Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Lakshmanan dominated the day with extensive direct examination covering autopsy procedures, forensic pathology, and the fatal injuries to both victims. He acknowledged approximately 30 errors made by his subordinate Dr. Golden in the original autopsies but testified none affected his conclusions on cause of death or the murder weapon. The day's most pivotal moment came when Lakshmanan physically demonstrated the fatal neck wound to Nicole Brown Simpson—where both carotid arteries were transected—using a ruler on prosecutor Kelberg's own neck, establishing the wound was likely inflicted while she was face-down and unconscious.

• Media's First Amendment request to view autopsy photographs publicly denied to protect victim dignity and family privacy
• Dr. Lakshmanan walks jury through coroner's office procedures for body receipt, tagging, photographing, and evidence collection
• Documented errors by Dr. Golden in autopsy reports disclosed: mislabeled specimen, missed wound defects, incorrect brain injury notation, missing palm print
• Four demonstration knives (Exhibits 332-335) and forensic diagrams introduced to establish knife wound characteristics
• Dr. Lakshmanan physically demonstrates fatal transected carotid artery wound on prosecutor Kelberg's neck using a ruler
• Testimony establishes murder weapon as single-edged blade at least six inches long, used on both Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman