Detailed entries (85)
Piece of carpet cut from the driver's side floorboard of OJ Simpson's Bronco (LAPD Item No. 33), serving as the primary known Bronco carpet exemplar. Carpet clippings (stained and control) were taken by Matheson on September 1, 1994.
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.
Physical carpet samples from OJ Simpson's Bronco entered into evidence.
Blank hair analysis worksheet used by LAPD criminalist Susan Brockbank, showing subjective categories and subcategories (e.g., 'Curl': tight, loose, or none) used to describe hair characteristics; also the completed 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.
Carpet fiber exemplars from OJ Simpson's Bronco used as known comparison standards in the hair and fiber analysis.
Known hair exemplars from the dogs Kato and Chachi, used as elimination standards.
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.
Photographs of a white bindle recovered from a pants and socks bag, including a photograph opened showing dark soil and debris contents.
Bronco driver's side carpet fiber designated as LAPD Item 25, subject to PCR testing.
OJ Simpson hair exemplar comprising 93 hairs collected from his scalp at LA County Jail on July 12, 1994.
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.
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.
Known head hair samples from OJ Simpson designated K7, generally under 1-5/8 inches in length, used as the primary known comparison standard.
LAPD hair sample Item 113 that was fully consumed during DNA testing by analyst Stephen Meyers, with no human DNA detected.
Posterboard showing hair exemplars collected from LAPD personnel, FBI agents, and the dogs Kato and Chachi, used as elimination standards.
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.
Board titled 'Elimination head hair samples' showing photomicrographs of hair from all police, lab, and crime scene personnel whose standards were submitted for comparison, including Sandra Claiborne, Gene Braggs, Claudine Ratcliffe, and Don Thompson.
The glove found at Rockingham by Detective Fuhrman, which contained OJ Simpson's blood, a rare medium mocha carpet fiber matching Simpson's Bronco, and blue-black cotton fibers.
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.
Knit cap found at the Bundy crime scene containing 12 head hairs consistent with OJ Simpson (9 inside, 2 embedded in fabric) and medium mocha Bronco carpet fiber.
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.
FBI hair identification document entered as Defense Exhibit 1222.
Summary slides including a board showing hair findings from the gloves.
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.
Cap found in the Bronco (LAPD Item 27) from which hair and trace evidence were mounted on slides.
Known hair exemplar of LAPD criminalist Susan Brockbank herself, submitted as an elimination standard.
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.
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.
Known fiber or fabric exemplar designated K17 recovered from Nicole Brown Simpson's dress.
Known hair samples from Nicole Brown Simpson designated K4, comprising head, limb, and eye hairs.
Known hair exemplar designated K47 obtained from LAPD criminalist Collin Yamauchi, used as an elimination standard.
Carpet fiber from Bundy matching carpet in Simpson's Bronco
Photograph of a bindle opened to reveal its dirt and debris contents.
Photograph of small brown bag number 74 containing light-colored hair, found inside a shoe bag.
Chart or photograph showing FBI Q-number assignments corresponding to the hair and fiber bindles submitted for examination.
Photograph of the carpet from OJ Simpson's Bronco, corresponding to LAPD Item 33.
Photograph showing the back of trace evidence items with bindles labeled with collection location notes from glove no. 9.
Diagram of hair shaft anatomy (cuticle, cortex, medulla, pigment granules, etc.) prepared by FBI agent Deedrick himself.
Diagram drawn by Deedrick live in court to illustrate hair microscopic characteristics for the jury.
Photograph of FBI agent 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.
Board with microscopic photographs of known and questioned Nicole Brown Simpson hair samples at approximately 250x magnification.
Chart depicting questioned hairs consistent with Ron Goldman's known sample, as seen through a comparison microscope.
Chart related to hair and fiber analysis presented during testimony.
Chart created by Deedrick showing photographs of imprint patterns found on Ron Goldman's blue jeans.
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 questioned hair Q10 found inside the knit hat recovered at the Bundy crime scene.
Photograph of OJ Simpson's known head hair sample, labeled K7.
Photograph of OJ Simpson's known head hair number 34.
Photographs originally labeled K7 (known OJ Simpson hair reference) that were subsequently crossed out and replaced with the designation Q8A (unknown/questioned), cited as evidence of mislabeling.
Questioned fibers designated Q27 recovered from OJ Simpson's socks.
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, for use as elimination standards.
Blue-black cotton fibers recovered from multiple items of physical evidence including gloves, knit hat, victim clothing, and defendant's socks. Spectrophotometry absorption spectra were generated for these fibers.
