Jury begins deliberations -Prosecutor says victim has pointed to her killer (keep it civil)

UNION-TRIBUNE signonsandiego.com ^ | August 9, 2002 | Alex Roth

[dread78645]

Jurors in the David Westerfield trial began deliberating yesterday after hearing a final statement from the lead prosecutor, who beamed a photo of 7-year-old Danielle van Dam onto the wall and urged the jury to focus on the physical evidence.

Finishing closing arguments in the two-month murder trial, prosecutor Jeff Dusek called a blood spot on Westerfield's jacket the "smoking gun." And Dusek imagined what Danielle might tell the jury if someone could bring her back to life "just for a moment" so she could answer the question, "Please tell us who did this to you."

"I've already told you," Dusek said the girl would tell the jury. "I've told you with my hair and where you found it. I've told you with the orange fiber that you found on my choker, and where you found it.

[pinz-n-needlez]

I tried to figure out the possible logistics the other day, while explaining it to my son. But thenI got embarrased and gave up. LOL

I think Dusek just has a dirty mind and went for the cheap emotionalism. Yet he objected at Feldman talking about pulling the plug!

Meanwhile DW sat there showing more self control than I will ever have.

[John Jamieson]

We don't, she could have easily been dead before momma got home. Damon might not even have been home when she arrived inspite of the bedroom story. Damon would have had to put her in cold storage until the weekend of the 15th, when he made his big trip in the blue van that he quickly sold. He even flew in his old high school buddy to help him that weekend.

[Jaded]

Someone Freeped the poll on the Stealth Ninja Dave page. I'm so proud!!! It's back to the origingal percentages before the jackals hit!!!.

[John Jamieson]

LOL, I wouldn't even have tried!

[pinz-n-needlez]

Exactly. With every news report that I've heard on Danielle's death, Eddie Murphy's voice inserts the word, "allegedly" in the sentence about her being last seen at 10:30 Friday night.

[John Jamieson]

Cool!

[the Deejay]

"Monica Lewinsky's dress was not cleaned."

And *that* dress is her financial security. She can sell that dress for about a million bucks.

[John Jamieson]

Good find, but disappointing information. I do believe in truth however.

[pinz-n-needlez]

Exactly! Bingo!!

About my son, he's used to me. lol He's worked hard raising his Mama, and has done a damn fine job. Hee hee.

Well, now I've gotten caught up, and I need to cede the computer to the rest of the family.

Argue well and nicely, everyone. I'll check back in the morning. Feldman should have put all of us on retainer back in April. :-)

[small_l_libertarian]

Yeah, it would be very nice if we had a smoking gun of our own.

[John Jamieson]

All bet someone took decent pictures of those stains.

[the Deejay]

I've never seen pictures of those stains on ML's dress, have you?

Thing is, ML owns the actual dress & it will carrie a huge price tag. (Maybe Hitlery will buy it so she can burn it!) lol

[John Jamieson]

We do have a very strange .22 SuperX shell. The prosecution sees no need to explain all this other evidence though. "Doesn't matter"

[Granof8]

LOL, I was referring to last night and the disrupter.

[John Jamieson]

Don't want to. But I'll bet they're tiny and way off to one side!!!!

[small_l_libertarian]

Gosh, I KEEP forgetting about the shell casing (you would think that would be something that would stick in my head!). Wonder what the jury will make of it.

[John Jamieson]

Mr. Dusek said to please ignore all evidence that doesn't point to DW.

[hoosiermama]

There are so many little things that are so easy to forget. At least the jury will be able to go over it all.

[small_l_libertarian]

Uh-oh, I must be falling into his trap!

[the Deejay]

That shell casing really has me interested. What is the signifigance of someone placing it in her bedroom?