[Jaded]

Haven't see you before, welcome aboard. It's definitely a bumpy ride.

It has been speculated that Damon was the perp for whatever reason. He certainly had the opportunity, 4 hours alone. IMO, Brenda may suspect but she wasn't involved.

[ItsOurTimeNow]

Thanks for the welcome, Jaded. I've been following this episode since the beginning, and a lot of things are bothering me about it. I'm not convinced that DW is guilty, especially since the prosecution has done a piss-poor job giving any hard facts or evidence in their case, and Law Enforcement botched a LOT of the evidence-gathering and subsequent analysis.

The prosecution's case is a house of cards, and I honestly think that DW is being set up as a patsy.

My $.02 anyway.

[revolted]

I tend to agree. My feeling is that something happened between Damon and Danielle that night. Maybe she didn't want to go to sleep. Maybe he is not even her biological dad. Maybe he has been abusing her without Brenda's knowledge. Maybe it went too far that night. He might have been upset about missing the "party" with the girls.
The diary entry
The 22 shell casing
The fact that there was no DNA from DW in the home.
She could have been drugged...maybe too much was given and she stopped breathing. Damon checked and couldn't recscucitate her....and he staged the abduction. He had at least access and time. He has always seemed less than honest.