EXPERT LINKS PORN TO WESTERFIELD'S SON!: (Feldman's Message To "The Damon"; Don't Leave Town!)

KNSD NBC ^ | July 3, 2002 | KNBC

[FresnoDA]

Expert Links Porn Images To Westerfield's Son

Defense Hopes To Show Child Porn Wasn't Downloaded By Defendant

 

POSTED: 12:15 p.m. PDT July 3, 2002

UPDATED: 2:55 p.m. PDT July 3, 2002

 

SAN DIEGO -- A computer expert hired by David Westerfield's defense team said that at least some of the pornography seized from his home was downloaded by the defendant's son.

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Marcus Lawson (pictured, right), president of Global CompuSearch of Spokane, Wash., testified Wednesday that he found two photographs of naked women and Japanese "anime" computer animations on the hard drive of a Gateway computer in an upstairs bedroom used by Westerfield's 18-year-old son, David Neal Westerfield. The former Customs Service agent said that a detailed analysis of the files showed the pornography was downloaded at about the same time someone was accessing an email account belonging to the younger Westerfield.

David A. Westerfield, 50, is charged with kidnapping and killing 7-year-old Danielle van Dam. He is also charged with misdemeanor possession of child pornography. Prosecutors have said the 80 or so images of child pornography taken from Westerfield's home indicate sexual interest in children.Defense attorneys are trying to show that the defendant is not responsible for the pornographic images -- including those of young children -- found on his computer equipment.

David A. Westerfield, a 50-year-old self-employed design engineer, is on trial for the kidnapping and murder of 7-year-old Danielle van Dam.

Lawson told jurors that he examined copies of hard drives, zip disks and compact disks made by police and took numerous screen captures -- essentially photographs of what came up on the computer monitor at a given time.

Defense attorney Steven Feldman asked Lawson if there was a theme to the animations.

"A considerable number of the screen prints showed bondage -- where women were tied in ropes," Lawson said.

A screen print of an e-mail to a DNWesthotmail.com, as quoted by Lawson, said: "Thanks for joining anime.com."

Lawson also confirmed screen prints the defense entered into evidence last week, that a computer in the office of Westerfield's house was used to access pornography on Feb. 4 at 4:47 p.m., when the defendant was busy with detectives.

Feldman mentioned last week's suggestion that the clock on the computer may have been doctored.

"Did you see any evidence that that happened on any of the computers you examined?" Feldman asked.

"No, I did not," Lawson answered. He said there's usually signs when a clock has been tampered with, such as files being accessed before they were created. Nothing like that was apparent on Westerfield's computers, he said.

Tuesday, San Diego police Detective Johnny Keene testified that he collected Westerfield from his Sabre Springs home that Monday around 3:40 p.m. and took him to the Northeastern substation in Rancho Penasquitos. The defendant remained there until approximately 11:30 p.m.

[Freedom2specul8]

I know, you believe it is more likely That the nice man who lives down the street, has lived in the neighborhood for many years, known by his neighbors, is self-employed, no history of any thing but 1 DWI, who has some porn in his house accessed via computers, that mostly is his son's, is the KILLER.

You've declared him innocent before the trial is over haven't you? AH HA! gotcha!

Seriously, there's no history of anything unless you get caught..as you well know. Did anyone ever get to the bottom of the social security number? What was up with that? DW's own sister and mom calls him and his dad a horndog..not sure how nice that can make him..guess it depends. Sounded like he might be trying to meet gals in bars...what kind of nice girl does he expect to meet, and what kind of nice guy is he for real?

[UCANSEE2]

What have we learned today?

(1)DW left the bar just before midnight (if you accept Glennie's testimony)

(2)Brenda did invite STRANGERS back to her house for a 'party', not once, not twice, but three times.

(3)Some of the regular porn was downloaded /viewed by DW, most of the porn, especially the teen and other extreme porn was most likely downloaded/viewed by his son.

(4)Brenda tells total stranger (Glennie Nasland) that she goes to GAY BARS in San Francisco (while apparently trying to pick Glennie up)

ANYTHING ELSE.

[theirjustdue]

"The Motorhome might have been "flaked" as needed."

At this point I wouldn't rule anything out, John. I haven't figured out how that would have been carried off by Barb or any of the pizza gang, with the MH at an unkown distant location, (or if your thinking LE, lacking any of Danielle's blood), but as many here have speculated, Danielle may still have somehow been in the MH on a previous occasion, totally unrelated to her disapearence and subsequent murder.

