THE O.J. SIMPSON MURDER TRIAL : Trial Highlights
Some of the key events Monday in the O.J. Simpson murder trial:
* SUMMARY: Prosecutors opened the portion of their case devoted to DNA evidence with the testimony of Robin Cotton, director of the Cellmark laboratory. Monday’s session was shortened by a funeral that Superior Court Judge Lance A. Ito and other trial participants left to attend.
* WITNESSES:
1. Bernie Douroux, tow-truck driver: Told the jury he picked up Simpson’s Ford Bronco on June 13 and took it to police headquarters. Said he did not see blood on it, but also that he did not look for evidence.
2. Robin Cotton, Cellmark director: Testified for most of Monday’s session, telling jurors about molecular biology, biochemistry and DNA. She did not present results, but laid the groundwork for those results by explaining the underlying science.
* COMING UP: Cotton returns to the stand this morning and is expected to spend most of the week, if not all, testifying.
“You could set it up in your kitchen, if you really wanted to.”
--Cotton, describing one phase of a DNA test
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