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A three-page document headed 'Fuhrman questions round two,' comprising 31 numbered questions McKinny prepared and sent to Fuhrman after the April 2, 1985 first interview to guide subsequent sessions, with some items referencing specific transcript page numbers. Introduced and authenticated by McKinny; used to demonstrate deliberate continuity in the interview series.
An audiotape excerpt containing Fuhrman's 'six-foot-five inch Nigger' statement from an interview session also attended by Laurie Diaz, preserved on tape. The exhibit was marked, introduced during McKinny's testimony, and subsequently played in open court before the jury as the audio excerpt admitted for impeachment.
Eighteen excerpts from the McKinny tapes and transcripts depicting Fuhrman describing police misconduct, including evidence planting, false testimony, beating suspects, and covering for other officers. Argued for admission under Evidence Code 1101(b) (prior conduct) and 1105 (habit and custom). Item C-2 specifically concerns Fuhrman tearing up driver's licenses.
A four-page nondisclosure agreement dated August 18, 1995, on the letterhead of Regwan and Schwartz, addressed to Michael Viner at Dove Publishing and signed by Ron Regwan. Introduced to challenge McKinny's claim that the tapes were not for sale; McKinny testified she had never seen the document before Darden showed it to her during cross-examination.
A transcript of an audiotape excerpt containing Fuhrman's 'We have no niggers where I grew up' statement, drawn from the taped-over first interview and existing only as a contemporaneous written transcript. Introduced during McKinny's testimony, distributed to the jury, and displayed on the ELMO.
Forty-one instances of Mark Fuhrman using racial slurs on the McKinny tapes and transcripts, spanning 1985 to 1988, proffered by the defense as impeachment of Fuhrman's flat denial under oath that he had ever used the word.
A specific McKinny tape excerpt (C-9) in which Fuhrman describes how 37 officers from a division told the same story without consulting each other, characterized as evidence of a 'code of silence.' Highlighted as habit evidence under Evidence Code 1105; the judge specifically questioned its factual basis.
Audio recordings and transcripts of Mark Fuhrman's interviews with screenwriter Laura Hart McKinny, comprising approximately 12–14 taped sessions spanning April 1985 through July 1994 and totaling approximately 11–12 hours. The recordings contain Fuhrman using racial slurs and describing police misconduct, evidence planting, and false testimony. Two tapes (interview no. 1 from April 2, 1985, and interview no. 9) were inadvertently recorded over and no longer exist; the corpus was obtained by the defense via subpoena duces tecum through interstate process.
Laura McKinny's written transcripts of her recorded interview sessions with Mark Fuhrman, organized by tape number, used during proceedings to refresh her recollection on specific passages. The judge noted substantial variances between the written record and the actual audio when compared, and characterized the transcripts as not professionally prepared.
Laura McKinny's screenplay 'Men Against Women,' for which the Fuhrman interview recordings were conducted as research, along with a derivative novel. McKinny confirmed racism was not even a subplot of the work. The judge reviewed the screenplay in camera as part of his admissibility analysis; McKinny's counsel characterized both derivative works as commercial property at risk from public release of the tapes.
The defense's offer of proof filed in connection with the Fuhrman/McKinny tapes, referencing Fuhrman's more than 41 uses of a racial epithet. Approximately 5% of McKinny's material was read into the record. The document was cited by the defense across multiple proceedings as the basis for admitting the recordings and related excerpts.
A bound three-ring binder of compiled transcripts from all interview sessions, with indexes and dates, given by McKinny to Fuhrman in mid-June 1985. Fuhrman did not return the binder or make corrections to it. The same binder was used by McKinny during trial testimony to refresh her recollection on specific passages including the 'Fat Burger' excerpt.
Transcript of Laura McKinny's testimony at the North Carolina subpoena enforcement hearing (referenced at various points as occurring July 30 and August 17), used by the prosecution to impeach McKinny's recollections about the tapes and to confront her with prior statements about the nature of the recordings.
