OJ Simpson died and owed his murder victim’s family more than $100 million — and they say they’re still looking for that money.
Simpson, who died Wednesday in Nevada at age 76, was convicted in civil court of $33.5 million for the 1997 murders of Ron Goldman and Nicole Simpson. Since then, the Goldman family has continued to raise of his debt.
The lawyer for Ron’s father, Fred, said that due to Simpson’s non-payment, the debt with interest had ballooned to more than $100 million, and said he was “going to work on” recovering all what he could about Simpson’s estate, even after Juice’s death.
“We have to start over here,” said debt collection attorney David Cook. “We will work on this. Maybe there’s something there.
“We’ve had this problem for a very long time,” he added. “It could be in a trust, it could be probate. This could all disappear.
OJ Simpson owes $100 million to the families of his murder victims, and DailyMail.com can reveal the families will recoup what they can from the NFL star’s estate.
OJ Simpson was found liable in civil court for $33.5 million for the 1997 murders of Ron Goldman and his ex-wife Nicole Simpson.
Ron Goldman’s father, Fred (center), told DailyMail.com that OJ Simpson’s death is a “further reminder of the loss of my son.” Fred, his daughter Kim and his wife Patty are pictured in court during the trial
Since their 1997 trial for the 1994 murders, the Goldmans have seized Simpson’s income and sued him repeatedly to recoup money he earned for the television shows and his book If I Did It. Fred is pictured with his daughter Kim
The lawyer added: “I’m in San Francisco. The attorneys we hired in Nevada were working with me…At this point, we are just getting started.
Fred, 83, is still seething and told DailyMail.com the focus should be on his son’s death, not OJ’s.
OJ Simpson pictured in a photo after his arrest in Los Angeles, California in June 1994
“The only thing I have to say today is that this is another reminder of the loss of my son Ron,” the grieving father said. “It’s yet another reminder of my son’s murder and a reminder of the many years we missed Ron.
“His death reminds us that Ron and Nicole were murdered by him. I will not respond to my thoughts on his death. I have nothing to say about him. My response will not be about OJ’s death but about the loss of my son’s life because of him. Thank you for your call. This is the only thing I have to say.
The last legal documents filed by Goldman’s lawyers were in June 2022, when they claimed OJ still owed more than $96 million and had only paid $133,000 since 1997.
Since their 1997 trial for the 1994 murders, the Goldmans have seized Simpson’s income and sued him repeatedly to recoup money he earned for the television shows and his book If I Did It.
In his interview with DailyMail.com, Cook described how he renewed the judgment in 2015, setting it at $57 million.
Two years later, when OJ was released from a Nevada prison after serving nine years for robbery and kidnapping, he estimated the debt at “just under $70 million.”
And in March 2021, a Nevada garnishment case indicated that the “amount owed” by Simpson was “$75,164,425.74.”
Court records from 1992 regarding his separation from his murdered wife, Nicole, indicated his net worth then was $10.8 million, with a monthly income of $55,000.
But according to documents filed by the Goldmans, he has only paid them $133,000 since they won their judgment against him.
Goldman (pictured with his daughter and son) described Simpson’s death as ‘no big loss’
Simpson (pictured during his 1995 trial) became one of America’s most infamous figures after being accused of murder.
OJ dodged paying the Goldmans by declaring bankruptcy in Florida, and his annual NFL pension, between $125,000 and $300,000, was protected from debt collection suits.
He also had $42,000 a year in Social Security.
Cook and his colleagues have previously examined the assets of Simpson’s children, including alleged real estate purchases in Florida.
But now that the former NFL star has died, the attorney said they will look into the trusts and possibly file a lawsuit in Nevada probate court to get the money back.
“I’ve been doing this work for 47 years. We don’t know what’s in Nevada. We’ve had this problem for a long, long time,” he said.
“You can be shocked, you can approach something and say there’s nothing there.”
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