The tragic murders that occurred at Nicole Brown Simpson’s home hasn’t deterred people from visiting the property. Instead, it seems to have encouraged onlookers to seek it out. With all the attention the property has received, there have been many attempts to erase its dark past. Just two years after O.J. Simpson was acquitted of the murders, the new homeowners redid the landscaping, adjusting the shrubbery outside the home to make the house a bit more unrecognizable. However, they did more than just rearrange some plants to try and dissociate the home from the infamous murders.
The house even officially changed its address, hoping it would keep people away from the property, but that didn’t seem to work either. In fact, neighbors saw an uptick in people stopping by when the TV miniseries “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” premiered in 2016. However, even before the increase of onlookers thanks to the show, neighbors still dealt with people stopping by to check out the scene of the crimes.
In 2014, resident Eileen Kawas spoke to The Los Angeles Times about how people will linger by the property. She even said that tour buses swung by with tourists as it has become more of a macabre attraction. She told the outlet, “We’d like to move on and have a quiet neighborhood. I’ve come outside at 10 or 11 p.m. at night to walk my dog and there are people taking pictures. It’s not a good feeling.”
