[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."

[John Jamieson]

I guess if Dusek comes out and verifies that he was sincerely offered such a deal from the defense, I'll believe it. So far it sounds like press exageration.