- Fred Goldman
Fred Goldman is the father of
Ronald Goldman , who was murdered along withNicole Brown Simpson .O.J. Simpson was charged with their deaths but was acquitted in the criminal trial. Simpson was ordered to pay Goldman and his family $33.5 million in damages in a 1997 civil suit which found Simpson liable for the deaths.Goldman currently lives in
Peoria, Arizona where he works two jobs, a Scottsdale retail position withNordstrom and a part-timemortgage broker .According to Goldman, however, he has not collected any money from the civil case against Simpson despite his persistent efforts. His most notable appearance on television was on "
The Oprah Winfrey Show " on September 13th, 2007. On September 14th, 2007, Fred Goldman and his daughter, Kim were on the "Today" show talking about the publication of "If I Did It ".Fred Goldman and daughter appeared on
Dr. Phil on September 30th, 2008, discussing the trial which was concluded nearly 13 years earlier. Three days later, on the anniversary of the verdict in the Simpson-Goldman murders trial, O.J. Simpson was found guilty on all counts of an unrelated series of felonies, which could bring effectively a life sentence to Simpson. [http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-10-03-oj-simpson-trial_N.htm] Goldman was quoted on CNN about the verdict as saying "We're absolutely thrilled to see the potential that he could serve the rest of his life in jail where the scumbag belongs." [http://apnews.myway.com/article/20081004/D93JVED80.html]ee also
OJ Simpson murder trial
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