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His Name Is Ron: Our Search for Justice
In their own words, the Goldmans provide a wrenching account of the ripple effect that occurs when a beloved family member is murdered--and the extra burdens that develop when grief becomes a public spectacle. Scheduled for publication immediately following the outcome of the civil trial.
358 pages, Hardcover
First published March 1, 1997
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William Hoffer
50 books6 followers William Hoffer has been spinning out international best-sellers for more than 20 years.
He collaborated with Billy Hayes to chronicle the exciting escape from a Turkish prison in Midnight Express, which was later produced into an Academy Award-winning motion picture starring Brad Davis, John Hurt and Randy Quaid.
William and his wife Marilyn worked with Betty Mahmoody to write Not Without My Daughter, the story of Betty and her daughter’s desperate and dangerous escape from Iran. The book became a stunningly successful international phenomenon, and was produced into a motion picture starring Sally Field and Alfred Molina.
William and Marilyn’s Freefall is the nail-biting thriller recounting the near-tragedy of Air Canada Flight 174 that ran out of fuel at 41,000 feet. It was produced into a motion picture starring William Devane, Shelley Hack and Mariette Hartley.
The husband-and-wife team’s latest book is Luke Rules, the adventures and misadventures of Luke Wilde, former Marine Corps sniper turned wily and often contrary private investigator who likes to play by his own rules. Luke Rules is the first in a series of Luke Wilde adventures. The new year will bring William Hoffer's 22nd Torch! A New Luke Wilde adventure.
He collaborated with Billy Hayes to chronicle the exciting escape from a Turkish prison in Midnight Express, which was later produced into an Academy Award-winning motion picture starring Brad Davis, John Hurt and Randy Quaid.
William and his wife Marilyn worked with Betty Mahmoody to write Not Without My Daughter, the story of Betty and her daughter’s desperate and dangerous escape from Iran. The book became a stunningly successful international phenomenon, and was produced into a motion picture starring Sally Field and Alfred Molina.
William and Marilyn’s Freefall is the nail-biting thriller recounting the near-tragedy of Air Canada Flight 174 that ran out of fuel at 41,000 feet. It was produced into a motion picture starring William Devane, Shelley Hack and Mariette Hartley.
The husband-and-wife team’s latest book is Luke Rules, the adventures and misadventures of Luke Wilde, former Marine Corps sniper turned wily and often contrary private investigator who likes to play by his own rules. Luke Rules is the first in a series of Luke Wilde adventures. The new year will bring William Hoffer's 22nd Torch! A New Luke Wilde adventure.
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December 16, 2021
This was an outstanding read. There is probably no way to fully capture what the Goldman family went through after their son Ron was murdered by O.J. Simpson, but this book does a remarkable job. Long stretches of the story took place in courtrooms, which usually makes for a tedious read, but the authors pulled it all together in a way that made me miss sleep because I had to keep reading. This is especially remarkable considering that I already knew going in how it was going to come out. The other great strength of this book is I came away with a real sense of who Ron Goldman was, a taste of his personality, as well as a sense of the personality of the Goldman family. So many books of this type just don't give you that. Now I feel I know what we all lost, what the world lost when O.J. stabbed Ron Goldman to death. Read this one!
June 1, 2015
Reading this made me so confused as to how OJ was found not guilty with the overwhelming amount of evidence against him. This was not a trial about race. It was about 2 ppls lives being brutally violently taken. Judge Ito sounds like the worst judge ever, being star struck and not having any control over his courtroom. Found it interesting to know that it was actually judge Ito who said OJ should try on the glove in evidence even against the objections of the prosecution. What a tool. He should be disbarred.
September 24, 2011
Fred Goldman in right. OJ did it. The justice system owes the Goldman and Brown Families an apology.
July 5, 2019
What this family went through is absolutely heartbreaking and you feel it in every page. It’s also easy to get through for a non-fiction. The reason it’s not 5 stars is because I feel like they left out an important part of the civil trial (Robert Kardashian’s testimony), the writing style is weird since it’s first person but it’s not which is hard to explain unless you read the book and I also feel like they embellished some things because they used way too many “direct quotes” that weren’t from transcripts or recordings. There’s nothing wrong with just giving the general idea of what was said but to claim you remember that many direct quotes is too much.
