Reflecting on O.J. Simpson's Legacy: A Conversation with Attorney Carl Douglas

I sat down with a legal icon to discuss the legacy of O.J. Simpson after the news of his death at 76-years-old due to prostate cancer.
Carl Douglas was a part of O.J. Simpson defense team, nicknamed The Dream Team, in 1995 when the football star turned actor was charged with the double homicides of Nicole Brown-Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman.
As someone intimately involved in Simpson's defense, Carl Douglas offers a unique perspective on the man behind the headlines. In our candid conversation, he shared insights into Simpson's life, the dynamics of the trial, and the broader implications for the criminal justice system--his thoughts on the prosecution and Los Angeles media.
From the intense media scrutiny to the racial undertones that permeated the case, Douglas gave me invaluable context for understanding the complexities surrounding Simpson's legacy.
The legacy of O.J. Simpson is as multifaceted as the man himself. He’s as controversial in death as he was in life.
Through my conversation with Carl Douglas, I gained valuable insights into the intricacies of the trial and its enduring impact on American society.
Watch my full interview with attorney Carl Douglas and join me as we delve deeper into the life, legacy, and lasting impact of O.J. Simpson.
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[@Ricolittle213]

💯💪🏾 good interview.

[@Caareenkm6726]

Carl your name might be linked together in history with OJ .. but don’t be proud! Your victory is not in alignment with what’s good in this world but attached to helping get a murderer off! You know it Carl! 😂

[@donovans6472]

don't be so sour about it....the dream team did what they were suppose to do which is represent their client and give him the best defense possible. you weren't there to see O.J commit the murders so who are you to be calling O.J a murderer. not guilty...prosecution couldn't prove his guilt.. you don't know what the future holds for you so you should respect lawyers such as this one. you just never know when you or a close friend or family member will need a lawyer to represent them.

[@kendallandrews8691]

Yep, the legacy of those men, will always be one that helped a murderer get off.

[@kendallandrews8691]

@@donovans6472 They knew OJ was guilty. They chose to represent him anyway and help him get away with murdering two people. I wasn't there, but OJ's blood was, just as the blood of the two people he killed were in his vehicle. Everyone who helped OJ get away with it deserve shame and contempt.

[@donovans6472]

@@kendallandrews8691 so the defense team should be shamed for doing a good job.....more like the prosecution should be shamed for doing a poor job....... Any job you do you there shouldn't be any shame in doing it well.....maybe shame for not doing it well though.

[@donovans6472]

@@kendallandrews8691 the legacy of those men will be that they are the best at what they get pays to do

[@Chase77776]

Best interview on the subject , he pointed out facts that that were definitely compelling as to why he was acquitted

[@Caareenkm6726]

OJ would have been acquitted anyway.. most of the jurors were black! That was their hero and many blacks were looking for revenge because tensions were high. Rodney King was behind their decision! They would have let him off even if they saw him do it! But their hero ended up being a big fat zero! In FACT Carl Douglas got it wrong about the jurors as some admitted they let him off for revenge!

[@Caareenkm6726]

Black jurors got him off! THE END!! Some jurors admitted it was for revenge for Rodney King! They could have witnessed OJ doing it and still let him off! That’s why LA is decaying!

[@Chase77776]

@@Caareenkm6726 That might be true but the facts regarding reasonable doubt were compelling!

[@jeffrey3498]

"Prostate," not prostrate.

[@bobbymahal1975]

