All right. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. Please be seated. Let the record reflect that we have been rejoined by all of our jury members. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.

THE JURY: Good morning.

All right. Miss Lewis, would you resume the witness stand, please.

Denise Lewis, the witness on the stand at the time of the evening adjournment, resumed the stand and testified further as follows:

All right. Good morning, Miss Lewis.

Good morning.

You are reminded, ma'am, you are still under oath. If you would just pull the microphone a little closer. Miss Clark, you may conclude your direct examination.

Thank you, your Honor. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.

THE JURY: Good morning.

DIRECT EXAMINATION (RESUMED) BY MS. CLARK

When we left off you said that you were going to--you were beginning with the property for Nicole Brown Simpson, correct?

Correct.

And at that point you had clean butcher paper down, clean gloves and you were wearing your lab coat, correct?

Yes.

Now, as toward Nicole Brown, how many brown bags were there from the Coroner's office in her mesh bag?

Only one.

And was there some marking on that bag?

Yes, there was.

And what was marked on it, if you recall?

"Panties, dress."

I have here a photograph, your Honor. Ask that it be marked People's next in order--

429.

--429 is it?

429, Mrs. Robertson.

Thank you.

429.

And showing you the photograph marked as 429, can you tell us if you recognize what you see on the monitor right now?

Yes, I do.

And what is that?

That is the original brown paper bag that came from the Coroner's office containing Miss Brown's clothing.

And when you found it in the mesh bag, was it folded over?

Yes, it was.

Was it sealed shut?

Yes, it was.

And did you open that bag?

Yes, I did.

And when you opened that bag what did you see inside?

A single dress and a pair of black panties.

Any bindles, paper bindles like you did before with Mr. Ron Goldman's property?

No, ma'am.

Upon seeing that the bag contained dress and panties with no other bindles, what did you do?

At the time I proceeded to remove the items from the bag and lay the items down on the white butcher block paper that I had down.

Did you do anything with respect to the items in the frozen analysis envelope of physical evidence that had been sent over to you from the Coroner's office; namely, Nicole Brown's EDTA swatch, hair kit, fingernail kit and blood scrapings?

Yes. They were at that time numbered. Since there were--there was no additional physical evidence discovered with the clothing items from the Coroner's office, I proceeded to continue with the numbering system for the physical evidence of Miss Brown.

Do you recall what you numbered those items?

May I refer to my notes?

Yes.

(Witness complies.) The EDTA swatch was item number--given item no. 82; the decedent's hair kit, 83; the fingernail kit, 84. There were two packages that were physical evidence packets that were labeled by the Coroner's office as blood scrapings. They both were given item no. 85.

Item no. 85 collectively?

Correct.

Showing you now the photograph that has previously been marked as People's 414, do you see the item depicted with the number "83" in the upper right-hand corner?

Yes, I do.

And is that Nicole Brown's decedent's hair kit?

Could I have a focus of the actual envelope?

Yes.

Yes, it is.

And is that your handwriting in which the number "75" is crossed out?

Yes, it is.

And are those your initials next to that?

Yes, they are.

And the number "83," is that your writing?

Yes, it is.

So is that the number that you assigned to her hair kit in this case?

Yes, it is.

And that--if we could back up a minute. Those smaller envelopes that you see to the right, were they sealed inside--you did not see them, correct?

No, I did not.

They were presumably sealed inside that larger envelope to the left?

Correct.

And that envelope was sealed? You did not open it?

Exactly.

After you numbered the smaller envelopes and the decedent's envelope, decedent's hair kit envelope, as 82 through 85, what did you do next?

Then the white frozen envelope--analyzed evidence envelope was sealed.

And by that you are referring to the envelope depicted earlier in People's 413?

That one?

Yes.

Okay. And after you completed the renumbering of the decedent's hair kit and the other physical items that you indicate were in envelopes, what did you do next?

Well, this item was placed back in the freezer in the supply room area.

In a sealed condition?

Sealed condition, and then I proceeded to go back to put on new gloves and return to the butcher block paper which had Miss Brown's clothing on it.

And did you take her dress out?

Yes.

And place it on the butcher paper?

Yes.

And there were panties in that as well?

Yes.

When you removed her dress from the bag, was there any obvious hair or trace that you could see just on your cursory glance?

