Kenneth Berris was a Chicago Police Department detective assigned to the Area 5 detective division who had served as a police officer for more than 26 years and as a detective for more than 18 years. Called by the defense on August 22, 1995, he testified about his June 13, 1994 assignment with Detective Anthony Bongiorno to the O'Hare Plaza Hotel, and he was examined by Johnnie Cochran and cross-examined by Christopher Darden. A day summary notes missing laundry bags and no blood drops elsewhere; a later civil-trial summary describes visually observed red spots, no reported blood, and no chemical testing.