Damon Van Dam Testifies Tearfully, Fends Off Lifestyle Attack:Day 3 of Westerfield Trial

CourtTV ^ | June 6, 2002 | CourtTV

[FresnoDA]

DAY 3: Westerfield On Trial

[UCANSEE2]

Sorry?

[Freedom2specul8]

lol You guys act like she's not human sometimes. She's on national tv, she lost her daughter to a perv and she has to admit to being stoned and unfaithful on more than one occassion. I can't imagine why she'd get flustertated or tongue tied or nervous. But gosh, I guess they are suppose to be some kind of super human immoral parents who are above average in well everything.

[DoughtyOne]

I didn't understand the comment until I realized you were probably watching the trial on CourtTV. I just turned it on.

[MizSterious]

"I guess they are suppose to be some kind of super human immoral parents..."

Yeah, and that's just from the testimony so far.

[let freedom sing]

How long did you stay out in the garage with the three... uh two other girls? (refer to BVD slip (who went into the garage) "Danielle, no Denise and Brenda.")

[spectre]

Just calling it as I see it..Kimbo.

Wonder how the jury is judging them? Hummmm?

sw

[Merovingian]

Are you saying that the folks here have clouded judgment based on their moralistic bias? Seems to me the DNA would be the most important and damning evidence...err, but then there was oj...

BVD just used the name Danielle in place of Denise when describing going to the garage to smoke pot...

[Amore]

I do believe you are wrong. The information about the group sex at the Halloween party was allowed, since Damon lied about having sex with Barbara only once

I agree and furthermore IMO Demon only mentioned the one time because he thought they couldn't ask him about other times, not realizing the impeachment...DVD seemed very calculating to me..

Good Heavens, really?! What an idiot. If that's true, to me, that single fact alone says that he cares more about himself than about his daughter. Being on the East Coast, plus home matters intruding, I missed a lot of his testimony.

P.S. Ack, ack! Brenda's Calif. up-talk again, I can't stand it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Freedom2specul8]

Dad's is a cafe during the day and turns into a bar at night. --BVD

[UCANSEE2]

No. I am not saying that. I was pointing out the times (and they are few, so far) that you can see very subtle signs of lying. These are things like saying "uh......NO" then shaking your head YES. Have you read books on the study of BODY LANGUAGE? I have, and you can become very familiar with these little 'telltales'. It is a technique that is used to great advantage in playing POKER, for instance.

Yes, she is nervous. Also, I don't think Brenda knows what happened to her daughter. I think she believes Westerfield may have been the culprit.

BUT she has been practicing, and knows she must stick to the stories that have already been told, or Westerfield may go free.

[Freedom2specul8]

Just to clarify..I was referring to the assumptions made about her comments and gestures...like she's not suppose get nervous etc under the circumstances.

[bvw]

Clinton did NOT show very well in the grand jury testimony either. Grifters like to control the exchange, and can't under testimony --- they get flummoxed.

[spectre]

Yeah, and BVD just testified they had to "pay a little fee to get in"...

sw

[UCANSEE2]

BVD just used the name Danielle in place of Denise when describing going to the garage to smoke pot...

That is due to nervousness, and I believe should not be made a big deal of.

[ethical]

All this proves is that it is possible to raise a "well behaved" child and still be a pervert. One reason the child may have been so well behaved? In order to have private time for smoking dope and sex parties she was well trained to not bother her parents for long periods of time and to not ask questions. A lot of times a kid who is neglected is mistaken for a well behaved child.

[MizSterious]

It is still the testimony of Damon and Brenda. Not gossip. Not rumor. Not mean spirited radio guys. Their own testimony. Out of the horses' mouths.

[Freedom2specul8]

It's ok to practice whether one is a defendant or a plaintiff..or a victim. If her story is impossible to confirm, I can understand what you are saying...now I can't remember all the questions.. but the transcripts would indicate whether the comments can be verified..by others.

[Politicalmom]

Well, you were doing the yes is yes, no is yes thing.....sounded Clintoesque. Sorry. : )

[spectre]

Nervous? Wait till Feldman sinks his teeth into her testimony. Hope they have the ambulance ready...It isn't going to be pretty.

sw

[Freedom2specul8]

Dad's doesn't look like a typical 'dive'.