Autopsy Photos Goldman

Civil trial compilation board of photographs of Ronald Goldman's hands showing defensive wounds, displayed on the Elmo projector while Dr. Baden stepped down to point out specific bleeding wounds to the jury.

Board of six autopsy photographs showing sharp force injuries and blunt force trauma to the face, neck, and right shoulder of Ron Goldman, taken June 14, 1994. Used extensively during Dr. Lakshmanan's wound-by-wound testimony in the criminal trial and introduced by Dr. Spitz in the civil trial; admitted with mandatory cropping of the most graphic close-up (358-B).

Additional civil trial autopsy photographs of Goldman's neck wounds, ear wounds, and scalp stab wounds, marked and discussed during Dr. Spitz's testimony.

Photographs of Ron Goldman taken at the coroner's office on June 14, 1994 with clothing present, showing blood draining downward on jeans consistent with an upright position, including blood on the left pant leg from the thigh slash wound.

Board of photographs titled 'Sharp Force Injuries and Blunt Force Trauma to Head of Mr. Goldman,' including autopsy photographs G-48 and G-49, introduced in both the criminal and civil trials during medical examiner testimony.

Photographs of Goldman's cervical spine injury referenced in criminalist Dowell's tool mark analysis report and cited during Dr. Lakshmanan's criminal trial testimony.

Autopsy photograph of Goldman's neck area showing six sharp force injuries, including superficial incise wounds nos. 1 and 2 in the lower neck region. Annotated in blue on display boards during Dr. Lakshmanan's criminal trial testimony and referenced in hypotheticals about wound sequencing and cumulative blood loss.

Autopsy photograph showing a complex stab wound at the left side of Goldman's neck and behind the left ear, cataloguing injuries nos. 1–4 in Dr. Lakshmanan's numbering scheme and including a fatal neck stab, a linear wound behind the ear, and a nick to the pinna. The civil counterpart (Plaintiffs' 2015) shows four stab wounds in vertical orientation on the left side of the neck.

Autopsy photograph of the right side of Goldman's trunk showing two fatal chest stab wounds (injury no. 1: right 4th rib/right lung; injury no. 2: right 8th intercostal space), one superficial right flank stab wound (injury no. 3), and postmortem abrasions (injuries nos. 4 and 5), annotated in red and blue marker during Dr. Lakshmanan's testimony.

Autopsy photograph of the right side of Goldman's face showing blunt and sharp force injuries, including the lower superficial incise wound (injury no. 2), with injuries numbered and circled directly on the displayed image during Dr. Lakshmanan's testimony.

Autopsy photograph showing the fatal aortic stab wound on Goldman's left flank from the external side view, with wound track, direction, and aortic perforations analyzed during Dr. Lakshmanan's testimony and discussed in relation to wound sequencing.

Close-up autopsy photograph of the left thigh stab wound after the body was washed, showing a 1 and 7/8-inch by 7/8-inch gaping stab wound consistent with a single-edged knife approximately 3 inches deep.

Autopsy photograph of the back of Goldman's left hand showing index finger injuries; a cropped version (G25) was introduced after a court ruling that the alternative photograph (G26) did not clearly show the same injury.

Autopsy photograph of the back of Goldman's left hand and wrist showing contusions and abrasions; this was the alternative photograph ruled admissible prior to the introduction of the cropped G-25.

Autopsy photograph of Goldman's right hand showing 12 injuries including abrasions, contusions, and punctate abrasions on multiple fingers, introduced in both the criminal trial (G-32) and the preliminary hearing (People's 32) to document defensive wounds.

Second autopsy photograph of the sharp force injury behind Goldman's left ear, used alongside G-51 to corroborate wound appearance and identify abrasion orientation and injury no. 10.

Board of photographs titled 'Sharp Force Injuries to the Left Flank, Left Thigh and Right Chest of Mr. Goldman; Blunt Force Trauma and Lividity,' introduced and discussed extensively during Dr. Lakshmanan's testimony in the criminal trial and by Dr. Spitz in the civil trial.

Close-up photograph of Goldman's hand showing bruises, abrasions, and scrapings across the knuckles and fingers; introduced in the civil trial by the defense, with Baker arguing the bruising was consistent with Goldman striking his attacker and Dr. Spitz pointing out multiple scrape locations on each finger.

