The elusive Brad Roberts

[Kittens Magazine]

Why Fuhrman thinks Brad Roberts should have testified (From Murder in
1. Brad was with me at the Bundy scene, where he saw one glove and a
knit cap.
2. Brad saw the additional drops of blood on the walkway gate at Bundy.
3. Brad saw a bloody fingerprint on the turnstile knob of the Bundy
walkway gate. Brad believed it to be identifiable.
4. Brad had a discussion with me on the street outside the Bundy crime
scene as we waited for Robbery/Homicide. We made plans to go to
breakfast. No conspiracy here.
5. Brad joined me at the Rockingham estate and observed the blood
inside the Bronco. Brad and I called Vanatter over to the Bronco to
see it. Considering his excitement, I'd say this was the first time
Vanatter saw the evidence. Brad thought so too.
6.Brad observed droops of blood on the driveway leading from Rockingham
and began numbering them for evidence collection. Vanatter might have
also seen these drops, but Brad certainly did.
7. Brad saw the large drop of blood outside the front door of the
Rockingham estate and the three drops inside the foyer. Again,
Vanatter might have made these observations, but Brad could have
corroborated them.
8. Brad helped me evacuate the house of whomever arrived there before
the Rockingham estate became an official crime scene, and in doing so
we both observed the two dress socks in Simpson's master bedroom.
9.Brad was the detective to take Simpson from the officer who had
handcuffed him around noon on June 13. Simpson made statements that
appeared very incriminating, accompanied by bodily reactions that were
definitely incriminating. I had Brad put these statements to paper
within hours. These statements were never told to the jury, yet
appeared in the homicide book, a total history of the investigation.
10. During the period of the first search warrant, Brad found dark
clothes in the washing machine and blood on the bathroom light switch
in the service area.
I'm with Fuhrman on this one. I'd love to hear Roberts testify.
(No mention of the Swiss Army Knife box in this list, Bobaugust, did
Fuhrman forget this important evidence?)
Miss Marple
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There's a reason why the prosecution did not want Brad to testify. He's hiding something.

[Kittens Magazine]

Why Fuhrman thinks Brad Roberts should have testified

(From

Murder

in

1. Brad was with me at the Bundy scene, where he saw one

glove

and

a

knit cap.
2. Brad saw the additional drops of blood on the walkway

gate

at

Bundy.

3. Brad saw a bloody fingerprint on the turnstile knob of

the

Bundy

walkway gate. Brad believed it to be identifiable.
4. Brad had a discussion with me on the street outside

the

Bundy

crime

scene as we waited for Robbery/Homicide. We made plans to

go

to

breakfast. No conspiracy here.
5. Brad joined me at the Rockingham estate and observed

the

blood

inside the Bronco. Brad and I called Vanatter over to the

Bronco

to

see it. Considering his excitement, I'd say this was the

first

time

Vanatter saw the evidence. Brad thought so too.
6.Brad observed droops of blood on the driveway leading

from

Rockingham

and began numbering them for evidence collection.

Vanatter

might

have

also seen these drops, but Brad certainly did.
7. Brad saw the large drop of blood outside the front

door

of

the

Rockingham estate and the three drops inside the foyer.

Again,

Vanatter might have made these observations, but Brad

could

have

corroborated them.
8. Brad helped me evacuate the house of whomever arrived

there

before

the Rockingham estate became an official crime scene, and

in

doing

so

we both observed the two dress socks in Simpson's master

bedroom.

9.Brad was the detective to take Simpson from the officer

who

had

handcuffed him around noon on June 13. Simpson made

statements

that

appeared very incriminating, accompanied by bodily

reactions

that

were

definitely incriminating. I had Brad put these statements

to

paper

within hours. These statements were never told to the

jury,

yet

appeared in the homicide book, a total history of the

investigation.

10. During the period of the first search warrant, Brad

found

dark

clothes in the washing machine and blood on the bathroom

light

switch

in the service area.
I'm with Fuhrman on this one. I'd love to hear Roberts

testify.

(No mention of the Swiss Army Knife box in this list,

Bobaugust,

did

Fuhrman forget this important evidence?)

Miss Marple,
I do not know why the empty Swiss Army Knife box was not on

his

list.

