Brewer Focuses On Keys
SANTA MONICA, Oct. 23 (Evening) -- In the afternoon session of O.J. Simpson's civil trial here, plaintiffs' attorney Michael Brewer told the jury that Simpson's Bronco chase and purported suicide note showed evidence of his guilt. Brewer also revealed that police confiscated from Simpson keys to Nicole's property on Bundy.
These keys, the plaintiffs claim, were the only way to get in and out of the back gate -- where the killer likely entered and left the property. Furthermore, Brewer said, Simpson testified in his deposition for this trial that he didn't have any keys to his ex-wife's property at the time of the murder.
Brewer, who represents Ron Goldman's mother Sharon Rufo, also spoke briefly about his client's relationship with her son. While it has been widely reported that the two were estranged, Brewer told the jury that they did keep in touch. Ron called his mother to tell her he would be on an episode of Studs, Brewer said.
Plaintiffs' attorney John Kelly, who represents Nicole Brown Simpson's estate, began his opening statement, which is focusing on O.J. and Nicole's relationship and domestic violence evidence. Kelly will continue when court convenes tomorrow morning.
Kelly also told the jury to keep in mind "the simplest and clearest" of the evidence: the rare extra-large gloves found at the scene, the bloody impressions from the size 12 Bruno Magli shoes, the drops of blood leaving the crime scene that show a DNA match to Simpson, and the cuts on Simpson's hand when he returned from Chicago. The plaintiffs, Brewer said, will introduce pictures of Simpson wearing the gloves and the shoes.
"You will see the gloves on Mr. Simpson's hands and the shoes on his feet before the murders occurred," Brewer said.
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