Detailed entries (156)
Slides summarizing glove stain results and wrist area localization
Previously admitted RFLP autorad results shown to jury in prior session
Bundy blood drop past back gate — RFLP test, 1-in-170-million match to Simpson
Bronco DNA board
Cellmark's September 8, 1994 DNA results report faxed to Michele Kestler at LAPD on September 12, 1994
Cellmark Diagnostics DNA report dated September 8, 1994, faxed to Michele Kestler at SID on September 12, 1994, containing results of DNA testing on Bundy blood drops
Handwritten diagram illustrating the 3.6% RFLP match window
Hand-drawn diagram by Blasier illustrating RFLP window sizing concept
Photograph of autorad showing banding patterns for samples 70, 72, and 76 from 1988 proficiency test
Autorad photograph showing banding patterns for samples 57, 58, and 59 from the 1988 proficiency test — the false positive
Photograph of gel containing Bronco samples 30, 31, and 293 from Bronco carpeting
Autoradiograph/gel photograph previously introduced, showing D1S80 substrate control lane for Bundy drop 50C
Photograph of run no. 297 (analyzed by Steve Myers), samples from Nicole Brown Simpson's dress (G5 and G6)
Photograph of gel run containing samples from Nicole Brown Simpson's fingernail scrapings
Photograph of gel run 294, containing Bronco samples 303 and 304
Photograph of gel showing glove stains G1, G2, G3, G4, G9, and G10
Chart comparing DNA concentration of rear gate sample 117 against Rockingham and Bundy drops
Chart comparing DNA concentration of rear gate samples 115 and 116 against other blood drops
Reference sample DNA board
Chart comparing PCR/RFLP applications in medical versus forensic settings
Magnified board with enlarged blow-ups of swatches HA–HE (Cellmark) and DOJ 1 and DOJ 2, scaled with Lee's ruler
DNA band pattern block diagrams; original photographs to be displayed simultaneously on the Elmo
Blue copy of run AG297 gel film — Nicole Brown Simpson dress samples
Board: Results of DNA Analysis, Bundy Crime Scene
Board: Results of DNA Analysis, Bundy Crime Scene
Swatch from the Bundy rear gate, undergoing RFLP testing at DOJ Berkeley; identified as OJ Simpson's blood
Blood from inside Simpson's residence; processed by Cellmark for RFLP; significant high-molecular-weight DNA, no apparent bacterial degradation
Cut-out section of the sock — RFLP results tested by DOJ and Cellmark
First Bundy blood drop; slot blot found no human DNA, yet Cellmark reported frequency of 1 in 240,000 to 2.2 million
Swatch; PCR and conventional serology done; RFLP ready to send out; possibly enough for defense
Blood drop near Bundy driveway/carport; less degraded than walkway drops; ~2.4 ng/mg yield; Cellmark obtained RFLP match to Simpson
Bundy blood drop with five-probe RFLP match at Cellmark — one in 170 million
Cellmark RFLP test item, referenced for DNA quantity in evidence and reference lanes
Bronco blood stains discovered August 29 during a media-attended revisit, over two months after original collection; RFLP test showed victims' DNA
Blood sample analyzed by Yamauchi on the morning of June 14 — subject of prior RFLP cross-contamination concerns raised the previous day
Blood stain 52 (rear gate area) — 5-probe RFLP match, frequency 1 in 170 million to 1 in 2.2 billion
Five blood drops at Bundy tested by LAPD SID, California DOJ, and Cellmark — all matched Simpson's DNA at 12 genetic markers
Previously admitted electrophoresis diagram used for protein typing; Clarke used it to compare to RFLP electrophoresis steps
Chart titled '46 Chromosomes'
Freehand drawing by Dr. Cotton illustrating cell nucleus, chromosomes, and DNA packaging
Drawing of chromosome pair and two DNA strands
Second diagram drawn by Dr. Cotton, continuing the chromosome/DNA illustration
Diagram of double-stranded DNA (helix form)
Pre-prepared diagram labeled 'DNA' depicting a double-helix ladder with base pair notations (A-T, G-C)
Chart: double-stranded DNA (straightened)
Chart: single-stranded DNA
Drawing labeled 'single-stranded DNA' created in earlier testimony
Large prepared diagram titled 'Where Is DNA Found?'
