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Background info on Henry Lee....

Judge in Spector trial rules defense expert Dr. Henry Lee hid or destroyed evidence
May 27, 2007

http://www.courttv.com/trials/spector/052307_ctv.html

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NANCY GRACE

Casey Anthony Car Stills Smells of Decomposition
Aired November 14, 2008 - 20:00:00 ET

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0811/14/ng.01.html

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Anthonys Greet Volunteers, Ask For Funds At Kid Finders Event
Friday, November 14, 2008 – updated: 11:56 am EST November 15, 2008

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- George and Cindy Anthony were the main attractions Saturday morning as they met volunteers wanting to search for their missing granddaughter, Caylee.

The Anthonys attended an event for Kid Finders, the organization that is trying to find Caylee Anthony, who has been missing since early in the summer and whose mother is jailed on first degree murder charges in connection with the disappearance.

At Saturday's function, the Anthonys were helping Kid Finders gather a list of volunteers they can contact at a later date and determine how those volunteers can help in the search for Caylee, who the Anthonys maintain is still alive.

In an interview, Cindy stressed that the effort requires more donations so that Kid Finders can keep up the search.


BOUNTY HUNTER KICKED OUT OF PARK


Meanwhile bounty hunter Leonard Padilla has been ordered out of Blanchard Park for the weekend, where he had organized a team of divers this week to search the Little Econ River for Caylee's remains. There were no divers in the park Saturday.

Leonard Padilla had his paid scuba divers back in the water searching for Caylee Anthony's body Friday. A day earlier, Padilla's team set off a huge false alarm when they claimed they found bones in the Little Econ River (see map). It was so bad, the Orange County Sheriff's Office still wants Padilla to take a lie detector test.

Eyewitness News spoke at length with Padilla on Friday (watch full interview) and said, despite Thursday's drama and the fact that they found nothing Friday, he is more convinced than ever that Casey dumped Caylee's body in the river at Blanchard Park.

As gators circled below and vultures soared above, volunteering Blackwater Divers spent another day in water bounty hunter Leonard Padilla insists is Caylee's current resting place

"The day after we got [Casey] out, she sits down and she's talking to me and says, 'I went to Blanchard Park and Zenaida and her sister Samantha were there and they took the baby away from me,'" Padilla told Eyewitness News on Friday. "In the reports, she mentions Blanchard Park eight times."

Plenty of the curious were camping out at Blanchard Park, which has turned into the new Hopespring Drive, where the Anthony family lives.

A hodgepodge of postal packing tape, leftover crime scene tape and ski rope marked the makeshift staging area Friday where Thursday divers handed detectives a dud of a lead. Now they want Padilla to take a polygraph.

"What do they want to ask you? Did you set up some evidence in the middle of the water so you could go out there and have all the cameras in America focused on you? Do you think they think you did that?" WFTV reporter Steve Barrett asked Padilla.

"That's what I think, yeah," he replied.

FBI agent are supposed to contact Padilla to schedule the test and Friday wondered out loud about why others in the case declined lie detectors.

"It would have been great if Casey, Lee, Cindy and George would have taken a lie detector test," he said (watch full interview).

Also Friday, Padilla dropped a whole new theory involving the Anthony family pool. He believes, after Caylee die from a chloroform overdose, Casey put her body in the swimming pool to test the buoyancy of her body and then used the neighbors shovel to fish Caylee out of the pool before putting her inside a garbage bag.

http://www.wftv.com/news/17982607/detail.html

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I see they changed the title of this article to Casey countersuing instead of Cindy -

Report: Casey Anthony countersuing woman; Cindy writing book
Bianca Prieto and Amanda Welch | Sentinel Staff Writers
11:55 PM EST, November 15, 2008

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/crime/orl-casey-anthony-car111408,0,4304861.story

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Padilla To Take Lie Detector Test
Saturday, November 15, 2008 12:55:55 PM

ORLANDO -- News 13 has learned the FBI has contacted bounty hunter Leonard Padilla to schedule a polygraph test to be taken sometimes in the next week.

The bureau plans to talk to Padilla about items found in the Little Econ River in the bounty hunter's search for missing toddler Caylee Anthony. See previous story.

The Orange County Sheriff's Office asked Padilla Thursday to take the test after authorities said a bag found in the river and said to be full of bones and toys turned out to contain nothing but sticks.

Padilla said he has no problem with taking the test.

The divers have suspended the search at Blanchard Park for the weekend, and plan to resume Monday.


Anthonys Continue Searching For Caylee
Volunteers were back on the search for Caylee Saturday, this time being led by the missing 3-year-old's grandparents, George and Cindy Anthony.

The Anthonys gathered at the Kid Finders Network tent Saturday morning in Orlando, displaying posters and talking with members of the community in attempt to find any trace of their missing granddaughter.

Caylee's family has repeatedly insisted the toddler is still alive, despite other organizations focusing their searches on looking for remains.

Cindy Anthony said she plans of writing a book about her experiences in the search for her granddaughter.

http://cfnews13.com/News/Local/2008/11/15/bounty_hunter_to_take_lie_detector_test.html

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Star criminalist Henry Lee joins Casey Anthony defense team
Bianca Prieto and Walter Pacheco | Sentinel Staff Writers
November 15, 2008

A marquee name joined the growing cast of characters in the missing-child Caylee Marie Anthony case Friday when a star forensic expert arrived to help defense lawyers.

Criminalist Henry Lee spent the day at the Orange County Sheriff's Office peering at evidence from a white Pontiac Sunfire driven by Caylee's mother, Casey Anthony.

The 22-year-old single parent is charged with murder in Caylee's disappearance, and investigators think the girl's body -- which has not been found -- was in the trunk.

Lee was a key defense expert during the O.J. Simpson trial in 1995. His testimony on how Los Angeles police handled blood evidence helped win Simpson's acquittal.

Lee's visit was the latest in a train of high-profile events in the Caylee case, which launched July 16 when grandmother Cindy Anthony reported her missing.

Defense-team spokesman Todd Black gave few details on how Lee became involved, but did say the expert will be around for some time.

"It's not a one-shot deal. Dr. Lee is contracted for the life of the case," Black said.

Who is Henry Lee?

The Connecticut-based criminalist's r�sum� includes work on the cases of JonBenet Ramsey and Laci Peterson. Lee has decades of experience and hundreds of murder cases under his belt and is known for charisma on the stand and ability to explain complex science in a way that juries understand.

What did he do Friday?

He inspected the car's interior, including the trunk. He looked at car-carpet samples and a tire cover, said Orange sheriff's spokesman Capt. Angelo Nieves.

Why do investigators think Caylee was in the car?

Casey Anthony's parents said the Pontiac smelled like a dead body had been inside. Casey's father, George, told investigators the stench was so horrible that he could not breathe while he was inside the car. A cadaver dog, trained specifically to seek out the smell of human decomposition, hit on the trunk of the car.

What evidence was in the trunk?

A stain in the trunk sparked interest of authorities early on. Investigators have given few details about the stain, but George Anthony described it as about the size of a basketball, according to documents.

Residue of chloroform was on a tire cover in the trunk, according to reports released to the public this month. A research scientist noted in a report to the Sheriff's Office that the chemicals found in the air from the trunk were consistent with human decomposition.

What's next?

Casey Anthony is expected in court at 9 a.m. Dec. 11 for a pretrial conference. The judge is also expected to rule on motions regarding a check-fraud case against her.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-casey1508nov15,0,7537961.story

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Search For Caylee Resumes Monday
Sunday, November 16, 2008 2:20:14 PM

ORLANDO -- They have called it quits for the weekend, but two search efforts for missing toddler Caylee Anthony are scheduled to resume early Monday morning.

Volunteers with the Kid Finders Network manned their tent in Orange county for about an hour Sunday.

Along with Caylee Anthony, Kid Finders said they are also continuing the search for other missing children, including Trenton Duckett and Jennifer Kesse.

Kid Finders officials said they are always in need of both money and volunteers. The group has found itself short of donations, and have had to scale back its efforts in the its search for Caylee.

Caylee's grandparents, Cindy and George Anthony, were at the Kid Finders Network command center Saturday, displaying posters and getting the word out about the missing 3-year-old.

Bounty hunter Leonard Padilla also called off his search for the weekend, saying he plans to be back in the water in Blanchard Park Monday morning.

The Anthonys have criticized Padilla and other groups for searching for a body instead of searching as if Caylee was alive.

Cindy Anthony also said she hopes writing a book would guide people in similar situations through what she has been through as she searches for her granddaughter.

"Two years down the road, once Caylee's back home safe, and her life's back to normal, and our life's back to normal, if I can help someone in any way, and jot everything down, that I've learned, you know, that's where it is," Cindy Anthony said.

The Kid Finders Network plans to hold a conference Monday on the search for Caylee.


http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2008/11/16/cindy_anthony_plans_book.html

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Cindy Anthony tells WESH she's not writing a book
posted by halboedeker on Nov 16, 2008 1:04:24 PM

What's up with Cindy Anthony? The story keeps changing.

"I'm not writing a book. I don't know where people get stuff," the mother of Casey Anthony told WESH-Channel 2 in a report Sautrday.

The stuff comes from Cindy Anthony. WFTV-Channel 9 on Friday reported that Cindy plans to write a book about the story of missing granddaughter Caylee Anthony. "She [Cindy] told us no matter what happens in the end, she is expecting to write a book about the family's ordeal," Kathi Belich reported.

In the WFTV report, Cindy Anthony could be heard saying, "I will want to tell my side of things, what happened and how all of this should not happen to other families."

Also on Saturday, Cindy Anthony confirmed that Casey is countersuing Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez. Cindy Anthony told WKMG-Channel 6 that Fernandez-Gonzalez's suit against Casey is "truly frivolous."

But Fernandez-Gonzalez's lawyer, John Morgan, said Casey Anthony ruined his client's reputation by using her name as that of the baby sitter to Caylee.

Morgan added that Fernandez-Gonzalez "looks forward to sitting across from her [Casey] in the deposition while she looks her in the eye and begins the process of reclaiming her good name."

That story could be a chapter in the book anyone decides to write about the Casey Anthony case.

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2008/11/cindy-anthony-t.html

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Report: 'Mommy Duties' Constrained Party Life Of Casey Anthony
Missing Caylee Last Seen In Mid-June

POSTED: 4:41 pm EST November 14, 2008
UPDATED: 6:46 pm EST November 15, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. -- A Local 6 News investigation into the timeline of the Casey Anthony case has revealed how the 22-year-old mother's well-documented partying was restricted by the needs of her daughter, Caylee, who has been missing since June.

Anthony remains jailed on first-degree murder charges in 3-year-old Caylee's disappearance.

Local 6 News reporter Tony Pipitone said records show Anthony's partying was constrained by what she called "mommy duties," especially in the month of May.

On May 3 at 4:21 p.m., Anthony and then best friend Amy Huizenga made plans to attend a party.

"Any more details on that party?" Anthony asked.

But about two hours later, Anthony sent Huizenga a text message reading, "Cross your fingers that my parents get back soon. God I need this tonight."

"But apparently, her daughter, Caylee, needed her more," Pipitone said.

Two hours later, Anthony sent another message.

"I'm trying to get a hold of my mom to see when they're coming home. Sitting around waiting sucks," Anthony said.

Three hours after that, Anthony gave up on her party plans, telling Huizenga that she would take a rain check.

"Downtown tomorrow? My mom owes me," Anthony sent in a text message.

About a week later, a boyfriend sent a message about his regret over Anthony being absent from the party scene.

"Thought you were coming out last night," it said.

"Yeah, so did I," Anthony replied. "Mommy duties."

On May 23 at 7:48 p.m., Anthony told Huizenga, "I'm going to stay home," promising to go out the next night. "I already cleared it with my madre."

Anthony attended a party that weekend, which combined with her daughter's disappearance, gained her national notoriety, Pipitone said.

On May 24, Anthony sent Huizenga a text that said, "The cops came around 1:15 and broke up the party."

The next night, Anthony attended an "anything-but-clothes" party and sent another message to Huizenga.

"You will officially see the American flag in all its glory tonight," Anthony's message said.

Anthony also attended a Friday night hip-hop party at the Fusion nightclub, telling a former boyfriend on June 13, "You guys should definitely come. $5 cover, super hot shot girls, a hot body contest."

Three days later, Anthony moved in with Tony Lazzaro, who ran shows at the nightclub, where infamous photographs of Anthony were taken on June 21.

"Casey and friends vamp and dance the night away. Not a care in the world. Even as police suspect Caylee was by then dead and her body possibly disposed of just days earlier," Pipitone said.

http://www.local6.com/news/17983213/detail.html

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KidFinders Continue Caylee Search
Nov. 15, 2008

Video
http://www.cfnews13.com/MediaPlayer2/MediaPlayer.htm?video=kidfinder_111520080918&cat=Local&title=Kid%20Finders%20Continue%20Caylee%20Search

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Larry Garrison and The IFC Media Project, debuts at 8 p.m Tuesday on IFC:
This six-episode series excavates the messages behind news coverage, exploring media fascination with missing white children by profiling Larry Garrison, a spokesman for the grandparents of Caylee Anthony, the missing Orlando area child. IFC's piece explores how Garrison acts as a story broker, pushing news outlets to cover the child's disappearance. It's a timely story; Garrison just parted ways with the Anthony family — they say he was fired, he says he quit — over allegations the broker took $6,500 from NBC for getting an interview and photos from the family. (posted middle of the page)
http://www.tampabay.com/features/article903757.ece


Video
http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1873822856?bctid=1870843211

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New Spokesperson and Cindy Anthony: "Caylee is Still Alive"

November 15, 2008 - 7:49PM

So why hold out on information that could lead to Caylee being found alive now?

Cindy Anthony and the Kid Finders Network are getting ready for a meet and greet. Michelle Bart, their new spokesperson, has organized the evant.

"I believe it's important for the community to get to know the Anthony family on a different level," Bart said.

Bart thinks the family will surprise you.

"They're down to earth... approachable... very honest," Bart said.

Cindy Anthony feels the time for this couldn't be better. Since thousands of folks helped search last weekend and didn't find Caylee in the woods, she's hoping they start entertaining the thought that her three year-old granddaughter is still alive.

"We want to let them know that we're not giving up looking for her. We're going to continue efforts looking for her. We're going to continue the efforts that we've had from the very beginning. So if anyone want to come out and see what we're all about, that's what we're here for," Cindy Anthony said.

Monday, Bart plans to hold a news conference to show evidence that Caylee is still alive. Bart says several leads placed Caylee at Orlando International Airport.

"We have many tips that she's been there. Many tips that have led us to believe it was during a three day period that she had been seen by many people," said Bart.

So why hold out on information that could lead to Caylee alive now?

"Because we don't want to lose the opportunity... that's why. We want to make sure our I's are dotted and our T's are crossed."

http://www.cbs12.com/news/anthony_4710762___article.html/bart_family.html

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Padilla Back In California To Take Lie Detector Test

http://www.wftv.com/news/17996311/detail.html

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Cindy Anthony: Zenaida's Attorney Should Keep Chasing Ambulances

http://www.local6.com/news/17996146/detail.html

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Padilla Quits Search For Caylee

ORLANDO -- Bounty Hunter Leonard Padilla has ended his search for Caylee Anthony.

Padilla, on his way back to California, said there was no schedule for divers to revier to the Little Econ River at this point to continue searching for the remains of the missing 3-year-old.

http://cfnews13.com/News/Local/2008/11/17/padilla_quits_search_for_caylee.html

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Anthonys' new spokeswoman says family will speak this week

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-caseyspoke1708nov17,0,5583538.story

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ORLANDO, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) -- Punctuated by a rendition of "Lean on Me," sung by George Anthony, grandfather of missing Orlando toddler Caylee Marie, dozens showed up for a candlelight vigil on Sunday evening.

The media was invited to attend, but video cameras were not allowed inside the Eastside Baptist Church.

"I lean on Cindy," George said of his wife. "I'm in a storm, and I'm looking to The StormChaser," Cindy said to the small crowd, referring to her faith.


http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=7878122&version=2&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

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Man Who Runs Kid Finders Gets Physical During Interview
Monday, November 17, 2008 – updated: 5:51 pm EST November 17, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. -- He's been arrested twice, once for assault and once for impersonating a police officer, and he's the man Caylee Anthony's grandparents are trusting to help find their granddaughter.

Dennis Milstead runs the so-called Kid Finders Network, but Eyewitness News uncovered serious problems with his criminal past and his not-for profit group, including the fact Kid Finders has never found anybody.

Still, the organization is out every day, collecting donations using jars with Caylee's picture on them. Even the Palm Beach County sheriff's sergeant who helps run their Crime Stoppers operation says Orange County deputies have been warned about Milstead.

When Eyewitness News confronted Milstead about his criminal past, he got very quiet and then he grabbed WFTV reporter Kathi Belich's microphone and pushed the camera while WFTV photographer Adam Liberatore was holding on to it (images | video).

Milstead's pickup truck had a "Gotcha" emblem on the side of it instead of the Kid Finders emblem he has now. West Palm Beach police say he flashed phony blue lights and claimed he was a law enforcement officer. He pled his felony down to a misdemeanor and seven months later another arrest for assault.

Eyewitness News has also learned that the president of Crime Stoppers in south Florida had a restraining order against Milstead after he allegedly tried to connive a 90-percent cut of any donations he solicited for the group. At the time, Milstead was operating a business called Gotcha Billboards, but he was reportedly representing himself as an employee of the non-profit Crime Stoppers.

Milstead's Kid Finders Network mentions its intentions to raise funds a number of times, mainly so it says it can build more billboards to report on missing children. Its list of accomplishments does not include finding any missing children.

Eyewitness News obtained Kid Finders Network's tax return for its first year in operation, 2006. It shows the organization borrowed $4,800 from someone to get started. It's listed as an asset and a debt. Kid Finders' 2007 return has not yet been submitted.

Fifteen minutes after Eyewitness News confronted them, Kid Finders packed up their posters and their donation cup and they left.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18001297/detail.html

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Eyewitness News confronted Dennis Milstead about his criminal past and it got physical. (11/17/08)http://www.wftv.com/video/18001358/index.html

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Attorney John Morgan Says He Plans To Question Casey Anthony
Monday, November 17, 2008 – updated: 6:26 pm EST November 17, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. -- It seems everyone who gets their hands on the Casey Anthony case ends up either fired or disgraced. Last week, Hollywood spokesman Larry Garrison was fired for taking money from a TV network. Then, bounty hunter Leonard Padilla was asked to take a lie detector test after he set off a false alarm in the search for Caylee's body.

Then there's mystery public relations man Todd Black. He slipped up on national TV and acknowledged Caylee is dead.

Casey's lawyer, Jose Baez, has been criticized by other lawyers for making mistakes. High-profile Orlando attorney John Morgan told Eyewitness News on Monday he's dealing with one of those mistakes now (watch full interview).

Eyewitness News broke the story last week when Casey's defense team filed a civil countersuit against a woman named Zenaida Gonzalez (read report | read lawsuit). Casey's attorney told Eyewitness News he wants money for attorney's fees.

Legal experts say, if Casey files a countersuit, that means she will have to take the stand and that could be used against her in the criminal case. Morgan says he is surprised by the recent counterclaim Casey Anthony's attorney filed last week.

Gonzalez filed a defamation lawsuit after Casey Anthony named her as the babysitter who took Caylee. Anthony is now seeking damages, a move that will put Anthony on the stand and could hurt her criminal case down the road.

"I think they are putting their client in a position they may be sorry later," Morgan told Eyewitness News.

Anthony claims Gonzalez is not the Zenaida Gonzalez she was talking about and says the suit is frivolous.

"When you are fingered as someone who has murdered or kidnapped a child and we can connect the dots, I don't think anyone in America thinks that's frivolous," Morgan said.

In the claim, Anthony's attorney asks for damages and legal fees. Morgan says there are deficiencies, because the motion does not state a reason why Anthony should get any money.

"Zenaida thinks this is more insult to injury," Morgan said.

In fact, legal experts told Eyewitness News the motion that Anthony's attorney filed is not even a countersuit, but really a motion to dismiss.

"I don't think I ever read anything like it in my 25 years of practice," Morgan said.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18000810/detail.html

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Watch an interview with attorney John Morgan, who is representing Zenaida Gonzalez. (11/17/08)

http://www.wftv.com/video/18000824/index.html

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Gonzalez attorney fires back in Anthony countersuit

Last Edited: Monday, 17 Nov 2008, 9:41 PM EST
Created: Monday, 17 Nov 2008, 9:24 PM EST

By Holly Bristow
FOX 35 NEWS


ORLANDO, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) – The attorney representing Zenaida Fernandez Gonzalez said his client came to him in September ‘devastated’ and ‘traumatized’


High profile Attorney John Morgan filed a defamation lawsuit on Gonzalez's behalf, saying Casey Anthony ruined Gonzalez's good name when she claimed a nanny named Zanaida Fernandez Gonzalez took her child Caylee Marie.

Late last week, Anthony filed a countersuit, something Morgan said he never expected.

"Can you imagine? You accuse someone of stealing your child, killing or kidnapping your child,” Morgan said. “This person is questioned by police, harassed by the public, loses a job and you say I've been damaged. I've never seen anything like this in my 25 years in law.”

In court documents, Anthony's attorney calls the original lawsuit frivolous. The counter suit goes so far as to accuse Morgan of filing the suit to "generate publicity for his firm cash in on a high profile media case."

That’s a charge Morgan denies.

“I don't need publicity for people to know who I am." Morgan said.

Anthony's attorney said according to his client, the Zenaida that babysat her daughter is at least 10 younger than Morgan's client. He also said that Casey saw a picture of Morgan's client and said she was not Caylee's nanny. But Morgan isn't buying that.

"In the next week or so when we go to depose Casey Anthony,” Morgan said. “Zenaida Fernandez is going to get to sit across from her going to get to look her in the eye. We've got lots of questions to ask."

Jonathan Kasen, part of Anthony's legal team said he's not going to let Anthony state more than her name. After that he said she'll be pleading the 5th amendment.

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=7885919&version=2&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

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Anthonys' new spokeswoman says family will speak this week
Sara K. Clarke | Sentinel Staff Writer
November 17, 2008

A spokeswoman for a missing-children network said she will work on behalf of the family of missing 3-year-old Caylee Marie Anthony after allegations last week that their former representative was cashing in on the media firestorm ignited by the child's disappearance.

Michelle Bart, who has been representing the Kid Finders Network in the case of the missing girl, said she was asked by the group to work on behalf of the Anthony family as well.

"As time went on, things started unraveling with the circumstances of their previous spokesperson," said Bart, who runs Helping Heroes Inc., a Vancouver, Wash.-based public-relations company that works with nonprofit organizations.

Last week, the Anthony family's attorney, Mark NeJame, accused former family spokesman Larry Garrison of hiding a $6,500 payment from NBC for providing photos of Caylee.

NeJame said the Anthonys fired Garrison. The former spokesman said he resigned because of the family's erratic behavior.

Bart has already announced a news conference for this week, something she says "should have been done weeks ago."

She said the meeting will include Caylee's grandparents, Cindy and George Anthony; NeJame; the Kid Finders Network; and a private investigator who has been working on the case. Bart said they will discuss tips and findings in recent weeks that have led the Anthonys to think their granddaughter is still alive. Police have said they think the girl is dead.

"Hopefully, by the end of the week the public will understand why we've been searching for Caylee Marie," Bart said. "We truly believe that Caylee Marie is alive."

Calls to NeJame and the Anthony family were not returned.

Caylee, who was last seen in June, was reported missing in mid-July. Authorities have charged her mother, Casey Anthony, in her death.

Bart said she won't discuss the legal case against Casey, but reporters can ask "anything that needs to be asked" regarding the search for Caylee.

She said the Anthonys will have little to say after the news conference unless there are new developments. Bart said she doesn't think they need to be available for comment on a daily basis.

Though the news media has been helpful in keeping the public eye on Caylee's case, she said every interview is "time that we could put efforts elsewhere."

"Caylee needs to come home, one way or another," Bart said.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-caseyspoke1708nov17,0,5583538.story

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Padilla Offered $200K To Allow Filming Of Search For Caylee
Monday, November 17, 2008 3:23:34 PM

ORLANDO -- News 13 has learned bounty hunter Leonard Padilla is considering an offer that would pour $200,000 into the search for Caylee Anthony.

Padilla told News 13 he has been contacted by a company that is willing to fund the search effort if Padilla is willing to give them exclusive rights to film the search effort.

The bounty hunter said he has not made a final decision on if he is willing to take the offer.

Padilla has returned to California, and will stay there for the next couple of weeks. He said he will return to Orlando and do a thorough search of the Little Econ River, where he still maintains he is "sure" Caylee's remains are in that water.
http://cfnews13.com/News/Local/2008/11/17/padilla_quits_search_for_caylee.html

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Spokeswoman: Anthonys Have Evidence Caylee Is Alive

Meanwhile, a new spokeswoman for the Anthony family said George and Cindy Anthony are putting together a new group to help search for their granddaughter.

Spokeswoman Michelle Bart told News 13 Monday they have legitimate tips and evidence that Caylee is still alive.

Bart and the Anthonys plan to share the latest information they have in a press conference sometime in the latter part of the week.

Mark NeJame, attorney for the Anthonys, is also expected to be present, as well as members of the Kid Finders Network and a private investigator who has been working with the case since the very beginning, following up on viable leads, including one Caylee sighting in Gainesville.

Caylee's grandparents, George and Cindy Anthony, have criticized Padilla and other groups for searching for a body instead of searching as if Caylee was alive.

The Kid Finders Network is scheduled to be at their tent in Orange County from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday after a disappointing volunteer turnout over the weekend. See previous story.

