📂 Tuesday, September 5, 1995 — Day 147
◀ Criminal Trial
📅 Tuesday, September 5, 1995 31 proceedings 3691 utterances
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Day 147 — Tuesday, September 5, 1995

Defense Dismantles Fuhrman's Credibility with Decade of Racist Testimony
Judge Lance A. Ito • Criminal Trial • 31 proceedings • 3691 utterances
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The defense mounted a systematic assault on Detective Mark Fuhrman's credibility through testimony from four witnesses documenting racist statements spanning a decade. Kathleen Bell and Natalie Singer testified about Fuhrman's openly racist attitudes and slurs from 1985-1987, while filmmaker Laura Hart McKinny presented recorded interviews with audio evidence of Fuhrman using racial epithets approximately 42 times. Concurrently, witness William Blasini testified he found no blood in OJ Simpson's Bronco during a June 21 inspection, and photographer Rolf Rokahr established precise timeline details of the glove discovery photographs. The prosecution struggled visibly, with prosecutor Darden making an emotional plea to halt the Fuhrman testimony.

  • Kathleen Bell testified that Fuhrman made openly racist statements in 1985-86, including wishing Black people could be 'gathered together and burned'
  • Natalie Singer testified that Fuhrman used racial slurs and said 'the only good Nigger is a dead Nigger' during a 1987 encounter
  • William Blasini testified he inspected the Bronco on June 21, 1994 and found no blood anywhere in the vehicle despite actively looking
  • Rolf Rokahr established that glove photographs were frames 34-35—the final shots on the first film roll—supporting the defense's timeline theory
  • Laura Hart McKinny presented recorded interviews documenting Fuhrman using racial slurs approximately 42 times across a decade of conversations
  • Audio recordings of Fuhrman himself using racial epithets were played for the jury
  • Prosecutor Darden made an emotional plea asking the court to halt Fuhrman testimony and refocus on OJ Simpson
Day 147 • 31 proceedings • 3691 utterances
Criminal Trial
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