Although O.J. Simpson, right, was acquitted in 1995 in the killings of his wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman, he later lost a civil suit and was ordered to pay $33.5 million to the estates of Ms. Simpson and Mr. Goldman. (Pool photo by Julie Jacobson/New York Times)

O.J. Simpson could soon be a free man.

After spending nine years of an imposed 33-year sentence as a model inmate at a Nevada state prison, the football legend may have the odds in his favor this week when he faces a parole board hearing.

According to reports, no one at Thursdayโ€™s hearing is expected to oppose Simpsonโ€™s release in October.

Simpson, now 70, has been imprisoned since 2008 for armed robbery and assault with a weapon in a bid to retrieve sports memorabilia that he said belonged to him.

Two decades earlier, the former football star had been acquitted in the murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman.

This correspondent is a guest contributor to The Washington Informer.

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