The strange death of Vincent Foster
Subtitle: an investigation
By: Christopher Ruddy.
Publisher: Free Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 316
Subjects: Foster, Vincent W., d. 1993 -- Death and burial.; Clinton, Bill, 1946-  -- Friends and associates.; Homicide investigation -- Virginia -- Arlington -- Case studies.; Governmental investigations -- United States -- Case studies.; Political corruption -- United States -- Case studies.; Suicide -- Virginia -- Arlington -- Case studies.
Description: On a humid July day in 1993, White House deputy counsel Vincent W. Foster was found dead in Fort Marcy Park in suburban Virginia. One of the nation's highest-ranking federal officers, Foster was a boyhood friend of President Bill Clinton and a close confidant of First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton. His death sent shock waves through the White House and the nation's capital.

The death was quickly pronounced a suicide. According to the official story that soon emerged, Foster was depressed, angry, and isolated. With nowhere else to turn, he went to a secluded park near the Potomac River, put a gun in his mouth, and killed himself.

But is this what really happened? In this compelling and fully documented report, investigative journalist Christopher Ruddy answers that critical question. Ruddy, who has covered the case almost from the start, details the disturbing inconsistencies surrounding Foster's alleged suicide, chronicles the botched investigations, documents the frenzied illegal activity in the White House in the hours after Foster's death, and notes the persistent failure of mainstream media to ask the right question.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-305) and index.