📂 Tuesday, July 5, 1994 — Day 3
◀ Preliminary Trial
📅 Tuesday, July 5, 1994 9 proceedings 2334 lines
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Day 3 — Tuesday, July 5, 1994

Park Gives Rockingham Timeline; Kaelin Describes Thumps at Rockingham
Judge Kathleen Kennedy-Powell • Preliminary Trial • 9 proceedings • 2334 lines
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Day 3 centers on two witness accounts of the night of the murders. Limousine driver Allan Park testifies he arrived at Simpson's Rockingham estate at 10:25 PM and observed a large black figure enter approximately 10:56-10:57 PM, after which Simpson answered the intercom claiming he had overslept. The defense attacks Park's credibility through prior inconsistent statements, but the prosecution rehabilitates his timing testimony by revealing Shapiro secretly recorded a June 14 phone interview where Park provided the same cited times. Houseguest Kato Kaelin then testifies to hearing three loud thumps against the guest house wall around 10:40-10:45 PM.

  • Limousine driver Allan Park arrives at Rockingham at 10:25 PM, sees a large black figure enter around 10:56-10:57 PM, and then hears Simpson claim he overslept
  • Defense cross-examination attacks Park's credibility over prior inconsistent statement about gender of the figure seen
  • Prosecution reveals Shapiro secretly recorded Park on June 14 without his knowledge or consent, with Park providing the same cited times he gave in court
  • Houseguest Kato Kaelin testifies to three loud thumps against guest house wall at 10:40-10:45 PM that shook a picture off the wall
  • Prosecution narrows preliminary hearing evidence to the glove, Bronco door handle blood, and driveway blood drops, excluding items seized under the search warrant
  • Shapiro defers cross-examination of Kaelin until after the suppression motion hearing
Day 3 • 9 proceedings • 2334 lines
Preliminary Trial
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📂 Day 3 — JUL 5, 1994
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