It was 17 years ago today the bodies of Ron Goldman and Nicole Simpson were discovered bludgeoned to death outside Nicole’s Brentwood CA home. Prime suspect; OJ Simpson. Thus began the trial of the century and one of the biggest injustices to date. This event sadly turned murder into entertainment..and we’ve never looked back
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NOVEMBER LAUNCH LINE-UP
SUNDAY, NOV 8TH 8:00PM — GUEST: MARK FUHRMAN AUTHOR OF “THE MURDER BUSINESS”
The show debut will feature an exclusive interview with Mark Fuhrman. Fuhrman rose to infamy during his involvement as a detective in the OJ Simpson case. He has gone on to author several books, and is a FOX News Consultant. In an exclusive interview, and for the first time ever, Fuhrman will talk candidly about what really happened in the OJ Simpson case. Additionally, he will bring us behind the scenes of other high profile cases like Casey Anthony, Drew Peterson and Haleigh Cummings. All of these cases are featured in his new book “The Murder Business” available now on amazon.com. We will be taking your calls.
SUNDAY, NOV. 15TH 8:00PM — HIGH PROFILE CRIMES — GUESTS: DR. MICHAEL BADEN, AND CASEY ANTHONY ATTORNEY LINDA KENNEY BADEN
Please join me for an exclusive interview with husband and wife team Dr. Michael Baden and Linda Kenny Baden. Dr Baden is the former Chief Medical Examiner of New York City, and he is the host of the HBO “Autopsy” series, now in its thirteenth year. He is also a Contributor for FOX News Channel, and is a reviewer for the New England Journal of Medicine. He performed the autopsy on Kathleen Savio, 3rd wife of Bolingbrook Police Officer Drew Peterson, now behind bars. Dr Baden’s results reclassified Savio’s murder from an accident to a homicide. Linda Kenny Baden, an expert Criminal Defense Attorney and Author, best known for her work on the Phil Spector defense team, is also preparing to defend Casey Anthony in her death penalty case in Florida. Together they penned two thriller novels — “Remains Silent” and “Skeleton Justice.” Available on amazon.com. They will take us inside their cases, inside their lives together, and take your calls!!
SUNDAY NOV. 22ND — GUEST: GIRLS GONE WILD FOUNDER JOE FRANCIS
Joe Francis, Founder of the Multi-Billion dollar empire “Girls Gone Wild” sits down with me for the hour, to talk openly about prison, fame, beating the latest tax evasion charges, and what really went down with Brody Jenner’s girlfriend, Jayde Nicole. Joe, often referred to as a “Modern Day Larry Flint”, tells it like is and takes your calls!!
SUNDAY NOV. 29TH — GUESTS: ANNA NICOLE REMEMBERED; PATRICK SIMPSON AND POL ATTEAU
The day after what would have been Anna Nicole Smith’s 42nd birthday, her 2 closest friends, Patrick Simpson and Pol’ Atteu open up about what Anna’s life was really like. For the first time ever, they will reveal what happened right before Anna died, talk about her relationship with the 2 doctors who prescribed her drugs, Dr. Sandeep Kapoor and Dr. Khristine Eroshevich, now charged in her death, reveal the truth about Larry Birkhead and what they witnessed Howard Stern doing to Anna. You won’t want to miss this!!! Join them live for the hour and we will be taking your calls.
READ EXCERPTS HERE FIRST
While at FOX News, (THE best job ever!!), I had the pleasure of working closely with Mark Fuhrman. Mark is a FOX News Contributor and I often called him for guidance on the crime stories I was covering for Greta’s show. Mark gave me direction on cases that lead to insight that no other journalist had, and I credit him for much of my success in digging up information.
FOX partnered Fuhrman and I in the field for Greta’s Show, and we spent months together in Bolingbrook, IL (freezing) investigating the Drew Peterson case. It was our work uncovering the documents in the Kathleen Savio case (Kathleen was Drew Peterson’s 3rd wife) that lead to the reclassification of her death from an accident to a homicide. Mark talks about this and other cases we worked on together in detail in his book.
Mark sent me an advanced copy of his new book “The Murder Business” about to hit the stands. On the heels of the article I wrote for yesterday’s blog, the timing of this book is impeccable. When Mark and I worked together, we would whenever we could wrap up or weeks with what we called ‘F*@# em Up Fridays. It was the day we would usually confront people, let the police in on something they didn’t know, or just out and out cause some kind of trouble at the end of the week. So, in Honor of F*@# em up Fridays; here’s an excerpt from “The Murder Business.”
“The unfortunate truth is that today, each murder has many victims, and high-profile murders can hurt innocent people who get burned by the spotlight, whether or not they sought it out themselves. I learned that firsthand as a police witness in the O.J. Simpson trial, a wrenching experience that showed how the criminal justice system can be manipulated by money, power, politics and fame. In twenty years of police work, I thought that the guilt or innocence of the suspect was all-important. Then I started covering high-profile murder cases, where ratings and profits often far outweigh the importance of facts.”
Mark’s book provides explosive insight into cases like Casey Anthony (which Mark and I worked on together), Scott Peterson, Trenton Duckett, Haleigh Cummings and Jon Bonnet Ramsey. The book is an honest look at what is happening in our culture as we try to feed the 24-hour news cycle with our appetite for crime. And now, for the first time ever, Fuhrman recounts in detail, what really happened behind the scenes of the OJ trial.
“In preparation for my court appearance, my lawyer, Darryl Mounger said I’m not advising you to take the fifth.” “If the prosecution would ask me a question where I could clarify my testimony I won’t take the fifth.” I said. But no one in the DA’s office would talk to me. I was completely on my own and left with no choice but to take the Fifth Amendment. I wish they had given me a chance to explain why I had denied using a racial slur. The question F. Lee Bailey had originally asked me was compound and unclear. I took it to mean whether or not I had called anybody the “N” word to their face, where my using it the writing of a fictional screenplay clearly didn’t apply. It was so irrelevant, it didn’t even cross my mind when I was testifying. I had completely forgotten it. But O.J. Simpson’s criminal trial was no place for me to make these arguments. Certainly not with anyone in my corner.The defense lawyer knew that once I had taken the Fifth on one question, I would have to respond similarly to any further questions, or waive my privilege against self–incrimination. So after I pled the Fifth defense attorney Gerald Uelman asked “Detective Fuhrman, did you plant or manufacture any evidence in this case?” And I had to take the Fifth on that question too, even though I had not planted or manufactured any evidence. When the question was asked, Marsha didn’t object to it. I had put most of my adult like into being a cop; now in an instant, I saw it all destroyed, perhaps because she was still hoping she could win her big case. But the jury came back with the verdict of “not guilty” and Simpson got away with murder. After the verdict I was famously blamed for Simpson’s acquittal. I can understand why people thought it was my fault, if all they knew about the case was what they saw on television and read in the newspapers.
I have to thank Mark for the kind words about me and my work as a journalist in this book. Mark and I remain friends. I still call him for guidance on every case I’m working on, and I look forward to the day when we can work together again. Mark’s book tour begins Oct 12th. It should be interesting to see what shows he appears on.
While working on the Ceasar Lorean case, (the marine who murdered and burned his pregnant girlfriend then fled to Mexico), we travelled deep into the heart of Mexico. Within days we had located Lorean, and when we took our finding to the local authorities and the American Consulate, they looked at us like we were crazy. It seems the proper paperwork had never been filed and the Mexican police couldn’t make an arrest because he wasn’t actually “wanted” in Mexico. This is just an example of some of the crazy things we went through together. So we celebrated anyways with a couple of margaritas.
