Parker Center

Parker Center, at 150 North Los Angeles Street in Los Angeles, was described in testimony as an LAPD administrative building containing police and crime-laboratory facilities. Detective Philip Vannatter testified that on June 13, 1994, he asked O.J. Simpson to accompany him voluntarily to Parker Center for an interview, that Simpson agreed, and that Simpson was not then under arrest; he also said Howard Weitzman wanted to be with Simpson and was asked to follow. Trial questioning addressed the photographing of Simpson's hands at Parker Center and disputed handling options for his reference blood vial, including questions about booking it there or at SID and about taking it from Parker Center to Rockingham for delivery to Dennis Fung. Criminalist Collin Yamauchi testified that amplification and related photography were performed at Parker Center, approximately a couple of miles from the Piper Tech serology area, while proceedings involving Bernie Douroux examined the Bronco's transport to a print shed at Parker Center.