Former LAPD detective who investigated OJ Simpson dies

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19 May 2026 • 3:36 PM MYT
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Former LAPD detective who investigated OJ Simpson dies

  • Mark Fuhrman, the former Los Angeles police detective involved in the O.J. Simpson murder trial, has died.
  • Fuhrman was one of the first detectives to investigate the 1994 killings of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.
  • His credibility was significantly challenged during the trial after he falsely testified about never using anti-Black racial slurs, a claim later disproven by a recording.
  • In 1996, Fuhrman pleaded no contest to perjury charges stemming from his testimony in the Simpson trial.
  • After retiring from the Los Angeles Police Department, he became a TV and radio commentator and authored a book about the killings.

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