If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer

If I Did It: released by The Goldman Family, ghost written by Pablo F Fenjves: The OJ Simpson Murders in Simpson’s Own Words. Allow me to say at the beginning, I always believed OJ did it. But under the law of the land, in a fair trial, the Prosecution failed to prove it beyond a reasonable doubt. I would have made the same decision had I been on the Jury. It’s not a matter of what you believe or what you think or what you might even know, it’s what can be proven in court—beyond what a reasonable person would find suspicious. There was a lot of suspicious things, and unfortunately, the LAPD was where the suspicion came from, and the mishandling of evidence freed OJ Simpson in what I am positive the Prosecution was a slam dunk. I first heard about this book when OJ originally released it and it was squashed and 100,000 copied were destroyed. Why did OJ write it in the first place? Yes he had been found liable in a Civil Court for the deaths of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Coleman. Yes, he had been ordered to pay millions to the Brown and Goldman Families. But he publicly stated he would never work a day to pay that money to the Families. He had moved to Florida where laws protected his assets. His statement was that he wanted to set up a company to handle the profits from the book to make money for his children. OK. Actually reading the book may convince you otherwise. There are things about OJ Simpson that cannot and should not be ignored. He was a success story, a boy raised in the Projects who became a man famous the world around. He was sickly as a boy and went on to win the Heisman Trophy, to play for the University of Southern California, to play professionally for the Buffalo Bills and the San Francisco 49ers. He set records both in collage and in professional football. He was inducted into both the College and Pro Football Hall of Fame. He was a good businessman. Many athletes do not manage money well and wind up losing a fortune. OJ became a spokesman for Hertz, a Football Commentator for Monday Night Football and NFL o NBC. Charming and affable, he starred in movies like Roots and The Naked Gun trilogy. He had TV shows in the works. Then came the night of June 12, 1994. That night OJ’s ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and a young man named Ronald Coleman—who was only there to return the glasses Nicole’s mother left at a restaurant—were discovered knifed to death in the yard of Nicole’s home in Brentwood. OJ became the prime suspect, and a lengthy trial ended with an acquittal. That is how our Justice System is supposed to work. And I agree with the verdict, although I think “unproven” should be allowed instead of “not guilty” sometimes. Both should have the same guarantee of protection from double jeopardy. Then there is this book. The OJ Simpson who was a hero and an inspiration to others, the man who overcame adversity, the super-footballer, the business man, the loving husband and proud father doesn’t appear anywhere in this book. This book is a expletive filled rant of a man who has lost himself in anger and delusion. Nothing is his fault; the problem lay with the victims, not him. It is a sordid tale of affairs, alleged spousal abuse, backstabbing, attempts at reconciliation and finally a man who lost it completely. Reading the “confession” chapter chills the reader to the bone. Now this is a possible spoiler, so remember that, OK? OJ claimed a man whom he called Charlie was with him at the crime scene. When the evidence was given at the trial Doctor Lee, the world’s foremost expert on blood evidence claimed there were two different footprints there. One was from an expensive pair of shoes OJ claimed he never owned, but after the trial an older photograph was found with him wearing those shoes. The other, well both sides of the criminal case seemed to just let it go. But maybe OJ is telling the truth here. There is evidence to that effect. I believe him. He saw this white guy who wasn’t athletic coming to Nicole’s; he disbelieved the man’s story of returning glasses left at a restaurant; and he claimed he thought he was Nicole’s drug dealer. I submit he also thought Ronald Goldman was Nicole’s latest boyfriend. So he lost it completely. Anger took him and when everything was over, he couldn’t believe he had just killed two people. It is everyone’s instinct for self preservation that motivated his subsequent actions, his denial of the deed, and his suicidal feelings. This book will chill you like few you have ever read. I give it five stars out of five. If the reader is interested at all in the OJ Simpson Murder Trial, then reading this book is a must. Quoth the Raven…

