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Paired vacutainer demonstratives displayed to illustrate volume-estimation difficulty: People's 221-A contained 3.8 mL of colored water, and People's 221-B contained 2 mL.
Two photographs of Simpson's reference blood vial alongside the microcentrifuge tube, taken during a defense laboratory visit in January 1995. Introduced during Matheson's testimony and passed to the jury; showed blood smeared on the purple-topped cap of the reference vial.
Compound demonstrative exhibit of analyzed-evidence envelopes identified as People's or Prosecution 163-H, including a gray refrigerated-evidence envelope and envelopes associated with different storage conditions. Witnesses used the exhibit and its subparts to discuss sealing instructions, physical configuration, storage markings, and size comparisons.
Purple-top reference-blood vial drawn from O.J. Simpson by Thano Peratis and assigned Item 17, although some records initially numbered it Item 18. Testimony addressed its custody, laboratory use, EDTA preservative, and disputed estimates of its volume and handling.
Gray analyzed-evidence envelope containing Simpson's reference-blood vial, received from Detective Vannatter and identified in testimony as Analyzed Evidence Envelope 163 and Defendants' 225. Testimony addressed its markings, transport, and laboratory handling, with aspects of its custody and placement in a plastic bag disputed or not independently recalled.
Photograph of the front face of the gray analyzed evidence envelope used for Simpson's reference blood, showing Nurse Thano Peratis's signature on the affidavit section and an erroneous date of May 19, 1994 (approximately one month before the actual June 13, 1994 blood draw). Used across both criminal and civil proceedings to challenge chain-of-custody documentation.
Defense Exhibit 1139 was a blood-vial accounting chart that used a hypothetical starting volume of 8 mL to track withdrawals by Yamauchi and Matheson and support a defense claim that approximately 1.8 mL was unaccounted for. The prosecution challenged its accuracy and completeness and added approximation marks and a 0.5 mL loss entry during redirect.
People's 184-a is a telestrator print of People's 184, an image of the gray blood-vial envelope showing “Received from Detective Vannatter,” the date June 13, 1994, a time appearing as 1720, and a signature Mazzola said looked like Fung's while noting that she was not very familiar with his handwriting.
Photograph of the reference vial showing the initials “L.M.F.,” identified in the source as Lisa Flaherty of toxicology, and a number. The foundation and discovery objection to its introduction was sustained; the exhibit was later discussed alongside photographs.
Two photographs of item 59, Nicole Brown Simpson's reference blood vial, showing blood visible on the exterior of the vial. Introduced during Matheson's testimony in the criminal trial.
Two photographs of item 60, Ronald Goldman's reference blood vial, showing blood visible on the exterior of the vial. Introduced during Matheson's testimony in the criminal trial.
Physical test tube identified as Defendant's 1112 or Defense 1112 and used for size-and-shape comparison with reference-blood vials. Fung said it matched the size and configuration of the vial he received; Mazzola could not confirm identical size without a direct comparison.
Black plastic bag that Fung and Mazzola associated with transporting Simpson's reference blood vial or its envelope from Rockingham. Testimony challenged their recollections and whether the bag was used as described.
Ten-cc calibrated syringe introduced in the civil trial as Defendants' 2254 and described as the same type used for Simpson's blood draw. It was used to demonstrate technique and discuss calibration visibility and bevel orientation.
Blank analyzed-evidence envelope introduced as Defendants' 2251 and displayed to illustrate its printed procedures for drawing, packaging, sealing, and refrigerating a blood reference sample, including its affidavit provision.
Monoject or purple-top reference-blood vial identified as Defense 1124 and used for size comparison with vacutainer vials and item 17.
Photograph identified as Defense 1124 and described as likely depicting an LAPD blood-collection tube or container.
Additional photograph identified as Defense 1125 and described as likely related to a blood tube.
Vacutainer containing cranberry juice, introduced as Defense 1135 to demonstrate vacuum draw and measure its contents; approximately 7.5 mL was poured off with some remaining.
Defendants' 1112 was a document Blasier described as a copy of printing on the front of a blood-vial envelope. It was displayed during Yamauchi's cross-examination in a challenge concerning sealing, but Yamauchi could not identify it.
