A former bodyguard of OJ Simpson has claimed he has explosive recording of the late football star confessing to the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman.
According to a Minnesota police search warrant obtained by TMZPolice confiscated “multiple USB drives” from Iroc Avelli, Simpson’s former bodyguard.
Documents say Bloomington police arrested him in 2022 and then executed a search warrant to collect evidence, which included a green backpack with the units inside.
In June 2024, two months after Simpson’s death, Minnesota officers received a call from a Los Angeles police detective who reported to the force that Avelli and his attorney had told them that a USB drive they confiscated contained a recording of Simpson confessing.
The outlet reported that to access the unit’s contents, Minnesota police had to have a warrant, which they obtained in June.
Sources told the outlet that the USB drive is now embroiled in ongoing litigation, and Avelli is suing Minnesota police to get it back. But a judge ruled in July to dismiss that motion.
The notorious double murder suspect was acquitted of charges of murdering Simpson, his ex-wife and Goldman in 1995 after a high-profile trial that captivated the world.
He was later found civilly liable and ordered to pay the victims’ families $33.5 million. He maintained his innocence until his death in April at age 76 from prostate cancer.
Never-before-seen FBI files on OJ Simpson have revealed the extensive information and efforts that went into gathering evidence in the infamous case.
The notorious double murder suspect was acquitted of charges of murdering Simpson, his ex-wife, seen here with Simpson.
He was charged with the deaths of Brown and Goldman, seen here, who were found brutally stabbed outside their Los Angeles home.
His longtime attorney, Malcolm LaVergne, told TMZ he was under the impression that the LAPD had closed Simpson’s case.
He said his position was that Simpson murdered the two but managed to win the case. LaVergne added that he has been trying to acquire all the evidence to auction off to cover Simpson’s debts.
Simpson, a former football running back who played 11 seasons primarily with the Buffalo Bills, reinvented himself as an actor before the Brown and Goldman murders.
Despite a successful NFL career, Simpson was best known for his acquittal following his high-profile 1995 murder trial, dubbed the “Trial of the Century.”
He was charged with the deaths of Brown and Goldman, who were found brutally stabbed outside their Los Angeles home.
The circumstances surrounding his arrest were equally salacious, with the former NFL star leading police on a low-speed chase after learning of the impending charges.
Millions of people tuned in to watch the 90-minute chase of Simpson’s white Ford Bronco through Southern California.
The athlete crouched behind with a gun while his friend Al Cowlings drove, before his eventual arrest in Brentwood.
Simpson was later found civilly liable and ordered to pay the victims’ families $33.5 million. He maintained his innocence until his death in April at age 76. He is seen here in 2017.
OJ Simpson in a mugshot following his arrest in Los Angeles, California, USA, June 17, 1994
Millions of people tuned in to watch the 90-minute chase of Simpson’s white Ford Bronco through Southern California.
Although acquitted of the murders, his reputation was forever tarnished and the latter part of his career was marked by a series of sordid enterprises.
After being acquitted, he faced more legal problems when he was sentenced to up to 33 years behind bars for armed robbery in Nevada in 2008.
At trial, prosecutors argued that Simpson was linked to the crime scene through forensic evidence.
In a now infamous moment, Simpson struggled to try on a pair of black gloves believed to have been worn by the killer.
One glove was found at the scene and the other near Simpson’s mansion. Prosecutors said the accused killer acted out of jealousy of his then ex-wife.