(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The New York Times published newly unsealed documents related to the OJ Simpson murder case on Sunday, and revealed new details about the incident—including the possible involvement of a federal informant.
The newly unsealed records include a letter that the Justice Department wrote on behalf of mafia associate, drug dealer and prison escapee Joseph Ippolito, who became a prolific informant after his arrest in August 1995. Along with ratting on his associates in “La Cosa Nostra,” Ippolito provided information about Simpson, according to the DOJ’s letter.
“Ippolito became close to several individuals at the center of the Simpson/Goldman murder case,” the letter says, referring to 1994 murder victims Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.
NYT ran a story today about how federal mob informant Joseph Ippolito may have been involved in the OJ Simpson case.
The informant's brother told NYT that they were in LA on the night of the murders, and that he saw the informant with his hands covered in blood after going out to… pic.twitter.com/Nmkpz9AmEQ— Ken Silva (@JD_Cashless) October 19, 2026
“Through his close personal relationships with Al Cowlings, Simpson’s confidant, and others involved in the cases, including O.J. and Nicole Simpson, Ippolito had become privy to many facts relevant to the case, including Simpson’s alleged domestic violence, the Simpsons’ narcotics usage, Simpson’s attempted flight from justice, and his disposal of the murder weapon.”
That letter from the DOJ helped Ippolito secure a relatively light prison sentence for his serious crimes. The government reportedly agreed not to prosecute him for distributing drugs in California for the five years up until his arrest, and he was also sentenced to time served for his previous prison escape. He was released from prison in 1998 and died in 2006, according to the Times.
But that’s not all. The Times interviewed Ippolito’s brother, Sam Ippolito, who implicated the federal informant in the murder of Nicole Simpson and Goldman.
According to Sam, he and his brother were in Los Angeles on the night of the murders. The brother said Joseph told him that he had to “go help OJ.”
“Hours later, around midnight, his brother returned to their apartment carrying a bag with a heavy object inside and he appeared to have blood on his hands, Sam Ippolito said. Next, Joey undressed and stuffed his own clothes in the bag. He then asked Sam to get rid of it while he showered,” the Times reported.
“Sam Ippolito told The Times he didn’t ask questions. He went outside and found a dumpster along Doheny Drive, near a construction site. He tossed the bag in.”
A bloody pair of hands, a mysterious bag and a claim that could shed new light on the O.J. Simpson murder case more than 30 years later.
Newly unsealed federal records reportedly reveal allegations that mob-connected associate Joseph "Joey" Ippolito helped Simpson dispose of the… pic.twitter.com/CYvRz5mPyq
— Fox News (@FoxNews) October 19, 2026
Julie Mijares, whom Joseph was reportedly staying with on the night of the murders, called Sam Ippolito’s allegations absurd. Sam Ippolito, for his part, later told the Times that he wanted to recant what he told the newspaper earlier about his brother—saying that he “could not differentiate what was real and what was not.”
The Times noted that the public has speculated for decades about someone else being involved in the Simpson/Goldman murders. Even OJ Simpson, who was acquitted in October 1995, wrote about such a scenario in his infamous book, “If I Did It”—describing a scenario where someone else helped get rid of the murder weapon and his bloody clothes.
Ken Silva is the editor of Headline USA. Follow him at x.com/jd_cashless.
