Episode #181 | 06.18.24
O.J. Simpson: Stolen Memorabilia, Armed Robbery, and Fake Gangsters
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In this episode
This is not the O.J. Simpson story you were expecting. This is the story of what happened after the former running back was acquitted of the murder of his ex-wife and her friend. It’s an insane story that involves sports memorabilia, ex-cons, a gun, a simple plan gone horribly wrong, and one of the most unbelievable armed robberies in Las Vegas’s sordid history.
This episode contains themes that may be disturbing to some listeners, including domestic violence and graphic depictions of violence.
Sources
Simpson’s rogue collection (LA Times)
O.J.: Made in America (ESPN)
O.J. Simpson: Life After the Murder Trial (Vanity Fair)
Sports Blotter: A Farewell to OJ (Boston Phoenix)
Rosey Grier testifies in O.J. hearing (UPI Archives)
O.J. Simpson Could Be Released from Prison as Early as October (Rolling Stone)
‘O.J. Simpson: The Lost Confession’: 5 WTF Moments (Rolling Stone)
O.J. Simpson Released from Prison (Rolling Stone)
O.J. Simpson accomplices reveal how 2007 Vegas hotel room meeting escalated into botched robbery (ABC News)
O.J. Simpson’s 1989 Domestic Abuse Arrest Didn’t Lead to Jail Time (Bustle)
Witness: O.J. Simpson told two companions to pack ‘heat’ (Las Vegas Sun)
Walter Alexander testimony (YouTube)
O.J.’s Manatee Mayhem (E! Online)
O.J. Simpson and co-defendant Clarence “C.J.” Stewart go on trial Monday in Las Vegas on armed robbery (AP Archive)
O.J. Simpson named suspect in break-in at Las Vegas casino (AP Archive)
Co-defendant to police: ‘O.J. said, ‘hey, just bring some firearms’’ (ESPN)
O.J. Simpson loses DirecTV piracy case (NBC News)
Witness says he brandished handgun (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Neighbor of Nicole Simpson tells how her dog led him to bodies (Baltimore Sun)
Highlights of witnesses who testified in wrongful death trial (Associated Press)
Guy with a pimp rap part of O.J. gang of goons (NY Daily News)
O.J. Simpson, golf, and the unfunniest (and most tasteless) anecdote you’ll hear today (Golf Digest)
Credits
Hosted by Jake Brennan.
Written by Zeth Lundy.
Copy edited by Pat Healy.
Scored and mixed by Matt Beaudoin.
Additional music and score elements by Ryan Spraker.
DISGRACELAND theme song, “Crenshaw Space Boogie,” written and produced by Jake Brennan. Performed by Jake Brennan, Bryce Kanzer, Jay Cannava, and Evan Kenney. Mixed and engineered by Adam Taylor.
*illustrations by Avi Spivak @avispivak