OJ Simpson confessed to killing Nicole Brown Simpson on tape, says ex-bodyguard but cops find no evidence
BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA: Authorities recently probed claims of a bombshell recording of OJ Simpson confessing to the infamous 1994 murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman.
The supposed confession — allegedly stored on a thumb drive seized during a 2022 arrest — raised a lot of eyebrows no doubt, but it turns out the whole thing was a dud.
The saga began in March 2022 when Minnesota authorities arrested Simpson’s former bodyguard Iroc Avelli on unrelated assault charges. During the arrest, police confiscated a green backpack containing thumb drives.
Fast forward two years to June of this year: out of nowhere, Los Angeles police detectives received a tip from Avelli and his attorney claiming that those thumb drives held a recording of OJ Simpson confessing to the murders. Oh, and the alleged recording supposedly implicated a mysterious third party in the crime.
Police investigate but find a whole lot of nothing
Minnesota police didn’t waste time. Armed with a new search warrant, they accessed the thumb drives hoping for groundbreaking evidence.
But Avelli’s claims unraveled faster than a cheap sweater. According to Bloomington PD’s official statement, all they found were recordings of Avelli talking to himself. No OJ, no confession, no third-party involvement—just Avelli apparently enjoying a solo podcast moment.
“Reviewing detectives did not locate any information of evidentiary value for the Los Angeles Police Department,” the statement read.
TMZ — which initially broke the story — later updated its reporting to clarify that Simpson’s voice was nowhere on the drives. It is interesting to note that Avelli reportedly made the claim two months after Simpson’s death.
Simpson died on April 10, 2024, at the age of 76 following a battle with cancer.
OJ Simpson’s controversial legacy
Even in death, OJ Simpson’s name continues to court controversy. A Hall of Fame NFL running back celebrated for his career with the Buffalo Bills and San Francisco 49ers, Simpson’s post-football life took a dark turn in 1994.
That June, his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman were found brutally murdered outside Nicole’s Los Angeles home. What followed was the trial of the century, an eight-month legal spectacle that gripped the nation, according to the Irish Star.
Simpson’s trial began in 1995 and had the world glued to TV screens with its larger-than-life cast of lawyers, overwhelming evidence, and a whole lot of courtroom drama. The prosecution relied heavily on DNA evidence, which they claimed placed Simpson at the murder scene.
However, the defense argued that the evidence was mishandled and planted by racist officers. Lead attorney Johnnie Cochran famously delivered the iconic phrase, “If it doesn’t fit, you must acquit,” in reference to a bloody glove that appeared too small for Simpson’s hand.
After eight months, the jury shocked the nation by acquitting Simpson in less than four hours of deliberation. However, in a subsequent civil trial, he was found liable for the murders and ordered to pay $33.5 million in damages to the victims’ families.
Despite his fall from grace, Simpson managed to maintain a high profile. He leaned into a golf-and-country club lifestyle and posted on social media occasionally. His final post came on February 11 and featured him confidently predicting a Super Bowl victory for his beloved San Francisco 49ers (spoiler: the Kansas City Chiefs won).
