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O.J. Simpson testifies during an evidentiary hearing in Clark County District Court May 15, 2013, in Las Vegas.
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A knife found on land where O.J. Simpson once lived appears to be inconsistent with the 1994 murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman, multiple law enforcement sources told NBC News.
What many hoped to be the “murder weapon” in the heinous 1994 double-murder, apparently had only dirt and mud on it, according to tests.
The knife, found by a construction worker in 2001—at least seven years after the murders—was given to retired LAPD officer George Maycott while Maycott was working off-duty near the former Simpson estate.
NBC News reports that the weapon is a small, inexpensive knife typically used by construction workers, gardeners, or landscapers.
According to sources, that knife was not consistent with the weapon used in the Brown and Goldman murders nor does it appear it was buried for a length of time that would put it in the time frame of the slayings.
Maycott, 70, now retired from the police force, says he called police and told them about the knife but was allegedly told that Simpson could never be charged in the crime because of double jeopardy. So he held onto the knife in a bag in his garage for years and turned it over in January, according to his attorney.
Many find it interesting that this evidence turned up this week, as the nine-part series, “The People Vs. O.J. Simpson” is now on television, sparking renewed interest in the case.
The Goldman family said in a statement Friday that any discussion of the knife possibly being involved in the murders is “purely speculative” until police complete their tests.
Simpson is currently serving a nine to 33-year sentence in state prison as a result of his October 2008 conviction for armed robbery and kidnapping charges.
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