Outrage

The Five Reasons Why O.J. Simpson Got Away with Murder

By: Vincent Bugliosi

Narrated by: Joseph Campanella

Length: 5 hrs and 7 mins

Publisher's summary

What went wrong in the O.J. Simpson double-murder trial? Former prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi dares to lay bare the bungling he perceived in the case. Incriminating evidence was never presented and lapses in strategy left prosecutors Marcia Clark and Christopher Darden at a disadvantage. These are just a few of the fatal errors that led to a victory for the defense. Listen as Bugliosi weaves his own final summation, laying out the evidence in its proper sequence and forestalling or rebutting the ploys of the defense. Bugliosi is familiar with high-profile murder trials, his most famous one being the Charles Manson case, which became the basis for his book, Helter Skelter.

©1996 by Vincent Bugliosi (P)1996 by Dove Audio, Inc.

Glimpse into a time capsule

After the recent death of OJ Simpson, I took it upon myself to take a look back at the events of 1994-95 through the lens of hindsight. Bugliosi’s arguments here are, of course, outdated and narrow, but they are also a stark reminder of how much reckoning has occurred since this “rebuttal” was written. So many more details emerged and things happened after this writing - chief among them the civil trial that found Mr. Simpson liable for the murders, and then Mr. Simpson’s arrest and conviction for theft and attempted kidnapping. I’d be interested to know what Mr. Bugliosi would have to say about the case NOW, knowing how things played out. But I kept wanting to pound my fist and tell the (very good) narrator that he had it all wrong - that the verdict of not guilty was celebrated by the Black community because this type of brutal murder in reverse - white on Black crime - went unnoticed, and unpunished, during the time of slavery and Jim Crow and right up to today. The defense got lucky in a lot of ways, and they played their cards cleverly for sure. But it’s only in the fullness of time that ANY of us can really understand what this case was really about, and why it went the way it did.

guilt "beyond a reasonable doubt.".

A well thought-out, informative, eloquent, and detailed portrayal of true crime.
This delivery is persuasive while including comic relief.
Bugliosi is the absolute master of the criminal mind, explanation and proclamation of information.

Pure genius.

Skipping

The audio kept cutting out and skipping through the book. I listen to a lot of books and this has never happen before.

Placing Blame,

Congratulations Mr. Bugliosi, this is the best take on the trial of the century. Your experience shines through on every page. You tear apart the Dream Team but you seem to have full awareness of Darden and Clark and their endless errors, poor judgement, and weak trial smarts that ultimately gave the jury enough to their part of this nightmare with a not guilty verdict. I had no idea the clear evidence that the egos of the prosecution chose not to share with this jury. They killed Nicole and Ron over again with laziness and poor choices, which sound from you to be basic trial 101. I also had no idea how much help they had which only intensified their determination to be part of the Dream Team which they ultimately helped with their lame choices. I know I sound a little pro defense right now, but that is not the case, you share information that shocked me. Information, the prosecution did not use that I - like you believe would have made all the difference in the outcome, no matter what what the Dream Team threw out. Justice was not served on so many levels. I applaud your book which is shocking, well put together, and truly identifies that THE TRIAL ON THE CENTURY was in fact a comedy of errors by all involved.

You Thought you Were "Outraged" Before!!!

Prepare yourself for all the details which outline why you should be even more angry about this case. It took me years to be able to face the details of this case again. There was so much I didn't know that it is outlined in this book. It dredged up old feelinsg and added a few more. A must read for those of you either believed in Simpson or not.

Absolutely fantastic!

I loved this book. It was short (I wish the author would keep going!), but the book was well organized, well researched, complex, and fascinating. The author thoroughly, yet concisely, explained why Simpson got off using great examples along the way. I could keep going on how much I enjoyed this book. While the narrator could have had more inflection and been more passionate, it didn’t really deter from the book itself. Seriously, buy this audio book if you’re interested in the OJ Simpson trial, you will not regret it.

there oj book

chapters not synced but so good, breaks it all down for you definitive and clear

Outstanding and compelling story

Will recommend to all my friends and family and those that still think
Mr. Simpson is innocent...

Vincent’s writing style in this book...

Had me chuckling the whole way. The way in which he describes the error and incompetence of the prosecution in this case, is really hilarious. Because he’s right!

Great Book on every level would put on must read l

Loved it Great book to read on every level would recommend this book a must read I truly do love audible books