Guide Note

Memorabilia collector Bruce Fromong is among the victims of a hotel room robbery allegedly orchestrated by former football star O.J. Simpson in September 2007. The first witness to testify in the case, Fromong claimed that Simpson and his accomplices had entered his hotel room without permission, instigated an angry confrontation and stole 800 items of memorabilia.¹

Fast Facts

1. Fromong has known Simpson since before his 1995 murder trial
2. Robbery occurred on September 13, 2007
3. Case went to trial September 8, 2008
4. Robbery location: The Palace Station Casino in Las Vegas
5. Simpson and Fromong knew each other and were on good terms prior to the robbery
6. O.J. Simpson denies that his companions were armed
7. Simpson could face life in prison if convicted of the charges
8. Fromong suffered a major heart attack on September 18, 2007

According to Simpson, he and his companions were trying to retrieve several items belonging to him that had been stolen and were in Fromong's possession. The items in question included autographed sports memorabilia, a videotape of Simpson's wedding and the suit he wore when he was acquitted in 1995 of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. Fromang has not reported how the items came to be in his possession, but maintains that they belong to him and not Simpson.

Fromong delivered the following testimony in a Las Vegas courtroom on September 15, 2008.

• "When [Simpson] first came through the door he stopped, then he proceeded into the room and started hollering at everyone. He was just yelling about how this is his stuff, how could you steal my stuff, I thought you were an OK guy, how could you steal my s---. He said: 'Don't let anybody leave this room, nobody gets out of here.'"¹

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