On August 12, the retired LAPD lieutenant and prosecution expert, was appointed. Adam BercoviciThe sharing of photos of the death scene is a common problem among officers, according to Bercovici. Our Nicki Swift court reporter reported that Bercovici said to the jury that certain officers have shared death scene photos. “death books”Oder “ghoul books”They share grim photos from police scenes in locker rooms. According to the expert, officers love images of “traumatic amputations”scenes in which the individual had killed himself. He bluntly stated his opinion. “The more graphic, the better,” per our Nicki Swift court reporter.
Bercovici’s testimony was troubling because he claimed that a similar incident occurred in 1994, after Nicole Brown Simpson’s body was polaroided. “It was a just polaroid, a random polaroid,” Bercovici said, per Nicki Swift’s court reporter. The disturbing photo was flagged by staff, who allegedly replied: “We know about it, and we’re trying to round them up.”Bercovici declared that at the end his testimony, “without clear policy or guidance,”Officers will continue to incorrectly handle sensitive photos from death scenes.
Bercovici’s appearance on the witness stand was not the only disturbing testimony. Luella Weireter claimed her husband was a Fire Captain and that her coworker shared images of the crash site from a gala on February 2020. Vanessa Bryant wept and slumped in her seat as Weireter made the emotional claim about the response of one firefighter to the images.