O.J. Simpson Detective Mark Fuhrman Dead at 74
Mark Fuhrman, the former Los Angeles Police Department detective who skyrocketed to international fame during the investigation into the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman and the subsequent trial of football star O.J. Simpson, has died, TMZ.com reported. The Kootenai County Coroner's Office confirmed to NBC4 Investigates that Fuhrman died in the last week. He was 74.
The publication is reporting Fuhrman's cause of death as an aggressive form of cancer. He had been living in Idaho.
Fuhrman retired from the LAPD in 1995, and pursued a new career in the years following the trial. He pivoted and stepped into the world of investigative journalism as an author and radio show host, and published several books investigating high-profile crimes. His first book, Murder in Brentwood, looked at the Simpson case, while he then moved on to others. They included Murder in Greenwich, which delved into the death of high school student Martha Moxley, and Murder in Spokane: Catching a Serial Killer, which investigated a crime spree in the Washington city.
Fuhrman Faced Perjury Charges
During the trial, Fuhrman's name became synonymous with the bloody glove which he reported finding on the scene at Simpson's home. While he was being cross-examined on the stand, he testified that he had never made anti-Black racial slurs over the previous 10 years, AP recalled. However, a recording made by an aspiring screenwriter proved differently, showing he had repeatedly done so.
Fuhrman was charged with perjury and pleaded no contest to the charges in 1996.
In 2024, he was barred from law enforcement under a California police reform law meant to strip the badges of police officers who act criminally or with bias, AP confirmed.
Mark Fuhrman's Life on Television
In the last decade, Fuhrman resurfaced on television and radio as a commentator. He appeared frequently on Fox News, discussing issues related to the police. He was tapped by the network to provide analysis and commentary for their overage of Simpson‘s parole hearing back in 2017. On Fox Nation, he hosted Fuhrman Diaries, where he shared his personal notes on "cases that have defined the past half century in America."
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This story was originally published May 18, 2026 at 2:40 PM.