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

KNSD NBC ^ | July 3, 2002 | KNBC

[FresnoDA]

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.

[Rheo]

LOL!

God Bless America.

[demsux]

Thanks Rheo

[RnMomof7]

Happy trails to you....till we meet again....be safe

[demsux]

....be safe

Better than that, I'll "be careful"

[nycgal]

Wonder what time they were let back in to the house and what time the vacuumers came over...did anyone watch them put up the gate?

Who did the vacuuming? Forensics or VDs and friends? If the latter, can that be considered "interfering with an investigation" or "obstruction of justice"?

[Freedom2specul8]

I've rewritten this 3 times to make the best effort to not "tick" anyone off.. Not sure how to do it dems.. I can't please everyone! You and so many others, regardless of how much we disagreed, who are respectful are the reason I continued. I know you don't flamebait etc..and it's GREATLY appreciated. I do believe I told you what fueled my passion...and why I am so against blaming victims for the cruel and insane acts of another. That's why i stayed for so long. As far as the credibility of cherokee etc., I believe they told the truth as they knew it. I think cherokee did the right thing by grabbing the stranger in the bar and say "pretend we're together"..whether BVD was serious or not. Even the best respected man in any town can be a molestor..so it doesn't matter a whole lot what character witnesses might say. It's terrible...but true. :( The witnesses who said they hung out at the vd's friday night for less than 30 minutes ..I read the thoughts about barbara falling on top of danielle to do whatever lesbians do, suffocate her etc.. It made me wanna puke. If you are asking me of those stories reduce barbaras etc credibility...no. I just don't know what to tell you. You have no idea how much the thought of this mass huge swinging conspiracy idea is...to think the police, the homocide team, the prosecutors, the judge and whoever else could be involved disgusts me. Not the theory..but the thought that if it's true--what's the SOLUTION? Something needs to be done..FR is was created on activists backs..IT IS an activist haven, it always has been. Why not do what connectthedots did? Investigate the investigators..everyone HAS THAT RIGHT..and if someone has a strong enough belief in their instincts, sacrifices can be made, something needs to be done.

wrt:the child porn, I agree that we need to hear from Neal...he's got to set the record straight.

[BigBobber]

Nice summary.

Have you researched what fibers were found in Danielle's bed? I think it would be very odd if fibers from her environment, like her carpet and Layla hairs, were found on her body or in the MH but not in the bed she was supposedly snatched from.

That would almost sound like a frame job.

[Freedom2specul8]

Fatima, you are an incredibly understanding person..thank you. :)

[Freedom2specul8]

Sorry I took so long and wound up missing you. I had to bring the dogs back in..people started shooting fireworks again (they're legal here) after midnight, and rewrote the post 3 times.. etc. It's amazing how time flies sometimes. Cya tomorrow

[demsux]

Fair enough, see ya

[Rheo]

Who did the vacuuming?

Some have said this is when the neighbors came in to vacuum up the mess.

As it was only 2/3...the day after her disappearance and all the printing hadn't even been done yet...I tend to think they came later..but who knows.

Dorie Savage said she didn't tell them they couldn't vacuum....but..preserving evidence was important to DVD, hence, the gate...why would you vacuum up the stairway the perp had to use TWICE...before forensics was completely done?

The stairway where 2 unidentified prints were found??

[Freedom2specul8]

Which post are you replying to? the first or second?

[Rheo]

Mizsterious did a nice job from the transcripts on that...mommya has a good fiber one that I am searching for..can't find it again now.

I do not recall tho that any fibers were mentioned as having been taken or testified to from her bed.

We know about the blood in her room but not fibers.

Hopefully, someone will post it if it is there.

[Freedom2specul8]

nevermind..I see the reply to number.

[nycgal]

Exactly my point.

[Rheo]

Melyvn Kong testified that there were no acrylic orange fibers found on her bedding.

He testified that the hair on the gate was animal....he also tested the 3 vacuum cleaner bags..MH, DW, and the newly fresh VD bag.

We did not hear testimony that the MH or DW vacuum bag was filled w/her hair....so how did he keep her hair from falling out all over the MH while he had her captive for days??

We didn't hear that the fabric headboard in the MH was filled with her hair.

We did hear that the comforter from the dry cleaners had a blonde color treated hair, short and long black hairs, brown, white, blonde hairs, black and white fibers, 2 small pieces of brown paper, blue fiber.

Either the dry cleaner was able to remove all of Danielle's hair but not the others or the comforter from the MH is a big nothing.

[Freedom2specul8]

wrt the comforter, do you think it's possible that the hair came ''from'' the drycleaners?

[Rheo]

Here you have a couple whose daughter is missing...they have just told LEO the "truth" about their life after Barb spilled the beans....there is no way they were cleared from suspicion of harming their daughter from the evening of 2/2 to 10am of 2/3....yet they are let back in to vacuum and no one has a problem with this??

[rolling_stone]

http://www.signonsandiego.com/ news/metro/20020704-9999-penn.html

[nycgal]

I would say that at least 90% of the posters on these threads do.

I wish I lived closer to the SD courthouse. I'd love to do some freeping there. Sample signs: "What about the shell casing?", "Let's hear from Barbara", "Who belongs to the unID'd prints?"