Rockingham Crime Scene Photos

Photographs of OJ Simpson's master bedroom at the Rockingham residence showing the bed, foot of bed, luggage straps, carpet, and bedspread. The prosecution's People's 126 showed the foot of the bed without straps visible; defense photographs (1060, 1061, 1256) showed straps hanging over the foot and side of the bed as originally found. People's 167 showed the bedroom after Detective Luper had moved the straps.

Series of photographs of the interior of the Rockingham garage taken June 13, 1994, showing the garage from multiple angles. Images include the covered and uncovered Ferrari Testarossa, bicycles, workout weights, mirrors, cardboard boxes, chest, television, and a side door with items stacked in front of it. Photos numbered 88, 89, and 90 on the roll correspond to exhibits 132, 133, and 134 respectively.

Photographs of blood droplets and red stains found in the driveway of the Simpson Rockingham residence, showing criminalist identification tags and evidence cards at the marked locations. Images range from wide views of the driveway to close-ups of individual droplets near the front entrance.

Photograph looking south from the intersection of Ashford and Rockingham showing the Simpson residence, the Ashford gate, and the Bronco partially visible. Used by multiple detectives (Phillips, Lange, Vannatter) to mark their parking positions on Ashford and establish sightlines to the Bronco. Annotated versions 63-A, 63-C, and 63-E were created during testimony.

Photographs of the stairway, hallway, and light-colored carpet leading from the main living areas to the master bedroom at the Rockingham residence. Introduced during the civil trial to establish that no blood was found anywhere from the foyer to the master bedroom, and in the criminal trial to show the hallway condition.

Photograph of the curb on Rockingham Avenue showing the painted address '360' adjacent to the driveway where the Bronco was allegedly parked on the night of June 12, 1994. Used with Allan Park's testimony that no Bronco was visible at his arrival times of 10:23 and 10:39–10:40 p.m.

Photographs and aerial/site images showing the Salinger residence at 1045 South Rockingham adjacent to the OJ Simpson Rockingham property. Used with Rosa Lopez's testimony to establish her walking route and sightlines to the Bronco, and with witness Heidstra's testimony about neighborhood familiarity.

Photographs showing the beginning of the pathway from the Rockingham main house to Kaelin's guesthouse room. Annotated versions (139-A, 139-B) were created during testimony — used first with Kaelin to show his route after McDonald's, and then with Allan Park to mark where Park saw the dark-clothed figure near the front door.

Photographs of the kitchen at the Rockingham residence showing the phone location, seating area, and a television where Simpson's children played. People's 141 (also identified in the civil case as Plaintiffs' 44) was used in the Simpson deposition to establish where Simpson noticed blood on his left pinkie and where Kaelin searched for the flashlight.

Photographs of the Ashford gate at 360 North Rockingham Avenue showing the gate and surrounding area, including a dark vehicle (variously identified as a black 300ZX and Kaelin's Thunderbird) parked nearby. Used extensively to establish detective and limo driver sightlines and parking positions. Annotated versions 64-B and 64-C were marked during Park's testimony.

Photographs of the narrow south-side walkway along the exterior wall of Kato Kaelin's guesthouse at Rockingham, showing the iron fence, air conditioning unit jutting from the exterior wall, and shrubbery. People's 68-A shows the back of the room and walkway; People's 68-B shows the view looking eastward toward the air conditioner. People's 68-A was re-marked mid-examination as 68-A(1) after a numbering dispute.

Photograph approximating the view from the limousine looking in through the Ashford gate at the Simpson Rockingham residence, showing a person to the left. Used with Allan Park's testimony about the dark-clothed figure he observed, and also to identify the dog Chachi at the gate when shown to Kato Kaelin.

Photographs of a broken piece of white-painted wood (also described as a stick or splintered wood) found east of the Bronco's right front tire in the parkway adjacent to the vehicle on Ashford Street. A close-up shows old white paint and a rust-stained smudge. Booked into evidence and tested negative for blood and fingerprints.

Photograph of the Ashford gate at the Simpson Rockingham residence showing the gate open with defendant's dark Chow dog Chachi visible, dated July 31, 1996. Used to establish the gate was open and to address the dog's condition and habits.

