O.J. Simpson Trials: 1995 & 1996-97 - Kato Kaelin Testifies
Kato Kaelin Testifies
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.
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over 2 years ago
Ruth Rosin » rosinbio ((at)) gmail dot com
Kato also testified that Simpson said he wondered whether Nicole could dress like that when she became older, like a grandmother. (This isnot at all the kind of thinkingof someone who according to the prosecution had already decided to murder her that very night.)
over 2 years ago
Ruith Rosin » rosinbio ((at)) gmail dot com
Kato did not testify that Simpson said his ex-wife tried to prevent him from speaking to their daughter after the dance-recital. Simpson said he had little time to speak to his daughter. This was understandable, because her mother and her company were waiting to leave for the dinner they had planned to have together to celebrate the occasion.)
Kato also testified that Simpson complained about his ex-wife and another friend of hers wearing very tight short dresses. (Understandable, because he thought such seductive attire wasimproper for a dance-recital by school-kids, attended by the kids siblings, parents, and grandparents.) occasion