What if evidence found someone else killed Nicole Brown Simpson

This isn’t technically ASB. What if someone came forward with new evidence around 2015 that linked to someone else killing her and Ron Goldman. Something like a previously unseen security tape from another angle, or newly tested DNA shows someone else there who subsequently confesses.

Given that O.J. and his trial have so much prominence in pop culture as a man (or perhaps even the man) who got away with murder, how would this effect things?
 
With a POD that late there is absolutely no way the general public opinion would turn back in OJ's favor. Keeping in mind this is after (If) I Did It, and the Vegas robbery. No matter the evidence, by 2015, everyone will still assume OJ killed Nicole, or at least had a hand in her murder. At best, even if there was video footage of someone else killing her, the public would think OJ involved.

Now a 1998ish POD could certainly send ripples through American culture.
 
With a POD that late there is absolutely no way the general public opinion would turn back in OJ's favor. Keeping in mind this is after (If) I Did It, and the Vegas robbery. No matter the evidence, by 2015, everyone will still assume OJ killed Nicole, or at least had a hand in her murder. At best, even if there was video footage of someone else killing her, the public would think OJ involved.

Now a 1998ish POD could certainly send ripples through American culture.
So, let’s say we go that far back?
 
So, let’s say we go that far back?
More racial tensions and possible riots if the black communities of LA feel like the OJ trial was racially motivated, feeling even more so like even black celebrities weren’t safe to systemic racism.

Plenty of white people still believe OJ is involved.

Plenty of tension.

Kardashians don’t get (as) famous, after Kris rekindles friendship with OJ.

Lots of controversy, maybe Mark Fuhrman is assassinated? Or ends up imprisoned for plantings evidence?

LAPD either solves biggies murder to stave murmurs of incompetence and racial bias, or never outgrows it’s early 90s reputation in the 00s.

Rap Music is more grounded in anti-police attitude to the present as before.

Bigger Black Lives Matter movement.
 
More racial tensions and possible riots if the black communities of LA feel like the OJ trial was racially motivated, feeling even more so like even black celebrities weren’t safe to systemic racism.

Whether riots do happen would depend on the the level of anger that the Black community feels but there will be demonstrations by the blacks in protest for sure.

Plenty of white people still believe OJ is involved.

How many white's that would still believe that O.J. was involved would depend on the mindsets of those individuals regardless of the evidence proving the facts beyond a reasonable doubt.

Plenty of tension

The tension will still exist regardless.

Kardashians don’t get (as) famous, after Kris rekindles friendship with OJ.

That would depend on the circumstances meaning they do get as famous as they do as per OTL or they achieve less fame or don't achieve any fame at all.

Lots of controversy, maybe Mark Fuhrman is assassinated? Or ends up imprisoned for plantings evidence?

I could not see any Fuhrman assassination happening (Unless it's a completely unstable nutjob or a completely "Radicalized" activist looking to achieve fame for the wrong reasons). For Fuhrman to get sent to prison for planting evidence would require that complete proof beyond a reasonable doubt of any and all evidence being planted and if that does happen there would be others being sent to prison too (Fuhrman would not be the only one getting sent to prison).

LAPD either solves biggies murder to stave murmurs of incompetence and racial bias, or never outgrows it’s early 90s reputation in the 00s.

Solving Biggie's murder would also depend on the cooperation of vital witnesses and any willingness to actually to be fully truthful in the matter (Which is a major problem with numerous Gang Related Murders throughout the nation). Regarding it's early 90's reputation that would get outgrown anyway at the same time (The necessary reforms that make that possible do get implemented anyway).

Rap Music is more grounded in anti-police attitude to the present as before.

I do agree that rap music will embrace a Anti-Police attitude more openly which a number of rappers have done over the years (IOTL the hatred against the Police has actually helped a number of Gangsta Rap Artists sell more records over the years).

Bigger Black Lives Matter movement.

It would be safe to say that the Black Lives Matter movement starts up way earlier for sure.
 

Ian_W

Banned
Then rather than people being pissy the OJ trial went the wrong way, people get pissy about the OJ trial went the wrong way.
 

Marc

Donor
This isn’t technically ASB. What if someone came forward with new evidence around 2015 that linked to someone else killing her and Ron Goldman. Something like a previously unseen security tape from another angle, or newly tested DNA shows someone else there who subsequently confesses.

Given that O.J. and his trial have so much prominence in pop culture as a man (or perhaps even the man) who got away with murder, how would this effect things?

It might not be strictly ASB, but it comes awfully close. The classic trinity of homicide investigations: motive, means, opportunity, is difficult to support without Simpson.
 
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