From: Jasper
Date: 7/22/01
Time: 2:40:39 PM
Thanks again Allita,
I know the story of the socks and Tracie Savage's unwillingness to name her source. What interests me, though, is early reporting she did on the case that made her a media star. I know that she was the first to report that the police found a blood trail going into O.J.'s driveway and I seem to recall that that report was coupled with the story about the "bloody ski mask." The ski mask story is the one I'm not sure about.
Unfortunately, I came late to the realization that O.J. was innocent. One of the things that made me take a harder look at the evidence was the revelation that Savage was the source of the story about that socks. That, in turn, led to stories about Savage reporting other "exclusive" information that didn't always prove to be true. I recall the ski mask being given as an example. I don't ever recall seeing anything about that in print. I remember it only from the "expert" discussions on E! and Court TV during the controversy about the socks.
What struck me was the fact that Tracie Savage was responsible for early reports that got passed on by other reporters. In other words, she didn't give her source but SHE WAS THE SOURCE for other reporters. I can't thinks of anything more explosive than the story of the bloody ski mask as an example of a story that proved not to be true. --Jasper