🔍 LAPD Item 52 / DOJ 55-A — Bundy Driveway Blood Drop and Swatches
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LAPD Item 52 / DOJ 55-A — Bundy Driveway Blood Drop and Swatches

Blood-drop stain collected on the driveway behind the Bundy condo, variously described in testimony as the last driveway stain, the farthest walkway stain, and the drop closest to the alleyway; it was also designated DOJ 55-A. Testimony addressed its divided swatches, DNA quantity and degradation, DQ-Alpha, PCR, and RFLP testing, including reported results matching or not excluding Simpson and excluding the victims; Neufeld and Gerdes raised qualified methodology and possible cross-contamination interpretations.

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LAPD Item 52: Blood drop behind Bundy
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