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But king had a long struggle with drugs and alcohol. and according to news reports, his fiancee told friends he had been drinking all day saturday and smoked marijuana. april marks the 20th anniversary of the riots that followed the beating trial. looking back, king said he'd made a mistake running from the police that night. he said he didn't want to go to jail for drunk driving. >> when i saw the tape, it was -- i was so happy that it was on tape and that i was looking at it, it was like me being in another body. i felt like i was -- i died just watching it. >> reporter: that beating went on...