Van Dam Case Witness Challenges Findings Of Defense 'Bug Expert': But...His Testimony Don't Add Up..

Union Tribune ^ | July 31, 2002 | Jeff Dillion

[cyncooper]

I'd say that DW has something orange in his home

Not anymore.....

[John Jamieson]

It was DW that paid a million dollars for his $3.50 porno collection.

[pinz-n-needlez]

Not if he's smart. Not seeings as how he got arrested in part because he had lights on and lights off in his house, that he had blinds up and blinds down, that he was a clean freak and that he was untidy.

Not to mention the fact that he doesn't have a house any more, Feldman does. I doubt he owns a car, a savings account or any stocks or bonds, either.

[cyncooper]

To clarify my #75 : Also, Feldman wants a 2nd option for the jury of first degree premeditated

That is Feldman wants the first degree charge as a second option to felony murder, nobody is asking for "2nd degree" from what I understand. Judge still said "no".:)

[John Jamieson]

You noticed too. When the going gets tuff, the tuff go for the fibers that may or may not have a comon source.

The only reason the prosecution can't prove DW did it, is they claim the perp went and destroyed all the evidence on them! The dog (or bugs) ate my homework approach..... therefore he must be guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

[Spunky]

That is Feldman wants the first degree charge as a second option to felony murder, nobody is asking for "2nd degree" from what I understand. Judge still said "no".:)

Oooooopppppppppppssssssss! My mistake.

[John Jamieson]

You think Dusek would tell you if it was sitting in plain sight?

Did he tell you the picture of the "identical bed" was in a flyer sent to every house in SD? Intellictual honesty is not the prosecutions job, and they'll gladly tell you that. (Defense neither)

This is literally, a flight to the death.

[John Jamieson]

The only reason these inconsequential fibers are being brought up is that the prosecution doesn't have any good evidence of how, where, when, and who. It's all a BS case.

[Spunky]

PH- 3/14 pg 547 16 A BECAUSE I NEEDED TO KNOW WHERE THEY WERE AT 17 ALL TIMES. 18 Q HOW LONG HAD THAT RULE BEEN IN EFFECT?19 A SINCE THEY KNEW WHAT RULES WERE. I MEAN --20 Q DID THEY COMPLY WITH THAT RULE?21 A YES.22 Q HOW DO YOU KNOW?23 A BECAUSE I'VE NEVER FOUND THEM ANYWHERE THAT 24 THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN.

PH -3/14 pg498-499 20 Q WHAT HAPPENED AFTER YOU GAVE HIM THE PHONE 21 NUMBER?22 A I BELIEVE WE WALKED OUT FRONT. HE STARTED 23 TALKING ABOUT A PLACE CALLED INCAHOOTS AND HE WANTED 24 ME TO GO THERE, I THINK WEDNESDAY NIGHT WAS SOME 25 KIND OF SPECIAL NIGHT. THAT'S WHY I'M THINKING I 26 SOLD COOKIES ON TUESDAY. HE SAID, "DON'T FORGET TO 27 WEAR YOUR BOOTS TO INCAHOOTS." 28 DANIELLE AND DYLEN WERE PLAYING ON THE Page 4991 ROCKS AT THE NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE NEXT TO HIM. AND I 2 KEPT ASKING THEM TO GET OFF THE ROCKS BECAUSE I 3 DIDN'T WANT THEM TO SPREAD THEM OUT AND FOR THE 4 NEIGHBOR TO HAVE TO CLEAN THEM UP. THEN WE WALKED 5 HOME. 6 Q DID MR. WESTERFIELD SAY ANYTHING ABOUT YOUR 7 PESTERING THE KIDS TO GET OUT OF THE ROCKS? 8 A I CAN'T REMEMBER.

So much for the kids never being where they shouldn't be.

[John Jamieson]

Now that Dusek's career is over, will Feldman be a good sport and give him a starting job in his practice? ................ Nah.

[Dave_in_Upland]

Did I miss something today, or is the date based on the beetle activity still unrefutted? Unless that evidence is challenged all the miscalculations in the world won't make a difference.

[John Jamieson]

All 3, or is it 4 bugsperts agree.....DW couldn't do it.

Dusek throws the taxpayers money away again.

William Wallace suffered less than Goff did today.

You really missed it. Exciting as a 200 to zip ballgame.

[bolthead]

It appears that Goff tried to skirt the beetle issue. He said something to the effect that if beetles don't find easy food, they go looking elsewhere. Didn't want to address the issue that Falkner brought up about delay in beetle activity.

[Jrabbit]

He made 5 math mistakes on his calculations. Big uh-oh

[pinz-n-needlez]

And I doubt that any of them were in Westerfield's favor. I hope Dusek paid him a lot of money for his testimony. It might be a while before any one else calls him to testify.

[is_is]

If DW had something that matched the fibers....don't you think that the DA could have confirmed this thru his son who lived at the house 50% of the time OR....maybe the X-Girlfriend who lived in the house up until when???

I know why they can't confirm it....because they never saw anything matching those fibers!!!

Or maybe DW stopped at Walmart on the way home from dads and bought some cheap blankets because he knew he was going home and sneak across the street and into a house he had never been in before and find Daniell's room bring her outside back across the street kill her and he KNEW he would need something to wrap her in.....sarcasam/off

[Stiv]

Interestingly, last night I was reviewing Tanya Dulaney's testimony from July 9. I ran across a revelation she gave on cross-exam. She was not able to identify a source, but from my understanding of her testimony she says the blue fibers are NOT carpet fibers but could be apparel fibers.:

4 Q. DID YOU MAKE ANY EFFORTS TO DO THE RESEARCH TO5 DETERMINE SO YOU COULD TELL THE JURY HOW COMMON THE FIBER WAS?

6 A. WELL, I KNOW THAT THE MAJORITY OF NYLON THAT IS7 PRODUCED IN THE UNITED STATES IS CARPET, AND THAT ABOUT TEN TO8 18 PERCENT IS APPAREL. AND IF THIS IS AN APPAREL FIBER -- IT'S9 DEFINITELY NOT A CARPET FIBER. IF IT'S AN APPAREL FIBER, THEN10 IT COULD BE RELATIVELY COMMON, YES.

"I know that the majority that is produced in the United States is carpet, and that about ten to eighteen percent is apparel[sic]. And if this is an apparel [sic] fiber -- it's definitely not a carpet fiber. If it's an apparel [sic] fiber, it could be relatively common, yes.

Get out the ropes, it's hanging time! This makes President Clinton's spin on the words "sex" and "is" seem quite forthright. Just what, Cyn, do you think this tidbit says, and just where is the "revelation" you're referring to?

[gigi]

"If she's a specialist and this is evidence, why can it not be "26 fibers found in the washer, 64 found on top of the washer, another 53 found in his laundry, and 17 found in the bedding"? Did she just get tired of counting, or did she look at a little baggie in which tiny fibers were collected and make a "best judgment" estimate of the numbers? I would think precision would be a little more impressive than generalities. But that's just me."

Thats a good question. Why is 50 - 100 ect. She should have an exact #.

[dread78645]

You have learned HTML so you can now have colored text.

The prosecution rests. ;-)

Defense claims that #2 pencil with the Minnie Mouse eraser is much more legible on her Big Chief writing tablet.

Motion to stike Crayola.

[dread78645]

As one poster said, "They police don't arrest you if you aren't guilty".

Hey !

(read the last paragraph of my profile)