Crime Time
Episode 301
Covering the OJ Simpson Trial and Fact Checking THE PEOPLE V. OJ with Writer Frank Girardot
THE PEOPLE V. OJ SIMPSON has renewed interest in OJ Simpson’s trial for the murders of Nicole Brown-Simpson and Ronald Goldman. Journalist Frank Girardot recalls his personal account of the “trial of the century”-including thoughts on Judge Ito, Marcia Clark and Chris Darden, plus the explosive revelations of Mark Fuhrman’s use of the ‘n-word’. We fact check a few events of the FX series, and trace the birth of celebrity crime news that has led to modern TMZ media culture. What parallels are there between the racially charged climate of LA in 1994, and the Black Lives Matter movement today? Go deep on the OJ Simpson trial in this uncensored Crime Time, hosted by Allison Hope Weiner.
Episode Breakdown
00:01 Welcoming Frank Girardot back to Crime Time.
01:31 Harvey Levin & the effect of the trial on the news.
02:50 The coverage of the trial & use of the “N” word.
04:00 Access to the attorneys, Judge Ido & Robert Shapiro.
05:43 The dynamic between Marcia Clark and Chris Darden.
08:52 Rosa Lopez testimony.
12:06 Courtroom behavior.
14:17 F. Lee Bailey, racial bias, and the Mark Fuhrman tapes.
17:48 Marcia Clark’s personna.
22:12 LA in 1994 + the LAPD & the poor.
26:43 The LA riots and OJ Simpson’s arrest.
28:10 The OJ crime scene and bronco chase.
35:50 OJ’s letter, Camp OJ & the day of the verdict.
44:40 After the verdict & SNL.
48:00 Judge Ito’s thoughts on the case.
48:35 Thank you and goodbye.
Guest Bio
Few modern newspaper reporters or editors have accumulated the vast experience of Frank C. Girardot jr. – from covering the O.J. Simpson murder trial to uncovering curious links between one Christopher Chichester and the disappearance of a young San Marino couple in 1985. Frank C. Girardot Jr. has traversed the gritty streets of Los Angeles, California, rubbed elbows with police officers who were of the same ilk as the criminals they apprehended and moved among the cadavers at the Los Angeles County Office of Coroner as if he were the spirit of some poor soul who wound up there.
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