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A photograph of a hair fragment found on Ronald Goldman's shirt, designated Q23, introduced and overlaid against K7 for comparison.
Deedrick's hair and fiber association chart tracking trace evidence associations across crime scene items, subsequently overlaid with an acetate sheet bearing the annotation 'could have?' written by Deedrick at Leonard's direction. Also used as a running chart during testimony.
Document and chart listing item collection dates, FBI submission dates, and FBI item numbers for hair and trace evidence in the case.
Goldman's hair kit and hairs and Nicole's hair kit, identified as Items 73, 74, and 83 and transported to the FBI in sealed envelopes within a manila envelope.
Hair-analysis worksheet used by Susan Brockbank, with descriptive categories such as curl classified as tight, loose, or none. Defense 1217 was also referenced as a hair-description chart prepared by Brockbank.
Trace evidence (hairs and fibers) booked from gloves and caps, comprising Items 110–113 derived respectively from items 9, 27, 37, and 38.
Known dog-hair standards from Kato and Chachi, identified as Items 365 and 366, were collected on November 30, 1994, and transported to the FBI. The defense preliminarily identified photographs labeled K53 and K54 as related to the exemplars, but the inventory remained unresolved at the cited hearing.
Photographs of three white soil and debris bindles numbered 75, 76, and 77, including a photograph of one bindle opened showing its soil and debris contents.
Photograph of the sealed bindle recovered from the pants and socks bag.
Bronco carpet fiber exhibit identified as Exhibit 1195 and referenced in questioning about fiber findings.
People's 478, titled Elimination Head Hair Samples, displayed photomicrographs of standards from police, laboratory, and crime-scene personnel, including Sandra Claiborne, Gene Braggs, Claudine Ratcliffe, and Don Thompson. Deedrick discussed the standards as a basis for ruling out contamination sources and confirmed receiving elimination samples, while noting that he never learned what clothing the personnel wore.
Item 6, a control bindle containing a swatch, was sent to Albany for defense testing; testimony stated that an unidentified hair was found upon its return that had not been present before shipment. Matheson said ownership had not been determined and was uncertain whether a quick racial assessment had occurred; contamination implications were raised.
OJ Simpson hair exemplar comprising 93 hairs collected at LA County Jail on July 12, 1994 and designated Item 122.
Posterboard of hair exemplars collected from LAPD and FBI personnel and the dogs Kato and Chachi for use as elimination standards. Marked as People's 451.
Demonstrative board showing microscopic photographs of hairs from 16 African American individuals illustrating variation in hair characteristics, used as an FBI atlas reference; the defendant's hair was included as one sample.
Board summarizing hair and trace evidence analysis results, with sections covering findings for Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.
Chart prepared by Douglas Deedrick showing photographs of questioned imprint patterns on Ron Goldman's blue jeans at varying magnifications, with areas on the right leg circled for attention. Scheck questioned the consistency of the magnifications and circle placement and elicited that Deedrick had not noticed a characterized heel imprint during his August 1994 inspection.
Deedrick's handwritten and typewritten examination notes from all hair and fiber comparisons in the case, typed up by the defense and corrected by Deedrick.
Table and checklist from the Wickenheiser RCMP study published in the Journal of Forensic Sciences, showing numerical criteria for hair comparison across seven primary and secondary categories; used to challenge Deedrick's methodology.
Blasier presentation shown to the jury and marked for identification as Defense 1224, later described as summary slides including a board of glove-hair findings. An admissibility discussion contested the factual accuracy of a statement concerning limb hair on the Rockingham glove.
Head hair samples designated K7 and submitted as coming from OJ Simpson, generally measuring under 1-5/8 inches in length.
Chart depicting the field of view through a comparison microscope showing questioned versus known hair side-by-side; also used as a drawing by Deedrick showing two hairs butted end-to-end.
People's 476 is a comparison board displaying microscopic photographs, at approximately 250x magnification, of known Nicole Brown Simpson head hairs and questioned hairs recovered from crime-scene evidence.
People's 477, a Ronald Goldman hair-comparison board, depicted known head hairs alongside hairs from Goldman's shirt; testimony described the questioned hairs as microscopically consistent with his known sample.
In civil closing arguments, counsel described the Rockingham glove as containing medium mocha Bronco carpet fiber and blue-black cotton fibers. Lambert also argued that Fuhrman found the glove and that it contained OJ Simpson's blood.
Scanning electron micrograph of the 1992–94 Bronco DuPont 1405 nylon trilobal fiber cross-section, used in comparison analysis and for Masland carpet production illustration.
