Detective Tom Lange is a police detective for the city of Los Angeles assigned to the elite Robbery/Homicide division. He began his grand jury testimony by answering questions about the Robbery/Homicide division and his personal history as a Los Angeles detective. Detective Tom Lange has been assigned to the Robbery/Homicide division since 1978, and been a police officer for 27 years. He said that he had been involved investigating either directly or been involved in over 300 investigations. Now all these investigations were not done in the course of his work in the Robbery/Homicide division. Because Tom Lange also had worked prior homicide cases in the Central Homicide division of the LAPD. The Robbery/Homicide division is an elite specialized unit, which in particular specializes in high-profile cases. It is involved in time-consuming cases, cases that would entail a great deal of travel. Or perhaps cases that involve intensive investigation where the detectives in the Robbery/Homicide are afforded to handle certain aspects like those given above that other detectives are not given. So basically this division handles more complex cases that require more investigative efforts. This also includes possibly multi-jurisdictional homicides that that include more than one county, or more than one location.

On the morning of June 13, 1994 Detective Lange was assigned as the investigating officer of the Bundy murder case. He was notified at his home to appear at the scene at approximately 3:00 o'clock A.M. on June 13. From the call he received he responded to 875 South Bundy Drive in the West Los Angeles area. He arrived at the crime scene at approximately 4:30 A. M..

Lange testified that when he arrived, other officers were present, and that the Bundy crime scene was in the process of being secured. He said that the Bundy crime scene was secured by yellow police line tape as well as uniformed patrol officers and detectives from the West Los Angeles division. So therefore according to his testimony no one was allowed inside the crime scene, and that it is standard procedure, that the initial officers will secure the crime scene the investigating or handling detective appears on the crime scene. So therefore Tom Lange said that only himself and his partner Detective Phillip Vannatter, were the only ones allowed at that point to view the evidence and the victims inside the crime scene.

Tom Lange then began to describe what he did at the crime scene after he arrived there. At this point he was shown a series of photographs that were taken at his direction at the crime scene to detect what it was he saw. He was first shown a series of photographs to confirm the crime scene as it appeared when he arrived there. He was shown several photographs of Nicole Brown Simpson as she appeared when he arrived there.

He was then shown a series of photographs of a walkway that was perpendicular to the public walkway area. And that in these photographs there appeared to be paw prints. He then described that the paw prints appeared to have come from a dog that had walked through the blood with his paws. These paw prints were east of the location of where the body was found. Detective Lange then testified that it was later determined that the paw prints had belonged to the pet dog of Nicole Brown Simpson. And that the animal had walked eastward from the location of the victim down the walkway to the sidewalk and then southbound on the walkway from the location. He further testified that the animal was subsequently picked up by the neighbors, they then put a leash on the animal. And eventually took the animal back to the crime scene location and from there they eventually discovered the bodies. He then repeated that the paw prints led down the sidewalk in a southerly direction. When the dog was leashed the witnesses , he said that the witnesses did observe what appeared to be fresh blood on the paws of the animal. (Was the Akita ever checked for hair and fiber evidence, did they check records for injuries of dog bites.)

Tom Lange was then shown a series of photographs showing the female victim Nicole Brown Simpson. He was asked to testify about the manner in which he found the female victim depicted in the photographs. The first photograph that he was shown was a photograph looking in a westerly direction. That the photograph showed the victim at the foot of the steps leading down from the front entrance at 875 South Bundy. In the photograph it was observed that Nicole Brown Simpson was lying on her left side, that she was barefoot, and that she was wearing a black shapeless shift. In the photograph her bare feet were beneath the open gate and that the head was in more or less a north by northeasterly direction. Also she was in a large pool of blood.

