Murder in Brentwood

by Mark Fuhrman

Book Overview

For audiences of the popular FX television series The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, based on Jeffrey Toobin's The Run of His Life and starring Cuba Gooding, Jr., John Travolta, David... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0895264218
• ISBN13: 9780895264213
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Regnery Publishing
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Thought provoking details on the OJ Simpson Case

Regardless of what you think of former LA detective Mark Furhman, this book is a fascinating look into the deaths of Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman, as well as the investigation by LAPD and the subsequent trial of OJ Simpson for the deaths. Furhman peppers the book with his own ancedotes and tries one last time to defend his actions while on the stand in the trial. I suspect many will be unwilling to understand Furhman's defense that his racist label was, according to him, partly the cause of a taped book about true crime which he was making with a girlfriend in the early 80's (tapes of a cop acting out racist scenes provide good ammo for any ex-girlfriend who wants revenge, and is shown as to why she kept the tapes for a decade, Fuhrman implies) and partly due to his strained relationship with the trial's own Judge Ito's wife who was Fuhrman's supervisor for a number of years. Fuhrman alleges in the book that Ito's wife never liked him, which led him to believe that because of this relationship, Ito allowed the defense to attack the police and specifically Fuhrman becuase of 'pillow talk' Ito probably had with his wife about the detective over the years. That said, the strength of this book lies in careful examination of evidence by Fuhrman and how Detectives Phillips and Vanatter made sloppy mistakes from missing a bloody fingerprint on the rear gate to not properly impounding Oj's car after finding blood evidence inside of it. The infamous bloody glove is also discussed as Vanatter took it with him two the two crime scenes, a clear chain of custody violation. Ultimately Fuhrman's point is that Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman will never get justice for their brutal murders. He identifies the obvious passion in her murder as her neck was cut so deeply she was nearly decapitated, passion that, besides the blood/dna evidence (Fuhrman states he had worked hundreds of crime scenes in his career and never seen that much evidence) OJ Simpson had to be the killer. He further argues this by providing the written log of the interview detectives had with Simpson where he provides multiple reasons why his finger is cut, a cut that is deep enough for a reasonable person to have remembered with clarity where exactly it happened. The overall theme of the book seems to indicate that a high paid defense team can get a guilty person adquitted of murder. I was left wondering at the end of the book, were the circumstances exactly the same, but the suspect and evidence leading to a non-celebrity who was not wealthy, what would have happened? Keep in mind as you read that the defense's strongest argument was that the LAPD was framing Simpson. Think about the totality of the circumstances and read this book and see if you agree. I might add that there are other good books on this trial and it is important to hear what some of the other players have to say if you truly want the whole picture. Check this book out.

Things the public didn't know.

I enjoyed reading Murder In Brentwood. Mark Fuhrman, the infamous former LAPD detective provides evidence that the O.J. Simpson murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman were not investigated appropriately. Mark Fuhrman who was the first investigator at the murder scene talked about evidence that were overlooked from the crime scene, from O.J. Simpson's home, and also from his car. Mr Fuhrman discussed the reasons certain witness were not called to testify. Mark Fuhrman outlined what he thought happened on June 12, 1994, at South Bundy Drive, the home of Nicole Brown. I found myself at the crime scene following step by step through Mark Furhman's detailed account. I highly recommend this book.

THE BEST POLICE BOOK I'VE READ

This book clearly shows the incompetence of the prosecution by using Mark Fuhrman as the scapegoat. Mark not only does a superb job in his investigation, but also testifying. Being a police officer, I've had the opportunity to view numerous detectives testify. I can honestly say that he is one of the most professional detectives I've ever seen. It is a shame that a double murderer gets off, due to a circumstance which had nothing to do with the trial. The book was superb and I could not put it down. Mr. Fuhrman should not be seen as a person who is a racist, because he is not, but should be congratulated for his outstanding job in his performance of his duties. I salute Mark Fuhrman and only hope that he could go on to live a normal life.

Absorbing and fascinating. Very enlightining.

Before I read Murder In Brentwood I was not sure wheteher O.J. was guilty. Now I am.I had believed Mark Fuhrman to be a racist. Now I know that he is not. That was an illusion created by the scheme team. I could not put the book down.I felt a lot of outrage from reading it. Outrage over our atrocious criminal justice system and over the fact that a good man and cop was destroyed so that an obviously guilty celebrity could go free. Mark Fuhrman was an outstanding police officer as his distinguished service record clearly indicates(he received more than 55 official commodations in 20 years) and he was no racist. In the book he tells of how hard he once fought to clear a black man of a murder charge because he believed the man to be innocent.He tells how it is impossible to a racist and a good cop. But most of all he makes it clear just how absurd the defense's conspiracy theory really was. The prosecution should have let him present closing arguments. At the book's beginning, Detective Fuhrman walks us through the gruesome murder scene at Bundy and gives us a fascinating insight into detective work. He tells us of how evidence was mishandled and walks us through Vannatter and Lange's interogation of O.J.pointing out their many mistakes. He shows how nearly everyone was intimidated by O.J. and his celebrity status. It is at times a frustrating read but it is always fascinating.The last page of the book where he says that even had he known the nightmare awaiting him, he still would have answered that call at 1:00a.m. and vigorously investigated the case doing all that he could to solve it because what else could he do, he was a cop is one of the most enlightening and moving things I have ever read.