📂 Tuesday, June 27, 1995 — Day 104
◀ Criminal Trial
📅 Tuesday, June 27, 1995 22 proceedings 3990 lines
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Day 104 — Tuesday, June 27, 1995

Trace Evidence Foundation: Handling Challenged, Procedures Detailed
Judge Lance A. Ito • Criminal Trial • 22 proceedings • 3990 lines
procedural

The day focused on foundational trace evidence testimony from LAPD criminalists Denise Lewis and Susan Brockbank. Blasier challenged Lewis about a five-page report supplied to an Assistant District Attorney the day before testimony and about evidence-handling concerns including unsealed Coroner's packages, missing handling logs, mold on a shirt, and inconsistent testimony about a bindle date. Brockbank then gave extensive direct testimony describing her procedures for collecting and preserving hair and fiber evidence from gloves, caps, and clothing, including changing paper and gloves between items to prevent cross-contamination.

  • Robert Blasier cross-examined Denise Lewis about a five-page report she wrote in January and supplied to an Assistant District Attorney the day before testimony
  • Blasier questioned Lewis about unsealed Coroner's packages, the absence of handling logs, and a moldy shirt suggesting improper preservation
  • Susan Brockbank began detailed testimony on hair and fiber collection from Rockingham and Bundy gloves, caps, and victims' clothing
  • Glove evidence measurements revealed: new XL gloves measured up to 1.25 inches larger than the evidence gloves
  • Evidence transported to FBI lab in Washington D.C. and defense expert Gary Morton's lab for independent examination
  • Tiny blue fiber discovered on Nicole Brown Simpson's excised throat tissue, discovered in October 1994
  • Thano Peratis motion hearing scheduled for Thursday 3:00 PM
Day 104 • 22 proceedings • 3990 lines
Criminal Trial
Department 103
📂 Day 104 — JUN 27, 1995
JUN 27, 1995