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In 1994, Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson were brutally murdered at her home in Brentwood, California. O.J. Simpson was tried for the crime in a case that captured the attention of the American people, but he was ultimately acquitted of criminal charges. The victims' families brought a civil case against Simpson, which found him liable for willfully and wrongfully causing the deaths of Ron and Nicole committing battery with malice and oppression.

Twelve years later, HarperCollins announced the publication of a book in which O.J. Simpson revealed how he would have committed the murders—under the pretense that his confession was “hypothetical.” In response to public outrage that Simpson stood to profit from these crimes, HarperCollins canceled the book. Just one year later, Federal Court Judge A. Jay Cristol awarded the Goldman family the rights to
If I Did It. Thus began one of the strangest odysseys in publishing history.

Originally written by O.J. Simpson, the Goldmans published a new edition of the book in the fall of 2007, which included essays written by members of the Goldman family, a member of the Goldman family legal team, and O.J.’s ghostwriter that reveal the fascinating story behind the bankruptcy case, the book’s publication, and the looming court proceedings, which would eventually lead to his conviction. The book, called “one of the most chilling things I have ever read” by Barbara Walters, skyrocketed up bestseller lists across the country in the months following publication as the national media relentlessly covered O.J. Simpson’s dramatic Las Vegas arrest for armed robbery and kidnapping.

The Goldman family views the book as his confession and has worked hard to ensure that the public will read this book and learn the truth. This is O.J. Simpson's original manuscript with up to 14,000 words of additional key commentary from those whose lives were forever changed by the heinous crime.
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“It’s as if Simpson is sitting across from the reader laying out his side of the story, one-on-one, no reporters or gossip columnists or Court TV vultures sticking in their beaks.”—Vanity Fair

“A confession? Judge for yourself. My feeling? You bet it is. The case is now officially closed. This appalling but mesmerizing book does it"—The Buffalo News

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Simpson's words read as those of a man unwilling to accept responsibility for his own violent actions."—Adam Wilcox, True Crime Factor

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Fred and Kim Goldman are the father and sister of Ron Goldman, who was brutally murdered along with Nicole Brown Simpson in Brentwood, CA on June 12th, 1994. Although O.J. Simpson was acquitted by a jury in the criminal case, he was found responsible for the crimes in a civil case which awarded the Goldmans a judgment of $19 million.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Beaufort Books; First Edition (September 8, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0825305934
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0825305931
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.7 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.8 x 8.25 inches
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Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2015
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…
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Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2024
The book was delivered in a timely manner. It is a very interesting read. I started it last night amid had a hard time putting it down. Can’t wait to get back to it.
Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2024
As literature, of course it is not good. It is the closest we will get as a confession. It is tale of “reasons and excuses and subtleties”, as he disrespectfully writes: yada, yada, yada”, that in his mind could diminish and justify his “hypothetical” actions. Whatever “the girl”, as he sometimes calls her, could’ve done, does not do whatever he attempted to do.
But there are very important motives to acquire it and read it. I saw the whole the trial on TV, (I has a broken foot, so couldn’t do much). I am a journalist, so I was doubly interested. I wondered how fame, domestic violence, the race card and the death of a totally innocent man were going to be played as it the whole was being treated more than a show than an enormous tragedy. I had decided, (even though I was curious about the content); not to buy it, out of principle.
With his death, I reflected on those principles and bought it, because the Goldmans should have everyone’s consideration and help on any effort of theirs to get “reparation”, (at a lack of any adequate word). There is nothing that can do that.
I was greatly surprised that the Goldmans could fight for and win the rights of the book. I wondered how they would deal with the publishing and marketing vs their human feelings.
Too frequently, Ron has been diluted during all these years of telling and retelling this story. This is the asassin’s personal tale, so obviously he has no business in saying more about Ron. I am very very glad about that.
For the first time that situation is comforting. The Goldmans don’t have to see their son’s name and suffering “mentioned and/or narrated”, by this monster.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2023
First off I did NOT need 3 long chapters worth of why the Goldman's didn't want the book published then they did & why'd they changed their minds. 1 forward would've been enough.
I agree with someone who said OJ can't write, but I guess he was trying to write it 1st hand. He basically admits to killing Nicole & Ron w/ his friend Charlie as a witness, but blocked the whole killing out. Which makes since that he was so angry he blacked out. I mean people get blacked out drunk & forget things. The whole interrogation chapter was all over the place & didn't make sense. He said things in the transcript that he didn't beforehand in the earlier chapters.
Yes, he killed them, but I believe in his mind it was all a dream that he was innocent. And if he truly believed that why wasn't Charlie who apparently witnessed everything been talked to?
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Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2023
First off I did NOT need 3 long chapters worth of why the Goldman's didn't want the book published then they did & why'd they changed their minds. 1 forward would've been enough.
I agree with someone who said OJ can't write, but I guess he was trying to write it 1st hand. He basically admits to killing Nicole & Ron w/ his friend Charlie as a witness, but blocked the whole killing out. Which makes since that he was so angry he blacked out. I mean people get blacked out drunk & forget things. The whole interrogation chapter was all over the place & didn't make sense. He said things in the transcript that he didn't beforehand in the earlier chapters.
Yes, he killed them, but I believe in his mind it was all a dream that he was innocent. And if he truly believed that why wasn't Charlie who apparently witnessed everything been talked to?
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5.0 out of 5 stars Very Telling Account
Reviewed in Canada on April 26, 2024
The confession written in his own words leaves no doubt as to who committed the murders. The saddest part in all this is that the children brutally lost their mother and had to live with the fact that their father was the reason why.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five stars to the Goldmans & co
Reviewed in the Netherlands on December 12, 2022
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.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Read for the hypothetical confession
Reviewed in Australia on June 7, 2017
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.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining!
Reviewed in Japan on February 18, 2018
Bought this after watching the OJ series on Netflix. I think it is a great book written with the voice of OJ but...at the end of the day, it was written for entertainment purposes and it is to be taken with a grain of salt.
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5.0 out of 5 stars F.H.
Reviewed in Germany on February 23, 2016
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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