As someone who was growing up during the events that unfolded during this book, I felt this circumstance was probably my first real look as an adult into the world of celebrity crime, etc. Like a real life CSI show, it was not hard at the time to remain fascinated by the details of the case and the celebrity aspect. However, I take a different view now after reading so many books on the subject and feel sorry for the families of the victoms who had to watch an egomaniac get away with murder and flaunt it openly to them despite a mountain of evidence that a small portion of would have convicted almost anyone else with. One of my favorite books about the trial is Mark Fuhrman's 'Murder in Brentwood'. It lays out an almost textbook/classroom lecture about the forensic mistakes and the policework while also laying out a blue print of what went wrong in the trial. This book, 'I Did It' confuses me a bit and falls short of what I was hoping for. There was really only one chapter, which also happened to be the shortest chapter of the book that deals with the actual events of the murders and much of it deals with a blackout and an obviously made up accomplice. The chapter on the murders almost seems to be written different than every other part of the book, which sounds like OJ Simpson is basically sitting down with a bottle of liquor and talking to someone about how evil, terrible, insane, etc. his ex-wife Nichole was and how he tried so hard to make everything work despite her craziness. I think if this book sheds light on anything regarding the murders, it is that OJ Simpson has a sociopathic narcissistic personality where everything is about him, he is never wrong, people do him wrong and he is entitled to anything he wants. Ad naseum. This book contains page after page ... chapter after chapter ... or intimate details about (OJ's side) of the volitile relationship with Nichole and himself. One would probably classify this as rambling because it just goes on and on with every little detail about every light fight and interaction Nichole and OJ had over their 17 years together and all ends up with OJ being the one trying to hold everything together and a crazy, violent, drug addicted Nichole ruining it at every turn. Spoiler alert ... Finally, I got to the chapter of the actual murder and it seemed to go by amazingly fast. It really didn't tell much about the murders. All of a sudden this 'Charlie' accomplice character pops up. It is clear that this was designed to throw a monkey wrench into the forensics of the situation and probably could be used as a scapegoat of Simpson to say, 'See ... I am innocent. There is no way the evidence backs up an accomplice.' AFTER he had taken in the money from the book, or so he thought. It is clear that Charlie is the voice in Simpson's head. OJ takes us through the events leading up to the murders outside Nichole's condo. He is in a rage. His descriptions to the reader are that of a violent person in a rage ... whereas 'Charlie' is begging him not to do it. Charlie is aghast at the outcome while OJ is clearheaded and calling the shots about how to dispose of the clothing and not get caught. I think this 'conversation' was going on in OJ's head ... the panic and horror vs. the satisfaction and cool headedness. I agree with other comments. The fact that OJ had a knife under the seat and a knit cap and gloves in the Bronco (in California) was unbelievable. He made it seem like 'Charlie' had come by to tell OJ Nichole was involved in an orgy and that set OJ into a rage where he jumped into the Bronco to go 'take care of this woman'. The only believable part of this account was when he spoke of Ron Goldman. Basically, OJ was taunting Ron Goldman ... believing he slept with Nichole. He says Ron nervously tries to diffuse the situation saying he is just a waiter coming by to drop off glasses and nervously saying that he wasn't sleeping with Nichole. OJ says that once Ron senses that OJ is about to hit him, he gets into a Karate pose and that enrages OJ who says, "Lets see how tough you really are mf" and that is the end of Ron Goldman. The the blackout comes, the horror, the nervousness about getting caught. The next chapter basically is just a word for word transcript of the interrogation. Which is a complete sham. I can't believe that they didn't get OJ to talk about his feelings towards the police. Or how surprised he was that even though he 'blew' several answers and couldn't explain things, etc. the police let him off the hook. Furmahn has a great chapter in his book that also gives a transcript of the interrogation but also provides Furmahn outlining why the officers blew the interrogation and what they should have been asking/saying. After that comes a chapter about Nichole's funeral and a really brief chapter about the Bronco chase, which doesn't go into too much detail at all about what was going on except a couple sentences about how OJ was thinking about killing himself with the gun he brought into the Bronco. It is in this chapter that for the first time in the whole book OJ talks about how sad he is that the situation between him and Nichole ended the way it did and that he is a human capable of emotions other than placing the blame on Nichole. However, most of the sadness in this chapter seems to come from the fact he knows that he is likely to go away to jail and miss his kids. The main focus on the book is a 'love story' about him and Nichole and anyone expecting a huge outline of the case, the trial, the murder or the interrogation will be dissapointed. I really do believe after reading this that it is not a confession as much as it is a slick way for OJ Simpson to make money on the situation. It reminds me very much of when Joran Vandersloot offered to tell the Holloways where Natalie's body was for $250,000. Obviously, Joran had killed Natalie or at least covered up the truth about her death but for some reason, he took the money but made up a completely fictitious story about where the body was. This seems like the same exact thing happening in this book only OJ had the benefit that he had been aquitted of the crime and could no longer be tried for it and had a very good legal team who could help him around the pitfalls of basically extorting to the public in this way through book sales vs. a flat out demand of $250,000 as in the Vandersloot case. The ghostwriter's forward is probably one of the best chapters in the book and really sets the tone and works well before reading the actual Simpson part. The end part where the lawyer talks about how the book came to be makes you almost as mad at lawyers as you are at a killer like Simpson. You can see how just as in the trial where justice was twisted in OJ's favor by unscrupulous lawyers ... again the lawyers had to twist things while trying to get this book published or not. There is an interesting part in the book that talks about the first time the book deal was stopped and a high powered judge offered to read the surviving manuscript of the book in the living room of the ghost writer. At the very least, we get to read what many people could only imagine about a few years ago. It really didn't provide me with too many insights into the case. It was weird to go into the twisted mind of OJ Simpson for a bit but I prefer Fuhrman's 'Murder in Brentwood' and OJ's attorney's book 'How I helped OJ Get Away With Murder' which was more of a tabloid read but had some interesting insights into the case. One thing about this book ... it was a quick read. Two days.

