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Paperback
Publisher: Zebra
ISBN13: 9780821758557
Condition: NEW
Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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People know Mark Fuhrman as the most pivotal witness of the O.J. Simpson trial. Now, readers can meet the real Mark Fuhrman, as he sets the record straight on the infamous trial of the century. Includes 16 pages of never-before-published court documents and evidence photos.
This book yields two surprises that have nothing to do with what made its author so notorious, but which have plenty to do with how public bureaucracies fail. First, it includes Furhman's contemporaneous crime scene notes (with observations as meticulous as any TV sleuth's), which make mention of a "visible fingerprint" Furhman saw on the Bundy back gate (and discussed with his partner at the time). Second, it reveals that Lange and Vannatter, the detectives from "downtown" who took over the case from Furhman, didn't check out the print that night or subsequently, and indeed never read Fuhrman's notes at all. That's why you didn't hear about the fingerprint during the criminal trial. (When authorities returned to sample blood from the back gate two weeks later, the print was gone.) In short, the main lesson of this book is an organizational one worth remembering: it doesn't matter if the grunts do a good job, if the big-shots don't follow up.
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| Murder In Brentwood |
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This book shows the importance of how thorough an investigation can make or break a case. ALL evidence is important, along with complete up-to-date, legible notes.
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| Waaay better than "If I did it." |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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If you want to know FACTS about the OJ case then buy this book. If you want to read how crazy Nicole was and how OJ was such a great guy, then buy "If I did it."
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| Great Detective |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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I have read many articles and books and I taped most of the trial of a monster who got away with murder. I read only true crime and have researched a murder trial for an author, and I commend Mr. Furhman on a job well done in describing so many details that most of us not involved with the case would never have known. If all the detectives in the world was half as good as is he, then a lot more cases would be solved. I never believed anything that the defense team and media said about Mark. It was a convenient way for the defense to get O.J. off. My heart went out to him and it still does to he and his family for all that a hard working detective, working to protect us and just doing his job, went through. There were more people that believed in you than not, Mr. Furhman. You should have been the lead detective on the case. Great book!!
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I lost a library book and was able to replace it for 1/3 of the cost that the library demanded. Thank you.
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| Fuhrman Vindicated? |
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Mark Fuhrman has a talent no doubt. He is a good writer, even though this book is rough in its editing and is so detailed that only a criminalist could stay on task inching through it. One thing that should be cleared up for any potential reader. Mark Fuhrman is not a racist-he is a cop, at least he was. Cops see the worst of the human race and consequently see the worst in everyone they meet. They can't help it-it's the job. Laymen assume that this cynicism is interchangeable with racism, and the two are not equivalent. Brentwood is an excellent book, from the ground up. It is replete with blood spatters and footprints in blood. Probably the individuals that come off the worst are Nicole Brown-Simpson and Ron Goldman. The text leaves very little to doubt about why Mr. Goldman was at the Simpson's home that evening in June 1994 and how Ron would be alive today if he had avoided that scene. Nicole Brown-Simpson does not survive Fuhrman's critique either, as our former LAPD detective has her down as being the catalyst of the homicides. I am not sure I completely agree with Furhman, that the victims share some of the blame, especially Goldman, but both knew that OJ was murderous and had the resources to have them killed, which I am convinced, after reading Furhman's version, that he did. The evidence that LAPD had, which was considerably greater than that presented in court, points to multiple assailants. This means that there are two people out in public that literally have blood on their hands. Nice!
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