[Alamo-Girl]

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.

[JudyB1938]

A civil trial wouldn't do any good. From what I understand, everything he owns had to be signed over to the attorney - including his patents!

I agree with you in the possibility that she could have wandered outside and been snatched. The deposit of her body is too much like Samantha's. And the backpack found by the park has never been explained.

However, I've felt from the beginning that Damon had something to do with it. Especially hearing him say to Brenda during an interview something to the effect of "be careful with the timeline".

One thing I do know for sure, I am praying to all get out for God's hand in this! That man may be guilty. If he is, let the jury convict. But I feel he is NOT guilty. If he isn't, let the jury acquit.

[fatima]

You are the best.:))))

[PFKEY]

I've followed these threads pretty closely and have my two cents to offer.

The blood/DNA in the MH and on the jacket have not been explained away. They could be from previous visits/contacts but very damning.

I give no credence to the fiber evidence. Unless a match is made to some exotic fiber that is present on both the victim and the accused, the occurrence of common fibers in meaninless.

The early morning trip to the dry cleaners is suspect but I wonder if these items were used/present in the crime why not just discard them?

I don't see the porn as a factor. From my understanding of someone who 'is into' children I would have expected a lot more than the few that were questionable and the one movie clip that appears to have been unquestionable.

The dogs not detecting Danielle's scent in the MH or SUV and the dogs not detecting DW's scent in the VD home.

And the bug evidence making it highly unlikely that DW had an opportunity to dispose of the body.

All in all, if could not with a good conscience convict the man.

[MizSterious]

Alamo-Girl, I think the only way Westerfield could have done this would have been with an accomplice.

I do know the child wasn't in that motorhome that fateful weekend. The dogs would have let everyone know in a really huge way. ("180 Frank's" bragging notwithstanding) We know the mh was not 'cleaned' as Dusek claimed because the police testified that everything was covered with a layer of dust (as would be expected after a long road trip). Nothing was wiped down, in the officer's words. So the blood in the mh could not have been left there that weekend. It must have been months old. The fingerprints, likewise, cannot be dated.

So much about this case is perplexing.