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Knife found at OJ Simpson's property ruled out as murder weapon
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Published April 01, 2016
LOS ANGELES - MARCH 16: O.J. Simpson and Nicole Brown Simpson pose at the premiere of the "Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Isult" in which O.J. starred on March 16, 1994 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Vinnie Zuffante/Archive Photos/Getty Images) (1994 Getty Images)
DEVELOPING: Los Angeles police confirmed Friday that a knife found at O.J. Simpson's now-demolished Brentwood estate is not linked to the 1994 murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman.
#LAPD has determined knife has no nexus to Simpson/Goldman murder investigation. The investigation remains open
— LAPD Online News (@LAPDonlinenews) April 1, 2016
Police said a construction worker found the small knife around the time of the 1998 demolition and gave it to an off-duty officer. The knife remained at his home until he reportedly told a friend earlier this year that he wanted to get it framed. Police investigators took it soon afterwards to start analysis.
The murder investigation, and the trial that followed, turned into a months-long media circus. A jury acquitted O.J. Simpson in 1995, but he was found civilly liable for the two deaths in 1997. He's now locked up in Nevada on a robbery-kidnapping conviction.
Police tell the Los Angeles Times they performed a series of forensic tests on the knife. They say the murder investigation remains open.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/knife-found-at-oj-simpsons-property-ruled-out-as-murder-weapon