The tent was shut down early Sunday because of a lack of volunteers. Officials with the group said they are always in need of both money and volunteers.

http://cfnews13.com/News/Local/2008/11/17/padilla_quits_search_for_caylee.html

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Casey Anthony drama: WFTV's Kathi Belich confronts searcher; on WKMG, John Morgan and Cindy Anthony trade putdowns
posted by halboedeker on Nov 17, 2008 6:15:06 PM

New in the Casey Anthony saga Monday: more drama. What else did you expect?

WFTV-Channel 9's Kathi Belich caused an Anthony family supporter to flee! Expect to see that in a commercial soon.

WKMG-Channel 6 presented Cindy Anthony and John Morgan disparaging each other.

On the 5 p.m. news, Belich confronted Dennis Milstead of Kid Finders Network, which the Anthony family has asked to help look for missing toddler Caylee. But Belich wanted to know about Milstead's criminal past.

When she started pressing, he turned wild-eyed, grabbed her microphone and pushed the WFTV camera. Belich noted that his group has never found any children. After Belich talked to Milstead, she reported that he packed up and left. Rarely do reporters get such quick results.

WFTV anchor Martie Salt recapped the sorry record of people involved in this case. "It seems everyone who gets their hands on this case ends up either fired or disgraced somehow," she noted.

Salt's list: Spokesman Larry Garrison, who was fired last week. Bounty hunter Leonard Padilla, who has been asked to take a lie-detector test. Anthony publicist Todd Black -- no photo for that mystery man -- who mistakenly acknowledged that Caylee is dead. And Jose Baez, who has drawn sharp criticism for his work as Casey's attorney.

On WFTV, high-profile lawyer John Morgan lambasted the Anthony team's decision to countersue a Morgan client. Morgan is representing Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez, who says her life was ruined after Casey Anthony wrongly named her as baby sitter to Caylee.

WFTV's Mary Nguyen reported that legal experts described the Anthony countersuit as more like a motion to dismiss. "I don't think I've ever read anything like it in my 25 years of practice," Morgan told WFTV.

There was more Morgan drama over on WKMG.

Grandmother Cindy Anthony described Morgan as "frivolous" and "he needs to get back to chasing the ambulances."

Morgan shot back about the Anthonys' behavior: "I would be chasing after Caylee. I would be in the woods. I would be going door to door."

Morgan added that Cindy Anthony enjoys the media attention, but he sympathizes with the family. "I just think they're desperate, they're sick about what happened, they have an idea of what the truth is," Morgan said.

WKMG promised a look at a little-known player in the Casey Anthony suit at 11 tonight.

WESH-Channel 2 reported that bounty hunter Padilla is seeking more search funding from a film production company. Padilla told WESH that his dive search in Blanchard Park was not publicity stunt and that he did not plant anything there. (The search, which gripped local television for an afternoon last week, was ultimately a false alarm.)

WKMG reported that Padilla is waiting to hear from the FBI about taking that lie-detector test.

Expect to hear every detail.

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2008/11/new-in-the-case.html

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NANCY GRACE

Text Messages Show Casey Anthony Frustrated With Mother`s Duties
Aired November 17, 2008 - 20:00:00 ET

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0811/17/ng.01.html

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Man Becomes Internet Celebrity By Following Caylee Case In TV Truck
Missing Girl Last Seen In June

POSTED: 6:47 am EST November 18, 2008
UPDATED: 8:19 am EST November 18, 2008

http://www.local6.com/news/18004945/detail.html

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WFTV Obtains State Witness List In Casey Anthony Case
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 – updated: 3:34 pm EST November 18, 2008

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- From mom and dad to an ex-lover and ex-best friend, Eyewitness News obtained the new list of witnesses the defense plans to call in the case against Casey.
Eyewitness News first reported that Casey Anthony's own defense attorney, Jose Baez, was on the state prosecutor's witness list for her first-degree murder trial. It turned out that the state had erred in including him.

The State Attorney's Office released the following statement on Tuesday afternoon: "Yesterday the State filed a witness list with the Orange County Clerk of Courts for the above case. The name Jose Baez was included on that witness list in error. After removing his name, the amended witness list will again be placed on file with the clerk."
Over 70 people are listed as witnesses the prosecution intends to call during Casey Anthony's first-degree murder trial. Among them are Casey Anthony's grandmother, from whom Casey has been accused of stealing money, Casey's parents, Cindy and George, ex-boyfriends, including Jesse Grund, ex-friends, including Amy Huizenga, as well as several sheriff's office investigators.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18008001/detail.html

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Witness List In Casey Anthony Case

POSTED: 6:02 pm EDT October 1, 2008
UPDATED: 6:09 pm EDT October 1, 2008

Below are the names from the state witness list in the Casey Anthony case.
Sgt. John Allen, Orange County Sheriff’s Office
Karen Angel, Dora Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Mount Dora, where Casey Anthony’s grandfather lived.
Cynthia Anthony, Casey Anthony’s mother, Caylee Anthony’s grandmother
George Anthony, Casey Anthony’s father, Caylee Anthony’s grandfather.
Lee Anthony, Casey Anthony’s brother.
Deputy Charity R. Beasley, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
Gerardo Bloise, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
Rosanna Bonilla
Simon Burch, works at wrecker company that towed Casey Anthony’s car.
Brian Burner, neighbor of Cindy and George Anthony who loaned shovel to Casey Anthony.
Deputy Sandra G. Cawn, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
Ann Marie Chase
Kristina Chester, friend of Casey Anthony.
David D. Clarke, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
Danny Colamarino, works at tattoo parlor that Casey Anthony visited.
Dee Crawford, Event Imaging Solutions Group.
Matthew Crisp
Kiomarie Cruz
Jonathan Daly, Works at tattoo parlor that Casey Antony visited.
Kelly Deguzman, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
Tanya DePalmo, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
Annie Dowling
Deputy Ryan Eberlin, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
Eric Edwards, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputy Rendon Fletcher, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputy Jason Forgey, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
Thomas Galaida, Tom’s Auto Repair.
Harry Garcia, Sawgrass Apartments, where Casey Anthony said Caylee’s nanny lived.
Rich Garrad, Carlson Restaurants, Texas.
Zenaida Gonzalez, woman whose name Casey Anthony used as Caylee’s nanny.
Jessie Grund, Casey Anthony’s ex-boyfriend.
Mark Hawkins, friend of Casey Anthony.
Deputy Susan Hempfield, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
Jeffrey Hopkins II, identified in police report as former high school classmate of Casey Anthony who ran into her in late June.
Jeffrey and Melissa Hopkins, Jeffrey II’s parents.
Reginald Hosey, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
Roy House
Amy Huizenga, friend of Casey Anthony.
Sgt. Matthew Irwin, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
Michael Kispert, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
Maria Kissh
Anthony Lazzaro, recently Casey Anthony’s boyfriend.
Ricardo Lee, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
Anne Lennington, from nursing home where Casey Anthony’s father was.
Nicole Lett, from wrecker company that towed Casey Anthony’s car.
Dannielle Lucey-Austin
Amanda Macklin, Sawgrass Apartments, where Casey Anthony said Caylee’s nanny lived.
Tom Manderville, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputy Peter Marino, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
Awilda McBryde, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
Joy McCabe, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
William McCoy, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputy Samara Melich, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
Yuri Melich, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
Officer William Moore, Orlando Police Department.
Ricardo Morales, dated Casey Anthony.
Custodian of 911 Calls, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
Custodian of Records of Johnson’s Wrecker Service, which towed Casey Anthony’s car.
Custodian of Records of AT&T Wireless.
Ryan Pasley
Shirley Plesea
Melissa Remy, FDLE
Gary Ridgeway, Johnson’s Wrecker, which towed Casey Anthony’s car.
Pedro Rivera, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
Kari Roderick, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
Dante Salah
Deputy Michael Salamat, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
Katherine Sanchez, Amscot
Nicole Schieber, Johnson’s Wrecker, which towed Casey Anthony’s car.
Deputy Michael Seagraves, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
Renee Simpson, Valencia Community College.
Dianne Tighe, Colorvision
Dave Turner, Sawgrass Apartments, where Casey Anthony said Caylee’s nanny lived.
Leonard Turtora, where Casey Anthony said she worked.
Michael Vincent, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputy Appling Wells, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputy Jerold White, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
Lance White
Bobby Lee Williams
Deputy Ryan Williams, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

http://www.wesh.com/caseyanthony/17601789/detail.html

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Casey Anthony's attorney mistakenly named as potential witness
Sarah Lundy | Sentinel Staff Writer
2:17 PM EST, November 18, 2008

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-casey-anthony-111808,0,6143368.story

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Caylee-Search Diver Resigned As Deputy After Lying To Captain
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 – updated: 6:05 pm EST November 18, 2008

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Eyewitness News has uncovered more dirt on someone involved in the case against Casey Anthony. Todd Bosinski was the lead scuba diver who worked with bounty hunter Leonard Padilla to try to find Caylee's body.

Eyewitness News found out Bosinski was recently asked to resign from the Orange County Sheriff's Office, because he had lied to his captain when he said he was a Special Forces medic in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Worse yet for Bosinski, who is the owner of Blackwater Divers, the sheriff's captain he lied to in February 2008 is an Army colonel who apparently sensed right away that Bosinski was full of it.

Blackwater Divers led the search last week in the Little Econ River. Bosinski gave Eyewitness News a hard time when we asked to see the bag of what he said were bones that he had pulled from the river that he said could be Caylee Anthony's bones. Sheriff's and FBI investigators had already dismissed them as nothing more than rocks from the river bed.

Bosinski gave the impression he had credibility as an investigator by telling California bounty hunter Leonard Padilla that he was a former Orange County deputy. But Eyewitness News has learned he's a former deputy because, while he was still a trainee, he lied to his captain, Ralph Groover.

Capt. Groover's memo obtained by Eyewitness News (read memo)
http://www.wftv.com/news/18010149/detail.html
says Bosinski lied on February 18, 2008, that he had served in Iraq and Afghanistan as a Special Forces medic with the 4th Special Forces group. Nine days later, Capt. Groover asked Bosinski to confirm that, but Groover's memo says, at that point, Bosinski said it was all "bulls***" and that none of it was true.

Bosinski resigned a half hour later.

Bosinski told Eyewitness News over the phone Tuesday that the memo is false and that he quit the sheriff's office because you had to be in the right clique to get ahead. He would not talk on camera.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18009642/detail.html

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Casey: 'They Haven't Even Found Caylee's Clothes'
Padilla Associate Quotes Casey Anthony In Interview

POSTED: 3:31 pm EST November 18, 2008
UPDATED: 6:18 pm EST November 18, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Before Casey Anthony was indicted on charges including first-degree murder, the public caught glimpses of what she was thinking: tears at her bond hearing, a high five with brother, Lee, at the jail, but she would not answer the media's questions.

In August, bounty hunter Leonard Padilla posted her $500,000 bond. For the next 10 days, Padilla said, Anthony was plenty chatty with his associate Tracy McLaughlin.

"She would drop little statements like that when she was being driven to the attorney's office and when she was being driven back when she was with Tracy," Padilla said.

In the first information released regarding the 10 days Padilla spent with Anthony, he said her remarks rebutted what was being said on TV. A lead investigator confirms that during one of those trips, Anthony blurted out "They haven't even found the clothes she was wearing" about those searching for Caylee.

That investigator called Anthony’s comment "an important statement." So does Padilla.

"Everything's been a game to her. That statement they haven't even found the clothes yet leads us to believe the clothing were somewhere but not in proximity of the body," Padilla said.

Investigators WESH 2 News spoke with agree. They confirm the clothes Caylee was last seen wearing on June 16 have not been recovered.

Investigators confirm they have gone to California and questioned McLaughlin.

She was unable to be reached for further comment.

http://www.wesh.com/news/18009037/detail.html

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Court date set to hear motions in Casey Anthony case
Sarah Lundy | Sentinel Staff Writer
6:11 PM EST, November 18, 2008

Orange Circuit Court Judge Stan Strickland set a date for next week to hear nearly a dozen motions filed in the Casey Anthony case.

The motions range from Anthony's attorney Jose Baez asking to bring a laptop into the Orange County Jail so he can use it to prepare for trial with his client to another defense request to inspect the hairs found in the trunk of Anthony's car.

Another filing includes a response from the Orlando Sentinel and WFTV-Channel 9 opposing the gag order requested earlier by the state.

The issues will be addressed on Nov. 25 at 2 p.m.

Casey Anthony's attorney mistakenly named as potential witness
2:17 p.m.
Oops. There was a slight problem with the state's witness list filed Monday in the Casey Anthony case.

The defendant's attorney, Jose Baez, was named among the 83 potential state witnesses. That would make defending her mighty difficult.

It was done in error, said State Attorney's Office spokeswoman Danielle Tavernier. An amended list will be filed later today.

Others included on the list are law-enforcement officials and Anthony's family and friends.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-casey-anthony-111808,0,6143368.story

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Possible Big Boost in Search for Caylee Anthony
November 18, 2008 - 2:37 PM

The search for Caylee Anthony could soon get a 200-thousand dollar boost. And one company wants to get it all on film.

That's if Bounty Hunter Leonard Padilla accepts an offer by a production company out of California. Padilla says the company offered to foot the bill for a two-month search effort for the missing toddler if he gives them exclusive rights to film the search.

The Orange County Sheriff's Office wants Padilla to take a polygraph to make sure he's telling the truth.

So far Padilla has agreed to that. However, he has not decided whether he will accept the offer.

http://www.cbs12.com/news/anthony_4710810___article.html/search_boost.html

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NANCY GRACE

Anthonys Claim Gainesville Caylee Sighting Evidence
Aired November 18, 2008 - 20:00:00 ET

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0811/18/ng.01.html

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Cindy and George Anthony give WKMG a house tour
Hal Boedeker | Sentinel Television Critic
10:18 AM EST, November 19, 2008

WKMG-Channel 6 devoted eight minutes -- a lifetime in television news -- to a tour of Casey Anthony's home at 11 p.m. Tuesday.

You can watch at http://www.local6.com/news/18013764/detail.html

WKMG has billed it as an "exclusive tour," although other reporters have been through the home.

See our images from the home here.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/orl-casey-anthony-house-pictures-111908,0,7887524.photogallery

What is the shelf life for an exclusive? Does a story become exclusive during sweeps month?

Still, anyone who has been following the case would want to see the segment from reporter Jessica D'Onofrio. Cindy and George Anthony said their son, Lee, has been traveling and trying to make money to support himself.

We learned more details about Casey Anthony, who has been charged with first-degree murder in daughter Caylee's disappearance. When Casey came home from jail, she slept on an air mattress in her parents' bedroom. Casey also watched favorite programs, such as "House" and " Desperate Housewives."

Cindy Anthony answered people who say she's in denial about the case. "Until I know 100 percent where Caylee's at, I'm not going to give up."

Evidence suggesting Caylee is dead is circumstantial and not concrete, Cindy Anthony added.

The Anthonys will share information that Caylee is alive at a news conference later this week, D'Onofrio reported. She also noted that law enforcement has more questions for the family.

Those questions are likely to keep this story at the forefront of the local news menu. WKMG put the tour at the the top of the 11 p.m. newscast.

Does Cindy Anthony help herself by talking out? What do you think?

The most memorable moment from this interview? Cindy's comment about her family meeting its maker. I seriously doubt she wins much support with such comments.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/orl-casey-anthony-house-tour-111908,0,7542480.story

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Padilla Aide Recalls Conversations with Casey

Video
http://www.wesh.com/video/18010339/index.html

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Padilla Says Casey Anthony Made Self-Incriminating Statements
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 – updated: 11:13 am EST November 19, 2008

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Bounty hunter Leonard Padilla told CNN's Nancy Grace on Tuesday night that Casey Anthony previously made self-incriminating statements to one of his associates.

Tracy McLaughlin was living with Casey Anthony and her family after Padilla bonded her out of jail. McLaughlin told investigators that Casey criticized people who were searching for Caylee saying, "They haven't even found the clothes she was wearing."
Padilla said Casey's statement could indicate that she knows where the clothes are and where she left Caylee.
"It definitely brought our attention to the fact that at that point in time she was making a statement," he said.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18013728/detail.html

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Files Released In Casey Anthony Case
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 5:14:41 PM

Authorities are releasing hundreds of pages of documents in the Casey Anthony case, including interviews with friends and families, text messages and more.

Here are those pages with unrelated information removed and the remainder edited to remove personal information, such as dates of birth and phone numbers.

Note: Some PDFs are lengthy, so please be patient while the documents load.

Documents Released Nov. 18, 2008

Application For Subpoena
Compel Calendar
Compel Crime Scenes
Compel Notes
Compel Reports
Compel Tips Gathered By Law Enforcement
Motion To Compel K9
Preserve Evidence
Sentinel And WFTV Motion To Intervene
Use Of Laptops In Jail

Documents Released Nov. 6, 2008

Transcript: Cynthia Anthony, Aug. 4, 2008
Transcript: Dante Salati, Sept. 8, 2008
Transcript: George Anthony, Aug. 4, 2008
Transcript: George Anthony, July 24, 2008
Transcript: Amy Huizenga, July 23, 2008
Transcript: Jeffrey Hopkins, July 16, 2008
Transcript: Anthony Lazzaro, Sept. 18, 2008
Transcript: Ricardo Morales, July 5, 2008
CD Photos Taken At A Night Club
Department of Children and Families Files
George Anthony's ePass Records

Public Tips Records Released Oct. 28, 2008

Tips Part 1
Tips Part 2
Tips Part 3
Tips Part 4
Tips Part 5
Tips Part 6
Tips Part 7
Tips Part 8
Tips Part 9
Tips Part 10
FBI Forensic Files Released Nov. 6, 2008

Released Sept. 26, 2008

Transcript of interview with Karen Angel
Transcript of interview with Mike Kozak
Transcript of interview with Nicole Lett
Transcript of interview with Maria Kissh
Transcript of interview with Danny Colamarino
Transcript of interview with Chris Stutz
Transcript of interview with Jeff Hopkins
Transcript of interview with Jamie Realander
Transcript of interview with Matthew Crisp
Transcript of interview with Anthony Rusciano
Transcript of interview with Shirley Pleasea
Transcript of interview with Sean Daly
Transcript of interview with Jonathan Daly
Transcript of interview with Simon Burch
Transcript of interview with Gary Ridgeway
Transcript of interview with Brittany Schieber
Instant Message history between Casey and NYItaliano
Orange County Sheriff's Cell Telephone Reports
Orange County Sheriff's Office Documents
Computer Forensics Report of Casey Anthony's computer

Released Sept. 23, 2008

Calendar Noting Key Moments In Casey Anthony's Case
Transcript of Lee Anthony Interview, July 29, 2008
Transcript of interview with Amy Huizenga, July 23, 2008
Transcript of interview with Anthony Lazaro, July 22, 2008
Forensic Cell Phone Report for Cynthia Anthony's Cell Phone, Aug. 4, 2008
Text Messages taken from phone of Brittany Schieber
Text Messages from phone of Troy Brown, Collected On July 25, 2008
Transcript of interview with Troy Brown, July 25, 2008
Transcript of interview with Brian Burner, July 30, 2008
Transcript of interview with Brittany Schieber, July 24, 2008
Transcript of interview with Lauren Gibbs, Aug. 1, 2008
Transcript of interview with Ricardo Morales, July 25, 2008
Transcript of interview with William Waters, July 30, 2008
Transcript of interview with Jesse Grund, July 23, 2008

http://cfnews13.com/News/Sidebar/2008/9/24/files_released_in_casey_anthony_case.html

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Did Casey Make Incriminating Statements?
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 4:09:13 PM

ORLANDO -- Did Casey Anthony incriminate herself when it comes to her missing daughter Caylee?

Bounty hunter Leonard Padilla said yes.

On CNN Headline News, Padilla said while one of his associates was staying with the Anthonys while Casey was out on bond, she criticized people looking for Caylee, saying they haven't even found the clothes she was wearing.

Padilla said the statements could prove she knows where Caylee is.

Casey is charged with murder for the death of her daughter, even though remains have never been found.

A judge has set a hearing for next week to hear more motions from her attorney, including a request to see crime scene photos, hair samples, and other items given to FBI labs.

http://cfnews13.com/News/Local/2008/11/19/did_casey_make_incriminating_statements.html

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Psychic Gale St. John back in Orlando searching for Caylee

Last Edited: Wednesday, 19 Nov 2008, 4:39 PM EST
Created: Wednesday, 19 Nov 2008, 7:59 AM EST

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) -- Another big name you may recognize is back in town searching for Caylee Anthony, Psychic detective Gale St. John from the show The Body Hunters . This is St. John's third trip to Orlando looking for the missing three year old. Their first stop of the day, Greenwood Urban Wetland outside of downtown Orlando.

Dozens of tips led St. John to this location. "We don't just do the psychic thing...we investigate the tips as well," said St. John. St. John says she's got a vision of the specific spot she's looking for. "We've always gone back to a park like situation with a park like feel to it. It doesn't mean its a park, but it s a more comfortable feel. There was water involved...trees involved," said St. John.

The Greenwood Urban Wetland has a park feel to it with water and lots of trees. Over the last 30 years St. John says she's found remains of more than 30 people. To her it’s obvious when she's on the right track. "You feel it. It’s almost like all over your body you can feel this vibration. If you keep tracing it...its like tracking if you're a dog...you keep going to where your feeling it...you keep following it," said St. John.

Today St. John and her volunteers searched along side a lake, through weeds and dried crackling leaves. And after an hour of searching there, St. John called it off. "I'm just not seeing logical here either way psychic or straight logic. There's nothing here," said St. John.

St. John will be in town searching through Sunday.

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=7897942&version=4&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

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Has Kid Finders found the kids?

Last Edited: Wednesday, 19 Nov 2008, 7:30 PM EST
Created: Wednesday, 19 Nov 2008, 7:30 PM EST

By Shannon Butler
FOX 35 NEWS


ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) -- Their title says it all; ‘Kid Finders’ network. A non-profit organization that helps find missing children. The group is currently helping the Anthony family in the search for missing toddler Caylee Anthony.

But the group is also associated with several other high profile missing people’s cases, most notably Trenton Duckett and Jennifer Kesse.

All the publicity surrounding the Anthony case however has put the group under the microscope.

The fact is, ‘Kid Finders’ can’t really provide any evidence that they have actually found any children. A spokesperson however said that the organization has other roles in missing children case then just finding them physically.

"We are here to bring awareness,” spokesperson Michelle Bart said, “and to keep the missing kids visible."

One way is with a traveling billboard. Bart added that the organization isn’t sure just how instrumental they have been in finding missing children because they have no statistics to show that a tip from a billboard or their other efforts helped find a missing child

Kid Finders record doesn't matter to George Anthony. He said he is standing by them no matter what and has faith they will help him find Caylee.

“They have assisted me on day two,” Anthony said. “And they have been assisting me everyday since then. They are great people, a great organization.”

Both the Duckett family and the Kesse’s said Kid Finders has been nothing but good to them, although Jennifer Kesse's Drew said he has asked them not to use Jennifer’s picture anymore. He said is not comfortable with everything happening around the organization.

George Anthony meanwhile is steadfastly standing by the group.

"It's unconditional love I have for them,” Anthony said. “They know it I have said it publicly at vigils. I have said it anyway I can. I can't stress enough they have done for me."

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=7903834&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

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OCSO Abandons Hope To Find Caylee Alive
Spokesman Says FBI Evidence Proves Toddler Is Dead

POSTED: 3:59 pm EST November 19, 2008
UPDATED: 6:14 pm EST November 19, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Orange County Sheriff's Office exclusively told WESH 2 News that they are no longer following up on any tips that suggest Caylee Anthony is alive.

On Friday, the group Kid Finders plans to hold a press conference to explain why they think Caylee is alive. A sheriff's spokesman said Caylee is dead and they're moving on.

Sheriff's Office spokesman Carlos Padilla said they are confident that FBI lab tests on evidence found in Casey Anthony's car prove Caylee is dead. He said that is backed up by the grand jury's murder indictment of Casey Anthony.

"We cannot continue to look when we have no evidence whatsover that she's alive," he said.

Grandfather George Anthony said his group, Kid Finders, is still getting reports of live sightings of Caylee. They have no reason to believe Caylee is dead.

Investigators said they are also concerned that if they continue to follow up on live sightings, it could help Casey Anthony's defense establish reasonable doubt about whether Caylee is deceased.

George Anthony To Become Kid Finders Spokesman

George Anthony said he plans to act as a spokesman for the group helping him search for his missing granddaughter, Caylee Anthony.

Anthony said he wants to help the Kid Finders Network get established and grow their organization in Orlando.

Kid Finders has been the subject of some controversy lately. Some have called in to question just how many missing children Kid Finders has actually found.

At the group's headquarters Wednesday, Anthony said the organization has been helpful to his family since the day after Caylee was reported missing. Anthony said he is more than willing to become a spokesman for the group. He has no doubts about their motives or sincerity.

"I'll be a spokesman for them. I'm willing to make their organization grow and help the 14 kids my granddaughter included but other kids," said George Anthony.

A spokeswoman for Kid Finders has taken issue with recent reports that they have not actually found a missing child. She said they do things to raise awareness like print up fliers and T-shirts and billboards. She said that it is very possible that their efforts have helped find missing children.

http://www.wesh.com/news/18018095/detail.html?treets=orl&tml=orl_break&ts=T&tmi=orl_break_-1_05050111192008

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Mark NeJame Suddenly Resigns As Anthonys' Attorney
Thursday, November 20, 2008 – updated: 3:11 pm EST November 20, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. -- In a surprise move Thursday, Cindy and George Anthony's high-profile attorney resigned as their lawyer.

