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Jeff Toobin is one my favorite non fiction writers. His books read like novels and this is no exception. I was obsessed with trial in the 90‘s and saw the famous Ford Bronco at the crime museum in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

I have no idea what this bath bomb is called because it was part of a huge Lush haul that I got recently. It smells weird but looks amazing! Little fried eggs on the surface and a massive amount of pink. I‘m trying, in vain, to relax even though lots of things are going to shit. I‘m going to finish my current read while crafting later and then have an early night (in theory anyway!)

I am so fascinated by this trial and how a “not guilty” verdict was reached and what that says about how jurors make decisions. Really enjoyed this one.

Second finish for #24in48

Stunning read

#marchMadness #OnTheRunEscaped @josteele
Thought this was a fitting book for today's prompt. I haven't read this one but thought the FX show the book was based on was excellent.

This was an amazing balance of detailed while still being quickly paced, and it was super interesting.

This book is so good! I was obsessed with the OJ trial; it piqued my interest in the law & made me think I wanted to be a lawyer. Spoiler alert: I didn't end up going to law school, but I did major in legal studies in college. The narrator takes a bit getting used to as he has kind of an odd voice, but there are so many details surrounding the crimes, investigation, and the trial, it's so interesting. If you like True Crime, give this one a shot.

Catching up on #anditsaugust : Day 20, Running and jumping

Busy weekend, but determined to get some reading time in as well! #24in48 #24in48readathon #coyer #currentlyreading

If you liked the F/X series, you will love this book on which it was based. Excellent read. Cogent legal analysis. A+

Petrocelli' exhaustive preparation, combined with his crisp competence in the courtroom, made Darden and Clark look much diminished by comparison.

Also, because Simpson had been acquitted of the murders, he no longer had a Fifth Amendment privilege to refuse to testify about them. Petrocelli this could take Simpson's deposition before the trial and call him to testify in front of the civil jury.

In October of 1995, one of the Marciano brothers, who owns the Guess clothing company, called his lawyer Daniel Petrocelli and asked for permission to recommend him to Fred Goldman.

Assessing the "meaning" of the Simpson case became, and remains, a cottage industry.

O.J. Slipped the gloves off in a flash, which would not have been possible if they were really too tight.

At all times, Simpson kept his thumb bent outward at a right angle to his wrist. That, too, made it impossible for the gloves to fit properly.

For the blood on the socks found in Simpson's bedroom, the odds were 1 in 6.8 billion that they came from anyone other than Nicole Brown Simpson. (There are about 5 billion people on earth.)

There was only a 1 in 57 billion chance that the blood belonged to someone other than O.J. Simpson- who, of course, had a cut on his left hand on the morning after the murders.

On the night of the murders, the jury learned, Kaelin spent from 7:45 to 8:30 pm in O.J.'s Jacuzzi--a marination of almost superhuman duration.

Seen in retrospect --indeed, even in light of what Clark knew at the time--her examination of Fuhrman stands as her biggest miscalculation of the trial. The critical set piece in the Simpson trial-the testimony of Mark Fuhrman-represented another illustration, in microcosm, of why the trial ended the way it did.

Through all these allegations-indeed, through the entire trial and beyond-not a shred of evidence ever surfaced linking any individual except O.J. Simpson to the crime.

Everything Darden said was probably true, but his opening could also be interpreted as a great edifice of rhetoric built on a foundation of little evidence.

Nature has favored Bailey with a glorious voice, which summons a stream of Dewar's tumbling down a pebbly brook.

But unlike many of his colleagues, Ito had a reputation as a judge who could be reasoned with, one who would at least listen to the arguments of defense lawyers. Cochran and Shapiro knew him well. During his own stint in the D.A.'s office, Cochran supervised Ito.

One of the enduring fictions of the Simpson case was the notion of the defendant himself as "involved " in his defense. . . Simpson's attorneys manufactured this idea primarily as a gift to their client and as a way of remaining in his good graces.

Shapiro had the reputation for trying to delay cases into oblivion and then, when the heat had died down, striking a plea bargain.

"In his years of dealing with celebrity clients, Shapiro had learned the value of deference."

Curiously for a man who had been told only that his ex-wife had been killed, not necessarily murdered, Simpson had telephoned from his hotel room in Chicago to arrange for a criminal defense attorney to meet him upon his return home. That was Howard Weitzman, who had represented him so successfully in his abuse case.

On May 24, 1989 he received a suspended sentence, 24 months of probation, and fines totaling $470. He was ordered to "perform 120 hours of community service through the Voluntary Action Bureau" and to receive counsel twice a week. . . Finally, Simpson was directed to pay $500 as "restitution" to the Sojourn Counseling Center, a battered women's shelter in Santa Monica.

Both O.J. and Nicole had acknowledged that the police had come to the house eight times to stop O.J. From hurting Nicole, but at first Farrell couldn't find a single cop who admitted to going to Rockingham.

Returning to Nicole, Edwards asked what had prompted her husband's attack. She said she complained because there were two other women staying in their home, and O.J. had sex with one of them earlier in the day.

Simpson was incredulous. "You've been out here eight times before and now you're going to arrest me for this? This is a family matter. This is a family matter."

"Edwards shined his flashlight on Nicole's face. Her lip was cut and bleeding. Her left eye was black and blue. Her forehead was bruised, and on her neck - unmistakably- was the imprint of a human hand. As Nicole calmed down, Edwards learned that O.J. Simpson. Had slapped her, hit her with his fist, and pulled her by the hair.

"Ironically, in light of how his trial would unfold, Simpson always had a special fondness for police officers, and over the years many of them came by the house on Rockingham to use the pool or shoot the breeze. The cops turned out to be valuable friends, especially when it came to the events of January 1, 1989."

#riotgrams Day 7: My local library
Lake Hiawatha represent!

TV based on books. This one is pretty good so far. #Sancho doesn't really care either way.

#riotgrams Day 6: currently reading

#riotgrams Day 2: #whereiread I read all over the house, but I do like this spot in my office the most...

Wat. Gene Roddenberry was a cop before he wrote Star Trek?

The current state of my To Read pile 📖

It is really hard to find this kind of book: a detailed analysis of a criminal trial, specifically The People vs. OJ Simpson. If you loved HELTER SKELTER, this will hit some of the same buttons. Toobin is often totally out of journalistic mode and seems to have problems putting aside his strong dislike of basically everyone. But I still couldn't stop.

Sometimes you want to watch your books

🐶 + 📖 = ❤️❤️

OK, so this was the first case I followed as a teenager. Interesting to go back. Even though I read other books in the midst of this, huge hangover from this one!

Did you watch American Crime Story? Delve deeper and read this book.

I try not to post non-book stuff, but guys, this show is so good. It uses many of the same techniques as great journalism, it's like a big fat book where you're constantly learning things, and Walter Mosely tells great stories/kicks ass in it. Totally bingeable. True crime Litsyerians will dig it!

Engaging & comprehensive exploration of the murders, the criminal case, & the civil case. I was 10-12 during all the OJ Simpson stuff, so it was fascinating to read about something I had been dimly aware of at the time.

Reading outside at our campsite yesterday