The first taped interview session between Mark Fuhrman and Laura McKinny, recorded April 2, 1985, which was subsequently inadvertently recorded over by McKinny. The audio tape no longer exists; only McKinny's contemporaneous written transcript of the session survives, and it was used to refresh recollection including the 'Fat Burger' excerpt at page 33.
A transcript of the Fuhrman/McKinny recordings prepared by the District Attorney's office, one of three competing transcript versions in evidence alongside McKinny's original and the defense's own transcription. Copies were distributed to Fuhrman's counsel and the city attorney pending McKinny's consent.
Additional references (11)
Brief references from transcripts that don't warrant an individual page. Each has a single source or is mentioned only in passing.
- Court's August 31, 1995 ruling on admissibility of Fuhrman tape excerpts — Judge Ito's ruling issued on August 31, 1995, resolving the admissibility of excerpts from the Fuhrman/McKinny tapes. The ruling was cited by the ACLU as the basis for the public's right to access the underlying tape materials.
- Five McKinny tape excerpts excluded under EC 1230 (declarations against penal interest) — Five excerpts from the McKinny tapes and transcripts in which Fuhrman discusses tearing up driver's licenses, scratching scabs, providing testimony as needed, and planting evidence. The defense sought admission as declarations against penal interest under Evidence Code 1230; the court sustained the prosecution's obje…
- Fuhrman/McKinny interview tape no. 9 (destroyed) — Audio tape no. 9 from McKinny's series of recorded interviews with Mark Fuhrman, described during proceedings as having been taped over or otherwise lost. The tape is no longer available; any corresponding written transcript content was used where the audio was unavailable.
- July 28, 1994 McKinny-Flynn-Fuhrman taped conversation — A taped conversation recorded July 28, 1994, among McKinny, producer John Flynn, and Fuhrman, during which Fuhrman denied planting the glove found at Rockingham and discussed suing Robert Shapiro for libel.
- McKinny tape excerpts nos. 17, 18, 26, and 27 (defense alternative selections) — Four tape excerpts (nos. 17, 18, 26, and 27) proposed by the defense as audible substitutes for the court's original single-excerpt selection. The court ultimately substituted excerpt no. 27 by order.
- McKinny tape no. 4 transcript, pages 1 and 12 — Pages 1 and 12 of the written transcript from McKinny interview tape no. 4, containing Fuhrman's 'verbatim' acknowledgment and discussion of McKinny's research methodology. Disputed during proceedings when the court's copy did not match the content in the defense's offer of proof.
- McKinny tape proffer no. 41: 'Farrell' and 'anthracite' conversation — Proffer no. 41 from the McKinny tape materials, containing a conversation referencing 'Farrell' and the term 'anthracite.' The prosecution disputed the context, arguing Fuhrman was describing a word invented by someone else rather than using it himself.
- McKinny transcript no. 1, page 41: Fuhrman on LAPD women's performance cover-up — A passage from McKinny transcript no. 1, page 41, in which Fuhrman discusses a departmental cover-up regarding the performance of women in the LAPD. Proffered by the defense but excluded by the court as irrelevant.
- McKinny transcript no. 11, pages 19-26: Fuhrman on falsifying police logs — Pages 19 through 26 of McKinny transcript no. 11, in which Fuhrman describes how police logs can be falsified, framed as screenplay research on cover-up mechanics. Proffered by the defense but excluded by the court as fictional and irrelevant.
- Nondisclosure agreement letter from Michael Viner to McKinny's attorneys — A nondisclosure agreement letter dated August 18, 1995, from Michael Viner addressed to McKinny's lawyers, presented during redirect examination. McKinny confirmed she had not previously seen this document before Darden showed it to her on cross.
- Transcript of April 2, 1985 interview sent to Fuhrman before second session — A written transcription of the first taped interview (April 2, 1985) that McKinny sent to Fuhrman prior to the second interview session. Fuhrman made no changes to it.