Oh OJ, We Will Miss You

For whatever reason, I'd never seen footage of the chase with the audio conversation OJ had with the LA police spliced over it. Great stuff. And, just for the hell of it, a list of the evidence in the OJ murder trial;

Evidence

* DNA showed that blood found at the scene of Brown's murder was likely O.J. Simpson's. The odds it could have come from anyone but Simpson were about one in 170 million.[16]
* DNA analysis of blood found on a pair of Simpson's socks found in his bedroom identified it as Nicole Brown's.[8] The blood had DNA characteristics matched by approximately only one in 9.7 billion, with odds soaring to one out of 21 billion when compiling results of testing done at the two separate DNA laboratories.[16][8] Each sock had about 20 stains of blood.[8]
* DNA analysis of the blood found in, on, and near Simpson's Bronco revealed traces of Simpson's, Brown's, and Goldman's blood.[17]
* DNA analysis of bloody socks found in Simpson's bedroom proved this was Brown's blood. The blood made a similar pattern on both sides of the socks. Defense medical expert Dr. Henry Lee of the Connecticut State Police Forensic Science Laboratory testified that the only way such a pattern could appear was if Simpson had a "hole" in his ankle. Lee testified the collection procedure of the socks could have caused contamination.[18]
* Hair consistent with Simpson's was found on Goldman's shirt.[17]
* Several coins were found along with fresh blood drops behind Nicole's condo, in the area where the cars were parked.
* DNA analysis of blood on the left-hand glove, found outside Brown's home, was proven to be a mixture of Simpson's, Brown's, and Goldman's. Although the glove was soaked in blood, there were no blood drops leading up to, or away from the glove. No other blood was found in the area of the glove except on the glove.[17]
* The gloves contained particles of hair consistent with Goldman's hair and a cap contained carpet fibers consistent with fibers from Simpson's Bronco.[4] A knit cap at the crime scene contained hairs consistent with Simpson's.[4] Dark blue cotton fibers were found on Goldman, and the prosecution presented a witness who said Simpson wore a similarly-colored sweat suit that night.[4]
* The left-hand glove found at Nicole Brown's home and the right-hand glove found at Simpson's home proved to be a match.[19]
* The gloves were proven to be Simpson's size. Although Simpson testified under oath that he did not own a pair of Aris Isotoner gloves, several media pictures emerged showing Simpson wearing the exact gloves.
* LA Police Detective Phillip Vanatter could not explain why he kept the eight CCs taken as a sample of O.J. Simpson's blood for hours before recording it as evidence, and why he had it at Simpson's house when evidence was being collected, as corroborated by TV news footage.
* The LA County District Attorney's Office and the Medical Examiner's Office could not explain why 1.5 CCs of blood were missing from the original eight CCs taken from Simpson and placed into evidence.[20]
* Officers found arrest records indicating that Simpson was charged with the beating of his wife Nicole Brown. Photos of Brown's bruised and battered face from that attack were shown. Simpson was sentenced with three years' community service for the crime.[citation needed]
* Police discovered the dome light in the Bronco had been removed. A search of the vehicle revealed the light was carefully placed under the passenger seat and was in good working condition.[citation needed]
* Nicole Brown had told family and friends that one set of keys to her home was missing. She had indicated to several family members and friends that she feared Simpson had stolen them to gain entry. The keys were later found in Simpson's home.[citation needed]
* Paula Barbieri indicated that she had broken up with Simpson the day of the murders. She said he seemed very disturbed at the news. Phone records demonstrated that Simpson attempted to contact her shortly before the murders from his Bronco's cellular phone.[citation needed]
* Much of the incriminating evidence: bloody glove, bloody socks, blood in and on the Bronco, was discovered by Los Angeles Police Detective Mark Fuhrman. He was later charged with perjury for falsely claiming during the trial that he had not used the word "nigger" within ten years of the trial. During the trial he pleaded the Fifth Amendment against self-incrimination to avoid further questioning after his integrity was challenged on this point.[20]
* The bloody footprints were identified as made from a pair of Bruno Magli shoes. These shoes were quite expensive and relatively rare.[4] The large size 12 (305 mm) prints matched Simpson's shoe size.[4]In his civil trial of 1996, Simpson swore under oath that "I never would have owned those ugly-ass shoes!" However, three weeks later, a reporter came forward with multiple exposures of Simpson wearing the shoes at Arrowhead Stadium a few years earlier.[citation needed] In the criminal trial, Simpson defense attorneys had said the prosecution had no proof Simpson had ever bought such shoes.[4]
* Evidence collected by LAPD criminologist Dennis Fung came under criticism. He admitted to "having missed a few drops of blood on a fence near the bodies," but on the stand he said that he "returned several weeks afterwards to collect them."[20]
* Fung admitted that he had not used rubber gloves when collecting some of the evidence.[20]
* LA Police Detective Phillip Vanatter testified that he saw photographs of press personnel leaning on Simpson's Bronco before evidence was collected.[20]

[edit] Evidence not presented at trial

* Ross Cutlery provided store receipts indicating that Simpson had purchased a 12-inch (300 mm) stiletto knife six weeks before the murders. The knife was determined to be similar to the one the coroner said caused the stab wounds.[2] A replica of the knife purchased by the police exactly matched the wounds on Brown and Goldman.[citation needed] The prosecution did not present this evidence at trial after discovering that store employees had told their story to The National Enquirer for $12,500.[2]
* Jill Shively saw a white Ford Bronco speeding away from Bundy Drive, in such a hurry that it almost collided with another car at an intersection.[2] She talked to the television show Hard Copy for $5,000, after which prosecutors declined to use her testimony at trial.[2]
* A women's shelter, Sojourn, received a call from Brown four days prior to the murders saying that she was scared of her ex-husband, whom she felt was stalking her.[2] The prosecution thought that Ito would rule the evidence to be hearsay.[2] In addition, friends and family indicated that Nicole Brown had consistently said that Simpson had been stalking her.[2] She claimed that everywhere she went, she noticed Simpson would be there, watching her. Her friends Faye Resnick and Cynthia Shahian said she was afraid because Simpson had told her he would kill her if he ever found her with another man.[2]
* Former NFL player and pastor Rosey Grier visited Simpson at the Los Angeles County Jail in the days following the murders. Both he and a jailhouse guard, Jeff Stuart, testified to Judge Ito that at one point Simpson yelled that he didn't mean to do it, after which Grier had urged him to come clean.[2] Ito ruled that the evidence could not be allowed in court.[2]