Mourners gather at site where Danielle's body was found
Posted on 03/01/2002 4:04:47 PM PST by FresnoDA
Mourners gather at site where Danielle's body was found
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 By Seth Hettena ASSOCIATED PRESS March 1, 2002
"The memory of her soul compelled me to come down here and say a last goodbye," Davis said Friday, cradling her 7-month-old daughter and wiping away tears. "To actually see the place where her innocent sweetness was lying under a tree." Davis, 26, added white flowers to a growing memorial of messages, bouquets, a pink teddy bear and a stuffed blue bunny that marks the place where authorities believe a neighbor dumped Danielle's body weeks ago. Dental records confirmed Thursday that remains found by a rural roadside 25 miles east of San Diego were those of the little girl, who vanished from her bedroom Feb. 2. The cause of death could not immediately be determined – and may never be – because of the body's state of decomposition, said Police Chief David Bejarano. Further tests were under way. Danielle's parents, Brenda and Damon van Dam, said the unflagging efforts of more than 2,500 volunteers who searched a vast area stretching from the ocean to the desert left them with "an overwhelming sense of gratitude and closure." "With love for an innocent child and for one another, the community has brought her back to us, and for that gift we offer our most sincere and heartfelt thanks," the van Dams said in a statement. "Even though the final outcome is horrible, we could not have imagined the rest of our lives without this closure." A memorial service is expected later this month. A neighbor, David Westerfield, 50, was charged Tuesday with murder, kidnapping and possession of child pornography. He has pleaded innocent and is being held without bond. Authorities said they found traces of Danielle's blood in Westerfield's motor home and on an article of his clothing. The self-employed engineer spent the weekend of Danielle's disappearance traveling in his motor home, stopping in the desert east of the city, authorities said. A hunch led volunteers to the area – the remote road was one Westerfield might have taken the weekend Danielle disappeared, said Bill Garcia, a private detective who coordinated searches. Nearby residents said they were unsettled by the discovery of Danielle's body so close to home. "It kind of sickens us," said Charles O'Neill, 28, who lives about a mile away. "We've been driving by this road every day for the past month and knowing she's that close is something we never would have imagined." |
When my wife and I go to bed, we always OPEN the doors of the childrens' rooms.
If the mom was the whore/bar hopper, nympho crazy person that you all are making her out to be, the parents of neighborkids, (including a teacher) would NOT say how devoted she was to them.
YES, the perp got a lot of compliments too from his long time friends...THAT WAS EXPECTED.
My point is, if the mom was the trash everyone says she is.. the little girl would have been practically raising herself with no moral guidance whatsoever. From all accounts, she was a beautiful, well mannered, well adjusted, HAPPY child who was looking forward to going to Italy with her parents. :)
Roger Tso, an elementary school principal whose daughter Taylor has played with Danielle for several years, described Danielle as a well-behaved, sweet girl. Taylor has told her father that she misses Danielle, especially during lunchtime and when their reading group meets at school.
Yes and for that matter, Westerfield's friends have said he is a prince of a guy. Go figure !!!!!!
The place advertised live music, and I believe they had pool tables.
The restaurant section, or the kitchen, may have closed, but the lounge didn't.
I remember seeing Dad's (?) homepage, they had a picture of the bar that was currently playing there. You don't have live music and close at 10 PM.
Kim, do you have the link to the restaurant/bar?
Did you see this yet? Find any inconsistencies?
Why then did she more or less shun him there? What's wrong with this picture? Things do not follow a normal sequence in these stories.
http://www.johnandkenshow.com/audio/files/vandam.wmx
http://www.johnandkenshow.com/audio/files/danielle.wmx
Sorry for any bum links.....FresnoDA
It's also the precise time that Daddy-dearest-with-the-timeline-issue SAYS he put Danielle to bed.
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EL CAJON – Laura Davis said she felt drawn to the quiet patch of shade under an oak tree where searchers this week found the body of 7-year-old Danielle van Dam.