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On released tapes, Westerfield argues over failed test
SAN DIEGO – David Westerfield apparently "failed" a polygraph test administered two days after Danielle van Dam disappeared and then disputed the results with investigators, according to audio tapes made public Wednesday.
San Diego police Interrogation Specialist Paul Redden interviewed Westerfield on Feb. 4, 2002, after the suspect returned from a weekend of driving his motorhome between the Silver Strand in Coronado and the Imperial County desert area of Glamis.
Westerfield was sentenced Friday to die for the kidnapping and murder of his 7-year-old Sabre Springs neighbor, Danielle van Dam.
"Regarding the disappearance of Danielle van Dam, are you yourself in any way responsible for her missing?" Redden asked pointedly in the Feb. 4 interview.
"No," Westerfield said.
"Regarding the disappearance of Danielle van Dam, do you know for sure who is responsible for her missing?" Redden asked.
"No," Westerfield responded.
"Regarding the disappearance of Danielle van Dam, do you know her whereabouts at this time?" Redden asked.
"No," Westerfield said.
"Regarding the disappearance of Danielle van Dam, do you suspect anyone in particular of being responsible for her missing?" Redden asked.
"No," said Westerfield.
"Regarding whether or not you yourself are involved in the disappearance of Danielle van Dam, did you intend to answer truthfully each question about that?" Redden asked.
"Yes," Westerfield said.
On the tapes, officers remark that there "was a 100 percent probability of deception" by Westerfield regarding the questions about the missing child.
After Redden informs Westerfield of his failure, the since convicted murdered said he felt the test was "flawed in some way."
He told the investigator that he didn't understand how the test worked or why he failed.
"What I think I can mark it up to is empathy, something like that," he said. "That's what I'm thinking."
An edited 40-minute segment of a Redden interview with Westerfield was played during his trial and none of it contained results of the failed test, which are generally not admissable as evidence at trials.
In the tape played for jurors, Westerfield described the trip he took the weekend Danielle disappeared, beginning the morning of Feb. 2 and ending two days later.
At a hearing Monday, Judge William Mudd ordered the nine hours of audio tapes and a videotaped interview with Westerfield released to the public.
The videotape – which was not introduced at trial – shows two detectives on Feb. 5 pleading with Westerfield to tell them where Danielle's body is.
Westerfield tells the detectives, "My life is over," and asks one of the officers to leave his gun behind while he leaves an interview room.
A search volunteer found the child's nude and decomposed body under a tree near Dehesa on Feb. 27.