No Decision From Westerfield Jury: Deliberations Continue Tuesday, August 13, 2002

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[dread78645]

Ladies and gentlemen. My nomination for the van Dam qoute of the week:

Not to worry, around here someone will correct you even if you are right.

[KnutCase]

But he did! He did! Dusek said so.

[Rheo]

I have always enjoyed your posts...and this is another good one.

[UCANSEE2]

Didn't Dusek hint around in his closing that Brenda had spurned him, causing him to kill the girl? Just as silly.

Brenda didn't spurn DW. DW spurned Brenda.

The only one spurned by Brenda that night was BILL LIBBY!

So why didn't they arrest HIM?

[the Deejay]

Hmmm. It appears, someone has totally removed
Feldman's opening statement.

Wonder why.

[VRWC_minion]

Haven't you seen that quote in context?

Yes and even before Feldman Dusek mentioned it in his closing I posted here that it jumped out at me and I thought it was really odd.

It sounded very much like a man that was trying not to lie. You and I would have answered very clearly "Hey no way. Not me. I wasn't ever in that house."

This is as close to asking the question "Did you do it ?" that I can think of without asking. Anyone with an IQ greater that a turnup is going to realize that anything but a no answer is going to raise concern by the police.

At the time, how did he know they didn't have a print or something that tied him to the home ? If he simply answered no and their was some proof of his presence he would be caught lying. But if instead he answered in a way that leave the door open he could manufacture some excuse that he was in garage or something to borrow a tool or something.

[the-gooroo]

Thank you! Thank you! THANK YOU1 That has bothered me since I heard her say it. Not to mention CTV replays the clip over and over again without one commentator noticing it. Another part of that statement that bothers me is that Brenda never says her daughter's name--she says, "I wish THEY would have taken anything except HER."

[alisasny]

You would let a child killer go free because the state didn't have enough evidence for you?

Maybe this is the problem with the jury system.

In case you didn't see my earlier posts I believe that Westerfeld is innocent. I did not come to this conclusion lightly either.

If I was a juror on a case like this I would make sure I was right when I had to decide the persons fate. To let an innocent go to jail means another child is in harm. Could be my child.

[Jaded]

Does this sound weird to you? Well it's normal for me.
read: spoken like a true engineer

[VRWC_minion]

One other neighbor apparently was also missing..but he didn't leave his hose out

Really ? I remembered reading that there were two houses not searched. One was the empty home that was for sale and the other was Westerfields.

[Rheo]

Feldman had it in his closing arguement too and told them to look at the testimony....hopefully, they listened.

Thanks for correcting her statement....Her...sounds so removed.

[VRWC_minion]

Doesn't sound to evasive or Clintonian to me.

Respectfully agree to disagree. It did just that on my reading of it.

[bvw]

"It sounded very much like"

Did you read it or listen to it? Other than this you seem to be saying you read this part of transcript or selection from the transcript.

[UCANSEE2]

And, alas, he had been the only neighbor that had been gone all weekend.

I believe this is another LE misstatement. There were other neighbors who were gone that weekend.

[Krodg]

I was looking for it too. Thought I was going crazy.

[VRWC_minion]

But, according to Dusuck's closing statement, it wasn't a short period of time.

Standing in the shadows of the garage or maybe sitting on the floor ? What am I leaving behind ? I don't get it. Even the guests that night didn't leave behind anything.

[Southflanknorthpawsis]

Did you notice that within the question he was asked if he ever went to any barbeques (or something close) at the Van Dam's to which he replied......"I was never invited." Did you notice?

I hope the jurors notice. That's what counts.

After the big dramatic scene Dusek made over what he purposely distorted far out of context, I hope the jury recognizes his dishonesty and desperation.

He carried on as if that part of conversation was akin to a confession. Absolutely pathetic!!!!!!

[VRWC_minion]

Why don't you just say it from your heart like the young tyke did.

Because I think its tragic for Westerfield as well as for Danielle and the parents. I wouldn't get any satisfaction from a guilty verdict, just sadness.

[the Deejay]

I want to say Feldman's (now missing online) opening
statement is very suspect to me.

Also, it appears Dusek's is spread out so far, one
needs a 60" monitor to read it.