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Mezzaluna Glasses Envelope

17 items · 17 physical · 16 with detail pages

The white envelope of Mezzaluna prescription glasses—the object Ron Goldman was returning when he was killed—became a contested focal point in both trials. Its position at 875 South Bundy and the bloodstains on its surface, documented in crime-scene photographs, generated sharp disagreement: Dr. Henry Lee's defense analyses directly challenged the prosecution's interpretation, making this mundane object a lens for examining evidence handling and the reliability of crime-scene investigation.

Detailed entries (16)

People's 54: Crime scene photograph chart of envelope
🔍 Physical

Criminal trial photograph chart (People's 54) depicting the prescription-glasses envelope at the Bundy crime scene. Sub-photographs show the white envelope on the dirt north of the walkway and in a second position after it had been moved; used to demonstrate the envelope's displacement.

People's 54People's 54(1)People's 54(3)People's 54-4People's 54-B
5 procs · 7 people
Mezzaluna prescription glasses envelope (physical)
🔍 Physical 🔬 LAPD Item #39

Envelope containing eyeglasses left at Mezzaluna restaurant by Juditha Brown, which Ron Goldman was returning. The white business envelope bore Karen Crawford's handwriting reading 'Prescription glasses. Nicole Simpson will pick up Monday.' and was found at the Bundy crime scene between the two victims, collected in a zip-lock bag; by a subsequent examination in Albany, one lens was found missing from the glasses.

People's 32People's 39Plaintiff's 25Plaintiffs' Exhibit 25
34 procs · 24 people
People's 56: Crime scene photographs of envelope area
🔍 Physical

Criminal trial photograph series (People's 56) showing the prescription-glasses envelope at the Bundy walkway area in its original position relative to grouting. Sub-photographs include a perspective view of the envelope area after body removal and views showing the envelope after it was moved, with a number tag visible.

People's 56People's 56-HPeople's 56-J
3 procs · 3 people
Defense 1343/Civil 1350: Dr. Lee posterboard — positions
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Dr. Henry Lee demonstrative posterboard (Defense 1343 in criminal, Civil 1350 in civil) titled 'Evidence found, eyeglasses envelope, envelope at Bundy scene,' containing four photographs showing the envelope in two different positions, one featuring Detective Fuhrman pointing at it. In the civil proceedings the same board was used to show a blood spot present in position 2 that was absent in position 1.

Defense 1343Civil 1350 / Criminal 1343
2 procs · 3 people
Civil Exhibit 103: Envelope photo, second position
🔍 Physical

Civil trial photograph (Exhibit 103) of the Mezzaluna glasses envelope in its second position at the time of collection, with evidence card 104 visible; the defense noted parallel line imprints on the upper right corner of the envelope.

Exhibit 103
1 proc · 2 people
Civil Exhibit 109: Blood stain photo on envelope
🔍 Physical

Crime scene photograph (Exhibit 109, informal reference) of a blood stain on the prescription-glasses envelope at Bundy, shown to Dr. Lee during civil trial testimony for identification of a specific spot on the envelope.

Exhibit 109 (informal reference)
1 proc · 2 people
Civil Exhibit 90: Envelope photo, first position
🔍 Physical

Civil trial photograph (Exhibit 90) of the Mezzaluna glasses envelope in its first, pre-collection position at the Bundy crime scene, with more debris visible around it; compared against Exhibit 103 to show the envelope had been moved and debris disturbed.

Exhibit 90
1 proc · 2 people
Defense 1047: Substitute photograph of envelope
🔍 Physical

Photograph (Defense 1047) of the prescription-glasses envelope, introduced as a substitute for the absent physical evidence during Detective Lange's cross-examination at the criminal trial.

Defense 1047
1 proc · 2 people
Defense 1082: Videotape of Fung/Mazzola at envelope
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Videotape (Defense 1082) showing criminalists Dennis Fung and Andrea Mazzola at the location of the prescription-glasses envelope at the Bundy crime scene, played four times during Fung's testimony; the defense argued it showed Fung grasping the envelope with his bare hand.

Defense 1082
1 proc · 2 people
Defense 1344: Dr. Lee posterboard — envelope at scene
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Dr. Henry Lee demonstrative posterboard (Defense 1344) entitled 'Evidence found, eyeglasses envelope, envelope at Bundy scene,' containing photographs of the prescription-glasses envelope in context at the crime scene.

Defense 1344
1 proc · 2 people
Defense 1345: Dr. Lee posterboard — Albany examination
🔍 Physical

Dr. Henry Lee demonstrative posterboard (Defense 1345) entitled 'Evidence found, eyeglasses envelope, evidence found at Albany Medical Center,' containing photographs of the envelope's contents including the eyeglasses with only a single lens present at the time of Lee's Albany examination.

Defense 1345
1 proc · 2 people
Defense 1346: Dr. Lee posterboard — bloodstains and imprint
🔍 Physical

Dr. Henry Lee demonstrative posterboard (Defense 1346) entitled 'Bloodstain evidence on envelope,' containing six photographs depicting bloodstain patterns on the back of the prescription-glasses envelope, including a Bruno Magli sole imprint.

Defense 1346
1 proc · 2 people
People's 104: Photograph of envelope at Bundy
🔍 Physical

Photograph (People's 104) of the prescription-glasses envelope at the Bundy crime scene, displayed on the ELMO projector during Detective Lange's criminal trial testimony; used to illustrate the envelope lying face-down with writing on the underside.

People's 104
1 proc · 2 people
People's 18 (Prelim): Scene photo showing envelope
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Preliminary hearing photograph (People's 18) looking northwest showing Ron Goldman's body as found at the Bundy crime scene, with the prescription-glasses envelope also visible in the frame.

People's 18
1 proc · 2 people
Plaintiffs' 2059: Board showing envelope at Bundy
🔍 Physical

Civil trial exhibit (Plaintiffs' 2059) consisting of a copy of a board showing the prescription-glasses envelope at the Bundy crime scene, introduced during Detective Phillips's civil trial walk-through testimony.

Plaintiffs' 2059
1 proc · 2 people
Plaintiffs' 38: Photograph of envelope at scene
🔍 Physical

Civil trial photograph (Plaintiffs' 38) showing the prescription-glasses envelope at the Bundy crime scene, introduced and authenticated during Officer Terrazas's testimony.

Plaintiffs' 38
1 proc · 2 people

Additional references (1)

Brief references from transcripts that don't warrant an individual page. Each has a single source or is mentioned only in passing.

  • Brown paper bag (LAPD Item #39 outer packaging) — Brown paper bag serving as outer packaging for the prescription-glasses envelope (LAPD Item No. 39); upon examination, scotch tape on the opening had blood-crust trace material, and the bag's interior contained leaf debris along with hairs, fibers, and blood crust.
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