"Unfortunately, I have made the decision that it is best not to continue my representation of George and Cindy Anthony," NeJame wrote in a statement released Thursday afternoon by his law firm (read full statement).

NeJame represented only Cindy and George Anthony, not Casey, and said he was working to help them as they searched for their missing granddaughter, Caylee.
"George and Cindy have a belief that their beloved granddaughter, Caylee, is still alive. Tips and leads continue to come in. I believe strongly that they should have every right to maintain their hope and faith that one of these “sightings” will miraculously be the one that brings Caylee home to them. What parent or grandparent would surrender such hope?" NeJame wrote.

NeJame, in his resignation letter, seemed frustrated with the Anthonys' willingness to do what they want and comment publicly to the media against his advice.

"Although I was quite successful in resolving a multitude of matters, I am unable to go further to help George and Cindy find Caylee in my current role. I can only provide my best advice and just respect any client’s prerogative to do what they deem is best, whether they choose to follow my guidance or not. However, there is little value or use I can provide to any client if they choose to act and comment at will," he wrote.

NeJame then turned his attention to what he called "inaccurate accusations."

"Some ignorant and judgmental members of the public though have made hateful and inaccurate accusations against me and others, when they had no idea whatsoever what was really going on. As my new, good friend, Tim Miller from EquuSearch, tells me 'everybody associated with this case gets body slammed.' However, like Tim, when you know in your heart that you’re doing the right thing, you just move forward knowing that right will ultimately win out. Some have falsely accused me and some others of being in this for the money. If they only knew how utterly wrong and misguided they are."

NeJame also pressed for respect for Cindy and George as they continue searching for Caylee.

"Allow Cindy and George Anthony the respect and decency of dealing with their hope and efforts to find their missing and beloved Caylee as they need to. Allow those with differing opinions on finding and searching for Caylee, whether she is with us or not, to do their jobs without interruption," he wrote.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18025956/detail.html

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Statement From Mark NeJame Resigning As Anthonys' Attorney
The following is a statement released by Mark NeJame on November 20, 2008

Unfortunately, I have made the decision that it is best not to continue my representation of George and Cindy Anthony.

George and Cindy have a belief that their beloved granddaughter, Caylee, is still alive. Tips and leads continue to come in. I believe strongly that they should have every right to maintain their hope and faith that one of these “sightings” will miraculously be the one that brings Caylee home to them. What parent or grandparent would surrender such hope? Who is one person to tell another parent or grandparent when it is time for them to abandon their faith? When does a stranger have the right to judge another who has endured such a loss? The attacks made against them by some are deplorable. Let them be to do what they feel they must to find their beloved granddaughter, Caylee. Knowing this case as well as probably anyone on earth, there is no doubt that they do not know where Caylee is. Allow them to walk their own path.

I only agreed to represent George and Cindy Anthony, so long as there were no restrictions placed on me whatsoever as to finding Caylee, regardless of where this might lead. Quite simply, this meant that I could do whatever I needed to find Caylee whether she was alive or not. It impressed me that George and Cindy, both believing that Caylee was still with us, had an overriding and primary concern in finding Caylee, even if the result was not as they would hope. The other condition I required was that I would have absolutely nothing to do with representing Casey or assisting in her legal defense.

Abundant efforts have been made towards finding Caylee. I have worked with so many involved in this matter towards the goal of finding this dear, missing child who has captured the hearts of so many. Some ignorant and judgmental members of the public though have made hateful and inaccurate accusations against me and others, when they had no idea whatsoever what was really going on. As my new, good friend, Tim Miller from Equusearch, tells me “everybody associated with this case gets body slammed.” However, like Tim, when you know in your heart that you’re doing the right thing, you just move forward knowing that right will ultimately win out. Some have falsely accused me and some others of being in this for the money. If they only knew how utterly wrong and misguided they are.

I had come to a personal opinion and theory for quite some time whether Caylee was still with us or not. However, my opinion was only one like any other…an opinion. The only person without an opinion though is Casey Anthony as only she knows the truth. I believe that the singular person out of the 6 billion people in the world who holds the key to finding Caylee is her mother, Casey Anthony. Although I was quite successful in resolving a multitude of matters, I am unable to go further to help George and Cindy find Caylee in my current role. I can only provide my best advice and must respect any client’s prerogative to do what they deem is best, whether they choose to follow my guidance or not. However, there is little value or use I can provide to any client if they choose to act and comment at will.

As someone who has learned and knows the inner workings and details of the case and its various characters intimately, the rampant sensationalism and unfounded accusations must stop. Allow Cindy and George Anthony the respect and decency of dealing with their hope and efforts to find their missing and beloved Caylee as they need to. Allow those with differing opinions on finding and searching for Caylee, whether she is with us or not, to do their jobs without interruption. Finally, the judicial system is in play and justice will be best served by mindless meddlers staying out of something they know little of. There are many wonderful people involved in efforts to find Caylee and there are, unfortunately, many who are exploiting this child. Sadly, most in the public are clueless about who is doing what and what is really going on. The negative actions of some are only counterproductive and hurtful to the cause of those many good people who are doing so much to do something positive with this most sad and tragic situation. There should only be one goal and that is to find Caylee Marie Anthony.

Mark E. NeJame

http://www.wftv.com/news/18025838/detail.html

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NeJame Resigns As Anthony Family Attorney
Thursday, November 20, 2008 2:37:14 PM

http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2008/11/20/nejame_resigns_as_anthony_family_attorney.html

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NANCY GRACE

Missing Toddler`s Mother Unable to Look at Pix of Her Daughter
Aired November 19, 2008 - 20:00:00 ET

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0811/19/ng.01.html

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NeJame Quits As Anthonys' Attorney
Prominent Attorney Withdraws From Case

POSTED: 2:05 pm EST November 20, 2008
UPDATED: 4:33 pm EST November 20, 2008

http://www.wesh.com/news/18025590/detail.html

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Anthonys holding news conference Friday

Last Edited: Thursday, 20 Nov 2008, 5:58 PM EST
Created: Thursday, 20 Nov 2008, 5:57 PM EST


ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) -- George and Cindy Anthony will be holding a news conference Friday about their search for their missing granddaughter Caylee .

On Thursday FOX 35’s Shannon Butler asked George about Friday’s new conference. He would not give any details and would not talk on camera, but on Wednesday he told Shannon about Caylee, “She is alive we have been saying that all along."

But cops had plenty to say Thursday afternoon saying the announcement is just smoke and mirrors. "I would question why they did not do it earlier. if they have reason to believe the child is alive and they are so convinced that they are holding a newser why then bring this to law enforcement why wait days or weeks to present the evidence to police I would question that," said Sgt. Carlos Padilla from the Orange County Sheriff's Office .

But the family is keeping it out there, the possibility, even if small, that Caylee could still be alive.

Searches by a bounty hunter, Texas Equusearch and cops have not turned up the body of the little girl and some question if the family keeping hope alive may be enough to put reasonable doubt in the jury's mind. "When this goes to trial the jury is going to see all the evidence. There is evidence I still have not seen myself, but for the grand jury to have indicted her it must be compelling evidence and they are confident they can take this to a trial," said Padilla.

The Anthony's have not yet released the details of there announcement.

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=7911868&version=2&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

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NeJame Resigns, Anthonys Think Caylee Spotted
Thursday, November 20, 2008 5:58:18 PM

ORLANDO -- There were several new shockers Thursday in the search for Caylee Anthony.

The lawyer for George and Cindy Anthony has resigned and the Anthonys tell News 13 that a new picture has them hopeful they could find their granddaughter.

On Thursday, Mark NeJame announced he could no longer represent the family. But George and Cindy Anthony said, despite the news, their search for their granddaughter continues.

George and Cindy Anthony told News 13's Melissa Crabtree that their working relationship with NeJame is over and that they believe Caylee was in Orlando this week.

They have a photo taken by an eyewitness at the Florida Mall on Sunday that they provided to News 13, as well as to the Orange County Sheriff's Office and the FBI.

The photo shows a girl playing, who they feel looks a lot like Caylee.

George Anthony said that, at this point, he's going to start skipping the chain of command and aggressively align himself with anyone who can help the search effort for a live Caylee -- whether it's law enforcement or the media.

The family said that if people don't like that, then they should ask themselves what they would do if investigators told them to stop looking.

Anthonys Comment On NeJame
The Anthonys said NeJame wasn't willing to push authorities hard enough to investigate tips or leads.

The decision to part ways with NeJame followed bounty hunter Leonard Padilla and Larry Garrison removing their support for Casey Anthony.

The Anthonys said law enforcement in the state of Florida refuses to help them -- from the sheriff's office all the way up to the attorney general.

In a statement on Thursday, NeJame said he can no longer represent the Anthonys because he has no value to them if they, "choose to act and comment at will."

In the statement, NeJame did not directly state if he believed that Caylee was still alive, but he did say that George and Cindy "have every right to maintain their hope and faith that one of these 'sightings' will miraculously be the one that brings Caylee home to them."

NeJame stated that while he does have his own opinion on Caylee, the only person who knows the truth is the toddler's mother, Casey Anthony.

http://cfnews13.com/News/Local/2008/11/20/nejame_resigns_as_anthony_family_attorney.html

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NeJame Resigns
Raw Video

http://www.wftv.com/video/18027694/index.html

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November 20, 2008

For Immediate Release
Contact Michelle Bart

Orlando, FL – “Due to recent developments and events this week, it has now become unnecessary to hold a press conference,” said Michelle Bart, spokesperson for the Anthony family.

“The search for Caylee Marie Anthony will continue and we are asking the public if you feel your previous tips were not addressed to please contact Caylee’s tipline at 1-888-231-5618, furthermore, the command center will continue to be open weekly Thursday – Monday from 10am-4pm in order for us to continue our outreach to the community in bringing home Caylee and many other children that are still missing,” said George Anthony. “We appreciate the time and energy that Mr. NeJame and his law firm has dedicated to representing us in the last several months. We respect Mr. NeJame’s decision to resign as our representative as we agree that he can no longer be of benefit to us in our quest to find our missing granddaughter Caylee Marie. We wish Mark and his staff all the best,” said George and Cindy Anthony.
For further information please continue to visit www.helpfindcaylee.com or www.myspace.com/cayleeismissing. ###
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/media/acrobat/2008-11/43508113.pdf

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November 19, 2008
Who Are We to Judge Cindy Anthony for Searching for a Live Caylee?

The Casey Anthony case is like a train wreck that you cannot look away from. As a result, much of the coverage and discussion has veered away from what should be the centerpiece of this case – missing 2-year-old Caylee Anthony. Instead, everyone has been almost completely focused on her mother and grandparents. Ask any true-crime writer and he or she will be hard-pressed to come up with another case that has garnered such attention. It's like the 100-year flood – things like this just don't happen every day.

When I was in Orlando, Florida, for the most recent search effort, I met Casey's mother, Cindy Anthony, and have spoken with her on the phone a few times since. What I have noticed since becoming involved in this case is that much of the drama surrounding it is drummed up, and much of the information presented to us as facts is false. Unfortunately, today, rumor and speculation are often accepted as fact, and little is done to verify them. If it makes good headlines, it must be true.

I cannot speak for George and Lee, and certainly not for Casey, as I have yet to have a face-to-face meeting with any one of them; however, I can tell you that I do not believe Cindy knows anything about the location of her granddaughter. In my opinion, Cindy is hanging on to any shred of hope that she can find. She is desperate for answers and willing to explore any and all possibilities.

Much hate and anger have been directed at Cindy in recent months – energy that could be better used to do something proactive. I am not one to blow my own horn, but early on, I put my money where my mouth is. I have twice traveled to Orlando to join in both searches. How many of those who choose to throw stones can say the same? I challenge each and every one of them to get off their high horse for a day to do something constructive in this case.

If Cindy wants to run down leads across the globe, so be it. That is her right. While I may not agree with the way that Cindy or her family has handled many aspects of this case, I am in no position to judge. I have never been in her shoes, and because of that, I cannot say with any degree of certainty how I would react in a similar situation.

But really, what does it matter what I think? Take what I say how you like. Many of you have already formed your own opinions, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Cindy is looking for a live Caylee, and the police are looking for a dead Caylee.

Does it really matter who is doing what, as long as everyone is looking?

http://blogs.discovery.com/criminal_report/2008/11/who-are-we-to-j.html

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November 20, 2008
Mark NeJame Press Release

Mark NeJame, the attorney who has been representing George and Cindy Anthony - the parents of Casey Anthony and the grandparents of Caylee Anthony - has resigned. NeJame has released the following statement about that decision:

"Unfortunately, I have made the decision that it is best not to continue my representation of George and Cindy Anthony.

continued at the link...
http://blogs.discovery.com/criminal_report/2008/11/mark-nejame-pre.html

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NANCY GRACE

Anthony Grandparents Call Off News Conference as Attorney Quits
Aired November 20, 2008 - 20:00:00 ET

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0811/20/ng.01.html

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Is this Caylee? Anthonys release latest sighting photo
Videotaped interviews of George and Cindy Anthony released

Amy L. Edwards and Bianca Prieto | Sentinel Staff Writers
11:52 AM EST, November 21, 2008
http://i37.tinypic.com/icsc4h.jpg

George Anthony admits losing money to email scam
11:52 a.m. During an interview with the FBI earlier this summer, George Anthony admitted that he'd lost the family's money in an e-mail scam - something he hadn't divulged to his wife.

He told an agent he received an email that said there was $2.2 million in a foreign bank account waiting for him.

""I got involved in that..I should have known better. It was stupid," he said. "I got scammed."

Anthony was unemployed at the time, after suffering a knee injury and thought the money in the e-mail was the real deal.

"I did lie to my wife about that," Anthony said, adding that he maxed out their Mastercard and blamed it on gambling.

It's unknown how much money he lost or if it was ever recovered.

Videotaped interviews of George and Cindy Anthony to be released
The Orlando Sentinel is in the process of obtaining videotaped interviews that are part of the state's first-degree murder case against Casey Anthony.

The law-enforcement interviews -- which will be on five DVDs -- are of Anthony's parents, George and Cindy Anthony.

The State Attorney's Office is releasing the videos in response to a public records request made by the Sentinel.

Meanwhile, the Anthony family sent out a press release this morning regarding a possible live sighting of the missing child.

Someone snapped a photo of a little girl with brown hair playing at a mall in west Florida and sent it to the Anthonys. There is no evidence to suggest that the child in the photo is Caylee.

Investigators with the Orange County Sheriff's Office are no longer looking into tips regarding a live child. Detectives do not believe the child is alive, sheriff's spokesman Capt. Angelo Nieves said.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-video-interviews-george-cindy-anthony-112108,0,371314.story

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Video Interviews With Cindy, George Anthony Released
Friday, November 21, 2008 12:55:30 PM

ORLANDO -- The Orange County Sheriff's Office has released hours of new interviews with the parents of Casey Anthony.

In the interviews from July 30 and 31, George Anthony appeared to be blindsided by everything that was happening. The interviews took place just a couple of weeks after Caylee Anthony was reported missing and Casey was taken into custody.

In the video, George Anthony seems to be finding out things about his daughter that he didn't know or hadn't seen before, including pictures, Casey's MySpace page and items on Cindy Anthony's computer.

He also appeared to be surprised at the lengths Casey was going to in order to ensure that other people would not see the pictures.

"I know my daughter deleted a lot of stuff off the computer. I don't know when she did it. I just know that things we used to have on there, shared photos and stuff of our granddaughter or even activity of hers, are just not here, but stuff is still saved on that computer, I understand all that," George said.

A brief look at the interviews with Cindy Anthony showed a much different person. Cindy defended her daughter, saying Casey would do anything to protect her daughter if she feels she is in danger. Cindy said that when she asked Casey why she wasn't talking to the police, Casey insinuated that their lives may be in danger if she said anything to police about where Caylee was.

The State Attorney's Office has not commented on the videos because they do not want a change of venue in the case.

http://cfnews13.com/News/Local/2008/11/21/anthonys_think_caylee_spotted_in_orlando.html

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Anthony defense witness list released

Last Edited: Friday, 21 Nov 2008, 10:53 AM EST
Created: Friday, 21 Nov 2008, 10:52 AM EST

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) -- Jose Baez, the lawyer representing Casey Anthony, released his witness list Friday for her January murder trial.

The list is very short compared to the state’s list of 82 witnesses. Baez lists three witnesses who are all considered experts in their field of work.

Larry E. Daniel from Guardian Digital Forensics in Raleigh, North Carolina

Dr. Larry Kobilinsky from John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York City

Dr. Henry Lee from the University of New Haven, Connecticut

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=7917973&version=2&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

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FBI interviews with Anthonys released

Last Edited: Friday, 21 Nov 2008, 4:02 PM EST
Created: Friday, 21 Nov 2008, 3:52 PM EST

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) -- Five DVD’s of videotaped interviews with George and Cindy Anthony conducted by the FBI were released Friday. In the interviews, FBI agents questioned George and Cindy about their daughter's lies.

The FBI conducted interviews with George and Cindy Anthony in July.

In the interview it seems Casey Anthony not only stole money from her friends and her parents but also from her own daughter. George Anthony told the FBI. “She was taking money from my granddaughter’s bank cause I am going in there dropping 5 bucks quarters and one day that bank is heavy its a good size piggy bank and you know you put money in there you know it and there is nothing.”

George Anthony said Casey would steal from his wife's bank account, use the family’s credit card and that’s not all. Caylee's grandfather says she also was stealing the money out of the account George set up for his grandaughter's future, the $30.00 a month he put away for her college gone. “That account was up to 300 , 400 dollars I think there is 5 dollars in it right now.”

George Anthony said this was one of many things that he made him suspicious about Casey's employment, but what he said was even stranger he saw a resume of Casey's, no mention of universal, instead she said she was a nanny. “I confronted her about that I said why is this and she said dad this is what I was thinking about doing and I said why would you put it down on a resume it makes no sense.”

George said there were so many things he didn’t know from who her boyfriends were to what she was up to. He said it wasn't until cops seized the computer that there were 1,200 questionable photos of his daughter found. “I even got sick about that I thought I knew my daughter and I don't know what’s going on.”

George said looking back there were lots of things that he should have seen. One thing: Casey never graduated high school. George said she was just a credit away but didn't finish and he doesn't know why.

George Anthony also talked about his money troubles and the financial secret he hid from his family.

It seems the financial problems for the Anthony family started long before their daughter was taking it from them.

George Anthony told investigators in this interview in early August that he lost the family's fortune in an email scheme. “I should have know better I was stupid, but every phone number and every address that was given to me I followed up with it everything sounded legitimate and I got scammed.”

He said he fell for a scheme that said he had $2.2 million dollars in a foreign bank account waiting for him. he told the FBI it was stupid that he was smarter than that but the damage was done and his wife never knew. “I did lie to my wife about that told her I was involved in some gambling type stuff and it wasn’t it wasn’t about that, it never ever, ever was.”

George Anthony said the financial trouble started said when he was unemployed for 2 years because of a knee injury. He said the money couldn't have come at a better time. He told investigators he maxed out their master card and got in the hole about $30,000.00.

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=7920038&version=2&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

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Prosecution Lists Casey's Tattoo Artist As Witness
Thursday, November 20, 2008

Anthony reportedly had "Bella Vida" tattooed on a shoulder two weeks after Caylee was last seen.

The witness list for the prosecution in the first-degree murder trial of Casey Anthony was released earlier this week. On the list, of course, are Anthony's family, friends, former friends ... and several tattoo artists.
Lance White, an employee of Cast Iron Tattoos in Orlando told momlogic,com that on July 2, -- more than two weeks after Caylee was last seen -- Casey had the words "Bella Vida," meaning the good life, tattooed on her left shoulder. Lindsey Lohan has the same words tattooed on her lower back.


Bobby Williams, also called as a witness, was the artist who gave Casey the tattoo. He said the exact piece of paper he drew the tattoo on is gone: "The detectives came and took the drawings." Last year, Williams gave Anthony a clover tattoo on her lower back as well. All of the employees of Cast Iron Tattoos remember meeting Caylee, who Casey brought to the parlor that day. "She was a cute little girl," Williams says. Williams said he couldn't believe the woman who seemed so relaxed and happy during that tattooing session, now says she was desperately searching for Caylee.

Last week, a clover became significant in the Anthony saga when Leonard Padilla claimed there was a clover medallion in the bag pulled from a local river. According to the Orange County Sheriffs department, his discovery was not related to the case.


Although the "Bella Vida" tattoo took less than an hour to complete, Casey talked about Caylee during the procedure. "She told Danny [Knight], the owner of the Cast Iron Tattoos, that Caylee was with her nanny at Sea World or at Universal Studios," White says.


"The fact that Casey acted like any normal customer that day," remarks White, "only goes to show you never know who has some kind of skeletons in their closet." Later, when the studio was contacted about the charges against Anthony, White remembers all the employees were shocked. "She acted like nothing was going on."

As for how the men of Cast Iron Tattoos feel about possibly being called to the witness stand, they're not really fazed. "They've been asking us questions since August," White says. But when asked if he thinks Casey is guilty of murder, the father of two, hesitates, "It's up in the air -- she let her child go missing that long. That's her flesh and blood."

www.540wfla.com

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FBI QUESTIONS GEORGE:

Part 1
http://www.wftv.com/video/18032897/index.html

Part 2
http://www.wftv.com/video/18032897/index.html

Part 3
http://www.wftv.com/video/18032897/index.html

Part 4
http://www.wftv.com/video/18032897/index.html

Part 5
http://www.wftv.com/video/18032897/index.html

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FBI Questions George - continued...

Part 6
http://www.wftv.com/video/18032897/index.html

Part 7
http://www.wftv.com/video/18035029/index.html

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This is a July 30 interview of Cindy Anthony conducted by the FBI -- (11/21/08)

Part One
http://www.wftv.com/video/18032897/index.html

Part Two
http://www.wftv.com/video/18035442/index.html

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This is a July 30 interview of Cindy Anthony conducted by the FBI -- (11/21/08)

Part 3
http://www.wftv.com/video/18036013/index.html

Part 4
http://www.wftv.com/video/18036192/index.html

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November 21, 2008
• New Anthony Grandparents Interrogation Videotapes Released

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0811/21/ng.01.html

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Videotaped interviews of George and Cindy Anthony released

Amy L. Edwards, Bianca Prieto and Sarah Lundy | Sentinel Staff Writers
7:05 PM EST, November 21, 2008

Casey took money out of Caylee's piggy bank, George Anthony tells investigators
7:05 p.m. George Anthony told investigators Casey stole money from of his wife's purse and took money out of her bank account. Casey even took money out of Caylee's piggy bank and savings account, he said.

Anthony said he had a feeling the last few years that Casey wasn't working as an event planner at Universal Studios, where she told everyone she worked. Even though the Anthonys provided for Casey and Caylee, Casey was always borrowing or stealing money.

Anthony said his daughter's stories weren't adding up, especially when he found out she stole his gas cans in June.

FBI Special Agent Scott Bolin asked Anthony what held him back if his instincts were telling him something was awry.

"My wife telling me to calm down, you're not a detective anymore," Anthony replied.

Anthony said Caylee never mentioned her supposed nanny named Zenaida -- or Zanny -- with whom Casey said she left the toddler with. He said Caylee didn't recognize the name Zanny when they asked her how her day was. Nor did she recognize other names of people she was supposedly spending time with.

Cindy Anthony tells investigators about her relationship with her daughter and frustration with law enforcement.
6:57 p.m. Cindy Anthony talked about her frustration with law enforcement officials not following up on tips. FBI agents reassured her that information is being followed up on by authorities. "I hope they are doing everything the can," she said.

At some point, authorities ask her to fill out a questionnaire about Casey Anthony.

"We are trying to figure out all the personalities. Since we can't physically talk to her, we have to rely on all the people who know her to get to know her ourselves," the agent tells her in the video.

The agent asked Cindy Anthony to describe Casey Anthony's relationship with her.

"Casey and I are like best friends," Cindy Anthony said. "We are a lot of alike….She is very artistic like me. She likes to read and likes to write."

Cindy Anthony said her daughter's relationship with her father had become strained since the couple separated a few years ago.

Casey Anthony's relationship with her brother is normal and a "love/hate thing," the mother said. But the two were very loyal.

Cindy Anthony spent hours giving agents her take on things - including possible clues her daughter may be eluding to in jail visits - and walking them through a timeline of Casey's possible whereabouts in June and July.

Casey told family the kidnapper was 'teaching her a lesson'
1:55 p.m. Cindy Anthony told FBI agents on Aug. 7 that Casey revealed to her brother, Lee, that the person who possibly took Caylee was "teaching her a lesson."

"Lee has more information on why Zannie would double crossed her," Cindy Anthony said. It's unclear what kind of lesson or why.

At some point, Casey gave her family her password for the home computer. She changed the password to "timer55."

"We have no clue what 'timer55' is," Cindy Anthony said.

She went on to say that Casey told Lee that "timer55" meant she had 55 days to be taught that lesson. It's 55 days from June 14 to August 9 - Caylee's birthday.

"We don't know if anything is going to change now because who knew police were going to be involved in this," Cindy Anthony said.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-video-interviews-george-cindy-anthony-112108,0,371314.story

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George Anthony In Interview: Casey Listed 'Nanny' As Job On Resume
Casey Anthony Jailed On Murder Charges

POSTED: 10:05 am EST November 21, 2008
UPDATED: 9:58 pm EST November 21, 2008

Casey Anthony, 22, is jailed on first-degree murder charges in the disappearance of her 3-year-old daughter, Caylee, who was last seen in mid-June.

