TOW TRUCK DRIVER CLAIMS WESTERFIELD TALKING TO SOMEONE: Phone Records Trace Westerfield's Movements

KNSD NBC ^ | June 13, 2002 | KNSD NBC

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TOW TRUCK DRIVER CLAIMS HE HEARD WESTERFIELD TALKING TO SOMEONE!!!

Phone Records, Witnesses Trace Westerfield's Movements

Witnesses On Day 7 Show Movements

 

POSTED: 12:56 p.m. PDT June 13, 2002

UPDATED: 2:41 p.m. PDT June 13, 2002

 

SAN DIEGO -- The prosecution in the David Westerfield murder trial called on a cell phone company employee and several campers Thursday to verify the defendant's whereabouts the weekend Danielle van Dam disappeared.

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.

But on cross-examination, Westerfield's defense attorney, Steven Feldman, sought to show that the cell phone calls were not a reliable record of Westerfield's locations that weekend. Under questioning by Feldman, Sheets admitted that the records don't give precise locations and don't identify the user of the phone.

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.

[John Jamieson]

I don't think that DW had any idea what happened to Danielle until he got a call at beach the afternoon of the 2d. I've seen EX's play the I've never met him/her game before, often in bars to great affect. The loyality of exhusband's to exwife's is often very surprising.

[cyncooper]

Thank you. That is very much appreciated.

[Southflanknorthpawsis]

Well, Rick Roberts has been right with his LE sources before. He has done a 180 turn-around recently. Maybe this time, he got the wrong info. Who knows?

Well I like RR and all, but he it just dawned on him today that DW would have had to have Danielle in the neighborhood until morning when he went to the MH. Huuuuullo Rick !!!!!

[Rheo]

Shoot, had another question and now I cannot remember what they found in the lint...was it hair?

[nycgal]

This is not related to the thread's topic but very important. When you get a chance, check out the "Marco Man Charged With Rape..." thread especially after post 25. What starts out as a rape case develops into a fellow freeper's discovery of a terrorist in her work environment.

[Rheo]

I hadn't listened to him prior to this trial starting but I turn him off now at breaks..is he watching the same trial as I?

[Karson]

The loyality of exhusband's to exwife's is often very surprising.

Apparently, you aren't from the same part of the world that I'm from! Unfortunately, I see more of the 'other side' of that picture.

[John Jamieson]

Can work both ways I guess.

[Jaded]

I was under the impression from someone elsewhere, that they were like 2x12 for the specific purpose of getting unstuck. Easily replaced.

[Karson]

now I cannot remember what they found in the lint...was it hair?

Hair and possibly some kind of fibers, maybe?

[John Jamieson]

The case against sexual deviate, Barbara Easton builds in recent testimony. Probable cleanup man, David Westerfield took the long way to the desert, driving to Ramona, home of Barbara on the way. Phone records also mention Ramona.

Brenda Van Dam had forbidden Barbara (inventor of the hand to breast, introductory greeting) from talking to Danielle.

Barbara knew about the unlocked garage door, knew the dog, and was familiar with the house.

[Uni-Poster]

Duskek calls Tow Truck Driver, who claims he heard Westerfield talking with someone in the Glamis desert!!!

I have not had time to read the thread yet, but could Westerfield been talking to the drivers dog he said was running around?

[Jaded]

LOL. And bleached it too.

[Karson]

The case against sexual deviate, Barbara Easton builds in recent testimony.

Don't forget to add the disclaimer "IMO" or "JMO" or "It's my theory" etc.

[demsux]

(1)TT driver says ramps, then levelers. Are these the same thing?

Number 1: Don't waste your time arguing with cyn...usual source is her memory.

Number 2: DW's motorhome certainly has hydraulic levelers. He may carry some 6" X 6" X "A foot or two" pieces of lumber to "steady" the MH if he's going to be parked for a while.

[Jaded]

Remember the pics from the upstairs hallway? Prolly not much of a stretch.

[John Jamieson]

Is it confusing to some people? Everything on this forum is speculation or opinion. The few simple facts we agree on.

[Rheo]

You mean Danielles closet?...I haven't seen hallway pics, are there some?

[UCANSEE2]

I have not had time to read the thread yet, but could Westerfield been talking to the drivers dog he said was running around?

After you read the thread you will get this.

We think it was probably the dog talking to the Tow Truck Driver (now known as TT). We think he hears the dog talking a lot.

[Jaded]

That's what I heard. Dusek still doesn't have a theory out there. Wonder if they're checking the forums at night looking for direction....