Expert Says Blood Found on Defendant’s Jacket
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Drops of Danielle van Dam’s blood were found on David Westerfield’s jacket and on the carpet of his recreational vehicle, a DNA expert testified Thursday at Westerfield’s trial on charges of kidnapping and murdering the 7-year-old.
Police criminalist Annette Peer said chances the blood came from someone else were infinitesimal.
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