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Show The Salt Lake Tribune Is Justice After the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson andher friend Ronald Goldman outside her Brentwood, Calif., condo June 12, police gathered evidenceat the condo and at O.J Simpson's mansion, two miles away. A look at the evidence= O.J. Case? Fame, Money, Media Could Hurt Chances OLE BROWN SIMPSON’S CONDO By Tony Mauro USA TODAY Calling it the trial of the century doesn’t quite capture the wallto-wall spectacle Labelingit the media circus of the centuryis risky, too. LEATHER GLOVE: Founda left-hand glove assailant. Right-hand match wasfoundat O.J.'s es BLUE KNIT CAP: Preliminary crime-labre ports in cap resembled O.J.'s hair. Defense argu! those from manyAfrican Americans. There are five yearsto go. But one superlative seers tofit the murder trial of O.J. Simpson set to begin 11 a.m. MST Monday: the severest test of the right to a fair trial in recent memory That right is being challenged bya trial that will be a marathon. living-color, televised look at the best and worstof the U.S. justice system ENVELOPE: It contained eyeglasses. presu bly those Ron Goldman was returning to Nicole. BLOODY FOOTPRINTS: Apparently made by assai shoestr ked through Nicole’s and Ron Goldman's bio assailant BLOOC D,,0PS: Allegedly from a wound on 1O0.J.'s Preliminary crime-lab reports showed blood me type: he had a cut hand whenarrested. Defense may argue DNA tests are inaccurate Already. the Simpson case and the notion of fairness have become tangled because of the unprecedented washofpretrial publicity. the unpredictable effects of Simpson's fame and money, and issues of race and domestic abuse O.J.'S FORD BRONCO: Hadbloodstain on driver's door handle and many inside vehicle, including a bloody That shift in the dynamics of footprint. Prosecution maytry to showthe bloodis from the trial is the latest twist in a drama that has enthralled and re- Nicole or Goldman, linking O.J. to crime scene. Defense may argue the Bronco was unsecured so evidence may pelled the public since June 12 BLOOD DROPS: Several found on walkway leading to home and inside some rooms. DNA testing has matched drops in foyer to was bleeding from a wound, as presumably the assailant was, Defense may argue the spilled blood resulted from an accident ® was a dog,” says The New Yorker’s Jeffrey Toobin, working on a trial book Fifty-six percent of people in a new USA Today/CNN/Gallup poll say they already have paid more attention to the Simpson 8 Park sees a black man cross the OJ's LEATHER GLOVE: Theright- Bronco hand matchto the glove ~ found at Nicole's condo. driveway and enter the house. Prosecution may argue ame AL the glove ties O.J And while half of those questioned believe Simpson will get a fair trial, almost as many — 43 percent — sayhewill not. In manyways, those views are not surprising. to the crime scene. Defense may Cy @ . be claim police Se Det Mark Fuhrman plantedit the: Simpson, football hero and me- dia star, probably is the bestknown murder defendant — known before the murder — in the nation’s history. Judge Lance Ito’s pretrial decisions in favor of the prosecution may go a long way toward erasing that advantage. Somesaytoo far. His celebrityis one of manyfactors that seem to be pulling the trial away from the tenet offairness — to Simpson as the defendantandto the families of the victims. = © ~@ We perhapsfor a racial reason. 9 SOCKS: Twobloodstained onestaken Kato Tennis court Kaelin’s from bedroom were supposedto be sent room for testing, but results have not been published. Arnelle Simpson's 2 eS room. Publicity: Potential witnesses selling their stories to tabloid TV shows. Impaneled jurors conceding they already knowa lot about the crime. The judge attacking the media — then giving an interview himself. Lawyers on both sides calling news conferences to announce they will not try the case in the media. In this fishbowl, is fairness pos- Abuse: The public, including jurors, might once have had a hard time believing that such a charmed and beautiful couple as 0.J. and Nicole Simpson could Limo driver Allan Park and limousine ‘® # OJ. had at home. case than any other legal matter they or an acquaintance were not personally involved in. “It's alreadytoo late. Bring on Barnumand Bailey,” says Gerry Spence. the celebrated defense lawyer from Jackson, Wyo. “It has become infected with the need of the public to watch, and the need of the participants to be watched — an ugly, voyeuristic display.” e OJ. Prosecution may arguethis shows O.J. and the only eyewitness sible? < have been tampered with. when Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman were murdered. “This case combines everything — sex, race, violence, celebrities. sports. Sidewalk Rs ETI Nicole leaves Mezzaluna restaurant withfriends. O.J. and houseguest Brian “Kato” Kaelin drive to McDonald's. Nicole calls O.J. and Goldman leaves Mezzaluna. Allan Park arrivesearly thumps against finds Nicole's wall of his room. dog barking Kaelin hears Neighbor man cross driveway. enter behind. Waiter RonGoldman agrees to Kaelin leaves Ou.,goesto room. Lasttime seenalive. for 10:45 p.m. pickuptotake OJ. to airport. Meanwhile Park buzzes intercom, gets near her home, its paws soaked home. He buzzes. O.J. answers, says Mezzaluna for glassesleft deliver them. Kaelin arrive back home. Limo driver no answer. with blood Park sees black Park takes Neighbors to airport follow Nicole's dogto her condo, w bodies are found he'll be out. Knig have such a scarred private life But now it seems increasingly believable, so much so that most of the public finds Simpson unsympathetic — andguilty. The abuse evidence gained force Wednesdaywith Ito’s