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INSIDE The O.J. Simpson Crime Scene Reconstruction _ The New Detectives
Season 4
Episode 18
Published 5 months, 1 week ago
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A trail of blood drops. A single glove left behind. A footprint from shoes Simpson claimed he never owned. And a crime scene so compromised that the defense would tear it apart piece by piece.
On July 8, 1997, The New Detectives aired its Season 2 finale titled Trial of the Century, dedicated entirely to the forensic evidence in the O.J. Simpson murder trial [citation:1][citation:5]. The episode examined what the physical evidence could and could not tell investigators [citation:1]. At the Bundy Avenue crime scene, experts found one bloody glove, a size 12 Bruno Magli shoe print, and multiple blood drops [citation:2][citation:8]. At Simpson's Rockingham estate, detectives discovered a second bloody glove, blood in the white Ford Bronco, and bloody socks at the foot of his bed [citation:6][citation:8]. The prosecution believed DNA evidence was overwhelming. But the defense attacked how evidence was collected: crime scene contamination, media interference, and lead detective Mark Fuhrman's credibility [citation:6]. The episode broke down the evidence that could be trusted and the investigative failures that led to acquittal [citation:1]. Turn down the lights, put on your headphones, and press play because the crime scene told a story the jury never fully heard.
On July 8, 1997, The New Detectives aired its Season 2 finale titled Trial of the Century, dedicated entirely to the forensic evidence in the O.J. Simpson murder trial [citation:1][citation:5]. The episode examined what the physical evidence could and could not tell investigators [citation:1]. At the Bundy Avenue crime scene, experts found one bloody glove, a size 12 Bruno Magli shoe print, and multiple blood drops [citation:2][citation:8]. At Simpson's Rockingham estate, detectives discovered a second bloody glove, blood in the white Ford Bronco, and bloody socks at the foot of his bed [citation:6][citation:8]. The prosecution believed DNA evidence was overwhelming. But the defense attacked how evidence was collected: crime scene contamination, media interference, and lead detective Mark Fuhrman's credibility [citation:6]. The episode broke down the evidence that could be trusted and the investigative failures that led to acquittal [citation:1]. Turn down the lights, put on your headphones, and press play because the crime scene told a story the jury never fully heard.