Unsealed O.J. Simpson Records Prompt a Request for a New Investigation NYT - Top Stories By: Mike Baker and Tim Arango 22 October 2026 at 20:51 Tanya Brown said she believed someone helped O.J. Simpson get rid of the murder weapon. One of Mr. Simpson’s former lawyers called for a special prosecutor. © Pool photo by Reed SaxonO.J. Simpson addressing the court at his double murder trial in Los Angeles in 1995.