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March 9, 2016 Page 5 Knife Purportedly Found at OJ Simpson Home Weapon came to light in last month (AP) — Detectives are investi- gating a knife purportedly found some time ago at the former home of O.J. Simpson, who was acquit- ted of murder charges in the 1994 stabbings of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman, a police spokes- man said Friday. The knife was supposedly found by a citizen, possibly during demolition of Simpson’s former home years ago, and turned over to a now-retired police motorcycle officer who was working as a film- Prejudice, Power and Perspective C ontinued from P age 3 point in a way that is very thought- ful and meaningful. According to the playbill, there are scenes that are extremely fun- ny and contemporary, also highly engaging and entertaining, some that are historically educational about colonialism and the geno- cide of the Herero, and laced throughout are deeply disturbing social observations and criticisms. “Artists Rep has a very long history of doing tough plays and this one is definitely that,” said Ni- cole Lane, the theater’s marketing and public relations director. Director Jones has a great deal to say about what the play is from his perspective. “Jackie Sibblies Drury poses many questions for us to wrestle with and yet she offers very few answers,” Jones said. “One of the questions Drury’s provocative play asks is: What is our respon- sibility as artists to the stories that we tell and to the owners of those stories? Is it actually possi- ble in America, in the 21st Cen- tury, to tell a story about distant genocide without the story being appropriated by a contemporary conversation about race? In this day and age when we engage with information on a sound byte level, what is our role in sifting through the rhetoric and extracting useful meaning?” Preview performances began on Tuesday with the opening night performance on Saturday, March 12. The production runs through April 3 on the Morrison Stage, 1515 S.W. Morrison St. Regular admission is $48 and $25 for pre- view shows and students under 25. For tickets and more infor- mation, visit artistsrep.org or call 503-241-1278. ing location security guard, police Capt. Andy Neiman said. The weapon used in the killings has been a mystery for decades. The knife came to light in the past month, but Neiman did not say how that occurred, stressing the authenticity of the story was not confirmed. “Possibly the story is bogus from the get-go,” he said. The knife is being analyzed by an LAPD crime lab. Neiman said investigators didn’t know the identity of the person who hand- ed it over and asked him or her to come forward. The killings occurred on June 12, 1994, and led to the “Trial of the Century” in which the former football star was acquitted in Oc- tober 1995 by a jury that deliber- ated only four hours. In 1997, a civil court jury found Simpson liable for the slayings and awarded millions of dollars in damages to families of the vic- tims. Neiman did not believe that Simpson could be charged again with murder if the knife is linked to the killings, citing double jeopardy. “I’m not an attorney but it’s my understanding from being a police officer for nearly 30 years that double jeopardy would be in place here,” he said. Simpson is imprisoned in Ne- vada for a 2008 armed robbery and kidnapping conviction. The account of the knife’s dis- covery was first reported by TMZ. Advertise with diversity in The Portland Observer Call 503-288-0033 or email ads@portlandobserver.com
