Justice : crimes, trials, and punishments

Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0609608738 
ISBN 13
9780609608739 
DDC
345.73 
Category
American Law  [ Browse Items ]
Publication Year
2001 
Publisher
Crown 
Pages
xiv, 337 pages 
Subject
Famous Trials 
Abstract
For more than two decades, Vanity Fair published Dominick Dunne's brilliant, revelatory chronicles of the most famous crimes, trials, and punishments of our time. The pursuit of justice has become his passion--a passion that began during the trial of the man who murdered Dunne's daughter, who was sentenced to six and a half years and released in less than three. Dunne's account of that trial and its shocking result became the first of his many classic essays on justice. Dominick Dunne's essays do much more than simply describe; his investigations shed new light on those crimes and their perpetrators--and demonstrated how it is possible for some to skirt, even flout, the law. His persistence and personal involvement in the matter of Martha Moxley's murder was an important catalyst in bringing a dormant case back to life. Here in one volume are Dominick Dunne's mesmerizing tales of justice denied and justice affirmed. Whether writing of Vicki Morgan's hideous death; Claus von Bülow's romp through two trials; the media frenzy of Los Angeles in the age of O.J. Simpson; the death by fire of multibillionaire banker Edmund Safra in Monaco; or the ominous silence surrounding the death of Martha Moxley in Greenwich, Connecticut, and the indictment--decades later--of Michael Skakel, Dominick Dunne tells it honestly and tells it from his unique perspective. His search for the truth is relentless. His courage and his storytelling skills shine from every page.--Adapted from dust jacket. 
Description
Contents:
Justice: a father's account of the trial of his daughter's killer -- The woman who knew too little -- Fatal charm: the social web of Clau von Bulow -- Nightmare on Elm Drive -- L.A. in the age of O.J. -- The two Mrs. Simpsons -- All O.J., all the time -- The lady vanishes -- Follow the blood -- If the glove fits ... -- The two faces of O.J. -- The "N" word: not guilty -- O.J.'s life sentence -- Closing arguments -- In cold, blue blood -- The gigolo, the heiress, and the candlestick -- Death in Monaco -- Trail of guilt. 
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