Didn't you tell me that in Fuhrman's hard cover book, there

were

no

pictures of Simpson's bathroom showing the box? Did Fuhrman

talk

about

the empty box on the edge of the bathtub?
bobaugust

He talks about the box in the chapter about the murder weapon,

and

says

about the search that he showed it to the detectives (plural)

then.

Miss Marple,
Now I remember, we talked about this before, haven't we? I

believe I

told you Fuhrman mentions the empty Swiss Army knife box four

times

in

his later book, as well as the pictures. Fuhrman said he

"pointed

it

out", and "brought to the attention of" Robbery Homicide

detectives

(plural)
It seems that Fuhrman's belief of the importance of the empty

knife

box increased from the time of his first book to the later

releases.

The point is Miss Marple your arguments are getting weaker and

weaker.

You are now even revisiting failed past arguments. Does this

tell

you

anything? But go ahead, keep digging. It isn't every day I get

to

talk

to a real masochist.
bobaugust

So I'll keep digging: Isn't it intriguing how Fuhrman's partner
Roberts is hidden here. The elusive Brad Roberts. Doesn't it

seem

even to the most naive like Phillips is trying to keep Roberts out

of

it all. Poor kid, Roberts, doesn't exist.
Detective Phillips, Crim.
Q FOR A MOMENT -- YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT FUHRMAN. YOU AND DETECTIVE
FUHRMAN ARE VERY, VERY CLOSE, AREN'T YOU?
A WE HAVE BEEN PARTNERS FOR FOUR OR FIVE YEARS AND I'VE GOTTEN TO
CONSIDER MYSELF A FRIEND OF HIS, YES.
They weren't partners, were they?
A I THINK MARK CAME TO THE ROBBERY UNIT IN -- I WANT TO SAY
PROBABLY '91. HE WORKED UP IN DETECTIVES, BUT I DID NOT HAVE HIM

AS

A

PARTNER AT THAT TIME. HE WORKED ANOTHER TABLE, COMPLETELY SEPARATE
TABLE, SO I REALLY DIDN'T GET TO KNOW HIM UNTIL WE WORKED THE

ROBBERY

TABLE TOGETHER. I THINK THAT WAS '91.
Q SO THAT WAS '91, SO A MINIMUM OF THREE YEARS BEFORE THIS

HAPPENED?

A THAT'S CORRECT, YES.
snip
Q SO THERE WAS A PERIOD OF TIME WHERE YOU AND DETECTIVE FUHRMAN

WERE

PARTNERS IN CONJUNCTION WITH SOME OTHER DETECTIVES WHO WORKED

THERE

ALSO; IS THAT RIGHT?
A YES.
snip
WHO WAS CONSTANT? WHO STAYED THERE FROM '91 TO '94? ANY DETECTIVE

WHO

HAS BEEN THERE IN ADDITION TO YOU AND FUHRMAN?
A JUST THE COORDINATOR IS THE ONLY ONE THAT IS STILL THERE THAT

WAS

THERE WHEN I WAS THERE WITH MARK FUHRMAN AND THAT IS THE

COORDINATOR

OF

THE ROBBERY UNIT.
Q WHO IS THAT?
A ROBERT TAPIA.
Where was Brad Roberts?

Miss Marple,
The reality in this case was that the prosecutors only needed so

many

police officers to testify about the facts in this case. The

prosecutors

had to choose which police officers to use. This case had so much to
cover and as you must know from reading Marcia Clark's book, the
pressure on the prosecutors was enormous because of Simpson's choice

for

a speedy trial. There was a huge witness list. Choices had to be

made.

Brad Roberts could not have told the jury anything that any of the
police officers who did testify told them. It would have been a
duplication.
It is only your extremely prejudice, suspicious mind that makes you
wonder about Brad Roberts. But you are funny.
bobaugust

Yes of course choices had to be made, and some were not so good. Do
you think Roberts would have made a better choice than Fuhrman,
considering Fuhrman's heavy baggage? According to Fuhrman, Roberts

was

with him through most of the discoveries and according to Fuhrman

could

have testified to that. But even after Fuhrman took the fifth, Marcia
didn't call Roberts.
Maybe he had some heavy baggage too?
Miss Marple
Maybe Roberts has some heavy baggage too?

Miss Marple,
Maybe. So what? Baggage or no baggage does not change the evidence.
Brad Roberts did not find the killer's right hand glove, Fuhrman did.
The prosecution called Fuhrman to testify about the glove he found.
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