Crime
Nicole Brown Simpson’s Sibling Shares Emotional Birthday Tribute to ‘the Sister Who was Robbed From Me’
More than 30 years after Nicole Brown Simpson‘s death shocked the nation, her sister, Tanya Brown, is still honoring her memory.
Just days after the death of former Los Angeles Police Department detective Mark Fuhrman, Tanya shared an emotional birthday tribute on Instagram.
“Happy Heavenly Birthday to the sister that was robbed from me. I know in my heart of hearts we were more alike,” Tanya wrote alongside a carousel of photos of Nicole. “Sadly, you were taken away from us all too soon. I love you and miss you more with every passing day.”
Nicole and her friend Ron Goldman were found stabbed to death outside her Brentwood, California, home in June 1994. Her ex-husband O.J. Simpson was eventually charged with two counts of first-degree murder, but not before the case exploded into a media frenzy.
Police issued an arrest warrant for O.J. on June 17, 1994, but he refused to surrender, and instead, rode through Los Angeles in a white Ford Bronco while authorities followed behind in a televised slow-speed chase watched by millions of Americans.
At 5:00 p.m., in the middle of the chase, O.J.’s lawyer, Robert Kardashian, read a letter from the former NFL star that many interpreted to be a suicide note.
In the letter, OJ insisted he had “nothing to do with Nicole’s murder,” and he requested the public not to bother his children “as a last wish.” He also wrote, “I can’t go on,” apologized to Goldman and ended the message with: “Don’t feel sorry for me. I have had a great life, great friends. Please think of the real O.J. and not this lost person.”
O.J. was eventually arrested and charged, and his criminal trial became one of the most infamous courtroom battles in U.S. history. However, he was acquitted and later lost a civil trial.
Fuhrman, one of the detectives involved in the investigation, was the one who discovered the bloody glove at O.J.’s estate, which became one of the most famous pieces of evidence in the trial.
As Globe previously reported, Fuhrman died on May 12 after a yearlong battle with an aggressive form of throat cancer. He was 74.
