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Westerfield On Trial (WEEK 1 Recap): Brenda Van Dam, Dad's Bar
KGTV 10 News-San Diego ^ | June 7, 2002 | KGTV

Posted on 06/06/2002 10:15:36 PM PDT by FresnoDA

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To: John Jamieson
The drag marks are on the side walk and there was mention of blood in the area of the outside door I believe.

There is to date, NO indication anywhere that David was a perv or had any unusual interest in children or teens. If there was any possibility of them we'da heard by now.

Actually there was a young lady on UT forum who stated that she was friends with Miss Westerfield, the daughter. The girl said that when they were younger their families went camping and DW never did anything that even bordered on inappropriate or untoward.

201 posted on 06/07/2002 9:02:02 PM PDT by Jaded
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To: Rheo
Regarding the drag marks:

6 I TAKE THAT BACK. THERE WERE SOME DRAG

7 MARKS OUTSIDE IN SOME -- APPARENTLY IN SOME DIRT

8 ALONG THE SIDEWALK ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE HOUSE.

9 Q I'M SORRY. YOU SAID DRAG MARKS ON "THE

10 SIDEWALK ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE HOUSE"; CORRECT?

11 A YES.

12 Q ONE, IN FACT, WAS ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER

13 OF THE HOUSE; ISN'T THAT CORRECT?

14 A THAT'S CORRECT.

15 Q AND THE OTHER WAS THE SOUTHWEST -- I'M

16 SORRY. AND THE OTHER ONE WAS LOCATED AT THE

17 SOUTHWEST EXTERIOR CORNER OF THE FIREPLACE; ISN'T

18 THAT CORRECT?

19 A I WAS NOT AWARE OF THAT ONE.

20 Q DID -- WERE YOU AWARE THAT ONE OF THE DRAG

21 MARKS WAS FIVE FEET, FOUR INCHES LONG?

22 A I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE MEASUREMENTS.

23 Q WERE YOU AWARE THAT WITH REGARD TO A BLOOD

24 STAIN, THAT THERE DID, IN FACT, EXIST A BLOOD STAIN

25 ON THE CEMENT?

Is that sidewalk or those areas near the driveway?

202 posted on 06/07/2002 9:03:07 PM PDT by Rheo
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To: Jaded
DW= 6'2", brown hair, green eyes. WTF's up with that? Coinky-dinkle?

Very interesting ....

I've listened to that tape over and over and I'm sorry but I just can't hear the "panic" in Brenda's voice.

203 posted on 06/07/2002 9:06:14 PM PDT by Karson
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To: Rheo
In 1991, in another murder case, a jury acquitted Feldman's client after deliberating only 25 minutes.

His former law partner, Elisabeth Semel, said Feldman has a knack for becoming a quick expert on the highly technical scientific issues at the heart of many murder cases. He is recognized as one of the most knowledgeable criminal defense attorneys in the country in the area of the science related to time of death, Semel said.

Semel, who heads the Death Penalty Clinic at UC Berkeley's law school, said she once watched Feldman reduce a police officer to tears during a relentless cross-examination. "He's always, always 10 steps ahead of whomever he's examining on the witness stand," she said.

A 1973 graduate of Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, Feldman is married to a schoolteacher and has two children.

204 posted on 06/07/2002 9:08:11 PM PDT by John Jamieson
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To: Rheo
Prolly not. Now can you picture a man 6'2" hiding in that closet for over an hour?
205 posted on 06/07/2002 9:10:10 PM PDT by Jaded
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To: Rheo
How did he answer, about the blood?

Feldman is going to try to show that Danielle died after the police were already tailing Westerfield. That's going to be hard to do if she died at home.

