Brenda van Dam said she barely knew Westerfield, but as the story came out with her on the stand, she knew a bit more. She knew not only that his kitchen had been redone but that he was a "rich neighbor" interested in meeting her friends and that he was interested in adult parties. (Not "family affairs, please note - but ADULT parties) She had his name and number and expected he would be at Dad's on February 1st.
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Has Brenda been sexually intimate with Barbara? She was asked in court and obviously did not want to respond. That's OK, there was an objection made and she didn't have to answer - but her face told me that she is holding secrets and protecting people - and I think her priorities are screwed up.
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"He said, 'I have adult parties and barbecues,'" Brenda said under oath.
When she got home, she called her husband Damon.
She denied making the call out of disbelief because she didn't realize there were others in her neighborhood engaged in the "swinging" lifestyle.
"I called my husband at work because it struck me as odd that he mentioned they were adult parties and I didn't know what he meant by that," she testified.
Judge Domnitz stopped the witness from answering when Feldman asked her to explain a "swinging lifestyle." Instead, the judge asked her: "Do you know what a swinging lifestyle is?"
"Yes," she answered.
I think the woman was being less than honest in her testimony - and when Damon was asked about this conversation he couldn't remember much.
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I don't believe the van Dams told the SDPD about the marijuana right off - - and Brenda SURE didn't want to admit in court that Rich had supplied the grass that night.
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...at one point the group outside the bar to smoke the remainder of the marijuana cigarette in her truck, van Dam testified.
I don't think that's all they did. One marijuana cigarette for the whole night? In the garage Damon got 2 hits - each female 3 or 4. Then there were at least 5 people smoking off the rest of that joint in the parking lot? No 2nd or 3rd joint?
Nope - I don't believe it.
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Barbara and Damon had "a relationship". Not clear how long that had been going on.
On the night of the murder, they were on his bed together necking and petting until Brenda told them to stop being rude and to join the party. I will note Brenda did NOT bring the others upstairs to join the fun. I personally don't think Brenda was as into the "swinging" idea as Damon was. JMO.
Damon van Dam admitted under questioning by Feldman that he had not told investigators about those events until after Barbara was questioned separately and the investigators came back to him.
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Then we have a mother who says she is very careful - - but we know she leaves the kids home alone - alone in dressing rooms and stores. Are we really to think she KNOWS that Danielle never was in DW's RV when it was parked in his yard? I don't believe for a minute that Brenda can swear to that.
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There are other things that will come out - - the lies came from the van Dam house. I think that is important to note.
How many had gone up there that NIGHT?
if that is true, they must have used the paper from the Cheech & Chong "Big Bambu" album....
The dirty little swining secret is homosexual relationships in fours..cozy huh??