, is often called the trial of the century and was the most watched in history. Simpson stirred the controversy again by attempting to publish a book called, If I Did It. While he says it's a work of fiction, the family of Ron Goldman believes If I Did It is his confession, and that he got caught up in the interview process for the book and forgot that he was supposed to be speculating rather than reporting. Now, the Goldmans are the focus of a huge controversy as they take over publishing the tome. Are they justified in taking the profits away from the man they believe to have killed their loved one? And, meet the ghostwriter of If I Did It, Pablo Fenjves, a man who sat across the table from O.J. for over three months as the former football star told him how it would have happened -- if he had been the killer. Join Fenjves as he goes back to the crime scene and reveals compelling details from his conversations with Simpson. Plus, Dr. Phil offers his take on O.J. and this now best-selling book. Was it a confession, or is it truly just a hypothetical account? Tell us what you think!
