BREAKING NEWSO.J. Simpson Detective Mark Fuhrman Dead at 74 Decades After Finding Infamous Bloody Glove
Former Los Angeles Police Department detective Mark Fuhrman died at 74 after a battle with throat cancer.
May 18 2026, Updated 7:15 p.m. ET
Mark Fuhrman, the detective known for discovering the infamous glove in O.J. Simpson's murder trial, has died at 74.
The former Los Angeles Police Department detective passed away on May 12 from an aggressive form of throat cancer, which he was diagnosed with a year earlier, a news outlet reported on Monday, May 18.
Mark Fuhrman Dead at 74
Mark Fuhrman was diagnosed with throat cancer last year.
Fuhrman was reportedly hospitalized for a week before his death and ultimately chose to stop cancer treatment after undergoing some care. He had been living in Idaho, and no funeral will be held.
The former LAPD officer retired in August 1995 and went on to write true crime books, as well as become a TV and radio personality.
Mark Fuhrman Was Known for Discovering Bloodstained Glove in O.J. Simpson Case
O.J. Simpson's legal team claimed Mark Fuhrman planted the glove out of racism.
The detective was known for discovering a bloodstained glove outside of the former football player's property on the night of the 1994 double murder of his estranged wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman.
The matching glove was later discovered at O.J.'s Rockingham, Calif., estate and became a pivotal piece of evidence for the prosecution.
O.J.'s legal team suggested the glove – which DNA tests showed was soaked in one of the victim's blood – was planted out of racism by Mark, an accusation he denied.
The glove remains one of the most infamous moments of the entire trial, with O.J. appearing to struggle as he tried to pull it over his hands in court.
“If it doesn’t fit, you must acquit,” O.J.'s attorney Johnnie Cochran said in his closing statements.
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Mark Fuhrman Denied Planting Evidence
Mark Fuhrman blasted claims he planted evidence in the O.J. Simpson case.
"There was never a shred, never a hint, never a possibility, not a remote, not a million, not a billion-to-one possibility I could have planted anything," the former government employee said in a 1996 interview. "Nor would I have a reason to."
The ex-NFL star's legal team presented evidence in court of Mark using a slur, contradicting his previous testimony and further damaging his credibility.
Mark Fuhrman Convicted of Lying on Witness Stand
Mark Fuhrman was barred from law enforcement in 2024 as a direct result from his 1996 felony perjury conviction.
Mark continued to spark controversy a year after retiring when he pleaded no contest in a 1996 felony perjury case related to O.J.'s double murder trial. His perjury conviction made him the only person to have been found guilty of a crime in connection with the slayings of Nicole and Ronald.
He was convicted of lying on the witness stand and barred from law enforcement.
