Murder In Brentwood
by Zebra

	Murder In Brentwood
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Book Description

This book yields two surprises that have nothing to do with what made its author so notorious, but which have plenty to do with how public bureaucracies fail. First, it includes Furhman's contemporaneous crime scene notes (with observations as meticulous as any TV sleuth's), which make mention of a "<i>visible fingerprint</i>" Furhman saw on the Bundy back gate (and discussed with his partner at the time). Second, it reveals that Lange and Vannatter, the detectives from "downtown" who took over the case from Furhman, didn't check out the print that night or subsequently, and indeed never read Fuhrman's notes at all. That's why you didn't hear about the fingerprint during the criminal trial. (When authorities returned to sample blood from the back gate two weeks later, the print was gone.) In short, the main lesson of this book is an organizational one worth remembering: it doesn't matter if the grunts do a good job, if the big-shots don't follow up.

Reader Reviews

The most fascinating part of the book was the chapter on the murder weapon. Mr. Fuhrmann is convinced that a 3 - 3 1/2" Swiss Army pocket knife was used, not a 6" stiletto. One can only wonder what became of the knife. An excellent read.