Defense expert Larry Ragle, a former Orange County crime lab director, testified for most of the day that LAPD's handling of the Bundy and Rockingham crime scenes fell below minimum professional standards. Prosecutor Goldberg's cross-examination methodically dismantled Ragle's credibility, establishing he had not worked an actual crime scene in 19 years and that many of his criticisms reflected variation within accepted forensic practice. The day began with administrative battles over evidence handling and discovery, and concluded with tension over whether Ragle's own examination of the Bronco—conducted without protective equipment—raised contamination concerns.

• Court canceled nighttime Bundy Drive crime scene viewing, finding lighting conditions could not be replicated to match the night of the murders.
• Defense expert Larry Ragle testified LAPD failed to call a criminalist for ten hours, improperly handled blood evidence, and neglected proper crime scene documentation.
• Prosecutor Goldberg established Ragle had not personally worked a crime scene since at least 1976, undermining his direct criticism of modern LAPD procedures.
• Ragle testified that two blood spots on the Bronco door would not be visible with the door closed, testimony used to question Fuhrman's credibility.
• Goldberg introduced a photograph showing Ragle examining the Bronco without gloves, hairnet, or lab coat, raising implicit contamination concerns for DNA evidence later collected from the console.
• Judge Ito sharply rebuked prosecutor Goldberg as 'unreasonable' over a dispute regarding Dr. Henry Lee photographs.