This book is really interesting, and if you can interpret "OJ CODE," you'll learn a lot. He's not speaking in a straight-forward honest fashion but reveals a lot in coded detail. A lot is revealed in Pablo Fenjves's Prologue, where he describes how the book was written and OJ's attitude throughout the process, and the games OJ played at the end, trying to trick Pablo, after the transcripts were submitted, into taking the blame for writing fiction when it came to the descriptions of the murders. Years later, it would actually come to fruition, that OJ would try to pull off the scam of attacking his own book. If one goes to ojsimpson.co they will find a video attempting to debunk this book by pointing out the inaccuracies that OJ planted in it. Pablo called OJ on this scam, OJ denied he was trying to do it, and then attempted it years later, thinking that no one would remember, I guess? And basically, people don't remember. OJ exposes the fact that someone actually was with him at the murder site. I believe this it be true. The autopsy showed that there were two knives used in the killing of Goldman. It also shows that Goldman landed a lot of punches--via his bruised up knuckles and the fact that he was a karate expert--yet outside of a small cut on his left middle finger, OJ had no bruise nor signs that he'd been in any fight at all. But OJ lied about a lot of obvious little details. He parked in Nicole's back driveway, not across the ally from her place. He probably used stolen house keys to get into the back gate, rather than just push the gate open because the lock didn't work. Also, Ron Goldman did NOT also enter the back gate, as OJ writes. But the facts that Kato (the dog) wagged his tail when he saw Goldman, and also that Goldman went into his karate stance are probably true...how would OJ even know that Goldman was a karate expert? I'd never heard that before I read OJ's book. So, yes, some truth, and some fiction mixed in with it, the fiction purposely planted by OJ so that he could later "prove" that the whole chapter on the killings was pure fiction. Another thing is, I believe he choose Fenjves to be the ghost writer, because Fenjves was a witness in his trail, and Fenjves's testimony was at the cornerstone of Marcia Clark's botched timeline. Fenjves testified that he heard a dog's "plaintive wail" at 10:15 PM. He was wrong and there were plenty of locals who heard the dog's wailing and barking after 10:35 PM. OJ picked Fenjves because he knew his testimony was off, and that he could later point it out and say that this story was Fenjves's attempt to justify his bogus testimony. I don't think Fenjves lied in court on purpose, he was just mistaken about what time it was, and Marcia jumped all over it because it bolstered her erroneous theory of the time of the murders--but that's another story. So, if you're willing to read other books about the murders and then combine it with this book, you'll be able to better separate the BS from the truth in this book. OJ's battlecry throughout this book is that he's trying to protect his children because of what a great and altruistic father he is. That's his excuse for everything, including his excuse for killing Nicole in this book. Another interesting note about this book is that, OJ considers this a work of fiction, BUT even in this fictional account where he really did commit the murders, the "Fictional OJ", who really did commit the murders, is still angry that people dare think he's guilty!!! Haha. WTF? Funny guy.

