On direct examination, Phillips testified that Simpson did not ask how or where Nicole died during the death-notification call and that Fuhrman showed him the glove at Rockingham. Defense systematically attacked police procedures and evidence handling throughout the day through examinations of Rossi, Thompson, Phillips, and Fung about their actions at Bundy and Rockingham on June 13, 1994. Cross-examination focused on contamination and documentation concerns, including Thompson's lack of protective gear, movement between scenes, brief inspection of the blanket, and lack of written notes. Leonard also probed Fuhrman's movements around the glove discovery; Fung testified that five to seven minutes elapsed before he saw Fuhrman again but did not know whether Fuhrman had separated from the group. Phillips's same-day report recorded Simpson's question once, consistent with Phillips's current testimony, while Leonard contrasted that account with quoted criminal-trial testimony describing repetition.

• Officer Thompson testified that he entered the victim's residence without protective gear, retrieved a blanket, traveled to Rockingham without changing clothes, and inspected the blanket for only about ten seconds, supporting the defense's contamination narrative
• Defense contrasted Phillips's current testimony that Simpson asked a particular question once with quoted criminal-trial testimony describing repetition; Phillips's same-day written report recorded the question once
• Fung testified that five to seven minutes elapsed before he saw Fuhrman again, but said he did not know whether Fuhrman had separated from the group
• Multiple witnesses testified about blood at Bundy rear gate and Rockingham, with defense emphasizing gaps in documentation and photography
• Counsel stipulated on the record that sunrise was 5:42 AM on June 13, 1994, establishing timeline constraints