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The prosecution did not prove it was "blood."

The prosecution did not prove the "fibers" belonged to anyone.

The prosecution did not prove who the "hair" belonged to.

Now, if you want to go on the print alone, I will give the prosecution 1.

The dogs didn't hit Westerfield's motorhome, how come? We have all seen dogs locate people buried under rubble of collapsed buildings.

Defense is still up 3.

Two BIG things stand out in this case:

1. There is absolutely no evidence whatsoever that places DW in Danielle's bedroom.

2. The sniffer dogs cannot place Danielle in the MH that weekend.

If you cannot place the suspect at the scene of the crime...and if you cannot place the victim in the MH (getaway vehicle)...you have a HUGE area of reasonable doubt. Case closed. Go look for another suspect. Any suggestions as where to start?

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/703322/posts?q=1&&page=51
BLOOD
SAN DIEGO -- A criminalist said that he lifted two long, blond hairs from inside boxer shorts seized from the laundry room of Westerfield, who faces murder and kidnapping of Danielle van Dam. Sean Soriano also said stains with a blood-like appearance were found on a green and blue jacket Westerfield had dry cleaned two days after Danielle turned up missing He said the jacket -- along with a pair of pants and a T-shirt -- were delivered to him at the San Diego Police Crime Lab. "My role was to examine the items for the presence of blood," Soriano told Deputy District Attorney George Clarke. "I noted stains on the jacket." Three stains tested positive for the presumptive presence of blood, the criminalist testified. They were on the front right middle, the front right shoulder and the neck portion of the jacket, he said

BLUE GRAY FIBERS
Blue-gray fibers found in greater number on the victim also matched fibers found in Westerfield's home, she said, noting that the evidence was indeed more conclusive when taken as a whole. "The fact that it is in so many places... it's certainly an additive effect," Shen said.

NECKLACE
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The orange(Acrylic) fiber found in van Dam's necklace, Shen testified, was everywhere in Westerfield's home. The witness told the court that it matched 20 to 30 fibers found in Westerfield's washer, 50 to 100 found on top of the washer, another 50 to 100 in his laundry, and 10 to 20 found in the bedding in his master bedroom.

The orange fiber found in van Dam's necklace, Shen testified, was everywhere in Westerfield's home. The witness told the court that it matched 20 to 30 fibers found in Westerfield's washer, 50 to 100 found on top of the washer, another 50 to 100 in his laundry, and 10 to 20 found in the bedding in his master bedroom.
FIBER
the fiber came into contact with her body at or near the time of death according to shen. (See cyncoopers post) More transcript excerpts from cyncooper

Tanya DuLaney, criminalist (See article or transcripts for verification
"I was specifically looking for types of fibers we had seen in the case; primarily I was looking for orange acrylic fibers and blue nylon fibers," DuLaney said. "And I found a number of blue nylon fibers on tape lifts from the various areas of the upholstery fabric in the motor home." They match 19 blue fibers found in the sheet that was used to wrap the victim's body recovered in East County. "n all the ways I measured and compared the fibers, the fibers from the motor home were the same as the fibers found on the sheet," DuLaney said.

Jennifer Shen, another SDPD criminalist, went on to describe how she found orange acrylic fibers on a towel in Westerfield's SUV and the interior of the SUV that were similar to a fiber found on the victim's necklace. Shen said she found 12 fibers in the SUV's interior: one on the front passenger seat; four on the rear passenger arm rest and seven on the back seat area. She said two of the fibers were excluded as having a common source, but that a representative sample of the 12 was similar to fibers found in Westerfield's home and on the victim's body.

HAIR
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/danielle/transcripts/20020624-9999-am2.html

21 Q. DID YOU FIND ANY HAIRS IN THAT LINT?22 A. YES, I DID.23 Q. DESCRIBE THEM PLEASE.24 A. I FOUND THREE HUMAN HAIRS THAT ARE BLOND AND I ALSO25 FOUND 18 DOG HAIRS.

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28 Q. DID THE 18 ANIMAL HAIRS APPEAR TO BE SIMILAR TO ONE59691 ANOTHER?2 A. YES, THEY DID.

10 FROM THE HALLWAY OF THE MOTOR HOME OF MR. WESTERFIELD.11 Q. DID YOU EXAMINE THAT CARPET SECTION LABELED NO. 74?12 A. YES, I DID.13 Q. DID YOU FIND ANYTHING IN IT?14 A. YES, I DID.15 Q. WHAT?16 A. I FOUND ONE BLOND HUMAN HAIR, TWO DOG HAIRS AND17 THREE LIGHT COLORED CARPET FIBERS

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5 Q. DID YOU PACKAGE THAT ITEM AND PREPARE IT FOR6 SHIPMENT TO THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION?7 A. YES, I DID.8 Q. WHY?9 A. THE COMPARISON OF HAIRS IS NOT AN INDIVIDUALIZING10 TECHNIQUE, BUT THE ADDITION OF D. N. A. ANALYSIS CAN POINT MORE11 CLOSELY TO AN INDIVIDUAL. SO THE MICROSCOPIC COMPARISON OF12 HAIRS IS TYPICALLY AUGMENTED WITH A D. N. A. ANALYSIS NOW.13 Q. IS THAT WHY THAT PARTICULAR HAIR WAS PACKAGED AND14 TO BE SENT TO THE F. B. I.?15 A. YES, IT WAS.

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12 A. THAT MEANS THAT TWO OR MORE PEOPLE CAN HAVE HAIR13 THAT YOU CAN'T DISTINGUISH BASED ON THE MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION14 OF THE HAIR.15 Q. HOW DOES D. N. A. PLAY A ROLE IN THAT?16 A. D. N. A. CAN PLAY A ROLE IN THAT IF IT CAN BE17 ANALYZED EITHER WITH NUCLEAR D. N. A. IF THERE HAPPENS TO BE

That's just a snippet of testimony.. wrt:the dogs...the defense won that one.