O.J. Simpson will confess to murders one day, says friend

O.J. Simpson's friend of 26 years, Ron Shipp, believes the former NFL star will confess to the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman someday.

Shipp, a former police officer, told the New York Daily News at the Los Angeles premiere of ESPN's "O.J. Simpson: Made in America" docu-series, that Simpson's current state of mind will eventually lead to him revealing the truth.

"The guy is in total torment today," Shipp said. "Someone told me he is 300 pounds and he looks horrible. O.J. has always felt his appearance meant everything and now, deep down inside, he is starting to live with himself."

Simpson is currently serving 33 years in prison after being convicted of armed robbery and kidnapping charges in 2008, and when he's released, Shipp thinks he'll finally come clean.

"I hope one day he actually will rid us of all the doubt and all the conspiracy theories and say, 'Sorry I cannot go to prison (because of double jeopardy laws), but I am sorry I did it,'" Shipp said.

When asked if he truly believes Simpson will confess, 21 years after being found not guilty of the crime, Shipp said that the conspiracy theories around the murders will lead him to reveal what happened.

"I do," Shipp said. "I got a call about a conspiracy theory about Jason (Simpson's son) being the killer and I thought, man, come on Juice, just say, 'My son didn't do it.'"

Shipp gained notoriety when he testified at Simpson's 1995 murder trial.