What was in the defense team’s “mystery envelope”?
Judge Lance Ito revealed that in a closed session last March. As NEWSWEEK reported earlier, O. J. Simpson’s 15-inch stiletto was inside. Prosecutors had suggested the knife was missing and hinted it was the murder weapon. When it turned up at the estate, the defense wanted to use it as evidence that the police search was sloppy – but it didn’t get the chance. Prosecutors determined it wasn’t the knife in question, so they argued that it was irrelevant.
What was in the garment bag Robert Kardashian carried off?
TV footage showed O.J.’s Louis Vuitton bag bulging when he returned from Chicago, but it was empty when it was brought to court. Kardashian says he picked it up simply “to be a gentleman” and that police barred him from the estate when he tried to return it. Kardashian never testified, citing attorney-client privilege, but he has said that Simpson aide Cathy Randa later retrieved the bag and that he never looked inside. Randa told ABC News the bag contained “golf clothes, a suit,” which she hung in the closet. Kardashian scoffed: “Do you think O.J. would come home from Chicago and bring bloody clothes with him, knowing his house was ringed with police?” A Chicago cop testified that two plastic laundry bags were missing from Simpson’s hotel room.
Where was O.J. at the time of the murders?
The defense offered several weak alibis – that he was practicing his golf swing in the yard, taking a shower or packing for his flight. Last week Simpson called the Larry King show to say he was the shadowy figure that limo driver Allan Park saw enter the house, but that he was just setting his bag outside. Why do that with no lights on? The question may come up again in interviews and civil suits.
What were the three thumps Brian (Kate) Kaelin heard?
Prosecutors claimed O.J. bumped into the air conditioner outside Kate’s room as he dashed home after the murders, and dropped the bloody glove then. The defense said they might have been a signal
Where was O.J. headed in the white Bronco?
He said he was going to visit Nicole’s grave, but that didn’t explain the passport, disguise and $7,000 that police found inside. Was he planning to take his kids to Disneyland incognito, as defense attorneys claimed? Or was he bound for Mexico, as Al Cowlings’s ex-girlfriend charged? Where’s Kate the dog? Nicole’s Akita initially went to stay with O.J.’s son Jason, who changed the dog’s name to Satchmo, since “Kate” brought back sad memories. Reporters have been asking about his whereabouts now, but family members aren’t answering. Akitas are fiercely loyal to their owners, and this one may have seen the murders. Animal watchers will be interested in his reaction to O.J.
If not Simpson, who killed Nicole and Ronald Goldman?
O.J. vowed to find out – but his attorneys won’t say whether they are pursuing the “Colombian drug lords,” the mob hit men or the foiled burglars mentioned previously. The LAPD is looking no further.