At this particular point in time Lange testified that he could not determine the exact wounds, but that it appeared that it was some kind of head or upper-torso body wound. He said that there was extreme amount of blood, and that it appeared that the attack of her and here death occurred right where she was found. In other words he found no evidence of drag marks or her body being moved. So the only evidence of a struggle or an attack is where the body was found. Lange pointed out that the hands and fingers in some of the photographs were closed. And that subsequently there was a defense wound on her hand, indicating the possible warding off of a blow probably with a sharp instrument. When she was removed later that morning at approximately 10:30, a quarter to 11. That she was in full rigor, or rigor mortis, indicating that death had occurred probably 12, 16 hours prior.

He was then shown another photograph that was taken after the arrival of the coroner's representatives when the victim was removed from the Bundy crime scene location and placed on a plastic sheet. In the photograph he showed the evidence of the wound to the neck. Which was a large gaping wound, and at that time that it where it certainly appeared that's where the majority of the blood would have come from. In the photograph he said that he was able to see her face.

Tom Lange then testified that for the for the purpose of the Grand Jury proceedings, that he had secured a certified copy of Nicole Brown's driver's license. He was then showed an exhibit of the driver's license which showed a photograph. Which he confirmed was Nicole Brown. He further testified that he did attend the autopsies of both Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Lyle Goldman, that were performed by Dr. Irwin Golden in the murder case. He then confirmed that the female victim that Dr. Golden autopsied which he observed was in fact Nicole Brown that was depicted in the D.M.V. photograph that was certified. And that this was the same victim depicted in the crime scene photographs. He was then asked if he had completed his description of the body of Nicole Brown Simpson.

But he then added that there were other particulars and that he would like to explain them if the prosecutor who was questioning him was interested. He then continued to describe some of the other particulars that he thought was important or significant. He further testified that Nicole Brown was lying partially on her left side with the her head in a north-by-northeast direction. That the legs were bent at the knees at approximately a 90-degree angle. That the inner left-upper ankle was below the lower rung of the gate. He added that this is the open gate that swings out, that this was a gate that was stationary. That her feet were below the lower rung of this fixed gate. Her left arm was bent at the elbow, palm up; and that her left hand was clutched. He continued that she was wearing at least two rings at the time, and that there was a wrist watch on her left wrist.

(This wrist watch would later be discovered to have broken at 10:03 a time where another witness Tom Lange said he saw Nicole Brown standing outside embracing another man, and another man behind her in a menacing position. Also this is the exact same time when OJ was making a phone call to Paula Barbieri from his cellphone. Why wasn't this introduced?).

Tom Lange continued that Nicole Brown's right arm was bent at the elbow approximately 170 degrees with the palm up. The hand was resting under the chin area and that the body would be in a partial fetal position. Once again he testified that Nicole Brown was wearing a black cotton shift-type dress with a strap that went around the neck and that she was wearing no shoes. He further testified that there were blood smears on her upper-right calf, outer-right thigh and inner-left thigh as well as the knee area, and that there appeared to be blood smears on the inner-left forearm (were any of these smears collected also I would like to point out that a blood smear came up with a type b that was no the blood type of either RG, NB, or OJS.).

To continue other particulars include that he further testified to, that the bottom of her right ankle was resting against the power outlet, but that this was not visible in the photograph that he was shown. But that this particularity was that the foot was behind and south of the fixed gate, with the foot protruding out and resting against it. He observed that there was blood smeared on her left hand, and that there was blood smeared on the outer part of her right arm (were these blood smears ever collected). He said that the fingernails on Nicole Brown's left-hand appeared to be intact ( there was blood collected from underneath her fingernails ). Tom Lange observed blood droplets on her upper back that appeared to trail out in all directions. Indicating that the source perhaps came from on top of her and not from an angle. But he said this is subject to various other things, so it's unsure just how that blood ended up in the position that it did ( Now this is extremely significant because he is not being questioned by a defense attorney who is making a big deal out of nothing. Detective Lange is being asked by a prosecutor about certain peculiarities that he thinks is significant. Lange is pointing out that these blood droplets are significant yet they were never collected.).