Cotton's hand-drawn diagram of the RFLP method showing repeat-length variation
Large prepared diagram titled 'The RFLP Method'
Large RFLP method diagram/chart showing all steps of the RFLP process
Chart illustrating restriction enzyme cutting site, drawn by Dr. Cotton during testimony
Chart illustrating electrophoresis and DNA fragment separation, drawn by Dr. Cotton during testimony
Drawing of electrophoresis/DNA separation created during testimony
Actual nylon membrane (MSI brand, 20cm x 20cm, unused) brought to court by Dr. Cotton
Additional autoradiograph for item 56 (shoeprint), showing no human DNA bands
Copy of an autoradiograph produced in this case, showing banding patterns from RFLP testing
Original autoradiograph showing RFLP results for the three known DNA reference samples (identified by letter, not name), with one evidence lane showing nothing
Original cocktail RFLP autorad (x-ray) containing known DNA from Simpson, Brown, Goldman, plus item 56 shoeprint lane
Previously admitted autorad — the original of which People's 256 are copies
Physical plastic typing tray with unprocessed nylon strips, used in Cellmark's laboratory
Hand-drawn diagram labeled 'Population Data' created by Dr. Cotton on the stand, illustrating a mini population sample with five lanes of RFLP bands and frequency calculations
17 copies of an autorad showing RFLP results for known blood samples from OJ Simpson, Nicole Brown, and Ronald Goldman, plus item 56 (shoeprint)
Juror copies of People's 246 autorad
Cocktail autorad from RFLP testing of item 78 showing 11 bands and mixture of two contributors
Cocktail autorad x-ray film showing multiple genetic markers simultaneously for items 12, 52, and 78
Cocktail autoradiograph (x-ray film) showing DNA banding patterns for item 78 (boot stain) and known reference samples from Simpson, Nicole Brown, and Goldman
Captured screenshot of the annotated autoradiograph with witness's arrows marking band positions
Autorad for genetic marker ms-1
Autorad showing results for item 52 (Bundy blood drop)
Original autorad for single-probe ms1 (d1s7) genetic marker, same sample set
Single genetic marker ms1 autorad film, boot stain (item 78)
Printed screenshot of 257-B as displayed on projection system
Printout of annotated ms1 film for boot stain
Autorad for genetic marker ms-31, developed 10/11/94
First ms31 probe autorad — unusable due to excess radioactive background noise ('dots') obscuring item 52 lane
ms31 single genetic marker film, boot stain
Autorad for genetic marker ms-31, developed 11/1/94
Autoradiograph (autorad) showing DNA band results from evidence samples
Second ms31 probe autorad — clean result showing two bands for Simpson matching items 12 and 52; Nicole Brown and Goldman excluded
Printed screenshot of 257-D with witness arrows marking matching bands
Printout of annotated ms31 film
Autorad film for genetic marker ms43, showing banding patterns for Simpson, Brown, Goldman, and evidence items 52 and 12
Autorad for genetic marker ms-43
ms43 single genetic marker film, boot stain
Original autorad for ms43 genetic marker probe
Printed copy of the ms43 autorad with arrows marked by witness
Printout of annotated ms43 film
Autorad film for genetic marker g3
Autorad for genetic marker g-3
g3 single genetic marker film, boot stain
Printed copy of the g3 autorad with arrows
Printout of annotated g3 film
Autorad film for genetic marker ynh24 (fifth and final marker)
Autorad for genetic marker ynh-24
ynh24 single genetic marker film, boot stain
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 (ms1, ms31, ms43, g3, ynh24) for the sock
Printouts of the five annotated sock marker films
Bundy crime scene DNA results board
