e found a bloody left-hand glove behind the guest house, which corroborated the story of Kato Kaelin, who heard three thumps there from inside the guest house around 10:45 p.m. (Moldea, 1997, p. 144). Officers found socks in SimpsonÆs bedroom that were stained with blood from Brown (Moldea, 1997, p. 178). The Bronco yielded blood inside and out, both that of the victims and of Simpson (Moldea, 1997, pp. 96-102).
Moreover, Simpson did not have a verifiable alibi from 9:45 p.m. until 10:55 p.m. on the night of June 12, 1994. Tom Lange and Philip Vannatter, the lead detectives, concluded that the killings took place between 10:15 and 10:40, and since BrownÆs house was only five minutes away, Simpson had ample time to drive there, commit the crimes, and return (Moldea, 1997, p. 143). The police also discovered keys to BrownÆs house in SimpsonÆs possession, which could explain how Simpson entered through BrownÆs locked back gate the night of the murders (Moldea, 1997, p. 210).
The defense attacked every part of the prosecutionÆs case, grilling police personnel about the serious and the mundane (such as asking why they did not photograph a cup of ice cream on BrownÆs counter). Many of the criticisms were just plain silly and long forgotten by trialÆs end. But some of the defenseÆs claims stuck, enough so that they could present a coherent theory to the jury in closing statements.
The defense hypothesis had two prongs: First, poor collection and handling by the LAPD allowed the actual evidence (mostly blood) to decay, making it unusable. Second, the rest of the evidence that linked Simpson to the crime was either planted or altered. For example, they allege
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