Investigators on Friday released five DVDs of interviews conducted by authorities with Casey Anthony's parents, George and Cindy Anthony.

"I found a resume that my daughter had typed all the way to 2006, and my daughter showed that she was employed, which I know she was from 2004 to 2006, either through Universal or Colorvision (or another company). That I can verify. I know that because we've met these people that she worked with -- or my wife has -- I've talked to them over the phone," George Anthony said in the August interview. "At 2006, she wrote down -- or typed out in her nice resume -- nanny."

Casey Anthony has said that she last left Caylee with a baby sitter named Zenaida Gonzalez at the Sawgrass Apartments in Orange County. Casey Anthony said when she returned to pick her daughter up, the pair was gone.

In the interview, George Anthony had doubts about his daughter's claim of employment, but the former Ohio sheriff's deputy was told by his wife that he was not a detective anymore and should calm down, Local 6 News reported.

http://www.local6.com/news/18031958/detail.html

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Slew of sightings reported, but still no Caylee Anthony
Bianca Prieto | Sentinel Staff Writer
November 22, 2008

The picture released Friday shows a brown-haired, round-faced little girl playing with other children at a playground inside Florida Mall. A similar-looking child was spotted at a grocery store in Gainesville earlier this month.

Could either be Caylee Marie Anthony? The answer so far, to these and similar sightings, has been no.

People from across the country continue to send tips and pictures to the Orange County Sheriff's Office and the Anthony family, claiming to have spotted Caylee.

Sheriff's officials won't say how many tips they have received, but the family regularly mentions new ones.

Caylee, whose 3rd birthday was in August, has not been seen since June. Her mother, 22-year-old Casey Anthony, is charged with killing her. Because of that, sheriff's detectives no longer investigate such tips.


Grandparents still hope

Still, grandparents George and Cindy Anthony remain hopeful they will find the girl alive.

"Every lead that we have, that we are still investigating, gives the Anthonys hope that Caylee Marie is still alive," Michelle Bart, the family spokeswoman, said Friday. "We hope to bring her home soon."

They urge anyone with information to call their hotline. As of Friday afternoon, no one had called to say they recognized the child in the latest photo.

Earlier this month, Caylee was thought to have been spotted in a Gainesville grocery store. The tipster called the Crimeline number in Orlando to report the sighting, but after getting what they saw as an inadequate response, turned to the Anthonys for help, Bart said.

Gainesville police tracked down the little girl and found she was not Caylee. The family had to produce a birth certificate along with photo albums as proof that she was their child, said Deputy Carlos Padilla, an Orange sheriff's spokesman.

"We are no longer looking for a live child," Padilla said of his agency. "All of the evidence that we have indicates that she is dead, and we are confident that that is the case, unfortunately."

The Anthony family is thankful that the Gainesville police followed up on the tip, Bart said.


Concern for other kids

While the Anthonys hold out hope, others worry that other children are being dragged into the case.

Orange Sheriff Kevin Beary has received e-mails from residents concerned about images of young children broadcast and published, Padilla said.

One woman from Mississippi wrote to Beary and begged that he put an end to it, Padilla said. Her e-mail warned of child predators or pornographers manipulating the photos of thechildren.

"If I were a parent I would be sick to think my child had been displayed on the Internet," the woman wrote. "To have these innocent children publicly interjected into this case is wrong and absolutely can not happen. Please help."

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-sightings2208nov22,0,2687275.story

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George Anthony: Casey raided Caylee's piggy bank
Amy L. Edwards and Sarah Lundy | Sentinel Staff Writers
November 22, 2008


Casey Anthony stole cash out of her mother's purse, hacked into her bank account and went shopping with her credit cards, her father said.

Even her 2-year-old daughter's piggy bank wasn't safe.

Anthony raided Caylee Marie's change bank and nearly emptied a savings account established for her, George Anthony told an FBI agent during a videotaped law-enforcement interview this summer.

And if the young mother wasn't stealing money, she was borrowing it, her father said.

On Friday, the State Attorney's Office released the July 31 interview with George Anthony and an Aug. 7 session with his wife, Cindy. Much of the information they told investigators, in separate interviews, has been mentioned in previously released case documents.

George Anthony told an FBI agent he had a feeling that his 22-year-old daughter, who has since been charged with killing Caylee, wasn't really employed as an event planner at Universal Studios. The job was one of many lies she is accused of telling her family and law enforcement officials.

Even though Casey and Caylee lived with George and Cindy, who provided for them, Casey was always borrowing or stealing money, George Anthony said. He said he shared his doubts with his wife and daughter, but Casey always had an excuse for needing money.

Anthony said Caylee's savings account was up to $300 or $400 at one point. At the time of the interview, the balance was probably $5, he said.

Casey paid her several-hundred-dollar phone bill with her mother's money, somehow accessing her account information, the father said. He also recalled a time when he found out Casey owed one of her friends $400 or $500.

The family already had a history of financial problems.

George Anthony told investigators he fell for an e-mail scam promising him money in a foreign account.

He was unemployed at the time because of a knee injury and thought it would be a quick fix to their financial woes. Anthony told the agent he maxed out their MasterCard at $10,000 and that the family was about $30,000 in the hole. He still receives calls for unpaid bills.

"I should have known better; it was stupid," he said.

But Anthony didn't tell his wife about the scam.

"I did lie to my wife about that," Anthony divulged. Anthony said he told Cindy he lost the money gambling.

During another part of the interview, Anthony told investigators his daughter never graduated from high school and had tried to conceal her pregnancy from them. Since Caylee's disappearance in June and Casey's arrest a month later, the Anthonys also have learned their daughter brought men to the house when they weren't home.

Earlier this year, Casey stopped hanging out with her longtime friends and spent time with new ones her parents did not know.

Anthony, a former law-enforcement officer, again detailed the day he picked up his daughter's Pontiac from the wrecking yard and noticed a pungent odor that came from inside.

"I've smelled that odor before. It smelled like a decomposed body . . . You don't forget that odor."

Sheriff's investigators say evidence from the trunk proves it once held a decomposing body.

Casey Anthony faces a list of charges, including first-degree murder. She also has been accused of lying to law enforcement and stealing checks from a friend and then going on a spending spree.

She told authorities that she left Caylee with a nanny who cannot be found.

George Anthony told the FBI that Caylee never mentioned any nanny and didn't recognize the name Casey gave for the woman. Nor did the child recognize names of other people she supposedly spent time with.

Anthony said his daughter's stories weren't adding up, especially when he found out she stole gas cans from their home in June.

FBI Special Agent Scott Bolin asked Anthony what held him back if his instincts were telling him something was awry.

"My wife telling me to calm down; you're not a detective anymore," Anthony replied.

Asked whether he thought Casey is hiding something, Anthony said yes.

"It boils down to this, my daughter knows what's going on and she's not saying a word. It boils down to all that," he said. "We keep on going round and round . . . and it's frustrating."

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-casey2208nov22,0,6489381.story

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GROUP RELEASES "CAYLEE SIGHTING" PHOTO
Orange County Sheriff's office blasts the Anthony's after the release of that picture.

Even though the evidence shows little Caylee is dead, her grandparents are still claiming she's alive.

Friday, a group representing the family, The Help Find Caylee Search Team, released a new picture (see photo) of what they call a possible sighting of Caylee Anthony at the Florida Mall in Orlando on October 16.

It's the latest in a series of possible sightings that, so far, have turned out to be unfounded.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office blasted the Anthonys after the release of that picture. The Sheriff’s Office said it’s not looking for Caylee. Representatives said, “We are confident that she (Caylee) is dead.”

The Sheriff’s Office went on to say that it’s sad that the Anthonys, “can’t look at that picture and tell that it is not their grandchild.”

The statement also said it’s a shame that innocent children’s pictures are being released as tips.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18032990/detail.html#-

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GEORGE, CINDY TELL DIFFERENT STORIES


FBI interrogations expose George and Cindy Anthony and their stories are drastically different, especially when it came to Casey's abandoned car.

Two weeks after Cindy found out her granddaughter was missing and called deputies to arrest her daughter Casey, she was defending Casey to the FBI. She said Casey is smart enough not to leave self-incriminating evidence behind in her car trunk and, Cindy said, if it were her she'd have run the car into a river or off a cliff.

"I find it very hard to believe that Caylee, Casey had an opportunity to put Caylee in there for a short period of time to get the car stench that bad and take her somewhere else," Cindy told investigators during the July 30 questioning.

But her husband George told the FBI the very next day that Casey's story makes no sense.

"There's little threads of truth in all these little lies she's telling, I know it, but we just can't get it together," George said.

FBI special agent Scott Bolin's interview with George revealed something never heard before, what Casey told her parents during a jail visit about how the mysterious nanny kidnapped Caylee.

"Zanny is supposed to be the person that knocked her down and took her kid in front of witnesses, but we have no witnesses that say this happened outside of her," he said.

But George admitted that Caylee never ever mentioned Zanny the Nanny even though she often spoke of others she knew well.

"If you asked her, 'Did you have a good time with Zanny today?' There was never any brightness or anything like that come through her.

"There was no recognition on her part?" Bolin asked.

"No, none whatsoever," George replied.

If George and Cindy were watching news reports about the FBI videos, it would be the first time they saw what the other said to investigators. Eyewitness News asked George on Friday about the contradictory public comments he makes about Caylee being alive and the private comments revealed Friday.

George admitted he and Cindy were not always on the same page regarding Caylee. He wouldn't talk on camera, but he also said he keeps a journal of everything he tells investigators to keep the story straight.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18032990/detail.html#-

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Video Released Of FBI Questioning Casey's Parents
Friday, November 21, 2008 – updated: 11:34 pm EST November 21, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. -- New FBI interviews released Friday revealed the most damaging evidence in the case against Casey could come from her own father.

"The worst odor that you could possibly smell in this world. I've smelled that odor before. It smelled like a decomposed body," George Anthony told investigators during a July 31 interview.

George is a retired homicide investigator. He said he would never forget the smell of human death and that's what he said he smelled coming from his daughter's car.

Eyewitness News obtained new video Friday showing the FBI interviewing George and Cindy Anthony.


GEORGE TALKS ABOUT "DISTINCT ODOR"

George Anthony, in the video, appears to be agonizing over what he knows and what he doesn't want to believe as a grandfather and father. One thing he seems sure of is that what he smelled in Casey's trunk was not rotting pizza, but rather the smell of human decomposition and, he said, it emanated into their home.


Two weeks after Caylee's disappearance came to light, George talked to the FBI for more than two hours. His emotional turmoil was raw when he talked about smelling Casey's car.

"That distinct odor. That's, that's something you never forget. That distinct odor. I, I, I believe something was placed in the back of that trunk," he said.

George told FBI Special Agent Scott Bolin the basketball-sized stain in the trunk also reeked and the agent said he expected to find out from the lab that there was human DNA in it.

"It all boils down to my daughter knows something. She won't say anything," George said.

Not for the first time, George blamed Casey's defense attorney, Jose Baez, for keeping her quiet at Caylee's expense. George told Bolin that he knows Casey is going away for a long time, but believes if she talks she can spare herself possible harm from inmates who target people who harm children.

"The answers are still very nearby," Bolin said. "They may not be at the house with you right now, but they're nearby."

George was trying to piece together the disjointed details Casey was revealing, but came to the same conclusion investigators have: that her story makes no sense. He said he misses looking at the moon and stars with Caylee every night at bedtime.

"I'd give up my life for her," he said.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18032990/detail.html#-

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George Anthony to FBI: Casey Stole From Me, her Mother and her Daughter
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November 22, 2008 - 4:01 PM

The father of Casey Anthony reveals she stole money from her parents and even her three-year-old daughter, Caylee.

In a videotaped interview with FBI agents, George Anthony says Casey forged checks, took money from her mother's purse and even stole change from her daughter's piggy bank.

Casey Anthony is awaiting a January trial for first degree murder. Her daughter Caylee disappeared in June.

http://www.cbs12.com/news/anthony_4710919___article.html/casey_stole.html

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Parents Tell FBI That Casey Anthony Stole From Them
Casey Anthony Jailed On Murder Charges

POSTED: 11:50 am EST November 22, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. -- In a videotaped interview with FBI agents obtained by the Orlando Sentinel, George Anthony said he and his wife had problems making their house payments because his daughter forged a deposit slip from her mother's account for $4,400 check.

Casey Anthony, 22, is jailed on first-degree murder charges in the disappearance of her 3-year-old daughter, Caylee, who was last seen in mid-June.

Investigators on Friday released five DVDs of interviews conducted by authorities with Casey Anthony's parents, George and Cindy Anthony.

In the interview, George Anthony also said that his daughter listed "nanny" as one of her jobs on a resume.

"I found a resume that my daughter had typed all the way to 2006, and my daughter showed that she was employed, which I know she was from 2004 to 2006, either through Universal or Colorvision (or another company). That I can verify. I know that because we've met these people that she worked with -- or my wife has -- I've talked to them over the phone," George Anthony said in the August interview. "At 2006, she wrote down -- or typed out in her nice resume -- nanny."

Casey Anthony has said that she last left Caylee with a baby sitter named Zenaida Gonzalez at the Sawgrass Apartments in Orange County. Casey Anthony said when she returned to pick her daughter up, the pair was gone.

In the interview, George Anthony had doubts about his daughter's claim of employment, but the former Ohio sheriff's deputy was told by his wife that he was not a detective anymore and should calm down, WKMG-TV reported.

http://www.news4jax.com/news/18040317/detail.html

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Looks like LP plans to return to FL.
Bounty Hunter Plans Return To Search For Caylee
Padilla Raised More Than $50,000 To Continue Search

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The bounty hunter in the search for missing Caylee Anthony said on Sunday that he has raised more than $50,000 and plans to come back to Central Florida.

Padilla said he plans to come back soon to search for Caylee's remains.

This news came on the heels of a rough week for the Anthony family.

On Friday, the state released videotaped interviews between the Anthonys and investigators.

Grandfather George Anthony said he suspects Caylee's mother -- his daughter, Casey Anthony -- stole money from her mother, Cindy, and from Caylee's piggy bank.

On Thursday, the attorney representing the Anthonys said he's out. Mark Nejame announced he will no longer represent the family.

On Wednesday, WESH 2 News was the first to report that the Orange County Sheriff's Office will no longer follow up on live sightings of Caylee. Orange County police said they believe the toddler is dead.

Padilla said he wants a thorough search of the bottom of the Little Econlockhatchee River with divers using sifting screens. Those screens would allow water and sand to fall through, but not the kinds of things alligators won't eat, like toys, plastic bags and human teeth.

Padilla said he's planning an exhaustive new search of the bottom of the river in hopes of finding Caylee's remains.

"A lot of people might think exactly that," Padilla said, referring to the face that some people have called him crazy. "But I've been a voice in the wilderness before. I have some money now -- in the neighborhood of $50,000 pledged."

Padilla said he has been assured by experts that some human remains and other evidence could still be in the river, even though it has been five months since Caylee's disappearance.

"In checking with people that know alligators, they won't eat plastic stuff, garbage bags, and they will not eat teeth," Padilla said.

That's why Padilla said he wants search teams to use sifting screens. He said he's confident he can raise $200,000 and be back by early January.

Meanwhile, the Kid Finder's Network released a picture on Friday of a young girl seen at the Florida Mall in Orlando. The child resembles Caylee. So far, Kid Finders said it has gotten little help from the public in their efforts to find out who the girl is.

"It's very urgent to get the picture out there," said Michelle Bart, of Kid Finders. "If it's not Caylee, we want to know."

Padilla said he has not been given a polygraph by the Orange County Sheriff's Office and does not know when that will happen. He reiterated that he did not plant evidence at the river two weeks ago.

http://www.wesh.com/news/18045461/detail.html

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Anthonys Continue To Hold Prayer Vigils For Caylee

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Caylee Anthony's grandparents held a prayer vigil at an Orange County church Sunday night. Supporters of George and Cindy Anthony gathered as they often do for a prayer vigil at Eastside Baptist Church.

The vigil comes days after recorded interviews with the FBI and George and Cindy Anthony were released. In the interviews, George made a telling statement about the smell in the trunk of Casey's car.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18047934/detail.html

Raw Video: Channel 9 interviews spokeswoman

http://www.wftv.com/video/18048395/index.html

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Casey Anthony case: Leonard Padilla returning to town

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2008/11/the-anthony-cam.html

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Anthonys Say They Feel Ambushed By Taping, Release Of FBI Interviews
Missing Caylee Anthony Last Seen In June

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The grandparents of Caylee Anthony, who was last seen in mid-June, spoke for the first time since their interviews with the FBI were released, saying they felt like they have been ambushed.

George and Cindy Anthony said they did not know they were being videotaped and had no idea the FBI interviews were being released until they watched local TV news.

The Anthonys said this proves that investigators are not searching for Caylee but instead are continuing to build a case against Casey Anthony.

"That distinct odor, that's something you don't forget," George Anthony said in the FBI interview. "I believe something was placed in the back of that trunk. I don't want to believe it was my granddaughter."

George Anthony also said in the interview that his daughter had lied.

"Is my daughter not telling the truth? Yeah," George Anthony said. "She knows a lot more than what's going on. Has she just completely blanked this out or is she just trying to cover up something that might have went wrong? That's possible."

No Leads In Possible Sighting

Meanwhile, the Anthonys said no one has come forward since a picture of a girl involved in a possible Caylee sighting was released on Friday.

The photo was taken inside the Florida Mall, but the person who took the picture has not been identified.

"We want to continue to get it out there. If she belongs to someone else, we want to know so we can rule it out," Anthony family spokeswoman Michelle Bart said.

Bounty Hunter Search

Celebrity bounty hunter Leonard Padilla said he will return to Orlando in January to search for Caylee's remains. Padilla said he has been given $50,000 from someone who wants him to continue the search. Padilla said he will continue searching Blanchard Park in Orlando, where he believes Casey Anthony dumped her daughter's body.

Attorneys Talk Trial Options

Meanwhile, Local 6 News reporter Tony Pipitone continues his investigation into the case, discussing its merits with a former prosecutor and a prominent defense attorney.

Anthony's trial is scheduled to begin in January.

Caylee's body has not been found, inviting the question: How can the state prove she is dead, much less that her mother killed her?

Pipitone said that after prosecutors finish presenting their case, the defense will likely ask the judge to throw it out, seeking a judgment of acquittal, which means even giving the state every benefit of the doubt, there's no way a jury could properly find guilt.

"How do you prove this child is dead just because her mother won't say where she has been or is, if she knows? You can't prove she's dead," defense attorney Cheney Mason said. "If you can't prove she's dead, you can't prove cause of death. If you can't prove cause of death, you have a hard time proving who's behind it, how it happened."

Former prosecutor Elizabeth Rahter said a circumstantial case could be solid enough to at least get to a jury.

"Is it reasonable for a mother never to report her missing child? Is it reasonable for a mother to be quiet? Is it reasonable for a mother to never call the police? Is it reasonable for there to be a hair in the trunk? Well, how often does her daughter hang out in the trunk of her car?" Rahter said.

Anthony's car reeked of death, and scientists may be allowed to testify that it contained the remains of a decomposing human body, Pipitone said.

If the case did get to a jury, Pipitone asked Mason if he thought her attorneys would put her on the stand.

"Knowing what I know at this time, there's not a snowball's chance you know where I put her on the witness stand," Mason said.

"Why is that?" Pipitone said.

"Well, because there's so much to cross-examine her about," Mason said.

"Do you just say, 'The defense rests.' Don't even put on a defense?" Pipitone asked.

"There's a good chance that would be the case," Mason said.

If that was to happen, a jury would decide Anthony's fate on charges of first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse, aggravated manslaughter and four counts of lying to authorities, although juries sometimes are given a chance to compromise on what are called lesser-included offenses.

"It doesn't have to be murder. It could be something lesser," Pipitone said.

"It could be murder first-degree, second-degree, manslaughter," Mason said.

Either side could request that the choices be given to the jury, Pipitone said.

"Most likely, the defense is going to say, 'We just want what's charged and nothing less,'" Rahter said.

If the case against Anthony is as weak as Mason claims, she and her defense team may choose to roll the dice.

"The defense would risk all or nothing?" Pipitone asked.

"Some defense attorneys have done that. You come back with murder-one or you have to acquit," Mason said.

If Anthony was found guilty of premeditated murder or murder in the commission of aggravated child abuse, the question would then turn to a sentence of life or death -- if the state even seeks the death penalty, Pipitone said.

To get the death penalty, the state has to show death was heinous, atrocious or cruel.

"How can you prove the death was heinous, atrocious and cruel if you can't prove the cause of death because you don't have a body?" Mason said.

"There's a dead child. How more heinous, atrocious and cruel can you get?" Pipitone said.

"Well, because people die by accident, of natural causes, any number of ways. No way. No possibility of proving heinous, atrocious and cruel without the body," Mason said.

There also are other so-called aggravators, Pipitone said.

"Is that cold, calculated and premeditated?" Pipitone asked.

"I think you could definitely argue the cold and calculated," Rahter said.

"How do you prove cold, calculated or premeditated, again, without knowing when or how or why?" Mason said.

Other aggravators include a child victim being killed by a caregiver supports a death penalty.

"But on this question, both our defense and prosecutorial sides have some agreement," Pipitone said.

"As it stands now, you can't get there," Mason said.

"So no way you'd see a death penalty in this case?" Pipitone said.

"No, based on what we know now," Mason said.

"I don't think the state would go through with it if they don't have a body," Rahter said.

"That wouldn't ever go to the death penalty, would never even seek it without a body," Pipitone said.

If Anthony is found not guilty on all counts, Pipitone asked the experts if justice will have been served.

"If you believe in the Constitution of the United States, if you believe in the jury system, you must necessarily conclude that that was justice," Mason said.

More w/link: http://www.local6.com/news/18047637/detail.html

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Casey Anthony's Attorney Can Bring Laptop To Jail


http://www.wftv.com/news/18052701/detail.html

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Baez Plans To Fight Casey Case Gag Order
Also: Padilla Plans Return To Search For Caylee

POSTED: 6:35 pm EST November 23, 2008
UPDATED: 5:42 pm EST November 24, 2008

http://www.wesh.com/news/18045461/detail.html

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Casey Attorney To Fight Gag Order, Issues Subpoenas To Reporters
Jose Baez Says He Wants To Fight 'False Leads'


http://www.local6.com/news/18052600/detail.html

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Release of FBI interviews irk missing Orlando gril Caylee Anthony's grandparents

ORLANDO -- The grandparents of Caylee Anthony, who was last seen in mid-June, spoke for the first time since their interviews with the FBI were released, saying they felt like they have been ambushed.

George and Cindy Anthony spoke after a prayer vigil was held Sunday night for Caylee, whose mother, Casey Anthony, remains jailed on first-degree murder charges in her daughter's disappearance.

George and Cindy Anthony said they did not know they were being videotaped and had no idea the FBI interviews were being released until they watched local TV news.

The Anthonys said this proves that investigators are not searching for Caylee, but instead are continuing to build a case against Casey Anthony.

"That distinct odor, that's something you don't forget," George Anthony said in the FBI interview. "I believe something was placed in the back of that trunk. I don't want to believe it was my granddaughter."

George Anthony also said in the interview that his daughter had lied.

"Is my daughter not telling the truth? Yeah," George Anthony said. "She knows a lot more than what's going on. Has she just completely blanked this out or is she just trying to cover up something that might of went wrong? That's possible."
No leads In possible sighting

Meanwhile, the Anthony said no one has come forward since a picture of a girl involved in a possible Caylee sighting was released on Friday.

The photo was taken inside the Florida Mall, but the person who took the picture has not been identified.

"We want to continue to get it out there. If she belongs to someone else, we want to know so we can rule it out," Anthony family spokeswoman Michelle Bart said.


http://news-press.com/article/20081125/NEWS01/81124042

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Caylee prayer vigil scheduled for Sunday night

Susan Jacobson | Sentinel Staff Writer
7:37 PM EST, November 24, 2008

Caylee Marie Anthony is still missing, and there's another prayer vigil scheduled for Sunday night to raise awareness of her plight and that of all missing children.

Eastside Baptist Church, 1900 Conway Gardens Rd. in Orlando will host the vigil at 8 p.m. Several similar vigils are tentatively planned around the country. See www.helpfindcaylee.com.

Caylee's grandparents, George and Cindy Anthony of east Orange County, will host the local vigil along with Kid Finders Network, Helping Heroes and D&A Investigations.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/orl-caylee-anthony-112408,0,3074250.story

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Another Search Planned for Caylee Anthony
Monday, November 24, 2008
filed under: crime

Will Leonard Padilla finally find the remains of missing Caylee Marie?

Leonard Padilla is not a man who gives up easily. According to WESH in Florida, he plans to resume his search for missing toddler Caylee Anthony with $50,000 supplied by an anonymous donor. Earlier this month, the controversial bounty hunter sent divers into the Econ River in search of the little girl's remains.

Padilla claims his divers pulled up small bones, toys and a shamrock -- Caylee's mother Casey Anthony's favorite symbol -- weighted down in a bag by bricks. Not only were the finding's deemed unrelated to the missing toddler, Sgt. Carlos Padilla (no relation), of the Orange County Sheriffs Office says Padilla's itemization of the bags contents were false.

"Padilla claimed the bag was held down with bricks, but there were no bricks," Sgt. Padilla told momlogic, "and no shamrock, just a Gumby refrigerator magnet and little stones, little pebbles."

Stephanie Chanderasekaran, director of public relations at Equusearch, the company that launched two exhaustive searches for Caylee, believes another search of the Econ River is unnecessary. "Tim Miller [founder of EquuSearch] went down [the Econ River] himself with a side-scan sonar, the latest technology in underwater imagining for over three hours."

