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

Union Tribune ^ | July 10, 2002 | Kristen Green

[cyncooper]

We may NEVER know about the hair, blood, fingerprint & fiber evidence.

What does this mean?

[UCANSEE2]

What is the Girl's Club?

I believe that was a referral to Brenda, Barb, Denise. How they are swingers, and Barb seems totally into women (bisexual at the least). Brenda admits to going to gay bars in SAN FRAN to total strangers (glennie Nasland, who was DW's friend).

SO, in this case, we are talking about them introducing Danielle to lesbianism.

[winodog]

So dumsack just argued with faulkner that if there were no openings for the bugs then the bugs would have to wait till a animal ripped open the body to let them in.
Yet on the other hand he says the Dw murdered her and made her bleed in the MH?
Any blood would be a big welcome in sign to a bug would it not?
I dont think dumsack can have it both ways.

[John Jamieson]

It's getting clear now.

Damon killed her and buried her in the desert (mumification).

He realised that he was not going to get the insurance money without the body.

Went to the desert on 16th get the body, took it to Dehesa that weekend. Flys got to it. He called anonomous tip into home or LE, but it still took the searchers until the 27th to find it.

He sold the blue van, bought BMW, new house, etc.

He thought at one point about killing DW to put an end to trial.

What a piece of slim!

[sbnsd]

Which trial have they been listening to?

The reasons that many of the callers & even RR himself have expressed seem to be that DNA evidence trumps ALL. Nothing else matters. "Oh, the bug guy was interesting, but they can't explain away the blood, hair & fiber."

[the Deejay]

I highly doubt they'll file anything "legal" at this point. Feldman can call them back to the witness stand and inquire about such documents. (Well, "if" the judge will allow it. Which he nixes just about everything the defense needs to get into evidence.)

[Rheo]

How did he get in and out of the house?

Did he walk down the street with her?

Did he keep her in the house?

Did he keep her in the MH until dumping her Sunday night?

Why did the dogs not alert to DW as being in the VD home?

Why did the dogs not alert to her being in his home or the MH?

what timeline of the VD's are you using and when did he come in and take her?

[Karson]

Denise moved to Baltimore.

No, she flies out of Baltimore but she moved to Florida.

[Lanza]

Given what I know about that bunch, it wouldn't surprise me.

[cynwoody]

I think the Defense closing arument needs to be honest - "Ladies and gentlemen - we cannot tell you exaxtly how little Danielle's blood and fingerprints got into the MH ...

If the entomological argument holds up, the most plausible conclusion is that DW didn't do it and was most likely framed by the real murderer. The state's physical evidence could then be dismissed as part of the frameup effort. Reasonable doubt, don't you know!

Next question: Which two-legged maggot is the real murderer?

[the Deejay]

It means there are SOME things in a lot of trials that are never known. "How this or that got here & there." I've heard juries say this a number of times.

[UCANSEE2]

SO, a hasty trip to the desert Friday night to bury the body somewhere out in the DRY DESERT, where it would MUMMIFY.

Then After police were directed or had latched onto DW, and he knew he was safe, out to the desert to pickup the body, then drop it off at DEHESA RD. on the way home.

Next step, get rid of the van so as not to have any evidence, just in case.

[John Jamieson]

Damon, Damon, Damon!!!

[winodog]

Wouldnt traces of sand have showed up in her or on her?

[connectthedots]

That Danielle was in DW's house a few days before she disappeared is not disputed. That Danielle had been scratched by the dog a few days before is not disputed. As for the hair, there are numerous hairs that have not be identified and Brenda did dance with DW while wearing a red sweater which could be a virtual hair-magnate (static electricity in a dry environment) which could have transferred some of Danielles hair to DW, if one might want to assumethat a loving mother like Brenda would give her daughter a hug and kiss before going out to recruit sex playmates.

[Henrietta]

His whereabouts Sunday are not accounted for.

You might be right...anyone have any info re DW's whereabouts on Sunday night?

[UCANSEE2]

Can't possibly be relevant.

And the body appeared MUMMIFIED. How would that occur?

[RnMomof7]

You have mail

[MizSterious]

A piece of slim? Or slime? LOL!

In any event, you have it right. Sorry for re-posting the article--I hadn't found yours yet. But yah, I tend to think the demondunit.

[sbnsd]

SO, a hasty trip to the desert Friday night to bury the body somewhere out in the DRY DESERT, where it would MUMMIFY.

I can't remember who posted this, but the poster had said that you can tell if a dead body had been moved because elements within the body would indicate it. I don't think they saw any indication that the body had been moved.