Bundy crime scene DNA results board listing items 47-56 and 78
Bundy crime scene DNA results board, including item no. 78 (boot drop stain)
Bundy DNA results board
Bundy rear gate DNA result board
Bundy result board
Bundy result board
Bundy results posterboard summarizing PCR and RFLP results for all Bundy evidence items with known types for Simpson, Nicole Brown, and Goldman at top
Bundy walkway DNA results boards
DNA result board comparing DOJ and Cellmark findings
Bronco automobile results board showing DNA test results for multiple interior locations
Bronco DNA result board
Bronco DNA results board
Bronco DNA results board, including items 29 (steering wheel), 31 (center console), 303, 304, and 305
Bronco result board (referenced briefly in substrate control discussion)
Bronco results posterboard
DNA results board
Results posterboard for Rockingham residence DNA samples
Rockingham DNA results posterboard
Results posterboard for Rockingham socks DNA samples
Sock result board (DNA results)
Socks DNA results board
Photograph of yield gel (mini gel) showing DNA quality for items 78, 56, 52, 7, 47, and 12 — dated 8-1-94
Photograph of second yield gel showing DNA quality for items 49 and 50
Nine autoradiograms from gel membrane am616, comparing Nicole Brown, Ronald Goldman, and OJ Simpson reference samples against sock stain 13a across probes including d2s44 and d5s110
Printed captures of annotated autorads a3 (d2s44), a5 (d5s110), and a6 (d6s132) with witness arrows showing Nicole Brown match to sock stain 13a
RFLP autorads — sock stain and glove G3 stain combined gel
Autorads a10, a12, a13 from membrane am625, adding sock stain 13a and glove stain g3 (inside ring finger lining) to the comparison; probes d1s7 through d17s26
Five additional autorads for analytical membrane AM625 (probes A11, A24, A15, A22, A24)
RFLP autorads for glove G1 stain
Autorads a16, a17, a25 from membrane am626, comparing glove stains g1, g2, g4 against Nicole Brown and Ronald Goldman references; g1 identified as four-banded mixture
Autorad for probe D5S110 — further confirmation of Goldman-dominant and Brown-fading pattern across G1, G2, G4
Two additional autorads for analytical membrane AM626 (probes A18, A19)
Glove DNA results board listing stains G1 through G14 with PCR and RFLP results
Glove result board
Photograph/printout of sock gel
Photograph/printout of glove gel
Photograph/printout of fingernail gel
Photograph/printout of Bundy gate gel
Computer image of autorad 400-A with bands marked in pink (sock), green (Simpson reference), and blue (rear gate 117)
Addendum to Weir's report covering RFLP glove mixture frequencies from DOJ
Chart showing DNA analysis results, displayed on the ELMO
Four RFLP autorads (probes D10S28, D4S139, D5S110, D2S44) from the combined console samples 303/304/305
Ronald Goldman's boot, on which RFLP testing showed a mixture of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman's blood
Autorad for probe AM616/D1S80 showing Nicole Brown Simpson reference lane and sock stain 13A lane
Printout comparing EAP blood cell markers vs. DNA — displayed on courtroom screen
Chart titled 'DNA Length Differences' showing repeating base pair sequences as train box cars analogy
Chart titled 'Diagram of Autorad' showing X-ray film bands from RFLP analysis
Board displaying DNA results for Bundy crime scene items
Board: Results of DNA Analysis, Bronco Automobile
Bronco DNA results board
DNA results board for socks found at Rockingham
DNA analysis results board for the glove
Socks found in Simpson's bedroom with Nicole's and Simpson's blood (RFLP results)
Additional references (71)
Brief references from transcripts that don't warrant an individual page. Each has a single source or is mentioned only in passing.
