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Outrage: The Five Reasons Why O.J. Simpson Got Away With Murder [Mass Market Paperback]

Vincent Bugliosi
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (155 customer reviews)


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Book Description

March 10, 1997
Here at last is the account of the O.J. Simpson case that no one else has dared to write, that no one else could write. In Outrage, the famed prosecutor of Charles Manson and bestselling author of Helter Skelter goes to the heart of the trial that divided the country and made a mockery of justice.  Vincent Bugliosi, who never lost a murder case, brilliantly outlines the five reasons why O.J. Simpson got away with murder: the worst possible jury, a sloppy and incomplete prosecution, a fatal change of venue, judicial error that allowed the defense to play the race card, and a weak summation and rebuttal that barely addressed the defense's frame-up and conspiracy theories. He reveals:

--The offer Marcia Clark and Bill Hodgman should never have refused.
--The bluff that saved the defense's cardboard case.
--What Deputy Sheriff Jeff Stuart overheard when Rosey Grier visited Simpson in jail.
--The 17 words Johnnie Cochran used to cover his argument that could have been his undoing if caught.
--Why the jurors never heard Simpson's first police interview-- filled with self-incriminating statements that alone could have convicted him of murder.

1.  What mistake in jury selection could have cost Marcia Clark the trial--even before she argued the case?

2. What did Simpson do to make sure the gloves wouldn't fit?

3. How did Judge Ito's behavior towards Marcia Clark prejudice the jury?

4. Why did the prosecutors suppress Simpson's "smoking gun"?

5. How did Johnnie Cochran con the jury?

6. Who might really have suggested that Simpson try on the evidence gloves?


Editorial Reviews

From Scientific American

The brutally candid, irreverent and authoritative book for which trial watchers have been hungry for too long . . . they won't stop reading until the end.

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His well-informed analysis is in welcome contrast to much of the insipid or pointless commentary about the Simpson trial. -- The New York Times Book Review, Mark Lindquist

Product Details

  • Mass Market Paperback: 528 pages
  • Publisher: Island Books (March 10, 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0440223822
  • ISBN-13: 978-0440223825
  • Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (155 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #941,614 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Vincent Bugliosi, prosecutor of Charles Manson, lives in Los Angeles, California. He is the author or co-author of many books, among them the #1 best-sellers Helter Skelter, And the Sea Will Tell, and Outrage; plus Four Days in November, The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder, No Island of Sanity, The Betrayal of America, Lullaby and Good Night, Shadow Of Cain, Till Death Us Do Part, Drugs in America, and The Phoenix Solution.

Customer Reviews

So you'll probably want to read this book through from its first page to its very last. R. Schultz  |  21 reviewers made a similar statement
Bugliosi's writing style leaves much to be desired. K. Gittins  |  15 reviewers made a similar statement
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
118 of 123 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars An ex-prosecutor shows his extreme disgust September 10, 1997
Format:Audio Cassette
If there is anybody out there who thinks that O.J. Simpson might possibly be innocent, reading this book will erase any doubt from his/her mind. Bugliosi puts on the boxing gloves and scores a knockout, stating exactly who is to blame and what they did wrong with brutal honesty. When
I read this book, I could feel the incredible anger
burning from Bugliosi's soul. He is FURIOUS over the fact that a double murderer was allowed to go free, and he does not hesitate to express his feelings on the matter.
Bugliosi does an excellent job explaining why the case was lost and he backs up his opinions with precise examples, basic logic, and good common sense. The only problem that I had with the book is the fact that Bugliosi does tend to get sidetracked (when he debates beleiving in god, for instance) and some of his examples that he uses to back up his opinions are a little too lenghty (we get the picture!). Still, the book is the best one that I have read on the Simpson trial and I highly recommend it
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83 of 87 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The definitive work on the Simpson trial/travesty September 21, 2000
Format:Mass Market Paperback
It stands to reason that Vincent Bugliosi, who wrote arguably the all-time best true crime work, "Helter Skelter," would come out with by far the most comprehensive and thought-provoking book about the O.J. Simpson trial. "Outrage" is aptly titled, for Bugliosi's prose fairly crackles with it as he outlines the numerous foul-ups, bungles, and media-playing episodes that allowed a man guilty of two heinous murders to walk free. His hypothetical closing argument would have convinced even the most ardent Simpson supporter to convict. Unfortunately, hypothetical is the operative word here. Bugliosi is a brilliant attorney, an astute observer, and a sharp writer, all qualities admirably displayed in this book. Even those with only the faintest interest in the Simpson circus will find this compelling reading--and grieve anew for the extreme injustice that was rendered unto Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.
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78 of 89 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Or How I Would Have Won September 21, 2006
Format:Hardcover
Vincent Bugliosi, author and prosecutor who successfully convicted Charles Manson as conspirator in the Helter Skelter murders of Sharon Tate and the LaBiancos, catalogues the mistakes of the prosecution, the judge, the media, the jury and the case.