None that I observed.

Which photo was this?

Yes. This will be marked now, your Honor, People's 430.

All right. People's 430.

And showing you now the photograph marked as People's 430, can you tell us if you recognize what is depicted there?

Yes, I do.

What is it?

It is the black dress that was received from the Coroner's office.

And the bag that is in the--that is to the upper right of that dress, do you recognize that?

Yes, I do.

What is that?

It is the bag that I placed the dress into after I booked the item.

Okay. The bags that were initially shown in People's 429, was that the original bag that you received from the Coroner's office, the earlier photograph that was marked "Dress and panties"?

Yes, it was.

The one that is now in front of you?

Yes, it is.

All right. Thank you. When you removed the dress from that bag, you then created a new bag for the dress?

Yes, I did.

And the one shown in this photograph People's 430 is that bag?

Yes, it is.

Now, after you examined the dress and put it into that bag, did you examine the butcher paper that it had been laying on for hair or trace?

Yes, I did.

Did you see any?

No, ma'am.

How about your gloves, did you look at them for hair or trace?

Yes, I did.

Did you see any?

No.

After you made the markings on the bag shown in People's 430, what did do you with it?

The bag was sealed and then it was placed on the counter with the other sealed items.

Did you give it an item number?

Yes, it was.

What was that?

Item 86.

Okay. And is that number shown on the bag in the photograph People's 430?

Yes, it does--yes, it is.

And what did you do after that?

Proceeded to look at the panties.

Did you change paper or gloves before looking at the panties?

No, I did not.

And why is that?

Showing you a new photograph, your Honor, ask that it be marked People's 431.

People's 431.

Thank you.

Do you recognize what is being shown here?

Yes, I do.

What is that?

They are the black panties that I received from the Coroner's office that were part of Miss Brown's clothing.

They were originally contained with the dress in the same bag, correct?

Yes, it was.

The bag that is to the left of those panties, do you recognize that?

Yes, I do.

And--

That is the bag that I placed the panties into when I finished booking them.

Is that your handwriting on the bag?

Yes, it is.

Did you see any obvious hair or trace on the panties?

None was observed.

After you got done with them, where did you put them?

They were placed into the bag, the bag was sealed and it was placed on the counter.

Was there any--

I'm sorry, before I sealed the bag I would have looked at the butcher block paper and my gloves once again because at that stage that was the last item from the Coroner's office.

And did you see any hair or trace on the butcher paper or on your gloves?

No, I did not.

And what did you do with your gloves and the butcher paper?

The gloves, the butcher paper were both discarded.

And did you give the panties an item number?

Yes, I did.

And what is that?

Item no. 87.

And the--the number that is on the bag, as it was in the previous bags that you made for the items, do they all contain the DR number for this case?

Yes, they do.

At this point then were all the bags of clothing for both Ronald Goldman and Nicole Brown in their sealed bags that you created for them?

Yes, they were.

And they were all given item numbers at this point?

They were given item numbers all the way along. As I would put them in the bag they were given the item numbers. There was a slight delay on--for Mr. Goldman's items initially because I had to wait obviously until I had all the items that I had.

Okay. Now, the original brown bags that you received the clothing in from the Coroner's office, what did do you with them?

They were--as I had taken each individual item out of the bags, I had folded them over and basically kept them secure. Once then I gathered them all together and put the bags together and then bound them with some cotton string.

And you bound them with twine, is it?

Yes.

And where did you put them?

Had when I--my next step basically would have been to put the packaging together, the bags together to house the--all the clothing evidence for both victims, so the box was placed together. The items of clothing from both victims were placed in the box and the paper that--the bags that were received from the Coroner's office that I had at this point wrapped with twine or string was also placed into the box, as well as the white mesh that came from the Coroner's office.

Okay. So the white mesh bags that initially held the bags for Ron Goldman, one for Ron Goldman and one for Nicole Brown, you put that in the box as well?

Yes.

And into that same box went the sealed bags of their clothing?

Yes.

And the bags that initially were given to you by the Coroner, the brown bags that you wrapped in twine?

Yes.

People's next in order, your Honor, People's 432.

People's 432, a photo of a box.

Thank you, your Honor.

Showing you People's 432, do you recognize what is shown here?

Yes, I do.

