Bundy Scene Overview Photos

A civil-trial collection of photographs and photographic displays showing the Bundy rear gate from multiple distances and directions, with claimed blood locations, numbered markers, gate bars, mesh, and surrounding approaches. Individual rows identify images from June 13 or July 3 and record identification, authentication, display, discussion, or witness qualifications concerning what could be seen.

Series of photographs displayed during the prosecution's opening statement and described there as showing a trail of bloody shoeprints and blood drops extending from the Bundy front gate, along the walkway, through the rear gate, and into the driveway.

People’s 54, a four-part Bundy crime-scene photograph chart containing images of an envelope, a hat and glove, Nicole Brown Simpson, and glasses. Individual sources variously identify subpart 54(3) as a glasses photograph or a close-up showing the glove’s position before the body was removed.

The People's 53 photographic series depicts the Bundy rear gate, including a top-rung smear, lower-rung droplets, exterior grating, and markers numbered 115–117. Testimony discussed close-ups, July 3 photographs of items 116 and 117, and comparisons with People's 48 concerning the numbering.

A photograph identified as Defense D-1007 or Defense 1007 showing criminalist Dennis Fung pointing at or near the Bundy rear gate. One source identifies it as a July 3, 1994 photograph, and it was used by defense counsel in discussing the timing of rear-gate blood collection.

Photograph of the alley behind 875 South Bundy, looking north from Dorothy Avenue and showing the asphalt surface and crime scene tape. People's 38-A preserved Eva Stein's annotated circle, while People's 38-D marked the limit of Mark Storfer's sightline.

Photograph of the front entrance to 875 South Bundy showing the walkway along the north fence, crime scene tape, and the neighbor's path used by Officer Riske to approach Goldman's body. Annotated versions were marked by multiple witnesses including Detective Phillips and Lieutenant Spangler.

Rear-gate photographs identified as Defendant's 2100, 2101, and 2102. Rossi initialed or circled locations he believed showed blood; 2101 was described as taken approximately three weeks after the murders, while 2102 was described as a June 13 photograph newly marked during examination. Dennis Fung later could not confirm that the spot pictured in Exhibit 2100 was the stain he collected.

Photograph of the front walkway from the Bundy sidewalk to the front steps, including the left side where officers walked on the grass. On People's 43-B-1, Sergeant Rossi marked his route in red while describing how he avoided the walkway.

Crime-scene photographs identified as portions of the People's 48 series, showing blood-drop markers on the ground near and just inside the Bundy rear gate, including a drop in the rear driveway near the Jeep.

Photographs of the Bundy back-gate mesh marked or initialed by Officer Terrazas to identify locations he described as blood spots, including an area near marker 116. Plaintiffs' 2098 and 2099 were introduced during his testimony; a later discussion with Dennis Fung raised a foundation issue concerning the marked location.

Two photographs of the Bundy front gate area introduced during Gary Sims's testimony: People's 291 shows overhanging vegetation at the front gate, and People's 292 is a close-up of the front gate handrail at the location where blood sample item 45 was collected, used to establish biological contamination potential from vegetation exposure.

Five-photograph series depicting the Bundy scene as first found, including the sidewalk, victims, envelope, and paw prints, with an associated large crime-scene board. People's 43-A showed the area outside the gated enclosure where Goldman's body was visible.

Photographs identified as People's 166 and 166-A showing the Bundy rear gate and the area where blood drop 116 was documented. People's 166-A was discussed as a June 13 close-up in challenges concerning whether blood was visible, while another People's 166 view showed plant material touching the gate hinge.

Large Bundy crime-scene photograph board identified as Defendants' 1342 and Criminal 1341 / Civil 1342, containing views of blood stains in the closed-in area and on a fence, a soil depression near a tree, Ron Goldman's boots, keys, and beeper.

Photograph showing the view of the alley behind Nicole Brown Simpson's condominium at 875 South Bundy, displayed to the jury during the prosecution's opening statement.

Blood samples collected from the Bundy front gate handrail, discussed during Gary Sims's testimony and contrasted with rear gate samples to explain bacterial degradation due to vegetation exposure and improper storage.

