DESCRIPTION:
On this episode of They Walk Among America… Sabre Springs is a planned high-end community in San Diego, California. It’s a typical residential community where many people go to raise their families within close proximity to employment and good schools. Around 9,000 people were living in Sabre Springs in February 2002 when something destroyed the community's perceived serenity. Before then, parents had no issues with letting their children play in the neighborhood, or leaving a window unlocked in the two-storey tract homes. Children went to school and came home to play with friends, cycling their bikes past neighbor's houses, never aware of the danger lurking behind closed doors until it was too late…
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‘They Walk Among America’ is a Law & Crime podcast network production.
This episode was hosted by Nina Innsted.
Researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.
Editing and scoring by Brad Maybe.
Script editing, additional writing and production direction by Rosanna and Benjamin Fitton.
MUSIC:
Shadow Passage by Cody Martin
Darkest Space by Lost Ghost
Vanished by Wicked Cinema
The Void by Cody Martin
Within The Void by Hill
Rag Doll by Wicked Cinema
Darker Days by Alternate Endings
Prowler by Hill
Swarm Of Flies by Stephen Keech
Lighter Out by True Genesis
Music Box by Stephen Keech
Through The Looking Glass by Joshua Spacht
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REFERENCES:
LEGAL DOCUMENTS
https://casetext.com/brief/s112691-people-v-westerfield-appellants-opening-brief
https://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/archive/S112691.PDF
NEWSBANK
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), February 3, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), February 4, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), February 5, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), February 5, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), February 6, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), February 7, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), February 8, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), February 9, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), February 10, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), February 11, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), February 12, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), February 13, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), February 14, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), February 15, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), February 16, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), February 16, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), February 17, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), February 20, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), February 21, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), February 22, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), February 23, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), February 24, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), February 26, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), February 27, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), February 28, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), March 1, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), March 3, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), March 9, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), March 12, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), March 13, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), March 15, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), March 17, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), March 22, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), March 26, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), April 26, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), May 5, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), May 8, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), May 10, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), May 29, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), May 31, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), June 1, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), June 4, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), June 5, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), June 5, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), June 6, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), June 7, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), June 9, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), June 11, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), June 12, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), June 13, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), June 14, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), June 16, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), June 18, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), June 19, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), June 20, 2002
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San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), June 27, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), June 28, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), June 30, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), July 3, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), July 2, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), July 4, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), July 4, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), July 7, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), July 9, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), July 9, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), July 10, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), July 11, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), July 12, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), July 14, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), July 16, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), July 21, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), July 23, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), July 25, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), July 26, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), July 28, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), July 31, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), August 2, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), August 4, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), August 5, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), August 7, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), August 8, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), August 9, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), August 13, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), August 14, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), August 16, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), August 17, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), August 21, 2002
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San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), August 27, 2002
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San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), August 30, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), September 1, 2002
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San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), September 5, 2002
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San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), September 14, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), September 17, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), September 18, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), September 19, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), September 20, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), September 23, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), October 12, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), November 15, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), November 19, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), November 23, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), December 8, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), December 17, 2002
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), January 3, 2003
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), January 4, 2003
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), January 7, 2003
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), January 8, 2003
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), January 9, 2003
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), January 10, 2003
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San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), May 3, 2003:
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San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), July 10, 2004
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), February 2, 2005
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), August 11, 2007
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), October 4, 2008
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA), March 2, 2009
ONLINE ARTICLES
https://www.sandiegorealestatehunter.com/blog/6-reasons-why-sabre-springs-san-diego-great-place-live/
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-jun-06-me-girl6-story.html
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-aug-19-me-vandam19-story.html
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-feb-15-me-girl15-story.html
https://www.10news.com/news/family-celebrates-danielle-van-dams-life-on-what-would-have-been-her-21st-birthday-092215
https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2002/aug/08/cover-good-life-sabre-springs/
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-a-brief-history-of-van-dam-case-2002dec29-story.html
https://aboutforensics.co.uk/decomposition/
https://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/09/us/san-diego-neighbors-search-for-girl-7-and-a-reason-to-hope.html
https://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=91946&page=1
BOOKS
Question of Murder by Cyril H. Wecht