I’ve only been watching these threads loosely so my opinion is based on general impressions, but I wanted to post them anyway as a “view from the gallery.” My “two cents:” Things that point to a guilty verdict:
Blood
Fingerprint
DNA
Hair
Fibers
Child Pornography
Orange fibers in DW’s wash room with no identified source
Use of bleach to clean a MH
Untimely trip to the dry cleaner
Untimely solo 500 mile trip in a MH
Absence of bug infestation in Danielle’s head
Things that point to a not guilty verdict:
Bug infestation, late date
Opportunity to kidnap, house was full
Lack of evidence in the VD home
Parents’ lifestyle
IMHO, a not guilty verdict in this case would be like the one with O.J. Simpson – where a civil trial for wrongful death would probably prevail on preponderance of evidence. So either way, Westerfield’s life is trashed. In both this case and the OJ case, I’ve wondered if there was an accomplice – someone perhaps that the accused felt obligated to protect.
With Danielle, I wonder if she wandered out of the house unnoticed rather than being taken from her bed.
God knows the truth and I pray that His will be done in this verdict. And for everyone involved, I pray for peace.