Morbid Tourism in Los Angeles: OJ Simpson

On June 12, 1994 Orenthal James ‘O.J.’ Simpson and his ex-wife Nicole Brown attended their daughter Sydney’s (then aged 8) dance recital at Paul Revere Middle School in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles.

Sometime during the evening of June 12th, Nicole and her mother, Juditha dined at Mezzaluna Trattoria, an Italian bistro in Brentwood that has since closed its swank doors. At dinner, Juditha managed to misplace her sunglasses.

When the women noticed this oversight, Juditha called the restaurant to inquire about the glasses which were located outside. Minutes later, Nicole called Mezzaluna (presumably) to request that her good friend, Ron Goldman , deliver the glasses to her condominium later that evening.

After leaving Mezzaluna, but before arriving at Nicole’s condo, Ron stopped off at his own apartment to change clothes and shower.

Though the infamous address has been changed and the building completely remodeled, this is where Nicole and Ron were found. Allegedly, the house was decorated with candles and soft music was playing, leading many to believe that the pair were more than just friends. Regardless, as OJ and Nicole’s children, Sydney and James, slept in their upstairs bedrooms, a brutal murder took place on the front steps of this building.

According to testimony by limo driver Allan Park, he arrived at OJ’s residence around 10:25PM on the evening of June 12th, 20 minutes before OJ’s scheduled pick up at 10:45 for a limo to LAX, where he was catching a late flight to Chicago. Parks testified that he was unable to contact OJ until around 11:05PM, when he came out of the house and loaded 3 bags into the limo. OJ was sweating profusely and demanded that the air-conditioner be left throughout the ride to the airport.