A Sister's Grief: 25 Years After Ron Goldman's Murder by Associated Press, Adapted by Newsela Staff on 07.12.19 Word Count 506 Level 950L
A sister's grief: 25 years after Ron Goldman's murder By Associated Press, adapted by Newsela staff on 07.12.19 Word Count 506 Level 950L Kim Goldman pictured on June 7, 2019, in Los Angeles, California. Photo by: Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Photo LOS ANGELES, California — Kim Goldman's brother, Ron, was murdered on June 12, 1994. Former football star O.J. Simpson was acquitted of killing Ron Goldman and Simpson's ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, in 1995. The murder took place in one of Los Angeles' most exclusive neighborhoods. The story was all over the news, and one of the most high-profile criminal cases in U.S. history. It divided the nation. Kim Goldman was devastated. As the verdict was read, cameras in the courtroom caught her sobbing uncontrollably. A Sister's Hero Lost Ron wasn't just her brother. He was her hero and protector. Ron Goldman once pulled Kim Goldman, a terrified teenager, from a devastating car wreck 34 years ago and rode to the hospital in the ambulance with her. He was the person every guy had to This article is available at 5 reading levels at https://newsela.com. go through if they wanted to ask her on a date. Twenty-five years later, she has turned the agony of that moment into a lifetime of helping troubled teens and aiding crime victims' rights groups. She has also pursued the life of a suburban single mom. At the moment, she is teaching her 15-year-old son, Sam, to drive. "That's very scary," she says, laughing while recalling gripping the passenger-side door and putting her foot where the brake would be if she were in the driver's seat.
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