Redirect examination of Det. Tom Lange (morning, part 3)

📄 Redirect examination of Det. Tom Lange (morning, part 3) — Tuesday, March 7, 1995

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◀ Sidebar: blood evidence questions Redirect examination of Det. Tom Lange (morning, part 4) ▶

Witness: Det. Tom Lange
Examiner: Marcia Clark
Called by: Prosecution • Date: Tuesday, March 7, 1995 • Utterances: 183

Marcia Clark conducted redirect examination of Detective Tom Lange, walking him through the collection and testing of key physical evidence — the Bronco, glove, knit cap, and blood drops — all seized June 13th and submitted for testing before the case was filed June 17th. Clark also rehabilitated Lange's crime scene decisions: his multiple return visits to Bundy were standard practice, the garage pennies found during the defense walkthrough were not seized because the garage was secured and unrelated to the crime, and the dime and penny near the rear alley blood drop were significant because they suggested a stationary suspect pausing to reach for keys.

# 1 (THE FOLLOWING PROCEEDINGS WERE HELD IN OPEN COURT:)

# 2 THE COURT:

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, COUNSEL. PROCEED.

# 3 (DISCUSSION HELD OFF THE RECORD BETWEEN THE DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEYS.)

# 4 Q:

BY MS. CLARK: SIR, AFTER THE -- I BELIEVE -- WAS THE BRONCO FOUND PARKED OUTSIDE THE GATE -- THE DEFENDANT'S BRONCO PARKED OUTSIDE THE GATE AT ROCKINGHAM SEIZED ON JUNE 13TH?

# 5 A:

YES.

# 6 Q:

AND WAS IT SUBMITTED FOR TESTING?

# 7 A:

THAT'S CORRECT.

# 8 Q:

AND THE GLOVE FOUND AT ROCKINGHAM, WAS THAT SEIZED ON JUNE 13TH?

# 9 A:

YES.

# 10 Q:

AND SUBMITTED FOR TESTING, SIR?

# 11 A:

YES.

# 12 Q:

AND THE KNIT CAP, WAS THAT SEIZED ON JUNE THE 13TH AS WELL?

# 13 A:

YES.

# 14 Q:

AND ALSO SUBMITTED FOR TESTING?

# 15 A:

YES.

# 16 Q:

AND THE BLOOD AT THE BLOOD TRAIL FOUND AT 875 SOUTH BUNDY, WAS THAT COLLECTED ON JUNE 13TH ALSO?

# 17 MR. COCHRAN:

OBJECT TO THAT FORM, YOUR HONOR.

# 18 THE COURT:

SUSTAINED. CHARACTERIZATION AS A TRAIL.

# 19 MS. CLARK:

OKAY.

# 20 Q:

THE BLOOD DROPS FOUND GOING ON THE WALKWAY FROM THE VICTIM'S OUT TO THE ALLEY BEHIND 875 SOUTHBOUND, WERE THOSE COLLECTED ON JUNE 13TH AND SUBMITTED FOR TESTING?

# 21 A:

YES.

# 22 Q:

NOW, WHEN WAS IT THAT YOU SUBMITTED THE CASE FOR FILING?

# 23 A:

JUNE 17TH.

# 24 Q:

BY THAT TIME, SIR, WERE YOU AWARE OF THE RESULTS OF THE TESTING OF THE BLOOD COLLECTED AT 875 SOUTH BUNDY?

# 25 A:

YES.

# 26 Q:

AND WERE YOU AWARE OF THE RESULTS OF SOME OF THE TESTS CONDUCTED ON THE BLOOD SEIZED FROM THE BRONCO AND SUBMITTED FOR TESTING?

# 27 A:

YES.

# 28 Q:

AND BY THAT TIME WERE YOU ALSO AWARE OF THE RESULTS OF THE TESTING OF THE GLOVE FOUND AT ROCKINGHAM?

# 29 A:

YES.

