OJ Simpson's estate faces $100M battle as Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown's families vow to get their dues

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA: Ronald Goldman and Nicole Brown's family claims disgraced NFL star OJ Simpson still owes them over $100 million after his death. OJ died in Nevada on Wednesday, April 10 at the age of 76 while battling cancer. He was ordered to pay $33.5 million to a civil court in connection with the 1997 killings of his ex-wife Nicole and her friend Ronald.

The Goldman family has been trying to pay off the growing debt ever since. The debt with interest, according to Ron’s father Fred’s attorney, grew to more than $100 million due to Simpson’s missed payments.

OJ Simpson owed his murder victims more than $100M

The attorney promised to "go to work on" obtaining whatever money from Simpson's estate, even after the death of the Juice. "We have to start over here. We're going to work on that. There might be something out there," lawyer David Cook said regarding debt collection.

"We've had this problem for a long long time. It could be in a trust, it could be probate. It could be all gone," he added. In addition, the attorney said, 'I'm in San Francisco. The lawyers we hired in Nevada, they were working with me… At this point, we're just starting out," the attorney added. 

"The only thing that I have to say today is that this is a further reminder of the loss of my son Ron," the grieving father said. Fred, 83, is still furious and told DailyMail.com that the attention should be on his son's death rather than OJ's.

Fred added, "It is a further reminder of my son's murder and a reminder about the many years we have missed Ron."

He went on to say, "His death is a reminder that Ron and Nicole were murdered by him. I am not going to react to my thoughts about him dying. I have nothing to say about him. My response will not be about OJ's death but about the loss of my son's life by him. Thank you for calling. That is the only thing that I have to say."

In June 2022, Goldman's legal representatives filed their most recent court documents, arguing that OJ owed over $96 million and had only paid $133,000 since 1997.

OJ Simpson avoided paying Ronald Goldman by filing for bankruptcy

The Goldmans have garnished Simpson's income and sued him multiple times since their 1997 verdict for the 1994 murders in an attempt to recoup money Simpson received for his book If I Did It and TV shows.

Cook explained how he increased the judgment in 2015 to $57 million in an interview with the DailyMail.

After serving nine years in prison for a conviction of robbery and kidnapping, OJ was freed from a Nevada prison two years later. At the time, he estimated the debt to be "a touch under $70 million."

Additionally, in March 2021, Simpson's "amount owed" in a Nevada garnishment case was listed as "$75,164,425.74". According to 1992 court documents from his divorce from his murdered wife Nicole, he had a $10.8 million net worth and $55,000 per month in income, Daily Mail stated.

However, since they received their judgment against him, he has only ever paid the Goldmans $133,000, according to their filings. OJ avoided paying the Goldmans by filing for bankruptcy in Florida, which shielded his $125,000 to $300,000 NFL pension from collection actions.

He also received $42,000 from Social Security each year. Cook and his associates have previously investigated the assets of Simpson's children, including purported Florida real estate purchases.

However, after the NFL player's death, the lawyer stated they would be reviewing trusts and may even file a probate case in Nevada to pursue the money.

"I've done this work for 47 years. We don't know what's in Nevada. We've had this problem for a long, long time. You can be shocked; you can walk up on something and say there's nothing there," he remarked.

Internet reacts to OJ Simpson owing money to victims

OJ Simpson' owing about $100 million to his murder victims drew a lot of attention. A user wrote, "They’re just trying to cut into his families inheritance. Really taking the gloves off."

Another user added, "Good luck with that! You couldn’t get it while he was living what makes you think you can get it now?"

The third commentator mentioned, "They won't get very much if anything. He purposely gave his children as much as he legally could, and he lived in a rented house on a $25,000 monthly pension that they couldn't touch. So it'll be very small amount if anything."

"Make them sell his property and assets and pay Goldman family," fourth user added.

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