as an oj "fan" who followed the trials, i think you have hit the nail on the head

he was found not guilty of killing his mrs and her boyfriend in a criminal court

yet he was found guilty of being the one who killed them by the compo courts

the problem all stems from the fact that he "gave away" a lot of stuff he owned to make it appear that he was not as rich as the goldman family made out

these people who got the stuff for "safe keeping" then decided that they would keep them as they were their own items

simpson wanted them back

and thus ensued this whole palava

better to be skint and free than skint and in jail