O.J. Simpson Juror Admits That They Believed He Was Guilty, But Let Him Off As "Payback" For Rodney King
One of O.J. Simpson's jurors revealed that 90% of them believed the murder suspect was guilty, but they let him off as "payback" for Rodney King's case.
An O.J. Simpson juror admitted on camera that they didn't regret their verdict even though 90% of them believed he was guilty.
In 1991, Rodney King was beaten by the LAPD, fueling riots that resulted in the acquittals of the police officers one year later. Then, in 1994, Simpson faced murder charges after his ex-wife and her friend Ronald Goldman were found dead at her LA residence. The criminal court jury found him not guilty of murder in 1995, though he was found liable in 1997 for both deaths.
Many things have resurfaced in the wake of the former athlete's death this week, including a confession from one juror in the high-profile trial, Carrie Bess. In an old clip from ESPN's series, O.J.: Made in America, one of the jurors finally revealed that the acquitted murder case was payback for Rodney King's case. The interviewer asked the woman, "Do you think that the members of the jury that voted to acquit O.J. [was] because of Rodney King?"
She nodded and said, "Yes." The man asked how many of them felt that way, and Bess explained that "90%" did, including her, before agreeing with the interview that it was "payback" and shrugging her shoulders when asked if she thought that was right.
Bess had no empathy for Nicole Brown's abuse either, stating, “I lose respect for any woman who’d take an ass whooping when she don’t have to.” Yet, Bess did reveal later that she "somewhat" regrets her decision but that “deep in my heart, I done what I felt was right at that time.”
Leaving the marriage was a life-or-death situation for Brown. “I’m scared,” she told her mom months before she was killed. “I go to the gas station; he’s there. I go to the Payless shoe store, and he’s there. I’m driving, and he’s behind me.”
Only a few weeks after her 35th birthday, Brown's body was discovered with stab wounds and a six-inch gash across her neck. She died trying to defend herself, according to a coroner who examined defensive wounds on her hands.
While Simpson was acquitted of all charges, a California civil jury awarded Brown and Goldman's families $33.5 million, but reportedly only paid less than 1% of what he owed.
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