O.J. Simpson trial: Court files unsealed in Nicole Brown Simpson, Ron Goldman murder investigation

There could be new evidence in the case against O.J. Simpson and the murder of his wife, Nicole Brown Simpson.Read more trending newsThe New York Times has reviewed recently unsealed court files, interviews and evidence, including information surrounding the missing murder weapon and Simpson’s alleged efforts to cover up the crime. The newspaper wrote, “A decades-old document filed in an unrelated, obscure criminal case in New York — recently unsealed at the request of The Times — outlines the account of a prized informant who came forward with tantalizing information while Mr. Simpson’s 1995 murder trial was proceeding.”The informant, according to a long-time federal prosecutor and praised by a judge, was called “extremely reliable” and was a close friend of Al Cowlings. He was also an associate of Simpson’s. He was identified as Joseph Ippolito, a mafia associate for the DeCavalcante crime family, a drug runner, and a friend of Simpson. Ippolito is now dead. Ippolito told law enforce