Photograph of OJ Simpson's Bentley (initially identified by Kaelin as a Rolls Royce) and Arnelle's Saab parked in the Rockingham driveway, facing the Rockingham gate. Used to establish vehicle configuration on the night of June 12, 1994 and to probe whether the limousine could maneuver around parked vehicles.

Printed telestrator-annotated copies of People's Exhibit 55 marked during criminalist Fung's testimony in the criminal trial.

Photo boards of the Rockingham right-hand glove (LAPD Item No. 9) showing the locations of stains designated G10, G11, and G13, used by serologist Lisa Montgomery to physically point out those stain locations to the jury.

Photographs of the bloody socks (LAPD evidence item) taken at the laboratory, displayed during testimony in the criminal trial. Defense counsel Blasier used the photographs to establish that they were taken at an unspecified lab location rather than at the time of collection.

Photograph of the exterior kitchen door area of 360 Rockingham. Exhibit 138-A is the telestrator-annotated version marking the specific door Kaelin used after the McDonald's run, introduced during Kaelin's criminal trial testimony.

Photographs depicting a picture frame found beneath OJ Simpson's bed at the Rockingham residence, which was found to contain a photograph of Nicole Brown Simpson. People's 535 shows the bed with the frame visible beneath it; People's 536 shows the frame itself, depicting OJ Simpson and Nicole Brown together.

Photographs of Item 11, a reddish stain (blood) found on a wire along the south walkway at Rockingham on the same side as where the glove was recovered. The stain location and its relationship to the glove collection point were used to challenge criminalist Mazzola's collection sequence.

Photograph of Kato Kaelin's room at the Rockingham property looking east toward the office wall and air conditioner. Used during civil testimony to establish room dimensions, headboard position, and distance to the air conditioner.

Photograph of Kato Kaelin's room at the Rockingham property looking west toward the double doors into the office. Used during civil testimony to show the picture on the wall and the headboard configuration relative to where the thumps were heard.

Photograph or diagram of the Rockingham driveway area and Ashford gate, showing parked vehicles. Used in the civil trial with multiple witnesses, including to indicate where a bag was located and to show parked cars near the gate.

Photograph of the walkway behind the Rockingham residence near where the glove was found, showing the south side of the property near the air conditioner. Used in the civil trial by criminalist Fung to identify the approximate location of the glove.

Photographs of LAPD Item No. 10 as it appeared at the Rockingham scene on the morning of June 13, 1994. Two separate defense exhibits (1073 and 1105) depict the item in situ.

Photographs of LAPD Item 16 at the Rockingham crime scene. Defense Exhibit 1122 is a perspective shot showing the item with its numbered card in place; Defense Exhibit 1123 is a close-up of the same item. Introduced during criminalist Mazzola's testimony to establish that the item was photographed before collection.

Photographs showing the approach to and view of the Rockingham gate on Rockingham Avenue. People's 147 was used with Allan Park's testimony to confirm the gate was closed on the night of June 12, 1994.

Two photographs of the back door at the Rockingham residence as it existed on June 13, 1994. Displayed during civil testimony to show that the door had no key lock on the outside, contradicting earlier detective testimony.

Photograph of OJ Simpson's Bentley automobile parked in the Rockingham cut-out area. Used by Baker during Kaelin's civil testimony to argue that Kaelin could not have exited the passenger door without hitting the bushes, and to establish where the duffel bag was located.

Photograph showing the air conditioning duct on the Rockingham south walkway, referenced in the preliminary hearing as Exhibit A and used to establish Detective Fuhrman's path after discovering the glove.

Photographs of the foyer and entrance area inside the Simpson Rockingham residence. Used with Kato Kaelin's testimony about blood drops he saw in the foyer while being escorted out, and with Allan Park's testimony establishing where OJ Simpson, Kaelin, and Park were standing inside the house before the departure for the airport.

Photographs of the interior of Kato Kaelin's guest house room at the Rockingham property, showing the air conditioner, bathroom area, window, closet locations, and the bed configuration. Used to locate the thumps relative to the room layout.

Series of photographs labeled A through F showing the Rockingham property, gates, driveway, and the Rockingham/Ashford area exterior. Used in the preliminary hearing with both Kato Kaelin and Allan Park testimony to orient the jury to the property layout, street positions, and gate arrangements.

