WESTERFIELD ON TRIAL: Running Trial Transcripts On The Fly: DAY ONE (Tuesday, June 4, 2002)

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[hergus]

Good morning all. Let's pray for justice for Danielle above all other considerations.

[Jaded]

I measured my hair length this am. I ranges from 19 inches to 2 inches. Go figger. My daughter had her hair cut Friday, last night the length was anywhere from 3 to 9 inches, there are some blunt cut ends and there are still afew spit ends from where the section of hair cut was not all the same length. Just our measurements...

[FresnoDA]

I will vigorously BUMP that herg....FresnoDA

[Freedom2specul8]

Hergus, good to see ya..

Jaded, political mom..the prosecutions whole point is that the hair was not suppose to be in the RV... Now, I know the defense may try to insinuate that danielle was in the RV prior to the night in question....we'll have to wait and see what happens..

[Freedom2specul8]

I really appreciated your freepmail...and I second your bump to hergus..

[RnMomof7]

Westerfield's attorneys have suggested Danielle might have wandered into Westerfield's motor home unsupervised, thus explaining how her blood and fingerprints also were found inside the vehicle. During previous court hearings, his attorneys have suggested he sometimes left the motor home parked and unlocked in front of his house.

Was her previous cut "layered"? Or did she have bangs? That sounds like a pretty flimsy piece of evidence IF that is all they got

[Jaded]

Thanks, but I do get the point of what Dusek is doing.....

[RnMomof7]

My thought exactly..

[RnMomof7]

I'm telling you, you and RnMOM would be TOUGH investigators!

mom's ya know...

[Politicalmom]

Well, three minutes of the court TV "commentator" was enough for me, she GASPED when she "heard" that there was DNA evidence in the RV. Then she talkes about the "striking coincidence" that he took a jacket with a spot of blood to the cleaners. Well, duh. If he is innocent, and wore it while camping and digging his RV out of the sand, maybe he thougtht it was DIRTY?

[bvw]

Danielle's dead, justice is for the living. Let's just ask for Justice, period.

Even by asking like that, "justice for Danielle" -- you work against justice, you suggest revenge and not Justice and revenge, like lightning falls to the closest conductive point -- here Mr. Westerfield, whether he be guilty or no, whether Danielle was murdered or no.

[Freedom2specul8]

Think how hard it is for me to listen to RR slam the parents...He made it a point to replay where Brenda said she had no regrets going to the "going away party" with her friends. So...is there a 3rd option to listen to the trial?

[Politicalmom]

I have heard him slamming DW too. Apparently he is now an "equal opportunity" slammer. Besides, she did say it....

[Freedom2specul8]

You know, she may have been told by her counselor, doctor or whoever that she shouldn't feel responsible for the evil of another... That's not unreasonable. To assume that she is responding incorrectly is not appropriate until someone proves that she's faking everything..faking grief, faking sadness...and you know what? Most parents are going to blame the killer, not themselves. That's why they go to parole hearings..that's why there is parents of murdered children support groups.

[Freedom2specul8]

I missed the slamming of DW.. I guess RR is going to be a day behind...

[Politicalmom]

I don't buy it. I have NEVER heard a parent in such a situation say they would not change anything. That isn't blaming oneself, that is saying, "IF I had done such and such, I could have stopped it". Mothers with children with birth defects do that. *I* do that, even for minor things. Somebody who can't admit they might have made mistakes has to be completely self absorbed.

And also, if she is saying she wouldn't do anything differently that whole day, it means she will continue to do these irresponsible/illegal things, and those boys will have to endure it.

[Beach_Babe]

listen live 760 kfmb

I'm trying....but it's 'buffering' more than 'playing'.

[FresnoDA]

Thanks to MizSterious for this excellent trial reference.....

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DANIELLE VAN DAM

California v. Westerfield

Participant/Witness List

Danielle Van Dam victim
David Allen Westerfield suspect

Brenda Van Dam victim's mother
Peter "Damon" Van Dam victim's father

Ronald Domnitz Judge
William Mudd Judge

PROSECUTORS
Paul Pfingst District Attorney
Jeff Dusek Deputy District Attorney
George "Woody" Clark Prosecutor, DNA expert

DEFENSE TEAM
Steven Feldman Lead
Robert Boyce Second
Marion Pasas, investigator

POLICE INVESTIGATORS/WITNESSES

BINGO - search and rescue certified cadaver dog possibly used in van
Dam neighborhood search - from the (?) Riverside County Sheriff's
Dept.

Blackbourne, Brian, ME - performed autopsy

Borjorque, officer - if called he would say that he interviewed Dylan

Brown, Matt - FBI agent; member of investigative team for first week

Collins, James, Lt. SDPD - arrived at VDs at 10:30p 2/2/2, searched neighborhood

Duncan, Lt. Jim - spoke outside Van Dam home on 2-13; Duncan said
the couple's "lifestyle is not our focus. That is not the direction we
are going to go; we want to solve this case."

Faulkner, David Forensic Entemologist

Frazee, Jim - member of CARDA and the San Diego Sheriff?s
Department Search and Rescue Bureau. He has trained two dogs to
Mission Ready status in trailing, area search, and cadaver.

Graham, Jr. - Jeffrey Latent Print Examiner

Grubb, Mike - San Diego crime lab manager

Halley, Det. - Found bloodstains on stairway wall.

