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

Union Tribune ^ | July 10, 2002 | Kristen Green

[the Deejay]

"It is the Prosecuter's job to SHOW HOW THE BLOOD GOT THERE....not DW's."


Exactly! Now what American doesn't know that?

[hoosiermama]

Agree! And as I said before the DA has already rested his case and the defense has several days to refute the evidence presented. I'd be gettin FBI lab to analize the orage (red) fiber in necklace and found where else????

[the Deejay]

"She was in his home,no proof that this little girl was in MH home,how did her blood get in the MH.If I were on the jury that would be very important to helping me make up my mind."


Well, when is DUSEK going to PROVE that to us? Hmmm???

[John Jamieson]

"no proof" There's that word again. The defense does not have to provide "proof", only reasonable possibilities to produce reasonable doubt.

[CyberAnt]

Well ... you're entitled to your opinion!!

[Southflanknorthpawsis]

What do any of you think about the Poison Oak topic? Feldman has a reason for bringing that up at least twice now and talking about reactions, etc.

Does he have a bombshell we haven't had a hint about? I'm so curious.

[ned]

Trust Cielo!! LOL

[hoosiermama]

"GUILTY beyond a reasonable doubt" Do you understand JUST what that means.....?

[CyberAnt]

The statement in quotes was a statement which the defense made. The lawyer said the testimony "would prove Westerfield didn't do it".

All I was saying was - the guy's testimony didn't prove that to me. Okay?

[NatureGirl]

Thank you for that link (Crime Library). If I may quote from it:

"In short, the fiber analyst compares shape, dye content, size, chemical composition, and microscopic appearances, yet all of this is still about "class evidence." Even if fibers from two separate places can be matched via comparison, that does not mean they derive from the same source, and there is no fiber database that provides a probability of origin.

[John Jamieson]

That orange fiber was 1.5" long! Sounds too long for most fabrics and carpets, etc. Might be a nice match to one of those roughly woven search vest things.

[gigi]

EXACTLY!!!
I'm not at all impressed with the amount of blood that was found.

I would think a reasonable explanation about the blood,
Danielle and friend ( or not) went in the MH without permission to see what was in there and her nose bled a drop fell on the floor and she wiped her finger on the jacket. Stranger things have happened.

But like you say the prosecution has to prove how it got there. I don't think they did. JMO

[hoosiermama]

I'll bet DAW is extremely allergic to poison oak. WIll we be seeing him take the stand????

[John Jamieson]

Maybe Damon had a rash toward the end of July?

[Eva]

I remember reading speculation early in the case that Damon was covering his arms with long sleeves to hide poison oak. Maybe it was more than speculation.

[the Deejay]

"and there is no fiber database that provides a probability of origin."


CORRECT!

[oremus]

I have a problem with such tiny amounts of blood amounting to the fact that he did it.

[gigi]

Did someone check his grocery list for Calamine Lotion?

[fatima]

It does not matter what we think but what the jury thinks,if I were on the jury I would need to know how the little girl's blood got into his MH,was the blood on the jacket an old stain,if not then she would have had to been in there in a short time before she died.Many cases are won on spots the dry cleaner could not see.These questions are some of the ones I would have.

[is_is]

how is he going to "drop" this bomb shell....he's rested....with that said i found it very curious he brought that up twice.....maybe DW is not allergic to PI and he wants to explain away why he didn't contract it....BUT...if that was the case he would have had to bring forth evidence before he rested that DW was not allergic....i'm confusing myself...LOL