O.J. Case Detective: No JFK Conspiracy

Mark Fuhrman's New Book Goes Over Evidence, Yet Again

(CBS)  "It would be nice if it was a nice, juicy conspiracy, and you could have all this trail of espionage, but you know, it really came down to this Walter Mitty guy that couldn't fit, he tried to insert himself.

"He almost created his own conspiracy, kind of shadow. Because he goes to all these places to try to become part of something, and everybody says, 'Get out.' They don't want any part of him."

In the book, Fuhrman examines ballistics and medical records, reviews crime scene photos and the famous Zapruder film, and takes into account the testimony of hundreds of witnesses.

The book has many photos, including autopsy photos, as well as diagrams, and drawings by Fuhrman himself.

"Anybody who writes anything on this has to take a choice in which camp they're gonna be," Fuhrman tells Smith. "If they're pro-Warren Commission, they have to sign off on the single bullet theory. If they're a conspiracy buff, then the single bullet theory is crazy, the lone gunman's crazy, everything's crazy.

"I'm kind of right in the middle. I'm kind of upsetting everybody right now."

Why include autopsy photos in the book?

"It's grisly, but it's necessary," Fuhrman says. "We live in a 'CSI' world now, where people want this information. And they want to have visuals along. I think that's one of the collapses of this investigation.

"The visual of the Zapruder film started to trump all other evidence. I find that the Zapruder film is interesting, and I think it's helpful. But it's really a piece of the worst evidence."

To read an excerpt of "A Simple Act of Murder," click here