206 posted on 06/07/2002 9:12:13 PM PDT by John Jamieson
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To: Jaded
After seeing the pics of her closet, I can't imagine a child hiding in her closet. What a mess!
207 posted on 06/07/2002 9:12:27 PM PDT by Karson
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To: Karson
Westerfield went in there to clean it up.
208 posted on 06/07/2002 9:14:14 PM PDT by John Jamieson
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To: Jaded
Where are they getting this pedophile stuff from then?...I'm curious about DVD's lack of alibi and opportunity to have done something to this poor child..BVD stated in her prelim that the 1st thing she noticed when going to Danielle's room was the beanbag on the bed, so if Danielle was sleeping in that bed and someone enters her room to snatch her...does the beanbag not get knocked off?

So far, I don't see the overwhelming evidence against DW.....must be election year and they wanted a high profile case resolution......highly skeptical at this point.

209 posted on 06/07/2002 9:16:07 PM PDT by Rheo
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To: Karson
There was no panic that I could hear....maybe she is a controlled crisis person??
210 posted on 06/07/2002 9:17:58 PM PDT by Rheo
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To: John Jamieson
I'm impressed by him in the transcripts....getting angry that his good questions keep getting sustained...let the man talk!!!..lol
211 posted on 06/07/2002 9:19:43 PM PDT by Rheo
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To: Jaded
That closet was jam packed..where did he supposedly hide..hanging from the light fixture?
212 posted on 06/07/2002 9:20:53 PM PDT by Rheo
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To: Rheo; All
BVD stated in her prelim that the 1st thing she noticed when going to Danielle's room was the beanbag on the bed

You're reading my mind. I was just thinking about the beanbag testimony in the PH. Was it mentioned in BvD's testimony yesterday?

I also thought I heard there was blood on the beanbag but apparently not, since it was still in the room when the picture was taken. Wouldn't it have been taken away with the other things if there was blood on it?

213 posted on 06/07/2002 9:23:03 PM PDT by Karson
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To: John Jamieson
Still trying to find it for you....just to clarify my previous post...the foot wide drag mark was when the body was found.... Collins did not even put that in a report...he is using his memory..gads.

2 Q SIR, I THINK YOU TOLD US ALSO THAT THERE

3 MAY HAVE SOME WHAT YOU PERCEIVE TO BE DRAG MARKS IN

4 OR NEAR THE AREA OF THE BODY.

5 A YES.

6 Q DID YOU PREPARE A REPORT OR ANY DOCUMENT

7 REFLECTING THAT OBSERVATION?

8 A NO.

9 Q THAT COMES TO YOU FROM MEMORY ALONE OR DID

10 YOU COMMUNICATE THAT TO ANYONE?

11 A FROM MEMORY ALONE.

12 Q CAN YOU TELL ME, SIR, WHAT WAS THE

13 APPROXIMATE WIDTH OF THE DRAG MARKS?

14 A I WOULD SAY NO MORE THAN A FOOT, BUT THAT

15 WOULD JUST BE AN ESTIMATE.

214 posted on 06/07/2002 9:24:36 PM PDT by Rheo
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To: Karson
Haven't seen mention of blood on the bean bag yet......did the door testimony ever get established......Detective Collins stated no markings on bedroom doors...BVD said there were decals on all three kids doors??
215 posted on 06/07/2002 9:26:56 PM PDT by Rheo
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To: Karson
Not sure if the beanbag was brought up yesterday....the PH statement states they took furniture from her room for evidence...not sure what they meant.
216 posted on 06/07/2002 9:28:26 PM PDT by Rheo
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To: John Jamieson
Yeah, it would be in character. LOL
217 posted on 06/07/2002 9:29:52 PM PDT by Jaded
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To: Rheo
David westerfield's full name is "Daniel Alan Westerfield". (Damon's is Paul!)

Daniel.....Danielle......no it couldn't be.....

218 posted on 06/07/2002 9:30:15 PM PDT by John Jamieson
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To: Rheo
I'm not sure about the door decals. I depend on Court TV for most of my coverage and they do more commercials and "commentary" than anything else. :-(
219 posted on 06/07/2002 9:30:40 PM PDT by Karson
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To: John Jamieson
David westerfield's full name is "Daniel Alan Westerfield".

Are you sure? I thought it was David.

220 posted on 06/07/2002 9:32:35 PM PDT by Karson
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