Many items says Chanderasekaran were found during the November 10 search, one day before Padilla took his dive, but none were the remains of the missing toddler. "Tim could tell you where every tire, every dolly in that river is, but there's nothing there with any connection to Caylee."

Yet she concedes, "You can never rule out an area. In the past, in other searches, we've gone over areas three times but on the fourth time we've found something." But she adds, "We are confident to focus elsewhere because Blanchard Park is one of our most our most thoroughly searched areas."

Chanderasekaran also hinted there could be another search for Caylee coming up. "But these searches are expensive and since Equusearch is non-profit, everything comes from donations or out of our own pocket." The last two searches cost about $100,000.

Click here if you would like to make a donation to EquuSearch.
http://www.momlogic.com/2008/11/leonard_padilla_caylee_anthony.php

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Nancy Grace, 11/24/08

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0811/24/ng.01.html

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Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Gag order ruling delayed in Fla. mom murder case

By MARK WANGRIN
Associated Press Writer

ORLANDO, Fla. - A judge on Tuesday delayed ruling on a wide-ranging gag order in the case of a Florida mom charged with killing her 3-year-old daughter.

A state attorney has requested that Circuit Judge Stan Strickland limit statements by prosecutors, defense attorneys, Orange County investigators and the family of defendant Casey Anthony in the case.

Anthony, 22, has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and other charges and faces life in prison if convicted of killing Caylee Anthony. The Orlando tot was last seen on June 16, but her mother did not report her missing until July. More than 1,000 searchers spent a weekend earlier this month looking for the toddler's body, but it has not been recovered.

Lawyers for both sides agreed that any gag order should be more narrowly tailored and the judge said he hoped to rule by Wednesday.

Orange County Assistant State's attorney Jeff Ashton said at Tuesday's hearing that the girl's grandparents, Cindy and George Anthony, should be able to discuss their belief that Caylee is alive and their efforts to find her.

Defense attorney Jose Baez said the state has leaked much more information. But Ashton detailed several national television appearances Baez made that he said were designed to influence jurors.

Ashton said that to let it continue would "make it virtually impossible for us to find an impartial jury in the state of Florida, much less Orlando."

"There's a lot of hot air, but not a whole lot of law," Baez said of Ashton's presentation.

Baez said the First Amendment prohibits the government from ordering people what to say except in the case of "clear and present danger."

In his rebuttal, Ashton cited a Florida Supreme Court ruling that says a judge could impose the order for good cause, not just danger.

"If I go out in front of the cameras right now and say Caylee Anthony is dead, that would be grievous," Ashton said. "That's not my job."

An attorney for a local television station said a gag order now would be moot because there has been so much media coverage giving both guilty and not guilty views.

Strickland also quashed defense subpoenas for several television reporters.

Prosecution and defense attorneys' arguments sometimes grew heated, causing Strickland to admonish both benches.

"This in enough," Strickland said, exasperated. "Someone's facing life imprisonment. Let's act like we're supposed to."

Anthony told authorities she had left her daughter with a baby sitter in June and the two were gone when she returned from work. She says she spent the next month trying to find her daughter and didn't call authorities because she was scared. Investigators say they have poked several holes in her story.

Earlier Tuesday, Cindy Anthony implored investigators to look into a recent reported sighting of her granddaughter. She said that she doesn't know if a photo taken of a girl resembling Caylee is really her but wants it investigated.

Sheriff's officials were not immediately available for comment.

http://www.jacksonville.com/apnews/stories/112508/D94M79A80.shtml

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Cindy Anthony tells WFTV: I'm not afraid of getting arrested
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What about the story of the hairbrush? Cindy Anthony says it's all a misunderstanding.

She told WFTV-Channel 9 that she didn't try to deceive investigators by giving them a wrong hairbrush as they searched for her missing granddaughter, Caylee, in the summer.

"Did you purposely give investigators the wrong hairbrush?" reporter Jeff Deal asked.

"No, absolutely not," Cindy Anthony said.

On its 5 p.m. news, the ABC affiliate had reported on an e-mail in which Cindy Anthony talked about giving a hairbrush to law enforcement. The station raised the possibility that Cindy might face obstruction-of-justice charges and forwarded the document to the FBI. The station led its 11 p.m. news with Cindy's response. Cindy's daughter, Casey, is charged with first-degree murder in Caylee's disappearance.

"Did I go around and try to find all the hairbrushes? No. It wasn't deception," Cindy told WFTV. She tried to clarify the confusing e-mail.

Cindy said the hairbrush she handed over was used by Caylee and Casey.

"I'm not afraid of getting arrested," Cindy Anthony said. "They know when I handed them that brush that I told them it was Casey's brush."

Cindy had shared the e-mail with former family spokesman Larry Garrison. She said she believes Garrison leaked the e-mail because the family recently fired him after learning he was collecting fees for setting up Anthony interviews.

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'Neck Breaking' Among Searches On Anthony Computer, Docs Show
Woman Accused Of Killing Missing Daughter

POSTED: 11:06 am EST November 26, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Internet searches conducted on the computer seized from the home of Casey Anthony's parents included "how to make chloroform" and "neck breaking," according to documents released on Wednesday.

Casey Anthony, 22, has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and other charges and faces life in prison if convicted of killing her 3-year-old daughter, Caylee. The Orlando toddler was last seen on June 16, but her mother did not report her missing until July. More than 1,000 searchers spent a weekend earlier this month looking for the toddler's body, but it has not been recovered.

Forensic tests allegedly show that chloroform was present in Anthony's car, leading to a search of the computer at her parents' home, where Casey and Caylee Anthony lived.

Searches conducted March 17 included "how to make chloroform," "neck breaking," and "shovel," according to the documents. There were also searches for "alcohol," "acetone," "peroxide," "hydrogen peroxide," and "death," the documents said.

It is not known who made the searches, but Casey Anthony's mother, Cindy Anthony, was at work at the time the searches were entered, according to a timesheet, which was among the released documents.

A search of "weapons out of household products" was also listed in the documents.

Another page of the documents showed a sheet of paper taken from Casey Anthony's car after it was found abandoned at an Orange County Amscot June 27 showed Casey Anthony's name written repeatedly in different variations with the last name "Lazzaro" being used with it. Tony Lazzaro was Casey Anthony's boyfriend, and he said that he told Casey Anthony that if he ever did start a family, he wanted to have sons, not daughters, according to the documents.

Also among the documents was the fact that the University of Central Florida conducted a test on gases found in the trunk of Casey Anthony's car and found no signs of human decomposition. A lab in Tennessee allegedly found signs of decomposition believed to be human.

The documents said that neighbors heard a loud fight between Cindy and Casey Anthony some time in mid-June. Casey Anthony's brother, Lee Anthony, told her ex-finace, Jesse Grund, that Cindy Anthony grabbed Casey Anthony by the neck on June 15 -- the day before Caylee was last seen -- and shook her, the documents said.

Casey Anthony told authorities she had left her daughter with a baby sitter in June and the two were gone when she returned from work. She said she spent the next month trying to find her daughter and didn't call authorities because she was scared. Investigators say they have poked several holes in her story.

Gag Order Denied

Meanwhile, a judge on Wednesday denied the state's request for a gag order in the case.

A state attorney had requested that Circuit Judge Stan Strickland limit statements by prosecutors, defense attorneys, Orange County investigators and the family of Anthony, although lawyers for both sides had agreed that any gag order should be more narrowly tailored.

Orange County Assistant State's attorney Jeff Ashton said at Tuesday's hearing that the girl's grandparents, Cindy and George Anthony, should be able to discuss their belief that Caylee is alive and their efforts to find her.

Defense attorney Jose Baez said the state has leaked much more information. But Ashton detailed several national television appearances Baez made that he said were designed to influence jurors.

Ashton said that to let it continue would "make it virtually impossible for us to find an impartial jury in the state of Florida, much less Orlando."

"There's a lot of hot air, but not a whole lot of law," Baez said of Ashton's presentation.

Baez said the First Amendment prohibits the government from ordering people what to say except in the case of "clear and present danger."

In his rebuttal, Ashton cited a Florida Supreme Court ruling that says a judge could impose the order for good cause, not just danger.

"If I go out in front of the cameras right now and say Caylee Anthony is dead, that would be grievous," Ashton said. "That's not my job."

An attorney for a local television station said a gag order now would be moot because there has been so much media coverage giving both guilty and not guilty views.

Strickland also quashed defense subpoenas for several television reporters.

Prosecution and defense attorneys' arguments sometimes grew heated, causing Strickland to admonish both benches.

"This in enough," Strickland said, exasperated. "Someone's facing life imprisonment. Let's act like we're supposed to."

http://www.local6.com/news/18151964/detail.html

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Computer searches detailed in missing girl case
'Neck breaking,' 'household weapons' among Google searches, records say

ORLANDO, Fla. - "Neck breaking" and "household weapons" were some of the Google searches performed on a computer accessible to the mother of missing Florida 3-year-old Caylee Anthony, according to newly released court documents.

The description of the searches was included in more than 700 pages of court documents released in the case on Wednesday.

The Orlando Sentinel reported that the searches also included "how to make chloraform" and took place in March. Someone also used the computer in March to search for peroxide, acetone, alcohol and "lost numbers."

The girl's mother, Casey Anthony, has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and other charges in the disappearance of her daughter. The child disappeared in June, and authorities say her mother didn't report her missing until July.

'I honestly hate myself'

NBC affiliate WESH reported that the documents included details of a series of text messages Casey Anthony exchanged on July 16 with Tony Lazzaro, her boyfriend at the time. The messages were sent after she had gone with deputies to places searching for Caylee but before she was initially arrested.

"I am the dumbest person and the worst mother," Casey Anthony wrote in one message. "I honestly hate myself."

Later, after saying she left Caylee with the nanny, Casey Anthony wrote: "If they don't find her, guess who gets blamed and spends an eternity in jail."

Casey Anthony remains in Orange County Jail on no bond. Her trial is scheduled to begin in January.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27928174/

Video
Photos give missing tot’s grandma hope
Nov. 26: TODAY’s Meredith Vieira talks to Caylee's grandmother Cindy Anthony about the case.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/27924590#27924590

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More documents released in Casey Anthony case

Here is what some of the newly released documents reveal:

-- That someone using the Anthonys' home computer used Google to search for "neck breaking," "how to make chloraform [sic]" and "household weapons" in March, court documents show.

The search history was included among the hundreds of pages of documents and also show that on March 17, someone Googled peroxide, acetone, alcohol and "lost numbers."

-- That in addition to the Google searches, investigators found that in March someone used Wikipedia to search for "inhalation," "chloroform," "acetone," "shovel" and "death."

A computer forensics report from a Sheriff's Office detective states that on March 21, someone used other Web sources like sci-spot.com, druglibrary.org and instructables.com for the words "making weapons out of household products," "chloroformhabit," "how to make chloroform," and "chloro2."

-- That Casey Anthony's grandmother told investigators that Casey stole from her.

-- Air samples studied by researchers at the National Center for Forensic Science at the University of Central Florida showed there was evidence of "volatile organic chemicals" in the trunk of Anthony's Pontiac Sunfire.

-- Samples showed evidence of gasoline vapors, chloroform and compounds "known to be liberated from decomposition of human remains."

But the researcher wrote that those items "does not conclusively demonstrate that human decomposition was previously present in the automobile's trunk due to other possible sources of these materials."

-- Anthony allegedly stole $354 from her grandfather's bank account in April to pay her cell phone bill. Anthony's grandmother told investigators it appears Casey got their check routing number from a birthday card they sent her in March.

-- Photographs of Anthony partying and out with friends, text messages she received and sent to others, and cell phone records were also included in the latest batch of legal documents.

In an interview with Orange County deputies and an FBI agent, Casey's grandmother, Shirley Plesea, said Casey began stealing from her in 2007.

Casey stole a check from Plesea on Caylee's second birthday in August 2007, Plesea said. Casey allegedly later used her grandmother's stolen check at Publix for $54. Plesea was mad at Casey but forgave her, the report shows.

Earlier this year Plesea noticed another check was missing.

She later found out that Casey had forged it to pay for her $354 cell phone bill, Plesea told investigators. Plesea wanted to press charges but decided not to for the sake of Caylee and Cindy, the report said.

Check back for more details.

More info at link: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-casey-anthony-discovery-112608,0,1409870.story

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Judge: Gag order wouldn't stop Caylee media frenzy

ORLANDO, Florida (CNN) -- A judge denied prosecutors' request for a gag order in the case of Casey Anthony, the Florida woman charged with killing her missing 3-year-old daughter, Caylee.
Casey Anthony's defense team is mobbed by the media after a hearing on the gag order request.

Florida 9th Circuit Judge Stan Strickland said he did not think a gag order would stop the media whirlwind surrounding the case and he could not find the publicity would hurt Anthony's right to a fair trial.

More w/link: http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/11/26/caylee.anthony.gag.order/

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Excerpts from Anthony discovery documents

Casey describes babysitter as "definitely someone I trust"

Anthony told authorities she had left her daughter with a baby sitter in June and the two were gone when she returned from work. She says she spent the next month trying to find her daughter and didn't call authorities because she was scared. Investigators say they have poked several holes in her story.

Through instant messaging, an acquaintance of Casey's inquires about her babysitter. Excerpts are taken from an exchange on Sunday, July 13 -- three days before Caylee was reported missing -- between Casey and Youriev Donov, 24, of Orlando:

CA: i didn't ever want to live in an apartment, but i don't if me getting a house is the best idea ... not right now

YD: yeah good idea, so what do u do when u work? with the kid that is

CA: i have a nanny. i love her.

YD: nice. how much do they charge?

CA: we've been friends for over 6 years. definitely someone i trust. it just depends. i pay her a lot more than most nanny's make. it's worth it though

YD: yeah i understand

CA: she's a friend. between myself, and one of my coworkers, its her main source of income

And in another exchange on Monday, July 14:

CA: [expletive], even outside of a relationship, i'm probably not in the best spot either

YD: why?

CA: i'm pretty hung up on tony, and realistically, if he moves back to new york next year, my relationship will end. sucks to know that inevitably, unless i were to drop everything, i'm going to love someone close to me

YD: then why dig a deeper whole [sic]? i couldn't do that to myself

CA: that's why i'm torn right now

"I am the dumbest person and the worst mother"

Caylee had not been seen for several days. The child's grandmother first called authorities in July to say she hadn't seen Caylee for a month and her daughter's car smelled like death. Cell phone records include text messages in which Casey calls herself "the worst mother," and calls Caylee a "little snothead," according to the documents. Here are a few excerpts from a text exchange between Tony Lazzaro and Casey Anthony through a Blackberry device on July 16 -- the day Caylee was reported missing:

CA: I'm so sorry for not telling you what happened .. we obviously need to talk. I need you .. and i love you more than you know.

TL: Where is Caylee?

CA: I honestly don't know ..

TL: I don't know ... R u serious? When did u find out?

CA: I've been filing reports all night and driving around with multiple officers looking at old apartments i had taken her to.

TL: Y wouldn't you tell me of all people I was ur boyfriend that cares about you and ur daughter. Doesnt make sense to me Why would u lie to me

CA: I lied to everyone. What was i supposed to say? i trust my daughter with some psycho. How does that look?

TL: Idk what to say .. I just hope your daughter is okay and im gonna do watever to help ur family and the cops

CA: i was put in handcuffs for almost 10 minutes and sat in the back of a cop car. The best thing and most important person is my life is missing. I am the dumbest person and the worst mother. I honestly hate myself. The most important thing is getting caylee back but i truly hpe that you can forgive me .. granted i will never be able to forgive myself.

TL: Who is this zanny nanny person

CA: Someone i had net [sic] through a mutual friend almost 4 years ago. She used be my buddy jeffs nanny before she became mine. i'm scared

Email fragment: "What the hell is going on?"

The following is what appears to be fragments of Yahoo web mail recovered from Casey's computer. It reads:

"can't sleep, stupid hot flashes wake me up then I start thinking about you and Caylee. Dad said he went to work at 9am and got home at 630p, he said he did not come home in between. I don't know who or what to believe anymore." The email goes on, "You told me everyday that you were going to call me and you haven't but you choose to call when you know I won't be home. What the hell is going on? I've tried not to bug you to death but I still haven't gotten to see pictures of Caylee or gotten to speak to her. It's been over a month now. Am I ever going to see her again? Are you still with Jeff? Are you going back to work"? The author of the email goes on to write, "I'm not sure how much longer I can continue on this day to day course. I'm going freakin nuts not knowing what's going on with you. I had a breakdown at work, can't take much more."

Also of interest

Other documents of interest include a 911call made in November of last year in from the Arden Villas Apartments in East Orange County. It appears, Jessie Grund reported that Casey was experiencing a seizure. The operator notes that Casey was "unresponsive and shaking" and that she had experienced "nausea all day and was drinking heavily" the night before.

In other developments, Casey's grandmother, Shirely Plesea told authorities that Casey had made an unathorized transfer from her husband's bank account in April of 2008 in the amount of $354 to pay a cell phone bill. Plesea believed Casey got the bank routing numbers from a check she included in a birthday card, sent to Casey in March.


More w/link: http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=7953974&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

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A Tough Thanksgiving For Anthony Family
Thursday, November 27, 2008 – updated: 12:02 pm EST November 27, 2008

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Casey Anthony will spend this Thanksgiving alone, in the Orange County Jail.

Officials say the Anthony family will not visit Casey today, and Casey did not request any visitors or phone calls for the holiday.

Instead, she will dine with other prisoners on turkey and dressing, mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables and bread and butter. For dessert, Casey will have a slice of pumpkin spice cake.

We've also learned Casey's father, George Anthony, spent part of his Thanksgiving alone as well.

George was seen driving by himself around downtown Orlando and Winter Park towing his "Where is Caylee billboard."

Even after new evidence was released to support the theory Casey killed her daughter Caylee, George has continued searching for a live Caylee.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18159143/detail.html

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Casey Documents Talk Of Chloroform, Neck-Breaking And Incest
Wednesday, November 26, 2008 – updated: 7:26 am EST November 27, 2008

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Nearly 700 pages of evidence released in the Casey Anthony case contain disturbing internet searches, a accusation of a frame-up and allegations of potential incest in the Anthony family.

The investigation has brought out accusations Casey had been making against those closest to her, namely that her father George has abused her, and that her brother Lee made inappropriate sexual advances toward her once when she was in junior high. The documents show Casey said her mother Cindy did not believe that to be true.

The newly released court documents show Casey Anthony searched for information on chloroform, types of shovels and neck-breaking on her computer in the time before her young daughter Caylee disappeared.

The documents reveal that Casey searched those items in March, at the same time she was also looking on missing children web sites. Casey reported her daughter missing in June. Casey claims she left Caylee with a babysitter but that person has never been found and Casey now stands charged with Caylee’s murder.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18155274/detail.html

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DOCUMENT DETAILS


Some of the information found on Casey’s computer also related to the chemicals peroxide, acetone and alcohol, which can be used to make chloroform.

Traces of chloroform were found in the trunk of Casey’s car, along with DNA evidence that suggests the dead body of Caylee had also been in there.

Investigators say they found that Casey’s mother Cindy was not at home when the searches were done. They say she was at work but that her father, George, was not employed at the time.

Casey’s ex-fiance’, Jesse Grund, told investigators he has heard that Casey has been cooking up a story to frame him for Caylee's murder, even though she insists Caylee is alive. Grund claims Casey tried to convince her lawyer, with her mother's help, that Grund killed Caylee because of his "obsession" with her and planted evidence in the back of her (Casey’s) car.

The documents also show there was no rotting pizza in the trunk of Casey’s car. Cindy Anthony has long claimed a horrible smell that detectives have described as the smell of death, was due to a rotting pizza. But the documents show there was nothing but an empty pizza box in a bag in the trunk.

Investigators say when George opened the car trunk at a towing company, with a towing company employee next to him, flies flew out of the trunk. The pair tossed the trash bag that was in the trunk into the dumpster. Later, when investigators went back to it and opened it, they found flies, maggots, and the empty pizza box.

The new records also show that Casey told her parents during a jail visit that her message to "Zenaida," the mysterious nanny, was "she (Zenaida) needs to return Caylee" and "I forgive her.”

Casey hinted that she told Cindy long ago that she might have given someone a key to their house but didn’t say who.

Casey also gave a description of Zenaida: she’s 5-feet, 7-inches tall, has curly brown hair that had been straightened, weighs 140 pounds, and has brown eyes, and a lot of money.

Also released Wednesday, investigators say Casey's slacks, which her mother removed from the car and washed because they reeked of the same odor inside the car, were apparently the same slacks Casey was wearing on the day Caylee disappeared and is believed to have been murdered. Investigators did not ask for those slacks early on because they had already been laundered at least once.

Investigators also say the documents indicate that Casey might have been considering coming clean a couple of times. On the day she was indicted for murder she actually called her attorney from the sheriff's headquarters and hinted she might help investigators find Caylee. But once she talked to him she changed her mind. In August, she was about to meet with her father at the jail but once again it appears her attorney talked her out of it.


FAMILY TENSION


The released documents show Grund also told investigators Cindy wanted Caylee to call her "Mommy" in front of Casey.

Casey's parents' financial problems almost shattered their marriage but ended up saving it because Cindy couldn't afford divorce. The investigation showed Cindy supported George for years. He lost thousands of dollars in a U.K. lottery scam.

The documents also show the following:

Cindy told her mother that Caylee was her life and her mother says if not for Caylee, Cindy might have harmed herself.

Just before Caylee disappeared, Cindy was about to throw Casey out of the house and try to get custody of Caylee. She caught Casey lying. At one point, Cindy talked about choking Casey, presumably out of frustration.

Friends said Casey was "annoyingly giddy" two weeks after investigators believe Casey murdered Caylee because her boyfriend, Tony Lazzaro was returning to Orlando after a trip home to New York for the Fourth of July weekend. Lazzaro told investigators that Caylee was “great” but he did remember telling Casey that he wanted to have sons, because his little sisters taught him how tough it is to raise girls.

Investigators also found Casey's doodlings, writing her name as Lazzaro's wife, with hearts in the script.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18155274/detail.html

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NANCY GRACE

More Anthony Family Computer Searches Released
Aired November 26, 2008 - 20:00:00 ET

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0811/26/ng.01.html

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George Refuses To Give Up Hope That Caylee Is Alive
Thursday, November 27, 2008 –
updated: 9:32 am EST November 28, 2008

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Channel 9 learned Casey's father, George Anthony, spent part of his Thanksgiving driving by himself around downtown Orlando and Winter Park towing his "Where is Caylee billboard." Even after new evidence was released to support the theory Casey killed her daughter Caylee, George has continued searching for a live Caylee.

Meanwhile, Casey Anthony spent Thanksgiving alone in the Orange County Jail. Officials said the Anthony family did not visit Casey Thursday nor did she request any visitors or phone calls for the holiday.

Instead, she dined with other prisoners on turkey and dressing, mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables, bread and butter. For dessert, Casey had a slice of pumpkin spice cake.



FAMILY FEUDS OVER WHETHER CAYLEE IS DEAD


Eyewitness News has obtained new documents from prosecutors that show Casey's own relatives believe she killed her daughter. In the 700 pages of evidence there were emails that started a family feud between Cindy Anthony and her brother.

Cindy's brother said he's frustrated that she believes Casey. In early August reporters asked Cindy Anthony a lot of tough questions about Casey's lies and Eyewitness News has learned Cindy's own brother was asking those same questions.

However, his inquiries ended in a family feud. In an email exchanged in August, Cindy's brother Rick Plesea, who she rarely talked to, told her his theory: "Caylee drowned in the pool, and Casey put Caylee's body in the trunk of her car." and "That is why the dogs hit on the trunk." From there the exchange deteriorated to insults.

Cindy wrote: "The next time you say Caylee is dead I will personally come there and kick your sorry a** all the way to hell."

Her brother fired back: "Your granddaughter is dead. There, I said it. Casey has killed her someway either by accident or on purpose."

"You have both lost your minds," Plesea writes to Cindy and George.

He also said Casey Anthony attended his wedding seven months pregnant with Caylee and when Rick asked Cindy about it she said Casey told her she wasn't pregnant then proceeded to say, "She would have to have sex to be pregnant."

Rick Plesea forwarded all of his emails to detectives.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18159143/detail.html

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National vigil to be held for missing toddler

Last Edited: Saturday, 29 Nov 2008, 12:01 AM EST
Created: Friday, 28 Nov 2008, 10:51 PM EST

ORLANDO, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) -- "People give me more reasons to believe she's alive than to believe she is deceased," the current spokesperson for George and Cindy Anthony said the day after Thanksgiving.

When asked about evidence of decomposition investigators say they found in the car and George Anthony's statement that he smelled decomposition, Michelle Bart answered, "no, it doesn't do it for me, because no one can tell me it is Caylee." And Bart says until someone can prove it is, she and the Anthony's won't give up hope.

This Sunday, in fact, they're hosting another National Vigil for Hope. Beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern (5 p.m. on the west coast), cities partaking will review pictures of Caylee Anthony and those of hundreds of thousands of others missing.

In Orlando, people can go to the Eastside Baptist Church. Other cities scheduled to take part include Warren, Michigan; Roseburg, Oregon; and Mountainview, California.

Bart also challenges the Orange County Sheriff's Office to investigate the circumstances surrounding an apparent cell phone picture she says a woman took of Caylee at the Florida Mall on November 16. Bart and the Anthony's believe it could be Caylee.

Bart said the Anthony's say they see characteristics of Caylee both in the picture and from accounts given by the woman who took the picture. Bart has yet to release her name; however, she did release the picture which has been broadcast. Bart said the fact that no one has come forward over the past week to discount the picture gives her and the Anthony's hope.

