If I Did It
Confessions of the Killer
by The Goldman Family
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Author: The Goldman FamilyAfterword: Dominick Dunne
Foreword: Pablo F. Fenjves
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-09-13
ISBN: 0825305888
Number of pages: 254
Publisher: Beaufort Books
Book Reviews of If I Did It Confessions of the Killer
Book Review: narcissistic profile--he can do no wrong
Summary: 3 Stars
He didn't want Nicole to get the Rockingham estate in the divorce. The only mention of his third child with his first wife is that he doesn't want to give her the Rockingham estate because there are so many memories there--and then he says that is where his daughter drowned. Ok--that it weird--that would be a memory most would not want to hang onto. I found out on the net the Rockingham estate was sold and demolished, and he was asked about his feelings, and he said he has his memories in his head, so he doesn't need to have the house. He displays two distinctive qualities of a narcissistic entitled man--he contradicts himself--he'll say something in one place and an entirely different statement somewhere else. Also narcissistic people when they tell their side of the story they are never the ones dumped in a relationship, nor do they ever do anything wrong. They speak of themselves in superlatives.
It is horrible of him to speak this way of a dead woman who cannot defend herself. I'd love to read a book written by Nicole's best friend who knew her the best.
In the suicide note that he wrote thanks his golf buddies, but he doesn't have anything to say to the kids. It is odd to have $8,400 in cash along with the suicide note--I guess that is what the ghost writer meant by ommisions, because OJ failed to mention the money.
So those are the things I find disturbing. Maybe Fred Goldman is really doing society a favor by putting this book out. Nicole did fear for her life. I don't think she trusted her inner voice enough. For women who have ex husbands who act like OJ did to Nicole, do what it takes to feel protected, get a guard dog, get a tazer, etc. Also tell people, keep anecdotal records, record stuff, have proof--narcissistic people charm the socks off of people and will twist any domestic violence story where they are the victims and the real victim is the bad one.
I also think about Sydney, girls need their moms. I'd love for her to carry the torch for her mother, to me that would be emotional justice. And I'd love for Justin to disown his father as unworthy of his love and honor to me that would be justice.
This book with the words I Did It and all this media of reporters who all seem to say the evidence was so overwhelming that he did it. I got to understand the justice system better. Our justice system is first and foremost about protecting the rights of individuals before finding out who is right and wrong. I suppose that is hard to deal with as the victims family see a murderer having their rights protected.
I am adding to this after I found out more information. I watched the trial when I was 20 and less knowledgeable. I did not realize that everyone involved in the case has written a book. I guess OJ is the only one so far after the trial to not cash in on the book writing deals. Kaye Resnick (Nicole's so called friend)--from what I've read she is an opportunistic mooch. Denise Brown said on Oprah that this book shouldn't have been published because it is blood money, but her family sold her diary, the video of her wedding and some weddings (maybe to pay for the custody trial). Denise needs to get off her high horse. I feel that Ron Goldman was the most innocent in this whole deal. It seems everyone in OJ's life such as his then girlfriend Paula Barbieri (she got $3million for her book deal) are totally blinded by the money and lifestyle that they will tolerate things that you and me wouldn't.
I feel that OJ thought he had the right to control Nicole because she was the mother of his children. I also read what she got in the divorce settlement and it was over $450k and $10k a month in child support. The $10k a month for child support seems reasonable, but she was married to him for 17 years (I think), the $450k in a divorce settlement seems a little paltry considering OJ's money.
There are a lot of things on the web saying that Nicole was having a lot of lovers, and that she did drugs. The web also says Nicole got involved with cocaine when she went to parties with OJ. But it is all on the web. Rich people act that way because they can--they don't have the 9-5 constrainsts that most of us do. So OJ is living with Paula Barbieri and having sex with her, but Nicole because she is a mother can't be having sex. He expects her to behave the way he wants her to behave (saintly) because she is the mother of his babies, but he can do whatever the hell he wants because he is the boss of everything.
I do have to say OJ is very handsome and I bet I would enjoy his company, but the way people are when you first meet them is so entirely different after you get to know them.
There is a book on amazon.com called malignant self love by Sam Vankin (I think thats his name, he writes about narcissism so well, he gives a lot of info on the amazon sight. I feel that his book is too expensive.
Well that is where I am at now on this subject, but you know my mind could change. I think Kato is kinda cool though--if you can live somewhere rent free why would you not.
Summary of If I Did It Confessions of the Killer
In 1994, Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson were brutally murdered at her home in Brentwood, California. O.J. Simpson was tried for the crime in a case that captured the attention of the American people, but was ultimately acquitted of criminal charges. The victims' families brought a civil case against Simpson, which found him liable for willfully and wrongfully causing the deaths of Ron and Nicole committing battery with malice and oppression.In 2006, HarperCollins announced the publication of a book in which O.J. Simpson told how he hypothetically would have committed the murders. In response to public outrage that Simpson stood to profit from these crimes, HarperCollins canceled the book. A Florida bankruptcy court awarded the rights to the Goldmans in August 2007 to satisfy the civil judgment in part. The Goldman family views the book as his confession, and has worked hard to ensure that the public will read this book and learn the truth. This is O.J. Simpson's original manuscript, approved by him, with up to 14,000 words of additional key commentary.Murder & Mayhem Books
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