[San Jacinto]

Westerfield turned them away, and did not speak with the dectectives. So it is "no harm, no foul." The cops get reprimanded, suspended, fired, or whatever, under an internal investigation, but there should be no effect on the case against Westerfield.

If Westerfield had been really, really smart, he would have talked to the cops for a few hours, confessed to the crime,directed the cops to some damning evidence, and THEN called his lawyer and said "These guys came in here and threatened me."(Of course, I am here assuming his guilt.) The court would have to supress any evidene that could be linked in any way to the illegal interview.

[FresnoDA]

San Diego police admit two of their detectives tried to visit David Westerfield in jail without asking for Feldman's permission. In fact they didn't even ask prosecutors if it was okay.

Hmmm...wonder if these two detectives have ever stopped for burgers and fries at Dad's Cafe?  Let's hope there is a closer look, to see if they have been to any late night pizza parties in Poway??

[MarkWar]

>If Westerfield had been really, really smart, he would have talked to the cops for a few hours...

In some stories of past cases involving pedophiles, especially where there are allegations of organized kiddie sex activity, I've read that there are rumors of contacts and info leaks from within local police forces.

Could this be the way "fellow travelers" in that world give each other a hand (so to speak). That is, some guy gets caught, but one or two cops who might share his proclivities will happen to have a "lapse of judgement" which is just a blot on their record, but could cause a serious flaw in the case against the guy on trial?

It would be interesting for some talented private investigator to reconnoiter the homes of those two cops who had made the gaffe and see if they had any material similar to what was found at Westerfield's house...

Mark W.