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Apparent Remains Of Danielle Found: (11:00 P.M. Update)
Union Trib ^
| February 27, 2002 11:00 P.M.
| Jeffrey J. Ros
Posted on 02/27/2002 10:38:50 PM PST by FresnoDA
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To: twigs
Right after this body was found, Fox reported that the police were investigating another child disappearance that occurred decades ago just a little ways from where the VD's lived. Yet, I have not heard any more about this. Has anyone else? Yes, I was searching this morning on Google.com for information on: Child, Murder, Kidnapping, California and came accross two such cases. One in particular stood out because it also involved a kidnapping from a home. But another one stood out even more and that was related to the Ramsey killing. It was a profile of the suspected killer. It is chilling. I did not post it because it seem rather tin-foi-hattish. But it was written by a police officer/profiler and got down to the nuts and bolts of who would do such a thing. The only thing that did not seem to fit was the fact that he was concluding it might have been a police officer who committed the crime. That does not seem to fit here.
To: Terriergal
He was SCREAMING "THEY ARE ALL DEAD?!??! WHAT??!! OH MY GOD?!?!?" And the police could hardly hold him back. His wife just kind of crumpled to the ground. That is an authentic reaction. I was instantly in tears and just wailed for about 20 minutes at the sight. Wow, a parents worst nightmare. My wife would stop breathing and die. I'd probably kill the nearest person to me hoping to be shot dead.
To: Terriergal
Read the links I provided... and then you decide how mixed up this family could be, or not! As the saying goes, this doesn't smell right and the stink o meter is tending toward the smell area... From listening to the hearing, I heard via radio, I think the defense attorney want same treatment to his client and witnesses as the prosecution gives?
To: Terriergal
Sometimes the investigators will tell you what you can and cannot say to the press.. For example, if they knew even a tiniest detail, and rambled about it to the press corp, the killer/kidnapper would know it fast. The purpose of keeping details to a minimum is to help the police and not the bad guys. :( I think I understand where you are coming from though. I've taken quite a few criminal law and procedure classes and maybe I'm just seeing this differently because of that. Take care!
To: Terriergal
PS... Weird phrase...yeah, sometimes I don't proofread very well. :)
To: areafiftyone
She had to be sedated and he trashed his hotel room...Yes, but don't forget that she was bearing a little guilt herself because she had left her child unattended at the mall while she went off to meet a lover.
To: spectre
But I have a gut feeling he is going to reveal more than the van Dams want the public to know about themselves. We shall see.So do I. I have a lot of gut feelings about this whole thing.
People can say that we shouldn't judge the parents by their public emotion and that may be true, but things still don't add up.
The apparent absence of emotion; the swinging; the ignored security breach; the dad hearing nothing; Brenda asking about book deals; Brenda calling the video of Danielle a "tear-jerker"; and many other things, make this couple appear differently than most of us would expect.
Fair or not, it is not unreasonable to find them odd and maybe suspicious. It doesn't exonerate Westerfield but it sure screams out for looking closely at the parents. Who knows what kind of relationship Brenda and Westerfield had.....or for that matter, Damon and Westerfield?
If reports are true, they are all sexual deviants. It should do more than just raise eyebrows.
To: dougherty
**Maybe this wasn't his first victim? **
He has a grown daughter (about 20 years old). Maybe she can shed some light as well...
To: FresnoDA
Police also sought any "binding materials" such as tape or rope, leather or rope collars. (?) Your speculations on this item relating to the plastic necklace to implicate bondage is reckless. A search warrant regarding a kidnap/murder victim will always state these items. If a rope or portion of rope was used to restrain the victim, it will have hair, skin and blood imbedded in its fibers for the forensic team to find. Rope in the garage can be matched to rope found on a bound victim. Tape residue on victim can be matched to tape rolls found in the suspects home or vehicle. Since kidnappers frequently bind their victims, binding materials are always named in the search warrant. It is SOP and in no way is it ominous or hints at darker thinks.
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02/28/2002 7:08:55 AM PST
by
Valpal1
To: Lion's Cub
According to the articles on this thread, they only found one earring with the body. The police have searched Westerfield's home, camper, etc. thoroughly, I assume; but there has never been any mention of one of her earrings being found on him or any of his property. Perhaps they did find it and just haven't released that to the press. But if they didn't find it, then I would wonder if it was kept as a souvenir by the real killer.That doesn't necessarily mean anything. The earring could have just fallen off while her body was being moved, especially if they were clips. It's probably just lying hidden in the area where no one has seen it yet.
To: CindyDawg
**My kids have gone thru periods where they get attatched to something for awhile. But every picture I see she has it on. Probably doesn't mean anything. **
Agreed. The video clips and school pic used could be from the most recent of time.
To: mommadooo3;spectre
My gut instinct tells me the dad of the dead girl, KNOWS something/is somehow involved. I hope the cops somehow see past their 'easy target' and dig a little deeper. I agree with your feelings.....something's not quite right here.
To: afraidfortherepublic
Yes, but don't forget that she was bearing a little guilt herself because she had left her child unattended at the mall while she went off to meet a lover. Oops I forgot about that.
To: mommadooo3
The 'daddy' seems cool as a cucumber, doesn't he?
To: white rose;Lion's Cub
there has never been any mention of one of her earrings being found on him or any of his property. I thought I remembered reading somewhere that one of the earrings was in her bedroom....that they were looking for the matching pair (which she apparently was still wearing) it early on....am I mistaken?
To: areafiftyone
**Do you have a wierd feeling about these parents too? I just annoys me that a father would be in the house while the child is being kidnapped and not hear a thing but conveniently wakes up when his wife comes home and joins the party and doesn't even check on the child. I am not saying that Westerfield didn't do it. I am sure he did - he is pond scum - but I don't think the parents are all that innocent in this. **
Yep. I'm wondering if the father had much *more* to do with this than we realize.
To: Terriergal
That's an awful story, how sad. The parents' tragic loss....God, I can't imagine what they felt and went through (and still do).
To: mommadooo3
**My gut instinct tells me the dad of the dead girl, KNOWS something/is somehow involved. I hope the cops somehow see past their 'easy target' and dig a little deeper. **
Bingo.
To: homeschool mama;areafiftyone
not hear a thing but conveniently wakes up when his wife comes home and joins the party and doesn't even check on the child I thought this odd, too. This case has too many oddities to be coincidence.
To: FresnoDA
Kinda reminds you of the Ramseys doesn't it?
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posted on
02/28/2002 7:23:50 AM PST
by
P8riot
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