Opening statements continued with competing accounts. John Kelly, for Nicole Brown Simpson's estate, previewed domestic-violence evidence and argued that Simpson's controlling behavior escalated to murder. Defense counsel Robert Baker presented him as a devoted father and argued that investigators overlooked alibi witnesses and alternative suspects. Baker questioned the integrity of the glove, blood-swab, sock and shoe evidence and the investigative procedures, while Judge Fujisaki intervened over proposed planting arguments. These were counsel's previews of the evidence and theories, rather than testimony.

• John Kelly delivered opening statement framing murders as inevitable end of years-long domestic violence and psychological control
• Robert Baker opened for defense, minimizing 1989 domestic violence incident and attacking Mark Fuhrman's credibility on 1985 allegations
• Judge Fujisaki ruled Baker could present LAPD tunnel vision on Simpson but not full alternative killer conspiracy theories
• Baker introduced alternative suspect narrative: rollerbladers and witnesses allegedly seeing crouching figures near Bundy around 9 PM
• Defense systematically attacked evidence integrity—Rockingham glove potentially planted, blood swatches swapped, socks mysteriously appearing, blood vial mishandled
• Multiple sidebars erupted over scope of evidence testimony, particularly whether Baker could argue evidence planting versus police procedure failures
• Baker presented granular June 12 timeline detailing Simpson's movements (recital, McDonald's, golf) to fill alleged alibi gaps