American Tragedy: The Uncensored Story of the Simpson Defense - Hardcover

Lawrence Schiller; James Willwerth

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0679456821 ISBN 13: 9780679456827

Publisher: Random House, 1996

Synopsis

Offers a fresh perspective on the Simpson trial and the strategy of the defense

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Review:

Just when you thought every drop of bathos, blather, and recrimination that could be squeezed out of the O. J. Simpson murder trial had been, along comes this book, which reveals the "Dream Team," Simpson's cabal of defense lawyers, as an even less charming bunch of egomaniacs and prevaricators than anyone imagined. Johnnie Cochran is a puffed-up silver-tongued bantam with suspicions that his celebrity client is, after all, guilty; Robert Shapiro is a status-obsessed moron; F. Lee Bailey almost derails the whole defense strategy more than once with his courtroom mishaps. How did these guys win? Produced by Larry Schiller, who co-wrote Simpson's jailhouse bestseller I Want to Tell You and who has a history of plumbing the depths of famously sordid murder cases, this book carries its own lurid fascination.

About the Author:

Lawrence Schiller ranks among our greatest investigative journalists. In addition to his bestselling books, he has written for the New Yorker and other major publications. For many years he has appeared as an on-air consultant for the ABC and NBC networks. He lives in Los Angeles.

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0679456821
• ISBN 13: 9780679456827
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 702