A poster on another forum I frequent has discovered that the fellow robbed was no stranger to Simpson. He quoted the following articles:
An article from October 27, 2004:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6575548/
Friend to testify in O.J. Simpson wrongful death suit
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) A friend of O.J. Simpson has been ordered to appear in court regarding the finances of the former football star, who was acquitted of double murder but slapped with a $33.5 million settlement that remains unpaid to the victims families.
Alfred Beardsley must appear Nov. 23 in Los Angeles Superior Court in Santa Monica. The order, issued Tuesday, was at the request of Fred Goldman, whose son Ron Goldman was brutally stabbed to death along with Nicole Brown Simpson.
Fred Goldmans attorney wrote in a declaration filed with the court that Beardsley has knowledge of Simpsons financial condition and of his non-exempt property, which may be ordered to be applied to the satisfaction of the judgment.
more:
http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache:6wZjpXYq3TQJ:www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6575548/+Alfred+Beardsley&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=15&gl=us
10:29 a.m. ET Nov 24, 2004
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Today, a man named Alfred Beardsley was subpoenaed to appear in court to see if he was helping O.J. squirrel away cash. Beardsley is an O.J. Simpson fan and memorabilia collector. The Goldman family suspected Beardsley might be up to no good after hearing hed done some business with Simpson in the past. Heres what O.J. had to say about that.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
SIMPSON: For them to tell the courts that this guy is a friend of mine, other than the guy whos an autograph collector, who I may have seen twice in my life, twice in my entire life. Certainly Ive never done any business with him, other than autographs.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
ABRAMS: We will talk to the man at thewe talked to the man at the center of that court hearing, Alfred Beardsley earlier today. He said when he reported to the courthouse, there was a closed door hearing and he was forced to give over two press passes that would be considered O.J. Simpson memorabilia.
And more:
http://larrybrownsports.com/2007/05/22/how-much-would-you-pay-for-oj-simponss-not-guilty-suit/
As TMZ reports, a war has ensued over the impending sale of the suit OJ Simpson was wearing in court on the day of hit Not Guilty verdict.
David Cook, the lawyer for Fred Goldman (father of the man Simpson slaughtered), filed legal papers Monday in Santa Monica asking a judge to grab that suit.
[Memorabilia salesman Alfred Beardsley] said he had a conference call this morning with Cook and Kim Goldman. Beardsley says he plans to acquire the suit, and the trio talked about the Goldmans getting a percentage of the sale to help satisfy the outstanding judgment. The court could engineer the ground rules tomorrow.
This is going to get real interesting......