Known nationwide as a victimsโ rights advocate after her brotherโs murder in the infamous O. J. Simpson murder trial, Kim Goldman is the founding Co-Chair of The Ron Goldman Foundation for Justice. She is also the Executive Director of The Youth Project; a non-profit organization that provides free counseling, support groups, crisis intervention, and education and outreach to thousands of teenagers, since opening in 2000. In her spare time, Goldman travels the country as an impassioned public speaker on victimsโ rights, the role of the media, judicial reform, and other related topics. She is currently a resident of Greater Los Angeles, where she has lived for ten years as a single parent. (www.KimberlyGoldman.com)
Description
Donโt tell her she needs to find closure. Donโt ask her to forgive and forget.
When Kim was just 22, her older brother, Ron Goldman, was brutally killed by O.J. Simpson. Ron and Kim were very close, and her devastation was compounded by the shocking not guilty verdict that allowed a smirking Simpson to leave as a free man.
It wasnโt Kimโs first trauma. Her parents divorced when she was young, and she and Ron were raised by their father. Her mother kidnapped her, telling her that her father didnโt love her any more. When she was 14, she was almost blinded from severe battery acid burns on her face during an automobile accident, requiring three reconstructive surgeries.
But none of these early traumas compared to the loss of her brother, the painful knowledge that his killer was free, and fact that she could not even grieve privatelyโher grief was made painfully public. Counseled by friends, strangers, and even Oprah to โfind closure,โ Kim chose a different route. She chose to fight.
Repeatedly, Kim and her family pursued Simpson by every legal means. Foiled over and over again, they ultimately achieved a small measure of justice.
Kimโs story is one of tragedy, but also of humanity and, often, comedy. Living life as one of Americaโs most famous โvictimsโ isnโt always easy, especially as a single mother in the dating market. She often had bizarre first date experiences, with one man even breaking down into tears and inconsolable with grief after realizing who she was.
Ultimately Kimโs story is that of an ordinary person thrown into extraordinary circumstances at a very young age, and who had the courageโdespite the discouragement of so manyโto ignore the conventional wisdom and never give up her fight for justice.
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Publication Details
Format: E-book (epub)
Format: Paperback
Dimensions: 6 x 9 x 1 in.
Weight: 1 lbs.
Publication Date: September 2015