What is that?

That is the box that I put together and it contains the items, the bound paper bags for the Coroner's office. Also I see a white mesh bag. I can't tell if it is one or two bags.

Does that look like the white mesh--one of the white mesh bags, though, that you received from the Coroner's office that contained the items for Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown?

Yes, it does.

And so is that a picture of the box into which you placed all of the items you just described having placed in the box?

Yes, it is.

And after you did that, placed the victim's clothing, the bags and the mesh bags into that box, what did you do?

Then the box was sealed.

People's next in order, People's 433, your Honor.

433.

Showing you People's 433, I'm going to ask you to zoom up on the tag. Do you recognize this box?

I recognize the box, but that is not my writing on the tag.

Okay. Does it show your name on the tag?

Yes, it does.

And does it show item numbers in that--on that tag?

Yes, it does.

And is that 78 to 80, 86 and 87?

Yes, it is.

Are those in fact the item numbers for the items that you did put into the box?

Excuse me. I think it is a 78, which would be appropriate.

Uh-huh.

It should be 78 through 80 and 86 and 87.

And those are the item numbers for the items that you did put in the box; is that correct?

Yes, they are.

And does that look like the box that you put everything into, that you've just described?

Yes, it does.

Did you seal that box?

Yes, I did.

With what?

It is sealed with packing tape, two directions, and at then at that stage I put a Los Angeles Police Department evidence tag over it or evidence tape and also a tag.

Now, what about the--

People's next in order, your Honor, People's 4--

34.

--34, thank you.

Showing you People's 434, we are going to zoom in on that white tag. Do you recognize what is shown to you in this photograph?

Yes, I do.

Is that your handwriting?

Yes, it is.

And what does that signify to you?

That is the Los Angeles Police Department evidence tape that we use. It is the seal that we also used to put on our envelopes and on our cartons for--to make sure it is a final seal that we put on it.

Okay. Now, this is not the seal that you put on on the 27th or the 28th, correct?

Correct.

But it is like the seal that you used on that date?

Yes.

Now, you earlier indicated that you had given item no. 75 to 77 to the paper bindles containing soil and debris from Ron Goldman's packages?

Yes.

And what did do you with those bindles?

Those bindles were placed in a brown manila envelope that we have. It is marked on the envelope as shelf storage.

And People's 435, your Honor.

People's 435.

Do you recognize what is shown to you in this photograph?

Yes, I do.

What is that?

That is the analyzed evidence shelf storage envelope that I placed items 75 through 77.

Is that your handwriting on the envelope?

Yes, it is.

Was that sealed by you?

Yes, it was.

Now, after having sealed the soil bindles into that envelope, what did you do next?

The soil and the box of clothing, the carton, were placed on the side and at that point then I went to complete the police report.

And what kind of report is it that you complete?

It is a property report.

Just itemizing what it is you saw?

Yes, and describing the items.

And the item numbers that you gave to them?

Yes.

Now, you began your work in this case on the 27th of June?

I received the items on the 27th of June, yes.

Okay. And you completed your work on the--what day?

On June 28th.

Overnight where were the items stored?

The carton of clothing and the shelf storage envelope were housed or kept inside the evidence processing room. The frozen analyzed evidence envelope was--remained in the freezer in the storage area. Both areas are secured.

And by "Secured," what do you mean?

Now, were all the of clothing sealed overnight then?

Yes, they were.

In the box?

Yes, they were.

And also individually in their bags?

Yes.

On the following day on June 28th was there any disturbance to any of the seals on the bags or on the box?

No, there wasn't.

And the hair of both of the victims that you kept in the frozen envelope in the freezer, had that been disturbed?

No, it had not.

After you typed up your report, what did you do with the box containing the clothing, the frozen analysis envelope containing the hair kits and the soil and debris envelope?

After the report was typed up, I went and picked up the items from the evidence processing room and from the storage room and then transported them over to our evidence control unit where I booked the items.

Your Honor, I have a large board and ask that it be marked People's 436.

436.

Go ahead and step down and take a look.

I'm going to direct your attention specifically to the items in the upper left-hand corner, 73, 79, 81, 83 and 86. Are those the items with the item numbers that are depicted there, the same as you've testified to here in court?

Yes, they are.

Thank you. I have nothing further.