DAVID WESTERFIELD TO FACE JUDGE AGAIN: Van Dam Murder Update 2:00 P.M. Pacific Time

KFMB-CBS ^ | March 28, 2002 | KFMB-CBS

[fivecatsandadog]

"But what if no one offers or asks for a plea, = they're confident of their position..
AND the DA doesn't ask for the death penalty. = state's evidence is shaky, they'll take whatever charge/sentence they can get....

[Valpal1]

Excuse me for butting in, but...

What neighbors knew it and said so where? There was no such testimony at the PH that I recall, nor have I read such in any media reports.

I have seen it speculated many times on the various VD threads that perhaps it was unlocked and thats how the prints could have gotten there. That is not enough explanation IMHO.

The defense is going to have to explain away those prints very clearly, because it is known that he stored it elsewhere and that it was not commonly parked at his home except when he was preparing for or returning from a trip. Not times adults usually allow children to romp through their RV.

[Freedom2specul8]

Nice article.....catalogues are their best friends..winnie the pooh, mickey mouse brand underwear.. :-(

[RnMomof7]

Yeh, we're strange all right. We just believe that swinging, pot smoking, not checking doors or your children, and inviting all sorts of seedy strangers into your home just might contribute to the abduction and death of a little girl. Brother! Who should call who "strange" here?

The number calling good evil and evil good are numberless even here on FR

[spectre]

I put myself in Westerfields place. IF I were NOT GUILTY, then I would take my chances before saying I was, even if the death penalty was a possibility.

IF he says "guilty", he's a dead man walking even if he gets "life" without parole.

I would hope, if he cops a plea, that he would have to "confess" to exactly how he committed the crime, and then we would have no doubt he really did do it, if that makes any sense.

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[Slyfox]

If the neighbors knew that he sometimes didn't lock his motorhome, that might be a pretty good setup wouldn't it? Have the police checked ALL the neighbors in that neighborhood? Any other perverts in the vicinity? If Westerfield is guilty then he deserves to be found guilty and suffer the death penalty. But, what if he didn't do it? I can't help but think that there is a boatload of crap just under the surface here that even the Van Dam's don't want uncovered.

[MizSterious]

[Amore]

Westerfield was known to leave his motorhome unlocked.

Really? I hadn't heard that. Who says so? Doing so seems quite counter to what appears to be his anal-retentive personality.

[RnMomof7]

Val ping me ok..I appreciate this ping..

[MizSterious]

The defense was not allowed to enter testimony or witnesses. This was a preliminary hearing, not the trial. At the trial, if there is such information, it will probably be allowed.

[justshutupandtakeit]

Yes, I recall that the camper was not normally parked at his home.

[spectre]

Golly day, gee whiz, ~Kimmie~, who bought the Mickey Mouse earrings for Danielle? Westerfield? LOL!

sw

[AppyPappy]

If it was unlocked and some kids got in, I'm guessing he would know they had been there and started locking it from then on.

In the motor home, they found her blood and her fingerprints. Damning evidence fer sure.

[Slyfox]

Kids like to find hiding places to play. I have had to keep my trailer locked at all times because the neighborhood kids who I have found playing in it have parents who tend to be suit-happy. If Westerfield had his RV parked in his driveway at all, kids are going to check to see if it is locked. This is no stretch of the imagination. It is just kids being kids. RV's are like trees. If they can climb into it they will.

[AppyPappy]

Note: In your article, it did not say "solely". Pedophiles collect lots of pictures. I doubt they have a moral aversion to "real" kiddie porn.

[MizSterious]

But they also found the fingerprints of one of her playmates, "Jennifer," and his girlfriend's daughter, whose name is also Danielle.

[Freedom2specul8]

Um what are you talking about? Ok I'll just TELL YA! ::wink wink::

We were referring to the article Val posted about pedophiles pornography collections, such as pictures of kids in underwear from catalogues.. You are so ready to jump aren't ya.

[AppyPappy]

His girlfriend's daughter is an "of course". I have never seen anything about the Jennifer evidence. The guy is a sicko. I'd hate to think who had been in there.

[Valpal1]

AND the DA doesn't ask for the death penalty. = state's evidence is shaky, they'll take whatever charge/sentence they can get....

I have wondered if they won't ask for the death penalty because they have no evidence (that we know of, yet) of sexual assault or actual cause of death because of the ravaged condition of her body.

A lot hinges on that "pornography collection" that turned out to be "less than 100 questionable images". See my post #21 about the nature of pedophile "collections". The DA entered that into evidence as proof of motive. Lacking forensic evidence, are they going to use circumstantial evidence to prove the sexual nature of the crime? Ask yourself about the nature of the non-pornographic images? Will they demonstrate an obsession with children?

[Freedom2specul8]