In the words of Investigation Discovery group President Henry Schleiff, you can “never get enough juice” out of O.J. Simpson.
That’s why the popular true-crime cable channel has ordered yet another program that examines the murder case of O.J. Simpson’s ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ron Goldman. But this one takes a new approach that’s evident in the title, “Hard Evidence: O.J. Is Innocent.”
The six-episode documentary series is scheduled to premiere on ID in early 2017. It is based on the work of Dallas private investigator William C. Dear. He teamed with former LAPD forensic psychologist Dr. Kris Mohandie and Rhode Island police Sgt. Derrick Levasseur to re-examine the case. They claim their work comes up with a new suspect.
While Simpson was acquitted of the murders, he has been presumed guilty by a large segment of the public. The former NFL star is serving prison time for his role in a 2007 robbery in Las Vegas.
“For the first time I asked myself, ‘Did O.J. really do it and is the other killer really out there?'” Schleiff told NBC’s “Today.” “I think people will ask themselves for the very first time to re-examine this evidence.”
Martin Sheen is an executive producer and also will narrate.
The 21-year-old murder case has become a cottage industry for TV. The scripted FX series “American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson” is one of the season’s biggest and most talked-about hits.
In June, ESPN will launch its five-part documentary, “O.J.: Made In America.” Part of ESPN’s much-heralded “30 for 30” series, the program is a deep look into the racial divide created by the trial of one of the country’s most famous athletes and celebrities.
– From news service reports
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