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How in God's name do you know!??! Were you there that night...did you stumble upon the scene...or (gasp) did you have a hand in it? I USED to live in San Diego, but I would never dare presume someone's guilt or innocence based on my locale. Just because you live in the area doesn't make you privy to a different set of facts than the rest of us.

I stated I lived in San Diego because someone on this board assumed I knew nothing about this trial. My point is that if you live in San Diego and have a TV, you know what's happening in this trial.

But since you obviously know the entire story here, please enlighten the rest of us as to some gigantic holes in the prosecution's story. How did Westerfield get the body from his house to the motor home, in broad daylight mind you, with no one noticing? How did he get into the VD home and leave no trace of himself? How did he dispose of the body while he was under 24/7 surveillance?

Of course I dont' know the story, nobody does, except Westerfield. But like everyone else on this board, I do have a theory. I believe this was a crime of opportunity. Westerfield lurked outside the VD home hoping to catch a glimpse of what he "THOUGHT" was going on. I think Danielle was awakened somehow and walked outside. Westerfield, being drunk and pissed off that he wasn't INVITED to the party, snatched Danielle. I think he snapped. It does happen, you know. I don't understand what you mean about when he would have had the opportunity to put her in the motorhome. He took her that night. That is what I think. Am I allowed to have an opinion?

I'm on pins and needles awaiting your "answers."

The most curious thing to me is why this case stirs such emotion from middle aged white men. One can only imagine. One last thing. He was pretty chatty all during the investigation. Pretty odd he didn't take the stand. There is a reason. He did what guilty people do: HE GAVE TOO MANY DETAILS to the police. They have too much to trip him up on .

The most curious thing to me is why this case stirs such emotion from middle aged white men. One can only imagine.

I'm a middle aged white man. One of the reasons that this case stirs emotions in me is that just possibly,There but for the grace of God go I. I used to travel a great deal for work,and would spend fairly long intervals-anywhere from 3 to 6 months-living in hotels. One of my private nightmares was that I'd be working somewhere and something very ugly(like the VanDam nurder)would occur,and occur just before the elections. I don't know about you,but I don't have any problems imagining a local district attorney-who happens to be up for re-election-ordering the local police chief to,"ARREST SOMEONE,AND I DON'T GIVE A DAMN WHO YOU ARREST!"