Posted on 02/27/2002 10:38:50 PM PST by FresnoDA
Apparent remains of Danielle found
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DAVID HARDMAN / Union-Tribune
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Discovery of what likely is Danielle's body changes the nature of the case against Westerfield, Pfingst said.
"The body is the most fertile source of clues," he said.
The district attorney said the investigation at the scene would take time.
"At this point speed is not an issue," Pfingst said. "We'd rather do it right than do it fast."
Westerfield, 50, a neighbor of the van Dams, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges of murder, kidnap and possession of child pornography in connection with Danielle's disappearance. A judge Wednesday morning ordered the search warrants in the case unsealed.
Westerfield, a self-employed engineer, was arrested Friday outside his attorney's office after weeks of being labeled a potential suspect in the case by police. He is being held in the county jail downtown without bond.
Exactly !!!!
This post is the closest thing to a secondary source I've seen yet. With the same problem as before, it comes from an internet chat room or forum where anyone can represent themselves to be anything and claim anything.
My 1st point is, very nasty posts have been made repeatedly on many VD threads based on what amounts to internet urban legends with absolutely no verification of any kind. Rumors have repeatedly been asserted as fact.
2nd point is, I have no doubt that LE looked into the "events" of that night very thoroughly, and they moved on, in a different direction. LE has pursued, investigated and arrested a neighbor, not alleged participants in VD alleged "lifestyle". That to me, speaks volumes about the validity and irrelevance of the "swing" angle.
If this is your backhanded way of calling me a liar, it is pointless to talk to you. People here that have known me much longer than you, can vouch for the fact that one son-in-law is a police officer and the other is a Marine.
Topics related to both fields seem to come up often on FR and this is not my first discussion that references it.
I don't care what you believe, but why on earth would I make it up? I made it very clear that he didn't tell me it was a hard, cold fact; just what he had heard.
So please do not address me any further. Once you accuse me of not being truthful, you are unworthy of further conversation with me and I will no longer respond to you.
I believe the "lifestyle comments", have hit a nerve with some on FR. It seems that those who attack folks with a negative feeling for the parents are also those who defend other alternative lifestyles as free speech, for the most part.
Your response to this has been lucid and clear. I appreciate your tone and your well thought out argument. As for myself, I continue to wait for LE to finish their work. I also continue to have little or no respect for the parents in this matter and will continue to make my feeling known, regardless of personal attacks.
So what? I'd refuse to pray with him,too. I'm a agnostic. Does this make ME a suspect too? Hmmmmmm.....?
Thank you and I agree completely with your statement above.
I suppose that some of us are unable to completely separate the "reported" lifestyle with the event. There just seems to be such fertile ground for a connection.
IF RUMORS ARE TRUE, my opinion of the parents and that to which their children are exposed would be no different if no crime had occurred at all.
The fact that both victim's family and perp may be sexually deviant ignites a spark of suspicion in a lot of people. It seems like a natural reaction.
"Secondary source" does NOT mean "liar". It merely means "in addition to the primary (first) source".
This is the "liar" insinuation. You seem to have a habit of reading only the parts you want to see.
I suppose that might explain your agnosticism too. You choose not to see the hand of God in this world. I'm sorry for you. I imagine it's not a comfortable place to be.
Living near a large city (Philly) we get our share of "missing children" who later turn out to be homicides by the people who report them missing.
It's not easy, but you usually can tell the genuine from the fakes on the tv interviews..the fakes are just a little too grief stricken (crocodile tears), or tell the story a little bit too enhanced. Mrsgwmoore and I usually look at each other and say "Freezer" at the same time, as that seems to be a common place for Philly child homicides to be found. I realize this sounds sick, but since Mrsgwmoore works in the Judicial system, this is kind of the way it is. Humor is a powerful defense mechanism.
Keep the Faith for Freedom
MAY GOD BLESS AND PROTECT THIS HONORABLE REPUBLIC FROM THE CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER EXISTING TODAY BOTH WITHIN, AND OUTSIDE HER BORDERS.
Greg
Every post made here is in the public domain and reflects on all of us - I think this persecution of the parents is over the edge!
Well, I guess one person's persecution is another's reasonable inquiry.....eyes wide open....or eyes half closed. Matter of choice, I suppose.
No,it's a VERY comfortable place to be.
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