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.
Thank you.
And if they are lucky,they will never find out. In the meantime,it makes them happy to spread their hate.
I am simply pointing out, that the internet is largely anonymous. You and I do not know each other from Adam. I am sure you are being honest about what your LE son heard. My point is, that it does not rise to the level of being verifiable, honorable reputation or no, it is still second hand hearsay from an internet forum. And in two weeks of research, your post was the closest I've seen to a secondary source.
I have faithfully read every link to an article handed me and every last one has cited RR's radio show of Fri. 2-9-02 as its source for the swing angle. There has been no other independent investigative reporting, no interviews, no other claims of "leaks" or "anonymous officials". That is a red flag.
The horse I'm riding here isn't about the VD's really. It's about Freepers not trusting to the validity of single source journalism. Rick Robert's must be ecstatic, he's gotten himself cited in every major rag nationwide, by NAME and STATION. Pretty slick, eh?
Of course, he has also handed the defense a very nice bat to pound the parents with.
have been around FR for several years & its always the same with every tragedy.
I never noticed it before but I will now. :( I have noticed a lot of strange things the past year or two... such nasty little jokes or jibes about tragedies. That's awful too.
What do you think the real detectives/investigators do? One of the things they do is get together and talk; speculate; come up with scenarios; something very similar to what is going on here. All angles have to be explored.
I know what they do. They look to the parents as the first suspects because they are the most likely "actors". Just like they look at the spouse as the most likely suspect when a husband or wife are murdered,or a business partner when a businessman is murdered. The police obviously looked at the VD's as suspects and dismissed them early-on. If they hadn't,John Walsh wouldn't have been there advising the family and arranging a PR firm to help them. He has contacts in the police dept that are at LEAST as good as those of a radio DJ,and I don't believe he would have stepped in and befriended them if they were still suspects in any way. Do you?
Pure speculation. :*)
LOL! Oh yeah,MUCH flimsier evidence than "I don't like the look in his eye",or "I think the father may have been involving the girl in the swapping". Let's see,"who should I listen to,John Walsh who has a national reputation and contacts with the police chief,or the professionally-paranoid who see Satan hiding behind every tree?". Gee,a REALLY tough decision,but I'll have to go with Walsh.
the dad is an engineer as well.
"Damon van Dam, 36, an engineer for Qualcomm, and Brenda, 39, a stay-at-home mom who recently started selling books to school libraries, mostly have stayed inside their home since then. "
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