In short, Bugliosi states what the defense should have not been allowed to do, what the judge and prosecution should have done, and how the jury should have responded. In other words, had he been prosecutor, he tells us how he would have done it differently and won.

We learn the results of O.J.'s lie detector results here. He scored a minus 22. This is about the lowest score a person can receive. He lied. We also learn how Bugliosi would have attacked the defense's assertion that the three (white) detectives conspired to convict O.J. Simpson with planted evidence.

Bugliosi's argument is that conspiracy to frame a person charged with a crime punishable by death is itself a crime punishable by death in California. The defense would have had us believe that two detectives on the verge of retirement would have entered into a conspiracy with a detective they didn't know (Mark Fuhrman), and plant or taint evidence against Simpson because they were racist. For their supposed racism, they would have risked their careers, pension, jail and death to get Simpson. Bugliosi makes a strong argument here that this would have been a stretch especially for three savvy detectives. The prosecution failed to challenge this wild assertion.

He makes Judge Ito out to be what he was, a man who bent over backwards to appease the media and the defense when the latter should have been held in contempt many times.

This is about the trial more than the story of O.J. Simpson, a man whose story has divided a nation in a way that hasn't occurred until our current political divisions.

Like more than half the nation, I am so convinced that he did commit those murders, I would bet the mortgage, and my career.

Sadly, the belief in innocence or guilt falls right along racial lines.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars An unforgiving rant that someone had to write!
A brief background: I grew up in Europe, and was still playing hide-and-seek in the playground when the Simpson saga was breaking news. Read more
Published 1 month ago by DOBrien
3.0 out of 5 stars Not What I Expected
I respect Mr. Bugliosi for his work as a lawyer and as a writer. However, when I purchased this book, I thought he was going to present the case against Simpson based on the... Read more
Published 1 month ago by kone
3.0 out of 5 stars Ok, but Not Friendly to the Legal Layman and Somewhat Pretentious
BACKGROUND: I was only a kid back when the O.J. Simpson murder trial was occurring. Though I remember much of the media sensation surrounding the case, I wasn't old enough to... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Deaf Zed
2.0 out of 5 stars Difficult read
Bugliosi could have save hundreds of pages because his single point is made in the first few. He (Bugliosi) is a great trial lawyer and all of those involved in the Simpson case... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mark W Phipps
3.0 out of 5 stars Angry
I know that many people were outraged with the OJ verdict, but this former DA takes anger to a new level. He points out every flaw of the DA case. Read more
Published 5 months ago by AG
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
Outrage: The Five Reasons Why O. J. Simpson Got Away with Murder is a powerful book.
This was sitting in my bookcase for a long while but only got around to reading it this... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Steve K.
1.0 out of 5 stars Boring beyond belief
Way too much. What in the world does the JFK assination have to do with simpson.? Absolutely nothing but it gets mentioned so many times that I lost count.
Published 6 months ago by jmb
5.0 out of 5 stars Inrage
Loved it as I love anything by Bugliosi. As always, his research is impeccable and arguments, inpenetrable. Read more
Published 8 months ago by monkey
5.0 out of 5 stars Outrage Review
This work is an insightful, well-written book. The analysis of the author is interesting, logical, and thoughtfully presented. I highly recommend this piece.
Published 8 months ago by Matthew P. Glusco
4.0 out of 5 stars Acrimonious insight
I never delved personally into the details in the aftermath of the Trial of the 20th Century, but, of course, I knew that something was rotten in the state of LA. Read more
Published 12 months ago by CopperRose
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