The prosecution spent the entire day methodically building its case through Detective Tom Lange's direct examination of both crime scenes, establishing timeline and physical evidence. A critical gap in evidence collection emerged: blood from the rear gate was not collected on June 13 as planned, but only retrieved on July 3, raising chain-of-custody questions. The defense highlighted procedural shortcomings including the late arrival of the coroner, absence of a footprint specialist, and cramped crime scene dimensions to challenge the lone-attacker theory. Rosa Lopez, the neighbor who can place OJ's Bronco at Rockingham around 10:15pm, was ordered for conditional examination.

• Rosa Lopez conditional examination scheduled for Friday 9am to testify she saw Bronco at Rockingham 10:15pm on night of murders
• Detective Lange's extensive direct examination of both crime scenes established timeline and physical evidence trail from June 13, 1994
• Critical revelation: blood from rear gate not collected on June 13 as planned, only retrieved on July 3, creating chain-of-custody gap
• Defense established Goldman's murder scene was extremely cramped (under 6 feet by 4 feet) to undermine lone-attacker scenario
• Judge Ito warned attorneys against 'speaking objections' in front of jury, threatening sanctions
• Evidence repackaged from plastic to paper bags at defense request to better preserve trace and biological evidence