Tom Lange was then asked some questions about certain distances between the bodies and the sidewalk out front of the residence. He clarified that the width of the walkway is three feet and eleven inches. And that the distance from the sidewalk parkway where there is a large royal palm tree, to the feet of the victim is twenty-three feet and six inches. In the same area he said that it was thirty-eight feet and ten inches to the edge of the complex or where the building begins. Which is also up the stairs and in a westerly direction, which he pointed out is thirty-eight feet and ten inches to the residence itself. Lange emphasized that when he said "the residence itself ", he meant the first form of the structure that leads to the front entrance.

He was then asked if he noticed any lighting in the front of the building. He answered that there was a porch light that was up on the landing that illuminated the walkway. He said that the lighting was not excellent, but that it was far from being dark. It was illuminated he said, and that this was the condition in which he found it in. The porch light which was up the walkway and towards the front entrance was the one that was illuminating the front entrance. (This is very important because two time-line witnesses; Danny Mandel and Ellen Aaronnsen would testify that while walking home they would walk pass the Bundy residence and that they both glanced up the walkway and noticed that there was no body there at approximately 10:30. I thought it was a very big mistake not to call some of these witnesses at the civil trial.).

He further testified about whether or no there was any light on at the gate area. He said that there was no direct light at the gate, but that there was some light from the porch light lighting up the entire area. He continued to say that the porch light was above the front door, about 18 to 20 feet from the victim.

Tom Lange then was asked about what he observed in regards to the second victim, Ronald Goldman. Ronald Goldman was lying to the north and west of Nicole Brown. He first described the second victim by describing the total distance as 10 feet and 1 inch between the two victims. He described Ron Goldman as lying in an area that is six feet in width. That the head and upper torso were lying partially on the right side. The head was lying against a tree trunk in a little alcove in the photograph. The entire body was lying partially on his right side, partially bent at the torso and the waist. The head was lying on the right side in a westerly direction, his feet were pointing in a south easterly direction, and that his eyes were open. He was wearing a long-sleeved plaid cotton type shirt that was pulled up over the shoulders as an outer garment. His right arm was bent at the elbow in approximately a 45-degree angle with the fingers open and the palms down. He had on white cloth athletic boots on, wearing blue Levis and no belt. The clothing was blood soaked and blood smeared.

He pointed out in a photograph a portion of the shoe which was obscured by a plant. He continued that he found some identification on the body of the victim, because the coroner removed a California operator's license. He verified that the face of the victim shown in the crime scene photographs, appeared to match the face shown on the driver's license. That the driver's license was issued to Ronald Goldman. Lange also testified that he attended the autopsy of the person depicted in the crime scene photographs was confirmed to be Ronald Goldman.

He described the evidence found near Goldman. He noticed a dark brown leather left-handed glove, depicted at the left foot of the victim. This glove was lying just east and south of the feet of the victim, and that adjacent to it was a dark blue ski cap. Also there was also what appeared to be bloody heel mark from a shoe next to the victim. He confirmed that a photograph that he was shown, was the area where Nicole Brown was removed. That this area indicates an extreme amount of blood, and it was apparent to him that this area is more than likely where she died. This area was to the right of where the victim Goldman was located.

Between the two victims he described an envelope (item 104), that contained a pair of prescription glasses. A closer examination of this envelope, once it was turned over, revealed the name of the victim, "Nicole Simpson, Glasses"--prescription glasses for Nicole Simpson in this particular envelope. That this was printed on the other outside part of the envelope. He continued to say that the envelope was partially sealed, that one could peer inside at a certain angle and see that there did indeed appear to be glasses of some type. He said that all of these items of evidence were collected at his direction for analysis and examination.

He was then shown a series of photographs so that he could describe the stairway and the landing leading towards the back of the building and away from the victims that examined. He was shown six photographs and was asked to explain to the jury what he was attempting to show by having these photographs taken.

