🔍 Item 17 — O.J. Simpson Reference-Blood Vial
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Item 17 — O.J. Simpson Reference-Blood Vial

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.

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Item 17Item No. 17OJ Simpson blood reference vial (informal)Rockingham glove

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LAPD Item 17: Simpson's reference blood
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Gray Envelope Containing Simpson's Reference-Blood Vial
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 handli…
People's 163-H — Analyzed-Evidence Envelope Demonstrative
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Black plastic bag associated with Simpson blood-vial transport
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.
Photograph of blood vial envelope front — Peratis affidavit (People's 183 / Defendants' 2252)
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,…
Defense blood volume accounting chart (Defense Exhibit 1139)
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 ac…
Ten-cc syringe demonstrative (Defendants' 2254)
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.
People's 184/184-a — Blood-Vial Envelope Image and Telestrator Print
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 s…
Photographs of Ron Goldman reference blood vial (Defense 1128, 1129)
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.
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