Nicole Diary Letters Personal

A set of letters written by O.J. Simpson to Nicole Brown Simpson expressing remorse and apology following the 1989 domestic violence incident, found in Nicole's safe deposit box. The letters were admitted as criminal People's Exhibits 17, 18, and 19 and civil Plaintiffs' Exhibits 13, 14, and 15; they include statements such as 'I got crazy' and 'I love you and losing you is the only thing that matters to me.' A witness described them collectively as apologies.

Entries from Nicole Brown Simpson's diary from the weeks before her murder, admitted as civil Exhibit 735 and deposition Exhibit 86. The May 22, 1994 entry records that she and Simpson had 'officially split up.' The June 3, 1994 entry documents a threatening, profanity-laced phone call from Simpson related to the IRS situation, including alleged statements such as 'You're going to pay for this, bitch' and 'You're holding money from the IRS, you're going to jail, you fucking cunt.'

A five-page handwritten letter from Nicole Brown Simpson to O.J. Simpson, delivered in mid-March 1993 along with wedding and family videotapes, expressing her desire to reconcile and return to Rockingham. Nicole wrote that problems in the marriage were mainly her fault, that she was controlling, and that Simpson was her 'one and only true love.' Admitted as civil Exhibit 1161 and deposition Exhibit 99; also contested for admission in criminal proceedings as a 'verbal act' to rebut motive evidence.

A letter dated June 6, 1994, written on O.J. Simpson Enterprises letterhead and signed 'O.J.,' hand-delivered to Nicole Brown Simpson warning her about IRS and California Franchise Tax Board consequences of continuing to use Simpson's Rockingham address and referencing a 'change in his circumstances' and written notice to Lee Roy Taft. The letter was sent with carbon copies to Simpson's lawyer and accountant; Nicole found it on her kitchen counter the morning before her murder. Admitted as criminal People's Exhibit 25 and civil Plaintiffs' Exhibit 17; a May 31 draft addressing the same IRS/address issue was also referenced in proceedings.

Pages from Nicole Brown Simpson's diary recounting specific domestic violence incidents, admitted as civil Exhibits 732 and 732A. Exhibit 732 includes an entry referencing 'the mad New Year's Eve beat up' and Nicole's statement that she called police to save her life, as well as an undated entry describing domestic violence, infidelity, and her emotional state in the marriage. Exhibit 732A recounts a beating before the birth of her son Justin, which Nicole covered up at an X-ray facility by claiming a bicycle fall.

Nicole Brown Simpson's nine-page will dated September 30, 1990, found in her safe deposit box in its original sealed envelope inscribed 'Do not open unless in the presence of a lawyer.' Admitted as criminal People's Exhibits 16 and 16-A; later withdrawn by stipulation.

Nicole Brown Simpson's handwritten letter to her divorce lawyer Bruce Clemens cataloguing specific beatings by O.J. Simpson across years of the marriage, including incidents at the Sherry Netherland Hotel in New York City in 1978, in Hawaii in 1988, a Mercedes smashing with a baseball bat, and the incident at Michael Millitello's wedding. Defense counsel in the criminal proceedings characterized this document as a memo prepared for litigation rather than a personal diary, introduced as deposition Exhibit 88.

A letter dated June 8, 1994, from O.J. Simpson to Nicole Brown Simpson directing her to 'respect' that the housekeeper Gigi is 'not an emergency cook, baby-sitter or errand runner for you.' Simpson claimed the letter was never sent, contradicting what his assistant Cathy Randa allegedly told the plaintiffs. Admitted as civil Plaintiffs' Exhibit 812.

Nicole Brown Simpson's personal diary, containing entries spanning from 1977 through the late 1980s documenting incidents of physical abuse by O.J. Simpson. Referenced across criminal and civil proceedings as evidence of a pattern of domestic violence; O.J. Simpson characterized its contents as 'a pack of lies.' The diary was also referenced in connection with Nicole's 1992 divorce proceedings.