The Story of O.J. Simpsons Book, ‘If I Did It,’ And Why It Was Canceled and Later Released [Video]

Simpson’s alleged involvement with Brown and Goldman’s murders was the subject of a highly controversial book. If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer, Simpson’s hypothetical account of how he would have murdered Brown and Goldman, had a rocky road to its eventual 2007 publication. 

Prior to If I Did It, Simpson published I Want to Tell You: My Response to Your Letters, Your Messages, Your Questions in 1995, while he waited to appear before the jury for his hearing. Per the book’s description, I Want to Tell You was intended to be “an emotional and factual self-portrait of O. J.’s mind at this critical time,” and included letters that Simpson had received since his incarceration.