OJ Simpson reference blood vial (Item 17/18)
Reference blood sample (vial) drawn from O.J. Simpson. Central to defense claims about missing blood and planting allegations. Purple-top EDTA vacutainer drawn by Nurse Thano Peratis at Parker Center on June 13, 1994, estimated at approximately 8cc; carried unsealed by Detective Vannatter to Rockingham and delivered to criminalist Dennis Fung at 5:20 PM; initially logged as item 18 before correction to item 17, with approximately 1.5–2cc unaccounted for in subsequent volume audits.
Exhibit labels
How this item was marked across the four trials. The same physical item often gets different numbers in the criminal and civil trials.
Item 17Item No. 17
LAPD crime-scene record
This canonical item is backed by a hand-curated LAPD collection record. The LAPD description is verbatim from the department's crime-scene log.
LAPD Item 17: Simpson's reference blood
Source proceedings (71)
Every proceeding where this item was discussed. Click through to the transcript.
Criminal trial (50)
- Day 5 Motion: opening statement exhibits
- Day 19 Motion: biological evidence examination
- Day 31 Cross-examination of Tom Lange (afternoon, part 8) witness: DET. LANGE
- Day 32 Redirect examination of Det. Tom Lange (morning, part 1) witness: DET. LANGE
- Day 41 Direct examination of Philip Vannatter witness: DET. VANNATTER
- Day 42 Cross-examination of Philip Vannatter (part 3) witness: DET. VANNATTER
- Day 42 Redirect examination of Philip Vannatter (part 1) witness: DET. VANNATTER
- Day 50 Direct examination of Dennis Fung (afternoon, part 4) witness: MR. FUNG
- Day 55 Cross-examination of Dennis Fung (morning, part 2) witness: MR. FUNG
- Day 55 Cross-examination of Dennis Fung (morning, part 3) witness: MR. FUNG
- Day 55 Cross-examination of Dennis Fung (morning, part 4) witness: MR. FUNG
- Day 55 Cross-examination of Dennis Fung (afternoon, part 2) witness: MR. FUNG
- Day 55 Motion: videotape evidence admission
- Day 56 Redirect examination of Dennis Fung (part 7) witness: MR. FUNG
- Day 56 Redirect examination of Dennis Fung (part 2) witness: MR. FUNG
- Day 57 Cross-examination of Dennis Fung (part 3) witness: MR. FUNG
- Day 59 Re-redirect examination of Dennis Fung (part 6) witness: MR. FUNG
- Day 59 Redirect examination of Dennis Fung (part 1) witness: MR. FUNG
- Day 59 Redirect examination of Dennis Fung (part 2) witness: MR. FUNG
- Day 60 Direct examination of Andrea Mazzola (part 4) witness: MS. MAZZOLA
- Day 60 Direct examination of Andrea Mazzola (part 5) witness: MS. MAZZOLA
- Day 62 Cross-examination of Andrea Mazzola (part 3) witness: MS. MAZZOLA
- Day 62 Cross-examination of Andrea Mazzola (part 5) witness: MS. MAZZOLA
- Day 63 Redirect examination of Andrea Mazzola (part 3) witness: MS. MAZZOLA
- Day 64 Motion: exhibit objections
- Day 64 Direct examination of Gregory Matheson (afternoon, part 1) witness: MR. MATHESON
- Day 65 Cross-examination of Gregory Matheson witness: MR. MATHESON
- Day 65 Direct examination of Gregory Matheson (part 7) witness: MR. MATHESON
- Day 65 Direct examination of Gregory Matheson (part 4) witness: MR. MATHESON
- Day 65 Direct examination of Gregory Matheson (part 2) witness: MR. MATHESON
- Day 66 Cross-examination of Gregory Matheson (part 1) witness: MR. MATHESON
- Day 67 Cross-examination of Gregory Matheson (part 1) witness: MR. MATHESON
- Day 67 Redirect examination of Gregory Matheson (part 3) witness: MR. MATHESON
- Day 68 Motion: discovery sanctions
- Day 68 Redirect examination of Gregory Matheson (part 3) witness: MR. MATHESON
- Day 68 Recross-examination of Gregory Matheson witness: MR. MATHESON
- Day 79 Redirect examination of Gary Sims (part 2) witness: MR. SIMS
- Day 81 Direct examination of Collin Yamauchi (part 2) witness: MR. YAMAUCHI
- Day 84 Cross-examination of Collin Yamauchi (morning, part 2) witness: MR. YAMAUCHI
- Day 84 Cross-examination of Collin Yamauchi (morning, part 3) witness: MR. YAMAUCHI
- Day 84 Cross-examination of Collin Yamauchi (morning, part 5) witness: MR. YAMAUCHI
- Day 106 Motion: blood evidence foundation
- Day 121 Cross-examination of Roger Martz (part 2) witness: MR. MARTZ
- Day 125 Motion: Peratis prior testimony
- Day 127 Direct examination of Dr. John Gerdes (part 5) witness: DR. GERDES
- Day 129 Cross-examination of Dr. John Gerdes (part 1) witness: DR. GERDES
- Day 139 Direct examination of Larry Ragle (part 3) witness: MR. RAGLE
- Day 139 Cross-examination of Larry Ragle (part 3) witness: MR. RAGLE
- Day 163 Closing argument — Johnnie Cochran (part 2)
- Day 163 Closing argument — Barry Scheck (part 2)
Preliminary hearing (4)
Civil trial (17)
- 1996-10-23 Opening statement — Petrocelli
- 1996-10-24 Opening statement — Baker (part 5)
- 1996-10-24 Opening statement — Baker (part 1) (2 of 2)
- 1996-11-01 Redirect examination of Philip Vannatter witness: DET. VANNATTER
- 1996-11-04 Direct examination of Dennis Fung (morning) witness: MR. FUNG
- 1996-11-05 Redirect examination of Dennis Fung (part 2) witness: MR. FUNG
- 1996-11-15 Recross-examination of Gary Sims witness: MR. SIMS
- 1996-11-18 Direct examination of Collin Yamauchi witness: MR. YAMAUCHI
- 1996-11-18 Cross-examination of Collin Yamauchi (part 1) witness: MR. YAMAUCHI
- 1996-11-18 Cross-examination of Collin Yamauchi witness: MR. YAMAUCHI
- 1996-11-18 Re-redirect examination of Collin Yamauchi witness: MR. YAMAUCHI
- 1996-12-10 Redirect examination of Gregory Matheson witness: MR. MATHESON
- 1996-12-10 Cross-examination of Gregory Matheson witness: MR. MATHESON
- 1996-12-10 Direct examination of Andrea Mazzola (part 2) witness: MS. MAZZOLA
- 1996-12-10 Re-redirect examination of Philip Vannatter witness: DET. VANNATTER
- 1997-01-23 Closing argument — Blasier (part 4)
- 1997-01-27 Closing argument — Baker (part 2)