O.J. Simpson may not have acted alone in the 1994 murders of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman, according to a new investigation that raises questions about a suspected mob-connected drug trafficker.
A Sunday report from The New York Times revealed that newly unsealed records and an interview with the suspect’s brother identify Joseph “Joey” Ippolito as a possible accomplice in the killings.
Ippolito, who escaped from a Florida prison a month before the murders, allegedly returned to his Los Angeles apartment on June 12, 1994, carrying a bag containing a heavy object. His brother, Sam Ippolito, told the newspaper that Joey arrived with blood on his hands and asked him to dispose of the bag. Sam claimed he threw it into a dumpster at a nearby construction site.
He also alleged that Joey, who had connections to Simpson’s close friend A.J. Cowlings, was present at the murder scene.
Joey, who died in 2006, had previously provided authorities with information about the missing murder weapon.
The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed that the killings remain under investigation.
“The O.J. Simpson case remains an open and ongoing investigation,” a spokesperson told the Times.
Simpson was acquitted of both murders in 1995. He died in April 2024 following a battle with prostate cancer.
The new allegations have not been established as fact.