Word: fuhrman
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...Simpson trial moved into what could prove to be its most explosive phase: the testimony of Detective Mark Fuhrman, the key investigator who defense attorneys have suggested is a racist and who, they say, may have planted evidence to frame Simpson. Taking the stand, Fuhrman denied engaging in a conversation about hating "niggers," as was recollected by a woman in a fax to the defense. Under questioning, Fuhrman then began a methodical account of his movements during the initial investigation-an account designed to show that he couldn't have monkeyed with evidence...
...Simpson attorney F. Lee Bailey cracked the steely demeanor of Detective Mark Fuhrman today, under repeated questioning about Fuhrman's alleged use of racial epithets and suggestions that Furhrman planted a bloody glove in Simpson's backyard to frame him. The LAPD detective continued to insist that he had not framed O.J., nor had he ever used word "nigger" in a conversation with anyone. But when Bailey asked, "Didn't it seem strange to you that after seven and a half hours that glove still showed moist, sticky blood, Detective Fuhrman?" Fuhrman hesitated and appeared at a loss for words...
LAPD Detective Mark Fuhrman today testified that his heart "started pounding" when he realized that the sticky, blood-soaked glove he discovered behind O.J. Simpson's mansion matched another that had been found near the bodies of Simpson's ex-wife and her friend, Ronald Goldman. Fuhrman testified that he came across the second glove near a wall where Simpson houseguest Kato Kaelin heard noises on the night of the slayings and that it appeared out of place because it did not have any dirt, twigs or leaves on it. Under cross-examination by defense lawyer F. Lee Bailey, Fuhrman...
Prosecutor Marcia Clark launched a pre-emptive strike to fend off the anticipated defense assault on LAPD Detective Mark Fuhrman, who took the stand today. Simpson's lawyers are expected tosuggest that the detective is a racistwho planted a bloody glove in O.J.'s backyard in order to frame Simpson for murdering his white ex-wife and her friend. Today Clark asked Fuhrman about Kathleen Bell, who claimed in a letter to Simpson's lawyers that she once heard Fuhrman make racist remarks. Fuhrman denied ever meeting Bell. The detective also recalled responding to a 1985 domestic dispute call...
Cochran brings another key ingredient to the mix--his credibility in the African-American community. For despite pronouncements by Shapiro and others that race will not be a factor (even in the face of defense allegations of racism on the part of LAPD detective Mark Fuhrman)--and despite the fact that the fairness of O.J. Simpson's trial will more likely hinge upon issues of class and celebrity than upon skin color--the specter of racism looms large both inside the courtroom and out. ``Since so many African Americans don't trust the criminal-justice system--and for good reasons...