Good evening. It has been 25 years since the murders that led to the trial of the century. Oj. Simpson, acquitted in the deaths of his exwife and her friend ron goldman. Now goldmans sister kim is taking an unusual step in the search for answers. Heres my nightline coanchor, juju chang. We the jury find the defendant, Orenthal James simpson not guilty. Reporter it was the dramatic end to the trial of the century. Upon ronald lyle goldman, a human being as charged in count two of the information. We the jury in the aboveentitled action find the special circumstance reporter a young kim goldman, distraught by o. J. Simpsons acquittal. I wasnt thinking of anybody but my brother, and in some ways feeling like we let him down. Reporter 25 years after her brother rons murder, a sisters quest for answers. I learned very quickly that the truth doesnt really need to show up in a courtroom. Honor doesnt have to take place in a courtroom, because it didnt give us what we deserve. Reporter in a ne
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dollars. they were spending money like they were drunken sailors. now lyle and erik menendez face the death penalty, first-degree murder. greedy rich kids kill ozzie and harriet on a sunday night in beverly hills, and there s much more to the story than that. the courtroom at the l.a. superior courthouse in van nuys was actually a very tiny courtroom, and so there were a dozen media people that got to see the trial in the courtroom every day. writer dominic dunn appeared to hear opening statements. i m just a writer here covering this. i had just gotten out of school and started as a cub reporter at this legal newspaper. i got one of the seats in the courtroom. there were the lawyers and the brothers. my editors and i knew from the get-go that it was going to be captivating as [bleep]. okay, now opening statements by the prosecution. thank you, your honor, and good morning. the only time i ve ever thrown up during a trial was right before opening statement
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