During a drive in the desert to show detectives where he camped the weekend a neighbor girl disappeared, David Westerfield commented that the area would be a "great place to dump a body," according to an affidavit released Thursday.
Later that day, when a detective said it would be nice to know where 7- year-old Danielle van Dam's body was located, Westerfield told him to just be patient and police "will get the information they need," the affidavit states. When asked when that would be, Westerfield said it would be sooner than they think, according to the affidavit
A total of five affidavits used to support search warrants during the investigation of Westerfield were released at the San Diego County Courthouse.