Here’s a problem that the Secondary 3B English class, Wemindji, has with the O.J. Simpson case. On the night of the double murder, 12 June 1994, neighbours heard Nicole’s dog Kato barking around 10:15 or 10:30. But no one seems to have heard anyone yelling or screaming at that time or shortly before.
The question is, how could two persons be attacked by someone (or some ones) wielding a knife and not make a sound? The murders took place on a mild summer night during that part of the evening when things tend to be quiet— when the least sound can be heard virtually throughout a community. It seems to us there are several possible explanations: 1. The victims were killed so quickly that they didn’t have the chance to react This explanation is hard to accept because the evidence suggests that Ron Goldman put up a fierce defense before he was finally overcome by his assailant 2. The victims were killed separately— i.e., the second victim wasn’t present when the first victim was killed. This would explain why the one victim wasn’t yelling while the other was being stabbed.
3. One or both victims were killed elsewhere and then left in Nicole’s yard.
4. One or both of the victims did yell but the neighbours, displaying an attitude typical of urban life in the late 20th century, did not choose to become involved. Perhaps they were too scared to act and subsequently, when interviewed by the police, withheld the information out of embarrassment.
These are our thoughts on the situation. What do you think? Ecomet Visitor, Melvin Kakabat, Wade Atsynia, Sherry Georcekish, Randy Kakabat, Dale McClare Secondary 3B English, Maquatua Eeyou school, Wemindji
