[Palladin]

Thank you for clarifying. As a layperson, I, too, was confused by the testimony of all three entomologists. Of course, that was partially due to my ignorance of the subject. I wish I had more time to read up on entymology. My freshman Bio teacher (50 years ago) was Dr. Lacaillade, a premier expert on mosquitoes. He was a wonderful teacher, and going into his lab full of maneating anopheles mosquitoes was scary and exciting at the same time.

[agrandis]

Wow! 50 years ago you took freshman Bio? I'm going to my parents' 50th anniversary next monthy. You'd be about their age. I feel impudent for rebuffing you, sir. :) Entomologists probably make the best Biology teachers. We are a rare and strange breed, even though insects are definitely not rare, as a group.

Seriously, though, maybe I should write something up to try to explain all the entomological testimony in this case. I had been avoiding following this case in detail, because it was so depressing, but when the entomology showed up, I got interested. Now, after discussing it here, I see I am able to pretty much block out that a tiny, innocent girl was murdered while I talk about forensic entomology.

westerfield may indeed be the killer, and if he is, I hope he's put to death, and I hope he somehow can become reconciled to his Maker, and be made in Heaven what he is supposed to be, instead of the monster he has become.

But the entomology testimony has me troubled about the verdict. There are other things that bother me, but I may not understand what I think I'm seeing in those points.

Do you know of anywhere I could find a transcript of all the testimony in this case?