O.J. Simpson Trials: 1995 & 1996-97

Brian "Kato" Kaelin testified that Simpson had told him how, on the evening of the murders, his ex-wife had tried to prevent him from speaking with their daughter after her dance recital, and that Simpson had complained about Nicole's tight dress. Kaelin described accompanying Simpson to a McDonald's earlier that evening, but did not know the defendant's whereabouts between 9:35 P.M. and about 11:00 when Simpson left in his limousine for the airport. He recalled offering to pack Simpson's knapsack in the limo, but the defendant declined, saying, "I'll get it."

Limousine driver Allan Park testified about picking up Simpson and the airport trip. While loading the car, Park said, Simpson tried to get Kaelin away from the knapsack by saying, "No, no. I'll get it."

Criminologist Dennis Fung described gathering and examining the physical evidence—gloves, cap, footprints, and hair and blood samples. He was crossexamined by defense attorney Barry Scheck, a New York lawyer considered an expert on blood-related evidence. Implying that Fung was inept and deceitful, Scheck cited errors in note taking, leaving blood samples in a hot truck, and not conducting tests on bloodstains that Fuhrman pointed out on the Bronco but later filing false reports about them.

May came. By then, the judge had dismissed seven jurors for various reasons. Five alternates remained.