Mob Dealer Claims O.J. Evidence Hiding and Murder Remains Open

A new report suggests a mob-connected drug dealer with secret ties to O.J. Simpson secretly turned into a jailhouse informant. He claims to know about attempts to hide evidence, possibly including the murder weapon that authorities never found. A former member of Simpson's "Dream Team" says the killings of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman remain an open case. These claims deserve serious investigation.

Alan Dershowitz appeared on Fox News' "America Reports" Monday to discuss the story. He told viewers it seems plausible and perhaps credible that more questions exist. He believes unresolved issues need a closer look. The report originated in The New York Times Sunday, focusing on Joseph Ippolito. He used to race cigarette boats, sold drugs, and ran restaurants.

Ippolito knew Simpson well. He also became close with Al Cowlings, the former NFL star who drove the white Ford Bronco ahead of Simpson's arrest in Los Angeles. Ippolito told federal prosecutors he held information on the murder weapon. That weapon has never been recovered by police. His brother Sam spoke to The Times about what happened that night.

Sam said Joseph returned home with a heavy bag and blood on his hands. He claimed his brother ditched the bag in a dumpster on Los Angeles' Doheny Drive without asking questions later. The report adds he asked for payment for his story before recanting it. But experts say these claims are worth examining.

Dershowitz argued we ought to start from scratch and look at this evidence anew. He wants to see if there is credible proof of a second person involved. "I've often, right from the beginning, thought that this was very difficult for one person to have brought off," he said on Fox News. The task included killing two people and disposing of all the evidence we know occurred in this case.

Charlie Ehrlich has been a friend of Ippolito since 1971. He eventually became a close pal of Simpson's. Ehrlich told Fox News Digital Monday that a secondary guy was likely involved in the crime. He denied unproven online speculation that it could have been him personally. "Who? I have no clue," he said. "But I believe, in my mind, there is."

Ehrlich was charged in connection with Simpson's 2007 Las Vegas memorabilia robbery case. He stated he did not meet the running back until after the trial moved to Florida. They became very close friends during those years. Ehrlich said he never saw Simpson get angry even though they spent every weekend together for the last decade of his life here in Florida.

Neither Ehrlich nor Ippolito or any other associate faces charges regarding the Brown-Simpson and Goldman case. Dershowitz noted many key players are already dead. Simpson died in 2024 while Ippolito passed away in 2006. "This should be looked at," Dershowitz said firmly. "This is not a closed case."

Dr. Michael Baden, a Fox News contributor and renowned forensic pathologist, was hired by Simpson's defense alongside Dr. Henry Lee. His job included evaluating autopsy findings that showed the same weapon killed both victims. While he stated he was not involved in looking into whether someone assisted after the fact, he told Fox News Digital there was no scientific evidence of more than one attacker. Cowlings did not immediately respond to a request for comment.