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The Run of His Life : The People versus O.J. Simpson

by Jeffrey Toobin · 1996

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A behind-the-scenes look at the crime of the century and the legal proceedings that followed sheds new light in the arrest and trial of O.J. Simpson, the evidence in the case, and the role of the prosecution and defense.

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long · 460 pages

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