Nothing is important but the victims: Father of Ron Goldman, stabbed next to Nicole Brown, speaks on OJ death
The father of Ron Goldman, who was murdered alongside his friend Nicole Brown 30 years ago, said the news of OJ Simpson’s death was a further reminder of how long his son has been gone, and how much he is missed.
Ron Goldman, 25, and Nicole Brown, 35, were stabbed to death on 12 June, 1994 outside of her home in Brentwood, California after returning home from dinner.
Simpson, Brown’s ex-husband, was charged with their murders but aquitted in what was dubbed the “trial of the century”. A civil court later found Simpson, a former NFL player and actor, guilty of their murders.
Ron’s father, Fred Goldman, 83, told The Independent on Thursday that he was focused on remembering the victims.
“The only thing I have to say is that today is just a further reminder of how long my son has been gone,” Mr Goldman said. “And how many years, and how much he’s been missed. And the only thing that is important today are the victims. Nothing else is important today.”
An attorney for the Goldman family, David Cook, also said that Simpson “died without penance”. Mr Goldman earlier told NBC News that Simpson’s death “was no great loss to the world”.
Ron Goldman, who grew up in the Midwest, moved to California when we was 18 years old. He worked as a model and a waiter but had aspirations of opening a bar.
When reached by phone on Thursday, Nicole Brown’s youngest sister, Tanya Brown, told The Independent that she had no comment on Simpson’s death.
Gloria Allred, who represented Nicole Brown’s family during the trial, toldTMZ: “Simpson’s death reminds us that the legal system even 30 years later is still failing battered women, and that the power of celebrity men to avoid true justice for the harm that they inflict on their wives or significant others is still a major obstacle to the right of women to be free of the gender violence to which they are still subjected.”
Simpson, 76, died following a battle with prostate cancer at his home in Las Vegas on Wednesday, according to his family.
“On April 10th, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer,” his family said on Thursday. “He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren. During this time of transition, his family asks that you please respect their wishes for privacy and grace.”
Simpson’s 1995 murder trial became a public spectacle, and made the former footballer a notorious figure in US culture. Although he was acquitted, by a mostly Black jury, he was later ordered him to pay over $30 million to the victim’s families in civil court. He only paid some of the debt before his death.
Simpson is believed to have been worth $3m, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
Simpson’s reputation never recovered. He was later convicted for armed robbery following a 2007 incident related to selling sports memorabilia in a Las Vegas hotel room. He served nine years in prison.
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