[FresnoDA]

Van Dam's famous in The Netherlands???

Tror naboen kan ha tatt Danielle

SAVNET: Foreldrene Damon van Dam og kona Brenda holder opp et bilde av datteren som er savnet.
Foto: REUTERS

INGEN FUNN: Kriminalteknikere gjorde resultatløse søk i huset til naboen.
Foto: AP

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Politiet i San Diego har bare en mistenkt etter at Danielle (7) ble kidnappet fra sitt hjem.

Av JON R. HAMMERFJELD
Fredag 15. februar 2002 14:30,
oppdatert 14:50

Sju år gamle Danielle van Dam forsvant den 2. februar i år. Politiet tror noen gikk inn på rommet hennes og kidnappet henne.

Politiet i San Diego i California har bare en mistenkt i saken, den 49 år gamle naboen, melder CNN.

Undersøker nabohuet
Om morgenen den 2. februar i år gikk Brenda van Dam opp til datterens soverom i 2. etasje for å vekke henne - som vanlig. Men datteren var forsvunnet. Politiet mener hun er blitt kidnappet og foreldrene er sjekket ut som mulige mistenkte i saken.

- Jeg var glad for å kunne ta en løgndetektortest, sier Brenda van Dam.

Den 49 år gamle naboen kom i søkelyset etter at han reiste ut i ørkenen. Han kjørte 12 mil østover fra San Diego den dagen Danielle forsvant.

Politiet sier han har vært samarbeidsvillig, han er avhørt og politiet har gjennomsøkt huset hans. Politiet har også levert bilen hans tilbake, mens de fremdeles ikke er ferdige med å undersøke garasjen.

Utlover belønning
49-åringen har fortalt politiet at han ikke kjente Danielle, og hennes foreldre forteller også at de ikke kjente naboen.

Men den 49 år gamle mannen har fortalt i avhør at han danset med Brenda van Dam på en bar kvelden før sjuåringen forsvant.

Brenda hevder hun ikke planla å møte ham, og at hun slett ikke danset med ham.

Foreldrene til Danielle utlover nå en belønning på over 200 000 kroner til den som kan komme med opplysninger som løser saken.

Foreløpig står politiet uten noen konkrete spor å gå etter.

[MizSterious]

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14 June 2000

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      LOS ANGELES--Overwhelmed by its ever-growing criminal caseload, the Los Angeles district attorney's office announced Monday that William Craig, arrested last week in connection with a string of brutal Bel Air stabbings, will be tried by the media.

Above: Murder suspect William Craig is surrounded by journalists assigned to cover and conduct his trial.

      "More than 150,000 cases come through this office every year, and, despite our best efforts, we simply are not equipped to adequately handle them all," Los Angeles district attorney Benjamin Dozier said. "That is why we are launching an experimental new program in conjunction with the National Society Of Journalism Professionals, in which certain criminal cases will be tried by the media. In these cases, the media will serve not only as judge and jury, but also as executioner."

      According to Dozier, an alliance between the judicial system and the media should prove mutually beneficial. "This partnership makes good sense for both sides: By handing over a percentage of cases, our workload is greatly lightened," Dozier said, "and by taking these cases, America's journalists will finally get their wish and be able to actually make the news, rather than merely report it."

      While opening arguments in the trial are not scheduled to begin until June 25 at the offices of The Los Angeles Times, many legal experts contend that, in the media's eyes, Craig has already been convicted.

      Said Harvard University Law School dean Nathan Unger: "Just yesterday in The Orange County Register, columnist Herb Garowitz called for the death penalty for Dozier, whom he described as 'human garbage who must pay dearly for these brutal murders which he obviously committed.' While ordinarily, such editorializing is fine for a columnist, Garowitz also happens to be the presiding judge in this case. This could present a major conflict of interest."      Dozier was unfazed by the criticism: "I can guarantee you that Mr. Craig will receive the same fair trial from the media that he would have received from America's first-rate judicial system."
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[shotabug]

Thanks for the ping. I have my decoded ring working on the post.

[I. Ben Hurt]

Thanks Fres. Well Monday's finally here. Time to "hurry up and wait".

[crystalk]

Definitely that is NOT Dutch (nederlands), in fact it is Norse or Danish, which are very much the same in writing.

[KLT]

Hey Fresno...Thanks for the updates....this guy is getting off...I don't believe a jury can be deliberating for this much time, and still not come to a decision...Believe it will be a HUNG JURY...What do you think?

Oh BTW...thanks for the Netherlands article....thought my PC had gone wacko!