# 30 Q:

AND UPON BECOMING AWARE OF ALL OF THOSE RESULTS, SIR, WHAT DID YOU DO WITH THE CASE?

# 31 MR. COCHRAN:

YOUR HONOR, I OBJECT TO THIS. HEARSAY.

# 32 THE COURT:

OVERRULED. OVERRULED.

# 33 DET. TOM LANGE:

I PRESENTED TO THE CASE TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO SEEK A FILING.

# 34 Q:

BY MS. CLARK: ALL RIGHT. SIR, BEFORE YOU LEFT FOR -- YOU WERE AT ROCKINGHAM INITIALLY; IS THAT CORRECT?

# 35 A:

INITIALLY?

# 36 Q:

I MEAN BEFORE YOU WENT BACK TO BUNDY TO DO THE ACTUAL CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION, I'M SORRY.

# 37 A:

THAT'S CORRECT.

# 38 MR. COCHRAN:

LEADING AND SUGGESTIVE, YOUR HONOR.

# 39 THE COURT:

OVERRULED. FOUNDATIONAL.

# 40 DET. TOM LANGE:

YES.

# 41 Q:

BY MS. CLARK: AT THE TIME THAT YOU LEFT ROCKINGHAM TO RETURN TO BUNDY, WHAT WAS YOUR STATE OF MIND CONCERNING WHAT YOU THOUGHT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN WITH A CRIMINALIST TO RESPOND TO BUNDY?

# 42 MR. COCHRAN:

YOUR HONOR, I OBJECT TO THE FORM. IRRELEVANT AND IMMATERIAL, HIS STATE OF MIND.

# 43 THE COURT:

SUSTAINED.

# 44 Q:

BY MS. CLARK: WELL, DID YOU CALL FOR ANOTHER CRIMINALIST TO PROCEED TO THE BUNDY LOCATION WHEN YOU LEFT FOR ROCKINGHAM?

# 45 MR. COCHRAN:

LEADING AND SUGGESTIVE, YOUR HONOR.

# 46 DET. TOM LANGE:

NO.

# 47 THE COURT:

OVERRULED.

# 48 Q:

BY MS. CLARK: WHY NOT?

# 49 A:

BECAUSE IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING --

# 50 MR. COCHRAN:

OBJECT TO HIS UNDERSTANDING AS NONRESPONSIVE, YOUR HONOR.

# 51 THE COURT:

OVERRULED.

# 52 DET. TOM LANGE:

THE CRIMINALIST WAS TO PROCEED TO ROCKINGHAM AND DO A QUICK PRESUMPTIVE TEST ON THE BLOOD ON THE DOOR OF THE BRONCO AND THEN PROCEED DIRECTLY TO BUNDY, SO THERE WAS NO NEED TO.

# 53 Q:

BY MS. CLARK: OKAY. SO WHEN YOU GOT TO -- WHEN YOU WENT BACK TO BUNDY, WHAT TIME WAS IT?

# 54 A:

I BELIEVE I ARRIVED AT APPROXIMATELY 6:45 OR 6:50 A.M.

# 55 Q:

AND WHAT WAS YOUR EXPECTATION WHEN YOU GOT THERE REGARDING A CRIMINALIST?

# 56 MR. COCHRAN:

ASSUMES A FACT NOT IN EVIDENCE AGAIN, "EXPECTATION," YOUR HONOR.

# 57 THE COURT:

OVERRULED.

# 58 DET. TOM LANGE:

THAT THE CRIMINALIST WOULD BE FORTHCOMING SHORTLY.

# 59 Q:

BY MS. CLARK: DID YOU EVER WASH DOWN THAT FRONT WALKWAY THAT LEADS FROM THE SIDEWALK UP TO THE STEPS AT 875 SOUTH BUNDY?

# 60 A:

NO.

# 61 Q:

DO YOU KNOW WHO DID?

# 62 A:

YES.

# 63 Q:

WHO?

