Lifetime is getting ready to launch “The Life and Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson” in time for the 30th anniversary of the 1994 killings of Simpson and Ronald Goldman.
A brand-new documentary on Nicole Brown Simpson’s life and tragic murder is being produced by Lifetime.
Following O.J. Simpson’s passing, PEOPLE has learned that Nicole Brown Simpson, the controversial football player’s wife, will be the subject of a new two-part documentary titled “The Life and Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson,” which is tentatively scheduled to premiere in June. Nicole was found murdered inside the Brentwood, California home she shared with her husband in 1994.
The documentary, for which Lifetime has conducted interviews with over fifty individuals, including Nicole’s sisters and other relatives and friends, will be released on June 12, 1994, the day marking the thirty-first anniversary of her murder. There will also be never-before-seen archive material.
The 35-year-old mother of two passed away. After seven years of marriage, she and O.J. welcomed a daughter named Sydney and a son named Justin.
That June 1994 evening in California also resulted in the discovery of Ronald Goldman, Nicole’s acquaintance, dead at the Simpson residence.
After being taken into custody for the killings after a slow-speed pursuit in Los Angeles that was widely reported, O.J. was ultimately found not guilty of any crimes in what became known as the “Trial of the Century.”
In a 1997 civil lawsuit about the killings, he was later held responsible and sentenced to prison for unrelated offenses.
The violent life of the former football star has been the subject of several documentaries over the years, but Nicole’s perspective and experience with domestic abuse are reportedly the focus of Lifetime’s next project. The network’s Stop Violence Against Women initiative covers the project.
Simpson passed away on Wednesday, April 10, at the age of 76 from cancer, as his family announced on X on Thursday, April 11.
“Our father, Orenthal James Simpson, lost his fight with cancer on April 10. His kids and grandkids were all around him, according to the family statement. “During this time of transition, his family asks that you please respect their wishes for privacy and grace,” the message continued.
The June debut date of the Nicole documentary is tentative and will take place over two nights.
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