Victim Reference Blood Samples — 10 Evidence Items

Detailed entries (8)

Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman Reference Blood Vials — Items 59 and 60

Paired purple-top whole-blood reference vials drawn from Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman during autopsy and identified together as Items 59 and 60. Testimony addressed their delivery through Detective Vannatter to LAPD serology, processing and transfer through Collin Yamauchi to Dennis Fung, quantities released for defense examination, and exterior blood smearing. A civil opening asserted a brief transport interval while expressing uncertainty about its duration, and a defense closing cited Vannatter's access to the EDTA-containing tubes to allege an opportunity to plant blood.

Items 59 and 60

14 procs · 16 people

Coroner's reference blood swatches (Items 72 and 82)

🔍 Physical

Items 72 and 82 were described collectively as blood-reference swatches from the Coroner's office, with one-inch-square cuttings provided to defense expert Ragle. The rows identify Nicole Brown Simpson with Item 72 and also describe Item 82 as a Nicole Brown reference swatch; later testimony left the swatches' precise origin unclear.

Item 72

6 procs · 6 people

Nicole Brown Simpson reference blood sample (Item 59)

🔍 Physical 🔬 LAPD Item #59

Reference blood sample from Nicole Brown Simpson, identified as Item 59 and Coroner's no. 94-05136. Testimony described EAP type BA and PGM subtype 1+, preparation of a Fitzco card, and PCR extraction.

Item 59

5 procs · 7 people

Ron Goldman reference blood sample (Item 60)

🔍 Physical 🔬 LAPD Item #60

Reference blood sample from Ronald Goldman, identified as Item 60. Testimony described EAP type A and PGM subtype 2+1+, preparation of a Fitzco card, and PCR extraction.

Item 60

4 procs · 7 people

Fingernail evidence board, People's 220

🔍 Physical

A display board combining photographs of Nicole Brown Simpson's fingernails or fingernail kit with the associated nail clippings and scrapings. It was introduced, identified, and displayed during forensic testimony.

People's 220

3 procs · 5 people

Item 42 — Nicole Brown Simpson Fingernail Scrapings

🔍 Physical

Physical fingernail scrapings from Nicole Brown Simpson tested for EAP serology, with the result described as inconclusive in the October 18, 1994 report.

Item 42

1 proc · 2 people

People's 364-H — Seal concerning Goldman blood

🔍 Physical

Seal concerning blood obtained during the Goldman autopsy before embalming, marked for identification during Dr. Lakshmanan's testimony.

People's 364-H

1 proc · 2 people

Fitzco victim blood-reference cards

🔍 Physical

Paper Fitzco reference-sample cards were sent by LAPD to Gary Sims for victim DNA testing. Separate testimony described a Goldman Fitzco-card sample typed as 1.3 and 4, with a very faint 1.1 signal explained as cross-hybridization or DX activity.

2 procs · 4 people

Additional references (2)

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

Nicole Brown EDTA blood-preservative swatch — EDTA blood-preservative swatch for Nicole Brown.
Ron Goldman EDTA blood-preservative swatch (Item 72) — EDTA blood-preservative swatch for Ron Goldman, identified as Item 72.