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Exclusive: Fred Goldman Reacts to O.J.'s Arrest
Wednesday September 19, 2007

OJ Simpson and Fred Goldman
June 20, 2007; September 22, 1995
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A civil jury may have decided that O.J. Simpson was responsible for Ron Goldman's death in 1997, but without a criminal conviction, grieving father Fred has had little closure on the matter. Now, with Simpson facing new charges of kidnapping and armed robbery, Goldman hopes that the former football star will finally see the jail time he believes is deserved.

Watching Simpson's bail hearing Wednesday from his home in Arizona, Goldman tells Usmagazine.com, "Honestly...the best visual was [O.J.] coming into court in a prison uniform and in handcuffs. That is just the way it is supposed to be. I took a certain amount of joy in seeing that."

Goldman does have some concerns about O.J.'s upcoming trial, though, telling Us, "I hope that...there is nothing that one could point to and say he is getting any certain special treatment." He adds, in reference to Simpson being a flight risk, "He has more than enough money and millions of dollars at his disposal. The fact that he has to turn in his passport is a positive, but this is a bad guy...the sooner he goes to trial the better. I would like to see him punished to the letter of the law and maximum sentence.

When told O.J. could spend the rest of life in jail, Goldman replies sarcastically, "Wouldn't that be a shame?" He explains, "[O.J.] should have first and foremost gone to prison...for murdering Ron and Nicole. Him going away for these crimes is second best...If he ends up in prison it is exactly where he belongs. Small cell, smaller the better. And, of course, no golfing privileges."

Simpson's return to national headlines comes immediately on the heels of the release of the book If I Did It, Simpson's story of the night of Brown and Goldman's murders. After being kept from publishing by widespread public criticism, Goldman's family made the decision to release the book themselves, adding their own commentary.

About the timing of the events, Fred Goldman tells Us, "The timing is coincidental. Maybe it is because he was, amongst a variety of things, angry about the book portraying him using his own words about being the beast that he is. He is an abuser and a murderer and a monster and I want people to read this."

Goldman concludes, "We have always felt it was important to keep a voice and will continue to pursue him as Ron and Nicole's murderer. We have an almost $40 million judgment against him and no matter what we will continue to pursue that. That hasn't changed. The only thing that has changed is that he has reared his ugly ahead again."

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