Infamous O.J. Simpson Detective Who Derailed Trial Dies at 74

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Mark Fuhrman, the detective who upended the O.J. Simpson murder prosecution after recordings surfaced in which he used the N-word, has died at 74.

Fuhrman, the LAPD detective who discovered the bloody glove purportedly linking Simpson to the 1994 murders of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman in Los Angeles, died from an aggressive form of throat cancer on May 12, sources told https://www.tmz.com/2026/05/18/mark-fuhrman-dead/" rel="" target="_self" title="https://www.tmz.com/2026/05/18/mark-fuhrman-dead/">TMZ.

Fuhrman, who had been living in Idaho, was diagnosed last year and spent a week in the hospital before his death, according to TMZ. The Kootenai County Coroner’s Office confirmed Fuhrman’s death to the outlet.

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