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Did you follow the OJ trial at all? There was overwhelming physical evidence and motive that could not be explained away, even if you come up with the most ridiculous conspiracy theories possible. OJ walked because his lawyers got the dumbest jury possible, they did not deliberate the evidence at all.

Now I have been following the Westerfield threads and your contributions, and have come to believe that Westerfield didn't do it, because of the small amount of physical evidence and weak motive. It will be interesting to see how this turns out.

Yes, I followed the OJ trail quite closely, but I don't remember feeling near as onesided as I do about this case. I think there was much more good evidence in that case. I also think the prosecution team was poor, and I think the possible involvement of the son was ignored. I also never liked the judge. Overall I am very reluctant to blame juries for anything. The one overriding fact about the OJ case was that he was found not guilty. It bothers me that millions of people who watched a very small percentage of a case will, openly blame 12 people who watched every minute of it. The 12 have to be unanamous. The millions are certainly not.

I feel the same way about the Westerfield case. Although I'm convienced that DW's guilt has not been proven, I will respect the jury's decision. DW has had a good judge and excellant defense team. The 12 have the terrible responsibility to make the final decision, not me. If the jury does convict him there will be appeals; it's all part of our system.