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O.J. Accuser Says He Had Heirlooms

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: September 17, 2008

LAS VEGAS - A sports memorabilia dealer who claims O.J. Simpson and five other men robbed him at gunpoint testified Tuesday that some of the items taken from him were the former football star's family heirlooms.

"I believed these items belonged to Mr. Simpson's family," said the alleged victim, Bruce Fromong. "They should go to his kids."

Though Fromong estimated the value of the items taken at up to $100,000, he told jurors at Simpson's armed robbery and kidnap trial, he and the Hall of Famer "could have come to some arrangement" regarding their return.

Fromong was not asked to reconcile this idea with his attempt to sell the items at a casino, where he was expecting to meet a buyer. Instead, he was confronted by an angry Simpson and five associates.

Fromong's statements appeared to support the defense argument that Simpson was trying to retrieve stolen mementos, including pictures of his children and his late parents, on Sept. 13, 2007. Simpson attorney Gabriel Grasso intimated that Simpson had no use for the Pete Rose baseballs and Joe Montana lithographs taken from the room.

Simpson and co-defendant Clarence Stewart are accused of robbing Fromong and another collectibles dealer.

Los Angeles Times

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