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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I was listening to a tape of Brenda testify at the trial. She said "we looked everywhere for Danielle, under the bed, in the closets..blah, blah...everywhere".
So if they looked EVERYWHERE, under the bed and in the closets, why weren't their fingerprints in her room? Or was it JUST Danielle's prints that weren't in her own room?
I suppose, in this case, it doesn't mean a thing...sigh.
Night all. Tomorrow, Friday...maybe a verdict...maybe just a half a day?
sw
That might be where Feldman was going when he questioned Keene about which officers were in the MH. Of course, he wasn't allowed to go very far on that issue.
If you think about all the things Feldman tried to bring out, you'll see a very clear picture of police tampering with evidence. IMO
All fingerprints were wiped clean. After all, they want to give their scapegoat an even chance to walk.
Couldn't agree more!
Goodnight all!!
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The video rental bit concers Robert Bork, who rented "The Parent Trap", "The Sound of Music", "Birth of a Nation", "Silent Scream", and "Triumph of the Will".
Thomas was covered by the Video Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (the "Bork bill").
And they will justify every action "because we have two fine boys left to bring up".
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