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Nicole Brown Simpson blood-bottle seal and label exhibits concerning blood obtained before embalming. The label identified case 5136 and showed Dr. Golden taking the sample on June 14 at 9:30; People's 364-II was the blow-up associated with People's 364-I.
Autopsy photograph showing four sharp-force injuries on the left side of Nicole Brown Simpson's neck and a tissue bridge at the leftmost start of the major wound. Testimony described the bridge as favoring a single-edged knife, and the photograph was used during examinations of Dr. Lakshmanan and Dr. Baden.
Autopsy photograph described during testimony as showing a cerebrocortical contusion in Nicole Brown Simpson's brain tissue before a microscopic section was removed. The motion record characterized it as a possible coup or contrecoup injury omitted from Dr. Golden's original protocol.
Autopsy photograph of the right side of Nicole Brown Simpson's head taken after postmortem shaving, showing a contusion in the right temporal area. Used to establish wound sequence and minimum survival time before the fatal neck wound, and to examine coup/contre-coup injury mechanism.
Civil trial autopsy photograph of Nicole Brown Simpson's head wound showing the location of a scalp bruise on the right side of her head, discussed and disputed during Dr. Spitz's testimony; plaintiff's counsel introduced it to replace an autopsy diagram, and Baker used it to challenge Spitz's characterization of the wound's location.
Autopsy photograph showing the beginning (left end) of the major stab/incise wound to Nicole Brown Simpson's neck, and lividity on the left side of her face.
Autopsy photograph showing the full depth of Nicole Brown Simpson's major neck wound, including the thyroid/hyoid area, hypopharynx, cervical spine, and carotid and jugular structures. A second description identifies the thyrohyoid area and the gaping wound.
Full-body photographs of Nicole Brown Simpson, clothed, taken at the Coroner's Office; discussed in the context of a possible sexual assault kit and their admissibility.
Close-up autopsy photographs of Nicole Brown Simpson's cleansed and propped throat wound, challenged by the defense as the most prejudicial exhibits; admissibility was contested during pre-testimony proceedings.
Board of Nicole Brown Simpson autopsy photographs discussed during Dr. Lakshmanan's testimony, with candidate rows identifying B-1, B-5, B-9, B-12, B-23, B-24, B-28, B-29, and B-31. A board identified as 354/355 was later used during Dr. Baden's testimony to examine a disputed area of discoloration on Nicole's back.
Civil trial autopsy photograph of Nicole Brown Simpson showing a gaping neck wound; also incorporated into a display board titled 'Sharp Force Injuries and Blunt Force Trauma to Head Face and Neck of Ms. Brown' (together with Plaintiffs' 2015) showing four vertical neck wounds and the throat slash, used during Dr. Spitz's testimony.
Autopsy photograph showing stab wound number four on the left side of Nicole Brown Simpson's neck.
People's 352 was a board of Nicole Brown Simpson autopsy photographs used as a reference during Dr. Lakshmanan's testimony. The candidate rows identify B-12, B-16, B-20, B-23, B-26, B-29, B-30, and B-31, along with photographs of four sharp-force injuries to the left neck.
Life-size autopsy photograph B9 showing an area of nonspecific blunt-force trauma on Nicole Brown Simpson's back or right side, displayed during the admissibility hearing and later used to distinguish contusion from lividity.
People's 29, a photograph of Nicole Brown Simpson introduced and identified during Tia Gavin's examination and later displayed during closing argument in contrast to photographs showing Nicole smiling.
Cropped autopsy photograph showing a reddish-brown abrasion lateral to Nicole Brown Simpson's right eyebrow, identified as antemortem non-fatal blunt force trauma.
Autopsy photograph showing two sharp force injuries to the back and right side of Nicole Brown Simpson's head.
Close-up photograph of the wound shown on the left side of B-23, described as a five-eighths-inch forked stab/incised wound. Testimony identified a measurement discrepancy with Dr. Golden's protocol.
Full-body autopsy photograph of Nicole Brown Simpson; the prosecution indicated it would be cropped before presentation, and its admissibility was challenged by the defense.
Close-up photograph of Nicole Brown Simpson's fingernail clippings.
Photograph of the back of Nicole Brown Simpson's fingernail-kit envelope, showing its seals.
Photograph of the front of Nicole Brown Simpson's fingernail-kit envelope, showing Ratcliffe's entries and unchecked fingernail-scrapings boxes.
Board with autopsy photographs of Nicole Brown Simpson showing a contusion on her back, introduced and discussed during William Bodziak's testimony.
Photograph of the original sealed brown paper bag from the Coroner's Office, marked “Panties, dress” and containing Nicole Brown's clothing.
Plaintiff's 21, identified by Karen Crawford as a photograph of Nicole Brown Simpson.
Civil trial board titled 'Blunt Force Trauma and Defensive Wounds to Ms. Brown,' containing autopsy and scene photographs, marked and used for witness demonstration before the jury during Dr. Spitz's testimony.
Photograph of Nicole Brown Simpson's right-hand fingernail clippings as viewed by Dr. Lakshmanan and Dr. Baden on June 22.
A set of autopsy photographs covering Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman, discussed in criminal and civil proceedings. The records address proposed jury display, public access, admissibility, the prosecution's intended-use grouping, and Dr. Lakshmanan's reliance on the photographs when forming opinions.