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I'm trying to find that information you posted so we can let the group decide. Do you remember what day you posted it? It was several screenfuls. The article of the investigator was from someone's website and was so far-fetched, she walked into the room and immediately saw Danielle's diary on the shelf, I found it clearly not believable and someone's propaganda. I made no response to that post because I felt sorry for you if you believed that article. The obvious indication of claiming Westerfield was being framed then painting Mr.Van Dam as sexually abusing Danielle was to me to lead to the conclusion he had killed her. I don't remember if it specifically said that. If you have some kind of evidence this article was credible I'd like to see it because I certainly find it near impossible to believe it was credible. I have never said anything positive about the Van Dam's, I think if it weren't for their lifestyle their daughter would still be alive today, but this website article, which included more that just the part about her going into the house and finding the diary, seemed to be to be intended to cast aspersion on Mr. Van Dam as the killer. Let's take a look at the article again.

Sherlock, I remember that stuff about Danielle's diary. I remember there was a letter by Danielle found, called the "apology" letter or something like that("Can't we be friends again, Daddy?"), in which the little girl apologized to her father--although if one read the letter, one came away with the distinct impression that her father should be apologizing to HER, not the other way around.

This material appeared on different forums, on various Van Dam case discussion threads. I don't recall seeing Neenah's name appended to it. It was written by someone who was clearly all over the internet, not just on Freerepublic. Personally, I thought this canned information was pretty much just crap and hysteria, in spite of the Van Dams' very unsavory and disgusting lifestyle.

I only glanced at the Westerfield/Van Dam threads here, but I don't remember seeing Neenah's name in connection with that canned stuff. You know, the one or two times I looked at the Freerepublic Van Dam threads, I don't remember seeing the names of ANY of the Smart case posters that I recognized. Were any of them also posters on the Van Dam threads?

Anyway, any sympathy anyone ever felt for Westerfield should be entirely gone by this time. What was in the water in that neighborhood, anyway? Seems like the place was full of perverts.

"I'm trying to find that information you posted so we can let the group decide....."

Yes, Sherlock......by all means, keep looking. When you sling direct accusations at another poster on this forum, you had better have the goods to back yourself up. I'm very interested in seeing what documentation you have for your accusations.