The Sheriff's Office tells FOX 35 that they are not interested in the picture whatsoever and believe Caylee Anthony is dead. The state will try to prove that at trial.

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=7967805&version=2&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

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Problems Between Casey, Cindy Revealed In New Documents
Friday, November 28, 2008 4:09:00 PM

ORLANDO -- Documents released by the State Attorney’s Office Wednesday showed investigators had a particular interest in the relationship between Casey and her mother, Cindy.

According to an interview with Casey's grandmother, Cindy sought professional help in dealing with her then out-of-control daughter.

Allegedly, the counselor advised Cindy to kick Casey out of the house.

Cindy also allegedly told family members that she was considering filing for full custody of Caylee.

Meanwhile, documents showed Jesse Grund, Casey's ex-fiancé, told Sheriff’s investigators Casey and Cindy got into a huge altercation the night before Caylee was last seen alive.

"It got into a very heated argument, which turned physical and Cindy started choking Casey," Grund said. He said he was told this by Lee Anthony, Casey's brother.

http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2008/11/27/problems_between_casey_cindy_revealed_in_new_docum ents.html

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4 New Additional Pics of Caylee Sighting At The Mall

http://www.local6.com/slideshow/news/18146260/detail.html

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Eyewitness News interviewed Cindy Anthony about the email she sent to Larry Garrison. (11/26/08)

http://www.wftv.com/video/18149829/index.html

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Anthony family members expected at vigil tonight for missing Caylee Marie
Kevin P. Connolly | Sentinel Staff Writer
2:44 PM EST, November 30, 2008

Members of the Anthony family are expected at a vigil tonight in Orlando. George and Cindy Anthony have been holding vigils because their granddaughter, Caylee Marie, is missing.

Authorities say the little girl, who would have turned 3 in August, is dead and they have charged her mother, Casey Anthony, 22, with first-degree murder. George and Cindy Anthony think the little girl is alive.

Tonight's vigil is part of the National Vigil for Hope, according to a statement from Michelle A. Bart, a spokeswoman for the Anthonys.

The local vigil will be at 8 p.m. at Eastside Baptist Church, 1900 Conway Gardens Road. Earlier today, Bart issued a news release about the event.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-caylee-anthony-vigil-113008,0,6223831.story

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Internet is a trove of trivia about Casey Anthony case
Amy L. Edwards | Sentinel Staff Writer
November 30, 2008

Looking for a video about Casey Anthony? You can find hundreds on YouTube.

Want the latest Anthony news? Google says it has more than 7 million search results.

Since her case made national headlines in July, more Americans have googled Anthony's name on some days than they have high-profile celebrities such as Nicole Kidman.

"Let's face it -- this is a compelling story," said Robert Thompson, a professor of media and popular culture at Syracuse University.

"It's a story with -- for good or bad -- legs, and people are interested in it."

They are captivated in part, he said, because Anthony's missing-and-presumed-dead daughter, Caylee Marie, is adorable.

Her image has been widely and repeatedly broadcast and the toddler's grandparents, George and Cindy Anthony, help keep the story in the news by "doing things that can be covered."

Peak months for searches

Google won't say how many people are searching specific terms, but it does chart items and how they compare to others.

Searches in the U.S. for "Casey Anthony" peaked in August. They also spiked in October. Anthony was indicted Oct. 14 on multiple charges, including first-degree murder in the disappearance of Caylee, who would be 3 years old. But Google's charts show the searches have been waning since.

Feeding fascination

Americans have long been fascinated with true-crime stories. The Lindbergh and Son of Sam cases, for instance, captivated the public when they unfolded.

But now, the Internet gives people more options than ever for news and expression.

They're posting comments on blogs, bantering with other readers on message boards and producing their own videos.

What are people posting?

Here's a sample of what people are putting online about Anthony:

*A video called The Caylee Casey Anthony Case & Caylee's Song on YouTube has been viewed more than 10,000 times. The seven-minute video includes photos, 911 calls, media interviews and a song.

*A rambling, four-minute commentary -- hot topic: casey anthony -- by a young woman with pink, blue and black hair was viewed more than 11,000 times on YouTube. Her recap includes a brief impersonation of CNN's Nancy Grace.

*A different video puts images of Anthony, her family and defense attorney on top of characters from The Addams Family.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-anthonyweb3008nov30,0,5251255.story

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Family Shows New Caylee Pictures
Missing 3-Year-Old Last Seen In Mid-June

POSTED: 7:25 am EST December 1, 2008
UPDATED: 8:02 am EST December 1, 2008


ORLANDO, Fla. -- New pictures of Caylee Anthony, who has been missing since mid-June, were released by her grandparents at a prayer vigil Sunday night.
One of the pictures shows Caylee in a Princess Lea costume, a gift from her uncle, Lee Anthony.
http://i33.tinypic.com/fc4phy.jpg

George and Cindy Anthony said they will continue holding prayer vigils until their granddaughter is found. Their daughter, Casey Anthony, 22, remains jailed on first-degree murder charges in her 3-year-old daughter's disappearance.

E-mails released last week by authorities as part of the discovery process in the case showed a private exchange between Cindy Anthony and her brother, who said he does not believe Caylee is alive.

"I didn't even know about them until they got aired. I was a little bit shocked, but it is what it is. I can't change it. It's out there. It's a shame that family members sometimes pile on other family members. It's a shame," George Anthony said.

George Anthony said the family celebrated Thanksgiving and had a place setting for Caylee at their table, something he said was difficult to deal with emotionally.

He said he will drive around Central Florida on Monday while pulling a mobile billboard featuring Caylee.

http://www.local6.com/news/18177168/detail.html

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Nancy Grace vs. Mark NeJame on Caylee case
posted by SMaxwell on Dec 1, 2008 6:15:52 AM

As some of you may know, I have largely avoided writing about the Caylee Anthony case primarily because this case that should be about an innocent little girl has morphed into a three-ring circus where the missing child is practically just an afterthought. And tragedy-as-entertainment doesn't interest me.

That said, someone passed along a cyber-clip of Orlando attorney Mark NeJame's final appearance on Nancy Grace's show from a couple of weeks ago that I not only watched; I watched twice.

I wasn't impressed when NeJame first inserted himself into the case, offering help to Caylee's grandparents. And I certainly didn't think much of his jumping into the spotlight by appearing on Grace's show the first few times .. and told him as much. Grace, after all, strikes me as the armpit of TV "news" and commentary. Sure, you'd be hard-pressed to find any media outlet that has covered the Caylee case with the highest degree of professionalism each and every day .. including the Sentinel. But Grace's long-running attempt to profit off this little girl's tragic circumstances - through innuendo, speculation, exploitation and even titilating photos - simply can't be matched.

So, when I saw the video link of NeJame's final segment, I thought I'd share - because he's one of the first to actually call her out on her ways on her own show. And boy, she didn't like it.

In the combative and make-ya-cringe exchange, NeJame accuses Grace of profiting from the tragedy. She calls him a liar. He calls her a liar. She says he's uninformed. He calls her rude. She actually does a Porky-Pig-like impersonation of him stuttering. He accuses her of interupting him twice. She derisively corrects him, saying she had actually interrupted him three times .. and, of course, interrupts again to make that point. It actually goes downhill from there. At one point, she essentially forces one of her producers to tell America he has an obese pre-schooler in an attempt to defend one of her subsequently debunked theories. No one looks particularly sophisticated in the exchange. But Nejame really seemed to get under her skin .. probably because he was right. He later said the exchange was somewhat therapeutic.

Back in August - after I watched Grace's first three Caylee shows and wrote a column about Grace's trivialization of the case, suggesting we all redirect our attention to things that might truly help the Caylee's of the world - I vowed not to watch again. I kept my vow. But I thought this was a clip worth highlighting.

The video is here. http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/crime/2008/11/06/ng.attorney.fight.cnn
And the August column on Grace and Caylee is below.

And yes, i'm ready for the angry comments from the rabid Grace sycophants to ensue.

August 6, 2008 Wednesday

Neglected kids ignored again in media hysteria

BYLINE: Scott Maxwell, Sentinel Columnist


I'm watching Nancy Grace -- and having trouble understanding why anyone else would do the same.

A psychoanalyst is explaining how Caylee Anthony's mother fits the profile of a woman who would kill her daughter. If you don't believe this expert, just buy her book.

A former FBI investigator is particularly worked up. He's angry at Caylee's mother. He's angry at her grandmother. He reminds the audience that he's done more than one TV show on this topic.

And Grace is so excited to have pictures of Caylee's mother, Casey, showing off her cleavage that she is showing them over and over again. An on-screen headline during one of Grace's three shows on this topic screams: "MORE NEW PICS OF TOT MOM ALLEGED SEXY PARTYING!"

The show is a circus for the senses with outrage and indignation in all three rings.

Everyone is angry. And loud. And oh-so-desperate to be part of this story.

Yet, all I can think about is little Caylee's birthday.

She's supposed to turn 3 this Saturday.

Right now, Caylee should be deciding which princess dress she wants to wear.

She should be pressing her nose against the glass of the bakery counter, trying to figure out which cake has the most icing.

She should be holding big crayons in her tiny hands to color invitations.

But Caylee doesn't even seem to be the focus anymore.

Rather, this is crime as entertainment. A simple-minded distraction.

It's what this country has gotten good at: sensationalizing a single child's case, rather than looking to see how we might help an entire society full of children in need.

The Nancy Grace way, after all, is so much easier.

Of course we're all outraged at Casey's behavior.

Of course we all believe little girls are entitled to live the fairy-tale lives of which they dream.

And of course we all pray that, despite mounting evidence to the contrary, Caylee will be found safe.

But it would be hard for Grace to claim her show is about trying to find Caylee alive. Most of her shows suggest that Caylee is dead and that her mom did it.

Grace invites a few defense attorneys to offer opposing theories. But they are primarily excuses for the host to sigh and roll her eyes.

The evidence in this case is certainly damning. But there is also danger in rushing to judgment.

Grace should know that better than most.

Back when most of America's court of public opinion had convicted Duke's lacrosse team of rape, Grace declared: "I'm so glad they didn't miss a lacrosse game over a little thing like gang rape!"

Those charges were later dropped. The prosecutor was disbarred.

But Grace had her show full of allegations of sex and sleaze that night.

And now, thanks to the disappearance of a 2-year-old, she has another.

This isn't the first time Grace has gotten involved in a local case.

When 21-month-old Trenton Duckett went missing in 2006, Grace grilled the boy's mother in an interview. Afterward, Melinda Duckett killed herself. And just last week, a federal judge cleared the way for the family's wrongful-death suit against Grace to proceed.

Not everyone blamed Grace. Trenton's father and local authorities defended her interview.

And a few months after Duckett killed herself, CNN executives praised Grace for strong ratings growth.

So, people are watching.

What's interesting is that on the same day that Grace's viewers were salivating over the salacious photos of Casey Anthony, a group of advocates was in Tallahassee pleading for people to pay attention to Florida's neglected children.

These are children who live in our neighborhoods and attend our schools. None is missing.

But because of poor parenting, government cutbacks or other societal factors, they aren't getting everything their little bodies need -- whether it's medicine, education or child care.

That story, though, didn't get much play.

Not from my paper, which is following Caylee's story most every day. And certainly not from CNN Headline News.

The culprits, after all, weren't as easy to identify. The solutions are complex and maybe even costly.

There was no cleavage involved.

My heart aches for this big-eyed little girl. I pray for the possibility that she will be home to open presents this weekend. And if you have information about Caylee, then for heaven's sake, call Crimeline at 1-800-423-TIPS.

But if you want to do something that you can be sure will help the children in this state who are neglected or abused, think about doing something more than turning on the TV.

Volunteer to give some of these kids the time that their absentee parents deny them.

Write a check to one of the many nonprofits dedicated to helping them.

Call your state legislator and demand that they stop cutting social services.

It may take more effort. But it will make more of a difference.

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/news_local_namesblog/2008/12/mark-nejame-vs.html

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Caylee, Casey Anthony top Yahoo! searches in '08

Last Edited: Monday, 01 Dec 2008, 9:56 AM EST
Created: Monday, 01 Dec 2008, 9:47 AM EST

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) -- On Monday, Yahoo! released their top 2008 search terms and searches for missing Caylee Anthony and her mother, Casey, were second in their top 10 news list.

Yahoo! said the story of the little girl captivated interest because of the suspicious circumstances surrounding her disappearance.

Caylee and Casey Anthony search terms even beat out searches regarding Election 2008.

Hurricanes were the top news search of 2008, and Afghanistan was last in the top 10 list.

Their top 10 lists were categorized into top 10 news, news, celebrity news, Olympians, Politicians, women, economy, farewells and buzz.

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=7976287&version=5&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1

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Discovery released November 26, 2008

Discovery documents - Set One
http://media.myfoxorlando.com/photogalleries/112608discoverysetone/indexGallery.htm

Discovery documents - Set Two
http://media.myfoxorlando.com/photogalleries/112608discoverysettwo/indexGallery.htm

Discovery documents - Set Three
http://media.myfoxorlando.com/photogalleries/112608discoveryset3/indexGallery.htm

Discovery documents - Set Four
http://media.myfoxorlando.com/photogalleries/112608discoverysetfour/indexGallery.htm

Discovery documents - Set Five
http://media.myfoxorlando.com/photogalleries/112608discoveryset5/indexGallery.htm

Discovery documents - Set Six
http://media.myfoxorlando.com/photogalleries/112608discoverysetsix/indexGallery.htm

Discovery documents - Set Seven
http://media.myfoxorlando.com/photogalleries/112608discoverysetseven/indexGallery.htm

Discovery documents - Set Eight
http://media.myfoxorlando.com/photogalleries/112608discoveryset8/indexGallery.htm

Discovery documents - Set Nine
http://media.myfoxorlando.com/photogalleries/112608discoverysetnine/indexGallery.htm

Discovery documents - Set Ten
http://media.myfoxorlando.com/photogalleries/112608discoverysetten/indexGallery.htm

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Cindy Anthony Says Someone Hacked Her Email Account
Monday, December 1, 2008 – updated: 5:29 pm EST December 1, 2008

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Cindy Anthony says someone hacked into her email and sent out messages and documents containing sensitive information about the case. WFTV reporter Kathi Belich received four of the emails herself, but when she realized something didn't seem right about them she forwarded the emails to the FBI.

Now, the FBI is investigating.

The Anthonys have used their home computer to email their spokesman, their private investigators and others about the case, but they say someone accessed their account when they weren't even home during the holiday weekend.

Cindy Anthony hammered the point home earlier this year that people were going too far and she was trying to protect her home turf. But over the Thanksgiving weekend, she says someone broke through the boundaries in a more underhanded way, by somehow getting into her Yahoo email account, gaining access to her messages and even confidential documents pertaining to her daughter Casey's defense and sending them out posing as Cindy.

Kathi Belch received four of them on Friday. One of the emails involved the Caylee hairbrush story Eyewitness News broke last week. It seemed odd that Cindy would send Kathi such apparently personal and sensitive information.

Kathi text messaged Cindy right away and forwarded the emails to the FBI, which is already investigating an allegation that Cindy gave investigators the wrong hairbrush when they were trying to get a DNA sample for Caylee.

Cindy told Kathi she had not sent any emails and Monday said she had been locked out of her account over the weekend and said Yahoo found someone in Ocala who might have gotten in.

"It would be a connection between Ocala and Orlando or several protesters that we did run background checks on throughout that period. As to me saying it would be attributed to them, not what I'm saying, but possibly an Ocala to Orlando," said Dominic Casey, Anthonys' private investigator.

The FBI asked Eyewitness News not to reveal the details of emails because of their investigation. They include exchanges between Cindy Anthony and her spokesman, her private investigator, and even the PR person for Kid Finders, angry with Eyewitness News after exposing their founder has a criminal background.

"This is an extreme invasion of privacy of delicate, sensitive information," Dominic Casey said.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18181289/detail.html

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EquuSearch To Open Central Florida Office
Group Helped Search For Caylee Anthony

POSTED: 5:07 pm EST December 1, 2008
UPDATED: 6:00 pm EST December 1, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Texas-based search group that spent time in Florida looking for Caylee Anthony plans to open an office in Orlando.

EquuSearch said it is setting up a local office and has an army of volunteers ready to go.

Group leader Tim Miller told WESH 2 News that he has already signed up 266 Orlando-based members. This will be his first chapter outside Texas.

EquuSearch came to Orlando to search for Caylee Marie Anthony. Casey Anthony, the girl’s mother, reported the then-2-year-old missing in July, but she was indicted for first-degree murder and faces trial in January.

Caylee has not been found.

Caylee’s grandfather, George Anthony, said Monday that Miller's failure to find his granddaughter's remains continues to give him hope Caylee is still alive. But Anthony said Miller's permanent Central Florida presence could help give closure to other Central Florida families with missing children.

Meanwhile, earlier on Monday, EquuSearch crews joined in the search for Sean Waters. The 32-year-old Merritt Island man was last seen more than one week ago. He was fishing in a motorized canoe off the Brevard County coast. The search has ended for Monday.

http://www.wesh.com/news/18181466/detail.html

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FBI Investigating Claim Cindy Anthony's Email Was Hacked
Cindy Anthony says someone hacked into her email and sent out messages and documents containing sensitive informati...

Video
http://www.wftv.com/video/18181587/index.html

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Caylee Not Findable?
Monday, December 01, 2008 6:47:49 PM

ORLANDO -- The search for Caylee Anthony hits a stumbling block.

The founder of Texas EquuSearch, a group that's been searching for the little girl, said the toddler may never be found.

Tim Miller told News 13 said the group has found more nearly 400 missing people both alive and dead. However, some can’t be located.

He said despite massive search efforts, Caylee could become one they don't find.

"I think, unfortunately, that Caylee is going to be one in the very near future that's going to moved from our front page to our missing persons page,” Miller said. “She's going to be one that's unfortunately not going to be findable."

Miller said some good will come out of the Caylee search. It's created a network of volunteers in Central Florida who will be trained and ready to help future missing persons.

http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2008/12/1/caylee_not_findable.html

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NANCY GRACE
Aired December 1, 2008 - 20:00:00 ET

And Jane, in the search for a missing Florida girl, 3-year-old Caylee, bombshell documents just released. We discover highly incriminated new Google searches on the tot mom`s computer -- neck-breaking, shovels, death, household weapons and how to make chloroform. Also tonight, the tot mom`s text messages, Jane, all to her live-in, show her big concern -- what happens to her if Caylee is never found?

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http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0812/01/ng.01.html

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Casey Defense Team Member Predicts Trial Delay
Tuesday, December 2, 2008 – updated: 9:13 am EST December 2, 2008

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- A member of Casey Anthony's defense team says he predicts that her trial will be delayed. Doctor Lawrence Kobilinsky talked about a possible delay Monday night on CNN's Nancy Grace show.
Casey's murder trial is scheduled for January 5, but Kobilinsky said the defense team may need more than a month extra. Defense experts haven't even had a chance to look at the key evidence.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18185613/detail.html

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Casey and Caylee Anthony: No. 2 on Yahoo's list and a cause for amazement
posted by halboedeker on Dec 1, 2008 6:45:37 PM

Monday brought confirmation of the hold Casey and Caylee Anthony have on the public.

Caylee and Casey Anthony have been second most-searched phrase this year, according to Yahoo. Only "hurricanes" had more searches. Missing Caylee and mom Casey placed ahead of the phrase Election 2008.

"Can you imagine?" WKMG-Channel 6 anchor Bob Frier asked during a newscast.

Pakistan was the fourth most-searched phrase. Pregnant man was fifth. And Frier went into a short editorial.

"The things we choose to care about," Frier said. "It was the most-talked-about election ever and Caylee and Casey came in ahead of it. Amazing."

What do you think about that?

In news in the Casey Anthony case ...

WFTV-Channel 9 reported that someone in Ocala could have hacked into the Anthonys' e-mail account over the holiday weekend.

"Channel 9's Kathi Belich knew something was wrong when those personal messages first appeared in her in box," anchor Bob Opsahl said Monday night. Belich passed the e-mails along to the FBI.

"There was something odd about Cindy sending these e-mails to me, especially because a couple of them were about me and not so nice," Belich said.

Makes you wonder what they said, doesn't it?

The Anthonys said they weren't at home most of the weekend. The Anthonys' private investigator told Belich it was "an extreme invasion of privacy, delicate and sensitive information."

WESH-Channel 2 offered an unusual report: George Anthony, Casey's father and Caylee's grandfather, praised Texas EquuSearch and founder Tim Miller for setting up a local office. There have been tensions between the Anthonys and Miller.

"With all the lakes around here, other families might have something happen to them, like a car going into a water, someone has to be found," George Anthony said. "He's here to help them with that. I think that's a pretty good thing he's going to be doing here."

Miller told Bob Kealing it was the first Equusearch chapter outside Texas.

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2008/12/casey-anthony-c.html#more

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George, Cindy Anthony: Big Break In Case Coming
Christmas Day Vigil Planned For Caylee

POSTED: 3:23 pm EST December 2, 2008
UPDATED: 6:12 pm EST December 2, 2008


ORLANDO, Fla. -- Caylee's grandparents, George and Cindy Anthony, said a big development in the case is on the way.

George Anthony wouldn't elaborate much further, but said a team of private investigators are working on a new lead that could lead to the discovery of the girl.

"There is just a lot of positive things that are still happening. A lot more people are coming forward because they can see some progress of bringing Caylee home and it's pretty awesome stuff. I can't be too specific with you but we believe we're close," he said.

The Anthonys said they will continue to hold vigils for Caylee as long as she's missing.

Christmas Day Vigil Planned For Caylee

Bounty Hunter Leonard Padilla said he's planning a special Christmas Day service in honor of Caylee Anthony.

Padilla said he and the father of Casey Anthony’s former boyfriend Jesse Grund plan to hold a vigil at Blanchard Park.

Padilla said he believes Caylee's remains will be found in the Econ River.

The Bounty Hunter said he's already raised more than $50,000 to mount another river search early next year.

Meanwhile, members of Kid Finders said they've had a third witness come forward to tell them they also saw a little girl who looked like Caylee in an Orlando mall last month.

Nov. 13, one of those witnesses took a photo with her cell phone in a children's play area at the Florida Mall.

A spokeswoman for Kid Finders said the Anthonys remain hopeful because no one has come forward to claim the child as their own.

A spokesman for the Orange County Sheriff's Office said forensic evidence from the FBI lab proves Caylee is dead. They have suspended efforts to find the girl alive.
Copyright 2008 by WESH.COM. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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Nancy Grace
Aired December 2, 2008


And tonight, police desperately searching for a beautiful 3-year-old Florida girl, Caylee, after her grandparents report her missing, little Caylee now not seen 24 long weeks, last seen with her mother. So why didn`t Mommy call police?

Headlines tonight. A bombshell announcement by Texas Equusearch, who now says little Caylee`s remains may never be found. But a Sacramento bounty hunter will return to Orlando to search the bottom of a local river for Caylee`s remains.

And tonight, we find out about a secretly recorded confrontation between the tot mom and her parents, where they pepper her with questions about little Caylee`s disappearance. Her answers, extremely disturbing. And tonight, grandparents George and Cindy Anthony reveal their team of private eyes have two new and promising leads they say will bring Caylee home alive. Also tonight, is there another sighting of Caylee? And will the tot mom`s murder one trial go forward January 5, as scheduled? Tonight, where is Caylee?

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http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0812/02/ng.01.html

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Anthonys Have Yet To Report Email Hacking Claims To Police
Tuesday, December 2, 2008 – updated: 5:36 pm EST December 2, 2008


ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Cindy Anthony and her private investigator Tuesday had still not reported their claims that someone hacked into her email account and sent unauthorized messages to Eyewitness News and other people.
Eyewitness News broke the story Monday evening. The FBI is now investigating after the emails were reported to them by WFTV reporter Kathi Belich.
The Anthonys' private investigator told Eyewitness News they are outraged and planned to report the intrusion, to the Marion County Sheriff's Office.
As of late Tuesday afternoon, though, they had not.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18189836/detail.html

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Tipster insists she saw Caylee Anthony at OIA
Last Edited: Tuesday, 02 Dec 2008, 9:58 PM EST
Created: Tuesday, 02 Dec 2008, 5:11 PM ES

BY TRACY JACIM
FOX 35 NEWS

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) -- Back on July 2nd, most of us never heard of Casey or Caylee Anthony. That's the evening Lake County woman Wanda Wery insists she saw the then missing two-year- old at the Orlando International Airport.

Wery said she was waiting at an AirTran gate with her husband and son with their Yorkshire Terrier dog, when a little girl she believes was Caylee Anthony came up to them to play with the dog. The Anthony's have always said Caylee loved her dogs, fueling Wery's belief.

When she came up to me, she said her name,” Wery said. “I asked her three times. She said 'Caylee Me-Antony' all in one word. I didn't expect that. Then the woman she was with spoke up and said, 'She's trying to tell you her name is Caylee Marie Anthony."

Wery said she boarded the flight to Atlanta, and so did the girl and woman. She added the woman told her Caylee was from here, but that she lived in New York or New Jersey.

By the time Wery returned from her vacation, the Anthony's had already reported Caylee missing. That happened on July 15th, and on July 16th police arrested Casey and the Anthony's began their still ongoing media blitz.

Wery said when she saw Caylee's picture on TV., she immediately called the Sheriff's Office. She filed an official report, they interviewed her and her son, and even made a sketch of the woman she said was with Caylee. In the end, though, the Sheriff's Office told her and us they and the FBI thoroughly investigated that tip and it was completely unfounded.

