I was 13 when the O.J. Simpson trial verdict was announced. It’s my only clear memory of the trial: my math teacher halting class so we could watch the verdict. My parents were purposely avoiding the case, so I knew very little about it (I don’t know how they did it, as much as this case saturated the media). When the jury declared him not guilty, I didn’t think much of it. Guilty, not guilty–I was too young to have ever seen Simpson play football, so […]
I Only Need One Reason Why This Wasn’t Great
After reading Parkland I immediately sought out Bugliosi’s Helter Skelter and his other works of non-fiction. Unfortunately, Outrage was not as fantastic as his previous two works. The singular reason for this was Bugliosi’s overwhelming lack of interest in writing this book. From the Introduction: They played a game during the trial, and I had minimal interest in the game. Because I am a write of true-crime books, during the past year many people suggested to me that I write a book on the case. […]