Mark Fuhrman, LAPD Detective In O.J. Simpson Case, Dies At 74
Mark Fuhrman, the former Los Angeles police detective who played a central role in the O.J. Simpson murder trial, died May 12, 2026, in Kootenai County, Idaho at 74.[1]
Kootenai County chief deputy coroner Lynn Acebedo confirmed his death but did not release a cause.[1] After leaving the LAPD he moved to Idaho, ran a small farm, became a media commentator and wrote a book about the Simpson case.[1]
In 1994, Fuhrman was among the first LAPD detectives at the killings of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman and said he found a bloody glove at O.J. Simpson's home.[1] He was later charged with perjury and pleaded no contest in 1996 after tapes surfaced showing him using anti-Black slurs despite denying such language under oath.[1]
His courtroom testimony and the tape revelations became a central and divisive element of the Simpson prosecution and helped make Fuhrman a lasting, controversial figure.[1]
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- Mark Fuhrman died May 12, 2026, in Kootenai County, Idaho, at age 74
- Fuhrman was one of the first LAPD detectives on the scene of the 1994 Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman killings and reported finding a bloody glove at O.J. Simpson's home
- He was later charged with perjury and pleaded no contest in 1996 after tapes showed him using anti-Black slurs despite denying such language under oath
- Kootenai County chief deputy coroner Lynn Acebedo confirmed his death but did not release a cause
- After leaving LAPD, Fuhrman moved to Idaho, ran a small farm, became a media commentator, and wrote a book about the Simpson case
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