[John Jamieson]

For the last 200 posts or so. Still haven't seen any evidence that DW confessed to anything. I heard that Dusek made an offer and it wasn't accepted. Even that, may well be putting it too strong.

[Poohbah]

Are you saying that the plea agreement was never discussed prior to Danielle's body being found, and that Westerfield or his attorney never attempted to cut a deal in this regard?

[VRWC_minion]

I heard that Dusek made an offer and it wasn't accepted.

I makes more sense that Feldman approached Dusek with the offer but once the body was found there was nothing to trade. Ordinarily the defense attorney is in the roll of "feeling out" the prosecuting attorney to see where he is coming from and what kind of deals might be made. I would infer by this that Dusek must have indicated that he would recommend a life sentence if Westerfield confessed and led them to the body.

Without the body, Dusek would have tough case so a deal would make sense in that Dusek would be able to end the ordeal.

[EllaMinnow]

"Minutes before Danielle van Dam's remains were found Feb. 27, David Westerfield's lawyers were brokering a deal with prosecutors:

He would tell police where he dumped the 7-year-old girl's body; they would not seek the death penalty"

That is a direct cut-and-paste from the article at the beginning of the thread.
It specifically says "David Westerfield's lawyers were brokering a deal with prosecutors."

[UCANSEE2]

Still haven't seen any evidence that DW confessed to anything. I heard that Dusek made an offer and it wasn't accepted. Even that, may well be putting it too strong.

Gee, John, it's the same evidence used in the case to convince the public that DW is guilty as hell. If it's in the papers, it's true. If the reporter uses literary license and let's the imagination run a little wild, well, it's still true.(/sarcasm)

There are tons of DUPED posters and DUPED public in the US that are buying into it as a FACT that DW knew where the body was, when the article NEVER SAYS any such thing. It says the process was ABORTED. Why? It was aborted because the Prosecutor offered it to defense, if DW told them where the body was. When defense went to DW and DW had no info to give, the process was ABORTED.

And the sheeple continue to sleep. Content that all is OK.

[Illbay]

Still haven't seen any evidence that DW confessed to anything.

He DIDN'T confess--that's why I said "unofficial." Once they had found the body without his help, they didn't need the plea bargain any more, and his attorney--who obviously knew all along he was guilty (this is where I fully understand Bill O'Reilly's complaint)--basically said "all right, you're going to have to get a conviction the hard way."

But the fact that the negotiation was ongoing, and about to be completed just MOMENTS before the body was found, indicates more than anything else that Westerfield was guilty. It is an UNOFFICIAL admission of his guilt.

Now he's going to fry because he let it go on too long.

How sad (not).

[JLO]

Hia - I was in the same frame of mind as you - for months. I think it's time to give it up.

He's guilty.