Lawyers managing O.J. Simpson’s estate want to auction off some of his personal belongings.
“In order to maximize the value of the estate for creditors and interested parties, the attorney, Malcolm Lavergne, is seeking court permission to waive normal court approval requirements and to sell the deceased’s unique and high profile personal property through an auction house,” according to court documents. Fox 5 Las Vegas report.
“Given the unique circumstances of this estate, Mr. Laverne believes that certain personal property may be more valuable than would be available in the ordinary probate proceedings,” the filing states.
Items that could be up for auction include the deceased football player’s Heisman Trophy, golf clubs, car and driver’s license, Laverne said.
A judge must sign the request.
As of Wednesday evening, a hearing date had not been set.
“In addition, the Deceased owned certain personal items that were unique to him and that may attract significant interest from potential purchasers. For example, the Deceased owned the Heisman Trophy at the time of his death (it is unknown whether the trophy was an original or a replica),” the filing states.
“Other personal items which may be of public interest include golf clubs, Mr Simpson’s vehicle and even his driver’s licence.”
Simpson, 76, died in April after a battle with cancer, with little publicity, his family said at the time.
He was famously acquitted of murdering his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman, in 1994.
However, in a civil trial he was found liable for the deaths and ordered to pay $33.5 million to the Brown and Goldman families.
His legal troubles continued, and in 2007 he was arrested in Las Vegas for robbing two sports memorabilia collectors at gunpoint.
During his trial, Simpson said he only wanted to get back personal items and family photos that were confiscated after his 1995 acquittal.
He was later convicted of armed robbery in 2008 and sentenced to 33 years in prison, with a minimum of nine years before he is eligible for parole.
He was released from prison in October 2017.
