Transfer: David Westerfield, Convicted Killer of Danielle van Dam, Moved to High Desert State Prison amid CDCR Changes

San Diego, California – David Westerfield, the man convicted and sentenced to death for the kidnapping and murder of 7-year-old Danielle van Dam in 2002, has been relocated from San Quentin State Prison to High Desert State Prison in northern California. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation confirmed this transfer last month. The move of Westerfield, now 72 years old, was part of the Condemned Inmate Transfer Program, according to CDCR spokesperson Terri Hardy. …

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