# 64 MR. COCHRAN:

OBJECT TO THIS, YOUR HONOR. UNLESS HE HAS PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE, IT IS HEARSAY.

# 65 THE COURT:

SUSTAINED.

# 66 Q:

BY MS. CLARK: DID ANY MEMBER OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WASH DOWN THAT FRONT WALKWAY?

# 67 A:

NO.

# 68 MR. COCHRAN:

IF HE KNOWS, YOUR HONOR.

# 69 Q:

BY MS. CLARK: TO YOUR KNOWLEDGE WAS THE REAR AREA AND THE REAR GATE AREA IN THE DRIVEWAY OF 875 SOUTH BUNDY EVER WASHED DOWN?

# 70 A:

IT WAS NOT.

# 71 Q:

NOW, AFTER THE INVESTIGATION OF THE CRIME SCENE AT 875 SOUTH BUNDY WAS COMPLETED ON JUNE THE 13TH, WHAT WAS THE -- HOW WAS THE LOCATION MAINTAINED WITH RESPECT TO THE GATES?

# 72 A:

BOTH GATES WERE CLOSED AND LOCKED AND THE HOUSE ITSELF WAS LOCKED AND SECURED.

# 73 Q:

HOW MANY UNITS ARE THERE IN THAT -- AT 875 SOUTH BUNDY, SIR?

# 74 A:

IT IS A DUPLEX AND THERE ARE TWO CONDOS ATTACHED.

# 75 Q:

OKAY. SO NICOLE AND ONE OTHER?

# 76 A:

THAT'S CORRECT.

# 77 Q:

YOU INDICATED ON CROSS-EXAMINATION THAT THERE WERE REPORTS OF PUBLIC PEOPLE AT BUNDY. DO YOU RECALL THAT?

# 78 A:

REPORTS OF PEOPLE?

# 79 Q:

PUBLIC PEOPLE AROUND THE AREA OF 875 SOUTH BUNDY?

# 80 A:

THERE WERE, YES.

# 81 Q:

OKAY.

# 82 MR. COCHRAN:

YOUR HONOR, I'M NOT CLEAR WHAT "PUBLIC PEOPLE" IS.

# 83 MS. CLARK:

I MEAN AS OPPOSED TO --

# 84 MR. COCHRAN:

VAGUE.

# 85 MS. CLARK:

-- POLICE PEOPLE.

# 86 THE COURT:

NON-POLICE, NON-RESIDENTS?

# 87 MS. CLARK:

NON-POLICE, NON-RESIDENTS.

# 88 DET. TOM LANGE:

THERE WERE.

# 89 Q:

BY MS. CLARK: ARE YOU AWARE OF -- YOU ARE AWARE OF THOSE REPORTS?

# 90 A:

YES.

# 91 Q:

OKAY. AND MR. COCHRAN DISCUSSED THOSE WITH YOU ON CROSS-EXAMINATION. DO YOU RECALL?

# 92 A:

YES.

# 93 Q:

WHAT -- WHAT AREA AROUND 875 SOUTH BUNDY DID THOSE REPORTS PERTAIN TO?

# 94 A:

THE FRONT OF THE LOCATION.

# 95 Q:

LIKE AROUND THE SIDEWALK?

# 96 A:

SIDEWALK, YES.

# 97 Q:

DO YOU HAVE ANY -- ARE YOU IN POSSESSION OF ANY REPORTS THAT INDICATE THAT THERE WERE NON-RESIDENTS LURKING AROUND THE REAR GATE OF 875 SOUTH BUNDY?

# 98 MR. COCHRAN:

YOUR HONOR, I OBJECT TO THE FORM OF THAT QUESTION.

# 99 THE COURT:

SUSTAINED. CALLS FOR HEARSAY.

# 100 MR. COCHRAN:

HEARSAY.

