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Victim Personal Effects Scene

29 items · 29 physical · 9 with detail pages

Cataloged scene items include Ron Goldman’s pager, keys, ring, identification-card photographs, and a restaurant menu, together with Nicole Brown Simpson’s purse and a blanket placed over her body. The broader catalog also records jewelry, keys and locks, damaged doors and picture frames, knives, vehicles, and other objects introduced or discussed in testimony, sometimes through disputed, limited, or secondhand accounts. The entries distinguish recovered evidence from photographs, objects merely observed or searched, and property raised in testimony or argument.

Detailed entries (9)

Ron Goldman's pager
🔍 Physical 🔬 LAPD Item #36

Ron Goldman's pager, recovered from the crime scene. A Motorola Bravo pager found north of the fence railing near Goldman's body, four inches north of the lower fence rung on the neighbor's side of the gate; the pager activated at the scene at 10:47 AM displaying the Mezzaluna Restaurant number.

Exhibit 23Exhibit 24People's 31People's 31-APeople's 83Plaintiffs' 24
12 procs · 11 people
Ron Goldman's ring
🔍 Physical 🔬 LAPD Item #40

Ron Goldman's ring, found under his body at the crime scene. The white metal ring was recovered from the dirt after Goldman's body was removed and packaged with ring scrapings in LAPD evidence envelope Item No. 40; the envelope was opened and the ring passed to the jury in court.

People's 100People's 56-KPeople's 81
3 procs · 4 people
Ron Goldman's keys
🔍 Physical 🔬 LAPD Item #35

Ron Goldman's keys, recovered from the Bundy crime scene. The key ring with approximately five keys was found on the ground east of Goldman's foot; possible reddish staining was noted on the keys in later photographic examination. Personal effects including the keys were returned by the coroner to the Goldman family.

People's 56-BPeople's 56-C
10 procs · 10 people
Nicole Brown Simpson's damaged white Mercedes
🔍 Physical

White Mercedes with a damaged windshield associated in the sources with an alleged 1985 incident in which O.J. Simpson used a baseball bat. The incident was presented as a prior act, while the defense challenged its admissibility and noted conflicting accounts concerning Fuhrman and Sergeant Day.

Item 9Judge's Incident No. 9
4 procs · 2 people
Ron Goldman's driver's license and credit card photographs
🔍 Physical

Photographs of Ron Goldman's California driver's license and Union Bank credit card, recovered from his pocket by the coroner's representative at the scene and used to establish his identity.

People's 17People's 85
2 procs · 2 people
Restaurant menu at Bundy crime scene
🔍 Physical 🔬 LAPD Item #46

Restaurant menu found at the Bundy crime scene. An oriental restaurant menu discovered near Nicole Brown Simpson's left leg, initially misidentified in a detective's report as a pizza menu.

People's 72
1 proc · 2 people
Item 8 — Broken Picture Frames
🔍 Physical

Broken picture frames found by a maid, with no witness identifying who broke them; the defense objected that no foundation connected Simpson to the act.

Item 8
1 proc
Label collected near Nicole Brown's body
🔍 Physical

A label collected near Nicole Brown Simpson's body area at the crime scene, introduced as a secondary reference sample in serological analysis.

Item 57
1 proc · 2 people
Blanket placed over Nicole Brown Simpson at Bundy
🔍 Physical

Physical blanket brought from the residence and placed over Nicole Brown Simpson's body at the Bundy crime scene. Testimony stated that it was left at the scene or never booked, and defense questioning challenged its placement as a possible source of trace-evidence contamination.

6 procs · 9 people

Additional references (20)

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

  • Alan Schwartz’s Car Keys — Alan Schwartz's car keys, described as having been found at the base of a fence near the Von Watts property on Ashford after Allen Cowlings retraced Simpson's path through the neighboring yard.
  • Bracelet Reportedly Returned by Nicole to OJ — Expensive bracelet reportedly returned by Nicole to OJ in May 1994; Brian Kaelin testified that he learned about the bracelet from Cora Fischman rather than from Nicole or OJ directly.
  • Damaged French doors at the Gretna Green residence — French doors at the Gretna Green residence described as damaged after the October 25, 1993 incident. Brian Kaelin testified that he observed splinters, debris, and a damaged latch and had to hammer the latch back himself.
  • Emerald Bracelet and Diamond Earrings — Emerald bracelet Simpson gave Nicole Brown Simpson for her May 19 birthday and diamond earrings that she returned with the bracelet on May 22; Kelly discussed the return as symbolic of her final rejection.
  • Flowers Discussed During Catherine Boe's Examination — Flowers discussed during Catherine Boe's cross-examination as having allegedly been brought or delivered to Nicole by O.J. Simpson to demonstrate affectionate behavior.
  • Gold Cartier cigarette lighter — Gold Cartier cigarette lighter purchased by O.J. Simpson as a birthday gift for Nicole Brown Simpson and discussed during Simpson's civil-trial testimony.
  • Key Obtained from Cora Fischman — A key obtained from Cora Fischman and given to a City of Los Angeles locksmith; testimony about what the locksmith did with it was limited by court rulings.
  • Knife Observed Inside the Condominium — Knife observed inside the condominium and photographed after initially attracting Lange's interest; it was discussed as not connected to the homicide.
  • Knife Referenced by Blasier — Knife referenced by Blasier during cross-examination; its origin was unknown to Matheson.
  • Knives Turned In After June 13 Searches — Physical knives discussed as having been turned in following searches conducted after June 13; Detective Lange confirmed that he did not personally purchase a knife.
  • Missing Keys to Nicole Brown Simpson’s Bundy Condominium — Keys to Nicole Brown Simpson’s Bundy condominium reported missing on June 7 after Simpson’s visit; Kelly discussed their absence as evidence of threatening conduct.
  • Nicole Brown Simpson's purse — Nicole Brown Simpson's purse, found in the main bedroom of her Bundy condominium, containing photo identification used by detectives to identify her at the scene.
  • Nicole Brown's House Locks — Nicole Brown's house locks, changed after the murder and referenced as background to an inquiry concerning a key.
  • Nicole's Union Bank Safe-Deposit Box — Nicole's safe-deposit box at Union Bank in 1989, referenced during Denise Brown's testimony; Denise said she was unaware of it at the time.
  • Rear French Door at Nicole Brown's Home — Rear French door at Nicole Brown's home, described by Sgt. Lerner as damaged and split near its upper and lower deadbolts.
  • Reconciliation Bracelet Returned to Simpson — Bracelet given by Simpson to Nicole during a reconciliation and later returned to him; Fischman described Nicole as returning it because she felt he was trying to buy her and because of guilt and principle.
  • Robert Heidstra's Puget Quartz Watch — Robert Heidstra's analog Puget quartz watch, described as having tick marks but no numerals; Darden physically examined it in court while challenging the precision of Heidstra's stated time.
  • Ron Goldman's personal trainer card and gym membership — A personal trainer business card and gym membership found among Ron Goldman's belongings, introduced to establish his physical fitness in relation to fight-back and number-of-attackers arguments.
  • Ron Goldman's Vehicle — Ron Goldman's vehicle, described in Detective Lange's examination as parked on Dorothy Street south of Bundy facing west and impounded during the investigation.
  • Sapphire and diamond bracelet — Sapphire and diamond bracelet described as purchased by O.J. Simpson for Paula Barbieri and later given to Nicole Brown Simpson through her children. Simpson testified that Nicole returned it on May 22.
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