the superstar in rent-a-car

 

Last winter when the Reiner murders occurred in Brentwood, I thought, Wow, this is going to be the biggest trial since O.J.

        But that's wrong.  That was just a first impression that I had.

        The eventual trial - if it comes to that - of Rob Reiner's son Nick will be in the news, certainly, but it won't be nearly as big as the O.J. Simpson trial was in the '90s.

One difference, perhaps the main difference, is that O.J. Simpson was far more famous than Nick Reiner.  Nick Reiner was not famous at all, until the horrific murder of his parents.

In the Simpson case, the most famous person involved was the suspect.

In the Reiner case, the most famous person involved is one of the victims.

And the fame-spotlight and news coverage follows the suspect.

        The suspect is the person who is still alive that you can follow.  There's going to be no news about the victim - they're dead.

It's interesting to contemplate the fame of O.J. Simpson.  He represented a variety of talents and ideas and dreams that are attractive to many people.  He apparently could be this, that, or the other in private, but on the Big Screen of the public imagination he was a hero.

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