Chart showing known carpet fiber samples from OJ Simpson's Bronco with accompanying microscopic and scanning electron microscope photographs.
Graphic chart depicting the microscopic comparison of hairs using a split-field view illustration.
Photographic chart prepared by FBI agent Deedrick showing OJ Simpson's known head hairs in the top row compared to questioned hairs recovered from the Bundy knit cap in the bottom row.
Board titled 'Trace material found on physical evidence at Bundy, soil sample from Bundy item 114,' containing four photographs including photomicrographs showing hairs, fibers, dry vegetation, wood fragments, and paint chips in the soil exemplar.
Handwritten chart prepared by Deedrick showing Ford vehicle production numbers for medium mocha carpet: 136,000 total vehicles, 26,000 Broncos, and 72,000 post-dye-change units.
Hair exemplar from LAPD criminalist Susan Brockbank, collected by Ron Raquel on November 21, 1994.
Known hair exemplar from Officer Ed McGowan, who had shaved his head and had to wait for his hair to grow before the sample could be collected.
Carpet fiber exemplars from the Bronco, identified as Items 226–231 and described as received at the FBI while Susan Brockbank was present.
Blue fiber and gray metallic substance recovered from Nicole Brown Simpson's excised throat tissue at the Coroner's office.
Hairs removed from Ron Goldman's clothing and hats obtained from the Goldman family.
Goldman pants fabric sample (Item 79 / K17), Goldman shirt fabric sample (Item 81 / K18), and Nicole Brown Simpson dress fabric sample (Item 86 / K19).
Known head hair samples from Ron Goldman designated K1 series.
A photograph preliminarily identified by the defense as K17, an exemplar from Nicole Brown Simpson's dress. The inventory remained unresolved at the close of the supplied hearing.
An item designated K18 that the defense preliminarily identified as a photograph of an exemplar from Ronald Goldman's shirt; the inventory remained unresolved at the close of the supplied hearing.
Known hair samples from Nicole Brown Simpson designated K4, comprising head, limb, and eye hairs.
In civil closing argument, Lambert described the Bundy knit cap as containing 12 head hairs matching OJ Simpson and a medium mocha Bronco carpet fiber, and argued that the placement of the hairs showed Simpson wore the cap.
Photograph of small brown bag number 74 containing light-colored hair, found inside a shoe bag.
Photograph of the carpet from OJ Simpson's Bronco, identified as Item 33.
Photograph showing the backs of trace-evidence items and bindles labeled with collection-location notes from glove no. 9.
Diagram of hair-shaft anatomy, including the cuticle, cortex, medulla, and pigment granules, prepared by Deedrick.
Diagram drawn by Deedrick live in court to illustrate hair microscopic characteristics for the jury.
Photograph of Deedrick examining evidence through a stereomicroscope.
Photograph of an examiner removing a hair from a pillbox for mounting on a slide.
Photograph of placing a hair on a glass slide using forceps.
Photograph of applying permount mounting medium and a coverslip to a hair slide.
Photograph of applying xylene solvent to a slide prior to permount application.
Photograph of an examiner using a stereomicroscope to examine slides.
Close-up photograph of a slide positioned on a microscope stage.
Photograph of an examiner working at a comparison microscope.
Chart of microscopic photographs of Caucasian hairs, including three hairs from Deedrick's own daughters.
Chart depicting types of fibers — cotton, wool, and manmade fiber cross-sections and shapes.
Chart showing variations in cotton fibers under the microscope, including color, twist, and mercerization.
Chart explaining how manmade fibers are produced, covering cellulosic versus synthetic fibers and the extrusion process.
Scanning electron microscope photograph of a regular tri-lobal nylon automotive carpet fiber.
SEM photograph of a nylon automotive fiber with a 'jack cross-section' — three lobes with knobby ends, described as unusual.
SEM photograph of a nylon automotive fiber that Deedrick called 'the Michelin man,' from the same manufacturer as People's 473 but with a different cross-section.
Chart related to hair and fiber analysis presented during testimony.
Photograph of the DuPont Fiber No. 1850 cross-section representing the 1991 Bronco carpet fiber, used as a comparison reference against the 1992–94 DuPont 1405 fiber.
Photograph of OJ Simpson's known head hair sample, labeled K7.
Photograph of OJ Simpson's known head hair number 34.
Neufeld described photographs on which K7 labels were crossed out and Q8A was written above them. He said the negatives, contact strips, and contemporaneous notes required review.
Questioned hair Q10 from inside the knit hat recovered at Bundy, introduced and displayed as Plaintiffs' 2176 (Q10).
A second comparison chart showing known Simpson head hairs against questioned hairs from the Bundy cap and Ronald Goldman's shirt.
