Van Dam Jury Update, Monday August 12th: Westerfield's Fate Lies In Mudd Instructions?

Court TV ^ | August 12, 2002 | Court TV

[FresnoDA]

Jury's time Jurors will resume deliberations Monday in the capital case of David Westerfield, who is accused of killing 7-year-old Danielle van Dam

DAY TWO: FRIDAY, AUG. 9, 2002
12 noon ET	Jury enters jury room.
2:30 p.m. ET	Jury goes home for the weekend.

DAY ONE: THURSDAY, AUG. 8, 2002
1:10 p.m. ET	Jury begins deliberating. After two months of testimony, the capital murder trial of David Westerfield is in the hands of the jurors, who began their deliberations following more than two days of closing arguments.
2:50 p.m.	Jury sends a note to the judge.
3:00 p.m.	Jury at lunch.
4:30 p.m.	Judge calls the lawyers but not the public or the press into the courtroom.
5:15 p.m.	Judge says jurors sent note asking to deliberate five days a week instead of having Friday off and he approved their request.
7:00 p.m.	Jury goes home for the day. Will return Friday morning.

[Rheo]

Yes, when Jeff Graham went back to the MH to take prints...(he had noticed in the pics that the horizontal cabinet over the bed had not been dusted and he wanted to search for the earring back)

That is when he found the unidentified prints in the MH on the horizontal cabinet, the pocket doors, a cabinet in the kitchen.

He also did not print the cab of the MH.

IIRC, he reprinted Danielle's prints or something (he mentioned the prints had been lifted twice and were still very visable)

[Krodg]

I don't need to win. I'll be out of town Fri and won't see the verdict anyway. Just to make you happy I will say 10:30 Fri morning. Okay?

[John Jamieson]

I think you have found the right new mate for Nancy.

[UCANSEE2]

Here is my honest, non-suspicious ,open-minded (yeah,right) interpretation of what might have happened.

Denise supposed to move to Baltimore (hub of airline?)

Denise testifies in trial, loses job due to admitting to smoking pot.

Brenda uses some money from donations to pay off house/condo she has had in FL for years (part of family property? or investment ?

Since Denise lost job and VD's feel it is part their fault, Brenda let's Denise move in to place in FL, while Denise searches for new job.

[Rheo]

I'm trying to remember if he took the hydrated fingertip skin to the MH that 2nd time to compare or try to obtain orientation??

Dang...just when I thought I would never have to go back to those transcripts!!

[Krodg]

Maybe it's time for a thread.

[The Other Harry]

Let's see. All the HANGEM crowd said that DW got horny, didn't end up with a date, so he went to the VD house, grabbed Danielle, has his way with her then killed her...

And during all this, Damon is taking a nap.

[the Deejay]

Mine had his own "personal" space, too, but always
slept with me at night. Sometimes he would try to
sleep with my youngest son (who was in his late teens
when we first got the cat), yet the cat always wanted
to sleep on my son's head! LOL We never understood that.

[Krodg]

Maybe a large empty ice cooler?

[UCANSEE2]

WHY DIDN'T BARB EASTON TESTIFY?

She went on a long extended vacation to Mexico?

My answer: She refused to lie and say Danielle was at the VD house when they left for Dad's. Denise and Brenda and Damon say so, but their stories conflicted as to Danielle's whereabouts when Barb/Denise showed up.

[The Other Harry]

My cats have their own room with a "cat" door for easy access...

All cats should always be kept inside.

[UCANSEE2]

Didn't he have a cabin with a Frig in it?

Exactly.

[John Jamieson]

Having raised a bunch of kids (10), I just figured out that Dusek sounds just like one of them trying to explain where they've been!

[the Deejay]

Mine never went outside unless one of us took
him out the back with us. And he usually didn't
want to be outside for very long. He never had
an access door. He owned the house! Just let us
live in it with him.

[The Other Harry]

I don't need to win. I'll be out of town Fri and won't see the verdict anyway. Just to make you happy I will say 10:30 Fri morning. Okay?

Yep. I've got 10:00 then, unless the rule-makers want to change that. Good luck!

[UCANSEE2]

What's the chances that not one of these 6 major players ever met hometown boy: Brooke L. Rowland?

Or that Brooke (which one was from Poway?) was at Dad's that night, or maybe the weekend before? Hmmmmmmmmm..........

[Krodg]

I will defer on Denise testifing at PH. But, I think both parties were for her moving away. I believe the divorce being a reason for one of the parties came up here.

[NatureGirl]

Cats (much unlike dogs) are very particular where they go potty (outdoor cats.)

Yes. Usually in the flower beds of avid gardeners. ;-)

BTW, I like cats. I'd have a cat if my husband wasn't allergic to them. I've owned cats before, and I always kept them indoors - unless they were out for a romp in the backyard while I was supervising them.

[the Deejay]

"Brenda let's Denise move in to place in FL, while Denise searches for new job."

That very well could be.

[UCANSEE2]

In all probability, Damon is just one of those people that spends 'wisely' on his hobbies. Looks for bargains.

Someone with good tech skills could fix broken cables and save quite a bit of money when needing mucho cables. If your family has a budget, and you have a hobby, sometimes you have to 'make do' or 'stretch' to get money for that hobby. I believe working on cars/bikes and stereos seemed to be Damon's hobbies. (well, besides swapping mates).