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3 unusual facts about David Westerfield


Child pornography

David Westerfield of California was convicted in 2002 of possessing child pornography, despite contrary opinion by some members of law enforcement: an Assistant U.S. Attorney concluded that the photographs shown to her did not meet the 9th Circuit Court of Appeal standard for lascivious conduct; and Detective Chris Armstrong declared that Westerfield’s images were not child porn.

David Westerfield

When the trial was over, the media, quoting unnamed police sources, reported that Westerfield's lawyers were just minutes away from negotiating a plea bargain when a private citizen's group, started by the Laura Recovery Center and concerned local citizens, found Danielle's body.

Forensic entomologist

A more recent and widely publicized homicide case that employed the use of forensic entomology was the David Westerfield trial.



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