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Westerfield Trial-Weekend Edition

Posted on 06/23/2002 9:35:34 AM PDT by Rheo

The prosecution has finished up their third week in the case against David Westerfield.

To review transcripts of the Preliminary Hearing (PH) or the trial Transcripts/Documents

For a look at the window screen that DW supposedly looked out to peer into the VD backyard. Bathroom Window

The VD's backyardVD Backyard

The trial resumes tomorrow at 9:00am. The prosecution has said they will conclude by the end of the month (6/27).

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: vandam; westerfield
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To: ~Kim4VRWC's~; Rheo
Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.
81 posted on 06/23/2002 8:36:04 PM PDT by Karson
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To: ValerieUSA
sorry, I hadn't seen that opinion posted. I do see a lot of people who wonder if the 'child-porn' exists, since it is not in evidence yet. maybe that is what you meant.
82 posted on 06/23/2002 8:42:24 PM PDT by fnord
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To: FriarTom
Well stated.
83 posted on 06/23/2002 8:45:53 PM PDT by Jaded
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To: ~Kim4VRWC's~; FriarTom
Prosecution has already provided some reasonable doubt.
84 posted on 06/23/2002 8:46:02 PM PDT by Jaded
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To: ValerieUSA
Hey I'm on your side! Only LOL at her wording of Prior unconvicted crime. Child molesters get light sectences until they Kill. Until we change the law there will always be child killers.
85 posted on 06/23/2002 8:46:50 PM PDT by jdontom
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To: demsux
LOL.
86 posted on 06/23/2002 8:48:44 PM PDT by Jaded
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To: ValerieUSA
A 24-year-old Tacoma man charged with child pornography...

Westerfield is 50 years old with two grown children. Where are his priors? What evidence does the DA have the DW is a pedophile?

To me, the fascinating thing about this case is that everything DW is accused of, DVD has him trumped. DVD has porn on his computer. DVD is sexually deviant, engaging in sex orgies. DVD uses illegal drugs. DVD has locks in his garage that go the wrong way. DVD was steam cleaning the carpet the day his daughter disappeared. One of the VDs was washing rugs and towels. One of the VDs was in the house very early two days after their daughter disappeared vacuuming the stairway right next to Danielle's room. Someone disturbed the crime scene that day and caused a 22 shell to appear in Danielle's room. It wasn't Westerfield.

The van Dams were very cooperative with police. Feldman even made a joke about this with one of the detectives, and even the judge conceded that "cooperation" is not a very strong indication of guilt.

87 posted on 06/23/2002 8:52:01 PM PDT by BigBobber
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To: Jaded; All
Where are all of our local (SD) posters tonight? Anybody hear anything about a new witness to be added to the list for tomorrow?
88 posted on 06/23/2002 8:53:15 PM PDT by Karson
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To: ~Kim4VRWC's~
Dorrie Savage in testimony. There is a very nice picture of her holding it in her glove clad hands. It's on my page under Caption This.

Stealth Ninja Dave

89 posted on 06/23/2002 8:53:27 PM PDT by Jaded
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To: Karson
Just some rumors from an LA radio station. Pravda West Radio. Haven't heard any thing on the forums I read.
90 posted on 06/23/2002 8:58:54 PM PDT by Jaded
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To: Jaded; All
I'm looking for a video clip of Brenda and Damon standing in front of their house (I think) and Brenda is speaking to Danielle something like ...."If you can hear this, we are waiting for you to come home, we love you, you are my best friend." Anyone know the one I'm thinking of and where I may find a clip of it?
91 posted on 06/23/2002 9:36:28 PM PDT by Karson
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To: NatureGirl
Sorry I took so long to get back...I had some things to do...

I can't remember who mentioned this awhile back..but the gist of it was, that even full cooperation can hurt you. The normal reaction of innocent people..or people who don't have anything to hide is to open their doors. Which westerfield DID open his doors..but we are told under oath that he did something that the rest of the neighbors did not do...ok, if feldman DOESN'T ask the cops about that issue it will be a bummer..because it deserves answers. Someone needs to address it in that courtroom.

92 posted on 06/23/2002 10:06:42 PM PDT by Freedom2specul8
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To: Karson
If you happen to find the article (can't remember where I saw it) but the VD's are holding the heirloom pic of Danielle and it states it was taken before Christmas...please ping me to it.....I'll keep my eye out for what you are looking for....thanks!
93 posted on 06/23/2002 10:08:48 PM PDT by Rheo
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To: Jaded
Broken link alert :)

Stealth page
I didn't see the offending picture though..and I lookd on this page. Is it the one who was scared of the hose? http://users3.ev1.net/~2ntense/extrastuff1.htm

94 posted on 06/23/2002 10:10:28 PM PDT by Freedom2specul8
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To: BigBobber
I understand why you wrote that..this is my comments point by point..but not a flame..