# 101 Q:

BY MS. CLARK: ARE YOU AWARE OF ANY REPORTED INCIDENTS CONCERNING NON-PUBLIC -- EXCUSE ME -- NON-RESIDENTS AROUND THE REAR GATE AREA OF 875 SOUTH BUNDY?

# 102 MR. COCHRAN:

SAME QUESTION. I OBJECT, YOUR HONOR, HEARSAY.

# 103 THE COURT:

SUSTAINED.

# 104 Q:

BY MS. CLARK: WAS THERE -- THE FRONT AND THE REAR GATE AT 875 SOUTH BUNDY THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT, DO THOSE GIVE ACCESS TO THE OTHER SIDE, TO ANOTHER DUPLEX IN ANY WAY?

# 105 A:

NO.

# 106 Q:

WHO HAS ACCESS TO THOSE GATES?

# 107 MR. COCHRAN:

VAGUE, YOUR HONOR. WHAT GATES? VAGUE.

# 108 Q:

BY MS. CLARK: YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

# 109 THE COURT:

OVERRULED.

# 110 Q:

BY MS. CLARK: DO THOSE GATES GO SOLELY TO NICOLE'S CONDOMINIUM OR ALSO ALLOW ACCESS TO OTHER NEIGHBORS?

# 111 A:

STRICTLY TO THE ONE CONDOMINIUM.

# 112 THE COURT:

YOU HAVE TO RECALL, THE JURY HAS SEEN THE WALKWAY.

# 113 MS. CLARK:

IT HAS BEEN A WHILE.

# 114 Q:

NOW, YOU INDICATED THAT YOU VISITED BUNDY BETWEEN JUNE THE 13TH AND JULY THE 3RD?

# 115 A:

YES.

# 116 Q:

AND DO YOU RECALL WHY?

# 117 A:

THERE WERE RETURN VISITS TO THE CRIME SCENE TO CHECK ON VARIOUS THINGS. I HAVE NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN A CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION THAT I DIDN'T RETURN.

# 118 Q:

SO IS THAT UNUSUAL FOR YOU TO DO, TO GO BACK SEVERAL TIMES TO A CRIME SCENE?

# 119 A:

NO. ON THE CONTRARY, IT IS VERY USUAL AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE DONE AT EVERY CRIME SCENE.

# 120 Q:

WELL, CAN YOU TELL US WHY?

# 121 A:

BECAUSE INITIALLY THERE MAY BE THINGS THAT YOU'VE MISSED. YOU MAY WANT TO RETURN AT A DIFFERENT TIME OF DAY. YOU MAY WANT TO RECHECK WHAT YOU'VE ALREADY DONE. YOU MAY WANT TO SEARCH FOR ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE. THERE ARE ALL SORTS OF THINGS THAT COULD HAPPEN OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. YOU MAY NOT CATCH EVERYTHING THE FIRST TIME BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT GOING ON.

KEY QUOTE

# 122 Q:

OKAY. AND SO DID YOU -- DID THAT OCCUR IN THIS CASE?

# 123 A:

YES.

# 124 Q:

SO BETWEEN JUNE THE 13TH AND JULY THE 3RD, WHERE DID YOU GO? WHERE ABOUT THAT LOCATION OF 875 SOUTH BUNDY DID YOU GO?

# 125 MR. COCHRAN:

OBJECT TO THE FORM OF THAT QUESTION. BETWEEN? THAT IS VAGUE AS TO WHAT DATE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT.

# 126 THE COURT:

SEE IF WE CAN NARROW IT DOWN A LITTLE MORE TIMEWISE.

# 127 MS. CLARK:

OKAY.

# 128 Q:

DO YOU RECALL HOW MANY TIMES YOU WENT BACK TO THE LOCATION BETWEEN JUNE 13TH AND JULY THE 3RD?

# 129 A:

I BELIEVE IT WAS TWO OR THREE TIMES.

