[NatureGirl]

There was poison oak at the Dehesa Rd. site. Even though the plants were dormant for the winter, there were still enough leaves to cause people to get a rash. Faulkner (the bug guy) testified that he got such a rash, because he had to search around through the plants.

IMO, the defense drew attention to that, to show that there was a high possibility that the person who dumped the body at Dehesa would also have contacted the poison oak, and would have had a rash. DW was under police surveillance early on in the case. If the defense can show that he's allergic to poison oak, but didn't develop a rash, then it's another point that shows he couldn't have dumped the body there.

[oremus]

THanks. That's it. I'm convinced. Free DAW, an innocent man.

[NatureGirl]

Now, how did I manage to post that twice? Must be getting late.

[the Deejay]

Didn't the police & investigators think about this poison oak business while Westerfield was under suspicion & being followed for weeks?