A new development has emerged in the investigation into the 1994 murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. Bloomington, Minnesota police recently seized a thumb drive that they were told contained a recording of O.J. Simpson confessing to the double murder.
The thumb drive was discovered in a backpack belonging to Iroc Avelli, Simpson’s former bodyguard, who had been arrested in March 2022. According to the search warrant, Avelli and his attorney informed LAPD that the recording, which allegedly also implicated a third party, was located on one of the thumb drives in the backpack.
Upon examining the thumb drives, Bloomington police found no such confession. Instead, the contents of the drives were recordings of Avelli talking to himself, with no mention of O.J. Simpson or any admissions of guilt.
Law enforcement sources have confirmed that there was no direct evidence linking Simpson to the murders on the drives. Despite the initial claims, the thumb drives did not provide the crucial information that authorities had hoped for.
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The investigation has been complicated by legal disputes surrounding the thumb drives. Avelli and his lawyer filed a lawsuit to have the seized items, including the thumb drive, returned to him.
A judge ruled in July 2024 that the items would not be returned, and as of now, the contents of the thumb drive have not been fully disclosed. Bloomington police have the drive in their custody, but it is unclear whether they have thoroughly examined its contents or shared any findings with LAPD.
This new twist comes after O.J. Simpson’s death in 2024, raising questions about the potential significance of the thumb drive. The search warrant details that the thumb drive was tied to Avelli as part of an unrelated case.
While it was originally believed that the drive contained valuable information about the murders, no concrete evidence has surfaced so far. The case remains shrouded in uncertainty, with investigators continuing to search for answers.
O.J. Simpson was acquitted of the murders in 1995, in what became known as the “Trial of the Century.” Despite the criminal acquittal, Simpson was later found liable for the deaths in a civil court.
His longtime attorney, Malcolm LaVergne, has expressed doubt about the thumb drive’s significance, suggesting that the LAPD has considered the case closed for many years. While LaVergne is seeking to auction off Simpson’s personal belongings, including potential evidence from the case, the fate of the thumb drive remains unresolved.
