A former attorney for Nicole Brown Simpson’s estate is speaking out about witnessing OJ Simpson’s alleged wrath firsthand.
John Q. Kelly, who represented Nicole’s estate in the 1997 civil suit brought by Nicole’s family and Ron Goldman’s family, revealed to PEOPLE The incident occurred after the 1997 sentencing.
During the civil lawsuit, OJ was found responsible for the murders of Nicole and her friend Ron. Both were found stabbed multiple times outside Nicole’s condominium, located in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles. Simpson was ordered to pay $33.5 million to both Browns and Goldmans.
While his items were confiscated, OJ requested to keep his favorite set of golf clubs. However, Kelly refused to allow him to keep the sticks.
“Believe it or not,” Kelly said. “Goldman’s lawyers gave her consent to have her golf clubs returned, but I did not. He asked why. I told. “I knew how much they meant to him and I was going to keep them for now, and he got pretty mad at me.”
The attorney also described Simpson as a “large, imposing personality” who “was very proud of himself.” Kelly said he and Simpson had talked “a lot” about pauses in testimony.
Kelly recalled the exchange with OJ about not allowing him to get the golf clubs back. Simpson began slapping her “on the back harder and harder, while her eyes got bigger and bigger, and that only lasted a minute.”
Kelly didn’t think it was just about the golf clubs, it was something that made OJ worry about other things as well. When asked if Simpson was adamant about not murdering his ex-wife and Ron Goldman, the lawyer added: “In his opinion, that never happened.”
Ron Goldman’s father said there is “no closure” after OJ Simpson’s death
Just after OJ Simpson’s children announced his death last week, Ron Goldman’s father released a statement about the news.
“The only thing that matters today is the victims,” Fred Goldman, Ron’s father, shared with The daily beast. “And it’s just a reminder to me and my family that Ron has been gone all these years and we continue to miss him all these years.”
Fred also stated that for him “there is no such thing” as closure. He and his daughter, Kim, published a separate declarationnoting that the news of the death of “Ron’s killer” is a “mix of complicated emotions.”
[The news] “It reminds us that the journey through grief is not linear,” the statement reads. “For three decades we tirelessly sought justice for Ron and Nicole, despite a civil sentence and their confession in [his 2007 book] Yes, I do, “the hope for true accountability is over.”
Kim and Fred then shared that they continue to advocate for the rights of all victims and survivors. The duo also wants to ensure that the voices of victims and survivors are heard both inside and outside the courtroom.
“And despite his death, the mission continues,” they added. “There is always more to do.”
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