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Thank you, Nancy, for trusting me with your story and for your friendship. Your passion for your work is incredible and inspiring. It’s been quite a journey.

I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to work once again with the great creative, committed, and enthusiastic team at Hyperion.

A special thanks to our editor, Gretchen Young. You’re the best! Your guidance, good humor, and endless patience made all the difference.

A huge thank-you to Michael Anderson, who, in addition to being my assistant for ten(!) years, served as the tireless researcher for this book. Your dedication to this project meant the world to me.

Thank you to my many friends who cheered me on during the writing of this book, especially Liz McNeil, Natasha Stoynoff, Elinor Morris, and Elissa Zelman.

I have been blessed with an incredibly loving and supportive family who never seem to tire of listening to my tales of the highs and lows of a writer’s life, and I love them for it. To my parents, who passed on their great love of books to me, I miss you both. There is not a day that goes by that I do not think of you. I take comfort in knowing you are still looking out for me from above, and for that I will always be grateful.

Finally, I want to thank my husband, Jim Donovan. Nothing I ever do would mean anything without the love you show me every single day.

Throughout this process you have always been there with your uncommon common sense to listen, make me laugh, and remind me about what’s really important. I love you.

—Diane

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C H A P T E R O N E

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Simpson Got Away with Murder
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Geragos Says He’s Driven by Duty, Steep Challenge” (
Sacramento Bee,
April 26, 2003)

C H A P T E R T H R E E

Selcraig, Bruce. “Buying News” (
Columbia Journalism
Review,
July/August 1994)

C H A P T E R F O U R

Bell, Rachel. “Serial Killers/Most Notorious: John Wayne Gacy” (Court TV’s Crime Library)

C H A P T E R S I X

Riedl, Brian, M. “Ten Guidelines for Reducing Wasteful Government Spending” (The Heritage Foundation, February 12, 2003) C H A P T E R S E V E N

Chartrand, Sabra. “A Device to Track Missing People”

(
New York Times,
August 5, 2002) Gado, Mark. “A Killing in Central Park: The Preppy Murder Case” (Court TV’s Crime Library)

Meili, Trisha.
I Am the Central Park Jogger: A Story of
Hope and Possibility
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C H A P T E R N I N E

O’Sullivan, John. “Deadly Stakes: The Debate Over Capital Punishment” (
National Review,
August 30, 2002) Sanction, Thomas. “A Matter of Life or Death: McVeigh Case Shows How Differently Europe/America View Capital Punishment” (
Time-Europe,
May 21, 2001)

C H A P T E R T E N

Hallam, Judge Oscar. “The Lindbergh Kidnapping Hoax: Some Object Lessons on Publicity in Criminal Trials” (
Minnesota Law Review,
March 1940)

Ridenour, Amy. “The Supreme Court Is Wrong to Ban Camera Coverage” (
National Policy Analysis: A Publication of the National Center
for Public Policy Research,
November 2000) I N D EX

