Nicole Brown Simpson’s sister, Denise Brown, claims that her sister lived in fear of her husband O.J. Simpson before her 1994 murder.
Last month, Simpson’s family announced he passed away at 76 from prostate cancer. In his later years, he lived in Nevada, where he also served time in prison for an armed robbery and kidnapping, unrelated to his wife’s murder.
Despite widespread belief that the former football star was responsible for the double murder of his wife and her friend Ron Goldman, he was acquitted after a highly publicized trial.
Now, Nicole’s surviving family members are speaking out in an upcoming Lifetime documentary, aiming to illuminate what their sister endured before her tragic death.
The Life and Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson will air in two parts on June 1 and 2. In the documentary’s trailer, Brown’s sisters discuss the alleged abuse Nicole suffered from Simpson and mention her journal documenting each instance.
“She always thought he was going to hurt her,” one of Brown’s sisters narrates over the trailer as footage of Nicole is shown. “She always knew it.”
During their seven-year marriage, Brown called the police on Simpson multiple times for spousal abuse, but he was only arrested once and pleaded “no contest.” Despite this, Brown dropped the charges. In 1992, she filed for divorce citing irreconcilable differences, though the abuse allegedly persisted.
In the documentary, the Brown family shares their relative’s perspective, which they believe was overshadowed during Simpson’s highly publicized trial.
“Who is Nicole? Who is she? Because she got lost in this whole thing,” one sister asks in the trailer.
Nicole Brown Sisters Weigh in on O.J. Simpson’s Potential Involvement in the Tragic 1994 Murder
While doing press for the upcoming documentary, all three sisters opened up about their feelings about O.J. Simpson’s involvement with Nicole’s murder.
When Denise learned of her sister’s violent death, she instinctively knew who was to blame.
“The moment my mom got the phone call, I heard this screaming from my parents’ bedroom,” she recently told People. “It was gut-wrenching. I grabbed the phone, and the detective said, ‘Your sister’s been killed.’”
She added, “I said, ‘Oh my God, he did it, he finally did it.’ I knew in my heart [it was O.J.].”
Tanya recalls that DNA evidence, including blood found in O.J.’s white Bronco and at his home, solidified her conviction of O.J.’s guilt. “DNA doesn’t lie,” she told the outlet.
However, Dominique stays out of publicly weighing in on O.J.’s guilt for a special reason. “Because of the children, I’m not going to answer,” she told People.