Kobe Bryant

Trial witness speaks out about reported reaction to leaked Kobe Bryant crash photos.

As they tell it, the photos were spread by responders at an awards gala, shared with a woman at a bar, and dispersed among their family members. Some, though, were deemed inadmissible for the trial due to Bryant receiving them before it became public knowledge that L.A. County responders had circulated anything – therefore, making them largely “hearsay” in this case. Apparently, he and other employees there, as well as some bar bystanders, viewed the horrific images which reportedly included ones of the nine victims’ remains. Particularly, they asked if Victor Gutierrez had found the pictures funny at that time. The attorney for Kobe Bryant’s widow pushed back in their cross examination of the witness. TMZ reports that Victor Gutierrez confirmed in court on August 12 that L.A. County Sherrif’s Deputy Joey Cruz offered to show him snaps of the crash site at the Baha Grill in Los Angeles where Gutierrez works.

L.A. cops have a dark culture when it comes to grizzly death scenes, keeping "ghoul books" with photos of famous people who met violent deaths.

The deputy admitted he took shots of Kobe's remains, although he says he didn't know at the time it was the famed basketball star. He also took pics of a body in a ravine near the crash site ... a body of a black child with long hair ... presumably Gianna. Deputy Doug Johnson testified he did not regret taking photos of the remains, claiming he was ordered to do so by a higher-up, even though that higher-up had said he gave no such order.

Captain Emily Tauscher provided the jury with a detailed account of what she saw at the crash site.

The majority of the victims had to be scientifically identified because their wounds were so extreme, she said. Tauscher informed the jury of the proper photo practices of the coroner’s office, detailed accounts of how gruesome the crash site was, and the conditions of each victim’s body. About 1,250 photos of the crash site were taken, 300 featuring human remains.

Amid heavy fog and dense brush, eight members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department set off on foot up the remote terrain of the Santa Monica ...

A key argument in the case is whether the photos needed to be taken at all. "Is it your testimony that taking close-ups of Kobe Bryant's arm and hand helped the command post determine if additional resources were required?" They also claim the county failed to contain the photos because it never forensically searched the personal electronics of those who received them. "Do you know where he is?" "Do you know who he is?" But it wasn't the end. But even though all nine people aboard died in the crash, Johnson still had work to do. Li said two people spread them further. Her husband, basketball star Kobe Bryant, and their daughter Gianna, were among the nine killed in the crash. Johnson was asked in cross-examination by Los Angeles County's attorney Mira Hashmall. It was about 10 a.m. on January 26, 2020, and a helicopter had just crashed. One of those who forged on was Deputy Doug Johnson.

Former Milwaukee Bucks star Brandon Jennings sent out a tweet about former Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant.

During his rookie season, he averaged a stellar 18.7 points per game during the NBA Playoffs, and the Bucks took the Atlanta Hawks to a Game 7. The best years of his career came when he played for the Bucks, who drafted him tenth overall in the 2009 NBA Draft. Jennings last played in the NBA in 2018.