Autopsy photograph of Goldman's right hand showing defensive cuts in the web between the index and middle finger and a Y-shaped wound near the thumb base, consistent with a victim grabbing a knife blade; requested by the defense after the court allowed other autopsy photographs.

Coroner's photograph showing Goldman's aorta cut open and nearly severed, with two incision wounds visible and blood infiltration of the surrounding tissue, used to assess blood pressure and wound sequencing during Dr. Spitz's civil trial testimony.

Autopsy photograph of Goldman's left palm showing abrasions to the thumb and defensive cut wounds, discussed during Dr. Lakshmanan's testimony cataloguing hand injuries.

Autopsy photograph of Goldman's right hand with fingers pried apart to reveal the same defensive stab wound shown in G-35, plus 12 additional catalogued hand injuries.

Autopsy photograph showing the back of Goldman's neck with the head rotated approximately 90 degrees, included in the People's 358 board and referenced during Dr. Lakshmanan's testimony on the head and neck region.

Photograph of Ron Goldman used in the preliminary hearing to confirm that detectives Lange and Vannatter attended Goldman's autopsy, referenced in separate proceedings by each detective.

Document containing six photographs of Goldman wounds, introduced and discussed during Dr. Spitz's civil trial testimony.

Photograph of Ron Goldman's right hand showing bruising on the knuckles, taken at the coroner's office on or about June 15, 1994, introduced and authenticated by Detective Lange in the criminal trial.

Photograph of Ronald Goldman's hands showing bruising and blunt force trauma, displayed and discussed by the defense in the criminal trial to argue that Goldman struck his assailant.

Autopsy photograph showing half-inch entry and exit wounds at Goldman's aorta, discussed during anatomy and wound-depth questioning of Dr. Spitz in the civil trial.

Photograph of a wound identified by Dr. Spitz as a small but fatal aorta wound, with possible blood transfer from clothing noted, displayed during civil trial testimony.

Photograph referenced in connection with retroperitoneal bleeding and the absence of protuberance, discussed by Dr. Spitz in the civil trial as evidence against a massive retroperitoneal hemorrhage theory.

Full back view of Goldman's undressed body showing the neck slash, shoulder scraping, lower back bruises, and the location of the aortic stab wound.

Seal concerning blood obtained from Ron Goldman's body before embalming, marked for identification during Dr. Lakshmanan's criminal trial testimony.

Autopsy photograph of Goldman's left arm showing an interrupted abrasion complex, discussed during Dr. Lakshmanan's testimony on defensive wounds.

Autopsy photograph of Goldman's left forearm showing triangular and linear abrasions, discussed during Dr. Lakshmanan's testimony on defensive wounds.

Autopsy photograph showing Goldman's left forearm (ulnar aspect) and right chest/nipple area, discussed during Dr. Lakshmanan's testimony.

Autopsy photograph of the palm of Goldman's left hand showing abrasions, discussed during Dr. Lakshmanan's testimony on defensive wounds.

Photographic exhibit titled 'Blunt Force Trauma, Sharp Force Injuries and Defensive Wounds to the Left and Right Hands of Mr. Goldman,' shown to Dr. Huizenga during hypothetical questioning about Goldman's injuries in the criminal trial.

Photograph showing fingernail marks on Ron Goldman, marked for identification during Dr. Spitz's civil trial testimony, partially discussed before an objection was sustained.

Photograph showing fingernail marks on Ron Goldman, marked for identification during Dr. Spitz's civil trial testimony.

Photograph showing fingernail marks on Ron Goldman, marked for identification during Dr. Spitz's civil trial testimony.

Photograph of the sole and heel of Ron Goldman's right shoe, taken to check for blood on the victim's soles and to capture the tread pattern, introduced during Detective Lange's preliminary hearing testimony.

Photograph of Ronald Goldman's left palm showing defense wound incisions, introduced and authenticated by Dr. Golden during the preliminary hearing.

Dr. Golden's original autopsy protocol for Ron Goldman, consisting of an 18-page single-spaced narrative plus a 6-page addendum totaling 24 pages before diagrams. The report documents sharp force injuries across multiple body regions, retroperitoneal hemorrhage, approximately 100–200cc blood in the abdominal cavity, aorta wound measurements, and adrenal gland findings.