Defense photographs of the Bundy crime scene showing an unidentified LAPD officer on the walkway with blood still visible, used by Cochran on recross to argue the crime scene was still active when the photographs were taken, implying continued access and potential contamination.

Photograph of the exterior side of the gate near Ron Goldman's body, discussed during Officer Riske's testimony.

Still image from American Journal footage showing an unidentified officer walking on the Bundy walkway in daylight. People's 57 displayed the network logo, while Defense 1011 was a differently sized copy with the logo obscured; Marcia Clark argued that the obscuration concealed the image's media origin.

Photograph of Nicole Brown Simpson's residence at 875 South Bundy as seen from the rear alley, showing the north-facing side of the building and, in some views, a Jeep and crime scene tape. Used with multiple witnesses to identify the location they observed or approached.

Photograph of the intersection of Dorothy Avenue and Bundy Drive showing police cars and crime scene tape, used with multiple witnesses to establish where officers parked and how the perimeter was set up.

Defense photograph of the exterior of 875 South Bundy taken the morning of June 13, 1994, showing at least eight individuals including LAPD officers, coroner representatives, photographer Rokahr, and criminalist Dennis Fung with an unidentified woman in the foreground later suggested to be trainee Andrea Mazzola. Used to challenge witness accounts of where personnel were standing relative to the crime scene perimeter.

Photograph of 875 South Bundy showing the gates and lawn area near the crime scene, marked for identification in the civil trial and used to pin down witness Thomas Tallarino on the location of his claimed observation.

Civil-trial Exhibit 32 photograph depicting the Bundy walkway and blood trail or blood positions as they appeared the night of June 13, used during Officers Riske's and Terrazas's testimony.

A large board displaying June 13 and July 3 photographs of the rear-gate scene, identified as Plaintiffs' 80 or Exhibit 80. It was displayed and discussed during Lange's testimony; during Rossi's session it was retrieved from the jury room and displayed but not admitted into testimony before adjournment.

Two Bundy rear-gate photographs: People's 105 shows Dennis Fung pointing toward the blood-smudge area, while People's 106 is a close-up of the smudge on the gate's upper portion.

A wider-perspective scene photograph taken after Goldman's body was removed, together with the printed close-up designated People's 58-A.

Photograph of the bushes along the left side of the walkway at 875 South Bundy. During the prosecution's opening statement, it was displayed to illustrate the asserted path officers used to approach without disturbing blood evidence.

Displayed during the prosecution's opening statement and described there as showing dog paw prints, but no shoe prints, running along the Bundy walkway. It was used to explain the approach path attributed to Officer Riske.

Photograph of the front walkway at 875 South Bundy Drive looking west, showing the open gate, call box, doorknob, and blood evidence. Used by multiple witnesses to trace approach routes and identify evidentiary features of the walkway and entry area.

People's 165, a Bundy crime-scene photo board showing stain locations and including an Item 47 photograph or close-up. It was used to orient the jury, correlate photograph identifiers with item numbers, and question whether soil or leaves were visible; Mazzola stated that the image shown was not the specific photograph she recalled.

Westerly-looking overview photograph of the Bundy walkway showing blood marks, bloody paw prints, and evidence cards marking blood-drop locations. The photograph was used during testimony to discuss the placement of blood and footprint evidence.

Photograph looking northbound on Bundy Drive from south of Dorothy Avenue, showing the street sign and surrounding structures. Used to establish the location of the crime scene and orient witness testimony.

People's 97 is a June 13 photograph of the Bundy front gate. It was displayed during Gary Sims's testimony for substrate and paint-condition comparisons; Detective Lange identified the apparent blood shown as corresponding to evidentiary Item 51.

Exterior photograph showing the Taylor residence and 875 South Bundy Drive with exterior lighting visible, used to illustrate lighting conditions at the crime scene and to identify Nicole Brown Simpson's residence.

Photograph of the front area of 875 South Bundy Drive as it appeared when Officer Terrazas arrived, also used to orient the jury to Officer Riske's movements and initial search area in the civil trial.

Photograph of the front of 875 South Bundy showing crime-scene tape and the foliage condition on June 13, 1994. Detective Lange used it to compare that foliage with its condition during the later jury walk-through.

