Anatomy Of A Murder: Westerfield vs. Van Dams (A Mother's Story)

San Diego Online ^ | June 27, 2002 | Kevin Cox

[Freedom2specul8]

That happens all the time.. Attny instructors tell students that it ANNOYS judges to show up at their houses that late at night..

[Jaded]

I believe there were SDPD in the house at the time.

[Rheo]

there was??

So while DW was at the station, other cops were in his house on the computer, prior to the search warrant being executed??

Thought it was Neil??

[Freedom2specul8]

don't get me confused again..lol..

[Karson]

Did we ever find out who the calls were to and from on DW's cell phone that weekend? I know the one incoming call at 3:28pm on 2/2 came from his ex-wife's phone. (Could have been her or could have been son.) Do we have a list of the others?

[Jaded]

Maybe we should all kick in and buy one for SDPD? Okay, no.

[Rheo]

The only calls I know are:

2/2..10:08 am to Jackie..unsuccessful

10:46am..42 seconds..Jackie

11:10 am..83 seconds..Jackie.

Don't know any others on 2/2

[Jaded]

Prolly gets more of a work out now.

[nycgal]

Maybe we should all kick in and buy one for SDPD?

Maybe they should watch a little cable tv and learn about evidence gathering.

[Freedom2specul8]

For what it's worth...http://www.nctimes.net/news/2002/20020412/55143.html

When Westerfield returned home Feb. 4 he "readily spoke with detectives, and signed consent forms allowing the officers to search his house, his SUV, and his motor home parked some miles away," according to court papers.

He also consented to search dogs going through his home, the papers state.

One of the investigator's reports says a search dog named Hopi became agitated in the garage and was alerted to something in the attic or ventilation system while searching Westerfield's second floor. Detectives then checked the attic.

While initial searches of Westerfield's property failed to lead police to Danielle, the twice-divorced father of two was quickly becoming the focus of the investigation and was questioned several times by police.

Two days after Danielle disappeared, Westerfield denied being involved in her disappearance, but a police interrogation specialist was "convinced he was deceptive when he stated he was not in any way responsible for Danielle's disappearance," court papers state.

[Karson]

The 3:38 pm call went to voice mail. Did anyone manage to get the phone numbers involved? I know CTV tried to bleep them out.

So far, all the calls I know of were to or from his ex's phone, which is where his son would have been I suppose.

[Rheo]

He did sign consent forms...to walk thru his house, look in his car and walk thru the MH.....they needed a search warrant to look any further.

Didn't everyone who had there house searched have to sign one of those?

[Rheo]

#'s are in the transcripts....

[Rheo]

crisscrossed the numbers and Jackies was the only one found....and one # on 2/5.

[Karson]

That would be the cell phone guy, whose name I cannot recall. ???

[Rheo]

Greg Sheets, I think

[Jaded]

There is that too. Surely there's a book on the internet.

[mommya]

Yes - the teeth are another mystery.
I too have had experience in the front teeth area. Both me and my brother had our front teeth knocked out at different times when we were younger.
He lost his in a motor scooter accident when he was like 11 - knocked out root and all. They found the teeth at the accident site and shoved them back into the sockets - they didn't hold long though - they died and became discolored and had to be replaced with a bridge type thing.
I lost mine on a canoe trip - slipped on some rocks while trying to dislodge the canoe - went under the water and hit my mouth - well basically just my teeth on the ridge that runs along the very bottom of the boat - ouch! Mine just broke off though - exposed nerves hanging out.
My 2yr. old niece fell not too long ago and loosened and pushed back one of her front teeth. The dentist said there wasn't much he could do - that it may hold in that position - or it may turn dark and fall out.
In the case of my brother - he had some other really visible injuries to his face - but in my case - I had no other injuries whatsoever - no blood loss. My niece had very little blood loss - just what you might blot with a tissue a time or two.
So - I think something could have happened to Danielle that could have caused her teeth to be loosened or knocked out with no other really visible injury - dunno what though. In our cases - there were falls - so maybe she had one too?

[Jaded]

Wonder where that testimony was?

[juzcuz]

That post was cool!

I noticed the last statement: That police interrogation specialist were convinced that Westerfield was not telling the truth.

---But police interrogation specialist were convinced that the Van Dams were telling the truth?.... I wonder what this specialist specializes in?????? Towing the line maybe for -I wonder if he's buddy's with that police retiree= who?bellman?,no. Ah--makeman?- Oh come 0n-- something -- allmost -A MAN--... who was that??????????????????????????