Posted on 04/11/2024 12:09:47 PM PDT by DallasBiff
Kato Kaelin, a key witness during O.J. Simpson's murder trial in 1995, issued a video statement Thursday afternoon offering his condolences to Simpson's family following the ex-NFL star's death.
"Foremost, I'd like to express my condolences to the children to Sydney and to Justin to Jason and Arnelle," Kaelin said in the message shared to X, formerly Twitter. "They've lost their father and that is never easy."
Simpson's family announced on Thursday that their father has passed away at the age of 76 after battling cancer.
Simpson played 11 NFL seasons, nine of them with the Buffalo Bills. He won four NFL rushing titles and played in five Pro Bowls. He later had a career in show business before being acquitted in a 1995 trial of charges he killed his former wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman.
Kaelin also addressed the families of Goldman and Brown Simpson.
"I wish to express my love and compassion to the Goldmans, to Fred into Kim. "I hope you find closure," he said. "And finally, to the family of the beautiful Nicole Brown Simpson. May we always cherish her memories. Nicole was a beacon of light that burden bright. May we never forget her."
(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...
From the criminal trial: In the early hours of June 13, 1994, LAPD detectives went to the O. J. Simpson estate at 360 North Rockingham in Brentwood, CA, to inform O. J. Simpson of his former wife's death; also, some concern for the safety of the Simpson family.
When the LAPD detectives were questioned during the criminal trial, "Was O. J. Simpson a suspect?" . . . the reply was "No" . . . until Detective Van Natter saw "the bloody right-hand glove" on the path that ran west-to-east along the south boundary of the estate.
What most of the public has not known, is that the LAPD did not send detectives nor police patrols to the Goldman family.
Indeed, the Goldman family had no idea that their son, Ron, had died, until later past 4:00 PM in the afternoon on June 13, 1994 - when Claudia Ratcliff called from the coroner's office. - "His Name is Ron" by the Family of Goldman
THERE WAS NO CONCERN AT ALL, AMONG THE LAPD, FOR THE SAFETY OF THE GOLDMANS.
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