Crime
Former NFL Player OJ Simpson Dies at 76, Family Confirms Cancer-Related Passing
Former American footballer OJ Simpson, acquitted of double murder in 1995, has passed away at 76. His controversial life included NFL success, a gripping trial, and a later imprisonment for armed robbery.
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OJ Simpson, the former American footballer who was controversially cleared of double murder, has died aged 76, his family says.
Orenthal James Simpson rose to fame playing college football before playing in the NFL.
In 1995, he was acquitted of the murder of his former wife Nicole Brown and a friend in a trial that gripped America.
In 2008, he was sentenced to 33 years’ imprisonment on charges of armed robbery. He was released in 2017.
Simpson died of cancer on Wednesday, his family wrote on Twitter/X.
“He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren,” the statement read.
