The cut on OJ’s finger didn’t happen during the murders. Several people who interacted with him at the airport and on the airplane ride to Chicago like the airport couriers and airplane pilot testified under oath during the trial that they didn’t see a cut or bandage on his finger. Tom Lange, one of the detectives who was part of the case, also said there was a broken glass with blood on it found in OJ’s hotel room in Chicago. Type in “OJ fact or fiction cut finger” on YouTube search for proof. Or here are some transcripts from the trial:
THE COURT: Overruled. Ask him what happened next.
MR. COCHRAN: All right. Okay, your Honor, I will do that.
MR. COCHRAN: What happened next?
MR. VALERIE: He proceeded to read that, sipped on his water, and it was pretty uneventful really. I mean, we were just flying on a redeye flight. He again, because of my position--
MR. DARDEN: Object as nonresponsive, your Honor.
THE COURT: All right. Next question.
MR. COCHRAN: All right, certainly. Mr. Valerie, as you watched Mr. Simpson from this vantage point, did you have occasion to look at his face?
MR. VALERIE: I sure did.
MR. COCHRAN: Did you see any bruises or cuts or abrasions on his face at that point?
MR. VALERIE: None whatsoever.
MR. COCHRAN: Did you have occasion from this vantage point you have described for us to look at Mr. Simpson's hands?
MR. VALERIE: I did.
MR. COCHRAN: And what, if anything, did you see with regard to his hands?
MR. VALERIE: Umm, I viewed Mr. Simpson's hands at that time looking for championship ring. Given he is a famous professional player, that was the motivation for my looking at his hands. I didn't see anything unusual, no Band-Aids, no large abrasions or anything to that effect.
MR. COCHRAN: Did you see any cuts at all?
MR. VALERIE: I didn't see any.
MR. COCHRAN: Did you see any blood on his hands?
MR. VALERIE: No blood.
MR. COCHRAN: By the way, you said you were looking for a championship ring. Is that like a Superbowl ring?
MR. VALERIE: Yes.
MR. COCHRAN: Something of that nature? Did you see one at that time?
MR. VALERIE: No, I did not.
MR. COCHRAN: All right. And so you had a pretty clear unobstructed view of Mr. Simpson as you were looking and making these observations; is that correct?
MR. VALERIE: That's correct. His left hand would have been the hand I saw closest and best view of. ----------------------------- MR. COCHRAN: NOW, THAT NIGHT, YOU WERE -- YOU SAW MR. SIMPSON FOR AT LEAST THE PERIOD 10:55 OR THEREABOUTS UNTIL YOU DROPPED HIM OFF AT THE OR LEFT HIM AT THE AIRPORT THERE AT ABOUT 11:35; ISN'T THAT CORRECT?
MR. PARK: YES.
MR. COCHRAN: ALL RIGHT. AND THEN AS I UNDERSTAND IT, YOU LEFT HIM WITH THE SKYCAP OR LEFT HIM CHECKING HIS LUGGAGE AND THEN YOU WENT ON AND WENT BACK HOME; ISN'T THAT CORRECT?
MR. PARK: YES.
MR. COCHRAN: ALL RIGHT. NOW, DURING THIS PERIOD OF TIME, YOU HAD OCCASION, DID YOU NOT, TO SEE MR. SIMPSON'S HANDS, DIDN'T YOU?
MR. PARK: YES.
MR. COCHRAN: IN FACT, YOU DESCRIBED FOR US THAT AT ONE POINT, YOU SHOOK HIS HAND, HIS RIGHT HAND; IS THAT CORRECT?
MR. PARK: YES.
MR. COCHRAN: ALL RIGHT. AND YOU SAW HIM, I THINK YOU'VE DESCRIBED FOR US, COMING DOWN THE STAIRS CARRYING SOME BAGS WITH HIS HANDS; ISN'T THAT CORRECT?
MR. PARK: YES.
MR. COCHRAN: AND DID YOU EVER SEE ANY BAND AIDS ON HIS LEFT HAND, ON HIS LEFT KNUCKLE, MIDDLE FINGER HERE (INDICATING)?
MR. PARK: NO.
MR. COCHRAN: ALL RIGHT. YOU DIDN'T SEE ANY CUTS ON HIS HANDS THAT EVENING, DID YOU?
