Fuhrman Takes Fifth When Questioned About Simpson Case
Former Los Angeles Police Det. Mark Fuhrman refused to answer questions Monday in a deposition for the wrongful-death lawsuit against O.J. Simpson.
A source close to the case told Associated Press that he invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.
The deposition was conducted at a golf course building in Rathdrum, Idaho.
Simpson was acquitted last year of murdering his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. The wrongful-death suit on behalf of the victims seeks to hold him liable in civil court.
During the criminal trial, the now-retired Fuhrman testified that he discovered a bloody glove at Simpson’s estate matching one found near the victims’ bodies. He also denied ever using racial epithets. Later, the defense introduced tape recordings of Fuhrman using racial slurs in interviews with an aspiring screenwriter.
Simpson’s lawyers contended Fuhrman had a documented history of racism and may have planted the glove to frame their client.
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