‘Ron was pretty open about who he was dating.’ OJ25 VII: You Are a Human Being, father
John Cochran goes after the detective [Lange] for handling evidence in ways Cochran says botched the investigation. ibid.
A melted cup of ice cream found in Nicole Brown’s condo becomes the focus for Cochran to prove police didn’t do their job in establishing a timeline. ibid.
I had more problems with Marcia than with Johnny. ibid. Tom Lange
Detective Lange was on the stand for eight days, the longest stint a witness has testified at this point in the trial. ibid.
Judge Ito rules the defense can have access to some personnel files of Detective Fuhrman. ibid.
Detective Fuhrman testifies that Kato Kaelin told him he felt an earthquake in his bungalow on the night of the murders. OJ25 VIII: I Can’t Apologise for Being a Good Detective that Day
Detective Mark Fuhrman stepping out of the witness box and into history. ibid.
Week 9 in the People v OJ Simpson opens with the prosecution doing damage control following Detective Mark Fuhrman’s testimony. OJ25 IX: I Heard a Thumping Noise
Marcia Clark asks Kato about the night of the murders. Specifically, about a trip he and OJ Simpson took to McDonald’s. ibid.
‘He [Kato Kaelin] was ridiculous and charming and hard to figure out.’ OJ25 X: This Was a Great Witness
Outside of the murder, he [OJ] flew to Chicago and flew home. ibid.
A video of Robert Kardashian carrying OJ Simpson’s garment bag is pointed to by those who feel Simpson is guilty, as evidence that the bloody clothes were disposed of by Kardashian. That view is highlighted in a documentary called Kardashian: The Man Who Saved OJ Simpson. ibid. caption
We move from the discovery of Bundy and Rockingham crime scenes to the collection of evidence by two criminalists. OJ25 XI: How About That, Mr Fung?
There! How about that Mr Fung! ibid. Barry Scheck
How much is too much to show the jurors in order to convince them Simpson is the killer? And is there a risk of upsetting the jurors so much that they turn away from critical evidence? OJ25 XII: Diagrams of Death
The coroner finds that Nicole Brown has three stab wounds in her neck, a slice to her throat that nearly decapitates her, and a bruise to her brain from blunt trauma. ibid. caption
‘This isn’t an argument with a neighbour. This is personal.’ ibid. rozzer
The coroner’s office made dozens of mistakes when performing the autopsies on Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman. ibid. caption
At Simpson’s home on the day after the murders, an empty Swiss Army knife box was sitting on the edge of Simpson’s bathtub. ibid.
OJ Simpson’s blood was found at the crime scene. His blood was found mixed with Nicole Brown’s on his sock. His blood, mixed with Ron Goldman’s blood, was found in Simpson’s Bronco. ibid.
But they heard nothing like the arguments over the Fuhrman’ tapes. OJ XIII: It Doesn’t Fit
‘They see their case flying out the window.’ ibid. Cochran
The defense proposes to redact any references to Captain York [wife of Judge Ito] from the tapes so there is no potential conflict of interest for Judge Ito. ibid. caption
He [OJ] is also a victim in this case. ibid. Cochran
This case is a circus. And they’ve made it a circus. ibid. Darden
The prosecution suffers yet another major setback. Evidence linking OJ Simpson’s Bronco to Ron Goldman’s bloody clothes is excluded by Judge Lance Ito. OJ XIV: The Case for the Defense
‘Everywhere he [OJ] went, he left evidence.’ ibid. Fuhrman
The defense attempts to prove the testing process is contaminated and unreliable. ibid.
The motive of domestic violence, the timeline to prove OJ Simpson had the opportunity to murder Ron and Nicole, and the overwhelming blood and DNA evidence linking OJ to the murders. ibid.
The defense gets to work. They have a full slate of 21 witnesses. OJ25 XV: Fit Enough to Kill?
The defense case moving at lightning speed. ibid.
Simpson’s defense team contends his arthritis was flaring on the day of the murders. OJ25 XVI: Blood and a Bombshell
‘I am so mad at both of you.’ ibid. Judge Ito to Darden & Cochrane
The defense is making a strong case that the LAPD framed their clients for the murders of Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman. They set out to prove drops of blood were planted at the two crime scenes. OJ25 XVII: Sock Talk
Throughout the trial, the defense argues that there was a rush to judgment by the LAPD to consider OJ Simpson a suspect in the murders. ibid.
That was a cheap shot. ibid. Judge Ito to Cochrane
Another angle for the defense strategy focuses on the LAPD’s supposed mishandling of OJ Simpson’s Bronco. ibid.
OJ Simpson’s socks take centre stage. OJ25 XVIII: No, You’re Wrong
Judge Ito rules in favour of the defense, allowing Dr Gerdes to testify about alleged contamination within the LAPD crime lab. ibid. caption
My life is everybody’s trying to make money off me. OJ25 XIX: Recuse Me, OJ quote caption
‘They [defense] also wanted to portray this as some Colombian drug deal gone bad. And I don’t believe any of that.’ ibid. journalist covering case
The jurors have been sequestered for more than seven months. ibid. caption
OJ Simpson dated Paula Barbieri for a couple of years after his divorce from Nicole. Barbieri broke up with Simpson several hours before the murders. ibid.
Fuhrman Tapes: Judge Ito rules in favour of the defense, noting that the date of the order requested by Simpson’s attorneys pre-dates the prosecution’s request. ibid.
The ‘Fuhrman tapes’ are recorded conversations between Detective Mark Fuhrman and aspiring screenwriter Laura Hart McKinny. OJ 25 XX: The Doctor Is In
The Trial of the Century continues to draw a worldwide audience. OJ25 XXI: Proof of Guilt
The defense also presents evidence that suggests Mark Fuhrman had a history of planting evidence. ibid.
Dr Henry Lee testifies over a four-day period. Prosecutor Hank Goldberg cross-examines him. ibid.
‘They [defense] pushed the line of ethics and morals.’ OJ25 XXII: I Decline to Answer, relative of victim
‘I wish to assert my fifth-amendment privilege.’ ibid. Fuhrman
Fuhrman is his own worst enemy. ibid. Lange