Photograph of the call box at the Ashford gate of the Simpson Rockingham residence. Introduced during Allan Park's civil testimony; Park identified the button he used to buzz the house.

Close-up photograph of the interior of the call box at the Ashford gate of the Simpson Rockingham residence, with attorney Petrocelli incidentally visible in the frame. Introduced during Allan Park's civil testimony to show the buzzer configuration.

The left-hand Aris Light leather glove recovered from the south walkway at 360 North Rockingham Avenue near Kato Kaelin's air conditioning unit, designated LAPD Item No. 9. Criminalist Dennis Fung confirmed he personally recovered it, with Detective Fuhrman on the other side of the fence.

Annotated version of People's 120-F marked during Kaelin's criminal trial testimony to show the approximate location of a knapsack, approximately a foot and a half from a blood drop marker.

Photograph of the Ashford Street gate of the defendant's Rockingham residence, displayed to the jury in the criminal preliminary proceedings to show the limo driver's vantage point.

Photograph showing the walkway and side view of the Rockingham property that served as a visual identification of the location where Fuhrman pointed out the glove to Detective Phillips during the civil trial.

Photograph of the den area of the Rockingham house. Displayed during civil testimony to establish that the den was virtually unused and no lights would be expected in that area.

Photograph of LAPD officer Marlow inside Simpson's closet during the June 28 search, visibly holding an open notepad and pencil. Introduced during the civil trial to impeach Marlow's repeated claim that he took no notes that day.

Photograph of the wall of Kato Kaelin's bedroom at Rockingham showing the single picture that shifted on the wall during the three thumps Kaelin heard on the night of June 12, 1994.

Photograph showing the path Kaelin walked out the front door to the Ashford gate, with cardboard evidence markers visible. Kaelin identified the route during criminal trial testimony.

Photograph of Kato Kaelin's guesthouse room at Rockingham taken after the time of the crimes, with items that had since been removed. Detective Fuhrman noted differences from the room as he saw it on June 13.

Photograph referenced in connection with Kato Kaelin exiting to the pool area and side yard of the Rockingham residence, displayed during preliminary hearing proceedings.

Interior photograph of Kato Kaelin's guesthouse room showing the air conditioner in the wall and shuttered doors to the pool area, displayed during preliminary hearing proceedings to orient testimony about the thumps.

Photograph annotated to show where Park parked the limo on Ashford (marked near black Jeep location)

Photograph of the left-hand leather glove as found in situ on the narrow walkway near Kato Kaelin's guesthouse room, with foliage and chain-link fence visible. Shown to Detective Phillips to confirm it was a fair approximation of what he observed.

Photo board of Rockingham exterior images displayed during Gary Sims's DNA testimony in the criminal trial.

Board of eight photographs of the front foyer of the Rockingham residence taken June 25, 1994, introduced and discussed by defense expert Dr. Henry Lee during his testimony about blood evidence.

Large diagram or photograph exhibit titled 'Glove found at 360 North Rockingham Avenue June 13, 1994,' depicting the layout of the Rockingham property. Displayed during civil testimony with Detective Phillips using a pointer to identify Arnelle's room and the rear entry door.

Photograph of the Rockingham house exterior used to identify where Detective Phillips was standing, introduced during Detective Fuhrman's criminal trial testimony with Fuhrman pointing to the location using a laser pointer.

Interior photo board for the Rockingham residence, introduced during criminalist Collin Yamauchi's testimony in the criminal trial, originally cited in error as exhibit 261 before correction.

Diagram incorporating four photographs of different areas of the Rockingham property, used during civil testimony by Detective Phillips to illustrate the path Fuhrman led him to the glove location.

Photograph of the inside of OJ Simpson's cluttered garage at the Rockingham residence, introduced during Kato Kaelin's civil testimony.

Photograph of the south walkway at the Rockingham property showing shrubbery, chain-link fence, and Kato Kaelin's external air conditioner unit. Displayed in the criminal preliminary proceedings to illustrate how dark and narrow the path behind Kato's room was.

Series of photographs labeled A through E showing the back of Kato Kaelin's guesthouse, the narrow south walkway, the air conditioning unit, and the fence at 360 North Rockingham Avenue. Used in the preliminary hearing to show the area where the thumps originated — the south pathway Kaelin never reached.