Photograph of Bundy Drive looking north, showing police cars and crime scene tape. Used to orient witnesses to the location and where detectives parked upon arriving at the scene.

Photograph of the walkway on the north side of 875 South Bundy residence leading west, used to establish the area near the front of the house and discussed in relation to shoeprint evidence locations.

Photograph of the troth area and steps leading to the rear gate, also showing brownish-red-purple debris on the back stairway. Detective Phillips described the photographed debris as berries.

Defendants' 2134, a crime-scene blood-stain photograph identified during Fung's testimony as front-gate stain 116, collected June 13. Defense counsel used it to highlight a numbering coincidence with a July 3 back-gate sample; Spitz later said he had considered the photograph but could not identify its exact location.

Photograph of the foliage and loose dirt area where Ron Goldman's body was found, showing the tree placement, area dimensions, and disturbed soil. Used to establish spatial measurements of the murder scene and illustrate the condition of the soil.

Photograph showing two LAPD print technicians working at the stairwell handrail at Bundy; one SID technician is shown wearing gloves and shoe coverings. It was discussed in connection with Detective Lange's observations or recollections about coverings worn by other investigators.

People's 359 posterboard of crime-scene photographs showing the area at 875 South Bundy where Ronald Goldman's body was found, titled “Possible sources for Ron Goldman's blunt force trauma injuries.”

People's 56-D, a Bundy crime-scene photograph showing the dirt-alcove area where Ronald Goldman was found. It was later shown to Dr. Henry Lee for orientation to the beeper's location relative to the fence poles but was not displayed publicly because of its graphic content.

Photograph of the rear of 875 South Bundy showing the Jeep in the driveway, introduced during testimony by Officer Riske and Detective Phillips.

Photograph of the front of 875 South Bundy Drive introduced during Thomas Tallarino's civil trial testimony; the witness stated he did not recognize the area depicted.

Photograph of the front of 875 South Bundy showing crime-scene tape after McGowan secured the perimeter, used during Officer Riske's civil-trial testimony.

Photograph of 875 South Bundy looking due west, showing the front walkway, stairs, and victim location, displayed in the civil trial to illustrate Officer Terrazas's path and proximity to the victims.

Board for 875 South Bundy featuring a schematic diagram and walkway photographs, prepared by LAPD surveyor Howard Huckland, introduced in the civil trial and used extensively during Detective Lange's testimony for orientation.

Additional Bundy crime scene photographs referenced in comparison with Defense exhibit D-1008 during questioning about photo numbering sequence.

Wide-angle photograph of the back gate taken June 13, 1994. Baker challenged Lange to identify blood drops 115 and 116, arguing that they were not visible in the photograph.

Photograph looking north inside the Bundy crime scene area after Goldman's body was removed. Fuhrman used an arrow to mark the approximate location of the left-hand glove and cap near the east fence.

Photograph of the Bundy crime scene from the north side of the gate, introduced and annotated by Detective Phillips during his testimony.

Posterboard of Bundy Drive murder scene photographs displayed and analyzed by Dr. Henry Lee, focusing on the caged area and including photos of Ron Goldman's boots, keys, beeper, fence stains, and evidence photo cards 101, 108, 109, and 119. Red tape was used to connect photographs to approximate crime scene locations on a diagram.

Crime-scene photograph taken from street level looking down the Bundy walkway and depicting Nicole Brown Simpson.

Photograph of Bundy Drive showing the Dorothy/Bundy intersection and structures in the background, including a palm tree and a visible light near a building, introduced to establish witness Harman's sight lines and orientation.

Photograph of the driveway area near the Jeep at 875 South Bundy, introduced during Detective Phillips's testimony.

Printed photograph of the Bundy front gate with arrows marking the call box and doorknob, marked and entered as a defense exhibit during Officer Riske's testimony.

Photograph of the north walkway leading to the rear gate at 875 South Bundy, facing the alley, introduced and identified by Detective Fuhrman.

Overall crime scene photograph taken after the victims were removed, showing all remaining items at the scene including the envelope, glove, cap, and shoe prints; introduced in the preliminary hearing during Detective Lange's testimony.

