Mark Fuhrman, the former Los Angeles police detective whose perjury conviction stemmed from his testimony in the O.J. Simpson murder trial, has died. He was 74.
Fuhrman died at his home in Idaho, according to his attorney. The cause of death was not immediately disclosed.
Fuhrman was a key figure in the 1995 trial of Simpson, who was acquitted of the murders of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman. Fuhrman testified that he found a bloody glove at Simpson's estate, but defense attorneys argued that Fuhrman had planted evidence and was a racist.
In 1997, Fuhrman was convicted of perjury for lying on the witness stand about using racial slurs. He was sentenced to three years of probation and fined.
After leaving the LAPD, Fuhrman became a author and media commentator, writing books about crime and justice. He also worked as a consultant on television shows.
Fuhrman's death marks the end of a controversial life that remained intertwined with one of the most famous trials in American history.
