VAN DAM vs. Westerfield, 6-24-02: Televised proceedings a far cry from O.J. fiasco!

Union Tribune ^ | June 24, 2002 | Alex Roth

[fnord]

evidence of DW in the VD house.

evidence of DW at Dehesa.

evidence that he had a sexual fixation with children.

evidence that he had another motive for kidnapping/killing a child.

These would sway me.

[Karson]

Maybe she tried it on when she got home? That's true. I was thinking there wasn't an opportunity for her to do that but maybe she did while Brenda was gone to get pizza.

[UCANSEE2]

P.S. When did we find out about the .22 casing? How long has this information been availble? Why didn't the VD's or the PRESS, or the Prosection tell us about this BEFORE ????

[Greg Weston]

Come on you can do better than that. Give us your best Barry Scheck imitation.

[demsux]

Maybe she tried it on when she got home?

Maybe she took her pj's off after she was in her room going to bed. Put on the new "sparkly" dress, instead of going to sleep.

Could have really P.O.'ed Damon

[Freedom2specul8]

We are all human beings on FREE REPUBLIC. We have screen names. Everyone should stick to the screen names and not some antagonistic label based on sides or opinions. If you are an adult, act like one. If you don't know how to discuss a subject or provide proper argument, then maybe you should spend your time better somewhere else.

But of course...! It's a good thing that everyone on these threads know who called who an apologist because to complain about being called a defender is almost laughable... ..and cyncooper's question was not answered which is a serious question.

[jacquej]

In "The Majestic" which has Jim Carey in his first dramatic role, he is terrorized by the McCarthy hearings, and it is a wonderful movie.. The hearings do not come till the very end...

I think you owuld understand her point very clearly if you could manage to find the video. We can destroy our country and our constitution, or allow it to be destroyed if we do not stand up to injustice, rushes to judgement, and being intimidated by the "authorities", be they congressmen, the police, or even some lawyers!

[Karson]

Brenda did say that Damon wasn't happy about his little girl growing up so fast.

[Freedom2specul8]

My apologies, I was thinking the purchase was prior to the first...even though I read 2/1! Regardless, she coudl have tried it on after brenda when to dads?

[UCANSEE2]

WHere'd the investigators lie?

The police have admitted that Brenda gave a statement to police that directed them at DW and that a WARRANT was issued for DW's arrest , based on an EMBELLISHMENT by the INVESTIGATOR of Brenda's statement. I call that a LIE.

[BigBobber]

This is brilliant!

Can VDs produce this dress? Any sparklies in DW home or MH?

[Freedom2specul8]

Have you been following the VD threads since feb?

[UCANSEE2]

Hmmmmm. I understand exactly what you are saying. So, the question still remains, why was he upset? WHY did he and BRENDA tell everyone Danielle was wearing her PJ's if he knew she wasn't?

[Karson]

The outfit was a shirt and pants ... not a dress. Doesn't really matter, in our discussion, but just wanted to keep the info as accurate as I can.

Sounds like the outfit shed as bad as the dog.

[Freedom2specul8]

He didn't say she was wearing it after the abduction..this could be interpreted as he said she WAS WEARING them..as in past tense, right?

[Freedom2specul8]

Thanks for the clarification Karson.

[Freedom2specul8]

I'm not going to hold my breath on you getting your answer, but trust me when I say I WON'T forget.

[UCANSEE2]

Also, Brenda testified that she bought all their clothes and she knew what was missing so that's how she knew which pjs Danielle was wearing.

So, is Brenda a LIAR, or is the PROSECUTION trying to fool the jury by only giving them part of the info?

I.E. Maybe Danielle was wearing her PJ's, maybe the PJ's that were on the floor, inside out, are not the ones she was wearing. The press info makes it sound like those are the only PJ's she had. This seems rather unlikely.

[UCANSEE2]

I have a question about the outfit that Brenda bought for Danielle on Friday 2/1. She said they bought a "sparkly" outfit for the upcoming father daughter dance. Dorie Savage said there were "sparklies" on Danielle's floor. Did they come from Danielle's new outfit? If so, When did Danielle wear the outfit??

I think you would make a better INVESTIGATOR than anyone involved in this case in SDPD.

[Karson]

I'm confused about the pjs along with everybody else. The pjs that Brenda described and the pjs that Dorie Savage found on Danielle's floor are not the same. Similar in color maybe but not the same.