But still Wery insists that despite the fact that the Orange County Sheriff’s office believes that Caylee is dead and the state is building a case of murder against the mother, she said that she is "Absolutely certain," that the little girl she saw was Caylee Anthony, very much alive.

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=7987023&version=2&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

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Video Of Jail Visitations Between Casey Anthony, Family Released
Caylee Anthony Last Seen In Mid-June

POSTED: 10:14 am EST December 4, 2008
UPDATED: 1:15 pm EST December 4, 2008


ORLANDO, Fla. -- Authorities on Thursday released video of jail visitations that George, Cindy and Lee Anthony made to see Casey Anthony, who is charged with first-degree murder in the disappearance of her 3-year-old daughter, Caylee.
Six DVDs containing videos of the visits that the parents and brother of Casey Anthony made to her in the Orange County Jail were included in the release. The videos show visitations beginning in July, when Casey Anthony was initially arrested on child-neglect charges, and other subsequent visits.

Casey Anthony, 22, told authorities she had left her daughter with a baby sitter in mid-June and the two were gone when she returned from work. She said she spent the next month trying to find her daughter and didn't call authorities because she was scared. Investigators say they have poked several holes in her story.

The following are portions of the conversations Casey Anthony had with her parents during the visits.

"Hi," Casey Anthony said to her parents before laughing.

"I love you," Cindy Anthony said.

"I love you, too. Hi," Casey Anthony said.

"Casey, you don't realize that the whole United States is looking for our Caylee," Cindy Anthony said.

"I know that, mom," Casey Anthony said.

"Look straight up so I can look into your eyes. Thank you. You know I need to do that. It's OK to cry, Casey. It's alright, love. We've all been crying," said Cindy Anthony while her daughter was crying.

"Do you think (alleged baby sitter Zenaida Gonzalez) is acting by herself or does she have help?" Cindy Anthony asked.

"I don't know, mom. I haven't been able to talk to anybody. I don't know," Casey Anthony said. "I'm hoping that if there's people involved, there's as many people that are dumb enough to open their mouths and say something. I want someone outside of the sheriff's department looking into these things. I want Lee to look into stuff, I want you guys to look into stuff, I want Jose (Baez, Casey Anthony's attorney) to look into stuff."

"Does Charlotte (N.C.) sound like a potential place to look?" Cindy Anthony said.

"You can look in Charlotte. I know Zanny's home is in North Carolina," Casey Anthony said.

"And definitely Miami," Cindy Anthony said.

"Definitely Miami and New York," Casey Anthony said.

When George Anthony talks to his daughter, she starts crying.

"Hey gorgeous, how you doing?" George Anthony said.

"I look like hell," Casey Anthony said while laughing.

"Want to know something? You really need to keep your spirit high through all this," George Anthony said.

"I have. I haven't been crying while I've been in here," Casey Anthony said. "I've been trying to read books and do other things to keep my mind off of stuff."

"I'm in front of the (television) cameras all the time," Cindy Anthony said. "What message do you want me to give to Zanny and Caylee?"

"That she needs to return Caylee. I forgive her. My only concern is that Caylee comes back to us and she's smiling and she's happy and she is OK," Casey Anthony said.

"What do you want me to tell Caylee?" Cindy Anthony asked.

"That mommy loves her very much, and that she's the most important thing in this entire world to me and to be brave," said Casey Anthony while wiping tears away. "I truly, truly love that little girl and miss her so much. God, and I miss you guys."

"We miss you, too," Cindy Anthony said.

"I'm protecting our family, yes. Not from anything that I've done," Casey Anthony said.

"Is someone threatening us?" Cindy Anthony asked.

"Mom, just leave it at that, please," Casey Anthony replied. "Because this is recorded, and I don't know who's going to see things, and they're going to misconstrue whatever else, like I said, there's things that I directly need to say each of you."

"Has someone else been in our house?" Cindy Anthony said.

"I don't know, mom. Possibly," Casey Anthony said. "I told you a long time ago that she had a key."

"Everybody knows that you've done nothing to Caylee," Cindy Anthony said.

"Good. I'm just glad that everybody else knows that," Casey Anthony said.

"There's a lot of people out there, though, that don't believe that," Cindy Anthony said.

"Oh, I know that," Casey Anthony said. "I get that daily here."

In a July 25 jail visit with her brother, Lee, Casey Anthony said she did not trust law enforcement officials.

"Do you want to talk to law enforcement?" Lee Anthony said.

"Yes and no," Casey Anthony replied. "I know that I'm their 'person of interest,' so things that I've told them before, they looked at me like I'm feeding them a bunch of (expletive). In a lot of ways I'd rather things come from you guys, my primary family, or my almost (inaudible) primary because Jose has been my one out."

http://www.local6.com/news/18203172/detail.html

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Jail Releases DVDs Of Casey Anthony Visitations
Thursday, December 4, 2008 – updated: 1:19 pm EST December 4, 2008

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- The Orange County jail on Thursday released hours of video from Casey Anthony's visitations at the jail. The tapes include visitations with Casey Anthony's parents.

In one exchange between Casey and her mother, Cindy asks about Caylee's disappearance being related to drugs. The clip is from the Anthonys' visit with Casey on July 25, about a week after Casey's first arrest.

VIDEO REPORT: Jail Visitation Videos Released
One of Cindy's first questions is, since at least one of Casey's friends is a recreational drug user, whether Caylee's disappearance has anything to do with that.

"Could this be related to something like that?" Cindy asked Casey.

"No, it's not," Casey said.

"Okay, I just had to ask," Cindy said.

Casey basically tells her mother Caylee's disappearance is not drug-related. The significance of it is that there have been theories floated by Casey's family that there could be some dangerous drug dealer out there who has Caylee. Casey's telling them that's not a concern of hers.

On the video, Casey seems eerily calm and unemotional, even though it was her first visit with her parents after her arrest.

Eyewitness News is still going through the hours of video and also working to try to get some of the video posted on WFTV.com.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18204436/detail.html

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Jail releases videos of Casey Anthony's visits with family
Bianca Prieto | Sentinel Staff Writer
3:11 PM EST, December 4, 2008

Casey Anthony and her parents George and Cindy had a range of emotions during their video visitations in July and August.

During a visitation session on Aug. 3, the father and daughter started their conversation upbeat with big smiles.

Casey picked up the phone with a cheery, "Hi."

Her father said, "Hey, good morning beautiful. How are you?"
"Good. How are you?" she replied.

"I'm doing better now -- I get a chance to see you," George said.

Casey began to cry as her father told her that everyone loves her -- her brother, mom, their family.

George asked Casey if she knew what the day was -- and that Caylee's birthday was in a week. "I want to have that big party for her," he said.

George told Casey that Caylee has captivated the world. "Everyone wants to see her back home," he said.

Casey said all she wants is to see Caylee home. "But I want to be there when she comes home," she said.

In a heartfelt moment, George told Casey he knows Caylee is close. "I can feel her. Every night before I go to bed, I go out and I say Caylee -- the moon, the stars and the sky sweetheart. Mommy loves you. Jojo and Cece love you. Uncle E loves you. Mouey. Everybody."

With his daughter crying, George said, "I'm doing everything I can."

"I would give my life right now for you and for her," he said.

George asks Casey if she's eating. He asks if she needs to buy anything or if she can write letters.

George again reiterated that they want Caylee and Casey to come home. "Whatever you can do to help us," he said.

"Dad, I've done everything that I can do from where I'm at. I'm sorry I've done everything that I can," Casey said as she began to cry.

George told Casey their family could go into protective custody if they needed to.

The Orange County Jail released this morning several digital video recordings of visits between Casey Anthony and her family members earlier this summer.

Seven DVDs of video visitations from her time spent in the Orange County Jail between July 25 and August 3.

The videos include visits from her father George Anthony on Aug. 3, her mother Cindy Anthony on July 25 and 30, as well as visits from her brother Lee Anthony on July 25 and 28.

Casey Anthony is charged with murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee Marie, who was reported missing in July. The 22-year-old mother remains in the Orange County Jail.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-casey-anthony-jail-tapes-120408,0,3886222.story

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Video of Casey Anthony's jail visits released

Last Edited: Thursday, 04 Dec 2008, 3:20 PM EST
Created: Thursday, 04 Dec 2008, 11:42 AM EST
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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) -- On Thursday, the Orange County Sheriff's Office released seven DVD's containing more than 300 minutes worth of video from Casey Anthony's jail visits.

The audio includes all of Casey Anthony's visits, including those with her brother Lee and her parents, George and Cindy.

Each DVD contains 45 minutes of video.

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=8001791&version=5&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

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NANCY GRACE

More Casey Anthony Jail House Tapes Released
Aired December 4, 2008 - 20:00:00 ET

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0812/04/ng.01.html

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Psychologist Reviews Videos Of Casey Anthony Visitations
Friday, December 5, 2008 – updated: 10:32 am EST December 5, 2008

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Shocking new videos were released Thursday in the case against Casey Anthony. With each visit, Casey's parents Cindy and George appeared to be getting more and more desperate, more distraught, but Casey seemed to get more lighthearted, making jokes and talking about the laughs she's been having.

Eyewitness News reporter Kenneth Moton showed the videos to a psychologist to get a professional take on Casey's actions. The doctor said she has never met Casey or treated her and she's not trying to diagnose her. However, the doctor said she was able to analyze what could have been going through the young mother's mind.

Licensed Winter Park psychologist Kathleen McHugh said there's a lot to learn about the mother from the recorded jailhouse visits.

"There were times that it was confusing how calm and nonchalant she could be when discussing the disappearance of her child," said McHugh.

The general public's perception of Casey seems to be that she's cold and calculated. McHugh said her attitude in the videos confirms those thoughts.

"When you hear what she's saying and look at her face, it does not seem to match up to the tenor of the conversation," she said.

McHugh said it's obvious that Casey's goals are not the same as her parents'. Cindy and George talked a lot about Caylee whereas Casey moved many of the conversations to how she was feeling and seemed very self-focused.

Investigators believe Casey is responsible for the death of Caylee. That would mean her comments about the little girl being alive are a lie. McHugh said it's hard to tell if Casey's emotions are real or fake.

"Of course she doesn't want to appear guilty so of course she would act in a way for her to be alive," said McHugh.

Eyewitness News asked the doctor if Casey seemed like the type of mother who would kill her own daughter. McHugh said an answer to that would take an extensive evaluation.


CASEY'S PARENTS CONFRONTED HER IN JAIL


Casey's parents desperately tried to get her to talk, to write letters, to talk to investigators. She put them off, made excuses and made promises she did not keep. The jail released videos of them visiting Casey on July 25 and July 30.

"We're going to see her little face again," Cindy said.

"I pray to God everyday that we do," Casey said.

Casey Anthony gave her parents the description of the nanny, Zenaida Fernandez Gonzalez, who Casey says took off with Caylee, but the Anthonys never released that description and neither did Casey's defense attorney, even though Casey says she asked him to get an artist to work up a sketch.

"I don't care what I have to do. I would steal to get her back," Casey told her mom.

"Casey, we have to find her before her third birthday," Cindy said. "I don't want to wait another minute."

"I want her to be found, whether I'm stuck in here or not. I don't care," Casey said.

But Casey made constant excuses about why she couldn't tell them more and kept insinuating she could do more if they could bond her out. Casey left abruptly when her mother confronted her with Detective Yuri Melich's suspicions.

"Yuri has it set in his mind, he thinks you've done something to Caylee," Cindy told Casey, but Casey then abruptly got up and when she came back the conversation changed direction.

Casey also told her parents Caylee's disappearance had nothing to do with drugs and nothing to do with anyone she's stolen from.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18210355/detail.html

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Psychologist On Casey Comment: It's Not About Caylee, It's About Her
Caylee Anthony, 3, Last Seen In Mid-June 18210160

POSTED: 7:43 am EST December 5, 2008
UPDATED: 8:42 am EST December 5, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. -- A psychologist who watched the video visitation between Casey Anthony and her parents said she was struck by the fact that Casey Anthony failed to mention her missing 3-year-old daughter, Caylee, when her father talked about the family makeup.

Dr. Amanda Janner, who examines relationships between parents and children for a living, has not examined or treated Casey Anthony but was asked to review the video and provide her expert opinion.

At one point during the July visit, when Casey Anthony, 22, was initially jailed on child-neglect charges in the disappearance of Caylee, Casey Anthony's father, George Anthony, talked to her about their family.

"You know I just had an analogy of our family. Think of me as the thumb. Think of dad. The next finger, the index finger, think of your mom. She likes to point, just like Caylee," George Anthony said.

"Yeah, but it's that middle finger," interrupted Casey Anthony while laughing.

"The middle finger, I guess is a problem," joked George Anthony. "I'm looking at size in the family. The next finger after that is going to be Lee, then you, and that little pinky is Caylee. So think of your hand like this is us. This is the family that loves each other, that cares and needs to be together, and we're missing two fingers."

"I'm still here," Casey Anthony said.

"I think it's interesting that she only mentions herself, that it's not about Caylee, it's about her. I'm still here. She doesn't even mention Caylee," Janner said.

"Are you protecting Caylee, are you protecting me, are you protecting who?" Cindy Anthony asked her daughter.

"I'm protecting our family, yes, (but) not from anything I've done," Casey Anthony said.

"Is someone threatening us? Is someone threatening us?" Cindy Anthony said.

"Mom, just leave it at that, please," Casey said. "For right now just leave it at that."

George Anthony, a former deputy in Ohio, asked his daughter why she is not cooperating with deputies.

"Have you ever thought about reaching out to the guys at the sheriff's office, just talking to them?" he said.

"The few times that I have, dad, you've seen what's blown up in my face. They've misconstrued things that I said to them, resources that I gave them they haven't used. So in all honesty, as much as I'd like to, at the moment, if I'm going to, it won't be an in-person conversation, it won't be an over-the-phone conversation, it will be in writing, so there's no way of twisting my words or saying I didn't give them information."

Casey Anthony told authorities she had left her daughter with a baby sitter in mid-June and the two were gone when she returned from work. She said she spent the next month trying to find her daughter and didn't call authorities because she was scared. Investigators say they have poked several holes in her story.

http://www.local6.com/news/18210120/detail.html

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Pyschylogist on Casey Comment: It's Not About Caylee, It's About Her.

A psychologist gives her opinion after watching a jail visit between Casey Anthony and her parents.

http://www.local6.com/video/18210160/index.html

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Casey's Attorney Wants Justification For Possible Death Sentence
Friday, December 5, 2008 – updated: 1:28 pm EST December 5, 2008

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Casey Anthony's defense attorney, Jose Baez, wants the legal justification for a possible death sentence in his client's case.

Since prosecutors have not ruled out the death penalty, Baez thinks it's only fair to have time to prepare to fight it. It could be an indication the defense realizes a first-degree murder conviction is possible.

Meanwhile, prosecutors have added to their witness list. There are now 144 people on it.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18211831/detail.html

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State Not Seeking Death Penalty For Casey Anthony
Friday, December 5, 2008 – updated: 5:22 pm EST December 5, 2008

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- The State Attorney's Office announced late Friday that they will not be seeking the death penalty for murder charges 22-year-old Casey Anthony is facing in the death of her daughter.

In a release about the decision, the State Attorney's Office wrote: "This afternoon, after consideration of the law and unique facts applicable to the above case, the State filed its notice that it is not in the best interest of the people of the State of Florida to pursue the death penalty as a potential sentence. Therefore, the State of Florida will not be seeking the death penalty against defendant Casey Anthony."

Eyewitness News previously reported it was unlikely that prosecutors would seek the death penalty against Casey without having found Caylee's body.

It has to do with the thinking of the jurors. Jurors might be reluctant to convict Casey if they know they'll have to consider a death sentence even though no body has been found in the case.

On Wednesday, the defense filed a motion asking prosecutors what legal reasons, called "aggravating circumstances," under the law they would use to argue Casey deserves the death penalty. Possible reasons would be that the murder was cold, calculated and premeditated, that the victim was younger than 12 and that the victim was in the custody of the defendant, therefore more vulnerable.

If something were to change, for instance if Caylee's body were to be found before the case goes to trial, prosecutors could change their minds and decide to go for the death penalty.

Casey is facing several charges in connection with the disappearance and suspected murder of her daughter, Caylee. The charges include first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse, aggravated manslaughter and providing false information to a law enforcement officer.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18213616/detail.html#-

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Anthonys Say No More Vigils Until Next Year
Monday, December 8, 2008 – updated: 9:06 am EST December 8, 2008

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- The Anthonys say there won't be anymore Caylee vigils for the rest of the year. Cindy and George Anthony have been holding vigils at Eastside Baptist Church on Sundays, but they say with the holidays and some obligations that the church has to fill, they're stopping the vigils until next year.

The Anthonys will also be flying to California for a Larry King Live interview Wednesday night. They say while in California they will follow up on tips about Caylee sightings.

Investigators have said the little girl is dead and her mother, Casey, killed her.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18226392/detail.html

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Anthonys On State’s Decision Against Death

...“I think we should be out there looking for Caylee and not focused on a few lies Casey told to the Sheriff’s Office. The evidence will speak for itself.”...


http://cayleeanthony.wordpress.com/2008/12/08/anthonys-on-states-decision-against-death/

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Anthony Defense Team Leaves Discs Full Of Tips
Monday, December 8, 2008 – updated: 5:07 pm EST December 8, 2008

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Although Casey Anthony's family and her lawyers claim her missing daughter Caylee is alive, information that could help find her has been abandoned at the Orange County Sheriff's Office for an entire month.

Anthony’s attorney, Jose Baez, went to court demanding access to those tips but he hasn’t examined them yet. Casey Anthony is charged with murder in connection with the child’s death although her body has not been found.

On November 5, 2008, Baez said, “We all believe she's alive and if these tips, if there's one credible tip in that 5,000, it's worth us going through them.”

He’s received repeated reminders that the tips, which took 50 hours and $980 to compile, were ready for him to pick up.

Baez filed a court motion asking for "any police investigation reports or any other similar documentation… Which involves the investigation of tips, leads and follow-ups… On sightings of Caylee." Baez's spokesman says the Sheriff's Office has misled them in the past, implying the abandoned discs don't contain tips of Caylee sightings. He said that even though the defense hasn't looked at them yet. He also said that Baez "could maybe already know what's on those discs."

The Sheriff's Office offered to let the defense team look at all the tips it wants after it's paid for the work that's already been done. So far, Baez has not done that.

Baez is scheduled back in court Thursday for a pre-trial hearing, on Casey Anthony's murder charges.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18230424/detail.html

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Caylee's Grandparents Hope Subpoena Will Aid In Search
3-Year-Old Girl Last Seen In Mid-June

POSTED: 9:26 am EST December 8, 2008
UPDATED: 1:48 pm EST December 8, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The attorney for Casey Anthony, who remains jailed on murder charges in the disappearance of her 3-year-old daughter, Caylee, filed a motion seeking a subpoena to obtain surveillance video from area businesses involved in possible Caylee sightings.

Jose Baez, the attorney representing Casey Anthony, made the request on Monday. Casey Anthony's parents, George and Cindy Anthony, said they need the subpoena to help in their search for their missing granddaughter.

"We can't do it as private citizens. It has to be law enforcement," said Cindy Anthony, referring to following up on tips in the case.

The Orange County Sheriff's Office has said that evidence shows Caylee is dead.

Meanwhile, Cindy Anthony told Local 6 News that she and her husband will be traveling to California after receiving a tip about Caylee, and they will appear on Larry King Live.

Cindy Anthony also said she wished that jail visitation videos released last week would have been seen by the public earlier.

"I said from the very beginning, if they would have shown those tapes people would have seen that she does have emotions," Cindy Anthony said. "She's not a cold, calloused person like everybody wants to paint her out to be. She's a desperate, loving mother."

Casey Anthony, 22, told authorities she had left her daughter with a baby sitter in mid-June and the two were gone when she returned from work. She said she spent the next month trying to find her daughter and didn't call authorities because she was scared. Investigators say they have poked several holes in her story.

http://www.local6.com/news/18226693/detail.html

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Anthonys on State's decision against death

Last Edited: Monday, 08 Dec 2008, 5:18 AM EST
Created: Monday, 08 Dec 2008, 12:03 AM EST

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) -- On Sunday evening, the grandmother of missing Orlando toddler Caylee Marie Anthony spoke with FOX 35 about the State of Florida's decision not seek the death penalty in the first degree murder case against her daughter, Casey Anthony.

"I don't think they have much of a case at all," said Cindy following a candlelight vigil for Caylee at the Eastside Baptist Church in Orlando. "I don't think they have a death penalty case at all, so I wasn't surprised."

She added that the whole notion of raising a death penalty case against her daughter was ridiculous. "I think we should be out there looking for Caylee and not focused on a few lies Casey told to the Sheriff's Office. The evidence will speak for itself."

The Orange County State Attorney's Office said in a news release late Friday that "it is not in the best interest of the people of the state of Florida" to pursue the death penalty against 22-year-old Casey Anthony.

The statement by assistant prosecutor Linda Drane Burdick gave no further information on the decision. E-mails to a court spokesman were not immediately returned.

Anthony has pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree murder, child abuse, aggravated manslaughter and four counts of lying to investigators about the disappearance of her daughter. She faces life in prison if convicted.

Caylee Anthony was last seen in June but her mother did not report her missing until July. The child's grandmother first called authorities in July to say she hadn't seen Caylee for a month and her daughter's car smelled like death.

The toddler has not been found.

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=8022327&version=5&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

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Anthonys Speak After Weekly Vigil
Several Programs Plan To Delve Into Case

POSTED: 9:58 am EST December 8, 2008
UPDATED: 10:38 am EST December 8, 2008


ORLANDO, Fla. -- The grandparents of missing toddler Caylee Anthony said they're not surprised the state won't seek the death penalty in the murder case against their daughter.

George and Cindy Anthony spoke Sunday night after a weekly prayer vigil for their missing granddaughter.

Cindy Anthony also said the release of more videos of jailhouse meetings with Casey Anthony does not upset her.

"I said from the very beginning if they would have shown those tapes they would have seen that she really does have emotion. She does care, does lover her family. She's not a cold, callous person like everybody wants to paint her out to be. She is a desperate, loving mother," Cindy Anthony said.

While Cindy Anthony said she doesn't watch all of the media coverage about the case, there's about to be a lot of national exposure.

Attorney Jose Baez is scheduled to appear on NBC's "Today" on Tuesday morning.

The Anthonys will also fly to California for an appearance on "Larry King Live" on Wednesday.

They'll also use the trip to investigate a possible sighting of Caylee on the West Coast.

The search for Caylee is also slated to be featured on NBC's "Dateline" on Friday at 10 p.m.

http://www.wesh.com/news/18226947/detail.html

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NANCY GRACE
Aired December 5, 2008 - 20:00:00 ET

Last half of the transcript talks about Caylee/Casey Anthony...

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0812/05/ng.01.html

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Authorities release videos of jailhouse visits involving Casey Anthony.
Part III Warning: May Contain Coarse Language

http://www.local6.com/video/18208805/index.html

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LARRY KING LIVE

Wed: Caylee's Grandparents
Where is Caylee Anthony? The missing tot's grandparents don't believe their daughter killed her. So what happened to the child? And why is her mother on trial for murder? Question and answers in a Larry King Live exclusive!

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NANCY GRACE
Casey Anthony Defense Ignores Police Tip Collection
Aired December 8, 2008 - 20:00:00 ET


http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0812/08/ng.01.html

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Baez Checking Other Venues For Anthony Trial
Casey Anthony Attorney Talks On 'Today'

POSTED: 11:43 am EST December 9, 2008
UPDATED: 3:36 pm EST December 9, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Casey Anthony's attorney said Tuesday morning said that the defense is researching locations where Anthony can be assured a fair trial.

Under Florida's speedy trial rule, Anthony can demand her murder trial begin in just four weeks. If it did, some said it would be in her favor because the sooner she's tried, the less risk little Caylee's body may show up, but on NBC's "Today" show, Anthony's attorney, Jose Baez, denied that's his plan.

"We believe that Caylee is alive, and what we want to do, as her attorney, I have a responsibility to Casey and that is to do the best job possible so it's not an issue of rushing to get a trial just because we expect a body to be found," Baez said.

Baez also said he hopes he can find an unbiased jury in Orlando but is prepared to ask for a change of venue, if needed.

"We are doing the research in different areas, different media markets to see exactly where is the best place to try this case," Baez said.

Criminal defense expert Cheney Mason said Baez is most likely gathering data on the amount of news coverage Anthony has received in the four or five other Florida media markets that would have comparable demographics to Orlando.

"Hypothetically, maybe they want to go to Palm Beach. It is a proper place to change venue from here or Sarasota, and then go into the clipping files of all the local press and then get those to put together in a book of about what's happened there," Mason said.

Mason said all that data would then be used by Baez to argue for a change of venue to the city where an impartial jury could most likely be found, but Mason said it won't be easy.

"It's much harder to get a change of venue than people think. It's very, very rare," Mason said.
Casey Anthony is charged with first-degree murder. Prosecutors said she killed her daughter, Caylee, who was 2 years old when she was reported missing in July. Anthony is in Orange County Jail on no bond.

Her trial is scheduled to start in January, although a pretrial hearing is set for Thursday in Orlando.

http://www.wesh.com/news/18236258/detail.html

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Baez on the Today Show....

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/18424824#28138635

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Casey Anthony's attorney says he's searching for fair trial location
Amy L. Edwards | Sentinel Staff Writer
1:53 PM EST, December 9, 2008

Casey Anthony's defense attorney appeared on the Today show this morning, where he told host Matt Lauer that his client's daughter is alive and that the public does not know the truth about the case.