Herbert, Matt - child abuse [FBI?] agent; described as "key member
of team" by Lt. Jim Collins on stand

HOPI - Visla German Shepherd search and rescue certified cadaver
dog, works with Jim Frazee of the San Diego Sheriff's Search and
Rescue Bureau.

Keyser, Mark - Forensic Specialist, attempted jailhouse interviwer

Keene, John, Det. - Did not smell bleach in RV or in garage of DW

Labore, Howard SDPD - initial questioning of VD's

LeAlcala, Karen - Forensic Specialist, pulled prints from RV

Mobley, SDPD

Morris, Dave, Det. SDPD

Muren, Tim, Sgt. - Went to Dehesa w/ Collins when body was located

Nelson, Lt. Bill - supervisor of the San Diego police canine unit

Newman, Ron, Capt. SDPD Captain

Ott, Michael - Forensic Specialst, attempted jailhouse interviwer

Parga, (?) - searched DW's house with Det. Keene

Peer, Annette DNA Specialist, SDPD 19 yrs - searched RV 2/5, 6, 8.

Ray, John, Det. SDPD

Redden, Paul - civilian polygraph examiner for SDPD

Savage, Dorie Criminologist - processed Danielle's room on 2/2, found
what might be blood in threshhold of doorway from garage to side
yard, on side of home and found drag marks in side yard.

Sorianno, Sean Assistant Criminologist

Sperber, Norman, DDS Forensic Dentist

Torgeson, Terry SDPD - interviewed girls at dry cleaners (female)

Vanway, Det. SDPD

Watkins, Jim, Det. Computer Foresics Lab - pulled things off DW's
son's computer

Woods, Judy, Sgt. - Went to Dehesa w/ Collins when body was located

Youngflesh, (?) - SDPD child porn investigator

WITNESSES

Baker, DDS Danielle's regular dentist, provided x-rays to Sperber for
identification

Belom, Kelly - Twin Peaks Dry Cleaners employee

Brady, Liz - P.R.

Brady, Rich - husband of Liz, provided pot to BVD

Call, Paula - P.R.

Conklin, Dan - Dano's Towing, who first said he towed DW's RV out on Sat. Feb. 2, but actually towed it out on Sun., Feb. 3.

Danielle ? DW's former girlfriend's daughter, photos of her in bathing
suit found on computer

Day, Adam - spokesman for the nearby Sycuan Casino.

Easton, Barbara witness interviewed

Fraunces, Sara - P.R.

Garcia, Bill, private investigator who coordinated the 20 person volunteer group that searched the area of Dehesa road "on a hunch", finding the body of Danielle van Dam around 2:15 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27 after another search party had checked the site on Saturday.

Gary ? DW's friend, met him at Dad's on 2/1/2

Genovese, Carmen 20 year friend of DW (male)

Halfman, Diane - retired policewoman and family friend who headed the Danielle Recovery Center and spoke to the media on several occasions.

Hamburg, Kirsten witness interviewed

Himmel, Denise witness interviewed

Hoeffs, Christina - Westerfield's neighbor, aka Mrs. Kravitz on forum noticed "unusual" lights and closed blinds in DW home on 2/1/2 SDPD dispatcher and married to highway patrolman

Keith (?) - the 68 yr old man who owned land where DW's motorhome was stored.

Kemel, Denise - pizza party participant

Layla - the van Dam's silent, bed-tearing dog

LePage, Patricia - allegedly saw Brenda dancing at Dad's with DW - BVD was asked if she knew LePage, BVD asked if Lepage was invited back to the VD house - Lepage's testimony was stipulated.

Libby, Bill - From Qualcom, was invited by BVD to Dad's on 2/1/02, wife out of town, was going to go snowboarding with Damon on Sunday, may have spent the night at the VD's prior to incident, started up the memorial fund at the church.

Lipe, Patrick - co-owner of Dad's, was at Dad's Feb, saw and spoke to DW.

Mark ? Sabre Springs resident, DW told police he saw Mark on 2/2 when he returned to neighborhood to retrieve his wallet. DW told needed to reach him.

Mills, Julie cleark at Twin Peaks Dry Cleaners

Morgan, Chris witness interviewed (believed to be female)

Nasland, Glennie - stipulated witness from Dad's

Pierce, Douglas - Millennium Children's Foundation; reported the van Dams for suspected child abuse after offering $10, 000 reward

Quirk, John - Chief Ranger at Silver Strand

Stone, Keith - friend of van Dams, present @ Dad's & pizza party

Terell, (sp?) Ryan - BVD asked if she knew him, BVD asked if she invited him back to the VD house.

van Dam, Derek - Danielle's brother

van Dam, Dylan - Danielle's brother

Winterstein, Susan From Laura Recovery Center, contacted Collins to advise that searchers located Danielle's body at Dehesa

Young, Cherokee - allegedly saw DW and BVD dance, Young's testimony stipulated; BVD asked if she knew Young, BVD asked if she invited Young back to the house.

[Freedom2specul8]

"IF I had done such and such, I could have stopped it".

Now that I agree with..i've done that myself over situations. (Now, without getting into the clintonista defintions of "is" is)...It's possible that her advisors told her to not admit to anything because of the facts of what she did do that night. To admit regret, could open the door to the defense trying to say that indeed she should feel regret, it's her fault her daughter is dead. Thats a "Hunch".

[Freedom2specul8]

Yes BB, I am too.. AM looking for an alternative right now. (in between my paperwork here)

Fres, do you have an alternative live feed?