![]() However, EDTA is also a chemical found naturally in human blood and chemicals such as paint. If evidence with Simpson’s blood showed traces of EDTA, the defense claimed, then that blood had to have come from the lab, which meant that it was planted. EDTA is a blood fixer (anticoagulant) used in labs and mixed with collected blood. The defense team stated that EDTA was found in the samples of blood that were collected at the crime scene. Because the police department did not have proper collection documents regarding Simpson’s blood, it was argued that the police planted Simpson’s missing blood on critical evidence and in critical areas of the murder scene. Not only were there many claims that the evidence was mishandled in the police lab but there were also claims that evidence was planted at the crime scene. Simpson’s Bronco was entered at least twice by unauthorized personnel while in the impound yard Nicole Simpson’s mother’s glasses had a lens go missing while it was in the LAPD facility. The security of LAPD storage and labs was also brought under scrutiny when it was discovered that some pieces of evidence had been accessed and altered by unauthorized personnel. To add to the problem, the blood was not immediately turned over as evidence but was carried around for several hours before it was entered into the chain of custody, allowing for speculation of when and how the 1.5 mL of blood may have disappeared. The person who drew the blood could only guess he had taken 8 mL only 6 mL could be accounted for by the LAPD. The LAPD could not counter the idea of “lost blood” because there was no documentation of how much reference blood was taken from Simpson as evidence. Simpson’s blood assumed missing from a vial of evidence. ![]() Throughout the investigation, there were issues with how evidence was secured. ![]() Beyond poor evidence collection techniques, sloppy maneuvering at the scene caused more bloody shoe prints to be left behind by LAPD than by the perpetrator. Police even used a blanket that came from inside the house to cover Nicole Brown’s body, contaminating the body and anything surrounding it. Wet items were also packaged before allowing them to dry, causing critical changes in evidence. Separate pieces of evidence were bagged together instead of separately, causing cross-contamination. Items were photographed without being labeled and logged, making it difficult, if not impossible, to link the photos to any specific area of the scene. Photos were taken of critical evidence without scales in them to aid in measurement taking. The prosecution had expert witnesses who testified that the evidence was often mishandled. Other items of evidence were also never logged or entered into the chain of custody, which gave the impression that sloppy forensic collection had been carried out at the scene. The detectives who took over Fuhrman’s shift apparently were never aware of the print and eventually, it was lost or destroyed without ever being collected. Although it was documented in his notes by Detective Mark Fuhrman, one of the first to arrive on the scene, no further action was taken to secure it. An important bloody fingerprint located on the gateway at Nicole Brown’s house was not properly collected and entered into the chain of custody when it was first located. Sure to stir the pot and raise some eyebrows, this book is a must-read.From the beginning, there were issues involving evidence collection. J.’s eldest son, Jason, who committed the grisly murders. Is Innocent and I Can Prove It, Dear makes the controversial, but compelling, case that it may have been the overlooked suspect,” O. Dear now compiles more than seventeen years of investigation by his team of forensic experts and presents evidence that O. ![]() Simpson got away with murder.Īccording to private investigator William Dear, it is precisely this assuredness that has led both the police and public to overlook a far more likely suspect. To this day, the LAPD, Los Angeles District Attorney’s office, mainstream media, and much of the world at large remain firmly convinced that O. J.’s guilt, the world was shocked when the jury of the trial of the century” read the verdict of not guilty. The televised trial that followed was unlike any that the nation had ever seen. The days and weeks that followed were full of spectacle, including a much-watched car chase and the eventual arrest of O. Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman were brutally murdered at her home on Bundy Drive in Brentwood, California, on the night of June 12, 1994.
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