If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer
by The Goldman Family
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Author: The Goldman FamilyEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-09-08
ISBN: 0825305934
Number of pages: 254
Publisher: Beaufort Books
Book Reviews of If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer
Book Review: No "IF" about it: OJ did it
Summary: 5 Stars
Okay. First things first.
When you buy or borrow this book, go to page 116 which is where chapter 6 begins because that's the most interesting part of the book.
It's where OJ Simpson says how Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman were killed, "if" he, OJ Simpson, did it.
The chapters leading up to page 116 are nothing more than Simpson's self serving slant on his relationship with Nicole. Those that follow chapter 6 are nothing more than a continuation of that slant, viz: the same BS story we've been hearing from his attorneys since he murdered these two people.
But first, a reality check.
Here are the facts of the Simpson case that you will not learn in this book.
The case of California v. OJ Simpson started in 1994 when two bodies were discovered at the residence of Nicole Brown Simpson. Found at the scene were a stocking cap, a left handed glove and several drops of blood that didn't match either Nicole Brown Simpson or the other victim Ron Goldman.
However, the blood did match to OJ Simpson. The stocking cap had nine hairs from OJ Simpson. And significantly, clothing worn by Goldman had fibers matching that of clothing worn by OJ Simpson himself that night.
Just a few miles away, OJ Simpson's Bronco was oddly parked outside his residence with blood evidence both inside and outside the vehicle connecting it to the crime scene. A blood trail existed between the Bronco and OJ Simspon's residence and the right handed mate to the left handed glove was found outside OJ Simpson's residence with blood traces from OJ Simpson and his victims.
Significantly a limo driver tasked to take OJ Simpson to a red eye flight was at his residence just as the murders were taking place and was unable to make contact with OJ Simpson. But he did see a large African American male futively entering OJ Simpson's residence just prior to when he finally made contact...a time that was clearly after the murders had taken place.
In other words, OJ Simpson was connected with mulitple pieces of incriminating evidence at both the crime scene and his residence AND he had no alibi.
That this guy was found not guilty was a travesty of justice just as the Rodney King not guilty verdicts that preceded it were also a travesty of justice.
Though no one would dispute that two wrongs can't make right, this book was created on the premise that maybe wrongs can at least make a buck.
As we learn in an afterward, the Goldman family was awarded this book so that OJ Simpson couldn't make money off it but hopefully they could at least have some hope of satisfying the civil judgment they were awarded against Simpson in connection with Goldman's death.
SPOILER ALERT: If you want to learn about the book from the book, stop reading here.
If you're still with me, then I guess you don't mind hearing my slant.
Okay. Here goes:
Starting with chapter 6, Simpson says that "if" he did it, he would have been alerted by someone named "Charlie" to immoral conduct on the part of his ex wife. Enraged by what he heard, Simpson made for his ex wife's residence in time to see her putting out candles and dressing sexy, maybe in preparation to "put out" something more. Even more enraged, he was interrupted by the arrival of Ron Goldman.
Though the critical moments of the knifing are left to the reader's imagination, Simpson is clear that it was he, and not this supposed "Charlie" (who I thought was an alter ego anyway since he wasn't mentioned anywhere in the rest of the book) who actually knifed both Nicole and Ron to death.
Leading up to chapter 6 only supports the view that Nicole was a woman who could have inspired such an insane act on Simpson's part. One reason for this is because he admitted to having previously abused her. (Significantly, 90 percent of women killed by their spouses or boyfriends had a prior domestic violence history such as existed here between Nicole and her ex husband OJ Simpson.) Another reason is because of the obviously prurient way in which Simpson viewed her. His attraction to her was mainly physical. When he met her, she was 18 and in her prime and possessed of attributes that made him only look at her as an object. What's more the interaction between them was juvenile, spiked with numerous conflicts over matters Simpson himself admitted were trivial.
Perhaps most important of all though were the circumstances of the murders themselves. OJ Simpson was at his ex wife's house just days following their final break up. (The two had attempted a one reconciliation just prior to Nicole's death.) She was dressed in a revealing outfit, had put out candles, and was even in the process of receiving as a guest a young attractive man, Goldman. Both Nicole and Ron were knifed numerous times and nothing was stolen from the residence. If the murder scene itself didn't indicate a killing by an ex lover, nothing would.
As I indicated at the beginning of this review, I consider the final pages following chapter 6 to be nothing other than a re-hash of BS we've all aready heard.
For his part, OJ Simpson may never give us anything more honest than the "if" I did it he gives in this book.
But for those who listen to the facts, they need no such admission.
They know there's no "if" about it.
OJ Simpson did it.
Summary of If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer
In 1994, Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson were brutally murdered at her home in Brentwood, California. O.J. Simpson was tried for the crime in a case that captured the attention of the American people, but was ultimately acquitted of criminal charges. The victims' families brought a civil case against Simpson, which found him liable for willfully and wrongfully causing the deaths of Ron and Nicole committing battery with malice and oppression.In 2006, HarperCollins announced the publication of a book in which O.J. Simpson told how he hypothetically would have committed the murders. In response to public outrage that Simpson stood to profit from these crimes, HarperCollins canceled the book. A Florida bankruptcy court awarded the rights to the Goldmans in August 2007 to satisfy the civil judgment in part. The Goldman family views the book as his confession, and has worked hard to ensure that the public will read this book and learn the truth. This is O.J. Simpson's original manuscript, approved by him, with up to 14,000 words of additional key commentary.Murder & Mayhem Books
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