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Thirty years to the day since a jury in Los Angeles returned a not-guilty verdict on October 3, 1995, the O.J. Simpson saga once again dominated the airwaves as witnesses and investigators revisited a case that still wounds the American conscience. That verdict — and the media circus around it — reshaped trust in our institutions and left two families without the closure this nation should demand.
This week Kato Kaelin, the household name who testified during the trial, sat down with veteran broadcaster Greta Van Susteren on her show to remember the victims and to remind viewers that the pain of that night never really fades. Van Susteren’s program has become a place where hard questions are still asked, and Kaelin’s appearance reinforced why the country still talks about the trial as if it happened yesterday.
Kaelin did not sugarcoat his view: he told interviewers repeatedly that he believes O.J. Simpson was guilty, a position he has held for decades despite the criminal acquittal. His bluntness is earned — he was on the ground that night, and his testimony and memories are a reminder that legal outcomes and moral truth do not always line up.
Conservatives watching this replayed tragedy see more than nostalgia; we see a system strained by spectacle, identity politics, and a trial-by-media that rewarded theatrics over the victims’ quiet dignity. Even after a criminal jury returned a verdict, a civil jury later found Simpson responsible for the deaths and ordered damages to the families — a grim acknowledgment that the legal system tried to make some measure of right.
The televised drama of 1995 taught Americans a hard lesson about how race, celebrity, and public opinion can warp justice, and those divisions remain exploitable today. The networks feasted on every twist, turning painful real-life tragedy into prime-time theater and grinding the promise of fair, impartial justice into headlines and ratings.
Kaelin has spent the last three decades answering questions and, in recent weeks, has even joined law-enforcement events with detectives from that case to talk through what happened and what still troubles him. Local appearances and panels show that for many involved, the wounds are not ancient history — they are a continuing call to learn and to demand better from our courts and our media.
If there’s one clear takeaway for Americans who love law and order, it’s this: we must honor the victims, demand accountability, and reject the politicization of our courts. Kato Kaelin’s candor — and the refusal of so many to let Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman be reduced to a ratings episode — should inspire every patriot to press for reforms that protect victims, preserve due process, and keep justice focused on facts rather than fame.
