Infamous former American football star O.J Simpson, who once stood trial for the murder of his wife and her friend, has passed away from cancer at the age of 76.
In a statement, Simpson’s family confirmed his death, as they requested privacy in the aftermath of his passing.
“On April 10th, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren. During this time of transition, his family asks that you please respect their wishes for privacy and grace.”
On June 12, 1994, his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her boyfriend Ronald Goldman were found murdered outside her Brentwood condo.
Simpson, who had pleaded no contest to a domestic violence charge against Nicole Brown Simpson when they were married, was considered a person of interest in the killings and charges were filed against him.
Instead of turning himself in, a media spectacle erupted when he attempted to flee in his white Ford Bronco and the police followed in a slow-speed chase. The televised chase on June 17 drew an audience of some 95 million people.
Although Simpson was not found guilty of the deaths of Brown Simpson and Goldman, three years after his criminal trial he was found liable in a civil suit brought by the victims’ families.