I don't know what was more pathetic: the Goldmans and editors using 40 pages in the beginning of the book and 40 in the back of the book for their public woah is me or OJ admitting that he did it and blaming everyone else for his life. Goldmans are mad they were outlawyered and that's just it. They never received their lawsuit money and their chapters in the beginning and the end is their attempt to justify the malpractice, and being outsmarted but OJ's team. Starting page 120 is the FULL CONFESSION of him doing it (gloves and everything) but he says he "doesn't remember". The first part of the book is him explaining their toxic relationship. Granted they were both at fault for feeding into it. But he also married a barely 18 year old and then wondered why she had an identity crisis/mental breakdown towards hitting thirty. Then he try to be the victim the whole book, and towards the end has a tantrum he got caught. I cackled the way he drags Faye Resnick MULTIPLE times throughout the book. Really clarifies and matches up with her appearances on "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" It was a interesting read to summarize it.

I wish to start this with a little background information about my family's ordeal with a senseless murder as well. It's commonly called a D.U.I. `accident', and the rich young pig who killed my father in 1984 never even spent one hour behind bars (he was over 18, but under 21 - I was 18 and devastated, and I still am). Laws have changed some, but his rich family would have made sure he never stayed in Jail, as the 'Justice System' in America is all about money, money, and more money. The suspects pay, the victims pay...so all of you who claim the Goldman's are after money need to get a clue. How do I know this? Well, very ironically, I got a job nearly 7 years ago with a police department and see firsthand every day that crime does pay...for 'The Man'. The Killer's revolting children from his first marriage even tried to participate in a scheme to make blood money from this sickening project. You probably can't tell, but I was a huge O.J. fan. I loved him in his movie roles, his commercials, and his football heroics, he was a hero to me. When the story first broke, I was positive O.J. could have nothing to do with such a ghastly crime. But like the rest of the country, I watched both the surreal Bronco 'chase' and the trial unfold on TV. I came to the conclusion well before the end of the trial that O.J. was guilty, and I knew he was going to get away with double murder. Seeing Cochran leaching onto his meal ticket after the verdict was read was disgusting, but very telling. You now know to what depths lawyers will go to too defend even a guilty person. No wonder the Bible says liars and lawyers will have their part in a lake of fire (and lawyers must tell lies to get a guilty person off, so they get a double whammy, thank God). Now onto the book. I must admit while reading the book I felt both nauseated and ashamed of myself for reading the Killer's words. It just somehow seemed very wrong to be reading it. But I did. And some of the things the Killer said cemented my opinion that he did it. Especially this line from the book on the night in question: "Now picture this--and keep in mind, this is hypothetical". Sure Killer, whatever it takes to get you through the night. And this friend 'Charlie', who inexplicably drops in out of the blue on the horrible night in question. Then the inane Dan Rather explanation as to why the Killer did not commit suicide. You sicken me Killer...didn't even have the guts to do the right thing, now or then (please pull a Bud Dwyer and get it right this time so I can see pictures of your brains plastered all over the Internet, instead of the gruesome pictures of Nicole and Ron). Also, the Killer's temper is well documented in his own words in this confession. In closing, the "He Did It" section, Prologue, and Afterword are very revealing, worth the price of the book alone. With the help of the Killer, his slime ball devil children (Arnelle and Jason) from his first marriage tried to cash in on this book as well, as revealed by both the Goldman's in their "He Did It" section, and Mr. Fenjves' Foreword. In the Afterword, the courtroom bailiff treated another murder victim survivor, Dominick Dunne, and all media, like trash; but worshipped the ground the Killer walked on. What's wrong with that picture? He was supposed to be objective toward the Killer, but instead, he treated him like the pseudo-celebrity he was. But I do have one hope; the Killer looks in pretty bad shape lately, like he won't be walking among the living for much longer. Could having two savage murders on your conscience finally be getting to him? I'd like to think so, but as we all know, the Killer doesn't have one, or why else would he move to Florida? Why else would he play golf everyday - just like before the murders - as if nothing at all had changed in the world. Well Killer, two things did change, you murdered two fellow human beings, and showed the world what Nicole lived with for years; she wasn't perfect, none of us are, but she and Ron didn't deserve what you did to them just because you were once O.J. Simpson. But from now on to this former fan, you are simply known as the Killer (thank you Mr. Dunne and Kim Goldman), because I have seen behind your mask, as poor Nicole and Ron did. I feel incredibly sorry for Sydney and Justin to have such disgusting siblings as Arnelle and Jason, and particularly for having the Killer as their father.

