One of O.J. Simpson’s buddies still thinks he’s innocent of the 1994 murders of his former spouse Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman.
“I by no means believed he was involved. Never, ever believed he was once concerned in the killing of his ex-wife and Ron Goldman,” Charlie Ehrlich exclusively instructed Us Weekly on Thursday, April 11, in the future after Simpson died at age 76 following a battle with cancer. “I as soon as brought it up and he had tears in his eyes. … I knew in my middle that he has not anything to do with it. … I just know.”
Ehrlich was phase of a group of males led by means of Simpson who entered a Las Vegas hotel room in September 2007 and took sports activities memorabilia from sports activities broker Bruce Fromong at gunpoint. Simpson used to be therefore charged with armed theft and kidnapping. He was convicted and sentenced to 33 years in prison in 2008 and released from prison in 2017.
Ehrlich’s charges have been decreased to tried accent to robbery and tried burglary after he agreed to testify against Simpson in the trial, and he used to be sentenced to probation.
Ehrlich famous that he had up to now been “very close to [O.J.] and his circle of relatives” and “spent Christmases” and holidays at his home, however that modified.
“After the Las Vegas situation I was no longer in touch with [O.J.],” Ehrlich instructed Us. “I by no means had sick feelings toward him. Time handed and it is what it is and existence is going on, what are you going to mention? I know he didn’t need me to be in a nasty scenario when we went to the hotel room. He knew I didn’t know that they brought weapons. It was once a debacle. Unfortunately, it happened the way it took place. Even regardless that things went unhealthy for me and him I never had unwell emotions toward him.”
Although Simpson was once discovered responsible for the wrongful loss of life of and battery towards Goldman and battery in opposition to Brown in February 1997 — he used to be infamously acquitted of the crimes all the way through his criminal trial in 1995 — Ehrlich doesn’t suppose Simpson used to be violent or capable of murder.
“I by no means noticed him angry and I never saw him yell or be inappropriate or in any respect being an angry individual. And in his home he has photos of his wife Nicole all over his area,” Ehrlich said. “Someone who may just do one thing so terrible and horrific would not want to bear in mind his wife. He had photos far and wide of her with him and her and the youngsters. He would point out her to me, how much he cherished her, so the media shops can say what they would like. I wasn’t there, I don’t know, however figuring out him the way in which I did, no way. There are murderers [still] out there.”
Simpson used to be an immediate individual of interest within the 1994 murders after he pleaded no contest to a domestic violence rate towards Brown in 1989. He used to be fined and put on probation.
Simpson and Brown shared daughter Sydney, now 38, and Justin, now 35. Simpson additionally shared three youngsters together with his first spouse, Marguerite Whitley: daughter Arnelle, 55, son Jason, 53, and daughter Aaren, who died one month shy of her 2nd birthday in 1979 after drowning within the circle of relatives’s swimming pool.
Simpson’s family introduced his dying in a remark shared via X on Thursday.
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“On April 10th, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his combat with most cancers. He was once surrounded via his kids and grandchildren,” the observation read. “During this time of transition, his family asks that you simply please recognize their needs for privacy and style.”
Goldman’s father, Fred Goldman, reacted to the news in a remark shared with Us.
“The handiest factor I've to say that nowadays is a further reminder of how lengthy Ron has been gone and how long we've neglected him,” Fred mentioned. “The best thing this is in reality vital lately are the sufferers.”
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