How Did O. J. Simpson Contribute To The Puzzle

Death scenes are often times extremely complex and no two are ever alike. The pieces to the puzzle lie on and around the body, and it is up to the death scene investigator to put those pieces of the puzzle together. The investigator needs to find the pieces of evidence that are necessary to crack the case open. These pieces of evidence will be crucial in determining the cause and manner of death, injury types, patterns, and the source of the injury/injuries. There is perhaps no case more infamous and studied than the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. Brown, the ex-wife of O.J. Simpson, was nationally recognized and instantly drew attention to the case. A case that is still discussed to this very day due to the failures of everyone

Dr. Sathyavagiswaran believed that all the slash wounds to Brown’s body could have been left by one single-edged knife about 6 inches long (Siegel). Sathyavagiswaran also stated that a double-edged knife could’ve left some of the smaller wounds, but those wounds could also have been attributed to the tapered tip of a single-knife (Siegel). Injury patterns were also seen in both deaths as they were both repeatedly stabbed and cut by the assailant. On Brown there were four stab-wounds in a close-set pattern that would suggest that she was held in some way and gave little struggle (Siegel). Further reinforcing the belief that she was possibly knocked unconscious and unable to fight for her life (Siegel).

Nicole Brown Simpson was identified as the owner of the residence. Brown was able to be identified so quickly as she was recognizable due to the fact that she was O.J. Simpson’s ex-wife. Goldman however, was identified through his identification card which was found in his back

DNA and blood samples were used to connect the two victims, Brown and Goldman, to a potential killer in O.J. Simpson. The DNA evidence showed a high possibility that O.J. Simpson was at the scene when the murders took place. The blood sample taken from Brown was also found on a sock at Simpson’s house (crimemuseum.org). There were also blood samples found in Simpson’s Bronco, and these blood samples were also matched to all three of Simpson, Brown, and Goldman (crimemuseum.org). Now a days with such strong evidence such as DNA connecting all three individuals to the scene, it would be likely to determine that Simpson was the killer. However, since DNA was still a relatively new concept at this time in history, it did not carry the weight in court as it does