OJ Simpson allegedly ‘confessed to murders’ in secret recording

There has been a stunning twist to the infamous OJ Simpson murder trial, with a thumb drive reportedly containing his “confession”.

O.J. Simpson’s former bodyguard claims he has a shocking recording of the former footballer confessing to his wife’s murder.

Police have reportedly seized “multiple thumb drives” in an unexpected twist in the famous murder case, as The Sun reports.

The former NFL star was accused of killing his wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman in 1994.

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Cops claim they had reason to believe a thumb drive they confiscated has a recording of Simpson confessing to the crime, according to a search warrant obtained by TMZ.

These recordings were reportedly taken from Simpson’s former bodyguard Iroc Avelli, as part of an investigation into a separate case.

Avelli was arrested in March 2022 and police conducted a search to collect evidence, taking a green backpack with live ammunition and other items inside it, according to TMZ.

OJ Simpson during a sentencing hearing in 2008. AFP Photo/Getty Images North America

Bloomington PD in Minnesota reportedly said they received a call two months after Simpson died, in April 2024, from an LAPD detective who asked to meet the former bodyguard.

LA cops reportedly believe a thumb drive in the green backpack, taken in 2022, had Simpson’s confession recorded.

Minnesota police obtained another court order in June, to access the drive, according to TMZ.

The outlet also reported that the contents of the drive are still pending.

These thumb drives have reportedly become the source of an ongoing legal battle as Avelli and his lawyer have sued Minnesota cops to retrieve his seized items.

This motion was denied by a judge in July, but the contents of the drive are still not known publicly.

OJ Simpson and the late Nicole Brown Simpson with their two children. Picture: Supplied

Simpson was a star for the Buffalo Bills in the 1970s. Picture: Supplied

This shocking twist has emerged nearly 30 years after the incident that astonished the world.

Simpson was arrested for the murders of his ex-wife Brown Simpson and Goldman.

The NFL great became one of the world’s most watched people when he became the subject of an infamous police chase and a historic legal case.

He was sensationally acquitted a year after the pair were discovered dead.

His court appearances became famous across the globe as it was one of the first celebrity trials to be broadcast on television.

One of the trial’s most memorable moments was when the former Buffalo Bills running back struggled to put on a glove the prosecution claimed he wore the night before.

The Football Hall of Famer’s lawyers argued the glove was planted by Los Angeles Police Detective Mark Fuhrman, who they said was a racist and determined to frame Simpson.

Simpson trying on gloves during his double murder trial in Los Angeles. (Photo by Vince BUCCI / AFP)

In a separate civil trial in 1997, Simpson was found liable for the deaths and ordered to pay US$33.5 million ($52 million) to the victim’s families.

He later served nine years in a Nevada prison after being convicted in 2008 on 12 counts of armed robbery and kidnapping two sports memorabilia dealers at gunpoint in a Las Vegas hotel.

Simpson died aged 76 on April 10, 2024 after a battle with prostate cancer and maintained his innocence throughout the rest of his life.

The man known as “the Juice” was the first pick in the 1969 NFL Draft and is widely considered one of the best running backs ever, winning the 1973 MVP award with the Bills and earning five selections to the Pro Bowl.

A huge star in the United States, he went into TV and movie roles after retiring and became a spokesman for a number of products prior to his arrest in 1994.

This article originally appeared in The Sun and was reproduced with permission

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