EDTA purple-top vacutainer demonstrated by Peratis to show the immediate transfer of drawn blood from a syringe into a preservative tube. The demonstration also addressed discarding the syringe without rereading its calibration.
LAPD sealed evidence sticker affixed to the blood vial envelope, showing a date and time notation partially covered by the seal. Introduced during Fung's cross-examination to examine the envelope's sealing timeline.
Matheson's handwritten record of all initials and dates on the reference vial and its envelope. It was marked and introduced over a foundation objection.
An example Fitzco blood swatch card with an outer envelope and four filter-paper circles for blood preservation, displayed to and passed through the jury box.
Photograph of Simpson's reference blood vial showing blood visibly present on the purple stopper. Introduced in civil proceedings during Matheson's testimony; defense raised the absence of any pre-June-14 photograph to confirm the vial's original state.
Photograph of Simpson's reference blood vial (item 17) standing upright with a finger on top, introduced to show blood clinging to the interior walls above the settled volume level. Used during Matheson's testimony to address unmeasured blood adhering to the interior surfaces of the vial.
Photograph of a microcentrifuge tube standing upright, introduced and discussed with Matheson regarding unmeasured blood adhering to interior surfaces.
Plastic bags used by criminalist Andrea Mazzola to collect blood swatches, shown to the witness and jury to demonstrate moisture retention when the bag surfaces lay flat against each other.
Memo authored by Siglar noting that both EDTA typing blood vials were refrigerated before release to Detective Vannatter. It was discussed during Siglar's deposition.
Serology item description notes recording Yamauchi's withdrawal of three-quarters of a milliliter from Simpson's blood vial on June 25. Introduced during Yamauchi's cross-examination to establish the amount removed.
Fitzco reference card made by Collin Yamauchi from Simpson's reference sample using approximately 1 cc of blood. Sources describe it as processed last after coin envelopes and a glove; questioning addressed its timing and proximity to other evidence in contamination-related testimony.
Syringe described in criminal-trial proceedings as used by Thano Peratis to draw blood, referenced in connection with his volume estimate, stipulated into evidence, and discussed in closing argument.
Toxicology record bearing initials consistent with Lisa Flaherty's and indicating that 5.5 mL remained as of June 20. It was used in questioning and a hypothetical accounting calculation; an initial hearsay and business-record objection was sustained, while a later foundation objection was overruled before Matheson described what the form indicated.
Additional references (7)
Brief references from transcripts that don't warrant an individual page. Each has a single source or is mentioned only in passing.
- Bundy and Rockingham Blood Evidence and Simpson Reference-Draw Timing — Blood evidence handled by Dennis Fung and Andrea Mazzola at Bundy and Rockingham. In opening statement, Petrocelli said he would establish that its collection preceded Simpson's reference draw, while describing overlapping collection and draw times.
- Microcentrifuge tube containing residual blood from reference vial — Small microcentrifuge tube containing residual blood that was returned to Simpson's reference vial, used to account for the approximately 0.75 mL of remaining volume in blood accounting calculations during Matheson's testimony.
- OJ Simpson signed consent form for blood draw — OJ Simpson's signed consent form documenting the date and time of his blood draw. It was referenced during Vannatter's testimony.
- Simpson Reference Blood — Incomplete Quantity Reference — Blood collected from Simpson, referenced in an incomplete question concerning a quantity of 1.9 milliliters or one quarter.
- Three reference vials allegedly handled by Vannatter (civil) — Three reference vials alleged to have been handled by Phil Vannatter. During Popovich's re-redirect examination, they were challenged as a possible contamination source for the 1,300-ng finding on the sock.
- Water-filled purple-top Monoject demonstration tube — Water-filled purple-top Monoject tube used by Neufeld as an unlabeled live courtroom demonstration prop.
- Yamauchi laboratory report listing OJ Simpson's blood vial as item 18 — Collin Yamauchi's laboratory report listing OJ Simpson's blood vial as item 18, discussed during Dennis Fung's redirect examination.