EXPERT LINKS PORN TO WESTERFIELD'S SON!: (Feldman's Message To "The Damon"; Don't Leave Town!)

KNSD NBC ^ | July 3, 2002 | KNBC

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Expert Links Porn Images To Westerfield's Son

Defense Hopes To Show Child Porn Wasn't Downloaded By Defendant

 

POSTED: 12:15 p.m. PDT July 3, 2002

UPDATED: 2:55 p.m. PDT July 3, 2002

 

SAN DIEGO -- A computer expert hired by David Westerfield's defense team said that at least some of the pornography seized from his home was downloaded by the defendant's son.

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Marcus Lawson (pictured, right), president of Global CompuSearch of Spokane, Wash., testified Wednesday that he found two photographs of naked women and Japanese "anime" computer animations on the hard drive of a Gateway computer in an upstairs bedroom used by Westerfield's 18-year-old son, David Neal Westerfield. The former Customs Service agent said that a detailed analysis of the files showed the pornography was downloaded at about the same time someone was accessing an email account belonging to the younger Westerfield.

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.

[John Jamieson]

You could be right in some cases. Repaint that is not really car paint for one. Also, I had an 80's Taurus that peeled on the hood and roof, but everything else was hard. These people all had realitively new cars I would think.

[Freedom2specul8]

LOL I bet that was hilarious!! Were you by yourself? What did you say to them?

[Freedom2specul8]

Just think some of us have rope, and duct tape too! YIKES!

[Karson]

ALL THE PIZZA PEOPLE LEFT DAD'S AT THE SAME TIME...BVD did NOT go get the car for the girls.

I've always been suspicious of the parking lot stories. I suspect Brenda's truck was moved at some point during the evening -- even Keith Stone said, at closing time, Brenda's truck wasn't in the same spot it was parked earlier -- and I suspect the returning for cigarettes was to cover for anyone saying they saw them going back into the parking lot near closing time.

Now, who moved the truck and why?

[UCANSEE2]

These people all had realitively new cars I would think.

Then ,one would ask, why did Damon get rid of his van?

[John Jamieson]

7 year olds lose teeth naturally: 4 or 5 a day for a year, I think......kinda like sharks.

[UCANSEE2]

and I suspect the returning for cigarettes was to cover for anyone saying they saw them going back into the parking lot near closing time.

Of they all hopped in Brenda's vehicle, drove around and did a few lines, then came back and dropped the boys off at their vehicle. That would cover the coming back for cigarettes story. Would also explain them getting to Brenda's house at same time (if they did, their stories on that differ).

[Freedom2specul8]

"7 year olds lose teeth naturally: 4 or 5 a day for a year, I think......kinda like sharks

LOL!

[Lucky]

And....what color was his van? Blue???

[UCANSEE2]

7 year olds lose teeth naturally: 4 or 5 a day for a year, I think......kinda like sharks.

I thought that she had lost the two teeth to either side of the middle ones, and that those two main or middle teeth were the PERMANENT ones. COuld be wrong though.

[UCANSEE2]

And....what color was his van? Blue???

Give the man a cigar !

[Spunky]

We don't know why he really became a suspect on day 1 or 2...

I think it was because he was the only person in the neighborhood who was not home. Geeeeeez!

Remember when they were making a big tado over him leaving his hose out? That he couldn't be in the habit of doing so, because his lawn didn't have yellow marks where it would have laid. Therefore he must have been in a big hurry.

Geeez! again. I leave my hose out all the time and there is no yellow marks and I am always in a hurry.

[UCANSEE2]

I think it was because he was the only person in the neighborhood who was not home. Geeeeeez!

I thought that one of DW's neighbors testified today and he said he(this neighbor) wasn't home either.

[dread78645]

I swear I will not ride a motorcycle naked tho.

Damn. I guess that means no jpgs ...

[Freedom2specul8]

I see your point..but

. YES, I CAN. IT'S 001 BACK SLASH C BACK SLASH18 WINDOWS BACK SLASH TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES BACK SLASH CONTENT19 PERIOD IE5 BACK SLASH G5ENGXQB BACK SLASH LESBIAN, AND THEN BO,20 I CAN'T READ THE REST OF IT.

I'm not sure if you are referring to this as a mistake, but it's a url to the temp file stored on the harddrive...not a website. I'm not trying to assume you didn't know that..just wasn't sure.

[John Jamieson]

I think that's an excellant question. I don't know the answer, but I'd love to see Damon answer that one on the stand. Do you think Feldman has the brass to call him?

[Rheo]

Say DVD went to the bar that night...say around 11pm..to take BVD's truck for something...the truck is sort of alibied as she is in a bar with people...he does whatever with it and goes home and his van doesn't show anything cuz it wasn't used as the hauling vehicle...her truck isn't looked at closely as she had it at the bar??

[dread78645]

I would say she wasn't a very good witness for the defense.

Maybe. But she was a very bad witness to the prosection.

[Krodg]

5203 is also the last four numbers of the cell phone in this search warrant.http://64.224.241.41/dcf/vd_do c/73.html

The son might not know the ss# but he would know the cell phone!

[Freedom2specul8]

great catch!