O.J. Simpson was an incredible football running back, but eventually his career had to end. So after he retired in 1979, he seemed to find careers in announcing and, later, movies. Then came one of the more shocking events to hit the news.

Simpson’s ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, along with her friend Ron Goldman, were found
dead outside her home in Brentwood, California, and O.J. Simpson became the prime suspect. The murder trial would take place from November 1994 to October 1995, with Simpson receiving a verdict of not guilty.

The outcome was obviously a disappointment to the families of the victims. Relatives of Goldman especially did not believe Simpson was innocent and on Feb. 12, 1997, Goldman’s father, Fred Goldman, said he would settle for a signed murder confession from Simpson in lieu of the $20.5 million judgment in a civil suit the families of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman filed.

Unfortunately for Fred Goldman, Simpson did not confess.