Kato Kaelin, the onetime houseguest of O.J. Simpson whose testimony helped shape the “trial of the century,” told Newsmax on Friday that although he once resisted the notoriety, he has come to embrace his role in history as the nation marks the 30th anniversary of Simpson’s acquittal.
Appearing on “The Record With Greta Van Susteren,” Kaelin reflected on the verdict delivered Oct. 3, 1995, when Simpson was found not guilty of murdering his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman. Nearly 150 million people watched the moment live, a verdict that stunned the country and continues to fuel debate three decades later.
“Thirty years goes by in a blink of an eye,” Kaelin, 66, said. “I didn’t want to embrace it, but it’s part of my life. And so much so that I do a true crime podcast [“One Degree of Scandalous”]. I embraced it, and because of that, I’ve gotten a pretty big following and got invited to speak – now get this – to detectives and police law enforcement.
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