Expert Says Blood Found on Defendant’s Jacket
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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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