I loved this book because it gives the insight into the relationship from the Simpsons' side, even though I know it is one sided. Some of everything has some semblance of truth to it, so I believe some of the love part of it and noted that some things in this book are told differently by him in his other writings and statements, elsewhere. Don't be fooled about the title. There is only a small portion dedicated to the actual event where he gives a hypothetical of what happened. It sounded stupid because he added some fake person named Charlie and pretended he didn't know where all the blood came from or what happened and how Ron went into a karate stance and started bobbing and weaving. It just sounded stupid, though the part about Nicole losing her balance and falling to the ground sounded feasable. The rest of the book is a love story that went wrong. I was a follower of this case and I watched everything and heard all of the evidence. I bought all of the books. This one I read years ago and I read it again a few days ago. The 20th anniversary brought back my interest. There are areas in the book where he states something different than what he stated in his book "I want to tell you". I know this book is all about OJ and what a good person he is. I didn't believe it all for a second. So much of it I took with a grain of salt because I know he isn't telling the whole truth. He made himself look good and made his ex-wife look like she was a bad person, though he supposedly "loved her so much". I believe that he did love her at one point in time but I also believe that he would sell his soul to make it so people believed that he was the good guy; the INNOCENT good guy. Not buying it. In one instance of the book he stated that there was no cut on his finger when he was on the plane and someone had asked to see his ring and that person didn't see a cut...yet in the same book he printed the whole Vanatter/Lange interview where he admits that his finger was cut and he was rushing around and dripping blood BEFORE he went to Chicago...so which is it OJ? How come he can recall every detail to the nth degree of everything else, but can't remember how he got cut? How come in the civil trial deposition he lied and stated that he and Paula had not gotten into a argument about her not being able to attend the recital, yet in this book he stated that they did get into an argument. He even explained why he didn't want to take her. I believe he is a big liar. You should read the book by Dan Petrocelli (Triumph of Justice). That is a great read; a real page turner and will open your eyes a bit. A couple things intrigued me in this book...OJ stated that he was at Kardashians' house and in the bathroom trying to get ready and his arms felt like they didn't want to move and that they felt sore like he had gone to the gym. Well, yeah. I guess they would feel sore after the workout he got while he was murdering two people. I think that was a notable slip up. Another thing that intrigues everybody is about the Ben and Jerry's ice cream that was on the banister melting in the garage at the Bundy residence and the knife on the counter. Remember that Nicoles' driveway and garage are at the back of the house, off of the alley. In this book, OJ stated that he called Nicole that evening because he wanted to speak with his daughter, Sydney, so that he could congratulate her on the recital, which he had already done a couple hours earlier. What I think REALLY happened is that he called the house and he and Nicole got into a heated argument over the phone. I think him calling the house was because he really he wanted to talk to Nicole and used asking to speak to Sydney as a cover. I think he may have asked for Sydney and Nicole wouldn't let him talk to her and the denial started him to seethe. Remember Sydney said she heard her mother talking on the phone with her friend, and crying. I think Nicole and OJ had gotten into a huge, nasty argument and after they hung up, Nicole called her friend, crying. I think that OJ later went to the home because he was seething and Nicole heard a car pull up in the rear, which as he admitted, is where he always parked. I think she heard a car and was eating the ice cream. I think she was scared and she went to the garage with the ice cream in her hand and put it onto the banister while she tried to see who had pulled into the alley. I think she was fearful of any cars pulling into the alleyway, thinking it may be OJ due to the big fight they had and the fact that is how he operates (remember Gretna Green). In my garage, there are vents at the bottom of the doors and you can look through those vents to see to the outside. I think that is what she did and in her fear, she left the garage, left her ice cream on the banister and came back into the house to get the knife. From that point, it is a mystery as to why she opened the door and went outside UNLESS she felt that her "knight in shining armor" (Ron) had shown up at the front gate and she then had someone there who could protect her from OJ. So, she put the knife down, went out to open the gate, when Ron buzzed, as the latch was not working...but OJ had already come through the rear. She didn't see OJ. She let Ron in. OJ was now furious thinking that all the candles and the music in the home was for her and Ron...and his kids were sleeping upstairs. From that point all hell broke loose. The three of them in that small area. He couldn't let Ron live because Ron could identify him. This is only what I THINK happened. I guess we will never know, unless OJ is on his dying bed and decides that he wants to make some last minute cash to leave his kids. Then he might think about a true confession. This one certainly was not it.

