📂 Thursday, January 9, 1997 — Day 38
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Day 38 — Thursday, January 9, 1997

Defense Expert Lee Analyzes Bundy Crime Scene Amid Evidence Questions
Judge Hiroshi Fujisaki • Civil Trial • 5 proceedings • 1615 lines
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The trial's centerpiece today was Dr. Henry Lee's testimony as the defense's forensic science expert. After preliminary evidentiary disputes about a coroner's deposition, Lee was qualified and walked the jury through forensic methodology before applying it to crime scene photographs from Bundy Drive. Lee identified blood patterns, a parallel-line shoe imprint inconsistent with Bruno Magli shoes, and potential evidence-handling problems, though cross-examination established significant limitations to his analysis.

  • Judge Fujisaki rules on admissibility of Siglar deposition portions, excluding the Hodgman letter and conspiracy theory about evidence planting.
  • Dr. Henry Lee qualified as expert witness after extensive testimony establishing his forensic science credentials.
  • Lee testifies that physical evidence is consistent with Ron Goldman putting up a big fight at Bundy Drive.
  • Lee identifies a parallel-line shoe imprint inconsistent with Bruno Magli shoes and an apparent new drop he could not explain as a photographic artifact.
  • Lee testifies that his crime scene access lasted 20 minutes and that he was restricted in his ability to test physical evidence.
  • Cross-examination establishes Lee did not perform a complete crime-scene reconstruction and did not challenge any DNA findings.
Day 38 • 5 proceedings • 1615 lines
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📂 Day 38 — JAN 9, 1997
JAN 9, 1997