A dramatic development has emerged in the infamous O.J. Simpson case as his former bodyguard claims to possess a recorded murder confession, though authorities have already determined the recording contains no such admission.
Iroc Avelli, who previously worked as Simpson's bodyguard, allegedly informed law enforcement that a thumb drive containing Simpson's confession was among items seized during his arrest in March 2022. The claim surfaced just months after Simpson's death from prostate cancer in April 2024.
According to a search warrant, Minnesota police originally collected the thumb drive along with other items, including live ammunition, from Avelli's backpack during an unrelated investigation. The Los Angeles Police Department became involved after Avelli and his attorney reportedly met with them to discuss the supposed confession.
While authorities obtained a new search warrant in June to examine the device specifically for the alleged confession, they found no such evidence on the recording.
Malcolm LaVergne, Simpson's attorney and estate executor, has expressed interest in obtaining this potential evidence to auction it off, hoping to settle approximately $300,000 in outstanding debts left by Simpson.
The legal aftermath of the 1994 murders continues to reverberate. Though Simpson was acquitted in the criminal trial, a civil court found him liable for the deaths of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman in 1997. The judgment ordered Simpson to pay $33.5 million, which remained unpaid at his death, with interest reportedly reaching around $100 million.
LaVergne has previously stated that Goldman and Brown Simpson's families would receive nothing from the estate, which he claims is now essentially worthless as he works to settle debts with various creditors, including the IRS and California Tax Board.
The latest development adds another chapter to one of America's most notorious criminal cases, even as questions about the true events of 1994 remain unanswered.
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