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Eight autoradiographs from an RFLP run that included sock stain A-3, rear-gate sample 117, and Simpson's reference sample, introduced as People's 400-A through 400-H and reviewed individually by jurors on a light box.
People's 269-A through 269-I, a nine-film RFLP autoradiograph series from gel membrane AM616 comparing sock stain 13A with reference samples for Nicole Brown, Ronald Goldman, and OJ Simpson. The D1S7 film, also identified as Criminal 269-B and Defendants' 309, was later discussed regarding its slightly smudged sock bands while Gary Sims continued to characterize the samples as comparable.
Charts and boards presenting DNA analysis results for Rockingham sock item 13. Plaintiffs' 297 identifies stains 42A-1 through 42B-2 and records receipt by DOJ on September 26, 1994; People's 262 was used as a reference for sock-testing results, and the 262/262-A grouping was updated with eight-probe RFLP results for stain 42A-3 and included a sock photo board.
Item 52, a Bundy blood drop discussed as having a Cellmark five-probe RFLP match to Simpson. Witnesses and counsel reported frequencies beginning at 1 in 170 million, with upper figures ranging from 1.2 billion to 2.2 billion. Testimony and argument gave differing DNA-quantity figures, including approximately 200–250 nanograms and approximately 25 nanograms; Dr. Gerdes challenged the result as potentially contaminated based on the latter figure. Counsel cited the result in opening and closing arguments, while objections were sustained to some cross-examination references concerning Cellmark's testing and DNA quantity.
People's 257-B, the original single-probe ms1 (D1S7) autoradiograph, described in connection with the sample set including item 78 and item 52 and substituted for a previously marked copy.
People's 257-D, the second ms31-probe autoradiograph developed November 1, 1994. During Dr. Robin Cotton's examination, it was described as showing two Simpson bands matching items 12 and 52 and excluding Nicole Brown and Goldman; it was later displayed to discuss band comparison and match-window imprecision.
RFLP autoradiograph films for Item 52 from the Bundy walkway, Item 78 from Goldman's boot, Item 12 from the Rockingham foyer, and known samples and controls; displayed during Dr. Robin Cotton's testimony, with a superimposition technique demonstrated.
RFLP autoradiograph material for sock item 13. People's 258-A was displayed as a cocktail autorad in testimony that Nicole Brown matched all eight bands while Simpson and Goldman were excluded; Plaintiffs' 285 was described as a four-probe result and displayed for visual comparison with Nicole Brown's reference.
People's 262, a DNA-results board concerning the Rockingham socks, displaying PCR, D1S80, and RFLP information. During testimony, Dr. Robin Cotton wrote frequency ranges described as matching Nicole Brown Simpson, and magnetic patches were later used so Gary Sims could add combined Department of Justice and Cellmark frequencies.
Collective RFLP testing and results for Bronco stains 303, 304, and 305. During Gary Sims's cross-examination, the combined 72-nanogram sample was described as mixed DNA with O.J. Simpson as the primary contributor and Ronald Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson as minor contributors. In civil closing argument, Robert Blasier challenged the stains' discovery circumstances and stated that the testing showed the victims' DNA.
People's 257-A, a cocktail RFLP autoradiograph showing multiple genetic markers and lanes for items 12, 52, and 78 with known reference samples. The item 78 banding was described as an 11-band mixture of two contributors and was examined and annotated during Dr. Robin Cotton's testimony.
People's 257-E, the original ms43 single-marker autoradiograph showing banding patterns for Simpson, Brown, Goldman, evidence items 52 and 12, and the boot-stain sample; it was displayed and annotated during Dr. Robin Cotton's examination.
Original People's 246 cocktail RFLP autoradiograph showing three known DNA reference samples and an item 56 evidence lane described as showing no result; it was referenced as the original from which People's 256 copies were made.
People's 257-F, the g3 single-genetic-marker autoradiograph film for the boot stain, was introduced, displayed with the original substituted, and annotated during Dr. Robin Cotton's examination.
People's 257-G, the ynh24 single-genetic-marker autoradiograph film for the boot stain, was described as the fifth and final marker, displayed with the original substituted, and annotated during Dr. Robin Cotton's examination.
DNA-testing results for the mixture stain on Item 78, Ronald Goldman's boot, including RFLP and PCR frequency estimates presented by Dr. Bruce Weir. During Dr. Robin Cotton's cross-examination, Peter Neufeld challenged her band-intensity analysis and attribution of nearby bands; in closing argument, Barry Scheck described the RFLP mixture as attributed to Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman but argued that wet transfer from an evidence bag explained it.