Photograph of the rear driveway and Jeep area at 875 South Bundy, introduced during Sergeant Rossi's testimony.

Photograph of the Bundy rear gate, introduced during Gary Sims's testimony and noted to show less dense vegetation than the front gate area.

Second photograph of the Bundy rear gate, introduced and shown alongside People's 293 during Gary Sims's testimony.

Crime scene photograph showing the stationary gate on the south side of the Bundy walkway, with a Bonita Ecuador fruit label visible to the right of the post.

Additional photograph of the Bundy crime scene walkway, part of the 43-series walkway documentation, discussed during Sergeant Rossi's testimony.

Perspective photograph of the Bundy walkway showing all numbered stains, displayed during Gary Sims's testimony, though objection was sustained as Sims had not previously seen the photograph and testimony was cut off.

Witness-annotated version of People's 43-E in which Lieutenant Spangler marked his vantage point at the Bundy crime scene.

Blown-up magnetized photograph of the Bundy walkway tiles, discussed by Dr. Henry Lee who placed a yellow removable marker on a tile area showing an imprint trail on the third column of tiles.

Board containing photographs of evidence in the closed-in area of the Bundy crime scene, marked and displayed during Detective Lange's civil testimony.

Photo board including at least one crime scene photograph (People's exhibit 43), discussed as part of a broader Evidence Code section 352 challenge to autopsy and crime scene boards.

A photograph of a gate bearing an evidence card numbered 116. Officer Riske was uncertain whether it showed the front or rear gate, and defense counsel argued that it suggested possible mislabeling within a rear-gate sequence.

Photograph of the dirt area below Ron Goldman's body at the Bundy crime scene, referenced in the context of the white metal ring discovery in that location.

Crime-scene photograph with the number “100” visible in the background, related to the Goldman body-removal area; Douglas Deedrick stated that he had not previously seen it.

Photograph showing a large palm tree directly in front of 875 South Bundy Drive, introduced to establish obstructions between the roadway and the crime scene gate during witness Harman's testimony.

Set of 15 photographs of metal security gates at residences located at or adjacent to 875 South Bundy, shown to Robert Heidstra to challenge his claim that he could specifically identify Nicole Brown's gate.

Aerial or street-level photograph of Nicole's Bundy Drive condominium, used to orient Louis Karpf to the location discussed in his testimony.

Photograph of the pathway next to the Ferrari at 875 South Bundy leading to the rear door, identified by Detective Fuhrman as the path he took into the residence.

Three photographs identified as People's 20 (A–C), showing blood droplets at and near the rear gate with Nicole Simpson's Jeep Cherokee visible. They were introduced through Detective Lange to support the claim that the blood trail reached the alley or garage area.

Series of photographs labeled A through K showing blood drops and evidence tags on the side walkway, rear walkway, rear gate, and rear driveway.

Close-up photograph of a blood spot at the Bundy crime scene, shown to Sgt. Rossi to determine whether he could identify the specific spot he had observed.

Exhibit grouping of blood-drop photographs, including cards 112–117 and 246, with an accompanying schematic showing five drops from the front walkway through the rear driveway or alley.

Photograph of the rear of Bundy, stipulated and introduced during Officer Terrazas's civil-trial testimony.

Photograph showing the rear of a residence, looking west from inside toward an alleyway, introduced and authenticated during Officer Terrazas's civil-trial testimony.

Night photograph by photographer Rokahr showing the Bundy crime scene before sunrise, displayed to the jury and used to rebut the prosecution's claim that the scene was “pitch black” and could not be seen from the street.

Photograph of the area where Goldman's body had been lying after its removal, showing two stumps at the Bundy crime scene.

Photograph showing the view from the grassy area toward the victims' bodies at the Bundy crime scene, introduced and discussed during Officer Riske's civil trial testimony.

Wide-angle crime-scene photograph showing triangular paper near Nicole Brown Simpson's body and shoe prints, displayed to establish their proximity.

Crime-scene photographs from the Bundy Drive murders taken by LAPD photographer Rokahr in the pre-dawn hours. They were discussed in the context of lighting conditions and timing.