On Friday, the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed that it was investigating a knife reportedly found at O.J. Simpson’s former estate in Brentwood, CA. Marcia Clark, the lead prosecutor on the O.J. Simpson murder case, is now weighing in on the discovery and what implications it could have over two decades after Simpson’s acquittal.
“I can’t believe someone gave a police officer what appears to be, could be, important evidence in a case -— even if it is closed — and takes it home,” Clark told ET Online. “I don’t know what to say about that except I can’t believe it, but it’s apparently what happened.”
The knife was allegedly discovered in 1998 by a construction worker hired to tear down Simpson’s former mansion, and given to a now-retired LAPD officer who did not report the weapon to authorities. Detectives are now on the case and the knife is currently undergoing forensics testing, said an LAPD spokesman.
Clark believes that immediate action needs to be taken to authenticate the knife in question, but also noted that the likelihood of any prosecution stemming from this new evidence is very slim.
“I don’t know whether to say it is truly evidence, none of us knows that yet — it might be a hoax, it might be somebody who planted it and then just pretended to find it and gave it to the off-duty police officer, you don’t know,” Clark said. “But, of course, I’m glad the LAPD is taking it seriously and subjecting it to testing so we can find out… It’s entirely possible that if there is some DNA to be recovered, that it could be found, especially with today’s technology, which is much more sensitive.”
Clark hopes that any new evidence found can bring closure and resolution to the case. “I just hope the truth comes out about this situation, as I always do about all situations,” she told ET. “Whatever this is, let’s find out.”
