WESTERFIELD TRIAL: Week Three - Day Four

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[NatureGirl]

Here's the new thread, all ready for Thursday.

Testimony recently discussed includes fingerprint evidence, as well as Westerfield's clean laundry. The Van Dam home was (strangely) devoid of fingerprints, except for a couple of latents that didn't match any of the pizza party people or, apparently, David Westerfield.

Westerfield's motorhome didn't contain any of his fingerprints, but did have one print from Danielle L. (the daughter of Westerfield's ex-girlfriend), Jennifer (a friend of Danielle L.), and a partial from Danielle Van Dam.

The prosecution said yesterday that they would be finished "in seven court days".

[RnMomof7]

caviar has slighty diferent flavor depending on the type..it is salty and very good (understatement)

[NatureGirl]

Oh, and just so I make my position clear: I have not ruled out DW as the murderer, or the "clean-up" man. Anything can happen. I really really doubt that he took her from the VDs house, however. So far there has been no testimony that places him in the Van Dam's house. Remember - that a big part of the prosecution's case is Brenda and Damon's testimony about various doors being open at different times during the night.

[Rheo]

Answered my own question after I hit post..

.19 A. LEIGH EMMERSON26

A. HE IS A LATENT PRINT EXAMINER NOW. HE IS A PRIVATE27 LATENT PRINT EXAMINER. HE DOES DEFENSE WORK. HE IS A FORMER28 SAN DIEGO P. D. LATENT PRINT EXAMINER, FORMER POLICE OFFICER.

[nycgal]

Delicious with some chopped onion, capers, chopped egg

[let freedom sing]

DID YOU COMPARE, SIR, ANY OF THE UNKNOWN LATENTS16 THAT YOU FOUND IN THE MOTOR HOME AGAINST ANY OF THE UNIDENTIFIED17 LATENTS YOU FOUND IN THE VAN DAM RESIDENCE?18 A. NO, I DIDN'T.

Can still be done-- maybe they will.

[Southflanknorthpawsis]

Should be good to watch.

[RnMomof7]

You are correct ..my sons benefits came from the consulting firm he worked for not the company that he was a consultant to

[mommya]

Just reading over Feldman's opening again - what does this mean -

"You may see evidence that he has a habit of grabbing things and moving them out of the way."

Is this supposed to account for his losing his wallet?

[mommya]

does it taste fishy - like anchovies?

[RnMomof7]

Thanks for the link!

[mommya]

"DID YOU COMPARE, SIR, ANY OF THE UNKNOWN LATENTS16 THAT YOU FOUND IN THE MOTOR HOME AGAINST ANY OF THE UNIDENTIFIED17 LATENTS YOU FOUND IN THE VAN DAM RESIDENCE?18 A. NO, I DIDN'T."

Thank you - thank you - thank you for posting this - I have been wondering about this - I hope the defense has checked it out.

[shezza]

he has a habit of grabbing things and moving them out of the way."

We were at Arlington National Cemetary a few months ago and my 8-year-old was standing at the front of the group of people looking at Kennedy's tomb. A man grabbed hold of his shoulders and firmly moved him out of the way so this man could get up to the front and take a picture. I was miffed, but this man was oblivious to having shoved a child out of his way--he was just focused on getting up front to get his pix.

I can visualize Danielle (and friends?) peering into the MH as it is left open and unattended, then being physically moved out of the way by DW to allow him to continue with his preparations. Not in a malicious manner, but in a "don't bother me, I've got things to do" manner. Just a thought.

[let freedom sing]

don't thank me-- thank rheo.

[EllaMinnow]

It is standard practice for defense attorneys to use their own experts. They are given access to all of the prosecution's test procedures and results. They can accept the results or have their own experts perform tests or just critique the procedure.

[mommya]

Oops - my bad - THANKS RHEO.

[cyncooper]

Re: #572. If he did he didn't find anything. He has to turn over discovery to the prosecution, too. Also, the print experts were able to tell approximate age and such. Even if they don't compare directly they have taken measurements of each print and would know if something looked similar enough to compare.

No, Feldman just putting questions out there, but in this case I predict there will be no dramatic showing that someone other than DW was at the van Dam home AND in the MH.

[cyncooper]

Hmmmmmm. Understatement, huh? Well, maybe if I ever get the chance I WILL try it. Thanks. :)

[EllaMinnow]

Caviar is heavenly!
I like it plain, just piled on a melba round.
Out of this world!

[sunshine state]

Could you add me to the ping list? Thanks in advance.

[Valpal1]

Damon wasn't at home that Friday night (some here have speculated that);

-Danielle wakes up, panics, lets herself out of the house (to look for Dad?)and heads out to the street;
-DW roars home drunk, and runs her over;
-DW panics, he's already had a DUI, now he's injured (or killed) a child while driving drunk;

Coupla problems with this. No blunt force trauma to the body per ME testimony. Seems highly improbable that an SUV could hit and kill a seven yr. old without some serious breakage of bones, snapped neck or skull fracture.

Also hard to believe that she didn't bleed heavily from asphalt abrasions. Scent dogs would have found the blood and skin the next day. No way to clean that up sureptitiously.

And if it was an accidental death, why did he dump her NUDE?