Aaliyah, 208–9

Beauchesne, Roger M., 23

Abramson, Leslie, 129, 149

behavioral evidence, 15, 307, 309–10

action figures, 98

Bennett, Edward, 276

Adams, Cherica, 142, 150

Berkowitz, David, 100

Adams, John, 35

Bess, Carrie, 50–52, 78

Alpert, Richard, 287

Biggs, Brandon, 287–88

Alverson, Luther, 306

Biggs, Gregory, 287–88

ambulance chasers, 74–77

Binion, Ted, 59, 141–42

America’s Most Wanted,
219–20

Bird, Susan, 185

appeals, 145–46, 148, 150

Bishop, George, 52

appeals bonds, 173

Bittaker, Lawrence “Pliers,” 94,

Arbuckle, Fatty, 231

96–97, 108

Atlanta, Ga., 2, 3, 7, 111, 156, 299

Black, Morris, 193

triple-homicide case in,

Black, Roy, 3, 69

111–17

Blake, Robert, 26, 61, 142–43, 232,

autopsy photos and reports, 110,

236, 244, 310

118–19

Bakley’s character and, 189–91

Avila, Adelina, 9–10

delays in trial of, 13, 170, 247

Avila, Alejandro, 9–13

Blake, Rose, 143, 190, 191

bond, 246, 247, 248

Baer, Rosemary, 52

book deals, 49–53, 71, 73–74, 78–80

bail, 246, 247, 248

Son of Sam laws and, 94, 100–106

Bailey, F. Lee, 17, 160

Bosworth, Parker, 53

Baker, Newton, 291

Bowman, Patricia, 69, 301

Bakker, Jim, 81

Boyanowski, Glenn, 249

Bakley, Bonny Lee, 13, 142–43, 170,

Boyce, Robert, 149

189–91, 236, 247

Brafman, Benjamin, 17, 26, 241, 244

Bakley, Margerry, 142–43

Braun, Harland, 190, 244

Barrow, Jamal, 240

Brazelton, James, 298

Barzee, Wanda, 202, 203

Breslin, Jimmy, 101

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I N D E X

Brill, Steve, 3

Carr, Maxine, 262

Broderick, Betty, 138–39

Carrington, Francis and Carole,

Broderick, Dan, 138

221–22

Brown, Adrienne, 249

Carruth, Rae, 142, 150

Brown, Derek, 194

Cassel, Paul, 266

Brown, James, 248–49

Causey, Max, 52

Brown, Juditha, 191

Cecil, Thomas, 138

Brown, Nicole, 16, 30, 31, 36, 51–52,

Cedarbaum, Miriam, 253, 254, 255

80, 97, 103, 120, 121, 161, 172,

celebrity status:

231, 307

of defendants, 25, 27, 47–49, 53,

Simpson’s blaming of, 191–92

64–65, 230–57

Brown, Tomi Rae, 248

of witnesses, 80–82

Brucia, Carlie, 201, 278–80, 281

Central Park jogger, 179, 187–89

Brucia, Joe, 279–80

Chambers, Robert, 184–87

Bryant, Kobe, 27, 36–37, 48, 60, 232,

Chapman, Duane, 246

244, 247, 251, 310

Chapman, Jessica, 262

interviews and, 88–89, 90

Chapman, Leslie, 262

leaks in case of, 21, 36–37, 182

Checci, Matthew, 288

merchandising and, 84

Chesnoff, David, 254

Miranda rights and, 171–72

children:

secrecy surrounding trial of, 235–36

abduction of, 201–5, 219–21

victim blamed in case of, 176–84,

abuse of, 209–17, 236–37

187, 203

in foster care, 209–12, 215–17

Buchanan, Sonny, 73

missing, 204–5, 219

Bugliosi, Vincent, 30, 31

molestation of, 196–201

Bundy, Ted, 98, 99

as witnesses, 197, 289

Busey, Gary and Tiani, 249

Christofi, Costas “Gus,” 134–35, 136,

Bush, George W., 223, 273, 286

140, 144, 242–43, 297

Bush, Jeb, 280

civil commitment, 281–82

Clark, Marcia, 31, 78, 160, 161–62

Caldwell, Earle, 143

Clarkson, Lana, 247–48

Camacho, Jose, 69–70

Clinton, Bill, 81, 82, 286

camera coverage of trials, 233, 234,

Closing Arguments,
134, 309–10

235, 236, 238, 284–301, 309

Cochran, Johnnie, 3, 16–18, 78, 224,

Campbell, Glen, 139, 232, 240

241, 304

capital punishment,
see
death penalty Jackson case and, 26

Carbonaro, Thomas “Huck,” 105

Simpson case and, 16, 17, 18, 30,

Carole Sund/Carrington Memorial

60, 120–21, 160

Reward Foundation, 221–22

Cochran and Grace,
16

Carona, Mike, 9

Coleman, Edward M., 135, 298

I N D E X

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Columbine shootings, 98

Deitz, Park, 237

Combs, Sean “P. Diddy,” 17, 48,

delays, 13–14, 146, 170, 247–48

240–41, 244

Dellinger, Walter, 254

Constitution, U.S., 3, 4, 5, 15, 18, 27, DeLorean, John, 48

36, 145–46, 289, 295, 296,

Delucchi, Alfred, 43, 45, 46, 59, 71,

311

122

contingency fees, 76–77

Dempsey, John Mark, 52

Cook, David Lindsey, 155–56

Denham, Lynda, 300

Cooley, Amanda, 50–52, 78

DeWine, Mike, 223

Correll, Michael E., 274–75

Dezhbakhsh, Hashem, 270

Cosby, Bill, 69

Dimitrius, Jo-Ellan, 60–61

Cosby, Ennis, 69

Distaso, Rick, 124, 160

courthouse leaks, 21, 36, 182, 238–39,

Dowd, Michael, 105

298

Duckery, Chris, 135

Court TV, 3–4, 8, 16, 45, 46, 47, 134,

Dunne, Dominick, 40, 224–25, 247

224, 287, 293–94, 300, 309–10

Dunne, Dominique, 224–25

Cowlings, Al, 70

Durst, Jennifer, 204–5

crime scene:

