[small_l_libertarian]

Hildy, that's just it - there isn't SO much evidence against him.

When you go through the transcripts, you see that the ONLY evidence that truly puts DW and Danielle together is the one hair in the MH sink drain trap, the blood drop in the MH hall, the blood smear on the jacket and the fingerprint on the MH cabinet. DW's former brother-in-law stated (a long time ago) that the green jacket was kept in the motorhome. So, all the prosecution proved - at all - was that Danielle was in the motorhome at some point. Neither dog hit on the motorhome, so that tells me she wasn't in there the weekend she disappeared, but sometime long before.

Everything else the prosecution put on was just smoke and mirrors. Really - go read the transcripts. Nothing puts DW in the VD house, and nothing that can't be explained by innocent contact puts Danielle in DW's house. The motorhome evidence is all the prosecution has.

Do you believe that it's IMPOSSIBLE that Danielle got into the motorhome at some point on her own? Maybe chased her dog in? Maybe followed a brother or friend in? Maybe just wanted to check it out? There was testimony from two neighbors that places the motorhome on the VD street and unlocked. I don't think it's impossible that she went in there.

Also, four bug guys agree that there's absolutely no way that Danielle's body was exposed to bugs before 2/9. DW could not have placed her body at Dehesa after 2/4 because he was under constant police surveillance. Okay - that takes care of my reasonable doubt.

Here's the real question I have about this whole case, though. If DW really did do this horrible crime, how did he do it? How does a grown man get into a house with another grown man, three kids and a dog and not get caught? How does that grown man then grab a child and get her out of the house past six adults, two kids and a dog? If you can come up with a believable scenario of how he did it, I will be happy to listen.

[Rheo]

I would also like to know how he did this and didn't get any of the multicolored fibers found all over her, in any of his environments.

[MizSterious]

According to Dusek, they don't have to say how, we just have to accept that he did it.

Now, there's a piece of work for you. And the jury apparently bought that argument.

[Jaded]

Um, you forgot that he stayed INSIDE the house for over an hour, too and left NO TRACE, or SCENT.

The verdict served to reinforce what some think of the Left Coast. M'apologies to those of you who are forced to live there.

[Hildy]

I actually do have a scenario in my mind. Here goes: Westerfield, by his own admission, was drunk. The prosecution touched on him having a drinking problem. (I think the Prosecution wanted to stay away from this if they could to avoid later penalty problems). I know something about alcoholics. I am a recovering one. Westerfield had been scorned at the bar by these women. He was still reeling by Susan, who had broken up with him earlier (Apparently. it had something to do with his drinking). He had this child sex fantasy thing. Up until that moment, it was just a fantasy. I think DW was in a blackout or semi-blackout or just blindly drunk. He wondered over to the VD home thinking he could see something or be invited to what he believed was going to be an orgy. When you are that drunk, believe me, even the most outrageous thing seems reasonable to you. I think somehow Danielle was awoken and wondered downstairs and when not seeing anyone around, wondered outside through the open door. I think it was a snap decision for Westerfield, a crime of opportunity, unplanned. He saw her, he grabbed her and the rest is history.