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O.J. Simpson and Nicole Brown Simpson‘s children, Sydney and Justin Simpson, were eight and five years old at the time of Brown Simpson’s murder. She was stabbed to death outside her home in Brentwood, Los Angeles, on June 12, 1994. Her children were sleeping inside the house when the slaying occurred. The killer had also murdered her close friend, Ron Goldman, a waiter from a Los Angeles restaurant.
ABC News stated that neighbors discovered the crime scene sometime around midnight. Evidence from the scene led detectives to O.J. Simpson, whom they arrested in connection with the double murders. Eventually, Simpson stood trial, and the world witnessed his acquittal on the murder charges. Meanwhile, the former couple’s children, Sydney and Justin, lived with Brown Simpson’s family.
The Mercury News reported that in 1996, Sydney and Justin returned to their father after he won a custody battle. The children then moved to Florida with O.J. Simpson, and the family settled in a South Miami gated community. However, Simpson got involved in multiple legal disputes in the following years, including a 2008 conviction on robbery and kidnapping charges. Sydney and Justin continued to reside in the Tampa Bay-St. Petersburg area and built a real-estate empire, per The New York Post and Tampa Bay Times.
According to People Magazine, David Brobeck, Justin Simpson’s godfather, said the former couple’s children found a “good life” since their mother’s death. Mercury News also stated that both Sydney and Justin returned to be with Simpson in the days leading up to his death on April 10, 2024. The former NFL star died of cancer at 76 in Las Vegas.
Who are O.J. Simpson’s children with Marguerite Whitley?
O.J. Simpson had three children from his marriage with his former wife, Marguerite Whitley before he met Nicole Brown Simpson. Simpson and Whitley married in 1967 and were together for 12 years, reported Page Six. The duo had three children—Arnelle Simpson, Jason Simpson, and Aaren Simpson—before their marriage ended in 1979. Following their split, Simpson got together with Nicole Brown Simpson and married her. Then, he was married to Brown Simpson for about seven years, from 1985 to 1992 during which they had Syndey and Justin Simpson.
Today.com and Page Six stated that Arnelle Simpson, now 55, is the late NFL star’s eldest daughter. She was born in December 1968 and described her father as her “best friend” and “rock” while testifying for the defense at his infamous double murder trial. In 2017, Arnelle resided in Fresno, California, a USA Today report from that year revealed.
O.J. Simpson’s second child, Jason Simpson, who is now 53, was born in April 1970. Jason was working as a chef at the St. Cecilia restaurant in Atlanta, per a 2016 The Los Angeles Times report. Jason spoke about Simpson in a 2021 podcast interview. As per Today.com, he said, “There was a time when my dad was famous, and there was a time when he was infamous. And I know that when he was famous, I didn’t want him around then because I didn’t want him to take away from something I took very serious, which was cooking.”
Jason, who has remained out of the public eye, mentioned how the media followed him in the years after Simpson’s murder trial. He claimed that was the reason for his decision to maintain a low profile. He said, “Sometimes, people are aggressive and sometimes people want to find out what’s going on with you, and they don’t, often they don’t have the best intentions.”
Reports confirmed that O.J. Simpson third and youngest child with Marguerite Whitley, Aaren Simpson, died in 1979, per The New York Times. Aaren’s death occurred a week after an accidental drowning incident in the family’s pool before turning two that year. Simpson and Whitley had divorced by then.
Lifetime will release a new documentary titled The Life and Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson. The latest documentary on the infamous case will premiere ahead of Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman’s 30th murder anniversary.