# 130 Q:

OKAY. ON ANY OF -- ON EACH OF THOSE OCCASIONS, THOSE TWO OR THREE TIMES, SIR, DO YOU RECALL WHERE YOU WENT?

# 131 A:

YES.

# 132 Q:

WHERE?

# 133 A:

TO THE FRONT OF THE LOCATION, TO THE AREA OF THE VICINITY WHERE THE BODIES WERE LOCATED, AND TO THE INTERIOR OF THE HOUSE, TO EXAMINE THE INTERIOR.

# 134 Q:

DID YOU EVER GO TO THE REAR GATE AREA ON ANY OF THOSE OCCASIONS?

# 135 A:

NO.

# 136 Q:

WHEN AFTER JUNE 13TH WAS THE FIRST TIME YOU WENT THROUGH THE REAR GATE AREA?

# 137 A:

I BELIEVE THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN JULY 3RD.

# 138 Q:

OKAY. AND ON JULY THE 3RD -- ON THE FIRST TIME YOU RETURNED TO THE REAR GATE AREA AFTER JUNE THE 13TH, WHICH WAS, AS YOU HAVE INDICATED, JULY THE 3RD, WHAT DID YOU SEE?

# 139 A:

I OBSERVED A SMEAR OF BLOOD -- THE FIRST THING I OBSERVED IS A SMEAR OF BLOOD ON THE UPPER RUNG OF THE REAR GATE THAT I HAD OBSERVED ON JUNE 13TH. ADDITIONALLY, THERE APPEARED TO BE THE SAME TWO DROPLETS OF BLOOD ON THE LOWER RUNG OF THAT GATE.

KEY QUOTE

# 140 Q:

THE SAME TWO --

# 141 MR. COCHRAN:

LEADING AND SUGGESTIVE.

# 142 DET. TOM LANGE:

THEY APPEARED TO BE THE SAME TWO.

# 143 Q:

BY MS. CLARK: COULD YOU EXPLAIN THAT, SIR? YOU SAID THE SAME TWO BLOOD DROPS?

# 144 A:

IT APPEARED TO BE THE SAME TWO DROPLETS THAT I HAD OBSERVED EARLIER ON JUNE 13TH ON THE INNER LOWER RUNG OF THAT REAR GATE.

# 145 Q:

AND BASED ON THAT OBSERVATION YOU DID WHAT?

# 146 A:

MADE INQUIRY AND REQUESTED MR. FUNG, THE CRIMINALIST.

# 147 Q:

AND WERE THOSE BLOOD DROPS ON THE REAR GATE SUBMITTED FOR DNA ANALYSIS, SIR?

# 148 A:

YES.

# 149 Q:

AND ARE YOU AWARE OF THOSE RESULTS?

# 150 A:

YES, I AM.

# 151 Q:

NOW, I THINK YOU INDICATED ALSO THAT ON AUGUST THE 27TH YOU TOOK THE DEFENSE TEAM, THE DEFENDANT -- EXCUSE ME -- THE DEFENSE ATTORNEY -- DEFENSE ATTORNEYS AND THEIR INVESTIGATORS ON A WALK THROUGH 875 SOUTH BUNDY. DO YOU RECALL THAT?

# 152 A:

AND THEIR CRIMINALIST, YES.

# 153 Q:

AND THEIR CRIMINALIST?

# 154 A:

YES.

# 155 Q:

AND I THINK YOU INDICATED ON CROSS-EXAMINATION THAT THEIR -- THAT THEIR INVESTIGATION -- ONE OF THEIR INVESTIGATORS POINTED OUT CHANGE INSIDE THE GARAGE OF THE LOCATION OF 875 SOUTH BUNDY?

# 156 A:

I BELIEVE THERE WAS ONE OR TWO PENNIES LYING ON THE FLOOR OF THE GARAGE.

# 157 Q:

OKAY. AND DID YOU SEIZE THOSE PENNIES?

# 158 A:

NO.

# 159 Q:

WHY NOT?

