On October 3rd, 1995,
“roughly 100 million people, internationally, stopped whatever they were doing
to watch the verdict announcement” of number one suspect Orenthal James Simpson
to the murder of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson (“The Salton Sea…”). The
young, vibrant, blonde model from Frankfurt, Germany, was brutally murdered
outside her beautiful Las Angeles home by who, still to this day, is
unidentified. This unsolved case leads to several conspiracy theories to be
developed:
1.
Did
O.J. Simpson murder Nicole Brown Simpson?
2.
Did
O.J. Simpson hire a serial killer, Glen Edward Rogers, to murder Nicole Brown
Simpson?
3.
Was
Nicole murdered by an unexpected third party source?
Let’s
examine Nicole Brown Simpsons personal life, the conspiracy theories of the
murder, and the possibilities on who could have really committed this ghastly
crime.
Character Analysis
Who was Nicole Brown Simpson? She
was a daughter of seven from Germany, but is most commonly known as the wife of
famous football player, O.J. Simpson. The move from Frankfurt, Germany, to
Garden Grove, California, was no trouble for the vibrant young teen who spent
her days at the beach and even made homecoming princess at Dana Hills High
School (Nicole Brown Simpson…). After high school, the California lifestyle
caught her attention motivating her to become a model and an actress. Imagine a
beautiful, glowing, blonde women standing at 5’5’’ with a very slim figure
(Golden). Nicole fit the the profile of a perfect wife and friend.
Before the media met Nicole, she
was very far from the perfect and well-put-together individual she soon would
become. Only a close friends and family knew the young, flawed, and reckless
girl. Nicole spent most of her time in night clubs doing “coke and sleeping
with good-looking guys” (1). Nicole’s friend, Raye Newman, a self-confessed
former drug dealer, described her as a “party animal” who couldn’t control
herself (1). She even threw away multiple modeling gigs to become a waitress in
her favorite California club. She was on a fast downward spiral, dropping out
of college and spending all her money on drugs, until she met O.J., who turned
her life upside down.
Once Nicole settled down with her
new husband, O.J., and had children, Justin and Sydney Simpson, she became a
mature and beautiful woman. To the public eye, Nicole was seen as flawless.
Every time she was out strolling the beautiful California streets she was
always well put together and very professional. Magazine photographers, news
outlets and many other forms of paparazzi were constantly trailing the
picture-perfect wife:
Nicole Brown Simpson was reportedly
a devoted mother. She eschewed nannies, insisted on taking her children to
dance and karate lessons. Always welcomed family into her home for holiday
events and birthday parties. Along with her familial duties, Nicole started a
small interior decorating business. (Nicole Brown Simpson Biography)
To
the naked eye, Nicole may have been perceived as a quintessential spouse with
an easy life, but was actually far from it.
Looking deeper into Nicole’s life
revealed nothing but chaos and disorder. Although Nicole and her husband, O.J.
Simpson, started their lives together with nothing but “endless love” and
happiness, their relationship soon took a sharp turn towards disaster. Many of
times, Simpson was exposed for being unfaithful with multiple other women. Not
only was he disloyal, but also abusive. Nicole’s friends and relatives would
recount seeing bruises on her various places of her body. There were several
public episodes, “including the 1989 New Year's Eve party in which the former
football player allegedly threatened to kill her. He pleaded no contest to
spousal battery, but suffered little in the way of consequences” (Nicole
Brown Simpson Biography). Nicole faced some internal conflict at this time. She
constantly debated within herself over divorcing O.J. With O.J.’s short temper,
she feared what could happen to her and, more importantly, her children. After
about four years of abuse, the couple divorced in October of 1992 (Rose).
Life after Nicole’s divorce didn’t seem
to change the way her family thought it would. Even though the pair was not
together legally anymore, they were still seen on dates together, despite O.J.’s
relationship with other women. They even vacationed together in Mexico with
their children (Rose). According to the New York Times, “Simpson still talked
about his ex-wife often, including the possibility of remarrying her” (1). The
media called Nicole crazy for wanting anything to do with her disrespectful and
violent ex-husband. Nicole experienced external conflict between herself and
the outside world. She blatantly disregarded advice from family and media, including
close personal friends.
To Nicole’s family members and
friends, the idea that O.J. Simpson wasn’t the one who committed the horrendous
murder of “the perfect wife and friend” remains inconvincible. Nicole’s very
famous friend, Kris Jenner, was never a big fan of O.J. She publically announced
that she was always on “Nicole’s side” throughout their entire relationship
(Miller). Jenner carries tremendous grief for not being more involved and not
realizing the deadly signs. O.J. supporters, children, and friends refuse to
believe that a humble guy like him had something so awful in him (1). The
controversy and conspiracies will forever continue as the mysterious murder is
left unsolved.
Conspiracy Descriptions
(Main Idea and Details with Survey Results)
In the mysterious murder case of Nicole
Brown Simpson, three conspiracy theories are highlighted. One of those theories
suggest that the beautiful model was murdered by her ex-husband, O.J. Simpson.
However, the other two conspiracies involve world famous serial killer, Glenn
Rodgers and Jason Simpson.