July 20, 2019
I read this book on one of my first cross country train trips in 1998 so I became immersed in Ron’s life and murder. Getting to know him through his family’s eyes was quite different from reading books based on the pov of the murders.
We get to know Ron as a young man who is living and enjoying life to the fullest as all young men should. A life that was cut short by a violent murder by an angry ex husband, a life with so much potential.
I felt as if I was getting to know Ron and cried so many times. Anyone who wants to know the “real” Ron and not a nameless “friend of Nicole’s” I would definitely recommend this book.
We get to know Ron as a young man who is living and enjoying life to the fullest as all young men should. A life that was cut short by a violent murder by an angry ex husband, a life with so much potential.
I felt as if I was getting to know Ron and cried so many times. Anyone who wants to know the “real” Ron and not a nameless “friend of Nicole’s” I would definitely recommend this book.
July 20, 2008
In this book, the family of Ron Goldman talk about Ron's life, the trials, and how they tried to cope during that difficult time. I enjoyed reading this book because I felt Ron's family did a good job in describing who Ron really was as a person. The media tried to paint him out to be a struggling model but in reality, he was just a normal guy who had dreams of opening his own restaurant. This was a great book to read!
January 3, 2014
this book told about all the pain,anguish,and suffering incurred by the Goldman family after their son Ron was murdered.
July 12, 2024
Finding light in tragedy
I read this book cover to cover in a matter of days. My heart aches for the Goldman's and the loss of their beautiful Ron . I appreciated Fred's honesty and passion he put into telling this awful reality and how it affected him and his family. In addition, I read with interest the court proceedings and the attorneys arguments and rebuttals. Fred certainly had the best legal team in the fight for justice. This real life event and book has renewed my interest in court reporting and I plan to pursue it. May the Goldman's and the Brown family know Ron and Nicole did not die in vain. May they continue to rest In eternal peace in paradise knowing the world holds them in their hearts forever.
I read this book cover to cover in a matter of days. My heart aches for the Goldman's and the loss of their beautiful Ron . I appreciated Fred's honesty and passion he put into telling this awful reality and how it affected him and his family. In addition, I read with interest the court proceedings and the attorneys arguments and rebuttals. Fred certainly had the best legal team in the fight for justice. This real life event and book has renewed my interest in court reporting and I plan to pursue it. May the Goldman's and the Brown family know Ron and Nicole did not die in vain. May they continue to rest In eternal peace in paradise knowing the world holds them in their hearts forever.
June 3, 2014
Anyone familiar with the infamous murder case regarding O.J. Simpson (referred to by the family of Ron Goldman throughout the book as "the murderer, the killer, or the defendant") and the murder of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson,and Ron Goldman, an heroic young man who tried to save her, will know that this is a heart-breaking book. I'll admit, at the time of the murders, my heart went out to the families of these victims. Now I hope I won't forget to include them always in my prayers.
This well-written book does what it sets out to do, which is to let the public know that this young man was a normal, well brought up young man, who rose to the occasion and heroically lost his life. I hadn't realized that he ******SPOILER ALERT******probably walked in just as O.J. began or finished his swift,brutal, fatal attack attack on Nicole. He possibly could have saved his own life at that point, according to forensic evidence, by running. Instead , he chose to try and save Nicole's life.
It was all even more heartbreaking than I had thought it was when it was going on, but I'm glad I read it. This young man was truly heroic in the last moments of his life. He could have been any one of us, before, with dreams and hopes, and a loving family.
This well-written book does what it sets out to do, which is to let the public know that this young man was a normal, well brought up young man, who rose to the occasion and heroically lost his life. I hadn't realized that he ******SPOILER ALERT******probably walked in just as O.J. began or finished his swift,brutal, fatal attack attack on Nicole. He possibly could have saved his own life at that point, according to forensic evidence, by running. Instead , he chose to try and save Nicole's life.