- 1992 Cellmark RFLP database
- 1994 Cellmark RFLP database
- Autorad 'cocktail' — multi-probe RFLP gel image showing banding patterns from mi — Autorad 'cocktail' — multi-probe RFLP gel image showing banding patterns from mixed stain item 78
- 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
- Blood drop no. 52 on Bundy driveway, RFLP match to Simpson at 1-in-170-million
- Blood on rear gate — RFLP result 1 in 57 billion match to defendant, EAP BA degr — Blood on rear gate — RFLP result 1 in 57 billion match to defendant, EAP BA degraded to B
- Blood on rear gate at Bundy, RFLP match to Simpson at 1-in-57-billion
- Blood on Simpson's socks, RFLP match to Nicole Brown at 1-in-6.8 billion (Cellma — Blood on Simpson's socks, RFLP match to Nicole Brown at 1-in-6.8 billion (Cellmark) and 1-in-7.7 billion (DOJ)
- Board: Results of DNA Analysis, Bronco Automobile
- Bronco Bundy board (People's exhibit 259) and Bundy/Bronco item reference board
- CACLD (California Association of Crime Lab Directors) open proficiency tests, 19 — CACLD (California Association of Crime Lab Directors) open proficiency tests, 1988 and 1989, involving false positives at Cellmark (RFLP) and by Dr. Blake (PCR DQ-Alpha)
- Cellmark '92 RFLP databases (Caucasian, African American, Hispanic)
- Cellmark '94 paternity databases (RFLP) and PCR databases
- Cellmark African-American RFLP database (~500-600 individuals across three racia — Cellmark African-American RFLP database (~500-600 individuals across three racial groups)
- Cellmark DNA report dated September 8, 1994 regarding Bundy blood drops consiste — Cellmark DNA report dated September 8, 1994 regarding Bundy blood drops consistent with OJ Simpson
- Cellmark DNA reports from this case, specifically whether they included confiden — Cellmark DNA reports from this case, specifically whether they included confidence limits
- Cellmark fax dated September 12 transmitting DNA results to Michelle Kestler at — Cellmark fax dated September 12 transmitting DNA results to Michelle Kestler at SID laboratory
- Cellmark laboratory protocol re: minimum DNA required for RFLP typing
- Cellmark report dated December 5th
- Cellmark RFLP testing — Robin Cotton's testimony that 25 nanograms of human DNA — Cellmark RFLP testing — Robin Cotton's testimony that 25 nanograms of human DNA was used for sample 52
- Chart showing DNA results from the Bronco automobile (item no. 29, steering whee — Chart showing DNA results from the Bronco automobile (item no. 29, steering wheel mixture)
- Combined Bronco stains items 30, 31, 303, 304, 305 — combined for RFLP testing a — Combined Bronco stains items 30, 31, 303, 304, 305 — combined for RFLP testing at DOJ
- Combined RFLP sample (stains 303, 304, 305) — 72 nanograms of mixed DNA from OJ — Combined RFLP sample (stains 303, 304, 305) — 72 nanograms of mixed DNA from OJ Simpson (primary), Ron Goldman (minor), and Nicole Brown Simpson (minor)
- Concordance board showing agreement between Cellmark and DOJ results across diff — Concordance board showing agreement between Cellmark and DOJ results across different item numbers and probe/marker systems
- DNA analysis results from the Rockingham socks — RFLP with 11-probe, 5-probe, an — DNA analysis results from the Rockingham socks — RFLP with 11-probe, 5-probe, and 9-probe matches
- DNA test items 78, 56, 52, 47, and 12 — specific evidence samples tested by Dr. — DNA test items 78, 56, 52, 47, and 12 — specific evidence samples tested by Dr. Cotton's lab
- DNA test results from LAPD, Cellmark, and DOJ labs collectively
- Dr. Weir's report on statistical calculations for mixture RFLP results using a n — Dr. Weir's report on statistical calculations for mixture RFLP results using a novel unpublished method
- Evidence item 52 — fifth Bundy blood drop; PCR and RFLP match to Simpson; RFLP f — Evidence item 52 — fifth Bundy blood drop; PCR and RFLP match to Simpson; RFLP frequency 1 in 170 million to 1 in 1.2 billion
- Existing DNA results board showing all marker systems and statistics
- FBI RFLP and PCR databases
- FBI RFLP database used for RFLP frequency estimates
- Federal government worldwide RFLP compilation (four volumes)
- Gary Sims lab notes, page 239 — April 4, 1995 entry initiating RFLP on combined — Gary Sims lab notes, page 239 — April 4, 1995 entry initiating RFLP on combined samples
