Newly unsealed court documents indicate that Joey Ippolito, a federal informant, claimed to have knowledge regarding the disposal of the murder weapon in the O.J. Simpson case.
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The Rubin ReportOct 20, 2026
Multiple sources report that a December 1996 letter from a federal prosecutor described Joey Ippolito, a federal informant, as privy to facts including Simpson's disposal of the murder weapon, which was never found. The extracted claim is a faithful paraphrase of the passage, and the sources support it.
What was said
… According to court records, a letter from an assistant US attorney to a federal judge requested a lenient sentence for Joey Ipolito on a prison escape charge because the convicted drug trafficker had become a federal informant. The letter described Ipolito as a valuable source who had become privy to many facts relevant to the OJ. Simpson case, including Simpson's disposal of the murder weapon, which was never found. Ipolito allegedly met Simpson through Al Cowling's, the man behind the wheel during Simpson's infamous Bronco chase. Ippolito died in 2006. …
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Supports. CBS News reports that court records show a letter from an assistant U.S. attorney requested leniency for Ippolito because he had become a federal informant, and that the letter described him as privy to facts including Simpson's 'disposal of the murder weapon.'[1]
Supports. The Chicago Tribune's examination of the unsealed file describes a prized informant, an associate of Simpson, who shared information about the supposed location of the murder weapon and the efforts to dispose of it.[2]
Supports. Yahoo's report of the Times findings says a December 1996 letter filed by federal prosecutors seeking leniency said Joey Ippolito was privy to facts including Simpson's 'disposal of the murder weapon.'[3]
Context. The unsealed records do not specify what Ippolito actually told authorities about the weapon or its disposal, so the claim should be read as establishing that he claimed knowledge, not what that knowledge was.[2][4]
Sources
4 sources: 1 tier 2, 3 not rated
- 1O.J. Simpson may have had help allegedly covering up ... - CBS Newscbsnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 2O.J. Simpson, a secret informant and a decades-old mysterychicagotribune.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 3Report: Informant Told Feds About O.J. Murder Weaponyahoo.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4O.J. Simpson case: Unsealed court records reveal ...abc7.com · not rated · cited for: context
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