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O.J. Simpson, a Secret Informant and a Decades-Old Mystery

An “extremely reliable” informant told authorities about the missing murder weapon, according to newly unsealed records. The informant’s brother told The Times his sibling was at the crime scene.

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During his 1995 double-murder trial, O.J. Simpson wore the gloves found at the crime scene and his home.
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5 Takeaways From The Times’s Re-Examination of the O.J. Simpson Case

Newly unsealed court files and interviews challenge the popular narrative around the murders and the “trial of the century.”

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O.J. Simpson, center, during his double murder trial in Los Angeles in 1995.
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Justice Dept. Turns to Partisans and Conspiracists to Fill Depleted Ranks

The civil rights unit has recruited people whose questionable work histories and dearth of education and experience might have disqualified them in the past, former officials said.

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Under its chief, Harmeet Dhillon, the civil rights division of the Justice Department has pushed hard to replenish the ranks of a unit that was once a magnet for top legal talent.
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