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Brian “Kato” Kaelin, who was a witness in O.J. Simpson’s 1995 murder trials, released a statement in the wake of his demise.
“I’ve been asked to comment on the demise of O.J. Simpson,” Kaelin explained through Instagram on Thursday, April 11. “Foremost, I’d like to express my condolences to the young children, to Sydney and to Justin, to Jason and Arnelle, they shed their father, and that is in no way effortless.”
He ongoing: “I want to express my like and compassion to the Goldmans, to Fred and to Kim, I hope you come across closure. And at last, to the relatives of the lovely Nicole Brown Simpson, may possibly we often cherish her reminiscences. Nicole was a beacon of gentle that burned shiny. Could we hardly ever ignore her.”
In 1994, Simpson’s ex-spouse, Brown Simpson, and Ron Goldman (a close good friend of Brown Simpson) had been uncovered stabbed to loss of life outside the house of her Los Angeles home.
Kaelin was dwelling in the Simpson’s guest home at the time and just one of the prosecution’s essential witnesses. He alleged that he could not account for Simpson’s whereabouts throughout the time of the murders.
Just after a minimal-pace Bronco chase by way of the city and highways in Los Angeles, Simpson was arrested and subsequently charged with the murders, for which he was acquitted.
Simpson was afterwards identified liable for the wrongful loss of life of and battery from Ron in a civil suit submitted by Ron’s family. Simpson was ordered to pay back $33.5 million to the victims’ households.
Information broke on Thursday that Simpson died at the age of 76 after a fight with most cancers. “On April 10th, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his fight with most cancers. He was surrounded by his young children and grandchildren,” the Simpson family shared in a statement via X. “During this time of changeover, his spouse and children asks that you please respect their wishes for privacy and grace.”
Right after Simpson’s loss of life was introduced, Ron’s father, Fred, broke his silence, telling Us Weekly in a assertion, “The only thing I have to say is that right now is a more reminder of how long Ron has been long gone and how extended we have missed him. The only issue that is actually crucial currently are the victims.”
In February, it was described that Simpson was going through procedure for prostate cancer, but he by no means publicly confirmed his diagnosis. Following speculation started that Simpson was in hospice, he took to social media to deny the rumors.
“Hospice? Hospice?! You talkin’ about hospice?” Simpson mentioned in a movie posted by way of X in February. “No, I’m not in any hospice. I do not know who set that out there.”
