OJ Simpson Was Chilling With a Beer on a Couch Before Easter, Lawyer Says. 2 Weeks Later He Was Dead

O.J. Simpson sits at his arraignment in Superior Court in Los Angeles on July 22, 1994. Lois Bernstein/AP Photo/Pool

LAS VEGAS—O.J. Simpson’s last robust discussion with his longtime lawyer was just before Easter, at the country club home Simpson leased southwest of the Las Vegas Strip.

“He was awake, alert and chilling,” attorney Malcom LaVergne recalled Tuesday. “He’s on the couch ... drinking a beer and watching TV. And so that was the last time we had effective back-and-forth conversations. He’s usually the one who keeps me up on the news ... so we were just catching up on the news then.”