# 160 A:

THOSE PENNIES WERE ISOLATED FROM THE CRIME SCENE. THE GARAGE DOOR WAS SECURED AT THE TIME THIS OCCURRED. THERE WAS NO BLOOD IN THE GARAGE AREA. THERE WAS NOTHING TO INDICATE THAT ANY SUSPECT HAD EVER VISITED THAT AREA.

KEY QUOTE

# 161 MR. COCHRAN:

YOUR HONOR, I MOVE TO STRIKE.

# 162 DET. TOM LANGE:

OR THAT IT HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE CRIME SCENE.

# 163 MR. COCHRAN:

I MOVE TO STRIKE AS CONCLUSIONARY, YOUR HONOR. OBJECTION, YOUR HONOR.

# 164 THE COURT:

OVERRULED.

# 165 Q:

BY MS. CLARK: WHAT DO YOU MEAN "THE GARAGE DOOR WAS SECURED AT THE TIME"?

# 166 A:

IT WAS CLOSED.

# 167 MR. COCHRAN:

YOUR HONOR, I OBJECT TO THE FORM OF THAT QUESTION. HE WASN'T THERE. MAY WE BE HEARD?

# 168 THE COURT:

OVERRULED.

# 169 Q:

BY MS. CLARK: THE GARAGE DOOR WAS CLOSED AT WHAT TIME, SIR?

# 170 A:

THE TIME OF THE MURDER.

# 171 MR. COCHRAN:

YOUR HONOR, I OBJECT TO THAT. HOW WOULD HE KNOW THAT? I OBJECT TO THE FORM OF THAT.

# 172 THE COURT:

OVERRULED. COUNSEL, OVERRULED.

# 173 Q:

BY MS. CLARK: OKAY. AND YOU INDICATED ALSO -- SO THE PENNIES WERE INSIDE THE GARAGE, SIR?

# 174 A:

INSIDE THE SECURED GARAGE, YES.

# 175 Q:

AND ON AUGUST 27TH DID YOU SEE ANY BLOOD NEAR THOSE PENNIES, SIR?

# 176 A:

NO.

# 177 Q:

NOW, CONVERSELY, YOU INDICATED TO THE JURY THAT YOU -- EARLIER, I BELIEVE, THAT YOU FOUND A DIME AND THE PENNY ON THE REAR DRIVEWAY THAT YOU SAW JUNE 13TH TO BE IMPORTANT?

# 178 A:

TO ME IT WAS, YES.

# 179 Q:

CAN YOU TELL US WHY?

# 180 A:

THE DIME AND THE PENNY WERE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE BLOOD DROPLET IN THE REAR ALLEY. IT APPEARED TO DROP TO ME FROM A STATIONARY SOURCE INDICATING THAT SOURCE MAY HAVE BEEN STANDING STILL REACHING IN THEIR POCKET PERHAPS FOR KEYS AND INADVERTENTLY DROPPING THE COINS GOING FOR THE KEYS. THE BLOOD DROPLET HAD NO TAILING AND IT APPEARED TO COME FROM A STATIONARY SOURCE.

KEY QUOTE

# 181 THE COURT:

ALL RIGHT. MISS CLARK, WE NEED TO TAKE OUR MORNING BREAK AT THIS POINT. ALL RIGHT. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A 15-RECESS AT THIS TIME. PLEASE REMEMBER MY ADMONITION TO YOU. DON'T DISCUSS THE CASE AMONG YOURSELVES, DON'T FORM ANY OPINIONS ABOUT THE CASE, DON'T LET ANYBODY COMMUNICATE WITH YOU WITH REGARD TO THE CASE, DO NOT CONDUCT ANY DELIBERATIONS UNTIL THE MATTER HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO YOU. STAND IN RECESS FOR FIFTEEN.

# 182 (RECESS.)

# 183 THE COURT:

BACK ON THE RECORD IN THE SIMPSON MATTER. ALL PARTIES ARE PRESENT. DEPUTY MAGNERA, LET'S HAVE THE JURORS, PLEASE.