Durst, Kathie, 192

jury visits to, 120–22

Durst, Robert, 172, 192–93

photos of, 110, 117–18, 119, 258

dying declarations, 110, 141–43

Crime Victims’ Rights Act, 229

criminal history, of suspect, 110,

Eappen, Brendan, 33

139–40

Eappen, Deborah and Sunil, 32–36

Criss, Susan, 193

Eappen, Matthew, 32–36

Cross, Kay, 300

eBay, 90, 107

Edmunds, Michael, 305

Dahmer, Jeffrey, 97, 98, 263–64

Ehrlich, Charles, 156–59

Danielle Legacy Foundation, 220–21

evidence, 167

Darden, Christopher, 160–61

admissibility of, 171, 172, 307, 309

Davis, Jonathan, 99

behavioral, 15, 307, 309–10

Davis, Richard Allen, 106, 268

commenting on, 169–70

death penalty, 9, 175, 237, 258–83,

disclosure of, 146, 170–71

288, 294, 309

rules of, 110, 118, 119, 122, 169,

Benetton ads and, 85–87

296

for Peterson, 223

defendant makeovers, 128–29, 137–41

Falconer, Justin, 45–47

defense, tailoring of, 167–68

family members, in courtroom, 125–28

defense attorneys, 5–27

FBI, 88, 137, 154, 290, 299

defense experts, 170, 245

Feldman, Steven, 6–7, 126, 149, 200

defense teams, 244–45

Ferber, Edna, 292

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Fialko, Christopher, 150

Hacking, Lori, 225–27

Fierer, Bob, 156–59

Hacking, Mark, 225–27

Fladager, Birgit, 160

Haddon, Ryan, 249

Flannigan, Krista, 84

Hahn, Jessica, 81

Fowler, Eugene, 204

Haldeman, H. R., 70

Franklin, Linda, 73

Halpern, Russell, 206

free speech, 64, 71, 73, 101, 102

Hampton, Tracy, 50

Frey, Amber, 19, 23, 222, 298, 307

Hanssen, Robert, 154

frivolous lawsuits, 91–92

Hard Copy,
70

Frost, David, 70–71

Harding, Tonya, 249

Fualaau, Vili, 101, 102

Harrelson, Woody, 241–42

Fuhrman, Mark, 74, 161

Harris, Dave, 160

Fujisaki, Hiroshi, 171

Harris, Eric, 98

Harrison, Cedric R., 294

Gabor, Zsa Zsa, 230

Hart, Melissa, 223

Gacy, John Wayne, 95–96, 98

Hartridge, Chappell, 39–41, 44, 45,

Gannett, Frederick, 37, 178

65, 251, 254

Geer, Randy, 151–52

Hatch, Richard, 249

Gein, Ed, 94–95, 98

Hauptmann, Bruno Richard, 290, 291

Geragos, Mark, 12, 305

Hendee, Dodge, 22–23

Jackson case and, 18, 24–26, 244,

Herman-Moose, Sandy, 74

245–46

Hill, Henry, 101

Peterson case and, 18–23, 24, 26,

Hollingsworth, Dennis, 220

42–43, 45, 46, 60, 147, 150–51,

Horan, Robert F., 73–74

169–70

Huntley, Ian, 262

Ryder case and, 26, 60, 145

Hurlbert, Mark, 84, 181

Goetz, Bernhard, 52–53, 263

Goldman, Ron, 16, 31, 36, 51–52,

insanity defense, 236–37

79, 80, 103, 120, 121, 191, 192,

interviews, 68–72, 88–90, 296

231

Ito, Lance, 29–31, 161, 172, 191

Goode, Andrea, 300

Iverson, Allen, 250

Gordon, Ed, 208

I Want to Tell You: My Response to Your
Gotti, John, 104

Letters, Your Messages, Your

Gragg, Denise, 13

Questions
(Simpson), 50, 78, 79

Grantski, Ron, 223

Gravano, Salvatore “Sammy the Bull,”

Jack Ruby Trial Revisited, The: The

104–6

Diary of Jury Foreman Max

Greene, Beau, 273

Causey
(Causey and Dempsey),

Grier, Rosey, 31

52

Grubman, Lizzie, 243–44

Jackson, Bruce, 210–11

I N D E X

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Jackson, Michael, 13, 18, 24–26, 48,

Klaas, Marc, 106, 218–19

209, 230–31, 232, 234, 244

Klaas, Polly, 106, 218, 268

arrest of, 245–46

KlaasKids Foundation, 218–19

blame-the-victim strategy in case of,

Klebold, Dylan, 98

205–8

Knoller, Marjorie, 194, 195

prior settlements of, 140–41, 206,

Knox, Michael, 50, 79

207–8

Koresh, David, 96

secret grand jury and, 168

Kostyra, Frank, 90–91

60 Minutes
interview with, 71

Kozlowski, Dennis, 41, 48

Jackson, Vanessa and Raymond,

Krantz, Larry H., 105

210–11

Johnson, Dave, 98