[angelgirl]

Can someone tell me how David Westerfield became the suspect in the very beginning? What made them suspect him? Is it possible at this point that the VD's can be tried as suspects once David is hopefully acquitted?

[Jaded]

Sometime with in the first 14 hours Brenda VanDam said something to LE. This was misrepresented/embellished in the affidavits in order to obtain search warrants.

And in the last set of affidavits that were released SDPD requested the affidavits be sealed NOT Feldman. As we have seen representations made by David Westerfield have largely proven to be true. Representations/leaks made by LE largely HAVE NOT.

[dogbyte12]

Can someone tell me how David Westerfield became the suspect in the very beginning?

I believe it was because he was spotted hosing down his RV the very next day. Police suspected he could be trying to destroy evidence that way. Somebody correct me if I am wrong.

[small_l_libertarian]

Probably anything that I reply to your question is going to come out sounding sarcastic, but I promise it isn't meant that way.

He's single. He wasn't home. He left his hose laying across his lawn. Seriously. Other than those things, I can't remember anything the police said (at the time) about why he was a suspect. Maybe someone else does?

We found out later that, apparently, Brenda gave the police some info at some point that weekend that made them want to search his computer (see the affidavits for the search warrants). Bizarro. What would Brenda have to say that would make the police want to search his computer?

[VRWC_minion]

I would guess primarily opportunity. All the other homes had been searched and other neighbors checked out. He was only one missing right after her disappearance. I would definately want to question him further.