📂 Wednesday, April 5, 1995 — Day 52
◀ Criminal Trial
📅 Wednesday, April 5, 1995 25 proceedings 2540 lines 💬 8 sidebars
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Day 52 — Wednesday, April 5, 1995

Scheck Questions Fung on LAPD Evidence Collection and Procedures
Judge Lance A. Ito • Criminal Trial • 25 proceedings • 2540 lines
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Barry Scheck conducted a cross-examination of LAPD criminalist Dennis Fung, challenging evidence handling at both Bundy and Rockingham crime scenes. Fung describes academy training, written handouts, oral instruction, and experience, while remaining uncertain about a draft manual's official status. Scheck questions his entry-level partner, absence of yellow tape around the Bronco, blood on Nicole's back, and a blanket from Nicole's Bundy residence placed in the crime scene, raising possible secondary-transfer risks. Fung says officers protected the Bronco and did not consider tape necessary then. He did not collect the back drops but leaves possible coroner-office collection open. Video footage shown outside the jury's presence suggested the critical Bundy glove had been repositioned before collection.

  • Fung describes SID academy training, written handouts, oral instruction, and experience, while remaining uncertain whether the draft manual is official policy.
  • Fung testified that Andrea Mazzola was entry-level and just starting out, and agreed that working with her created a greater risk of mistakes
  • Blanket from Nicole Brown Simpson's home placed over her body at the Bundy crime scene and left uncollected, creating a possible secondary-transfer source
  • Fung did not see or collect blood drops on Nicole's back before the body was turned over; he does not rule out collection by the coroner's office.
  • Glove from Rockingham brought into active Bundy crime scene—acknowledged as contamination risk
  • Fung expressed concern about Ron Goldman's body being removed before evidence collection but said he did not know all factors behind Detective Lange's decision
  • Photographs show Bundy glove appears repositioned between pre-arrival and post-arrival images
  • Scheck contended that video footage showed a glove on the Bundy walkway near the blanket during earlier walkthroughs, before Fung collected it
Day 52 • 25 proceedings • 2540 lines
Criminal Trial
Department 103
📂 Day 52 — APR 5, 1995
APR 5, 1995