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

Union Tribune ^ | July 10, 2002 | Kristen Green

[cyncooper]

It was NOT a last minute trip. We have testimony that he had it planned on Friday, if not before that.

Not to the Strand, his friend said he mentioned the desert. And the testimony so far is he always took a day or two to ready the MH, not the hour or so on that Sat.

[crystalk]

That is the most totally unimpressive thing of all. Seven-year-olds always are having cuts, scratches, and nosebleeds, and she had played in the MH, probably on several occasions.

DW realized at some point that LE was going to try to fry him. It is just so easy, just find an unattached male a few doors down. Plant anything you need, get warrants based on nothing, make up things if you need to, that the Brenda didn't really say, to take his house apart and his clothing and his MH and his entire LIFE!

These warrants ought never to have been issued, and the kiddie porn thing is a canard, would never fly as a free standing charge, is just being used to tar his name.

[John Jamieson]

I saw that! Those are sick people!

[spectre]

Wanna bet Judge Mudd doesn't have the guts to keep Damon out of the courtroom for the rest of the trial?

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[oremus]

I think I am on already, but thank you ;). I just don't reply too much - I've mainly been taking it in since opinions don't mean much, as we now can see. I refrained from being of the opinion that DW was absolutely the perpetrator, or absolutely was, until I heard all the evidence. I did have a strong gut feeling that he wasn't, though.

[MizSterious]

"Now that I think about it, the van is probably in Florida with Damon's boyfriend."

Most people who want to really get rid of a car sell it to a chop shop or to someone taking it to Mexico. They're really close to Mexico.

[gigi]

I saw that and couldn't believe it.

A rich, white guy would look good for the state to put on death row,so they could say see it's not all blacks and minorities.

Not an exact quote but the jist of it.

[UCANSEE2]

Are we talking about thattype of van or a minivan?

I got the impression , way back when this first came up, that it was a work van. Like a ford or chevy or gmc van, like you see cable guys drive. Or air conditioner repairman or the maytag guy drive.

If damon bought it and just used it for his tools,radio equipment, etc., then it could still have been carpeted.

Usually non-carpeted are purchased via commercial fleet contracts.

[cyncooper]

Interesting comments.

[the Deejay]

That's just WHY I haven't had CTV on since before this trial began. I cannot stand their *thoughts*!

[crystalk]

San Diego's leftist media seem to want DW to be executed just because he is an upper-middle-class, successful white male.

They seem totally unconcerned with the fact he is innocent.

What about Damon and Brenda? Why don't THEY qualify for the hate of the media? Is it because that as sexual wrongdoers and perverts they have diplomatic immunity and can do no wrong?

DW ought to sue every paper and reporter in San Diego when this comes unwrapped.

[cynwoody]

They think Westerfield is it and they would never admit they were wrong.

That would be consistent with prosecutorial behavior in other high profile cases.

[dogbyte12]

The body would show signs of freezer burn if frozen. Crystalization would occur somewhere, even in the veins, if that was the case. I can buy refrigeration, but not freezing the body.

I have this hunch Westerfield will be convicted no matter what though. A crime this horrific, often a jury will want to punish somebody. Westerfield, guilty or not, will do just fine.

[oremus]

I'll never understand how they are allowed to air their stinking thoughts anyway. Shouldn't CTV be impartial?????? And Nancy grates on my nerves.

[the Deejay]

Yes, I'm sure it was carpeted. Our shops have 2 commerical type vans that don't have carpet.

[John Jamieson]

I read someway that it was a Toyota Van which would be a Luxury vehicle "Sienna"

[gigi]

But you would think if he was planning to take Danielle, he would have got the Motorhome before he took her so he wouldn't have to transport her in the Toyota. Or if for some reason it just happened, why didn't he just get rid of her and not take her in the MH?

[UCANSEE2]

Bug guy established body was the no later than FEB 16th.

Due to lack of beetle grubs, he says body also not there before the 16th. But that is not his specialty, the beetle grubs. He can't explain why they weren't there, is what he really said.

Said he had never seen a case like this. Expected to find a mass of maggots in the BRAIN CASE.

Did not find any. Very unusual.

Most of us think this guy proved Danielle was dead, sometime after FEB 2, but kept somewhere else, and dumped at DEHESA RD on or around FEB 16.

[the Deejay]

I don't know HOW CTV keeps from being sued for libel, some of the things the hosts & guests say on international tv!!
Maybe DAW can SUE them, too! I just can't watch CTV, especially during this trial. If I wasn't watching on webcast, I'd just read posts.

[Politicalmom]

He HAD a trip planned, who cares where to? He had it planned on Friday, so obviously, it was going to be a quick pack up.

What you are saying makes NO sense, and is contrary to the testimony.

Besides, his girlfriend tried to say that although she hadn't WITNESSED him doing a quick pack up, she knew he had done so on occasion.