The father of Ronald Goldman — who was stabbed to death in California alongside Nicole Brown Simpson — suggested the death of primary suspect and former football star O.J. Simpson was nothing to be upset about.
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Simpson was acquitted of the murders of Goldman and Brown Simpson in 1995 after a sensational trial. No one else has ever been connected to the killings.
Simpson died from complications related to prostate cancer, his family announced on Wednesday. He was 76.
"The only thing I have to say is it's just further reminder of Ron being gone all these years," Fred Goldman told NBC News of Simpson's death. "It's no great loss to the world. It's a further reminder of Ron's being gone."
Fred Goldman listens during the murder trial of O.J. Simpson in 1995. (Getty)
Ron Goldman was just 25 years old when he was murdered outside of the Brentwood, Calif., home in 1994. O.J. Simpson was immediately sought by police for questioning, but fled in a white Ford Bronco being driven by friend and former NFL player A.C. Cowlings.
Eventually, what was dubbed "the trial of the century" took place, with Simpson being acquitted of the murders. Fred Goldman and many others suspect that Simpson, a Hall of Fame NFL running back who spent most of his career with the Buffalo Bills, was indeed the killer.
O.J. Simpson continued to be linked to the murders of Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson at the time of his death. (Getty)
"At trial, he struggled to try on a blood-stained glove that prosecutors argued linked him to the crime scene," the New York Post wrote. "The moment prompted defense attorney Johnnie Cochran to insist that, 'If it doesn't fit, you must acquit.'"
He was still ordered to pay both families a total of more than $33 million in a civil suit for wrongful death and battery.
O.J. Simpson is seen trying on a glove believed to be used in the murders of Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson in 1995. (Getty)
"O.J. died without penance," the Goldmans' attorney, David Cook, told TMZ, adding that the Goldmans are still waiting to hear if they will collect any remaining assets as part of the previous judgment.
