Patti Goldman, Ron Goldman's stepmother, was a witness whose presence spanned both the criminal and civil trials as part of the Goldman family's wrongful death case. She appeared alongside Fred Goldman, who delivered emotional testimony in the civil trial about his son's unrealized dreams and potential before plaintiffs rested their case. The Goldman family endured months of graphic forensic testimony detailing Ron's wounds and final moments, from Dr. Lakshmanan's wound-by-wound autopsy presentation to the reconstruction of Ron's last movements leaving Mezzaluna restaurant on the night of June 12, 1994.