OJ Simpson is estimated to have died with a net worth of US$3 million ($5m).听
The acquitted double-murder suspect, who听died aged 76 from prostate cancer on April 10, is said by an attorney to have passed away without giving 鈥減enance鈥 to the families of his murdered ex-wife Nicole Brown, 35, and her 25-year-old waiter friend Ron Goldman.听
He was ordered to pay them millions of dollars in compensation when he was found liable for their deaths in a civil case, following his acquittal in a 1995 criminal trial.听
Celebrity Net Worth puts his net worth at U$3m ($5m) and听The Independent听has reported he had a 鈥渃onstant source of income鈥 through pensions, which creditors and the Goldman family apparently cannot legally obtain.听
He is said to have received US$42,000 ($71,204) a year in social security, a pension from Screen Actors Guild and between US$125,000 ($211,916) and US$300,000 ($508,599) annually in an NFL pension from his days as a running back.听
Simpson was cleared of his victims' 1994 murders in criminal court but a civil trial found him liable for their deaths. Photo / AP听
When听Simpson separated from his ex-wife Brown听he agreed to pay Brown a one-lump sum of US$433,750 ($735,349) and an additional US$10,000 ($16,953) in child support.听
His fortune looks to be going to his four surviving children Sydney, Jason, Justin and Arnelle Simpson.听
His daughter Aaren drowned as a toddler in a swimming pool accident in 1979.听
Even though Simpson was cleared of Brown and Goldman鈥檚 1994 murders in criminal court, a civil trial found him liable for their deaths and he was ordered to pay US$33.5 million ($56.79m) in compensation.听
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In the wake of his death, Simpson was said to have died owing more than US$100 million ($170m)听to the families Brown and Goldman.听
Goldman's family had been pursuing compensation up to the point of OJ Simpson鈥檚 passing (pictured).听
Lawyer David Cook told the听Daily Mail: 鈥淗e died without penance. We don鈥檛 know what he has, where it is or who is in control.听
鈥漌e will pick up where we are and keep going with it.鈥听
He added about hoping to find cash in Simpson鈥檚 estate: 鈥淚s there money to be had? Hopefully. Do I know exactly what it is? No, but we鈥檒l figure that out soon.听
鈥漅on Goldman is gone, murdered. We have to fight on for him.听
鈥漌e鈥檝e had this problem for a long, long time. It could be in a trust, it could be probate. It could be all gone.鈥听
The Goldman family had been pursuing the compensation money over Brown and Goldman鈥檚 deaths up to the point of Simpson鈥檚 passing, after reportedly only receiving US$123,000 ($208,508).听
Debt collection attorney David Cook who is working for Goldman鈥檚 dad said the debt with interest has now grown to more than US$100m ($170m).听
Simpson was听living in a US$3.6m ($6.1m) five-bedroom house听while he battled cancer.听
In 2017, it was alleged he had transferred money to his children Sydney and Justin to avoid payment of his civil compensation debt, but they denied the claim.听
-Bang Showbiz
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