Bugs: The Best Witnesses? (Westerfield's Son Neal Forced To Testify By Desperate D.A. Dusek!!)

Court TV ^ | July 25, 2002 | Harriet Ryan

[VRWC_minion]

Did LE test the MotorHome's tire treads for soil/sand/gravel/plant samples and match them up with the area where Danielle's body was?

This last guy just testified the body was 12 paces away from road side. Its possible whoever left it never went off road.

[the Deejay]

"You notice that this guy doesn't mention that the flies can enter through body orifices?"


Hehehehe. Guess he's never had a flie try to fly up his nose, either!

[ItsOurTimeNow]

I'm sorry...I'm done responding to you.

[Jaded]

EEEwww. Blech

[truth_seeker]

When people are faced with complex calculations done by experts that they don't know how to reconcile they ordinarily average both answers and use that.

Agreed. So many on these threads get dragged into a detailed, complex analysis of each subject. The jury will usually not do that.

They will stay on the broader impression level. They will apply equal or different weights to different types of evidence and information.

The physical evidence is strongly against DAW, as a juror will see it, IMO.

Initially, the bug based TOD issue, was expected to be the strongest defense for DAW. By demonstrating there are different ways to estimate TOD, Dusek has neutralized the issue, hence averages work. Dusek is just as smart as Feldman.

Feldman, OTH, hasn't neutralized blood, dna, hair, fiber, child porn, cleaners, wild ride, etc. Or "forceful." Or son's damage to DAW's case.

Acquittal is getting more unlikely. Conviction is getting more likely. Hung jury is most probable.

[EllaMinnow]

Lucky you!

[Rheo]

The DNA tests on the dog hairs did not match to Layla...the reports were non conclusive....any match was visually done by Dulaney or Shen...who were also proved wrong on the visuals of Danielle's possible hair.

[Freedom2specul8]

wind/drying effect:

hypothetically..if the body wasn't dumped until the 13th, based on weather, rainfall etc., the body could Not?? have been dumped on the 18th...

[ItsOurTimeNow]

You can eliminate "fibers" and "wild ride" from your list.

Fibers have not been traced to a source.

Wild ride was a planned trip, not a spur of the moment evacuation.

[Freedom2specul8]

MISSED ANSWER

[crystalk]

Stupid ugly old sport-coat from back closet anyway, he hadn't even worn it in the five years he lived at Sabre Springs.

[mommya]

Disagrees with pathologist that bug guys should be called in to be more precise.

Disagrees with all 4 other scientists about PMI - ridiculous!

[Freedom2specul8]

Are you following this argument between feldie and witness?

[demsux]

Maximum Feldmanization...took outside ranges of other experts.

[UCANSEE2]

Thanks.

But this whole speculation thing is dumb and its not what reasonable doubt is all about.

Couldn't agree with you more.

[rolling_stone]

this witness IMO is uncredible as are his results, not neutralized in fact shows a last gasp atempt by pros.

[cyncooper]

Re: fibers

Evidently if the perp gets rid of a source of incriminating fibers some don't want to accept that fibers similar to each other tie a suspect to a victim

Re: Planned trip

I wonder why DW himself (once again some are loathe to understand why he would tell the police certain things) told the police it was a spur of the moment trip?

[spectre]

This guy is so pompous, that he is arriving at his own opinion, disregarding the other Forensic specialists opinions to arrive at his OWN conclusions.

[ItsOurTimeNow]

Feldman to the 3rd power!

Feldman turned up to 11!

Feldmanization at warp factor 10!

[mommya]

You guys really aren't putting any stock in this witness' testimony are you?