People's 256, a set of 17 juror copies of the People's 246 autoradiograph showing known blood samples from O.J. Simpson, Nicole Brown, and Ronald Goldman together with item 56.
People's 257-C, the first ms31-probe autoradiograph developed October 11, 1994, described as unusable because radioactive background noise obscured the item 52 lane; it was introduced without interpretation before a re-probe was performed.
People's 616-a through 616-d, four RFLP autoradiographs using probes D10S28, D4S139, D5S110, and D2S44 for the combined console samples 303, 304, and 305. Gary Sims first discussed the four completed hybridizations while a fifth probe remained in progress; the four autoradiographs were later introduced, displayed, annotated, and printed.
RFLP autorad results shown to the jury in an earlier session and referenced to connect those results with later PCR testimony.
Photograph of an autorad showing banding patterns for samples 70, 72, and 76 from a 1988 proficiency test.
Autorad photograph showing banding patterns for samples 57, 58, and 59 from the 1988 proficiency test, described during the examination as the false-positive result. The printout designated 1157-A was substituted for the photograph designated 1157.
Previously introduced autoradiograph or gel photograph showing the D1S80 substrate-control lane for Bundy drop 50C.
DNA band pattern block diagrams; original photographs to be displayed simultaneously on the Elmo
During the motion hearing, Harmon asserted that Item 117 was Simpson's blood and said definitive RFLP testing at DOJ Berkeley was beginning that day.
Cut-out section of the sock — RFLP results tested by DOJ and Cellmark
Copy of an autoradiograph produced in the case and showing banding patterns from RFLP testing.
Additional autoradiograph for item 56, identified as a shoeprint sample, described as showing no human DNA bands.
Screenshot captured by court technician Fairtlough during testimony, showing the annotated autoradiograph with the witness's arrows marking band positions.
Printed screenshot of People's 257-B as displayed on the projection system.
Printout of annotated ms1 film for boot stain
ms31 single genetic marker film, boot stain
Printed screenshot of People's 257-D with witness arrows marking matching bands.
Printout of annotated ms31 film
Printed copy of the ms43 autorad with arrows marked by the witness.
Printout of annotated ms43 film
Printed copy of the g3 autorad with arrows
Printout of annotated g3 film
Printed copy of the ynh24 autorad with arrows
Printout of annotated ynh24 film
Six RFLP autoradiograph films for the sock evidence
Printout of sock cocktail film
Five individual single-genetic-marker films for the sock, using markers ms1, ms31, ms43, g3, and ynh24, displayed and annotated sequentially.
Printouts of the five annotated sock marker films
People's 259 Bronco/Bundy board and a Bundy/Bronco item-reference board used while walking through item numbers and stain locations.
Printed captures of autorads A3 (D2S44), A5 (D5S110), and A6 (D6S132), annotated by the witness with arrows indicating a match between Nicole Brown's reference sample and sock stain 13a.
RFLP autoradiographs showing a combined gel for a sock stain and glove stain G3, displayed on a light box for the jury.
Autoradiographs A10, A12, and A13 from membrane AM625 comparing sock stain 13A and glove stain G3 using probes D1S7 through D17S26; introduced, displayed, and annotated as showing a Nicole Brown match to the sock and a Goldman match to glove G3.
Five additional autoradiographs for analytical membrane AM625, identified as probes A11, A24, A15, A22, and A24, and marked for identification.
RFLP autoradiographs for glove stain G1, displayed with red arrows identified as showing a match to Nicole Brown and green arrows identified as showing a match to Ronald Goldman.
Autoradiographs A16, A17, and A25 from membrane AM626 comparing glove stains G1, G2, and G4 with Nicole Brown and Ronald Goldman references; testimony presented G1 as a four-banded mixture.
Autoradiograph for probe D5S110, displayed and explained as further confirmation of a Goldman-dominant and Brown-fading pattern across glove stains G1, G2, and G4.
Two additional autoradiographs for analytical membrane AM626, identified as probes A18 and A19, and marked for identification.
Computer image of autorad 400-A with bands marked in pink for the sock, green for Simpson's reference sample, and blue for rear-gate sample 117.
Addendum to Weir's report covering DOJ RFLP glove-mixture frequencies. It was received without objection for purposes of the hearing only.
Autorad for probe AM616/D1S80 showing the Nicole Brown Simpson reference lane and sock-stain 13A lane.
