Prosecution's Bug Expert Struggles On Stand:08/01/2002 Westefield Trial Nears Finish Lap!

Court TV ^ | August 1, 2002 | Harriet Ryan

[hoosiermama]

More? Do we have room for more?

[Spunky]

Dusick is getting real frustrated. He keeps making a statement and then says "correct" Hall says; "No Sir" Dusick turns around rubbing his mouth all twisted up.

[shezza]

When Dusek says it enters third instar on Feb 23 can be confusing. In forensic entomology you work backwards from a known time. Feb 23 was the time a fly could have laid an egg at which time the third instar could have been reached when Faulkner collected it on Feb 27.

[UCANSEE2]

Let's put it this way. Those of 'us' who get the TRIAL LIVE (and I keep losing my DAMN FEED!) and who evaluate the evidence/testimony for ourselves are DARN LUCKY PEOPLE.

The fact that what we THINK based on that will have absolutely nothing to do with how the JURY decides is the ULTIMATE IRONY.

[Freedom2specul8]

This is a point defense won... the dogs couldn't even hit on the blood or hairs...why?

[FresnoDA]

Hey, who's that driving down the streets of Poway...is that you Duh-Knees.....

[Krodg]

I can just lurk here for awhile, if that will help.

[shezza]

According to temps reflected by Singing Hills weather station and using Kamal's data, if the fly had laid egg on 14-16 February, by the time Faulkner collected insect it should have been out of the third instar.

[FresnoDA]

There is always room for LIKE-MINDED individuals...LOL....

[FresnoDA]

BTW...who will be today's luck winner...that time of the thread is approaching....tick, tock, tick, tock....

[spectre]

Right Southie...poor Dusek just isn't understanding what Hall is saying. Dusek keeps asking the same questions and keeps getting the same answers...Boy, is he thick or what?

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[Spunky]

She looks a little pale. ;-)

[pyx]

The dogs didn't even smell the blood, so I think the dog evidence could or should be elminated.

OR
the ONE QUARTER INCH DNA stain found in the motorhome hallway was so old and absent of scent that the dogs could not detect it and therefore perhaps the blood evidence could or should be eliminated.

[shezza]

Kamal's data is at 80 degrees. Develop faster than they would under experimental conditions of 16C.

Using Anderson's data, the fly could have laid eggs on 13 Feb. for flies to get to the third instar stage.

[Southflanknorthpawsis]

Boy, is he thick or what?

........as a brick.

[shezza]

If relying on Anderson's data at lower temperatures, fly could have laid egg on first of month.

[shezza]

Anderson's data requires 60 degrees.

[AmusedBystander]

Factual info, use it or not, entirely up to you.

Precisely my point. The original poster was making generalized statements about dead people releasing bowels upon death, thus their implication that Westerfield couldn't have possibly had a dead girl in his RV due to the smell was asinine. Bowels are sometimes released, but not in all cases. Also, secretions from body openings are again different than what was implied.

I would venture to say that anyone perverted enough to want to have kiddie sex would be able to tolerate quite a few things.

[shezza]

Hall says there was insufficient thermal energy for the larva to exit the third instar, although they were toward the end of the third instar.

[shezza]

Discussing Goof's estimates.