decision to allow as evidence 19 reports of abuse, suggesting a pattern to Simpson’s behavior. “The one significant impact of this case is there has been a national teach-in on domestic violence,” says Marissa Ghez of the Family Violence Prevention Fund. “Public awarenesshas definitely shifted specifically because of the O.J. case.” Butit also has shifted, for many people, a lifetime of impressions about O.J. Simpson. ‘‘For so many years, he was a character who was really revered and loved by the public,” says Ghez. “And suddenly, we have anotherside of him.” Race: The race issue — the trial of a black man for the murder of a white woman and man — simmers beneath the surface and could boil over anytime. It alreadydid in pretrial hearings recently with an impassioned ex- son's jury probably will be two- thirds black priced defense team. to the point change between black lawyers for Moneyand Celebrity: Another the prosecution and the defense Among the public, there is a stereotypethat could damagethe strong racial divide on the case. wealth — much of whichis going to payforhis star-studded, squabbling defense team. with a majority of whitestelling pollsters they believe he’s probably guilty, and a majority of blacks saying he’s innocent But howthe race factor plays out in the jury roomis hard to predict. Last-minute replace- mentsstill are possible, but Simp- abuse, But his wealth is certainly being siphoned off by his high- image of fairness is Simpson's Can Simpson’s money and fame buy him freedom? No one knows how muchof the public reservoir of goodwill to- ward Simpson has been drained by months ofrevelations of past where Simpson has dictated a book fromhis prison cell to generate income 0.J. Simpson’s definition of fair trial is one that results in a quittal. For the viewing public, a fair trial maybe onein which the jurors have a fair chance to resist temptation, to stand apart from the circus and to deliberate in peace — no matter what the ver- dict. ° PATCie iC) Y 0.J. Simpson case A lookatboth sides of the argument ? Drops of blood Dropsofbloodfoundat crime scene along bloody footprints leading awayfrom bodies of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman; DNA tests on two dropspoint to match with Simpson's blood Humanhairs Hairs found in dark knit cap and on - The prosecution Linchpin of case; places Simpsonatcrime scene Simpson dripped bloodafter wounding left hand during | murders Ss Places Simpsonat crime Goldman's clothing resemble those of black nw v = = The prosecution Bite CCC Subject of most vigorous defense attack; may have beenleft by Simpson Houseguest appar Jast person to see Simp before murders. Aiso he bumpsin thenight at anothertime: samples improperly collected byinvestigators, then Subjectedto flawed testing Meansnothing morethanassailant m have been black, roughly 10 percent of Los Angeles’ population, and could include some police officers at scene: assailant presumably would haveleft person: various media reportssaid lab tests show caphairs match hairs taken from Simpson's head; cap also contained blond hairs that appeared to have been chemically , Bloody Bronco Small spotof blood near driver's side door handle of Simpson's Ford Bronco; othe! more hair during a struggle. blood foundinside: published reports treated, two brownhairs with Caucasian characteristics and animal hairs. it where guest heard bumpsin the night Preliminary bloodtests show that blood on theglove at Simpson's estate appearsto be a mixture of blood frorn Simpson and the victims, The Simpson estaie glovealso Links Simpson to crime scene: Simpson lostleft glove at Ms Simpson's house, then dropped right glove behind guest house while trying to hideit had onit tan dog hairs, whichprosecutors z Prosecutors alleged a long history of Simpson hitting degrading andstalking Ms Glove behind guest house could have Simpson gottenthere in any numberof ways, including by Det. Mark Fuhrmantrying to frame Simpson; does not make sense for Simpsonto carefully ditch murder weapon and bloodyclothes and then carelessly dispose of something so obviousasbloody glove. Limo driver Simpsonfailedto turn himselt in as promisedthe day chargeswere filed surrendered at home after bizarre slow-speed chase at tow yard after Evidence of a guilty conscience; showed Simpson intended to escape Signof mandistraught and confusedby horror of ex-wite’s death and knowledge —-— he would be charged Points to motive. Simpson was prone to je: rages and capable of hu Ms. Simpson; suggests Simpson killed Goldman because he saw him as a potential suitor of Ms. Simpson Limousine driver Allan Parktestified Black person\ Simpson did not appear to be home when whoentered hou: Park arrived at 10:25 on night of the killings to take Simpsonto aitport, and nobody answered whenPark first buzzed mansion at about 10:40 p.m. Park saidat planned to comparewith hairs from Ms. Simpson's dog. Flight from justice ary Violent past animalhairs. Onebloodied dark leather glove found at scene; another found morning after killings behind Simpson's guest house, near evidence r duringalle polices say DNA tests show a match between Bronc« blood andthat of at least one victims. Prosecutors got a court order to seize hairs from Ms. Simpson's dog to comparewith the Bloody gloves BE) Kato Kaelin droppingglovebehind guest house. Park's ability to document times may be in question; his watch may have been wrongor his memory lacking; black figure could havebee’ it were Simpson, it do | since the houseis his about 10:56 p.m. he sawlarge black personwalking from side of house into IE front door, and about 15 seconds later Simpsonansweredintercom, —— \—— L ~~» j ¥ 22, 1995 The crime sce Served in 088 { i : 90908090 } NATION Sunday | |