It was all even more heartbreaking than I had thought it was when it was going on, but I'm glad I read it. This young man was truly heroic in the last moments of his life. He could have been any one of us, before, with dreams and hopes, and a loving family.
September 10, 2020
There are no spoilers here. We all l know...
Simpson did it.
Simpson bought high powered lawyers.
Simpson got off.
End of story!
No!
Nicole Simpson.
A woman died as a result of Simpson’s fame and the legal systems blindness because of the monsters fame and there by not standing up for her. She fought for years to survive the monster. She called out for help many times. But in the end the monster still won.
She was butchered and left in her own yard.
End of story !
No!
Ron Goldman.
A young man died as a result of the monsters fame and the legal systems blindness and their not standing up for Nicole Simpson. A young man who was there only to do a nice thing (returning Nicole’s mothers prescription glasses). He was brutally murdered and left where he fell. He fought hard to live, his body showing how hard he fought.
End of story!
No!!
The legacy of pain, loss and heartbreak that this monster left in his wake did not end that night of June 12 1994.....it only just began.
His name is Ron.
Is the raw account of when a family has to go on after the cowardly murder of a family member. It isn’t an easy read, nor should it be.
Remember the names of the victims,
Not the monster. It’s not his story.
Simpson did it.
Simpson bought high powered lawyers.
Simpson got off.
End of story!
No!
Nicole Simpson.
A woman died as a result of Simpson’s fame and the legal systems blindness because of the monsters fame and there by not standing up for her. She fought for years to survive the monster. She called out for help many times. But in the end the monster still won.
She was butchered and left in her own yard.
End of story !
No!
Ron Goldman.
A young man died as a result of the monsters fame and the legal systems blindness and their not standing up for Nicole Simpson. A young man who was there only to do a nice thing (returning Nicole’s mothers prescription glasses). He was brutally murdered and left where he fell. He fought hard to live, his body showing how hard he fought.
End of story!
No!!
The legacy of pain, loss and heartbreak that this monster left in his wake did not end that night of June 12 1994.....it only just began.
His name is Ron.
Is the raw account of when a family has to go on after the cowardly murder of a family member. It isn’t an easy read, nor should it be.
Remember the names of the victims,
Not the monster. It’s not his story.
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October 21, 2012Laura Proctor
His Name is Ron-By The Family of Ron Goldman
Biography
352 Pages
His Name is a fantastic book. I love how the book is not about O.J. Simpson, but it's about Ron and Nicole Simpson, the two people who were murdered by O.J. Simpson. It shows what is family went through and how heart breaking it was, but the family does an excellent job of showing who Ron really was as a person.This book shows how the family dealt with two lengthy trials and provides a different "side of the story" rather then just the media. Once the verdict was announced, it was heart stopping. As readers, we knew O.J. Simpson did it the justice system just did not prove it. It showed how Judge Ito acted inside the court room and how all the other people reacted to the verdict. In the end they tried to reform the justice system, but also give voices to the others that are involved in the trial and not just the wife of the victim.
His Name is Ron-By The Family of Ron Goldman
Biography
352 Pages
His Name is a fantastic book. I love how the book is not about O.J. Simpson, but it's about Ron and Nicole Simpson, the two people who were murdered by O.J. Simpson. It shows what is family went through and how heart breaking it was, but the family does an excellent job of showing who Ron really was as a person.This book shows how the family dealt with two lengthy trials and provides a different "side of the story" rather then just the media. Once the verdict was announced, it was heart stopping. As readers, we knew O.J. Simpson did it the justice system just did not prove it. It showed how Judge Ito acted inside the court room and how all the other people reacted to the verdict. In the end they tried to reform the justice system, but also give voices to the others that are involved in the trial and not just the wife of the victim.
June 25, 2024
Fascinating read after i’ve been both a prosecutor and a defense attorney
May 13, 2008
I read this book when it frist came out I mean the very day that it was on sale I bought it and read it for the next few nights. So many of the pages has my tear drops on them. The story was written so very well from all of the family memebers. When Ron's sisters Kim and Lauren wrote my hear not only broke but shattered until trillions of little pieces. I couldn't even imagine what they were going through but I understand the love they had for their brother having two brothers of my very own. From time to time I will pick it up and read parts again I love the book it isn't so much about OJ but like the title implies it is about Ron the man that died besides Nicole Brown Simpson.
