20 Years Later: An Alternate Look At The Murders Of Nicole Brown-Simpson & Ron Goldman

June 12th marks the 20th anniversary of the murders of OJ Simpson’s ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ron Goldman. The murders, OJ’s slow speed chase and the trial were the precursors of media transforming into the TMZ-24/7 news cycle we currently live in.

The case had everything; money, a professional athlete, plus race and intrigue. It divided the nation and made media stars out of everyone involved. Opinions on OJ’s guilt or innocence seemed to  generally be drawn along racial lines, with more white people believing OJ was guilty, while black people tended to believe that OJ was a victim of the establishment and racist cops planting evidence.

Two years ago a book was released by private investigator William C. Dear who spent 18 years investigating the case and concluded that the police missed a key suspect who likely committed the crimes and gave OJ an incentive to want to cover for him, his son from OJ’s first marriage, Jason Simpson.

Simpson was 24 at the time of the murders. Dear believes the evidence suggested Jason murdered the two as a rage crime – Dear claims he had ongoing psychological issues that required medication, which he was off at the time of the murders.

Dear also believes that OJ visited the crime scene shortly after the murders took place, which might explain why some of his DNA was connected to the crime.

Dear made a list of all potential suspects, visited the crime scene and other relevant places, conducted interviews, established a clear timeline of events, debunked alibis, collected evidence and generally aimed to subvert false assumptions made by the LAPD.

Below are the key pieces of evidence as to why Dear – who has solved cold case murders in the past – believes Jason Simpson is the real killer. These opinions are strictly Dear’s and presented here for entertainment purposes only.

The information is taken from a 2012 piece on Business Insider where Dear laid out his most compelling evidence which includes: medical reports on Jason Simpson’s mental health, previous situations involving Jason and rage attacks where a knife was used. Dog hair fibers that were located with some of the evidence collected against OJ – Jason owned a dog – his whereabouts on the night in question are unverified, evidence that an attorney was hired for Jason days after the murders but before OJ’s arrest.

Prior to the killings, OJ’s son Jason was diagnosed with “intermittent rage disorder” (AKA Jekyll and Hyde syndrome) and was given the drug Depakote to control his rage and seizures