WorldFormer Los Angeles police detective Mark Fuhrman, who was convicted of lying during testimony at the O.J. Simpson murder trial, has died. Fuhrman was one of the first two police detectives sent to investigate the 1994 killings of Simpson's ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend, Ronald Goldman, in Los Angeles.Fuhrman was convicted of lying during Simpson's trialThe Associated Press · Posted: May 18, 2026 7:28 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour agoListen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.Former police detective Mark Fuhrman, who died on May 12, shows the jury evidence in the O.J. Simpson double murder trial in 1995 in Los Angeles, as prosecuting attorney Marcia Clark looks on. (Nick Ut, Pool via AP)Former Los Angeles police detective Mark Fuhrman, who was convicted of lying during testimony at the O.J. Simpson murder trial, has died.Fuhrman was one of the first two police detectives sent to investigate the 1994 killings of Simpson's ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend, Ronald Goldman, in Los Angeles. He reported finding a bloody glove at Simpson's home but his credibility came under withering attack during the trial as the defence raised the prospect of racial bias.Under cross-examination, Fuhrman testified that he had never made anti-Black racial slurs over the previous 10 years, but a recording made by an aspiring screenwriter showed he had done so repeatedly.Lynn Acebedo, the chief deputy coroner in Kootenai County, Idaho, said that Fuhrman died May 12. The county does not release the cause of death as a rule.Fuhrman retired from the Los Angeles Police Department after Simpson's 1995 acquittal. He subsequently moved to Idaho with his wife Caroline and their young daughter and son.In 1996, Fuhrman was charged with perjury and pleaded no contest. He later became a TV and radio commentator and wrote the book Murder in Brentwood about the killings.