I do not believe he raped and murdered Danielle, however.
Even if he did, his rights were violated in so many ways, he deserves a new trial.
As I read the recently released documents, I keep finding that DW's right were violated over and over and over. Mudd apparently saw this as "Who cares, he's guilty and we all know it"
I notice that the search warrant for the MH was very specific about what they 'wanted' to find. Almost as if they 'knew' what they were going to find.
Funny too how the search warrant specified the 'hair in the sink trap', but the testimony (IIRC) from the guy that 'found' it was it was all luck. They hadn't thought to search the trap at first, then did and GEE, they found a hair.
Each step along the way, the LE and FBI kept getting search warrants for what they 'knew' they would find next. Each time they didn't find it. They 'knew' he would have binding materials, choker collars. Didn't find it. They knew he would have videotape of Danielle. Didn't find it. They knew he hid her body in some storage facility. Didn't find it.
Eventually they got down to where they "KNEW" he had to be the one that did it. (1) They hadn't had any other successful leads, and chose to ignore info DW gave them about a red pickup truck leaving the VD's vicinity early Saturday morning. (It would seem every time DW had info that might have helped , the LE chose to ignore it because they "KNEW" he was just trying to lead them away from himself. They just "KNEW". The jury just "KNEW". The judge just "KNEW". Court TV just "KNEW", The SD-UT just "KNEW". The whole case, from the time LE first talked to DW at his house up to now, has been investigated, and decided, based on the concept of "WE KNEW HE DID IT", then we viewed the evidence, etc. and by golly we were right. Any evidence, information that didn't support "WE KNEW HE DID IT" was ignored, hidden, or ruled out by the court. Why pay any attention to information contrary to WHAT YOU KNOW?
YES. Many of the things they found made DW a LIKELY SUSPECT. Many of DW's behavior's made him a LIKELY SUSPECT. He seemed to fit a PROFILE. (as well as millions of other males)
The physical evidence I find too suspicious. The circumstances involved during their discovery, and the wacky analysis and conflicting testimonies.
The FBI and SDPD insist that DW's being over cooperative shows he is guilty. He took them on a trip in the MH. He showed them around his house. He showed them a 'secret' staircase. He signed a release allowing them to look through his house.
He did many things I have never seen a 'guilty' person do.
The trial was a sham. Dusek got away with Murder, Judge Mudd rewrote the constitution and trial law, and Feldman put his whole basket of eggs into Faulker and lost.
I wish he would win an appeal, just so Mudd and Dusek and others in the justice system would see that we don't like losing our constitutional rights, or others losing them, even is they are a suspect.
I say a new trial, somewhere away from outside influence, and tremendous peer pressure for jurors. Somewhere away from the influence of the local LE and DA. Give the man a FAIR trial, then execute him if he is convicted.
I know you will never agree with me, neither will Cyncooper or Redlipstick. You all seem concerned with 'getting justice' for Danielle, which is good. DW is the one that LE has picked out and pointed you at. All the anger and emotion comes through in your posts. Anger at DW, hatred towards him, and anger at anyone that can't see DW as this ten-horned purple people eater that you all see him as.
Question: How did DW get through a locked door? Without the door showing any evidence of tampering ? This is where I find the conflicts in the belief system of the DW-did-it group. They say, well, Danielle was outside and he took her. Then they say DW raped her and killed her in her bedroom. Then they say he grabbed her from the bedroom, held her mouth closed and carried her out. They say he raped her and killed her Friday night, then went driving around all weekend with her alive in the MH.
NEVER, in this whole case, have I heard a REASONABLE EXPLANATION, with a TIMELINE, of HOW this crime occurred. All of the pieces of the puzzle that don't fit, the LE and the JURY just THREW AWAY.
DUSEK stated that DW killed Danielle in her bedroom, then during closing, went on and on about her being raped in the MH.
I would have said "which is it?", but most didn't ask that question. WHY? Because, to them it didn't matter, they KNEW HE WAS GUILTY, so why worring about conflicting info!