[MizSterious]

There are a lot of "follow the money" questions in this case. The van Dam's house, for instance, is said to have cost about $400,000. (The neighbors' might be similarly priced.) Yet Mr. VD supposedly works as a contract worker at around $50,000 to $75,000 a year--plus they drive a pricey SUV and live a pretty plush lifestyle, including a trip to Europe that had been planned before their daughter was killed.

[Freedom2specul8]

Mr VD is an engineer who traveled abroad frequently. They were going to Italy, with Danielle in February. They have one income..there's no way he made that small amount of money and lived in that neighborhood unless they received a large inheritance..??

[wonders]

Thanks, golitely. Lots of things to make one go "hmmm." Poor child. Such a sordid story. Only got interested in it today, because I got a call from an old friend in SoCal today who's scared because she has a daughter about the same age, and she doesn't think they're interested in "cleaning out all the sickos" who are a danger to children in the area. So sickening.

At the time, I thought perhaps my friend was getting nervous over too much publicity of the case or something (and a mother's natural worry over such a pretty little girl), but it does look like there might be cause to think this is bigger than just the Van Dams and such. How do they afford all this? How does Westerfield, as well? You can be living in the dirt and have patents, having patents doesn't mean anything, really. Perhaps he/the Van Dams/the CHP & dispatcher wife did come by all that much money honestly. Still, makes you go "hmmm."

[Newkid]

A local talk show host in Phoenix, a few days ago, expressed his disgust of the Van Dams, indicating that they were a "swinging" couple and may have been out all night with the suspect, and others. He quoted sources saying that the Van Dam's left the home after 10PM, leaving their daughter alone, in bed, and didn't check on her until the next morning, having arrived back from the party they'd gone to around 2:30AM.

Any truth to this allegation? Any confirmation about the Van Dams being a "swinging" couple?