Posted on 08/14/2002 9:29:21 PM PDT by FresnoDA
Letters to judge opened to public
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August 14, 2002 The judge in the trial of David Westerfield today allowed reporters to see court log entries of notes from jurors, as well as letters to the judge from the public about the murder of Danielle van Dam. The letters from the public included a variety of theories about the case.
One letter-writer sent the following theory to Judge William Mudd: "Danielle van Dam killed herself.'' A nearly illegible postcard with a Spokane postmark alluded to at least one ex-wife "with a drinking problem (who) lives in Spokane.''
The postcard was unsigned. Another missive came from a man who referenced another high-profile murder trial that of O.J. Simpson. "The O.J. Simpson case was a miscarriage of the state's justice mainly because Judge (Lance) Ito was too lenient with the actors defending O.J.,'' the man wrote. There was no news Wednesday afternoon about the status of deliberations, but Mudd announced he was holding a sealed hearing 9:30 a.m. Thursday to consider an unspecified defense motion in the case. Wednesday was the fifth day of deliberations. The prosecution concluded its closing arguments last Thursday. Westerfield is accused of kidnapping 7-year-old Danielle van Dam from her Sabre Springs home and killing her. He could face life in prison or the death penalty if convicted of murder with special circumstances. He has also been charged with misdemeanor possession of child pornography. The log entries show that on Friday, the jury requested ``all available evidence of pornographic images'' and a photograph of a teen-age daughter of the defendant's ex-girlfriend.
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On the way, and see ya in the morning.
good nite folks.
(g'nite john-boy, g'nite 'lisabeth, g'nite Susan, g'nite David, piss-off Damon)
What was this about? I know people who live 20 min from there.
(1) Domestice: That is my theory exactly. And what some other people are also thinking, I might add.
* Couldn't agree more. On CTV they discuss the DA's & 'wins'..I rarely hear about seeking justice or the truth..its all about winning..to hell w/ truth it seems. For all we know some very high up people could have been 'swingers'...I have wondered if LE used 'diverson tactics'??? Get the attention OFF of certain circumstances, the drugs, the swingers,...& focus them elsewhere..voila... David Westerfield. 840
(2) Juzcuz: Your comment about her missing teeth being pulled really got to me. I could visualize that porno group filming as they tortured her for the amusement of their international members. But I have a couple of questions - wouldn't there have been damage to the gums if her teeth were pulled out? And where are those missing teeth?! If they fell out due to the decaying process, they would be with the body. They're not, so that takes me back to the torture scene. Remember the one guy who wanted audio so he could hear the child crying as she was being spanked? God, I hope Danielle wasn't in their clutches!
* Thank you that article clarified things.. The point is I guess even if he gets life in prison, it will still be a death sentence. I feel that there was a mistake in the article. It states that Danielle's "front teeth knocked out" it implies her two front teeth (central incisors) were knocked out. Not so... (central front -both were there) The teeth that were missing are the ones called lateral incisors the same teeth that are next to the front teeth. Also, what's really interesting about the teeth is that, if you look at her passport photo. It looks like she is missing those teeth. Actually, those were permanant adult teeth that were just showing there crown ( they were short because they were just comming down from the gum line on each side of the center front teeth. The forensic dentist- Sperber thought it was odd too, that those teeth were missing. He found only sockets. IMO--those teeth were PULLED OUT, not knocked out. Because if they were knocked out her front teeth would have been missing too. 887
* Danielle's teeth- I did not include the next set of teeth called the baby cuspids, she would not have lost them until about 12 years. She was missing each one of those as well. (cuspids show in the photo, they normally are next to the lateral incisors) To be accurate, all together she was missing 4 teeth. Sperber, located one- her right baby cuspid. The other three teeth remained missing. 913
* Teeth- I don't have any idea yet who or why would do such a thing. But I thought about those teeth for a while. Sperber said no damage to the gum- no damage to the bone around the teeth. Now, if she were hit in the mouth on each side of her face, there would have been damage to the gum and bone around a dislodged tooth. I don't believe she lost them while being smothered to death (with something soft???). If you think about it, her face would have had to be smashed sideways to dislodge those teeth on the side, causing alot of other broken bones in her face.. Any thoughts????? 928(3) I think the porno group and the local chapter of the swinger group are tied in together. Domestice, you are rather substantiating my feeling on this by what you said.
* From the beginning I thought this whole thing was wierd..child missing, mom out til 2:30, then the rumors that were confirmed of the 'lifestyle'...how LE pinpointed DW so quickly when it seemed there could possibly be other suspects was beyond me. Sheesh...if word got around what these folks were into, they could have attracted many a pervert! Somebody could be a swinger, who just uses 'swinging' as a way to find out what couples have children...God only knows... too many unanswered questions. 853
Some random coincidences: missing foot, pulled teeth, poison oak, the date of the abduction, the bug-date's suggestion she was kept for some days.
A: "...They are with the blue blanket used to wrap Danielle, the missing comforter with blood all over it, the black boots with blood all over them, and my briefcase with a million dollars in it. If you see it, I want it back..."
Central incisor 7th Yr Lateral incisor 8th Yr Canine (Cuspid) 11-12th Yr First premolar (Bicuspid) 9th Yr Second premolar(Bicuspid) 10th Yr First molar 6th Yr Second molar 12-13th Yr Third molar 17-25th Yr
But what other conclusion would Dusek want the Jury to believe, other than her teeth were "knocked" down her throat.
THIS is the same Dusek, who made-up the rape-scene, "BANG-BANG-BANG"-, against the MH headboard.
If that wasn't misstating the evidence, I don't know what was!
"Objection, Your honor, misstates the evidence", should have been entered.
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There is no "prize," but the winner(s) get to be called "winners" and have the right to say "I told you so;" we're still negotiating about "neener neener neeners."
(Note: All times PDT; if this thread gets real long, you might want to send your choices via freepmail or post them on the Refugee site--often I quit reading them when they're very, very long.)
today was my estimate of the minimum time for a verdict. I based it on the length of time it took for the closing arguments and assumed that deliberations would take at least that long. If they are done and go for innocent or hung jury they will return today. If I were them and we were going for guilty I would wait till tomorrow.
Late Congenital Syphilis - greater than two years of ageaccording to GUIDELINES FOR THE INVESTIGATION AND TREATMENT OF INFANTS AT RISK OF CONGENITAL SYPHILIS, from the Australian CDC.An older child may have stigmata such as interstitial keratitis, nerve deafness, anterior bowing of shins, mulberry molars, Hutchinsons peg teeth, saddle nose, rhagades, or Cluttons
Again as I layperson, I don't know -- but would such a condition make her teeth more likely to fall out?
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