1st Day of Trial

Here is the Courier article.

What the article doesn't tell you are the really awful things they heard today. It appears as if they are going to make the argument that Dave Damm hired Bruce Burt to take Donnisha somewhere so he could meet up with them and talk to Donnisha...convince her not to talk to the police anymore about the sexual abuse. AFter all he is a used car salesman and it would make sense that he'd want to use those "skills" to get out of this situation. I hope he rots.

I'm sure during the autopsy testimony and Burt's testimony more will come out, but drawings were presented of Donnisha's body. She had several cuts from a knife on her neck and throat. None of which killed her. She was also hit with a hammer on the head 3 times. It was not until the third and final blow that she likely died. It is so awful to have to think about what her last minutes must have been like.

It was also difficult for everyone there because her personal affects had to be identified. I think it is probably easy to remove yourself from the "reality" of it all when it is just a memory. When you have to see real things that belonged to her, I would think it is like she is back in the room in a way...a very untouchable, and sorrowful way.

I'm so glad I'm am not here listening to this first hand. I don't know how everyone else is doing it. Please join me in sending energy and prayer that David Damm is found guilty.

Here is another that talks a little more indepth.