OJ Simpson never paid the Goldmans the millions he owed them. Can they finally collect?

After the civil judgment was handed down by the court in 1997, Simpson said he didn't have the money to pay them. In the late 1990s, estimates about his net worth varied from $850,000 to $15.7 million.

Simpson asked the California Supreme Court to overturn the judgment, arguing that he had been denied the right to confront evidence and witnesses in the civil trial. But the court turned down the request.

Simpson gave up his Brentwood estate and moved to Florida, where, under state law, his home could not be seized by creditors. He received pensions, including from the NFL and the Screen Actors Guild, which were protected from seizure under federal law.

For more than two decades, the Goldmans have chased down secret hordes of Simpson's memorabilia. They took possession of "If I Did It," the "fictional memoir" in which Simpson discussed how he might have committed the slayings.

In 2007, a judge ordered Simpson to give the Goldmans a Rolex watch, but it was later returned after a jeweler determined it was fake. A judge also ordered Simpson to turn over any memorabilia that could be traced back to him following an incident in Las Vegas that year that led to Simpson's arrest.

Simpson was convicted of kidnapping and armed robbery — ultimately serving nine years in prison — after he confronted two sports memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas hotel. He had alleged the items they had in their possession had been stolen from him. Those items were seized by Las Vegas authorities after Simpson was arrested.

In 2018, the Goldmans sought money that Simpson had been paid for signing jerseys, helmets and posters from "The People v. O.J. Simpson" television series. A judge said at the time that they'd have to identify exactly who paid Simpson in order to go after the proceeds.

The family received just over $132,000 of the total liability, according to a 2015 court document filed in the civil case. Ron's sister, Kim Goldman, has said it was never about the money, but about holding Simpson accountable.

"For three decades we tirelessly pursued justice for Ron and Nicole, and despite a civil judgment and his confession in 'If I Did It,' the hope for true accountability has ended," Kim Goldman and Fred Goldman wrote in a joint statement last week.