The FBI has released almost 500 never before seen files on OJ Simpson which reveal more details about the infamous case.
The tranche was published Friday and largely covers the investigation into the 1994 murders of Simpson’s ex-wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman.
Simpson was cleared of criminal charges in 1995, following a high profile trail which captured the nation’s attention.
He was later found civilly liable and ordered to pay the victims’ families $33.5 million. He maintained his innocence until his death in April aged 76.
The secret documents show the lengths that the FBI went to to keep their findings under wraps.
‘Due to the intense media interest in captioned matter, and the potential prejudicial impact that public dissemination could have on pending criminal proceedings the following information should be handled on a strict need to know basis, and should not be disseminated outside the FBI,’ one internal memo published states.
The files also reveal the huge effort investigators put in to identify the shoes worn by the killer.
LA homicide detectives determined the footwear to be a pair of rare Bruno Magli shoes, with agents flying to the manufacturer in Italy in a bid to glean more information.
Agents dispatched to the factory were briefed, ‘under no circumstance should the interviewing agents mention that this investigation concerns OJ Simpson or the homicide investigation in Los Angeles, California’.
Other details include lists of materials found at the scene which were sent for DNA testing.
Two rambling letters dated June 1994 are also among the documents, written by an individual claiming to have visions about the killings.
‘I can’t sleep at night. The dreams that I have, where pieces of the puzzle fall into place. And the ultimate dream that the killer is still out there and is after me,’ one reads.
The FBI publishes records it keeps on individuals following their death.
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