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).
I challenge you, Illbay, prove that DW was about to sign. Prove he knew where the body was.
Prove his lawyer KNEW he was guilty. Prove his lawyer said "all right, you're going to have to get a conviction the hard way".