Mourners gather at site where Danielle's body was found
Posted on 03/01/2002 4:04:47 PM PST by FresnoDA
Mourners gather at site where Danielle's body was found
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 By Seth Hettena ASSOCIATED PRESS March 1, 2002
"The memory of her soul compelled me to come down here and say a last goodbye," Davis said Friday, cradling her 7-month-old daughter and wiping away tears. "To actually see the place where her innocent sweetness was lying under a tree." Davis, 26, added white flowers to a growing memorial of messages, bouquets, a pink teddy bear and a stuffed blue bunny that marks the place where authorities believe a neighbor dumped Danielle's body weeks ago. Dental records confirmed Thursday that remains found by a rural roadside 25 miles east of San Diego were those of the little girl, who vanished from her bedroom Feb. 2. The cause of death could not immediately be determined – and may never be – because of the body's state of decomposition, said Police Chief David Bejarano. Further tests were under way. Danielle's parents, Brenda and Damon van Dam, said the unflagging efforts of more than 2,500 volunteers who searched a vast area stretching from the ocean to the desert left them with "an overwhelming sense of gratitude and closure." "With love for an innocent child and for one another, the community has brought her back to us, and for that gift we offer our most sincere and heartfelt thanks," the van Dams said in a statement. "Even though the final outcome is horrible, we could not have imagined the rest of our lives without this closure." A memorial service is expected later this month. A neighbor, David Westerfield, 50, was charged Tuesday with murder, kidnapping and possession of child pornography. He has pleaded innocent and is being held without bond. Authorities said they found traces of Danielle's blood in Westerfield's motor home and on an article of his clothing. The self-employed engineer spent the weekend of Danielle's disappearance traveling in his motor home, stopping in the desert east of the city, authorities said. A hunch led volunteers to the area – the remote road was one Westerfield might have taken the weekend Danielle disappeared, said Bill Garcia, a private detective who coordinated searches. Nearby residents said they were unsettled by the discovery of Danielle's body so close to home. "It kind of sickens us," said Charles O'Neill, 28, who lives about a mile away. "We've been driving by this road every day for the past month and knowing she's that close is something we never would have imagined." |
No, what is being respressed by some is the possibility that the VD's "lifestyle" could have contributed to the abduction/muder of the girl.
To claim that their lifestyle played no part is assuming facts we do not have at this time.
But it is easy for anyone to see their "lifestyle" complicating the prosecution af westerfield. As others have stated, westerfieds lawyers will be sure to investigate and use any "dirt" they find in the trial.
The day they found the body, the casino owners did an interview saying that they called law enforcement to let them know that Westerfield was a private member. I do not know if DW was at the casino that night BUT if he was at the casino that would fit in nicely time line wise.
Statistically, abducted children are killed within 4 hours of abduction. The casino is just 2 miles from the body site. He may well have abducted Danielle, killed her, dumped the body and gone to the casino for a weak alibi ... then off camping the foloowing morning.
To whom? The media isn't reporting the rumours.
BTW, who in here do you think would believe them anyway? People in here don't even believe that a mother is crying over the loss of her child.
Do you believe that Brenda van Dam is faking her tears?
I would wager that if Westerfield were at the Casino, he didn't have to use his players card to be identified. They have constant surveillance and if there, he was certainly "caught on tape" somewhere in that Casino during the specified time.
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No.
Source: Said Sara Fraunces, a family spokeswoman: "They do not lead a perfect lifestyle. But they did not kill their daughter." (Excerpted from article)
How so? Do you think that there is some basis in American law which dismisses the murder of a child because the parents may have been doing something which is considered immoral, not illegal mind you, immoral.
Do you see something that excuses the kidnapping and murder of a seven year-old by an adult?
Of course. Not everyone who behaves in an immoral manner is a murderer, pedophile, social deviant, sociopath, etc. Nor do I mean to say that the individuals who choose to "swing" are either. But you can't say, either, that no swingers could be the type to murder, just as those who are straight or faithful to their spouse are immune from the possibility of being murderers. I understand what you're trying to say about the swinger personality vs. the pedophile personality/profile. I guess I'm just trying to say that if someone is involved in "deviant" behaviors, it is more likely than otherwise that that person will have greater opportunity to become acquainted with/know someone whose morals are even more questionable.
You are making my point about repression if you cannot see how their lifestyle will complicate the prosecution.
"That is a crock of @#$%, anyone who has remotely studied forensic medicine knows this is a lie."
Spot-on.
Yah, more like ..we'll never know how many times she was passed around at the sex parties, if true.
Why would they ever do that?
How did the killer know this?
Answer: He didn't.
Predators watch and strike when they see an opportunity.
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EL CAJON – Laura Davis said she felt drawn to the quiet patch of shade under an oak tree where searchers this week found the body of 7-year-old Danielle van Dam.