A photograph preliminarily identified by the defense as Q27, fibers from OJ Simpson's socks. The inventory remained unresolved at the close of the supplied hearing.
Second photograph of OJ Simpson's known head hair sample used for comparison to hairs found inside the Bundy knit cap.
Chart summarizing hair exemplars collected from LAPD and coroner personnel, with collection dates and FBI item numbers.
Blue-black cotton fibers were described as found on gloves, a knit hat, the victims, and the defendant's socks. Spectrophotometry or microspectrophotometry absorption-spectra charts were generated for the fibers.
Hair kits for Ron Goldman (Item 73) and Nicole Brown Simpson (Item 83), received from the coroner on June 24, 1994.
Carpet tapings from AC Cowling's Bronco were described as containing blue carpet fibers with the same tri-lobal cross-section and multiple cat hairs. Testimony discussed the fibers as ruling out the Bronco as the source, while redirect testimony characterized the number of cat hairs as suggesting a cat owner.
During Brockbank's testimony, carpet fibers from the crime scene were described as consistent with fibers from Simpson's Bronco; she confirmed that no comparative area survey was conducted. In separate cross-examination, a Bronco carpet fiber was referenced in discussing “cannot eliminate / cannot positively associate” language.
Debris packets from Bundy crime scene items (knit hat, glove, victim clothing) and Rockingham items (glove, socks), as well as packets from LAPD indicating location of recovered hairs.
Five-page single-spaced report by Deedrick titled 'The Search for the Source — Carpet Fibers Found on the Leather Glove and the Knit Hat in the O.J. Simpson Case,' containing data on Bronco carpet fiber rarity, production numbers, and Masland/DuPont proprietary information; also referenced as a multi-page binder titled 'The Source of the Fiber.'
Coin envelope containing hairs recovered along with a blood swatch from the Rockingham driveway, packaged in two plastic bags.
Known head-hair standards from Nicole Brown Simpson, Ronald Goldman, and O.J. Simpson were submitted in August 1994. Deedrick testified that Simpson's sample was obtained through directed random sampling, while Brown Simpson's and Goldman's samples were clumps, a method he described as not preferred.
Additional references (62)
Brief references from transcripts that don't warrant an individual page. Each has a single source or is mentioned only in passing.
- 'Evidence from the Bronco' summary board — hair, fiber, and blood — Demonstrative board titled 'Evidence from the Bronco' presenting hair, fiber, and blood evidence as connecting Simpson to the Bronco. Its hair-and-fiber wording was challenged, and the objection was overruled.
- 1988 prior case transcript — Deedrick testimony about pencil prop — Transcript from a 1988 prior case in which Deedrick testified about using a pencil as a demonstrative prop.
- 250x magnification hair photographs shown on redirect — Hair photographs at 250x magnification referenced by Leonard to challenge how representative the images shown to the jury were.
- Anthony case transcript — cited regarding Deedrick's prior hair-comparison testimony — Transcript from the Anthony case in Anchorage, Alaska, cited by the defense as containing Deedrick's prior statement that the strongest conclusion was that a hair could have originated from a person.
- Article on thin layer chromatography (TLC) — handed to Deedrick by Bailey — Article about thin layer chromatography handed to Deedrick by defense attorney Bailey during cross-examination.
- Atlas and general fiber type demonstrative photographs — General atlas and fiber type photographs used as demonstrative exhibits during testimony.
- Bindles containing hair evidence sent to FBI lab in Washington — Bindles containing hair evidence sent to the FBI laboratory in Washington.
- Boards — OJ Simpson known hairs compared to questioned crime scene hairs — Multiple boards showing OJ Simpson's known head hair samples compared to questioned hairs from crime scenes.
- Bronco carpet fiber photographs — Ford carpet changes 1991–1995 — Photographs showing periodic changes in Ford's Bronco carpet from 1991 through 1995, sourced from Ford Motor Company carpet samples.
- Bronco Carpet Reference in Knit-Cap Fiber Discussion — Bronco carpet discussed in connection with a fiber found on a knit cap during Deedrick's third examination.
- Bronco Floorboard, Shovel, and Plaid Cap Hair Findings — Deedrick redirect testimony discussed cat hairs on the Bronco floorboard and shovel and hairs on a plaid cap showing insect chew marks.
- Bundy Glove Hair Examination and DNA-Testing Status — Defense opening-statement reference alleging that no hairs on the Bundy glove matched Simpson and that, to the defense's knowledge, the prosecution had not yet performed DNA testing on the glove.