Temperature

procedural

Key Quotes (4)

Det. Tom Lange

BECAUSE INITIALLY THERE MAY BE THINGS THAT YOU'VE MISSED. YOU MAY WANT TO RETURN AT A DIFFERENT TIME OF DAY. YOU MAY WANT TO RECHECK WHAT YOU'VE ALREADY DONE. YOU MAY WANT TO SEARCH FOR ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE. THERE ARE ALL SORTS OF THINGS THAT COULD HAPPEN OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. YOU MAY NOT CATCH EVERYTHING THE FIRST TIME BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT GOING ON.

Rehabilitates repeated crime scene visits that were challenged on cross as suspicious or irregular.

Det. Tom Lange

THE DIME AND THE PENNY WERE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE BLOOD DROPLET IN THE REAR ALLEY. IT APPEARED TO DROP TO ME FROM A STATIONARY SOURCE INDICATING THAT SOURCE MAY HAVE BEEN STANDING STILL REACHING IN THEIR POCKET PERHAPS FOR KEYS AND INADVERTENTLY DROPPING THE COINS GOING FOR THE KEYS.

Key investigative inference linking physical evidence to suspect behavior at the rear alley exit — supports prosecution's theory of the crime.

Det. Tom Lange

THOSE PENNIES WERE ISOLATED FROM THE CRIME SCENE. THE GARAGE DOOR WAS SECURED AT THE TIME THIS OCCURRED. THERE WAS NO BLOOD IN THE GARAGE AREA. THERE WAS NOTHING TO INDICATE THAT ANY SUSPECT HAD EVER VISITED THAT AREA.

Explains why garage pennies flagged by defense were not seized — distinguishes irrelevant from relevant evidence, defending investigative judgment.

Det. Tom Lange

I OBSERVED A SMEAR OF BLOOD -- THE FIRST THING I OBSERVED IS A SMEAR OF BLOOD ON THE UPPER RUNG OF THE REAR GATE THAT I HAD OBSERVED ON JUNE 13TH. ADDITIONALLY, THERE APPEARED TO BE THE SAME TWO DROPLETS OF BLOOD ON THE LOWER RUNG OF THAT GATE.

Establishes continuity of rear gate blood evidence from June 13th through July 3rd, supporting chain of custody and undermining contamination theories.

Evidence (7)

Informal

OJ Simpson's Bronco, parked outside Rockingham gate

confirmed seized June 13th and submitted for testing

Informal

Glove found at Rockingham

confirmed seized June 13th and submitted for testing

Informal

Knit cap found at crime scene

confirmed seized June 13th and submitted for testing

Informal

Blood drops on walkway at 875 South Bundy

confirmed collected June 13th and submitted for testing

Informal

Blood smear and two drops on rear gate at 875 South Bundy

observed June 13th, collected July 3rd after Lange returned; submitted for DNA analysis

Informal

Dime and penny found in rear alley near blood droplet

discussed as investigatively significant — proximity to stationary blood drop suggests suspect paused reaching for keys

+ 1 more

Notable Exchanges (3)

Marcia Clark•Lance A. Ito•Johnnie Cochran

Clark asked about 'public people' around Bundy; Cochran objected as vague; judge clarified the term as 'non-police, non-residents' and the examination continued.

mildly clarifying

Johnnie Cochran•Lance A. Ito

Cochran objected that Lange could not know the garage door was closed 'at the time of the murder.' Judge overruled, allowing the testimony.

contentious

Det. Tom Lange•Marcia Clark

Lange explains the significance of the dime and penny in the rear alley — connecting coins near a stationary blood drop to a suspect possibly reaching for car keys.

strategic/revealing

Objections

17 objections (5 sustained, 9 overruled)

Proceeding 5192 • 183 utterances • Prosecution witness

Criminal Trial

Department 103