- Glove board and Bronco board (DNA results boards already shown to jury)
- Glove no. 9 — found at Rockingham; stains G1, G2, G3, G4 subjected to RFLP and P — Glove no. 9 — found at Rockingham; stains G1, G2, G3, G4 subjected to RFLP and PCR analysis
- Item 52 — Bundy crime scene blood drop with 5-probe RFLP match to Simpson (1 in — Item 52 — Bundy crime scene blood drop with 5-probe RFLP match to Simpson (1 in 170 million to 1.2 billion)
- Item 52 — contested evidentiary sample in the Simpson case, DNA quantity estimat — Item 52 — contested evidentiary sample in the Simpson case, DNA quantity estimated at 25-50 nanograms in the RFLP lane
- Item 52 — one of five Bundy blood drops; the only RFLP result Gerdes challenged — Item 52 — one of five Bundy blood drops; the only RFLP result Gerdes challenged as potentially contaminated
- Item 52 (Bundy drop) — RFLP result, approximately 200–250 nanograms
- Item 56 — shoeprint sample; tested but yielded no DNA banding pattern
- Item 78 — mixed stain with bands attributed to Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Gold — Item 78 — mixed stain with bands attributed to Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman
- Item 78 — Ron Goldman boot drop mixture stain (RFLP and PCR results)
- Item G10 — glove stain; OJ Simpson not excluded; part of Weir's error set
- KNBC Channel 4 news report (~September 21) falsely claiming PCR and RFLP DNA tes — KNBC Channel 4 news report (~September 21) falsely claiming PCR and RFLP DNA tests matched Nicole Brown Simpson on the sock
- Nicole Brown Simpson five-probe RFLP stain — over 1,300 nanograms of DNA
- Original autoradiograph film reviewed on light box
- Product/yield gel photographs and population databases provided to both the Depa — Product/yield gel photographs and population databases provided to both the Department of Justice and the Defense
- Prosecution chart 'Results of DNA Analysis, Bronco Automobile'
- Prosecution DNA evidence boards for Rockingham, Bundy, and glove DNA profiling
- Published study by Dr. Bruce Weir of North Carolina State University examining t — Published study by Dr. Bruce Weir of North Carolina State University examining the Cellmark database and the independence of the five RFLP probes
- Rear gate samples 115, 116, 117 (RFLP testing results)
- RFLP and PCR DNA test results from LAPD, Cellmark Diagnostics, and California De — RFLP and PCR DNA test results from LAPD, Cellmark Diagnostics, and California Department of Justice
- RFLP autorads from four completed probe hybridizations (D2S44, D4S139, D5S110, D — RFLP autorads from four completed probe hybridizations (D2S44, D4S139, D5S110, D10S28) and a fifth probe still running
- RFLP DNA testing process and its results
- RFLP results for samples 303, 304, and 305
- RFLP test results for Bronco stains 303, 304, and 305 — conducted late in crimin — RFLP test results for Bronco stains 303, 304, and 305 — conducted late in criminal case
- RFLP testing process (restriction, analytical gel, southern blot, probe hybridiz — RFLP testing process (restriction, analytical gel, southern blot, probe hybridization)
- Rockingham residence results board
- Sample 50 — slot-blot estimate of 1.94 nanograms; Scheck projects ~12.1 ng total — Sample 50 — slot-blot estimate of 1.94 nanograms; Scheck projects ~12.1 ng total DNA assuming 16% extraction
- Sample 52 — slot-blot of 3.64 nanograms; Scheck attempts to project ~31.6 ng tot — Sample 52 — slot-blot of 3.64 nanograms; Scheck attempts to project ~31.6 ng total DNA assuming 11.5% extraction
- September 8, 1994 report previously discussed during direct examination
- Sock stain — DNA quantity consistent with blood from a reference tube
- Socks — cut-out stain patches with RFLP results matching Nicole Brown Simpson (1 — Socks — cut-out stain patches with RFLP results matching Nicole Brown Simpson (11 probes)
- Socks — RFLP five-probe match to Nicole Brown: 1 in 6.8 billion (Hispanic) to 1 — Socks — RFLP five-probe match to Nicole Brown: 1 in 6.8 billion (Hispanic) to 1 in 530 billion (African American)
- Socks from Simpson's bedroom floor — RFLP match to Simpson (1 in 57 billion) and — Socks from Simpson's bedroom floor — RFLP match to Simpson (1 in 57 billion) and Nicole Brown (1 in 6.8 billion), plus blue-black cotton fibers and fine blood spatter consistent with standing in a blood pool
- 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