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To: Valpal1; NatureGirl
More clues as to why he became primary suspect. Also, testimony from police officers to investigators etc., can also be a reason to see a person as being the primary suspect.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/634811/posts

Westerfield became the main suspect within days of the girl's disappearance when he consented to, and failed, a polygraph test, several sources have said


http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/644715/posts?page=56#56
http://www.thesandiegochannel.com/
Neighbor: Scratches and sweating, overly cooperative Posted: 6:19 p.m. PST March 11, 2002 SAN DIEGO -- A scratched-up David Westerfield was "overly cooperative" when detectives questioned him two days after 7-year-old Danielle van Dam was discovered missing, according to preliminary hearing testimony Monday. Detective Johnny Keene said Westerfield had numerous small scratches on his hand and arm when he was interviewed on his front porch the morning of Feb. 4. Keene was the final witness on the first day of the hearing to determine if there is sufficient evidence to send the girl's accused killer on to trial. "In my opinion, he was overly cooperative," Keene said. "I've been doing this for 16 years. Typically, when we search people's houses, they don't point out places to look. Usually, they ask why we're searching their house."

129 posted on 04/09/2002 7:59:37 PM PDT by Freedom2specul8
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To: ~Kim4VRWC's~
That's right. Ignore what the officers said. They don't know beans about police procedure. They're not police procedure geniuses like you and Val. You people are too much.
132 posted on 04/09/2002 8:03:53 PM PDT by MizSterious
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To: ~Kim4VRWC's~
I've been doing this for 16 years. Typically, when we search people's houses, they don't point out places to look. Usually, they ask why we're searching their house."

Well this is interesting testimony, and what I find even more interesting is the alllegation in the Pitches motion that Keene and Parga who were working together differed on whether DW pointed out the attic or they asked him about it and that question and one about whether there was bedding on the bed or not could have been asked of Det Parga at the PH if she had been there.(over-cooperativeness pc for warrant):(p8)

Pitches

Why wasn't Detective Parga there? It appears she was under subpoena but out of the country ?(across the border in Mexico maybe?)

From the PH

FELDMAN: We intend to call Det parga (sp?) to the stand to testify to certain aspects of the search of Mr Westerfield's residence.

PROSECUTOR: She's not in the country FELDMAN: She's under subpoena. I think. She is. She's under subpoena. We have her

JUDGE: Well she's not in the country so we're gonna have to figure out what to do about that. All right let's skip over Det Parga and try the next one.

Source

I find this very interesting if in fact Det. Parga was under subpoena and her reports conflicted with Det. Keene's. It would have been IMO the best time to question them both under penalty of perjury about the differences. Now with the time that has passed and the filing of the Pitches motion,(Cat is out of the bag) it makes me suspicious that Det. Parga was not at the PH. I can't wait for her testimony, and see how it matches Det. Keene's.

172 posted on 04/09/2002 8:35:58 PM PDT by rolling_stone
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