Chart titled “Diagram of Autorad” showing X-ray film bands from RFLP analysis.
DNA results board for socks found at Rockingham
DNA analysis results board for the glove
Posterboard listing RFLP samples from the glove, Rockingham foyer, socks, Bundy walkway, and rear gate, with probe counts and non-excluded individuals; used during Dr. John Gerdes's cross-examination to seek concessions about RFLP accuracy.
In closing argument, Lambert described socks found in Simpson's bedroom as bearing Nicole Brown Simpson's and Simpson's blood and addressed the defense planting theories.
Cellmark's 1992 RFLP database set for Caucasian, African-American, and Hispanic populations, described as containing approximately 500–600 people overall. During Dr. Robin Cotton's recross-examination, Peter Neufeld challenged the African-American subset's five-locus coverage, stating that only two individuals had been typed at all five loci.
Closing-argument discussion of testing on blood from the Bundy rear gate. Marcia Clark described the RFLP result as matching Simpson or the defendant with a reported frequency of 1 in 57 billion and later described an EAP BA result as degraded to B; Barry Scheck objected that the EAP result was not in the record.
Prosecution chart 'Results of DNA Analysis, Bronco Automobile'
Additional references (23)
Brief references from transcripts that don't warrant an individual page. Each has a single source or is mentioned only in passing.
- Autorad from September 5 — most recent RFLP result just received by defense
- Autorads for probes D1S7, D4S139, D5S110, D17S26 from rear gate sample 117
- Autorads from RFLP probing, including batch probing done with Steve Myers
- Bedroom-Sock RFLP Results — In Marcia Clark's closing argument, blood on Simpson's socks was described as matching Nicole Brown by RFLP, with reported frequencies of 1 in 6.8 billion from Cellmark and 1 in 7.7 billion from DOJ.
- Bruce Weir study of the Cellmark database and five-probe independence — Published study by Dr. Bruce Weir of North Carolina State University examining the Cellmark database and the independence of the five RFLP probes.
- Cellmark '94 paternity databases (RFLP) and PCR databases
- Cross-examination reference to 1988 and 1989 CACLD proficiency tests — During cross-examination, counsel raised the 1988 and 1989 CACLD open proficiency tests and described them as involving an RFLP false positive at Cellmark and a PCR DQ-Alpha false positive by Dr. Blake. Sustained hearsay and relevance objections limited development of the subject.
- FBI RFLP database used for RFLP frequency estimates
- Federal government worldwide RFLP compilation (four volumes)
- Glove no. 9 — RFLP and PCR analysis of stains G1-G4 — Glove no. 9, described as found at Rockingham, with stains G1, G2, G3, and G4 subjected to RFLP and PCR analysis.
- Item 56 — shoeprint sample; tested but yielded no DNA banding pattern
- Item G10 — glove stain; OJ Simpson not excluded; part of Weir's error set
- LAPD, Cellmark, and California DOJ DNA Test Results — RFLP and PCR DNA test results from the LAPD, Cellmark Diagnostics, and the California Department of Justice, disputed during a criminal-trial admissibility motion in which the defense challenged their admissibility and reliability and the prosecution defended them as waived and admissible.
- Nicole Brown Simpson five-probe RFLP stain — over 1,300 nanograms of DNA
- Original autoradiograph film reviewed on light box
- Proposed Cellmark–DOJ concordance board — Proposed board intended to compare Cellmark and DOJ results across item numbers and probe or marker systems. The court sustained an objection that it was cumulative and argumentative.
- Rear gate samples 115, 116, 117 (RFLP testing results)
- Rockingham socks — 11-, 5-, and 9-probe RFLP matches — DNA-analysis results from the Rockingham socks included RFLP matches using 11, five, and nine probes.
- Rockingham Socks DNA Analysis Results Chart — Chart titled “Results of DNA Analysis, Rockingham Socks,” displayed during an RFLP band-match discussion in Gary Sims's examination.
- Socks — cut-out stain patches with 11-probe RFLP match — Cut-out sock-stain patches with RFLP results matching Nicole Brown Simpson across 11 probes; testimony also described 1,350 nanograms of DNA on three of four swatches.
- Stains 30 and 31 — original Bundy drops with insufficient DNA for RFLP
- The sock — 1 in 530 billion five-probe RFLP match, sizing sheets requested
- Yield gel and southern blot used to confirm presence of human high-molecular-wei — Yield gel and southern blot used to confirm presence of human high-molecular-weight DNA before proceeding to RFLP