A day of dual crises: the court discovered a dismissed juror had contacted sitting juror 1290, prompting individual interviews of all jurors to assess contamination. Simultaneously, F. Lee Bailey conducted a devastating multi-part cross-examination of FBI hair and fiber expert Douglas Deedrick, establishing critical gaps in the prosecution's forensic case—most notably that no Simpson hair was found on either glove. Deedrick admitted key omissions including failing to photograph microscopic comparisons and claiming unchanged credentials since 1987. The prosecution rested its case at day's end, ceding momentum to the defense.

• Jury contamination crisis: dismissed juror removed for misconduct made contact with sitting juror 1290; all jurors individually interviewed
• F. Lee Bailey's relentless cross-examination destroyed FBI expert Deedrick's credibility across multiple sessions on methodology and credentials
• Critical gap established: no Simpson hair found on either glove, no victims' hair on either glove
• Deedrick admitted major omissions: failed to photograph microscopic hair comparisons, never updated '4000 cases' credential since 1987
• Defense slide stating 'No hair consistent with O.J. Simpson on Rockingham glove' permitted despite prosecution objection
• Prosecution formally rested case with 488 exhibits pending judicial admission rulings
• Defense begins Monday; judge spending rest of week ruling on exhibits and motions without jury present