The prosecution's rebuttal case crumbled under sustained defense attack as glove expert Richard Rubin's credibility was shredded through revelations of inappropriate contact with prosecutors and incomplete research on competing manufacturers. Simultaneously, a jury crisis erupted when the court's offer of financial assistance to a hardship-stricken juror prompted Shapiro to move for excusal, while blood evidence was undermined by Thano Peratis's videotaped recantation of his blood draw amount. The day exposed fundamental weaknesses in the prosecution's key rebuttal witnesses.

• Gary Sims revealed to have delayed RFLP testing over a month while attending to trial prep and monitoring witnesses rather than advancing DNA analysis
• Richard Rubin caught requesting invitation to prosecution 'victory party' and memorabilia; defense exposed his cursory research on competing glove manufacturers
• Court disclosed that demonstration gloves used in Simpson's try-on were different model from original crime scene gloves—using different sewing technique
• Thano Peratis videotape showed recantation of sworn testimony about Simpson's blood draw amount, triggering constitutional hearsay debate
• Cochran discovered unnamed juror receiving court-arranged financial assistance for rental property hardship; threatened immediate appellate writ
• Shapiro moved to excuse juror, arguing court's intervention created unconstitutional preferential treatment and 'special kinship'
• Defense motion for modified jury sequestration denied despite jurors being confined for nine months