Photo 5097868 © Craig L. Moran | Dreamstime.com

By The Canadian Press

Cancer

OJ Simpson, fallen football hero acquitted of murder in ‘trial of the century,’ dies at 76

Apr 11, 2024 | 9:25 AM

O.J. Simpson has died.

The decorated football star who was acquitted of charges he killed his former wife and her friend but wound up in prison years later in an unrelated case died Wednesday, his family said in a statement on his X account.

His attorney confirmed to TMZ that Simpson died in Las Vegas.

Simpson’s gridiron legacy was forever overshadowed by the 1994 knife slayings of Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman.

A criminal court jury found him not guilty of murder, but a separate civil trial jury found him liable.

mayor hopes to meet housing minister this month

Alberta demands Ottawa back off on housing funding stripped from Red Deer

6h ago

Last seen Jan. 15

Missing: Courtney Cattleman, 17, of Maskwacis

11h ago

eyes up

Air Spray training around Red Deer Regional Airport

12h ago

—

Subscribe to our FREE newsletter, and download the rdnewsNOW mobile app on Google Play and the Apple App Store for all the latest updates on this and other stories.