Posted on 07/03/2002 3:36:43 PM PDT by FresnoDA
David A. Westerfield, 50, is charged with kidnapping and killing 7-year-old Danielle van Dam. He is also charged with misdemeanor possession of child pornography. Prosecutors have said the 80 or so images of child pornography taken from Westerfield's home indicate sexual interest in children.Defense attorneys are trying to show that the defendant is not responsible for the pornographic images -- including those of young children -- found on his computer equipment.
David A. Westerfield, a 50-year-old self-employed design engineer, is on trial for the kidnapping and murder of 7-year-old Danielle van Dam.
Lawson told jurors that he examined copies of hard drives, zip disks and compact disks made by police and took numerous screen captures -- essentially photographs of what came up on the computer monitor at a given time.
Defense attorney Steven Feldman asked Lawson if there was a theme to the animations.
"A considerable number of the screen prints showed bondage -- where women were tied in ropes," Lawson said.
A screen print of an e-mail to a DNWesthotmail.com, as quoted by Lawson, said: "Thanks for joining anime.com."
Lawson also confirmed screen prints the defense entered into evidence last week, that a computer in the office of Westerfield's house was used to access pornography on Feb. 4 at 4:47 p.m., when the defendant was busy with detectives.
Feldman mentioned last week's suggestion that the clock on the computer may have been doctored.
"Did you see any evidence that that happened on any of the computers you examined?" Feldman asked.
"No, I did not," Lawson answered. He said there's usually signs when a clock has been tampered with, such as files being accessed before they were created. Nothing like that was apparent on Westerfield's computers, he said.
Tuesday, San Diego police Detective Johnny Keene testified that he collected Westerfield from his Sabre Springs home that Monday around 3:40 p.m. and took him to the Northeastern substation in Rancho Penasquitos. The defendant remained there until approximately 11:30 p.m.
THAT IS PATHETIC!!! The number has become absolutely meaningless and the younger kids have no clue how much it can hurt them in the wrong hands. It's not even suppose to be used as an ID number in the first place. I know you know this..I'm just ranting..I would have MADE A NUMBER UP... I would have told them to put 234-56-7890.
Maybe the account that was accessed online was an account that was in the son's name, but managed by DW. For example, when you're a kid and your grandparents open a savings account for you and they put in the money, make deposits and hold the account book, etc.
Anyhow, if the account is in David N. Westerfield's name, maybe the username could logically be DNWest1 - if the account is managed by DW, it would make sense that he would pick a password/PIN that he could remember.
I don't know, it just kind of dawned on me all of a sudden when I read Val's post.
Apparently, someone used the LAST FOUR DIGITS of DW's SSN for a password to get onto sites that contain PORN.
Some will believe what they want, but many people put a password onto their PC anyway. Windows has it.
So, if you do, what do you use. Maybe thelast four digits of your SSN. So, when you son wants to use the computer, you have to give him that number. Then, since he has remembered it, he decides to use it for a password on places he goes, instead of remembering something different.
This is my guess as to what occurred.
Pleased to meet you over here. :-)
So, we may get to hear what DW said to police? I wonder if/how it will affect the case. I wonder if it was done under duress?
I also have wondered about David VanDam. You know if there hadn't been a few spots of Daniel's blood in the motor home the police would be all over David. That night he had been drinking and smoking pot. All alone with nothing to do until 2:00 in the morning. Likes perverse sex. Ummmmmmmmm could it be?
Very, very good catch. Would not at all be unusual for Dad to have an account for his son to access from local ATMs at college. He'd need the PIN, and since Dad probably set up the account for said son, he may very well use part of his SSN as an easily remembered number. Brilliant deduction, Sherlock!
DW usually went off in his MH for the weekends.
BRenda, apparently went to the bars every weekend. Now, what were you saying ?
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