To me, the fascinating thing about this case is that everything DW is accused of, DVD has him trumped.
Really?

DVD has porn on his computer. DW has CHILD PORN.

DVD is sexually deviant, (WE DON'T KNOW IF DW IS yet..but can't imagine how much he must have enjoyed viewing the rape animations of the little girls..how many people do you know that has rape animatinos of little girls on their puters?

engaging in sex orgies. Maybe dw did, but since he's not on trial for it who cares, right?

DVD uses illegal drugs. DW was at the bar a lot, and we don't know about drugs..but he's not charged with drug useage or orgies--neither are the vd's.

DVD has locks in his garage that go the wrong way. THIS IS WEIRD..but so is DW's rape animations and porn photos of prepubescent children.

DVD was steam cleaning the carpet the day his daughter disappeared. I thought he cleaned dog pee the week before or something. Wasn't this discussed in testimony within the past few days? I can'tr remember now. DW didn't have any of his own finger prints in his own motorhome...that is weird.

One of the VDs was washing rugs and towels. DW washed clothes too and they had danielles hair and blood..

One of the VDs was in the house very early two days after their daughter disappeared vacuuming the stairway right next to Danielle's room. DW was cleaning his Motorhome pretty dern thorough..probably in the parking lot while his drapes were strangely closed.

Someone disturbed the crime scene that day and caused a 22 shell to appear in Danielle's room. The shell could have been overlooked..but maybe it was kicked from some other location..we just don't know. Someone put child porn on dw's westerfield's computer, planted blood and hair everywhere, and put danielles fingerprints in his MH..it wasn't damon.

and It wasn't Westerfield.

95 posted on 06/23/2002 10:27:40 PM PDT by Freedom2specul8
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To: ValerieUSA
I'm suggesting that the presence of child porn on his computer is a sign that he has no regard for the safety and innocence and lives of children, and as a consumer and voyeur he supports their abuse. Some people seem to think the child porn is of no significance.

EXACTLY RIGHT. More often than not..if the child isn't sold into prostitution when he/she gets too old to make more porn pics and films, he's killed..simple as that. Not missed, but by family and those in the know. Child porn is the product of one of the most vile industries on this earth..it should NEVER be taken lightly.

96 posted on 06/23/2002 10:31:03 PM PDT by Freedom2specul8
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To: ValerieUSA; UCANSEE2
A local 15 or 16yr old boy is being tried for child molestation....of some kids his mom was babysitting.

Ucansee2, do you remember this story? Twas in Lee Summit I think.

97 posted on 06/23/2002 10:54:59 PM PDT by Freedom2specul8
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To: Rheo
If you happen to find the article (can't remember where I saw it) but the VD's are holding the heirloom pic of Danielle and it states it was taken before Christmas...please ping me to it.....I'll keep my eye out for what you are looking for....thanks!

I'm still looking. Haven't found either of those but I did find some info we had wondered about before. You had found where the VDs were married in FL but moved to TX in '93.

"The family moved to San Diego five years ago from Arizona and bought the house on Mountain Pass Road a year later. Brenda and Damon van Dam, both from south Florida, married 13 years ago. Danielle was born in Texas, and the family lived in a suburb of Dallas while she was a baby. They moved to Arizona and stayed less than a year before Damon van Dam found a new job in California."

P.S. A few weeks ago her mother hung a sheer canopy over Danielle's four-poster bed. Article dated: February 17, 2002

98 posted on 06/23/2002 10:58:47 PM PDT by Karson
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To: ValerieUSA; jdontom
Valerie, I just finished catching up... Jdontom was chuckling at the way I worded the prior crime issue. It was oddly phrased..he agrees with us. I thougth that it should be brought up to those who think there wasn't a prior history..I posted the phrase to southflank..here's the quote:
"Remember, we've posted info about how one doesn't have to have priors to commit this kind of a crime..BUT, he did have the child porn prior to Danielles murder, which is a prior unconvicted crime. "
99 posted on 06/23/2002 11:00:24 PM PDT by Freedom2specul8
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To: Karson
I just read that article and was going to post that!

I did find an article that stated BVD considered Danielle her friend and went for manicures together but no video yet.

100 posted on 06/23/2002 11:13:53 PM PDT by Rheo
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