- Bundy knit hat — fibers removed by Deedrick — Rose-beige trilobal nylon carpet fiber and cashmere fiber removed directly by FBI agent Deedrick from the knit hat found at Bundy.
- Carpet fiber from Bundy described as matching Bronco carpet — In closing argument, counsel described a carpet fiber from Bundy as matching carpet in Simpson's Bronco.
- Carpet samples from multiple locations inside Simpson's Bronco — Carpet samples collected from multiple locations inside OJ Simpson's Bronco for use as known fiber comparison standards.
- Caucasian hairs found on both gloves — Caucasian hairs recovered from both the Bundy and Rockingham gloves.
- Chart — hair and fiber items found and not found at crime scene — Summary chart showing which hair and fiber items were found and which were not found at the crime scene.
- Chicago item — cat hair recovered — Item associated with Chicago from which a cat hair was recovered.
- Deedrick FBI report — jeans and shirt impressions on envelope and paper — Deedrick's FBI report faxed to the prosecution concluding that jeans can be included as making impressions on the envelope and paper, and the shirt as making impressions on the jeans.
- Deedrick one-page handwritten outline — initial decoy summary for defense — One-page handwritten outline initially provided by Deedrick to the defense as a summary before the full notebook was ordered disclosed.
- DNA, Bundy Shoeprint, and Trace/Fiber Evidence Reference — Collective reference by Lewis to DNA evidence, Bundy shoeprints, and trace or fiber evidence as evidence he argued made Fuhrman's credibility less critical.
- Dr. Henry Lee 'Physical Evidence' manual — hair comparison checklist — Page 143 of the 'Physical Evidence' manual by Dr. Henry Lee published under the Connecticut State Police, containing a hair comparison checklist.
- Elimination hair comparison photos — crime scene personnel, December 1994 — Hair elimination comparison photographs of police officers and others present at the crime scene, taken in December 1994 and transmitted to the prosecution in April or May 1995.
- Evidence Box No. 2 — Gloves, Cap, and Carpet Bindle — Box No. 2 containing gloves, a cap, and a carpet bindle, discussed while the scope of Susan Brockbank's examination was challenged.
- Evidence boxes returned from Albany — Boxes of evidence returned from Albany and discussed in connection with possible hair and trace bindles. Testimony about a reported missing bindle was struck as hearsay; Susan Brockbank testified that she had not tried to locate unaccounted-for bindles and was unaware of an inquiry.
- Eyeglass envelope and paper — surfaces for anticipated fabric-impression comparison — Eyeglass envelope and paper bearing blood fabric impressions examined by Dr. Lee; at the hearing, Deedrick's comparison with jeans and shirt fabric was still anticipated.
- Fabric samples from victims — received by FBI — Fabric samples received from the victims in the case, previously discussed in Deedrick's prior testimony.
- FBI special projects section boards — elaborate charts prepared for this case — Charts and boards prepared by the FBI special projects section for this case, acknowledged as unusually elaborate compared to typical cases.
- Gaudette studies on hair comparison repeatability — Gaudette studies on the independent repeatability of hair comparison analysis, the only study Deedrick could identify on the topic when questioned.
- Hair and fiber evidence photographs — manner of presentation challenged on cross — Hair and fiber evidence photographs presented by Deedrick during his testimony, the manner of presentation of which was challenged by defense attorney Bailey on cross-examination.
- Hair and fiber exemplar boards — blue-black fiber and elimination photograph boards — Compilation of hair exemplar boards and blue-black fiber boards used in court, including elimination subject photograph boards.
- Hair evidence described as consistent with OJ Simpson — collected at Bundy — During Brockbank's testimony, hair evidence collected at 875 South Bundy was described as consistent with OJ Simpson. She also confirmed that no area survey had been conducted to establish its baseline frequency.
- Hair evidence with dandruff characteristics (Moore examination context) — Hair evidence with dandruff characteristics, forming the underlying basis for Clark's examination of witness Moore on dandruff conditions.
- Hair follicles and shafts recovered from crime scene (count unknown) — Hair follicles and shafts recovered from the crime scene, with count unknown at the time of the hearing.
- Hair-and-Fiber Bindle from the Rockingham Hat — Bindle of hairs and fibers from a hat found at Rockingham, created by Dr. Henry Lee and sent to Albany. It was referenced as missing or unaccounted for, with the court noting that no factual determination had yet been made.
- Hair-and-Fiber Bindle Removed from the Bundy Hat — Bindle of hair and fiber removed from the Bundy hat by Dr. Henry Lee in Albany, returned to and received by the SID laboratory, and subsequently reported lost. Scheck raised the matter as a potential Arizona v. Youngblood issue, and the court ordered further investigation.
