In the first independent book on the case, which arrives at conclusions not by conviction but by reportage, investigative reporter Dave Lindorff offers explosive new evidence about the prosecution, the defense and Mumia Abu-Jamal. Lindorff will leave you with an entirely new perspective.
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The book we've been waiting for. Lindorff brilliantly manages the hardest play of all. Commendable for its allegiance to truth. -- Counterpunch February 16-28 2003
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Award-winning investigative reporter and Fulbright Scholar Dave Lindorff has been working as a journalist for 30 years. He ran the Daily News bureau, covering Los Angeles County government, spent several years as a correspondent in Hong Kong and China for Businessweek, and has written for such publications as Rolling Stone, The Nation, In These Times, Mother Jones, Village Voice, Salon, the London Observer and the Australian National Times. He lives in Philadelphia.
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12 of 18 people found the following review helpful
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Beyond the protests and the politics, the celebrity involvement and the media hype, what do you know about the death row case of Mumia Abu-Jamal? Most of us would answer, "Very little." In Killng Time, Dave Lindorff compiles existing information from court records, police and media reports, as well as conducting new interviews in the hope of finally making sense of this confusing case. He thoroughly analyzes all the pieces, including the questionable motives of many key players, in an attempt to find the truth and expose the numerous inconsistencies. He makes no assertions regarding Mumia's innocence or guilt but makes a strong case for police corruption and judicial irregularities that have kept Mumia on death row for 20 years without yet having the benefit of a fair trial.
This objective, investigative reporter questions the police, the judge, the prosecution, the defense, as well as the defendant and his supporters. Lindorff works hard to maintain objectivity in the face of overwhelming evidence of mistakes, poor legal strategy, lies and deals. Killing Time gives us raw facts along with thoughtful analysis, including that which has been suppressed, ignored or misinterpreted. I am grateful for finally getting the facts behind this case.
Killing Time is interesting and well written. One's views of our justice system will be challenged. After Chapter 2, I had read enough to realize that justice was not served. Lindorff continues with startling revelations and clear insight for the next 10 chapters. It is fascinating, yet also disturbing, when one realizes that a man's life is in the balance in this case.
Reading this book helped me to better understand the actions of Governor Ryan of Illinois who recently commuted the death sentences of 167 people because of "the demon of error" in the judicial system. If the system in Illinois is anything like the Philadelphia system described in this book, it makes his actions understandable, perceptive and heroic.
9 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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I have heard Mr Lindorff talk about the good and bad sides of American justice on CNN and network television and was astonished at his reporting that the US Government Terrorism hotline is answered by staff at the television show "America's Most Wanted". In "Killing Time" Mr Lindorff has sensitively balanced the needs for fairness and closure in the tragedy of the murder of a young policeman followed by the assignment to death row of one of Philadelphia's most promising broadcast journalists.
Susanna J Dodgson, PhD, Publisher, Emerald Pademelon Press.
Susanna J Dodgson, PhD, Publisher, Emerald Pademelon Press.
6 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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Investigative reporter Dave Lindorff has earned a reputation as an independent thinker and thorough researcher. This book is a testament to those skills, and anyone who has followed this long running case should read Lindorff's book. It busts through conventional wisdom and corporate media spin to find the truth about what has always been a controversial case whose story has been told most often through the eyes of political and personal views, rather than through the hard facts alone. Buy it, read it, learn from it.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Just more leftwing drivel
I began studying the case of Wesley Cook aka Mumia abu-Jamal many years ago. I've read the books by Cook's lawyers. Read more
Published on June 4, 2008 by Poorer but Wiser
5.0 out of 5 stars
Got it for class
Needed this for a class. Good to see other side of the story and still believe that the man did the crime. Still always want to be fair and see both sides of a story.
Published on April 11, 2007 by Gresham Omalley
5.0 out of 5 stars
Did Thomas even read the book?
Why did Thomas write a review and make no mention of the book? he makes the statment that looking at the evidence will show that Mumia is guilty while if he read the book the... Read more
Published on May 2, 2005 by Hampton
3.0 out of 5 stars
Guilt or innocence irrelevant?
I've spent many years studying the Mumia case, in the beginning a supporter of his cause. Lindorff, like many associated with defending Mumia, have dug up ample evidence of the... Read more
Published on July 31, 2004 by Thomas Monk
5.0 out of 5 stars
The facts at last
Beyond the protests and the politics, the celebrity involvement and the media hype, what do you know about the death row case of Mumia Abu-Jamal? Read more
Published on January 15, 2003
5.0 out of 5 stars
Honest reporting
An honest, in-depth look at a complicated case that reflects the major issues of the time. Read it and you will have all the information to come to your own conclusions, plus a lot... Read more
Published on December 19, 2002
5.0 out of 5 stars
At last, the real story
The case of Mumia Abu Jamal has been a sore point in the history of Philadelphia for some time. It is a case that has polarized people in Philadelphia and around the world. Read more
Published on December 11, 2002 by John Grant
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