Posted on 06/13/2002 4:28:33 PM PDT by FresnoDA
A series of calls from Westerfield's cell phone in early February appeared to mirror his rambling motor home trip to the beaches of southern San Diego County and the Imperial Valley deserts, Verizon Wireless representative Greg Sheets testified.
Westerfield is charged with kidnapping and murdering Danielle. He could face the death penalty if he's convicted.
The prosecution also called a series of witnesses who were at Silver Strand State Beach on Saturday, Feb. 2. Westerfield said he drove his motor home to Silver Strand that morning.
Beverly Jean Askey of El Cajon testified that her family was already at the beach when a motor home that she later learned was Westerfield's pulled into a nearby space sometime before 10 a.m. It was a nice, sunny day she said, yet no one came out of the vehicle.
"He just pulled up, he pulled the front window closed and I never saw anyone again," Askey said.
Two other campers said they saw Westerfield's motor home and noticed that it appeared closed up.
Earlier, Angela Elkus, a resident of the Sabre Springs neighborhood where the van Dams and Westerfield lived, answered questions about the motor home. She said she had seen children playing around the vehicle three or four times when it was parked on the street, but she said they were mostly older children. She also talked about a visit to the van Dam home after Danielle disappeared.
Elkus said she had never been to the home before, but she brought food over for the family on the Sunday after the little girl disappeared. She said that the family's dog appeared "scared, shy, confused and perfectly still" when she came in the house, and it did not bark, she said. Legal analysts say prosecutors want to convince the jury that a stranger could have come into the house and taken Danielle without the dog barking.
Forget the voices. It is undeniable that DW was well off the road and got stuck and had to be dug out.
No argument. He was 1/4 mile off the road. How far was he away from other motorhomes?
He then took off forgetting his ramps.
Were the ramps his ? And if so, what kind of ramps were these?
That is the objective truth of the guy's testimony and referencing Miz's article about him getting the date mixed up it doesn't matter. I have doubt about the voice testimony----that is, I think it happened but I would not draw a conclusion that Danielle was in the MH.
So, throw out the voices, and the misstatement about the date. Fair enough.
But, we are left that DW hightailed it out of there for whatever reason.
I think the TT driver changed his story on this too, but let's see. You have been driving around trying to find something fun to do. You head to a spot in the desert where lively activities happen. You get stuck, you ruin some of your foldup chairs trying to get out, you have to use up the rest of your cash to pay the driver, you don't have your wallet, you are hot and tired, you help the driver do the work to get you out, so finally when he gets you unstuck, the last thing on your mind would be to sit around and chat with the TT driver for a half hour or so, wouldn't you think ?
Yeah, for the whole first 7 - 8 weeks of its life.
ROTFLMAO! Hadn't thought of that. But how could DW have known the TT driver communicated regularly with UFO's in the desert and thwarted his "cone of silence"? LOL
The Jury wants to hear some REAL evidence. Again, we wait...sigh.
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Absolutely!
He didn't have a date to take her to the desert. He went to beach, paid for two days. Only stayed 3 hours (Phone call from Barb?), went home, then Ramona to the desert, maybe picking up Barb (and maybe a 58 pound package) drives to desert. Gets stuck. Get out of there. Too many clues along the way. Drives back to beach and hopes no one remember's him from desert? Explains a lot of things: No evidence in SUV, No evidence of DW in VD's house.
Could be. I had to miss all that testimony when CTV ended, but Rheo did a great job keeping us filled in on the happenings.
I wouldn't think it any more likely though. DW would have had her mouth gagged in some way. Now if it was thumping (kicking, pounding) he heard, that would seem much more feasible. To me anyway.
Post here.
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This is a tactic used in jury trials all the time. It is similiar to the 'spit something out' then have an objection to it raised. Too late, you already said it and whether the judge admonishes the jury to disregard makes very little difference.
The implication tactic is being well used in this case. The prosecution doesn't have very good witnesses, so they go into these 'I thought I saw,or I thought I heard' things. They don't want to ask what kind of voice, as that would ruin the 'implication and imagination factor'. By not asking the jury is allowed to 'think' that it was Danielle. Doesn't matter whether there is any proof. The jury's imagination can jump to a conclusion just like anyone else. When we don't know the answer, we typically assume the worst.
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Everybody has one.
It is the most valuable thing in the world
Everyone's is different
No one else wants yours or cares what it's like.
No one can take it from you, but we all want to give it to everyone
SO......?
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Happy, loving cheerful, affectionate and very rambunctious. Intelligent, but can be highly opinionated and willful, therefore this breed should have firm, experienced training from the start. Quick to learn, but resistant to repetitive training. Reserved with strangers and sometimes combative with other dogs. Socialize them well at an early age. Protective on his own territory. Very brave and loyal, it has a strong prey instinct. Do not trust with small non-canine animals. This is definitely not a herding or farm dog. The Weimaraner needs to live indoors as a member of the family. He needs attention and companionship. If relegated to a kennel life or if left alone too much, he can become very destructive and restless. He is a natural protector. Weimaraners are often kind to children, but are not recommended for very young ones because they are energetic enough to accidentally knock a child down. This breed likes to bark. Very hardy, with a good sense of smell, and a passionate worker, the Weimaraner can be used for all kinds of hunting.
DVD admitted on the stand that the dog was neglected (probably as badly as the kids were).
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