Enjoyed this book. Great writing

I just finished reading "If I Did It," and I am amazed at my own reaction to it. I watched the trial every day and was devastated when Simpson was found not guilty. Since that day, and all the years that followed, I too have hated , "The Killer," and was overjoyed when he was arrested and sent to prison for another crime. After reading, "If I Did It" I have a much better sense of the relationship between O.J. and Nicole. (Hold on,.....don't get ready to condemn me for what I'm about to say,) and a fuller understanding of what lead to this MOST heinious crime. Before I read this account by O.J. I really thought that he was a maniac, control freak, oppresive abuser who felt he had to end Nicole's life because if he couldn't have her, no one else could. But then when he goes into detail about their relationship and her complicated persona, it really changes things a lot for me. First, of course, there is no reason ever to take a life/ no matter what.......but there truly was spousal abuse on both sides. Everytime I actually "felt" for O.J. during his explanation of his life with Nicole when they were seperated, I thought in the end Mr. Dundee would disprove all of the things said about Nicole and make O.J. out as a liar. But the end of the book is just Mr. Dundee writing about how much he hates O.J. She DID slap the housekeeper or else it would have been disproven. She WAS doing drugs, or else it would have been disproven. She was demanding and aggressive at times, and just was NOT the shrinking violet that the press and family lead me to believe. Remember, this review is titled "I Think This Hurt The Goldmans" because by allowing it to be published it really did make me see a more complete picture of the relationship between Nicole and O.J. and how things got to where they got. I think they both loved each other and I really do think that she started to unravel and once drugs came into the picture, lost a little bit of herself. I wonder, was her body tested for drugs post mortum? See,... I never asked these questions before. If she was losing control over her life were the kids in jeapordy, or would they be eventually? O.J. tells how he went to Nicole's mother and family and begged them to talk to her about her eratic behavior, the possibility of doing durgs, getting help, and even an intervention. They agreed with him that it needed to be done, but never took the reins. If this wasn't true, it should have been brought out by Mr. Dundee at the end, so that I could have gone on hating O.J. and thinking him a mad man or a beast. But because of the publishing of this book, I come away with some very different feelings. In O.J.'s description of the murdering of Ron Goldman, I am glad to know he went down fighting, or taking a stand when he went into his karate position. My heart broke at what he walked into, just doing a favor for someone, returning glasses. I always thought he was trying to run, that's what I always pictured, and then he was slaughtered, but hearing that he tried to fight, makes me glad to know he did. He died trying to defend Nicole, because that's the kind of good guy that he was. I know anyone reading this might think I am being gullible or just plain stupid. And I feel as though I'm not expressing myself so that I can be understood. But this is what I feel. I don't want to upset the Goldmans, but I think that they NEVER should have allowed this book to be published. Getting money for it one way or another I really have no opinion on. If keeping O.J. or his kids from getting royalties makes them feel as though they at least hurt him in some way,....won, in some small way, I understand. But, although I always knew O.J. did murder Nicole and Ron, (And I didn't need O.J.s version) reading his entire version in, "If I Did It," made me have a sense of ,.....perhaps I'll call it...........sadness for him, when I never did before.

Strong story from the Goldmans & co side and weak story from ‘the killer’. Weird to give five stars to this book, but is is to all the effort of the Goldmans & co to make this book happen and let all people in the world know the confession of the real killer.

It's good and hard.. covered

This book is an interesting read for what is advertised as Simpsons Hypothetical Confession. I would recommend anyone who has been interested in the case to read it.

A must for those which are obsessed with the trial of century. Its more than clear who did it after reading. . .

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