A former bodyguard of OJ Simpson has claimed he has a killer recording of the late football star confessing to the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman.
According to a police search warrant in Minnesota, it was obtained by TMZPolice have seized ‘several USB drives’ from Iroc Avelli, Simpson’s former bodyguard.
According to the documents, Bloomington police arrested him in 2022 and then executed a search warrant to collect evidence, including a green backpack with the drives inside.
In June 2024, two months after Simpson died, officers in Minnesota received a call from an LAPD detective who told police that Avelli and his attorney had told them that a flash drive they had seized contained a recording of the confession from Simpson.
The outlet reported that to gain access to the ride’s contents, police in Minnesota needed a court order that they obtained in June.
Sources told the outlet that the USB drive is now involved in an ongoing lawsuit, with Avelli suing the Minnesota Police Department to get it back. But a judge ruled in July to deny that motion.
The infamous double murder suspect was acquitted of charges that he murdered Simpson, his ex-wife and Goldman in 1995 after a high-profile trail that captivated the world.
He was later found civilly liable and ordered to pay $33.5 million to the victims’ families. 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 infamous double murder suspect was acquitted of charges that he murdered 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 to death outside her Los Angeles home.
His longtime attorney Malcolm LaVergne told TMZ that he was under the impression that the LAPD had closed the case against Simpson.
He said their position was that Simpson killed the two but managed to beat the case. LaVergne added that he has been trying to collect all the evidence to auction off to cover Simpson’s debts.
Simpson, a former football player who played 11 seasons mostly with the Buffalo Bills, reinvented himself as an actor before the murders of Brown and Goldman.
Despite a successful NFL career, Simpson was best known for his acquittal following his high-profile murder trial in 1995, dubbed the “Trial of the Century.”
He was charged in the deaths of Brown and Goldman, who were found brutally stabbed to death outside her Los Angeles home.
The circumstances surrounding his arrest were equally outrageous, with the former NFL star leading police on a slow chase after learning of the impending charges.
Millions watched the 90-minute chase of Simpson’s white Ford Bronco through Southern California.
The athlete crouched in the back with a gun while friend Al Cowlings drove, before he was eventually arrested in Brentwood.
Simpson was later found civilly liable and ordered to pay $33.5 million to the victims’ families. He maintained his innocence until his death in April at the age of 76. It can be seen here in 2017
OJ Simpson in a mugshot after his arrest in Los Angeles, California, USA, June 17, 1994
Millions watched 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 shady ventures.
After being acquitted, he faced further legal trouble when he was sentenced to a maximum of 33 years behind bars in 2008 for an armed robbery in Nevada.
During the trial, prosecutors argued that Simpson was linked to the crime scene through forensic evidence.
In a now infamous moment, Simpson struggled to fit a pair of black gloves believed to have been worn by the killer.
One glove was found at the scene, the other near Simpson’s mansion. Prosecutors said the accused killer acted out of jealousy toward his then-ex-wife.