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Mark Fuhrman (born February 5, 1952) was a detective in the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) who found the bloody glove that linked O.J. Simpson to the murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson. |
Mark Fuhrman (born February 5, 1952) was a detective in the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) who was one of the detectives that found the bloody glove that linked O.J. Simpson to the murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson. Together with Officer Robert Riske and Det. Ron Phillips, Fuhrman discovered a bloody glove beneath a small shrub and cap at the 874 S. Bundy crime scene under a (Home of Nicole Brown Simpson)all at the same time. [["Murder in Brentwood", Pg. 12]] |
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In 1970, Fuhrman enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps. He was honorably discharged in 1975 after attaining the rank of sergeant. He later |
In 1970, Fuhrman enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps. He was honorably discharged in 1975 after attaining the rank of sergeant. He later was recruited by the LAPD as a police officer, eventually becoming a police detective sergeant. |
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During the 1995 murder trial of O.J. Simpson, the defense accused Fuhrman of being a racist and planting evidence. Anthony Pellicano, a private investigator for Fuhrman, stated in the Washington Post (August 22, 1995), "Fuhrman's life is in the toilet. He has no job, no future. People think he's a racist. His life is ruined. And for what? Because he found a key piece of evidence." |
During the 1995 murder trial of O.J. Simpson, the defense accused Fuhrman of being a racist and planting evidence. Anthony Pellicano, a private investigator for Fuhrman, stated in the Washington Post (August 22, 1995), "Fuhrman's life is in the toilet. He has no job, no future. People think he's a racist. His life is ruined. And for what? Because he found a key piece of evidence." |
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During the trial, Fuhrman denied ever using the word "nigger" for the previous ten years, yet the defense offered audiotape contradicting that testimony. Fuhrman gave a taped interview in 1985 to Laura Hart McKinney, an aspiring screenwriter and former girlfriend of Fuhrman's working on a screenplay about male and female police officers. |
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Initially, McKinny would not allow the tape recordings or transcripts to be reviewed by the Department because she feared the information might be leaked to the public thereby reducing their value. In an effort to obtain access, the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office filed a motion requesting access so the Department could investigate Fuhrman’s allegations of police misconduct. An agreement, in the form of a Protective Order, was reached and approved by the court in which McKinny agreed to allow City Attorney James Hahn to obtain one copy of the tapes and one copy of her transcripts from the District Attorney provided that Mr. Hahn maintained those items securely in his office. Further, Mr. Hahn agreed to allow only eight named members of the Police Commission and seven named members of the Department to review the tapes and transcripts under controlled circumstances. No other copies were to be made and, upon completion of any administrative hearings, the City agreed to return the tapes to McKinny. No disclosure of the tapes’ contents is allowed except as necessary for an effective personnel investigation or administrative hearing regarding police misconduct. In accordance with this agreement, no copy of the tapes or McKinny’s transcripts is contained in the supporting documentation for this investigation. In compliance with the letter and spirit of that Protective Order, the taped conversation between McKinny and Fuhrman are summarized in this document.[[http://www.policenet.com/fuhrman5.html]][[REVIEW OF TAPES/TRANSCRIPTS]] |
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In further interviews, Fuhrman bragged about beating and torturing gang members. See Fuhrman tapes for more details on content of tapes. Only very limited excerpts of the tapes were admitted as evidence in the 1995 murder trial against O.J. Simpson, yet the admitted portions were strong enough to cast doubts on Fuhrman's motives and credibility. The recordings had been made over a period of six months, ten years previously, when McKinney lived and worked in Los Angeles. There, she had done a lot of journalistic work revealing racism and sexism in the LAPD She had met Mark Fuhrman one evening at Alice's Restaurant in Westwood and struck up a friendship with him. She was intending to use the tapes as a basis for a screenplay she was writing called Men Against Women. [[http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/famous/simpson/siege_11.html]] |
