📂 Thursday, June 8, 1995 — Day 91
◀ Criminal Trial
📅 Thursday, June 8, 1995 19 proceedings 2170 utterances
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Day 91 — Thursday, June 8, 1995

Graphic autopsy testimony strains jury as medical examiner details victims' fatal injuries
Judge Lance A. Ito • Criminal Trial • 19 proceedings • 2170 utterances
devastating

Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran, LA County's Chief Medical Examiner, testified all day on the autopsy findings for both Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman, with the prosecution methodically presenting detailed wound analysis and time-of-death evidence. The testimony systematically addressed errors by the original autopsy surgeon while establishing that both victims' injuries were consistent with attack by a single assailant using a single-edged knife. Graphic autopsy photographs and wound descriptions proved emotionally taxing on the jury, with one juror showing visible distress, prompting the judge to adjourn early.

  • Dr. Sathyavagiswaran testified for entire day on both victims' autopsy findings with extensive photographic evidence
  • Nicole Brown Simpson had contusion on lower back possibly caused by weighted foot strike from person ~210 pounds
  • Prosecution systematically addressed Dr. Golden's autopsy errors as non-material to conclusions about cause and manner of death
  • Ronald Goldman's injuries could have been inflicted in under one minute by single attacker using single-edged knife
  • Stomach contents (rigatoni, spinach) and toxicology results used to establish time-of-death window and corroborate timeline
  • Forensic analysis of neck wound patterns indicated single-edged knife and evidence against double-edged alternative
  • Defense mounted multiple sidebar objections to prosecution's hypothetical questioning strategy
  • Juror displayed visible emotional distress during afternoon testimony, signaling distress to bailiff
  • Session ended early at 4:17 P.M. due to jury strain from graphic wound evidence and emotional toll
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Criminal Trial
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