<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The father of murder victim Ron Goldman made an offer to his </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/oj-simpson" rel="" target="" title="suspected killer OJ Simpson"><span>suspected killer OJ Simpson</span></a><span> in a deal that would save him tens of millions of dollars on February 12, 1997.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Fred Goldman had successfully sued Simpson in civil court for a total of US$33.5 million (about A$94 million today).</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But the elder Goldman offered to drop the judgement in exchange for a signed confession.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/today-in-history-february-11-what-happened-on-this-day-anna-kournikova-virus/75282564-a459-47fe-a48a-e789b2b87b98"><strong><span>A million people couldn't resist opening this email</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/oj-simpson-death-double-murder-criminal-trial-1995-in-pictures/7690820b-06fa-470b-886a-4e761c35600d" rel="" target="" title="Simpson had been tried and acquitted of the murder"><span>Simpson had been tried and acquitted of the murder</span></a><span> of his ex-wife Nicole Brown and Goldman in 1995.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But the Goldmans and Nicole Brown's father Lou then sued Simpson in a civil suit for wrongful death.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The jury sided against Simpson and he was ordered to pay the massive penalty.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/today-in-history-february-12-what-happened-on-this-day-ron-goldman-oj-simpson/24f32b12-326c-4dfb-a355-11d67894a984" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But the former US football star declared bankruptcy soon after, sparing him the cost.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It was then Goldman made the offer for a signed confession.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"All I ever wanted is justice. It's never been an issue about money," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/today-in-history-february-8-what-happened-on-this-day/8f3f20f8-a98a-4100-9617-b4b8c1bde5c3"><strong><span>Crowd gasps as Julie Andrews takes revenge in acceptance speech</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I don't want to play games. But if he wanted to sign a confession with all the details of his crime and broadcast it all over the country and publish it all over the nation, I would drop the judgement."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Since Simpson had been acquitted in a criminal court, a confession could not be used to retry him.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But in a statement, Simpson rejected the offer.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"No matter how much money I am offered, I would never confess to a crime which I did not commit," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Simpson was pursued by Goldman for the money for the rest of his life.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/today-in-history-february-5-what-happened-on-this-day/fd3ab70d-3622-47b7-bd02-b11bdf46e5f5"><strong><span>Comedy taken off air mid-episode after just ten minutes</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In 2006, Simpson announced the release of a controversial book entitled "If I Did it".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The book hypothesised how he would have committed the murders if he committed them.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But the Goldmans successfully sued for the rights to the book to partially satisfy the money owed to them.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>When they published the book, the word "If" was printed in a much smaller type than the rest of the title on the cover.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>As a result, the book appeared to be titled "I Did It".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/oj-simpson-death-reactions-ron-goldman-family-attorney/6e4fc5e1-df30-41c6-ae4f-e7aff09fd7bb" rel="" target="" title="Simpson died in 2024"><span>Simpson died in 2024</span></a><span>, still owing tens of millions to Goldman.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span></span><strong><span>NEVER MISS A STORY: Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><p><strong><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727"><strong><span>Apple</span></strong></a><span> </span><strong><span>and</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1"><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></a></p></li><li><p><strong><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=9news.com.au"><strong><span>ticking this box here</span></strong></a></p></li><li><p><strong><span>Sign up to</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine"><strong><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></strong></a></p></li></ul></div></div>