trial of the century
Having missed most of the sensation around the murder of JonBenet Ramsey and the subsequent Grand Jury investigation that further demonstrated her parents innocence, ran across this accounting of the media madness published back in 2001. I can't begin to imagine what the media coverage might look like when the unknown Caucasian male that deposited his DNA in multiple locations at the Ramsey crime scene is identified - - - -
Tabloid Justice: Criminal Justice in an Age of Media Frenzy
by Richard Logan Fox
Published at Amazon
"Like most Americans, you and I have already devoted countless hours absorbing the latest reports about high-profile legal cases. A short list reminds us of the time we have spent: O. J., JonBenet, Rodney King, Lorena Bobitt, Monica Lewinsky, and the British nanny Louise Woodward. In the 1990s, these and other judicial soap operas have become a mainstay of mainstream television, newspapers, and magazines....
...Soon a new "trial of the century" will come our way. Fox and Van Sickel want all of us to be better prepared when it does."...[read more]
"Like most Americans, you and I have already devoted countless hours absorbing the latest reports about high-profile legal cases. A short list reminds us of the time we have spent: O. J., JonBenet, Rodney King, Lorena Bobitt, Monica Lewinsky, and the British nanny Louise Woodward. In the 1990s, these and other judicial soap operas have become a mainstay of mainstream television, newspapers, and magazines....
...Soon a new "trial of the century" will come our way. Fox and Van Sickel want all of us to be better prepared when it does."...[read more]
Labels: JonBenet, JonBenet Ramsey, Lorena Bobitt, Louise Woodward., Monica Lewinsky, O. J., Rodney King
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