Vincent Bugliosi
Respected by his peers and loved by audiences across the country, Vincent Bugliosi has spoken before hundreds of thousands of people. With a warm personal style and a clear understanding of the facts, he relates the stories of his cases: mysteries that he has solved, such as the Manson murders, the desert island murders and the Kennedy assassination. Compelling, dynamic, and yet sensitive, he belies the image of the dry attorney, even when discussing the tactics and techniques of trying a case.
“Perry Mason”, “Inherit The Wind”, “The DA”, “LA Law”--over the years, many legal battles have been portrayed in literature, on film and on television. Courtroom drama holds a unique place in the American mind, exemplifying the victory of truth and justice over evil.
You may have seen Bugliosi in the British television production in which he prosecuted Lee Harvey Oswald for the assassination of John F. Kennedy, going up against the celebrated defense attorney, Gerry Spence. For this special he prepared for six months as if it were an actual case, working over 100 hours per week. The 21 hour docutrial had a real judge and jury, the actual witnesses in the Kennedy case, and no script or actors. The jury convicted Oswald. The brilliant prosecutor of Charles Manson and the man who forged an iron-clad case of circumstantial guilt around O. J. Simpson in his best-selling book, OUTRAGE, Bugliosi is perhaps the only man in America capable of "prosecuting" Oswald for the murder of President Kennedy.
Now with his latest title, RECLAIMING HISTORY, he lays all questions to rest. Polls reveal that over 75 percent of Americans believe there was a conspiracy behind Lee Harvey Oswald; some even believe Oswald was entirely innocent. In his speeches, just as in the absorbing and historic book - Vincent Bugliosi shows how we have come to believe such lies about an event that changed the course of history. Using a compendium of fact, forensic evidence, reexamination of key witnesses, and common sense, every detail and nuance is accounted for, every conspiracy theory revealed as a fraud upon the American public.
In addition to RECLAIMING HISTORY (2007), Vincent Bugliosi is the author of HELTER SKELTER (1974), the biggest selling true crime book in publishing history. The book was turned into a highly successful television movie which drew high ratings even in reruns. He is also the author of the national best sellers, TILL DEATH US DO PART: A True Murder Mystery (1978); AND THE SEA WILL TELL (1991),which became #1 on The New York Times best seller list and was made into a four-hour CBS miniseries. Next was OUTRAGE: The Five Reasons Why O.J. Simpson Got Away With Murder (1996) followed by THE PHOENIX SOLUTION: Getting Serious About Winning America’s Drug War (1996); NO ISLAND OF SANITY: Paula Jones vs. Bill Clinton-The Supreme Court on Trial (1998); and his last, THE BETRAYAL OF AMERICA: How The Supreme Court Undermined The Constitution and Chose Our President (2001).
Mr. Bugliosi received his law degree in 1964 from UCLA Law School. In his eight-year career as a prosecutor of the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office, he tried close to 1,000 cases. He lost only one of the 106 felony cases he prosecuted. His most famous trial was that of Charles Manson. But even before that, the starring role of Robert Conrad in the TV series, “The DA”, was patterned after him. None other than F. Lee Bailey called Bugliosi “the quintessential prosecutor.”
Suggested Speech Topics:
The Kennedy Assassination: The Argument Against Conspiracy
Outrage: The Five Reasons Why O.J. Simpson Got Away With Murder
The Manson Murders: The Trial Of The Century
Tactics And Techniques In The Trial Of A Case (can be used for continuing legal ed credit)
Respected by his peers and loved by audiences across the country, Vincent Bugliosi has spoken before hundreds of thousands of people. With a warm personal style and a clear understanding of the facts, he relates the stories of his cases: mysteries that he has solved, such as the Manson murders, the desert island murders and the Kennedy assassination. Compelling, dynamic, and yet sensitive, he belies the image of the dry attorney, even when discussing the tactics and techniques of trying a case.
“Perry Mason”, “Inherit The Wind”, “The DA”, “LA Law”--over the years, many legal battles have been portrayed in literature, on film and on television. Courtroom drama holds a unique place in the American mind, exemplifying the victory of truth and justice over evil.
You may have seen Bugliosi in the British television production in which he prosecuted Lee Harvey Oswald for the assassination of John F. Kennedy, going up against the celebrated defense attorney, Gerry Spence. For this special he prepared for six months as if it were an actual case, working over 100 hours per week. The 21 hour docutrial had a real judge and jury, the actual witnesses in the Kennedy case, and no script or actors. The jury convicted Oswald. The brilliant prosecutor of Charles Manson and the man who forged an iron-clad case of circumstantial guilt around O. J. Simpson in his best-selling book, OUTRAGE, Bugliosi is perhaps the only man in America capable of "prosecuting" Oswald for the murder of President Kennedy.
Now with his latest title, RECLAIMING HISTORY, he lays all questions to rest. Polls reveal that over 75 percent of Americans believe there was a conspiracy behind Lee Harvey Oswald; some even believe Oswald was entirely innocent. In his speeches, just as in the absorbing and historic book - Vincent Bugliosi shows how we have come to believe such lies about an event that changed the course of history. Using a compendium of fact, forensic evidence, reexamination of key witnesses, and common sense, every detail and nuance is accounted for, every conspiracy theory revealed as a fraud upon the American public.
In addition to RECLAIMING HISTORY (2007), Vincent Bugliosi is the author of HELTER SKELTER (1974), the biggest selling true crime book in publishing history. The book was turned into a highly successful television movie which drew high ratings even in reruns. He is also the author of the national best sellers, TILL DEATH US DO PART: A True Murder Mystery (1978); AND THE SEA WILL TELL (1991),which became #1 on The New York Times best seller list and was made into a four-hour CBS miniseries. Next was OUTRAGE: The Five Reasons Why O.J. Simpson Got Away With Murder (1996) followed by THE PHOENIX SOLUTION: Getting Serious About Winning America’s Drug War (1996); NO ISLAND OF SANITY: Paula Jones vs. Bill Clinton-The Supreme Court on Trial (1998); and his last, THE BETRAYAL OF AMERICA: How The Supreme Court Undermined The Constitution and Chose Our President (2001).
Mr. Bugliosi received his law degree in 1964 from UCLA Law School. In his eight-year career as a prosecutor of the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office, he tried close to 1,000 cases. He lost only one of the 106 felony cases he prosecuted. His most famous trial was that of Charles Manson. But even before that, the starring role of Robert Conrad in the TV series, “The DA”, was patterned after him. None other than F. Lee Bailey called Bugliosi “the quintessential prosecutor.”
Suggested Speech Topics:
The Kennedy Assassination: The Argument Against Conspiracy
Outrage: The Five Reasons Why O.J. Simpson Got Away With Murder
The Manson Murders: The Trial Of The Century
Tactics And Techniques In The Trial Of A Case (can be used for continuing legal ed credit)