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"Men Against Women" was not a secret organization, it was a screenplay written by Laura Hart McKinney and former Fuhrman girlfriend, he and other LAPD officers role played in the play by playacting and talking into microphone and recording the officers whilst acting out their roles. The problems began in 1985, following the investigation of a supposed group of males at the West LA division called "Men Against Women." The group was reportedly sexist and shunned female police officers. Internal Affairs, the Police Commission, and Inspection and Control investigated the allegations, but no discrimination was found, just a few bad jokes. [['Murder in Brentwood',Pg.182]] Laura Hart McKinney, Fuhrman's former girlfriend was reportedly paid $255,000.00 dollars for the tapes that she offered up to the defense in the hopes of taking advantage of her 15 minutes of fame and to sell her screenplay 'Men Against Women' |
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During the trial, Fuhrman denied ever using the word "nigger" for the previous ten years, yet the defense was offered audiotape contradicting that testimony. Fuhrman gave a taped interview in 1985 to Laura Hart McKinney, an aspiring screenwriter and former girlfriend of Fuhrman's working on a screenplay about male and female police officers. In further interviews, Fuhrman bragged about beating and torturing gang members, and was quoted as saying "Yeah we work with niggers and gangs. You can take one of these niggers, drag 'em into the alley and beat the shit out of them and kick them. You can see them twitch. It really relieves your tension."[1] He went on to say "we had them begging that they'd never be gang members again, begging us."[citation needed] He said that he would tell Blacks, "You do what you're told, understand, nigger?"[citation needed] See Fuhrman tapes for more details. 'Men Against Women' was not an organization, it was a screenplay written by Laura Hart McKinney and former Fuhrman girlfriend, he and other LAPD officers role played in the play by playacting and talking into microphone and recording the officers whilst acting out their roles. |
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As a result, the prosecution labeled their main police witness as a "bad cop." With the jury absent on September 6, 1995, Fuhrman was asked questions as to whether or not he had ever falsified police reports or if he had planted or manufactured evidence in the Simpson case and he invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. Fuhrman later pled no contest to a perjury charge and was sentenced to one years probation and fined $200. He appealed the case and in October 2, 1996, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Ouderkirk cleared Mark Fuhrman of all charges and purged his record, (Case #LACBA109273-01 Filed at Clara Shortbridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center 10/02/1998) LAPD did an official investigation into all of the cases Mark Fuhrman handled in his career as a police officer and Sgt. Detective and no evidence of racial biased was ever found. |
As a result, the prosecution labeled their main police witness as a "bad cop." With the jury absent on September 6, 1995, Fuhrman was asked questions as to whether or not he had ever falsified police reports or if he had planted or manufactured evidence in the Simpson case and he invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. Fuhrman later pled no contest to a perjury charge and was sentenced to one years probation and fined $200. He appealed the case and in October 2, 1996, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Ouderkirk cleared Mark Fuhrman of all charges and purged his record, (Case #LACBA109273-01 Filed at Clara Shortbridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center 10/02/1998) LAPD did an official investigation into all of the cases Mark Fuhrman handled in his career as a police officer and Sgt. Detective and no evidence of racial biased was ever found. |
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Officer Robert Riske was the first officer who found the glove (one at the murder scene), and Fuhrman and his boss Ron Phillips were the second. Fuhrman is the one who found the second brown bloody glove behind Kato Kaelin's bungalow and much of the blood drops at Simpson's home and in his White Ford Bronco, and who entered Simpson's estate without a search warrant due to exigent circumstances. Because of the blood found on O.J's Bronco, Senior Det. Phillip Vannatter made the decision to enter the Simpson Estate without a warrant.[["A Murder in Brentwood", Pg. 29]]. |
