This book is not about O.J. Simpson or his "Dream Team." This book is not another rehash of the "Trial of the Century." This book is about Ron Goldman and the members of his blended family. Overnight and through tragedy, this quiet, closely knit family became enmeshed in one of the ugliest and most controversial crimes in recent history. The family members provide a wrenching account, in their own words, of the ripple effect that occurs when a beloved son and brother is murdered, and the extra burdens that develop when grief becomes a public spectacle. But, more important, the family puts a name, a face, a soul, to the young man so often referred to merely as "a friend of Nicole Brown Simpson" or "a part-time waiter and sometime model."

This is a family with whom everyone can identify. Their lives, however, became public after one horrible event that captured and held the world's attention. In His Name Is Ron they recount, moment by moment, learning the shocking news of Ron's untimely death and the nightmare that followed, as well as recalling the happier times in Ron's life. The family tells how their lives continued to be shattered during the course of two lentthy trials and provides personal reactions to the major players in the case.

The family also speaks for the first time openly and candidly about the criminal trial and its heart-stopping verdict. They take you behind the scenes of Judge Ito's courtroom into places where the camera could not reach, giving the only account of the proceedings that is not filtered through journalist or lawyers. They reveal the details of the civil trial that were never before allowed to be made public, due to the gag order imposed on all participants. And, finally, they describe their determination to bring much needed reforms to the criminal justice system and to give voices to other victims of violent crimes.

Much of what Ron's family has to say will surprise you . . . will enrage you . . . And most of all will break your heart.
This is a family with whom everyone can identify. Their lives, however, became public after one horrible event that captured and held the world's attention. In His Name Is Ron they recount, moment by moment, learning the shocking news of Ron's untimely death and the nightmare that followed, as well as recalling the happier times in Ron's life. The family tells how their lives continued to be shattered during the course of two lengthy trials and provides personal reactions to the major players in the case. The family also speaks for the first time openly and candidly about the criminal trial and its heart-stopping verdict. They take you behind the scenes of Judge Ito's courtroom into places where the camera could not reach, giving the only account of the proceedings that is not filtered through journalists or lawyers. They reveal the details of the civil trial that were never before allowed to be made public, due to the gag order imposed on all participants. And, finally, they describe their determination to bring much-needed reforms to the criminal justice system and to give voices to other victims of violent crimes.