1.) First photograph (People's 28 photograph -A) ->is looking in a westerly direction down the north walkway , a walkway located on the north side of the residence. In the photograph he pointed out ; that depicted to the top and the left is the front entrance of the residence after one would walk up three steps. This is right above where the bodies were located. Depicted also in the photograph is an overall shot from front to rear of the residence, again looking in a westerly direction, and a series of what appear to be bloody footprints can be seen leading in a westerly direction away from the bodies going to the rear of this location.

2.) Second photograph (People's 28 photograph -B) -> This photograph is a close-up of item 112 that was also depicted in -A. He said that this was an apparent blood drop that is on the walkway away from and above the bodies in the same area as the bloody footprints that are again moving in a westerly direction away from the bodies.

3.) Third photograph (People's 28 photograph -C) -> This is another apparent blood droplet (item 113). He said there was an overall depiction of -A that you can see below the steps leading up towards the entrance and again, adjacent to bloody footprint moving away from the bodies in a westerly direction.

4.) Fourth photograph (People's 28 photograph -D) -> is a photograph looking again in a westerly direction. Depicts a stairwell going down. Which is also a part of the walkway that is depicted in -A moving westwardly. -This stairwell is towards the rear of the location and there was what appears to be second blood droplet. (Item 114).

5.) Fifth photograph (people's 28: photograph -E) -> Close up of second blood droplet (item 114), that is depicted overall in photograph -D. In this photograph he pointed out to the jury that they could see various letters. These letters he said are depicting partial--he believed at the time to be bloody footprints leading again away from the bodies in a westerly direction.

6.) Sixth photograph (people's 28: photograph -F) -> Is a photograph of part of the walkway at the rear of the location. Again looking in a westerly direction. On this photograph he pointed out that you can see overall item 115 on a stairwell leading up in a westerly direction toward the rear gate of the residence.

To continue he was shown more photographs of the rear of the residence. One which was a photograph of the rear gate, the other which was a photograph of the rear driveway of the residence in the northwest portion of the driveway adjacent to the rear alley. Which again showed overall shots of blood droplets 116 and 117. He was asked what he thought was the significance was blood drops depicted in the photographs was. He testified that he thought the significance was: firstly, is that they are apart and separate where the victims are located and where the majority of the blood is. He continued to say that even more significantly , the blood droplets appeared to be among bloody footprints leading away from the victims, indicating that the droplets were more than likely left subsequent to the killing of the two victims, as were the footprints leading away. Leading one to speculate that perhaps the blood droplets would have come from the perpetrator, or the one who committed the killings.

He was asked about that the fact that these were blood drops and not smears , did that tell him something with regards to the likely origin of the blood not being that of the victims, but that of the perpetrator. He answered back that it was apparent to him that a violent struggle had ensued between a suspect and the two victims, so violent a struggle that it was entirely possible the suspect himself would have been injured. In his mind viewing the droplets, it was entirely possible that they did belong -- that they would in fact, belong to the suspect who was leaving the scene. He pointed out as a matter of common sense, that in the perpetration of a violent crime in which a victim's blood is shed , that if the perpetrator gets that blood on his body or hands , it is likely to be dripping in the manner that was seen in the photographs. Or if it were from the victims, it would possibly be from a weapon or something ( Now here Detective Lange is pointing out that there could be other reasonable explanations for the blood drops next to the shoe prints, such as blood dripping off a knife. Not necessarily from a cut finger. Because the defense would argue that after the blood drops were collected the swatches were tampered with, and that there was also contamination.).

