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Good point. And the fact that the kids supposedly weren't checked on all night, certainly provides a lot of time for the VanDams to take care of business if they needed to. I have to admit I'm leaning Westerfield due to charges filed, but I'm far from convinced.

D1, it might just one of those odd sets of coincidences. Or it could be more. I don't claim to know. But I do find it odd that so many people shouted Aha! when it was discovered that Westerfield was a member of the casino, but no one bothered to ask if others connected to the case might also be members. The significance was supposedly that Westerfield knew the area because he was a "member" of the casino (but it was not often mentioned that he'd never activated that membership). Now it appears others, including the parents, also had familiarity with area, not only because of the casino membership (activated and used) but the mountain bike trails.

From what I remember of Pre-trial testimony, Damon was aware of his son's activities and could account for time with them, when they went to bed, etc. But he just couldn't remember much about Danielle, other than the fact that she went to bed early, and was quite as a mouse all night, regardless to all the 'activity' going on around her.