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To: ~Kim4VRWC's~
Hair similar to Danielle van Dam's was found on sheets in David Westerfield's bedroom, and authorities found fibers in his motor home that appear to match fibers from the girl's bedroom carpet, a criminalist testified yesterday.

Also, hairs similar to the van Dams' family dog were found in Westerfield's house, his motor home and on a comforter he dropped off at a dry cleaner, criminalist Tanya DuLaney said.

DuLaney, who works in the San Diego Police Department crime lab, testified on a day when prosecutors used charts and blow-up photos in an attempt to show that traces of the 7-year-old girl were scattered throughout Westerfield's domain

You know, I'm sure that it's just a coincidence, but if the hairs were not Danielle's, and the fiber were not a match, and the dog hairs were not Layla's, these people might not be found guilty for perjury or falsifying evidence, because of the way it is phrased.

Kim, I can't tell you how happy I am to see you back(because I am trying to be polite after my last ranting post).

483 posted on 08/14/2002 3:07:43 PM PDT by Yeti
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To: Yeti
I'm not sure that's a good thing! (can't tell for sure what ya mean) I am glad to know you yeti. hey, it helps to keep a brown sack next to the monitor. You can breathe into it when your blood pressure goes up and your breathing gets faster..before you type!

If the source and found fibers were known to be an exact match, the criminalist is instructed to not say "they are an exact match". She is required to say they are similar. (sorry, can't remember the source of that tidbit)
495 posted on 08/14/2002 3:16:37 PM PDT by Freedom2specul8
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