OJ wasn’t responsible for the murder of Nicole Simpson, but was present for the murder of Ron Goldman. His son Jason Simpson committed both murders, here is the timeline: 9:30pm Jason Simpson leaves Jackson’s restaurant and heads to Nicole’s house on Bundy Drive to confront her about not showing up to Jackson’s 9:55pm Jason Simpson arrives at Bundy Drive and parks his car 9:59pm After a heated exchange Jason strikes Nicole on top of the head causing her to fall on the cement and and causing her watch to stop 10:03pm OJ makes a call from his cell phone at Rockingham to Paula Barbieri about being totally free now 10:05pm Jason has killed Nicole and in a state of panic heads to Rockingham to tell his dad 10:15pm As OJ is hitting golf balls on the lawn, Jason parks his car behind OJ’s Bentley (Here is where Mandel and Aaaronson walk by Bundy Drive and hear or see nothing, no noise) 10:20pm OJ puts his bags out, takes a pair of isotonar gloves to ensure his fingerprints aren’t left anywhere on the scene and they head to Bundy Drive 10:22pm Allan Park arrives to Rockingham and doesn’t see the bronco parked outside 10:29pm OJ and Jason walk through the gate and OJ looks at the crime scene and before OJ can put on the gloves Ron Goldman arrives and a struggle ensues 10:30-10:40pm The continues between Jason and Ron Goldman and OJ holds Ron from behind as Jason stabs Rob to death. This is when OJ loses the gloves and also this is when Ron Goldman knicks OJ with the key causing a small wound. OJ never used a knife or was cut by one. 10:35pm Here is where Denise Pilnak hears dogs barking loudly and when Ron Heidstra hears ‘Hey Hey Hey’ 10:45pm Ron Heidstra see's bronco leave up the street 10:48pm Jill Shively see's OJ at the intersection (Jason is in the back) 10:50pm OJ parks on Rockingham side (Jason stays in vehicle) 10:52pm OJ enters through front gate and knocks on Kato's door to summon him out, perhaps create a distraction so he can get in the house 10:55pm Allan Park see's OJ enter front entrance 11:10pm OJ and Allan Park leave to LAX Here are the reasons I believe it went down this way. In his suicide letter, OJ clearly states he had nothing to do with Nicole’s murder, but apologizes for Ron Goldman’s murder In OJ’s suicide note he starts by saying. ‘To Whom It May Concern. First, everyone understand. I have nothing to do with Nicole's murder. I loved her; always have and always will. If we had a problem, it's because I loved her so much.’ Notice how he only mentions Nicole and not Ron Goldman who was also dead and whose murder he was also accused of. Later in the letter he apologizes to the Goldman’s. ‘I'm sorry for the Goldman family. I know how much it hurts.’ Why does he have to apologize to the Goldman family? He didn’t know their son and he has no reason to say sorry. At the very least he can give them peace of mind and say he had nothing or knows nothing about Ron’s murder. Notice how he never states ‘I had nothing to do with Ron’s murder’. That is important because I believe he was present and he assisted in holding Ron Goldman back from behind as Jason stabbed him. Dr. Henry Lee who worked for the defense told Jim Clemente that Ron Goldman stab wounds on his jeans and shoes also shoe he was elevated from behind as he was being stabbed Dr. Henry Lee told Jim Clemente a former FBI profiler that the knife marks on Ron Goldman’s Shoes and jeans were indicative of someone holding him up from behind and his feet were off the ground. OJ wrapped his arm around Ron and held him up from behind while Jason was stabbing and Ron was trying to kick out. Fibre Evidence against OJ We can talk about the blood being compromised and planted which I believe really did happen, Although the black sweatsuit he wore that night was never found there were black fibers from a sweat suit found on Ron Goldman clothes, but not Nicole’s clothes. I believe these fibers were from OJ holding Ron. There is no way the police could have tampered with fiber evidence. Here is the testimony from that period: Blue-black cotton fibers found on three now-familiar exhibits: the glove found at Mr. Simpson's home, socks retrieved from the foot of his bed and the blood-soaked shirt of one of the murder victims, Ronald L. Goldman. Though the clothing worn by the assailant has never been retrieved, prior testimony has established that Mr. Simpson was wearing a dark sweat suit shortly before the killings of Mr. Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson. Even if you say the glove was planted why did it have blue black fibers on it and why has the sweatsuit OJ wore that night ever been recovered. Ron’s timeline to Nicole’s could not have been before 10:30pm Ron Goldman could not have reached Bundy Drive before 10:30pm. He left Mezzaluna at 9:45pm to head home, take a quick shower, eat a spinach salad (which was later found in his digestive tract that it had been eaten sometime in the past 40 minutes). When Ron came to Bundy Drive, Nicole had been dead for 30 minutes. 2 knives not 1 Experts agree there were 2 knives use because there were no transfer stains of one knife. One knife was used on Nicole at 10pm and a different knife was used on Ron at 1030pm.

[@jeffreyivery4299]

HEY YOUR WRONG THE FBI THINKS THEY KNOW WHO DID THE KILLINGS THEY THINK IT WAS THE BOYFRIEND OF RON GOLDMAN AND HE WORKED AT MESSALUNA RESTAURANT IN THE KITCHEN AND THEY THINK RON GOLDMAN WAS GAY NOW GO READ THE FBI FILE ON THE OJ SIMPSON CASE ITS ALL THERE OJ SIMPSON SON DID NOT KILL ANYONE AND REMEMBER THAT THE BLOOD TYPE FOUND ON THE GLOVES WAS THAT OF RON'S AND NICOLE'S AND THE OTHER BLOOD TYPE WAS THAT OF SOMEONE WHO WAS MEXICAN OR MEDITERRANEAN DECENT THAT WAS ALSO THE BLOOD FOUND ON THE BACK OF NICOLE BROWN SIMPSON ALL THREE BLOOD TYPES WERE FOUND ON THE GLOVES LOOK OJ SIMPSON AND F.LEE BAILEY WERE FRIENDS OF MINE SO I KNOW MORE ABOUT THIS CASE THAN ANYONE SO WHAT U JUST SAID IS A LIE GO READ THE FBI FILE AND SEE FOR YOURSELF ITS RIGHT THERE IN BLACK AND WHITE it's funny that people think they know what happened U DON'T OJ Simpson was and always Will be innocent of all charges and Marcia Clark and Christopher Darden and Gil Garcetti and all the other lawyers knew about this and still tried to put him in jail fuck that U didn't see the case and didn't listen to it but all U saw was OJ SIMPSON and in your mind he did it and U didn't listen but go read the FBI FILE now before U say anything else oh one other thing if U hate OJ SIMPSON because U think U know what happened that's sad too so don't hate just read the FBI FILE ON THE OJ SIMPSON CASE.......