He continue to testify that the area that is directly behind the body of Nicole Brown Simpson appears to be three stairs. And he was asked to describe what the building looked like past the area that he could see in the photographs, which would be passed the reference point shown in the photographs which would be the three stairs. In the first photograph which was looking in a westerly direction, after these three stairs leading up, that there was a flat area leading up to the residence itself. Above that flat area was another series of two or three steps leading up to the front entrance , and the walkway continues along the north side in a westerly direction of the building. So the walkway continues straight back, all the way along the structure to the rear gates or alley. He continued to say that the front door was up on the second landing, which is where the porch light was. To continue he said that after that landing you go down in the same manner you go up, you move along the building for several feet, and then there is a recessed area. The stairwell continues to go down to a washroom area and then up again to the rear of the building.

At the rear of the building there is a two-car garage that goes beneath the structure. He said there was also a driveway area before the garage , and then that leads out on to the rear alley. He was asked if he observed any cars to be parked in the garage area immediately adjacent to Nicole Simpson's house. He replied that there was a sports car underneath in the garage and a Jeep Cherokee in the driveway headed in an easterly direction, not in the garage but in the driveway of the residence. He pointed out that there would have not been enough room for another car to pull up in the garage, because there was quite a bit of sporting equipment in there. If that equipment had been removed a car could have been placed in the garage, but that there were an awful lot of things to prevent that. However he did say that there was room in the driveway adjacent to the Jeep Cherokee for another vehicle ( There were tire tracks found at the crime scene that did not match any of OJS vehicles.).

After talking about the observations at the Bundy crime scene, he answered a series of questions about the activities of going over to the Rockingham crime scene. After completing the examination of the Bundy crime scene, he directed his investigating team--some persons had already responded. He directed the criminalists and photographers to 360 North Rockingham in Brentwood, approximately two miles away. He testified that his instructions to them was, that the address at 360 was an extension of our crime scene and that a search warrant had been secured and that location was indeed an extension of our crime scene and that they would be continuing the crime scene at that location. Before determining the North Rockingham residence as an extension of the original Bundy crime scene, he determined to make notification to the person living at that address, before he discovered it as part of the overall crime scene. Eventually he said that himself his partner Detective Vannatter , and that two other detectives ( Fuhrman and Phillips ) initially went to that location. He said that he directed that the criminalist recover all of the evidence, including the blood drops previously described.

At this point Marsha Clark finished asking her questions, and then began to ask questions written down from the Grand Jury. Tom Lange was ask several questions. He testified that there was no way to determine the age of blood drops. That there was no blood drops in the alleyway rung behind the house. That when he arrived at the Bundy crime scene the front door to Nicole Simpson's house was entirely opened. That the information that he had received from the initial police officers on the scene is that the door was open upon the arrival of the police. He admitted that he did not know this from personal knowledge, but that was his information. He continued to say that he was not a qualified to tell the jury on whether gloves soiled with blood can allow for fingerprints to be lifted from them. He said that he was not a criminalist nor a latent print expert. He testified that he did search the house of Nicole Simpson, and he did not find any evidence of a struggle and no evidence of as struggle and no evidence of any blood stains within the house. He said however that there were blood spatters and smears on the plants around both victims

. He testified that the walkway that leads down to the sidewalk and the bodies of the victims, that it appeared to be a slight sloping downward towards the sidewalk in an easterly direction. He was asked on whether NBS foot on whether it was wedged under the gate or was there a fair amount of room. He replied just above the ankles appeared to be wedged --or he continued to say that both ankles were beneath the gate. It probably got that way possibly, after a struggle when she was attempting to move--that it was conjecture. But that there is no indication to think that a suspect would have done that. In other words he pointed out in a photograph that above the right ankle and above the left ankle are beneath the fenced gate. That it was just the way she might have fallen and moved after she was stabbed. But that there was nothing to indicate that she was forcibly jammed underneath the gate. He pointed out that there was nothing to indicate that the gate was dragged along her legs in any manner in any manner. And that at the autopsy there were no scrape marks that might have indicated that the gate was pushed along her ankle or moved. The reason why is that the gate her ankles are beneath is a stationary gate. The moveable gate is at the right side.