Who did the vacuuming? Forensics or VDs and friends? If the latter, can that be considered "interfering with an investigation" or "obstruction of justice"?
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??
28 A. THEY WERE ABLE TO GO BACK IN IN THE MORNING TO TAKE SHOWERS.
2 Q. DO YOU KNOW WHETHER OR NOT THE POLICE RELEASED
3 THEIR HOME TO THE VAN DAMS?
4 A. I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHEN THAT HAPPENED, BUT AT
5 SOME POINT I KNOW THAT IT DID, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHEN.
6 Q. HOW DO YOU KNOW IT HAPPENED?
7 A. THERE WAS A GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE ABLE TO
8 GO INTO THE HOUSE TO CLEAN UP THE FINGERPRINT DUST THAT HAD BEEN
9 LEFT.
10 Q. DID YOU HEAR ANY DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE POLICE
11 OFFICERS AND DAMON VAN DAM REGARDING THE ABILITY TO GO BACK INTO
12 THE HOME?
13 A. DAMON ASKED SPECIFICALLY ARE YOU SURE THAT YOU
14 COLLECTED EVERYTHING YOU NEED AND THAT WE CAN GO BACK IN?