Simpson, O. J., 12, 23, 218, 234, 327, 371, 432
Skultety, Rudy, 91,322
Small, Pete, 334
Smart, Elizabeth, 330
Smart, Kristen, 255
Smith, Chuck, 404
Smith, Jill, 102
Smith, Stephanie, 53-54, 57
Spurlock, Matt, 4, 6. 7, 9, 14, 15, 378
Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office, 14
Starewich, Al, 529 Steele, Ed, 156
Stewart, Martha, 26, 45, 62, 88, 203, 243, 374-375, 380, 383-385
Stockham, Kirk, 94
Stough, George, 99, 154
Sund, Carole, 106
Sund, Juli, 106
Taberna, Sarah, 325
Talbot, Robert, 409
Thomas, Michael, 38
Thompson, Cole, xii Thousand Oaks Park, 18,89
Timberland, 31 Today Show, 61
Todd, Steven Wayne, 155-156
Tomlinson, Renee, 33, 43, 177, 287-289, 379,403
Tracy, xiv, 161
Tradecorp, 283
interviews with owners and staff, 119, 123, 151, 179
Scotts business, 23, 43, 79, 122, 139, 331
Trumpeter, Phil, 301
Ullrich, Brian, 265
Valdivia, Veberly, 117
Valentin, Linda, 79, 81-84
Van Innis, Eric, 151
Van Zandt, Chris, 389
Venable, Tara, 34, 38, 40, 377
Villalobos, David, 334
Walker, Charles, 434
Walsh, John, 211
Wasden, Roy, 78, 141, 201, 214-215, 248
Weaver, Rob, 179,303
Wendy, xiv Western, Tern, 104, 232, 240
Willkomm, Charles, 350
Wolski, Debbie, 103, 104, 379, 381
Woodall, Keith, 333
Wrightman, Roger, 60
Yarborough, John, 328
Zenartu, Julie, 41 1
Zimmeht, Jake, 90
Zwald, Zachary, 5
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I am intimately familiar with our criminal justice system, having served as a prosecutor and judge and now a journalist. It is rare to obtain the kind of access that gives rise to such an in-depth look at an investigation and trial. Without Cole Thompson’s tireless pur-suit of every fact and detail, this book would not have been written. Lisa Pulitzer spent months working overtime to organize volumes of material into a manageable chronology. The value of her work cannot be overstated. My thanks, as well, to Barbara Young, who served as Lisa’s right hand during this immense assignment.
So many people contributed to this work. While some of them must remain nameless, I can thank others personally. Dr. Vincent DiMaio lent his forensic expertise to our investigation and Anne Bird gave her personal insights. Court TV’s amazing correspondent, Beth Karas, and reporters Harriet Ryan and Bryan Lavietes were the network’s eyes and ears in the Modesto and Redwood City courtrooms. KOVR reporter Gloria Gomez was very generous with her time and talent as I covered the story.
My dear friend and literary agent, Jan Miller, again worked her magic, and Michael Broussard was always just a phone call away. Publisher extraordinaire Judith Regan and my editor, Cal Morgan, were thoroughly committed to making this book the best it could be. I am blessed to work with such supportive people at Court TV— Henry Schleiff, Art Bell, Marlene Dann, Emily Barsh, Sean Giangeruso, and my wonderful staff at Catherine Crier Live. Special thanks to my assistant, Barbara Stansell, who successfully juggled too many tasks, D. J. Haverkamp, who kept order in the midst of chaos, and to the world’s best publicist, Heidi Krupp, who gives all my projects her extra attention.
Finally, to my heart and soul, Jim Logan, who makes it all worth-while.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
CATHERIN E CRIER is the Emmy Award-winning host of Court TV’s Catherine Crier Live. Also the author of the New York Times bestseller The Case Against Lawyers, Crier lives in Westchester County, New York.
COLE THOMPSON is the chief of story development for Catherine Crier Live. He lives in New York with his wife, Marcela.
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Appendix: pages 1 (bottom), 2, 3, 7 by Polaris
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