Covering some of America’s most sensational trials, she produced urgent, pithy “ledes” in the best tradition of wire-service reporting. Here’s a sampler.
Category: Simpson, O J
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O.J. Simpson’s Book Publisher on the Interview When He ‘Confessed’ to Murder
Years after Mr. Simpson was acquitted, he wrote a book and gave a shocking interview. The whole endeavor cost the publisher, Judith Regan, her job.
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Frank Olson, Executive Who Linked O.J. Simpson With Hertz, Dies at 91
He negotiated Mr. Simpson’s star turn in commercials, tapping into his football fame, and formed a social bond with him — until there were murder charges. They died on the same day.
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How the O.J. Simpson Trial Changed What Comics Could Roast
Norm Macdonald and Jay Leno made the double homicides such a constant topic that refraining from jokes the way David Letterman did was noticeable.
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The O.J. Simpson White Bronco Is Now a Museum Piece. In Tennessee.
The vehicle that Simpson fled in as 95 million Americans watched on television is on display at the Alcatraz East Crime Museum in Pigeon Forge, Tenn.
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Before He Was Infamous, O.J. Simpson’s Acting Helped Make Him Famous
Simpson began acting while still a football star, appearing in titles as varied as “Roots,” “The Towering Inferno” and the “Naked Gun” films.
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O.J. Simpson, Athlete Whose Trial Riveted the Nation, Dies at 76
He ran to football fame on the field and made fortunes in movies. Then a trial in which he was charged with killing his former wife and her friend changed everything.
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Disgraced but Embraced: Pop Culture Pariahs Are Making Big Comebacks
Shane Gillis hosted “S.N.L.,” the show that rebuffed him. Ye topped the Billboard chart after making antisemitic remarks. Has the mainstream given up on banishing bad actors?