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.

[Rheo]

thanks for clearing that up...have been wondering where that info came from.

[Freedom2specul8]

They might have worried he could be a flight risk

[NatureGirl]

Ever heard of GMBH, RUFFY'S ??????

"Roofies". Rohypnol. Otherwise known as the "date rape" drug. Nasty stuff, apparently, especially when mixed with alcohol.

[dread78645]

She did not arrive at Dad's until eleven-ish. If DW had left at 10-10:30 he would not have been there when she arrived.

It sounds about right. Garry left at 10:30 to pick up his girlfriend-bartender; DW, without his beer-buddy to talk to, would have hit the door after finishing his drink.

[Rheo]

Was Brenda in the courtroom this afternoon

Was wondering that too.....doesn't she have to leave when testimony pertains to her actions?

[Freedom2specul8]

I'll be back in a while..

[Mrs.O'Strategery]

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?

I met my husband in a bar. Hmmm... What kind of nice girl did my husband meet and marry? :=) What's with all this horndog buisness? I mean really, when I hear the word "horndog" I think of a guy who might be a ladies man. "How nice does that make him?" I don't really think of a pedophile when I hear the word, "horndog." Some men may even take "horndog" as a compliment to their vitality.

[homeschool mama]

**SLUTJACKALS Now that is a keeper..... **

Fits the females in question.

[winodog]

If her teeth were knocked out maybe someone who was drunk or maybe a lady instead of a man dragged her to a car. In doing so they had her face down and her teeth were knocked out by a curb or by the small concrete "porch" that is in front of most doorways.

[UCANSEE2]

Car paint doesn't come off under finger nails.

In most circumstances, I would agree.

Ever seen the inside of a VAN. One used for work, inside all scraped up and beat up. Paint loose and flaking off ?

[Spunky]

Are you sure it was porn?

Nope, not sure, that is why I deferred to you. I kept losing the feed during that part, so I said that that was my impression. If you heard otherwise, I am sure you are correct.

I was listening to court TV. They were talking about the porn sites. Who was accessing them. The prosecuter brought out the fact that one of the sites had an access number that was the last four digits of the older Westerfield. The defense objected. I think it was over ruled.

[dread78645]

ALL THE PIZZA PEOPLE LEFT DAD'S AT THE SAME TIME...BVD did NOT go get the car for the girls.

Impossible !
Brenda testified that somebody went back into the bar to get the custom "cigarettes" ...

Shirley, she wouldn't commit perjury ?

[UCANSEE2]

Taking the statement of defense in a DENIED motion as gospel is not a balanced approach.

Valid claim.

We have an unconfirmed rumor that BRENDA pointed pointed police at DW during a statement she made to them. Defense stated that Police admitted they then embellished that statement and used it to obtain a search warrant for DW's house and possessions. We don't have confirmation as the motion to allow this in court was denied.

Is that a fairer statement of the facts?

[NatureGirl]

Re: Encase

He didn't say if they used Encase on the CDs/zips. He just said that he took the media to the lab, and made copies of them onto their hard drive, then examined the contents.

Okay. Just took a brief trip through Encase's website. Though I'm no computer geek, and husband-the-compu-guy isn't here to translate, my understanding of Encase (from their product specifications) is that the data has to be on a hard drive or a network server in order to be accessed. If I'm reading that correctly, that means that the Cds/zip disks could not be "Encased" before they were dumped onto a HD.

[UCANSEE2]

her teeth were knocked out by a curb or by the small concrete "porch" that is in front of most doorways.

Man, that made my teeth shake!

[Freedom2specul8]

I'm sure you are a nice girl.. and of course there are exceptions to the general rule of thumb.

Some might say that horndog means he's a slut and so was his dad.. others might say it means they were male whores. take your pic!

[homeschool mama]

I have 3 gallons of bleach in my home. Weak indeed.

[dread78645]

Everyone left me all one over there..purty fast too. :)

Can't help you there; I was drinking a cold one and pissing off DemLibs at the local bar.

When i got back, you and MizS were in a cat-fight.

[Rheo]

I believe he used a different program name that had to be used for the CD/zip transfer to HD...Aspica or something??

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