The first conspiracy theory proposes
that Nicole was brutally murdered along side a possible new lover, Ron Goldman,
by her ex-husband, O.J. Simpson. The once happily married couple in 1985
quickly turned into one of the most public and abusive marriages in celebrity
history. However, the couple wasn’t always a disaster. During one of their more
favorable times, O.J. gave an emotional speech during their wedding and said to
Nicole, “and then you came into my life and you made this house a home, brought
my kids in, your brought love into my house” (Spargo). But it didn’t take long
for their relationship to take a turn for the worst. O.J. was a very insecure
and controlling man. He constantly questioned Nicole actions disregarding his
own. “He would beat her and lock her in closets at hotels because she asked
where he was at when he was out cheating on her” (1). O.J. felt like he was
entitled to anything he wanted, especially other women. Nicole was aware of the
affairs O.J. was having but didn’t have the courage to do anything about it.
Knowing about the affairs drove her crazy, the root of most of their big fights
were because of other women, but he always had an excuse. “O.J. blamed his
affair with Tawny Kitaen on the fact that Nicole got fat when she was pregnant
and he didn't want to have sex with her” (1). On May 22, 1994, her and O.J.
officially spilt. She told her friends it was over for good. Not very long
after, she started going out with other guys and living a normal life. Her
sister Tanya stated, “I think for the first time in
her life she just felt free, like she had just come into that sense of self
that she was really ready to do life for her, and her kids” (1). Nicole was
murdered 2 months later. Why does O.J. Simpson remain the prime suspect of the
murder case of Nicole Brown Simpson? Because of the public, horrible, and
constant abuse to Nicole performed by O.J. Along with his aggression, he was
sentenced for robbery and kidnapping (Cleary). Despite the fact that Glen
Rodger is the one convicted for the murder, many people do not believe the idea because there was absolutely
no motive.
The
second conspiracy suggests that Glen
Edward Rogers killed Nicole Brown Simpson:
Glen Edward Rogers was born July 15,
1962:
He
is also known as "The Cross Country Killer" or "The Casanova
Killer", is an American serial
killer. He was convicted of two murders
and is a suspect in several others throughout the United States. Rogers was
featured on the FBI Ten Most
Wanted Fugitives list after a
crime spree that began on September 28, 1995. (Glen Edward Rogers)
Rogers wrote Simpson’s manger, Norman Pardo,
a letter confessing that he was the one who killed Nicole (Cronin). In his
letter he states that he couldn’t let Simpsons life be destroyed over something
“he didn’t even do” (1). Pardo explains that “he just doesn’t want to die with
O.J. getting credit for what he says he did” (1). Although he confessed, this
outcome left many of people unsatisfied. There was no motive or purpose behind
Rogers killing Nicole. The public started to believe that Simpson paid Rogers
to commit the murder since he was already on the death sentence for past
crimes. Unfortunately, we will never know if Rogers was the one to kill Nicole,
but from background information it seems unlikely.
The
last conspiracy points to an unexpected killer, Jason Simpson, son of O.J.
Simpson and first wife, Marguerite Simpson. Jason has a past of assaulting
people with deadly weapons. It is recorded that Jason assaulted an
ex-girlfriend before, almost killed an another girlfriend with a knife and came
after his boss with a kitchen knife (Littal). “He was trained in
hand-to-hand combat as well as field knife training while attending the Army
and Navy Academy” (1). Another factor weighing in was Jason took antipsychotic
medication and refused to continue taking them months before Nicole’s murder:
Jason
was diagnosed with intermittent rage disorder which is commonly known as
jekyll and hyde syndrome.
he had been known to blackout, hear voices and just go crazy at any time. He
had been committed to the hospital several times. He was given medication to keep it under control, but had stop
taking it months before the murders. (1)
While
the theory that Jason Simpson killed Nicole is convincing, it still doesn’t
provide Jason with a true motive to kill her.
A
survey of twenty people reveled 90% agree that the most likely scenario is
Nicole Brown Simpson was murdered by aggressive ex-husband Orenthal James
Simpson. It seems pretty obvious that Simpson committed the crime despite the
confession. The couples past relations proved how uncontrolled Simpson could be
towards Nicole. Hopefully, Simpson will reveal the truth about his involvement
in the Nicole Brown Simpson case as he sits in jail possibly for next
twenty-five years in prison for his previous crimes. Currently, Nicole’s
family, friends, and supporters search for evidence to rightly convict O.J.
Simpson.
Conclusion
The Nicole Brown Simpson murder
case remains one of the most famous and public in history with about “100
million people” constantly following the trial. The thirty-five-year-old’s
murder developed into three conspiracies:
1.
Did
O.J. Simpson murder Nicole Brown Simpson?
2.
Did
O.J. Simpson hire a serial killer, Glen Edward Rogers, to murder Nicole Brown
Simpson?
3.
Was
Nicole murdered by an unexpected third party source?
Although
substantial evidence points to O.J. Simpson as Nicole’s killer, the mystery
that took place twenty-two years ago in Brent wood, Los Angeles remains
unsolved.
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