Mark Fuhrman Dies at 74, Witness Whose Racist Slurs Undercut O.J. Simpson Case

29 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 18

Mark Fuhrman, the former Los Angeles detective whose testimony became a flashpoint in O.J. Simpson’s 1995 murder trial, died May 12 at 74.
Throat cancer caused his death, according to his manager, Lynda Bensky.
Fuhrman began the trial as a key prosecution witness but became a liability after defense lawyers used his past racist language to attack his credibility.
Soon after Simpson’s acquittal, Fuhrman pleaded no contest to perjury charges and was placed on probation.
He later recast himself as a television commentator and author writing about the Simpson case and other notorious murders.

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