Carpet tapings from AC Cowling's Bronco, which had blue carpet with the same tri-lobal cross-section as Simpson's Bronco and a larger number of cat hairs suggesting Cowling owned a cat.
Board showing elimination head hair samples and photomicrographs from police officers, lab personnel, and crime scene personnel whose standards were submitted for comparison.
Carpet fibers recovered from the crime scene determined to be consistent with the medium mocha carpet from OJ Simpson's 1994 Ford Bronco.
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.
Nicole Brown Simpson's dress from which one cat hair was recovered during examination.
Photograph of Fred Goldman and Kim Goldman with FBI agent Deedrick, taken at a retirement dinner or at the DA's office.
Additional references (56)
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' connecting Simpson to the Bronco through hair, fiber, and blood evidence.
- 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 (prosecution redirect) — Photographs of hairs at 250x magnification shown by the prosecution during redirect examination.
- Anthony case transcript — Deedrick prior testimony on hair comparison language — Transcript from the Anthony case in Anchorage, Alaska, containing Deedrick's own prior testimony stating 'the strongest statement we make is the hair could have originated from that 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 transmitted from LAPD to the FBI laboratory in Washington.
- Board — Nicole Brown Simpson known hairs compared to questioned hairs — Board comparing known head hair samples from Nicole Brown Simpson to questioned hairs recovered from crime scene evidence.
- 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.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- Eyeglass envelope and paper — fabric impressions examined by Lee and Deedrick — Eyeglass envelope and paper items bearing blood fabric impressions that Dr. Lee examined and which Deedrick compared to jeans and shirt fabric.
- 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 consistent with OJ Simpson — collected at Bundy — Hair evidence determined to be consistent with OJ Simpson, collected from the crime scene at 875 South Bundy Drive.
- 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.
- Item 110 — trace evidence from Rockingham glove no. 9 — Coin envelope and bindles containing trace evidence recovered from glove no. 9, initialed by supervisor Joe Hourigan on 6-14-95.
- Item 111 — trace evidence from Bronco cap (item 27) — Trace evidence (hairs and fibers) removed from Bronco cap Item 27 and booked by Brockbank as LAPD Item 111.
- Item 112 — trace evidence from Bundy glove no. 37 — Coin envelope, bindles, and FBI pillbox containing trace evidence recovered from glove no. 37, designated LAPD 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 — Fiber samples collected from various areas of OJ Simpson's Bronco, designated as LAPD items 228 and 230.
- Known hair samples — NBS, Goldman, and Simpson (Aug 1994 submission) — Known head hair samples from Nicole Brown Simpson, Ron Goldman, and OJ Simpson submitted to the FBI laboratory in August 1994 for forensic comparison.
- Known hair standards — collection methodology comparison (Simpson, NBS, Goldman) — Known hair standards from OJ Simpson (random sampling directed by Deedrick), Nicole Brown Simpson (clump method, not preferred), and Ronald Goldman (clump method, not preferred), with notes on collection methodology.
- 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 Industries medium mocha carpet fiber — Ford Bronco exclusive — Medium mocha carpet fiber manufactured by Masland Industries exclusively for Ford vehicles under contract from May 1993, used only in three vehicle types including the Ford Bronco.
- 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.
- OJ Simpson's Bronco — cat hairs on floorboard and plaid cap with insect chew marks — OJ Simpson's Bronco, from which cat hairs were recovered on the floorboard and shovel; also a plaid cap with hairs showing insect chew marks.
- Paper folds and bindles from LAPD Brockbank — hair and fiber — Paper folds and bindles received by the FBI from LAPD criminalist Susan Brockbank containing hair and fiber evidence from the case.
- People v. Thomas — appellate case cited for hair comparison language — People v. Thomas, 180 Cal. App. 3d. 47, p. 51 — appellate case cited using the terms 'identical' and 'matching' in a hair comparison context.
- Q15 unidentified hair from Bundy cap — dissimilar to all known standards — Questioned hair Q15 recovered from the Bundy cap that appeared dissimilar to all known hair standards submitted for comparison.
- Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson hair kits (Items 73 and 83) — Hair kits for Ron Goldman (Item 73) and Nicole Brown Simpson (Item 83), received from the coroner on June 24, 1994.
- 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.
- Soil sample from area where Ron Goldman's body was found — Soil sample collected from the area at Bundy where Ron Goldman's body was found.
- 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.
- 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.