October 29, 2021
A very personal account of how the people closest to the victim of horrific crime deal with what happened, and how their lifes are affected in many different ways. Ron Goldman is usually treated as a sidenote in the case the whole world still talks about, and he and his life is often mischaracterized. His family is giving him a voice as much as they can. Beyond the personal, the book reflects on many serious issues relating to crime and justice, celebrity, racism, the media, domestic violence, the adversarial trial system in the U.S., and more.
July 4, 2009
adds the viewpoint of what the Goldman family went through and who Ron really was. That night he was just returning Juditha Brown's (Nicole's Mom)glasses to Nicole and got caught up in what turned out to be the bloodbath that ended his life. He was a good guy, all of the people who knew him talk so nicely about him in this book. Simpson is a bastard cold-blooded killer and deserves the needle,unfortunately, double jeopardy exists.
September 20, 2007
This book deserved to be written. While the world focused on O.J. Simpson and Nicole's murder, no one paid attention to the fact that someone else was murdered, too; Ron Goldman. His life was a tragic loss, too.
August 27, 2013
Non-fiction. So sad, hard to put down. Family felt they received no justice - they did win the civil trial against O.J. Simpson tough. Makes you realize all the other people that are hurt during tragedies like this - but the media focuses only on the celebrity.
June 21, 2014
I had this on my shelf for years. With all the talk of the 20th anniversary, I decided to read it. It was a good way to get a real look behind the scenes of this case. While your heart breaks for the Goldman family, it was a interesting read.
December 23, 2015
I read this book on a 3 day train trip cross country and became totally immersed in Ron's memory. Spent many hours alone in my compartment in tears. Ron is brought to life so vividly that I felt the loss of his life.
May 16, 2021
Good
Good book but longer than it needed to be because of "pain" repetition and virtually nothing about healing and moving on, but it's an interesting look at both trials and what went on behind the scenes.
Good book but longer than it needed to be because of "pain" repetition and virtually nothing about healing and moving on, but it's an interesting look at both trials and what went on behind the scenes.
February 15, 2008
This book was so heart wrenching it took me two years to finish because I kept crying all the time. But it was excellently written.
October 21, 2012
Interesting perspective of the trial...or it sounds like it was a circus rather than a trial. Interesting to say the very least. A good read.
May 7, 2016
God Bless this family.
A heart breaking internal look at this tragedy from the true victims' POV. May Ron rest in peace, and the Goldman family find refuge in their memories of Ron.
A heart breaking internal look at this tragedy from the true victims' POV. May Ron rest in peace, and the Goldman family find refuge in their memories of Ron.
July 30, 2016
Heartbreaking look into the Goldman family, their fierce love for their son, and their relentless crusade for justice.
October 1, 2017
Very sad. Loved the run through of the trials. Fred Goldman and family are very brave and dignified the way they handled everything.
March 28, 2024
Heartbreaking! Amazing! Loved this book so much!
December 26, 2025
Five star recognition after all of these years to keep Ron Goldman’s legacy alive. At the time of the horrible “trial of the century” that failed to bring justice, my heart broke for all family members of both Ron and Nicole but I felt particularly heartbroken for Ron’s sister. She was close to me in age and only had one brother - like me - and I could not imagine her pain. I wept for her as much as I wept for Ron himself. I recently lent this book to my niece who wasn’t yet born when they lost their lives. My goal is to never forget and to always carry love, first. ✨
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August 2, 2025I’m not going to rate a nonfiction memoir of a family that’s grieving over their son who was taken from them.
What I will say is that this grief is tangibly written and expressed. No one should ever have to experience it.
RIP Ron
What I will say is that this grief is tangibly written and expressed. No one should ever have to experience it.
RIP Ron
September 10, 2024
Tragic. So much potential taken away senselessly by OJ the murderer.
September 25, 2025
Learning of this incident through the eyes of Ron's father and family was most enlightening.
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