Attorney Says Van Dam Suspect Denied Lawyer
A man accused of kidnapping and killing 7-year-old Danielle van Dam repeatedly asked for an attorney during a nine-hour police interview, but his request was never granted, his lawyer said.
In the days after Danielle’s disappearance, police grilled David Westerfield about the missing girl to the point that he started to unravel, Westerfield’s attorney, Robert Boyce, said in court documents filed in Superior Court.
Westerfield, 50, is accused of kidnapping and murdering the girl, who vanished from her home Feb.1.
Her body was found three weeks later along a rural road east of San Diego. Westerfield has pleaded innocent and will stand trial May 17.
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