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Fuhrman's credibilty was re-established when O.J. Simpson wrote his book "If I Did It", to be released November 30, 2006 and the American public rejected it. The Fox News interview by Judith Reagan and the publishing of the book by Harper/Collins were canceled. Fuhrman made $105,000.00 dollars for his first book 'A Murder in Brentwood' in royalties and had to sue the publisher to get those. He has not made royalties on any other of his last five books. |
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After the trial, Fuhrman retired from the LAPD and moved to Sandpoint, Idaho and wrote a book about the Simpson case, called Murder in Brentwood. For his next book, Murder in Greenwich, he investigated the then-unsolved 1975 murder of Martha Moxley and presented his theory that the murderer was Michael Skakel, a relative of the Kennedy family. Skakel was convicted for the murder in June 2002. The book was made into a TV movie in 2002, starring Christopher Meloni (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Oz) as Fuhrman. |
After the trial, Fuhrman retired from the LAPD and moved to Sandpoint, Idaho and wrote a book about the Simpson case, called Murder in Brentwood. For his next book, Murder in Greenwich, he investigated the then-unsolved 1975 murder of Martha Moxley and presented his theory that the murderer was Michael Skakel, a relative of the Kennedy family. Skakel was convicted for the murder in June 2002. The book was made into a TV movie in 2002, starring Christopher Meloni (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Oz) as Fuhrman. |
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In May 1998, Mark Fuhrman was given a polygraph test on the Fox Network show Lie Detector. The test's administrator claimed the results indicated that Fuhrman did not plant the bloody glove and that he was not aware of the bloody glove before entering Simpson's property. |
In May 1998, Mark Fuhrman was given a polygraph test on the Fox Network show Lie Detector. The test's administrator claimed the results indicated that Fuhrman did not plant the bloody glove and that he was not aware of the bloody glove before entering Simpson's property. |
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Fuhrman is a frequent guest of conservative commentator Sean Hannity and a contributor for FOX News. He is also the host of his own show the popular Spokane, WA radio show "The Mark Fuhrman Show" on AM radio station www.1510kga.com between the hours of 8am-11am Pacific. The show covers local and national policitcs and topics and includes many guest callers and listeners. |
Fuhrman is a frequent guest of conservative commentator Sean Hannity and a contributor for FOX News. He is also the host of his own show the popular Spokane, WA radio show "The Mark Fuhrman Show" on AM radio station www.1510kga.com between the hours of 8am-11am Pacific. The show covers local and national policitcs and topics and includes many guest callers and listeners. |
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In response to the proposed book 'If I Did It' written by O.J. Simpson to be published by ReganBooks (an imprint of HarperCollins), Fuhrman stated that he would drop HarperCollins as publisher of his own books in the future. However, Simpson's book has since been cancelled due to public outcry of the book and the interview. Fuhrman did drop Harper/Collins and will not write anymore books with them until his contract expires. |
In response to the proposed book 'If I Did It' written by O.J. Simpson to be published by ReganBooks (an imprint of HarperCollins), Fuhrman stated that he would drop HarperCollins as publisher of his own books in the future. However, Simpson's book has since been cancelled due to public outcry of the book and the interview. Fuhrman did drop Harper/Collins and will not write anymore books with them until his contract expires. |
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==Books== |
==Books== |
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*''Murder in Brentwood'' ([[February 1]], [[1997]]), ISBN 0-89526-421-8 |
*''Murder in Brentwood'' ([[February 1]], [[1997]]), ISBN 0-89526-421-8 |
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*''Silent Witness: The Untold Story of Terri Schiavo's Death'' ([[July 1]], [[2005]]), ISBN 0-06-085337-9 |
*''Silent Witness: The Untold Story of Terri Schiavo's Death'' ([[July 1]], [[2005]]), ISBN 0-06-085337-9 |
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*''A Simple Act of Murder: November 22, 1963'' ([[May 2]], [[2006]]), ISBN 0-06-072154-5 |
*''A Simple Act of Murder: November 22, 1963'' ([[May 2]], [[2006]]), ISBN 0-06-072154-5 |
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[[Category:1952 births|Fuhrman, Mark]] |
[[Category:1952 births|Fuhrman, Mark]] |
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[[Category:Living people|Fuhrman, Mark]] |
[[Category:Living people|Fuhrman, Mark]] |
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