[Freedom2specul8]

There are so many different angles and theories proposed by everyone..it's hard to keep it all straight.

[GoRepGo]

Can we include: wearing black, to a bar, late a night as satanic ritual wear?

[Canticle_of_Deborah]

This little girl was surrounded by sexually agressive adult lesbians and yet we're off trying to pin it on the aging computer hacker two doors down. The blinders are amasing.

You can bet the female LE friend is part of this lezbo swingers group. The trial ought to stop right now so the real investigation can begin.

This is very, very likely. I've always suspected Damon, but now you've got me wondering. Was Barb wearing anything that night which would leave certain colored fibers on Danielle's body? What if all three women conspired to dump the body somewhere afterward and carried it around until they did? Lots of opportunity to leave orange, red and other colored fibers on the body.

[UCANSEE2]

You've declared him innocent before the trial is over haven't you? AH HA! gotcha!

Hmmm. I was talking about what you think. I said you found it more likely. I didn't declare him anything. so, you don't GOTCHA anything.

Seriously, there's no history of anything unless you get caught..as you well know.

SO, even though he has no arrests of convictions for any related crimes, he is guilty of them anyway? Is that what you are saying?

Did anyone ever get to the bottom of the social security number? What was up with that? DW's own sister and mom calls him and his dad a horndog..not sure how nice that can make him..guess it depends. Sounded like he might be trying to meet gals in bars...

OH, GOD FORBID HE DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT. HOW CREEPY. PUT HIM IN JAIL. Doesn't he know bars are not for that?

what kind of nice girl does he expect to meet, and what kind of nice guy is he for real?

Well, he is single and went to meet women. Brenda was married and went to invite total strangers to her house for sex and drugs. It was in the testimony today, so it can't be denied. She asked three times. What does that make her, compared to him ?

[Freedom2specul8]

How much has feldman even admitted to as far as dw's behaviour other than he HAD to admit he was in the bar, that he had to admit being drunk and drove home drunk, and he HAD TO admit that he was traveling all over the country side and he HAD TO admit that there was child porn on the puter and he HAD TO admit there were fibers on both the body and the MH... you know the rest. Character witnesses? People that hang out at bars with him? Neighbors that have been to his house what.. 8 times in however many years?

[Jaded]

OOOOOhhhh, you bet.

[alexandria]

(1)DW left the bar just before midnight (if you accept Glennie's testimony) (2)Brenda did invite STRANGERS back to her house for a 'party', not once, not twice, but three times. (3)Some of the regular porn was downloaded /viewed by DW, most of the porn, especially the teen and other extreme porn was most likely downloaded/viewed by his son. Anyone else got anything?
Yes, adding Glennie's statement, "DW was dancing with Denise then turned and danced with BVD for a couple of seconds then turned back to dance with Denise who was rubbing all over him"

Now if the girls were dancing with each other earlier on and then Denise is rubbing all over DW isn't transferance of hair and fibers possible?

[bvw]

(4) The Prosecution fraudulently mis-respresented the porn evidence against DW, and attempted to use an early provocative presentation of that fraudulently represented evidence to sway the verdict by overwhleming the jury's emotions.

[Freedom2specul8]

If she was so horny after the bar scene, how come everyone left after 20 minutes? Can you prove her "you're hot, i wanna take you home" statements are actual invitations?

[Jaded]

I REALLY REALLY want to know about the fingerprints that were on the black Toyota 4-Runner with California license plate 4SFN016. Enquiring minds. In a really bad way.

[John Jamieson]

It's allright to declare the man innocent at the end of the prosecutions case, unless you think the defense is going to prove he did it!!!

[Freedom2specul8]

what happened to the posts? The name to fields are missing?

[Freedom2specul8]

Fine JJ!! Fine! Can't we all not be convinced of anything yet?

[bvw]

The TO and REPLY TO fields done be gone!

[Freedom2specul8]

JJ, I left my smiley off..but Hopefully you knew I wasn't yellin at ya!

[Spunky]

Did anyone ever get to the bottom of the social security number? What was up with that?

From what I understood some of the sites that the defense tried to indicate were accessed by young Westerfield had an access No. of the last four digets of Older Westerfield's SS No. The TV talk people stated would a child have their parents SS No. Anyway it was something like that and I say yes they would have a parents SS No.

[Freedom2specul8]

BVW..this is awkward.. Maybe there's at thread about it somewhere.