Joseph Bosco and 10 Myths About the O.J. Simpson Case
Joseph Bosco and 10 Myths About the O.J. Simpson Case Michael T. Griffith 2017 @All Rights Reserved Joseph Bosco's book A Problem of Evidence: How the Prosecution Freed O.J. Simpson (New York: William Morrow and Company, 1996) is one of the best books ever written on the criminal trial of O.J. Simpson in 1995, the “Trial of the Century,” in which O.J. was accused of brutally stabbing his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman on June 12, 1994, on the front patio of Nicole's house. Bosco's book debunks many common myths about the O.J. Simpson case, myths that continue to be repeated on TV, in newspapers and magazines, and on the Internet. We shall consider what Bosco's book says about 10 of these myths. Bosco was an investigative journalist who was granted a seat at the murder trial. Unlike most journalists who have written about the trial, Bosco sat through all the testimony and all the proceedings that occurred when the jury was not in the courtroom. Bosco lived in Los Angeles and had good sources in the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). In doing the research for his book, Bosco interviewed several of the key players in the trial, including prosecutors with the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office, LAPD police officers and detectives, and members of the defense team. Here are the 10 myths that we will examine: 1. O.J. was acquitted because he could afford to hire an army of high-powered lawyers and investigators who had far more resources than the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office (LADA) had available.
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