Defense could pin hopes on insect life..Westerfield Trial Breaking News: BUG EVIDENCE QUESTIONS!!

Union Tribune ^ | July 10, 2002 | Kristen Green

[Politicalmom]

Hey!! Watch it with the blasphemy!!! : )

[John Jamieson]

He just got the wrong answer, and probably stuck with it with it, against a lot of pressure.

[Southflanknorthpawsis]

He didn't mention a plastic mattress cover either....

ROFLOL !!!!!!!!!!

[UCANSEE2]

What's PMI?

I could have fun with this, but, instead I will do as I WAS doing during the transcripts. I just tried to condense and transcribe what They said, Nothing more, nothing less.

PMI is POST MORTEM INTERVAL, means the same as TOD (TIME OF DEATH). The interval between when the body died and when if was found.

Dusek objected to the use of TOD, so Feldman had to go with PMI. Since they both mean the same, why the objection? Only reason I can see is the Dusek didn't like the jury linking TIME OF DEATH with the FEB 16TH date. They might realize DWD was in jail at that time.

[gigi]

Yep, or he didn't do it at all.

[fnord]

was this Feldman's last witness? I didn't hear him rest, but maybe he would hold that back til, GRRRRRR, the 22d.

[Freedom2specul8]

Good one! Does that mean we can say there was not a plastic sheet used to protect a mattress? I think not. We can't say it was or was not used. But any member of mensa would know to protect the mattress.

[RnMomof7]

PLUS, it appears the body had been fridged or frozen and then dumped.

I had wondered about that ,but I thought it would have impacted on the mummification.

[the Deejay]

"Exactly !!! Maybe a reasonable person could buy a couple of days discrepancy, but we are looking at two weeks after 2/1-2/2."


"SOMEBODY" had that little girl for a long period of time, perhaps alive as well. Now, we KNOW it wasn't Westerfield.

[Southflanknorthpawsis]

He just got the wrong answer, and probably stuck with it with it, against a lot of pressure.

Yep.....the defense couldn't have asked for anything better, IMO.

The prosecution couldn't attack his credibility and Feldman made a big impression in establishing how Faulkner came to be invloved in the case.

[Henrietta]

They might realize DWD was in jail at that time.

According to Stealth Ninja Dave page, was arrested on Feb 22. But was under heavy police surveillance prior to that, including GPS attached to his car, so same diff, right?

[John Jamieson]

"when did Damon go to the desert?"

What a great question!!!!!

He moves the body, goes to pay phone and calls the old lady to tell her where the body is! Must have used one of those voice changer things. Then trades the van.

[HoneyBoo]

Will a week be long enough for the prosecution to come up with some "new" evidence against Westerfield? No doubt they'll try...

[alexandria]

With regard to issue of body being unavailable, that would be for instance, body being in a bag. YES. Did you see any instance of that? NO. There would have to be a barrier to prevent insects from getting to the body? YES.
F.Y.I. I belive he also specified it could not have been a plastic bag which would have allowed body to decompose and also be very moist not mummified.

[UCANSEE2]

So did Feldman say something to that effect? Did he get the 16th - 18th answer?

YES, several times, and again at the end. Dusek tried to prove it only meant the body was there AT LEAST from the 16th, but could have been before.

Feldman went on to show , because of lack of beetle grubs, and that the fly larvae were first generation, that the body was 99.9% positively not there before the 16th.

Dusek recrossed and recrossed, trying to prove variations in weather, rainfall ,etc. could affect the calculations, but it didn't make enough of a difference to matter. ANSWER WAS, the BODY WASN'T THERE UNTIL THE 16th. IF it was covered, as DUSEK tried to prove, IT WOULD HAVE HAD TO HAVE BEEN SEALED IN PLASTIC to have made a difference. THE POLICE at the SCENE stated there was NO INDICATION the body had been WRAPPED in ANYTHING. So Dusek, lost that one too.

[Southflanknorthpawsis]

was this Feldman's last witness? I didn't hear him rest, but maybe he would hold that back til, GRRRRRR, the 22d.

It wasn't his last. I think he had to give them something big to chew on for ten days.

I wouldn't be surprised if Big Barb shows up on the 22nd and the lies and games of the swingers surface again to cast even more doubt and introduce the idea of third party culpability

[mommya]

I just don't get it - what happened to her? Was she alive all that while? Was she dead when she left home and stored somewhere? It doesn't seem like either one of these scenarios would be easy to pull off alone. You know how they say a secret is really only safe if one person knows it - well maybe someone who knows something in this case will crack one day - and we'll get to know the truth. I can hope - right?

[Spunky]

You have mail

[Henrietta]

Okay, so what do you think now, after hearing the bug man testimony? If you still think he's guilty, why do you feel that way?

Not trying to be snotty, just seeking info...

[the Deejay]

"The prosecution couldn't attack his credibility and Feldman made a big impression in establishing how Faulkner came to be invloved in the case."


You betcha! In so many words, he pointed out Dusek didn't want Faulkner's expert testimony. I JUST LOVED IT!!