Frustrated Prosecutor Dusek Swats At Final Bug Expert: Westerfield's Soon Will BUG The Jury....

Court TV ^ | August 2, 2002 | Harriet Ryan

[cyncooper]

Sorry, hoosiermama, no felon witness has testified. Judge Mudd said so in the hearing yesterday. I posted on excerpts on a thread to John Jamieson's attention.

[cyncooper]

Thank you for the ping.

[JudyB1938]

Sure thing.

[cyncooper]

Not once have they caught Westerfield in a lie.

Not true. There are several, including lies of omission, in his interview with Det. Redden, for example.

In fact I've an idea regarding an interesting detail I didn't know until today.

I'm off to research it a bit.

[cyncooper]

Did he say anything about the ones who had lied?

Yes. He will be giving an instruction about "untruthfulness".

[Jaded]

There were dogs brought in from Riverside County. Different from 180 Frank's.

[alexandria]

The judge should tell the jury to "disregard ALL of Frazee's testimony." Then follow suit with BVD & DVD. I do honestly believe they've lied.

If I'm not mistaken there is a special jury instruction for witnesses belivability and how the jury should weigh testimony for witnesses that may have contradicted themselves or gave false testimony. I also think that the judge by saying "well we know that we have untruthfulness" is going to point this out specifically.

[JudyB1938]

Well if the judge knows they lied, why aren't they going to prosecute for perjury!?

[nycgal]

Are you saying that he knew his father was guilty?

Here's a theory I've recently come up with.

DW is innocent but knows that the child porn was actually downloaded by Neal. Neal has admitted it to his mother and father, who don't want the kid's life destroyed because of it. DW is pretty confident that he will be found not guilty in Danielle's abduction and murder and is willing to sacrifice himself, for his son's future, by convincing Neal to say the porn was his father's.

[Jaded]

I don't think so. If Feldman though he was guilty we wouldn't have this parade of Forensic Entomologists and someone new coming up. I think Feldman's concern is that in light of all of the other kidnappings and child killings, that the jury will make an example of Westerfield. It's easier to get someone off on an appeal for Murder 2 than DX. IMO.

[Jaded]

For the time she went missing. Not for the porn. Not for the porn found on the computer in his room.

[alexandria]

I had posted the excerpt because of the greasy drag marks made by parts of her body/entrails.

I have a question regaurding the "greasy trail" if this trail was indeed her blood/tissue why would they need to get a DNA sample from her bone marrow?
I mean especially if it is greasy as in sticky? That would indicate they would not even have to rehydrate the blood as they do with blood spots that have dried up.

[fatima]

How can a son lie before a jury about to convict his father of murder and his own Father might be put to death and if the son told the truth,as some see it, and viewed rape's of little girl's on the computer the charge would be much less-.

[JudyB1938]

You've got a point.

[cyncooper]

Not for the porn found on the computer in his room.

Remember, no internet access in his room. His computer in there was a hand-me-down from his father.

[fatima]

Who loves you Judy,fatima does

[cyncooper]

The impression I got was it was a greasy (slimy?) residue. I can't imagine it would have been of any use in extracting DNA. Better to use the body that was recovered right there.

[JudyB1938]

Awwww .... :0) Thank you.

[JudyB1938]

I'm really tired. I have to go to bed. When you get that post together, please ping me so that I can read it tomorrow.

BTW, some of that stuff where Westerfield is accused of lying, he could have just forgot, couldn't he? He was under a lot of pressure and probably scared to death.

[Krodg]

I've thought about that. But that is trusting 12 other people to agree with you and that's very risky.