MR. PARK: NO.
MR. COCHRAN: AND YOU DIDN'T SEE MR. SIMPSON BLEEDING THAT EVENING, DID YOU?
THE COURT: Overruled. Ask him what happened next.
MR. COCHRAN: All right. Okay, your Honor, I will do that.
MR. COCHRAN: What happened next?
MR. VALERIE: He proceeded to read that, sipped on his water, and it was pretty uneventful really. I mean, we were just flying on a redeye flight. He again, because of my position--
MR. DARDEN: Object as nonresponsive, your Honor.
THE COURT: All right. Next question.
MR. COCHRAN: All right, certainly. Mr. Valerie, as you watched Mr. Simpson from this vantage point, did you have occasion to look at his face?
MR. VALERIE: I sure did.
MR. COCHRAN: Did you see any bruises or cuts or abrasions on his face at that point?
MR. VALERIE: None whatsoever.
MR. COCHRAN: Did you have occasion from this vantage point you have described for us to look at Mr. Simpson's hands?
MR. VALERIE: I did.
MR. COCHRAN: And what, if anything, did you see with regard to his hands?
MR. VALERIE: Umm, I viewed Mr. Simpson's hands at that time looking for championship ring. Given he is a famous professional player, that was the motivation for my looking at his hands. I didn't see anything unusual, no Band-Aids, no large abrasions or anything to that effect.
MR. COCHRAN: Did you see any cuts at all?
MR. VALERIE: I didn't see any.
MR. COCHRAN: Did you see any blood on his hands?
MR. VALERIE: No blood.
MR. COCHRAN: By the way, you said you were looking for a championship ring. Is that like a Superbowl ring?
MR. VALERIE: Yes.
MR. COCHRAN: Something of that nature? Did you see one at that time?
MR. VALERIE: No, I did not.
MR. COCHRAN: All right. And so you had a pretty clear unobstructed view of Mr. Simpson as you were looking and making these observations; is that correct?
MR. VALERIE: That's correct. His left hand would have been the hand I saw closest and best view of.
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MR. COCHRAN: NOW, THAT NIGHT, YOU WERE -- YOU SAW MR. SIMPSON FOR AT LEAST THE PERIOD 10:55 OR THEREABOUTS UNTIL YOU DROPPED HIM OFF AT THE OR LEFT HIM AT THE AIRPORT THERE AT ABOUT 11:35; ISN'T THAT CORRECT?
MR. PARK: YES.
MR. COCHRAN: ALL RIGHT. AND THEN AS I UNDERSTAND IT, YOU LEFT HIM WITH THE SKYCAP OR LEFT HIM CHECKING HIS LUGGAGE AND THEN YOU WENT ON AND WENT BACK HOME; ISN'T THAT CORRECT?
MR. PARK: YES.
MR. COCHRAN: ALL RIGHT. NOW, DURING THIS PERIOD OF TIME, YOU HAD OCCASION, DID YOU NOT, TO SEE MR. SIMPSON'S HANDS, DIDN'T YOU?
MR. PARK: YES.
MR. COCHRAN: IN FACT, YOU DESCRIBED FOR US THAT AT ONE POINT, YOU SHOOK HIS HAND, HIS RIGHT HAND; IS THAT CORRECT?
MR. PARK: YES.
MR. COCHRAN: ALL RIGHT. AND YOU SAW HIM, I THINK YOU'VE DESCRIBED FOR US, COMING DOWN THE STAIRS CARRYING SOME BAGS WITH HIS HANDS; ISN'T THAT CORRECT?
MR. PARK: YES.
MR. COCHRAN: AND DID YOU EVER SEE ANY BAND AIDS ON HIS LEFT HAND, ON HIS LEFT KNUCKLE, MIDDLE FINGER HERE (INDICATING)?
MR. PARK: NO.
MR. COCHRAN: ALL RIGHT. YOU DIDN'T SEE ANY CUTS ON HIS HANDS THAT EVENING, DID YOU?
MR. PARK: NO.
MR. COCHRAN: AND YOU DIDN'T SEE MR. SIMPSON BLEEDING THAT EVENING, DID YOU?
MR. PARK: NO.
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