- Item 110 — trace evidence from glove no. 9 — Coin envelope and bindles containing trace evidence recovered from glove no. 9, initialed by supervisor Joe Hourigan on June 14, 1995.
- Item 111 — trace evidence from cap Item 27 — Trace evidence consisting of hairs and fibers removed from cap Item 27 and booked by Susan Brockbank as Item 111.
- Item 112 — trace evidence from glove no. 37 — Coin envelope, bindles, and an FBI pillbox containing trace evidence recovered from glove no. 37, designated Item 112.
- Item 19 — hairs and fibers removed from item 9, collected at approximately 9:00 — Item 19 — hairs and fibers removed from item 9, collected at approximately 9:00 per Mazzola's clock observation
- Items 228, 230 — fibers from various Bronco areas — Items 228 and 230, described during Brockbank's testimony as fibers from various areas of the Bronco.
- Known hair standards — Detectives Phillips, Fuhrman, Vannatter, and Lange — Known hair standards from Detectives Phillips, Fuhrman, Vannatter, and Lange, submitted for elimination comparison.
- LAPD pre-mounted slides Q9–Q19 — delivered to FBI August 8, 1994 — Glass microscope slides numbered Q9 through Q19 pre-prepared by LAPD and delivered to the FBI laboratory on August 8, 1994.
- Laser disk photographs — Bronco carpet fiber cross-sections 1991, 1992–94, 1995 — Laser disk photographs showing cross-sections of Bronco carpet fibers from the 1991, 1992–94, and 1995 model years for comparison purposes.
- Masland medium mocha carpet fiber — Ford contract and vehicle-use claim — In civil closing argument, counsel described a medium mocha Masland carpet fiber as matching fiber in Simpson's 1994 Ford Bronco and asserted that Masland had an exclusive Ford contract beginning in May 1993 and supplied the carpet for three vehicle types.
- Medium mocha Bronco carpet — Ford-exclusive manufacture description — Medium mocha carpet from OJ Simpson's Bronco, described as manufactured only for Ford vehicles produced between May 1993 and June 1994.
- Microscopic hair comparison images — available but not photographed for court — Microscopic hair comparison images that could have been photographed and presented to the court but were not, used to challenge Deedrick's presentation choices.
- Observations of Arnelle Simpson's hair — Observations of Arnelle Simpson's hair, seen at Rockingham as recently as May 1, 1994.
- Observations of Marguerite Simpson's hair — Observations of Marguerite Simpson's hair, seen at Moore's salon and on television during the trial.
- OJ Simpson hair samples collected pursuant to court order — Hair samples collected from OJ Simpson's scalp pursuant to a court order.
- Paper folds and bindles from LAPD's Susan Brockbank — hair and fiber — Paper folds and bindles from LAPD's Susan Brockbank containing hair and fiber from the case.
- Print Dust Reference — Print dust discussed in connection with what Detective Mulldorfer remembered during the criminal trial.
- Q15 hair from cap — dissimilar to all submitted known standards — Questioned hair Q15 from a cap, discussed as appearing dissimilar to all known standards submitted for comparison.
- Rockingham Akita hair collection — item 366 — Akita dog hair collected at Rockingham on November 30, 1994 and assigned item 366.
- Ron Goldman's apartment hairbrush — used for hair exemplars — Hairbrush from Ron Goldman's apartment used to obtain hair exemplars for comparison.
- Shovel — cat hair found on it — Shovel from which a cat hair was recovered during examination.
- Shovel, plastic sheeting, and towel from Bronco — single Bronco fiber each — A shovel, plastic sheeting, and towel recovered from Simpson's Bronco, each of which yielded a single Bronco carpet fiber with no blood detected.
- Teaching boards — carpet fiber, cotton fiber, hair shaft, and microscopy — Set of teaching boards prepared for testimony covering carpet fiber variations, cotton fibers, hair shaft components, fiber analysis process, and microscopy procedure photographs.
- Trace evidence — hair and fiber samples examined in Albany and Virginia — Trace evidence comprising hair and fiber samples previously examined in Albany and by Sholberg in Virginia.
- Unidentified hair found in Coroner shoe bag — Hair found among evidence in a Coroner's office shoe bag, with no notation identifying the associated shoe or otherwise documenting its origin.
- Unidentified knit cap examined in trace unit — A knit cap discussed as having been examined in the trace unit by lab personnel, possibly Susan Brockbank; the source does not identify which knit cap it was.
- White bindles collected in Dr. Baden's presence at Coroner's office — White bindles containing debris collected in Dr. Michael Baden's presence at the Coroner's office.