1. I think he made a quick in & out snatch, after the Van Dam's were asleep for the night.
and left absolutely no trace evidence, circumstantial or otherwise
That's right.
2. I think he suffocated Danielle with a pillow.
where is the pillow? the pillow would have evidence of such a means of death all over it. Also, where are the telltale signs of suffocation?
The pillow, inside a garbage bag,along with other incriminating articles, could have been easily tossed into any roadside dumpster.
The following is a published quote:
"..In other developments, a forensic dentist testified that Danielle van Dam's missing teeth were not carried off by animals and probably weren't knocked loose by a sharp blow, bolstering the prosecution's claim that she had been forcefully suffocated. Dr. Norman "Skip" Sperber said the 7-year-old's four missing teeth could have been knocked loose by an impact with a "soft" object, but testified there were no signs they were hit by a hard, steel-like object or were carried off by predators."
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As to your query why there were no tell tale signs of suffocation, I'm figuring if the body had mummified so badly that first reports identified it as charred or burned, soft tissue damage would have been hard to detect.
3. I think he killed her, after he got unstuck from the sand. (I believe the tow guy who thought he heard a voice inside the rv.)
proceed to #4...
4. I think Danielle died in the rv, but she may have been near death when she was taken there.
yet the cadaver dog failed to "hit" in the MH and absolutely no evidence of a murder scene
That's right, the strong smell of bleach prevented accurate hits by the dog(s).
5. I think he dumped the body on the last leg of his week-end roadtrip.
and his bloated self carried her dead body up a very steep incline with no witnesses...
That's right.
The following is a published quote:
"..Danielle's body was found Wednesday in a remote spot 25 miles east of San Diego. It was discovered about 25 to 30 feet from a two-lane road near a lake by a search group that has been working with the family since Danielle disappeared from her suburban San Diego home."
http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/02/28/missing.girl/?related
If searchers could find it,(only 30 feet), someone could place it there.
6. I think there's no evidence of him in the VD house, because it was a quick entry/exit, and because he's too smart to have left fingerprints
but too stupid to get the dna off of his coat and out of his MH....OH PUHLEEEEEEZE!!!
We don't know what he wore when he snatched her, and those clothes went the way of the pillow. I think he would havehe had her wrapped and covered [probably with sheets and/or tarp], as he transported her from vehicle to vehicle, to final dumping site. The same he laid her out on when she was on his bed and in the motor home.
7. I think there's no more evidence of Danielle being in the rv because Westerfield got rid of it, along with the body on his way back home. And everything else, he laundered.
and cleaned and bleached everything soooo well that there was a layer of dust on everything in the motorhome and all no bleach marks on anything!
I found several references to the strong smell of bleach,I heard for myself how immaculately clean the rv was, but couldn't find a reference that mentioned "a layer of dust". Of course with those winds blowing, windows open, and all that driving, I think it easily explained.
Sorry to dissapoint you YaYa but there was no smell of bleach in the motor home. There was also no evidence that the motorhome was wiped down with Pledge or any other cleaning agent.
You need to read up on the process of decomposition. a body in the later stages of putrification will normally turn black....
That's right, the strong smell of bleach prevented accurate hits by the dog(s).
That was a misquote by the press..... there was no strong smell of bleach in the MH
In other developments, a forensic dentist testified that Danielle van Dam's missing teeth were not carried off by animals and probably weren't knocked loose by a sharp blow, bolstering the prosecution's claim that she had been forcefully suffocated. Dr. Norman "Skip" Sperber said
all these teeth being softly knocked lose and yet only 2 blood spots? have you ever had teeth extracted? have your children ever lost teeth? they lose more than 2 spots....
The pillow, inside a garbage bag,along with other incriminating articles, could have been easily tossed into any roadside dumpster.
and what of the other telltale signs? petechiae, hemorrhage in the lungs, congestion? all evident even in advanced stages of decomposition
If searchers could find it,(only 30 feet), someone could place it there
yes, two young guys not hindered by a dead, mummified, decomposing, bug infested body found it - But how come no one found the body DURING THE FIRST SEARCH OF THE SITE???
I think he would havehe had her wrapped and covered [probably with sheets and/or tarp], as he transported her from vehicle to vehicle, to final dumping site. The same he laid her out on when she was on his bed and in the motor home.
if she was wrapped in a tarp, how did all the bright/dull orange fibers get all over everything? okay, why don't you try wrapping a 7 year old in a tarp and come back and tell me how you transported her out of the house ond from vehicle to vehicle WITHOUT her carrying on something fierce?
I found several references to the strong smell of bleach,
via the media?I heard for myself how immaculately clean the rv was, where?but couldn't find a reference that mentioned "a layer of dust". Of course with those winds blowing, windows openand blinds closed? windows open with a screaming, dying 7 year old in ther? I think not, and all that driving, I think it easily explained
search the TRIAl transcripts a little harder - not just the treads and CTV articles