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Here is the DVD PH regarding the stairs & gate...I'm confused as to how he only went into the entryway but then put up the gate and showed people but didn't let them in the room...We know the gate and vacuuming was done by 10am on 2/3 per Dorie Savage, forensic specialist.

22 A. The whole time was so bad I couldn't even say if

23 it was the second day or third day. I don't know. But I

24 know when we were allowed back in, people -- by the time I

25 got in the house, there was at least a half a dozen people

26 cleaning it from fingerprint dust.

27 Q. Do you know where they were cleaning?

28 A. On the stairs is what I saw. I only went into

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1 the entryway.

2 Q. What did you do?

3 A. My main concern was that no one clean Danielle's

4 room.

5 Q. Why?

6 A. Because I was worried -- because I knew

7 somebody --

8 THE COURT: You want to take a break?

9 THE WITNESS: I knew something bad had happened,

10 and I wanted to make sure if there was any evidence, that

11 it was still there.

12 BY MR. DUSEK:

13 Q. What did you do to protect that room?

14 A. We closed the door and we put one of the

15 dog gates up with a sign that said do not enter.

16 Q. Did you let any of your friends into that room?

17 A. No. We let a couple of people look in, but we

18 wouldn't let anybody walk in.

Dorie Savage arrived at 10am..gate was up...shell casing was now on Danielles bedroom floor....not sure who the "we" is that put up gate.

Per this testimony, it does appear the neighbors vacuumed the stairway but he put up gate.

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Per this testimony, it does appear the neighbors vacuumed the stairway but he put up gate.

All this vacuuming and doing the laundry is just weird. They can't wait a week or so to do household chores? My mind wouldn't even be on it. Why would you take the risk of destroying any evidence while your child is still missing? If my child was missing, my house would go to pot until I cared enough about the house to do housework.

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On the previous thread, it was questioned that DVD decided that LE had enough evidence and told them no more.

In the PH...he did make these statements:

25 A. I mean they have been out there enough times and

26 taken enough out of that room that I don't think they need

27 any more.

11 A. From everything I see with what's going on here,

12 it looks like they have enough evidence.

15 A. I have seen people walk out of my house with tons

16 of stuff that I'm voluntarily giving them.

These are the only mentions, in the PH, of the gate and stairway vacuuming....if trial testimony differs, I'll post it.