OJ is trying to sell "the knife"

[Arnold_OldSchool]

http://www.kansascity.com/2012/10/19...eportedly.html

The dagger-like knife is arguably one of the most sought-after murder weapons in American history.

Now, 18 years after the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman, reports have surfaced alleging that O.J. Simpson stashed the knife he used to slash their throats in the Bahamas, just a boat trip away from his former Kendall home. The first unconfirmed report, quoting unnamed sources, was published in The National Enquirer, and quickly spread from there.

The Juice, reports say, purportedly wants to sell it as a $5 million souvenir of a perfect crime.

“He’s looking for a strictly cash deal so that the money can be deposited in offshore accounts and can’t be traced directly to him,’’ a source, identified only as someone close to the pro football Hall of Famer, told The Enquirer.

The story made Ron Goldman’s father’s blood boil.

“There has been enormous speculation over the years of where it is and what it is,’’ David Cook, lawyer for Fred Goldman, told The Miami Herald on Thursday about the knife. “It has reached that point where we’ve literally gone into the macabre. ... If this story is to be believed, it is an act of pure narcissism on the part of Simpson.’’

Simpson’s former wife, 35, and her friend, 25, were found beaten and stabbed to death on July 12, 1994, at her home in Brentwood, a tony West Los Angeles neighborhood.

The agent allegedly handling the deal doesn’t know where the knife is, but “insiders” suspect it could be in the Bahamas, a place that would have been easy to get in and out of by boat, the tabloid said.

But Simpson’s camp said the idea that he would even have the knife is “ludicrous,’’ let alone be trying to sell it.

“The extent of the search for that knife was phenomenal,’’ said Patrick McKenna, the West Palm Beach private detective hired by Simpson’s legal team during the murder trial.

Investigators tore up Simpson’s home, searched every trash can in Los Angeles International Airport and even pulled out the toilet in the American Airlines jet that O.J. boarded to fly to Chicago after the murders.

“It just defies logic that he would have the knife. In my opinion, he is and always has been innocent,’’ McKenna said.

Simpson, now serving a 33-year prison term in Nevada for robbery, is eligible for parole in 2017, and may need the money to help fund legal battles.

J.P. Morgan Chase foreclosed on his Kendall home earlier this year, and Cook said the Goldman family has received a “healthy sum of money” from Simpson’s various holdings, including the home.

While he still earns a sizable pension from the NFL, those close to him believe that he is broke and not likely to get out of jail anytime soon.

Simpson was acquitted in 1995 of the murders of his former wife and Goldman in “the trial of the century.’’ It was marked by accusations that the evidence had been tainted, and it exposed deep rifts in the reaction to the verdict between blacks and whites.

Two years later, Simpson was found liable by a civil jury for Goldman’s death, awarding the Goldman family $33.5 million. Cook said the family received at least $400,000 from the proceeds of Simpson’s book, "If I Did It: Confessions of a Killer," and also received money in the former gridiron star’s bankruptcy settlement.

Simpson’s current lawyer, Yale Galanter, could not be reached for comment.

[Steve W.]

He really has no shame or dignity, does he?

[1990 UM fan]

Originally Posted by Steve W.

He really has no shame or dignity, does he?

Apparently not. I just wish he'd go away already.

[Kane]

Originally Posted by Steve W.

He really has no shame or dignity, does he?

No, apparently he has neither. Since his 1995 acquittal on murder charges, he has rarely lost a chance to flaunt the fact that he got away with slaughtering two people. While some legitimately innocent may have some odd quirks, I'd like to know what innocent person suspected of murder would behave the way OJ has.

By the way, if you need some comic relief on the matter, I suggest googling the words "OJ Simpson" and "prank calls." You will find a video interview he did in 2007 (shortly before his arrest on robbery charges), in which he received questions from prank callers. One of those callers asked OJ if he killed Bill Walsh (the late football coach).

[catlover79]

No comment!!!

[Big3sCompanyFan]

Originally Posted by Kane

No, apparently he has neither. Since his 1995 acquittal on murder charges, he has rarely lost a chance to flaunt the fact that he got away with slaughtering two people. While some legitimately innocent may have some odd quirks, I'd like to know what innocent person suspected of murder would behave the way OJ has.

By the way, if you need some comic relief on the matter, I suggest googling the words "OJ Simpson" and "prank calls." You will find a video interview he did in 2007 (shortly before his arrest on robbery charges), in which he received questions from prank callers. One of those callers asked OJ if he killed Bill Walsh (the late football coach).

Totally agree that OJ is the scum of the earth but what I don't get is F.Lee Bailey's blockbuster news! U guys hear it?

He said he has 1 or 2 witnesses that he was ready to put on the stand from the night of the murder that showed OJ was innocent! NO WAY IN HELL!

[robyrob]

i think it would be fitting if someone actually bought the knife, secretly videotaped the exchange, they were somehow able to get O.J. and the victims trace DNA off of the knife and then charge him with perjury, tampering with evidence, obstruction of justice, illegal parking and anything else under the sun to charge him with to make sure he never sees the light of day again.

[Retro4Life]

The Huffington Post says this came from an "anonymous source" who told this to the National Enquirer.

Apply your skepticism shields, please.

[Vahan]

As much as I hate O.J. for what he had done, at the same time, I can't help but feel saddened everytime I see him.

What I mean by that, I mean that he had such a great career as a football player, a commercial spokesperson, and a movie star, but then chose to throw it all away over jealousy, something that he obviously took too far.

[catlover79]

This 1977 TV movie with Elizabeth Montgomery looks pretty chilling, just seeing these promos, in hindsight:

[Vahan]

Contrary to popular belief, the 3rd Naked Gun film was not O.J.'s final project as an actor.

It was actually an unaired NBC pilot for a proposed series called Frogmen. Simpson was to have played as a leader of a group of former Navy SEALs. I heard that the L.A.P.D. currently has the rights to all the raw footage and other related materials.

And here's something else: In Frogmen, there was a scene where he holds a knife to the throat of a woman.

[catlover79]

Speaking of 33 1/3, one of my classmates saw it when it came to the dollar theater in the summer of 1994 - right when the whole thing started. He said that when OJ made his first appearance in the movie, the entire audience booed.

[Vahan]

Yeah, I know.

[catlover79]

That is chilling about Frogmen. I'd never heard of it before.

[Big3sCompanyFan]

Did OJ have a love scene in that movie with Elizabeth Montgomery??