O.J. Simpson had an accomplice in the 1994 murders for which he was famously acquitted, according to a former FBI agent with 22 years of experience.
Jim Clemente, a former New York state prosecutor and FBI profiler who later wrote and produced CBS’ Criminal Minds, outlined the theory during a recent podcast interview with media personality Tom Zenner and Kato Kaelin, Simpson’s former tenant and a key witness in the murder trial.
Simpson was acquitted in October 1995 of killing his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman. However, 16 months later, a civil jury found him financially liable for their wrongful deaths. Both proceedings featured graphic images from the June 12, 1994, crime scene, where Brown and Goldman were fatally stabbed.
Simpson’s alleged links to the crime scene on Bundy Drive in Los Angeles have long been central to the case. Investigators found his blood and DNA, along with bloody footprints consistent with size-12 Bruno Magli shoes. A trail of blood also appeared to lead from the scene to his white Ford Bronco and then onto his property.
Clemente, however, said the evidence could indicate that another person was involved. He noted that the presence of two stabbing victims can raise the possibility of multiple attackers, since it would be difficult for one person to assault both victims rapidly in the same area.
The strongest indication, Clemente said, came from the defensive wounds found on Goldman’s legs.
O.J. Simpson denied killing his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson (left), and her friend Ronald Goldman
Nicole Brown Simpson’s body is seen on the bloodstained walkway outside her Bundy Drive condominium in this LAPD evidence photograph from June 1994
Goldman was not believed to have been the intended target but was killed alongside Brown
‘With the cuts in his jeans, in his pants that he was wearing at the time, the knife wounds could only have been made if both of his legs were elevated and bent and straightened out like he was kicking,’ Clemente said.
‘And the only way that we behaviorally could figure out how that could happen is if somebody has him in a bear hug from behind and he’s being stabbed by somebody in the front.
‘He’s kicking, he’s fighting for his life,’ Clemente continued. ‘It’s a horrible, horrible scene.’
Clemente also pointed to what he described as the absence of defensive injuries on Goldman’s arms.
‘If he was punching and kicking, you would see the same kinds of wounds through his clothing on his arms because the person with the knife would have been lashing out,’ Clemente said. ‘He wouldn’t just stab his legs.’
Instead, Clemente said, Goldman’s ‘arms are being held and his arms were being pinned and that’s why he resorted to his legs only.’
Clemente suggested that Simpson may have involved another person because Brown’s two children were at the condominium.
‘What if the kids aren’t in bed yet?’ Clemente asked rhetorically. ‘What if the kids wake up and come down?’
Kato Kaelin (left) appears with former FBI profiler Jim Clemente on Tom Zenner’s podcast
Clemente (right) told Zenner (left) that Goldman’s defensive wounds could point to an accomplice
OJ is pictured during the 1995 double-murder trial. He was ultimately acquitted by the jury
Simpson continued to deny any involvement in the Brown-Goldman murders until his death from cancer at age 76 in 2024, but the theory he committed the crimes with an accomplice is nothing new.
Recently, Our News Outlet revealed an upcoming Peacock documentary investigating the theory that Simpson had a mob-linked accomplice in the late Joey Ippolito Jr. What’s more, Our News Outlet reviewed unauthorized clips of the documentary showing Ippolito’s brothers discussing their deceased sibling’s potential involvement in the crime.
Peacock spokespeople declined to comment on Our News Outlet’s reporting at the time. The project’s upcoming release has since been confirmed by other outlets.
Speaking with Zenner, Clemente also challenged the notion that the murders were simply a crime of passion.
Rather, he insisted Brown was the intended victim of a carefully planned murder.
Goldman, sadly, was just returning the pair of glasses Brown left at his restaurant when he stumbled upon the crime that was taking place.
‘Whoever committed this crime had an extreme amount of rage and anger in them,’ Clemente told Zenner and Kaelin. ‘And they have been fantasizing about this for a long time. They planned this. This is not a disorganized crime. This is an organized crime. Which means that the offender thought about this, thought it out carefully, thought about every angle, knew when she would be vulnerable.
‘Of course, he thought she would be alone at that moment, but because she left the glasses there at the restaurant, somebody else showed up. That is an unexpected result.’
Asked if he had any clue about the accomplice’s identity, Clemente said he had a ‘pretty good idea’ who was with Simpson but stopped short of revealing a name.
Of course, there is no statute of limitations on murder, so if such an accomplice is still alive, they could theoretically face justice.
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