Lauer asked Baez if Anthony, 22, can get a fair trial in Orlando.

"We're certainly hoping so, Matt," Baez replied.

The attorney said that right now, they are "doing the research in the different areas, different media markets to see exactly where's the best place to see if we could possibly try this case. That we should be submitting to the court shortly."

Baez said Anthony wants the public to know she is "Absolutely, 100 percent innocent."

"We'll have our day in court," Baez said. "We'll be able to tell everyone the full story. Not just a fraction of it."

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-casey-anthony-120908,0,722283.story

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Anthony’s want mall surveillance tapes

Last Edited: Tuesday, 09 Dec 2008, 7:09 AM EST
Created: Monday, 08 Dec 2008, 9:25 PM EST

BY HOLLY BRISTOW AND TRACY JACIM
FOX 35 NEWS

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) -- Most people have seen the latest picture in the case of missing Orlando toddler Caylee Anthony.

The picture snapped at the Florida Mall on November 16 shows a child which closely resembles the three year old who has been missing since June. Now the grandparents, George and Cindy Anthony want to see the surveillance video that was captured that day.

Monday George Anthony said that three mall security guards have seen the surveillance video and have approached the family and said they should look at it.

But, mall management will only release the video to Orange County Sheriffs Office. A mall spokesperson said they will never hand over surveillance video to a civilian, especially when an investigation is underway.

That answer proves frustrating to George Anthony. "It’s a 50/50 chance,” he said. “Why not give us that opportunity?”

Video
http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/MyFox/pages/sidebar_video.jsp?contentId=8027982&version=1&locale=EN-US

Investigators have said that their evidence shows Caylee is dead, they have charged her mother Casey with murder, and they're not interested in seeing the surveillance video. The Anthony's still believe the Caylee is alive and say this is setting them back in their search for the missing granddaughter.
"It’s definitely frustrating especially when we have people who actually believe they've seen Caylee,” said George Anthony. “When you look at that photo we really believe its her.”

George Anthony said their daughter's defense attorney, Jose Baez, will be filing a subpoena in hopes of getting a hold of that surveillance video from the Florida Mall.

Tuesday George and Cindy Anthony are scheduled to fly to Los Angeles, California where they will appear as guests on the CNN show Larry King live. While they're in California, George Anthony said they'll be following up on a tip of a possible Caylee sighting in Newport Beach.

The pretrial in the murder case against Casey is scheduled for Thursday in an Orange County courtroom.


FOX 35 interviews woman who took picture
http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/MyFox/pages/sidebar_video.jsp?contentId=8029731&version=1&locale=EN-US

In an exclusive interview, FOX 35 spoke with the woman who took the cell phone picture of the little girl at the Florida Mall. Halima Solomita works at a jewelry story mere feet from the playground where she says she saw the little girl playing.

"I have not been able to sleep since. Pictures of Caylee keep running through my head," said Solomita.

Another woman, Valerie Johnson, was with Solomita when she snapped the cell phone image. "You can't just take someones child," said Johnson. "Its' hard to make a split-second decision like that when you're trying to reach someone who can help. I've never been in a situation like that in my entire life."

The two women said when they first saw the little girl, they did call Crimeline but were kept on hold for more than twenty minutes before hanging up the phone. "I took my last cell phone picture as the woman (accompanying the little girl who resembled Caylee) tried to cover her head with her arm to hide from me taking her picture," Solomita said.

When asked why she did not immediately call mall security, Solomita responded "they would have done the same thing we did, call police."

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=8028871&version=3&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

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TES would like to ask everyone to send their prayers to Tim Miller. He has been in the hospital, out of town, for two days having tests run. No news of what may be causing the chest pains and shortness of breath yet. Please keep him and all of TES and their cases in your hearts and prayers.

Texas EquuSearch would like to welcome our new Florida Branch! We are very excited to have a new branch in our organization. The new contact number for that branch is: 407.217.4270

http://www.texasequusearch.org/

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Read the official timeline of the Casey Anthony case as authored by Orange County investigators

This PDF is composed of documents released by prosecutors in the Casey Anthony case. The document has been edited to remove some personal information and also some profanity.

Please be patient while the document loads; there are 60 pages of evidence.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-casey-anthony-interviews,0,100606.htmlpage

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Casey Anthony family headed West -- and to prime-time
Sarah Lundy | Sentinel Staff Writer
5:22 PM EST, December 9, 2008

The Casey Anthony case is back in prime time the same week it's back in court.

Her parents -- George and Cindy Anthony -- are in California on Wednesday for an apperance on CNN's Larry King Live. They are expected to take questions from callers.

Her attorney, Jose Baez, traveled to New York and spoke with NBC's Matt Lauer today on the Today show (WESH Channel 2) . Dateline NBC (again, WESH-Channel 2) is devoting its 10 p.m. Friday episode to the case.

And, viewers can always count on the daily dose from CNN's Nancy Grace for the latest details -- no matter how small.

This comes the same week the case is back in court for a scheduled status hearing Thursday before Orange Circuit Court Judge Stan Strickland . It's supposed to be a chance for the judge to check in with the attorneys on how the case is progressing. Casey Anthony does not have to be there.

Wednesday, her parents will be on Larry King Live in what the show boasts as an exclusive interview.

They are expected to talk about their unrelenting search for their granddaughter, Caylee Marie, who they believe is still alive.

Authorities say Caylee, who was reported missing in mid-July, is dead and her mother, Casey Anthony, had something to do with her death. Even though the toddler's body has not been found, Casey Anthony was indicted in October on first-degree murder.

The Anthonys have been steadfast in their support of their daughter and are convinced they will find Caylee alive. Some report that the Anthonys plan to follow up on a Caylee-sighting tip in southern California.

The family spokeswoman, Michelle Bart, declined to say where the tip originated, citing security reasons for Caylee.

During Tuesday's appearance on The Today Show, Baez told Lauer that his client's daughter is alive and that the public does not know the truth about the case.

Lauer asked Baez if Anthony, 22, can get a fair trial in Orlando.

"We're certainly hoping so, Matt," Baez replied.

The attorney said that right now, they are "doing the research in the different areas, different media markets, to see exactly where's the best place to see if we could possibly try this case. That we should be submitting to the court shortly."

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-casey-anthony-120908,0,722283.story

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Anthonys in California for Caylee sighting tip

Last Edited: Tuesday, 09 Dec 2008, 9:08 PM EST
Created: Tuesday, 09 Dec 2008, 6:04 PM EST

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) -- George Anthony has spent endless hours keeping his granddaughter Caylee's photos out in the public and raising awareness about the missing three year old. On Tuesday he and his wife Cindy flew to California for a national media appearance. They're also going to be following up on a tip of a possible Caylee sighting. "We have to go where ever people think they see her," said George Anthony.

The Anthony's private investigator, Dominic Casey says the couple believes they saw Caylee in a restaurant. "A family was sitting there of Spanish origin...within the family was a little girl who they interacted with. The rest of the family spoke more Spanish than English...and the little girl only spoke English," said Casey.

The man who called in the tip is an attorney. Casey says the man was dining with his girlfriend. "He and his girlfriend provided sworn affidavits. They had been prepared by an attorney," said Casey. In those affidavits, Casey says the couple swore that they truly believed that the child they saw was Caylee Marie Anthony.

George and Cindy Anthony will be going to that restaurant where that possible sighting took place. They're hoping to look at surveillance video captured of the child. George Anthony told FOX 35 that he was anxious to see what they find. "We'd love to have her home before Christmas."

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=8036003&version=4&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

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Lawyer: Public Hasn't Gotten Whole Story About Casey
Tuesday, December 09, 2008 12:19:09 PM

ORLANDO-- The lawyer for Casey Anthony says Central Florida -- and the rest of the country -- aren't getting the whole story when it comes to his client.

Jose Baez appeared on the "Today" show Tuesday morning.

He maintained Casey's innocence on charges of murdering her 3-year-old daughter -- who has not been seen alive since June.

Despite the hundreds of pages of documents, and interviews released in the case, Baez said the public is only getting a fraction of the story when it comes to his client.

He also said he wants to try and keep her trial in Central Florida, but is checking into other locations to see where the best place to try the case will be.

This is just the latest in a big string of national attention in the case.

On Wednesday, George and Cindy Anthony will appear on Larry King, and the search for Caylee is set to be profiled on Friday on "Dateline."

Meanwhile, Baez will be back in court Thursday for another hearing in the case. There will be a pre-trial hearing on the murder charges, and there will also be a hearing on the check fraud charges that Casey Anthony is facing.

http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2008/12/9/lawyer_public_hasn39t_gotten_whole_story_about_cas ey.html

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Casey Anthony's Attorney Requests Mall Video
Wednesday, December 10, 2008 – updated: 12:37 pm EST December 10, 2008

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Eyewitness News has learned that Casey and her defense team are asking a judge to force a Central Florida mall to turn over video from a security camera.

Attorney Jose Baez said that a photograph taken by an unidentified shopper with a cell phone camera on November 16, showing a girl who resembles Caylee Anthony playing at the Florida Mall in Orlando five months after she was last seen, led to the request. The photo was submitted to a tip line in the ongoing search for the missing child.

Baez wants the Florida Mall to turn over all of its surveillance tapes from 2:00pm to 5:00pm on November 16. In a motion filed Monday and released by the State Attorney's Office on Wednesday (read it), he asked a court to subpoena them. No decision has been made yet.

Baez wants access to the tapes because "in spite of the first degree murder charges faced by Ms. Anthony, this is still a missing person's case."

"The inability to act could hinder the prompt and safe recovery of Caylee Marie Anthony," Baez wrote in the request.

The Florida Mall has thus far refused to release the video.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18242921/detail.html

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Caylee's Grandparents Slated For TV Appearance
Padilla Tells CNN Body May Have Already Been Found

POSTED: 8:40 am EST December 10, 2008
UPDATED: 9:47 am EST December 10, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Reaction to the search for Caylee Anthony will come directly from her grandparents on Wednesday.

George and Cindy Anthony are scheduled to appear on CNN's "Larry King Live" Wednesday night.

Meanwhile, two previous interviews on national television took the search in different directions.

Bounty hunter Leonard Padilla told CNN's Nancy Grace that investigators may already know where to find the missing toddler.

"Everybody knows when she died, and the 30 days is not a secret anymore ... Don't be surprised if Orange County or the FBI don't drop it on us here that they've got the body somewhere," Padilla said.

The attorney for Caylee's mother, Casey Anthony, appeared on NBC's "Today" on Tuesday.

"We believe that Caylee is alive, and what we want to do, as her attorney I have a responsibility to Casey, and that is to do the best job possible, so it's not an issue of rushing to get a trial just because we expect a body to be found," attorney Jose Baez said.

Anthony's murder trial is slated to begin on Jan. 5. The date and location could change at a status hearing on Thursday.

http://www.wesh.com/news/18243248/detail.html

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Lawyer for Casey Anthony seeks tapes

Last Edited: Wednesday, 10 Dec 2008, 12:51 PM EST
Created: Wednesday, 10 Dec 2008, 9:39 AM EST

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=8040955&version=3&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

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Baez Wants Caylee Sightings Footage
Wednesday, December 10, 2008 2:19:59 PM

ORLANDO-- Casey Anthony's legal team has applied for a subpoena duces tecum on her behalf to reinforce her claim that her daughter is alive.
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Casey Anthony Attorney Seeks Mall Video In Possible Caylee Sighting
Missing 3-Year-Old Last Seen In Mid-June

POSTED: 8:48 am EST December 10, 2008
UPDATED: 12:19 pm EST December 10, 2008

http://www.local6.com/news/18243300/detail.html

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Casey Anthony's lawyer wants video of possible Caylee sightings
Amy L. Edwards and Sarah Lundy | Sentinel Staff Writers
1:36 PM EST, December 10, 2008

A live prime-time television appearance. A court filing to secure video of a possible sighting of a missing little girl. And a defense attorney looking around for a non-Orlando venue for a murder trial.

The saga of Casey Anthony and the case of her missing daughter continues.

As the Anthony family readies for a live, prime-time television appearance tonight to talk about their granddaughter, their daughter's attorney is pushing to get video to find the missing 3-year-old.

Jose Baez, Casey Anthony's defense attorney, said he wants surveillance videos from the Florida Mall, where there was a possible sighting of her missing daughter Caylee Marie last month.

Baez recently filed a request in court, which also asks for a standing order to obtain video footage of "any possible sightings of Caylee Marie Anthony."

On Nov. 16, someone snapped a picture of a child who resembles Caylee playing at the Florida Mall. That photograph was released earlier to the media by an organization working with the Anthony family.

Baez is asking for any and all video recordings from that day, between 2 and 5 p.m.

The whereabouts of the child -- and likely other information about this Orlando-based case -- are almost certain to come up tonight with George and Cindy Anthony in their appearance on CNN's Larry King Live. The parents of Casey Anthony are expected to field questions from viewers.

The show is calling the Anthonys' appearance an exclusive. George and Cindy believe their granddaughter is still alive, even though Casey Anthony is in the Orange County Jail, indicted for Caylee Marie's murder.

The Anthonys have been steadfast in their support of their daughter and are convinced they will find Caylee alive. The Anthonys plan to follow up on a Caylee-sighting tip in southern California.

The family spokeswoman, Michelle Bart, declined to say where the tip originated, citing security reasons for Caylee.

On an appearance on The Today Show on Tuesday,, Baez told Lauer that his client's daughter is alive and that the public does not know the truth about the case.

Lauer asked Baez if Anthony, 22, can get a fair trial in Orlando.

"We're certainly hoping so, Matt," Baez replied.

The attorney said that right now, they are "doing the research in the different areas, different media markets, to see exactly where's the best place to see if we could possibly try this case. That we should be submitting to the court shortly."

Dateline NBC (again, WESH-Channel 2) is devoting its 10 p.m. Friday episode to the case.

Meanwhile, the case is scheduled to be back in court Thursday before Orange Circuit Court Judge Stan Strickland. It's supposed to be a chance for the judge to check in with the attorneys on how the case is progressing. Casey Anthony does not have to be there.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-casey-anthony-121008,0,7214940.story

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Caylee Anthony case: Who and why?

(NECN/ABC) - A 22-year-old mother in Florida is charged with killing her young daughter. Casey Anthony has pleaded not guilty to charges ranging from first-degree murder to lying to investigators in the disappearance of Caylee Anthony.

Prosecutors are not pursuing the death penalty in the case. Anthony faces life in prison if convicted.

The toddler was last seen in June 2008, but was not reported missing until a month later.

The child's body has not been found.

Meanwhile, the lawyer for Casey Anthony says a surveillance video may show the little girl alive last month. Jose Baez says a photograph taken from the video shows a girl who resembles Caylee playing at a Florida mall five months after she was last seen.

The photo was submitted to a tip line in the ongoing search for the 3-year-old.

Defense lawyer Jose Baez wants the Florida Mall in Orlando to turn over the video. He asked a court to subpoena the tape but no decision has been made yet.

ABC's Matt Gutman takes a closer look at the Caylee Anthony case.

http://www.necn.com/Boston/Nation/2008/12/10/Caylee-Anthony-case-Who-and/1228924868.html

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Dec 10, 2008 9:57 am US/Eastern
Lawyer: Tapes May Show Caylee Anthony Is Alive
Caylee Anthony Disappeared In June
Casey Anthonthy Has Been Charged With Girl's Murder

ORLANDO (CBS4) ― An attorney for an Orlando area mother charged with murder of her daughter has gone to court to get a mall's surveillance tapes which may show the girl is still alive.

On November 16th, someone snapped a picture of a girl resembling 3-year old Caylee Anthony playing in a 'playscape' at the Florida Mall.

Attorney Jose Baez is seeking a court order for the mall to turn over all surveillance tapes for that day.

Anthony was last seen in June.

Last October Caylee's mother, Casey Anthony, was indicted on a charge of first-degree murder even though the child's body has not been found. State prosecutors have said they will not pursue the death penalty if she is convicted.

http://cbs4.com/local/caylee.anthony.casey.2.884101.html

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Published: Dec 10, 2008
Caylee Anthony Sighting? Cell Phone Photo: Toddler at Florida Mall
by Toshiba Reynolds

There are new developments in the case of missing and presumed dead toddler, Caylee Anthony - she may have been spotted at a Florida mall.

A photo taken by a Florida Mall employee has been released and has many believing that Caylee Anthony, the daughter of Casey Anthony, may still be alive.

Employee Halima Solomita, who took a picture of a little girl who looks like Caylee at the mall playground, says the little girl and the adult she was with was suspicious.

Solomita said: "I took my last cell phone picture as the woman [accompanying the little girl] tried to cover her head with her arm to hide from me taking her picture."

http://www.postchronicle.com/news/original/article_212192198.shtml

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December 10, 2008
Anthonys: We Won’t Turn Our Back on Caylee
Posted: 02:58 PM ET

Cindy and George Anthony are the granparents of Caylee Anthony, who has been missing since June. Their daughter, Casey Anthony, is currently being held in Florida and has been charged with murder in the case.

Cindy and George Anthony will be guests on Larry King Live Wednesday. Their commentary is an LKL Blog Exclusive.

WOULD YOU TURN YOUR BACK ON YOUR CHILD? THEN WHY ASK US TO TURN OUR BACK ON CAYLEE MARIE…

So many people want to put their theories out there for public speculation and opinion. There is only one true fact that has been ringing true since the beginning of this case, that being that there is a missing child.

Caylee Marie Anthony is a beautiful 3 year old child who has just recently captured the hearts of so many; but please do not forget that she had already captured the hearts of her family from the very moment that she was born.

So many want to see an end in this case, but how can that be until every effort has been made to follow up on every lead. Just ask any family member of a missing person if it is ever over for them, as long as the one they love has not found.

Many are quick to judge and criticize our actions, to those there is only one appropriate response, until you’ve walked in our shoes…then tell us that you would turn your back on your beautiful child.

– Cindy and George Anthony


For more information go to: http://www.helpfindcaylee.com/
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NANCY GRACE

Follow-Up Lags on Two New Caylee Sightings
Aired December 10, 2008 - 20:00:00 ET

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0812/10/ng.01.html

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Tot mom: 100 percent innocent 3:42
Nancy Grace reports Casey Anthony's defense attorney tells the public his client is 100 percent innocent.

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Casey Anthony team focuses on Caylee tips, venue change
Sarah Lundy | Sentinel Staff Writer
December 11, 2008

Oversized media trucks are jockeying for position in front of the Orange County Courthouse again.

That's a sign the Casey Anthony case is back in court today.

A status hearing -- expected to last about 10 minutes -- is scheduled at 9 a.m. before Orange Circuit Court Judge Stan Strickland. No motions are to be addressed.

Anthony's defense attorney Jose Baez has spoken several times this week about change-of-venue issues because of the media coverage, and plans to file a motion about it.

"We have done extensive research -- that's why the motion has not been filed yet," Baez said Wednesday at a news conference outside his Kissimmee office. "We want to be able to analyze the coverage in all the media markets in the state of Florida . . . We are compiling it together and preparing our motion."

The case has received intense coverage since Anthony's daughter, Caylee Marie, was reported missing in mid-July. Though her body has not been found, Casey Anthony, 22, is charged in her death. Her family continues to say Caylee Marie is alive and wants the Orange County Sheriff's Office to release reports of possible Caylee sightings for follow-up.

They made that claim again Wednesday night on CNN's Larry King Live, which exposed no new revelations about the case.

"I can with 100 percent of my being say that Casey had nothing to do with Caylee's disappearance," Cindy Anthony told host Larry King but offered no proof.

At the news conference, Baez addressed reports that he has not picked up a CD of tips prepared by the Sheriff's Office. Several months ago, he asked the judge to force the Sheriff's Office to turn over the tips.

Orange County Sheriff's Capt. Angelo Nieves said the request -- ready a month ago -- cost $980, and took an employee a week to put together.

Baez said he has been communicating with the Sheriff's Office legal department to clarify what type of tips -- Caylee sightings and not psychic reports -- he seeks.

As part of the Anthonys' search for Caylee, Baez is pushing for surveillance videos from the Florida Mall, where there was a possible Caylee sighting Nov. 16. Baez recently filed in court a request that asks for a standing order to obtain video footage of "any possible sightings of Caylee Marie Anthony."

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-casey1108dec11,0,3544819.story

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Computer Password Used As Code In Casey Anthony Jail Conversation

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Local 6 News continues its investigation into the Casey Anthony case as reporter Tony Pipitone deciphers the words and figures she used to communicate with her family from jail.

In a jailhouse visit in July, Lee Anthony, Casey Anthony's brother, seemingly played the role of family detective, but she did not offer much information until he mentioned computer passwords.

"Any meaning behind the passwords that would be clues to any of this?" Lee Anthony asked.

"Yes," Casey Anthony replied.

"Does that include the MySpace sign-in passwords as well as the computer passwords?" Lee Anthony said.

"The computer passwords, no. MySpace and Facebook, yes," Casey Anthony said.

"All right, so there is meaning behind those?" Lee Anthony said.

"Yes," Casey Anthony said.

"Password for that is?" Lee Anthony asked.

"Cays234," Casey Anthony said.

But less than an hour later, Casey Anthony gave her mother, Cindy Anthony, a different answer.

"I don't know your MySpace password," Cindy Anthony said.

"Facebook account (is) timer55 (and the) password is the same as my MySpace," Casey Anthony said.

"I'll let you elaborate if you want to. If not, it's OK," Lee Anthony said.

"Move on to something else. We'll cover that by other means," Casey Anthony said.

The siblings met again in a jailhouse visit three days later, and Casey Anthony communicated with her brother via her attorney, Jose Baez.

"Do you got anything for me outside of what I've already heard?" Lee Anthony said.

"Did you guys get my messages from Jose?" Casey Anthony asked.

"Yes," Lee Anthony said.

"That's where I'm leaving it , so," Casey Anthony said.

Two days later, on July 30, Cindy Anthony told the FBI that she had figured out her daughter's password code for timer55.

"She told Lee the other day timer55 means that she has 55 days," Cindy Anthony said.

"Fifty-five days from when, as Casey now claimed, mystery baby sitter Zenaida Gonzalez and her sister threw her down in Blanchard Park and took Caylee to teach her a lesson," Pipitone said.

"Fifty-five days to Caylee's birthday, and she said Caylee would be returned on her birthday," Cindy Anthony said.

Caylee's birthday is Aug. 9, which is 55 days after June 16, the day Casey Anthony was last seen with Caylee.

"And that, at least according to Cindy, was the code in Casey's password," Pipitone said.

http://www.local6.com/news/18247736/detail.html

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Anthonys Defend Casey On National TV Show
Thursday, December 11, 2008 – updated: 9:18 am EST December 11, 2008

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Cindy and George Anthony appeared on CNN's Larry King Live Wednesday night, but offered very little new information.

"It's come up for nothing. There is nothing they have found that has given them any evidence that Caylee is no longer with us," said Cindy.

The Anthonys said they are trying to keep the search for their granddaughter Caylee as the main focus. However, the couple defended their daughter Casey in front of a national audience. Despite Casey being charged with murdering her own daughter, Cindy didn't have a problem defending her.

"Casey has done nothing to her daughter. There is no evidence that shows that," Cindy said. "I can with 100 percent of my being say that I believe that Casey had nothing to do with Caylee's disappearance."

George Anthony originally told the FBI that he recognized the unmistakable smell of a decomposing body, but his story has changed.

"Inside that bag was garbage. There really was pizza, I seen it and I know what was in there," George said to Larry King.

The Anthonys say they are focusing on the alleged Caylee sightings and claim the most recent was Wednesday in Tennessee inside of a grocery store.

"My investigator has already spoken with the Tennessee authorities and the tipster and we are just waiting to see if there is any video in the store," Cindy said.

George and Cindy also spoke out against law enforcement.

"I wanted them to put out an Amber Alert for my granddaughter, which they never did. They never contacted the FBI and I wanted them to," George said.


PRE-TRIAL HEARING TO BEGIN THURSDAY

Thursday morning, Casey Anthony's legal team, as well as the prosecutors, are at the Orange County courthouse for a pre-trial hearing. The session, which started at 9:00am, will involve a possible date change for Casey's first-degree murder trial.

Presently, her trial is set to start on January 5.

The pretrial hearing is only expected to last a few minutes and Casey is not expected to appear.


BAEZ WANTS DETECTIVES INVESTIGATED

Jose Baez wants to investigate detectives from the Orange County Sheriff's Office. Wednesday, Baez sent someone to the sheriff's office to get the personnel files of detectives John Allen and Yuri Melich.

However, he didn't pick up the list of 1,800 Caylee sightings that he requested over a month ago. Despite all the evidence, the Anthonys insist Caylee is alive.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18251770/detail.html

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Casey Anthony Trial Delayed Until March
Defense Waives Right To Speedy Trial

POSTED: 6:27 am EST December 11, 2008
UPDATED: 10:18 am EST December 11, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. -- A judge agreed Thursday to delay Casey Anthony trial on murder charges until March.

Judge Stan Strickland’s decision came during a 5-minute pretrial hearing. Anthony’s attorney, Jose Baez, made the request.

The request to waive Anthony’s right to speedy trial was expected. Baez said earlier this week he is researching locations where Anthony would get a fair trial, in case he wants to request a change of venue because of pretrial publicity.

Casey Anthony is charged with first-degree murder of her daughter, Caylee, who was 2 years old when she was reported missing in July.

The trial was slated to begin on Jan. 5. Strickland is expected to continue to preside over the case despite being moved to the court's civil division in January.

Baez held a news conference at his Kissimmee office on Wednesday and defended his decision not to pick up records from the Orange County Sheriff's Office of tips called in by the public in the search for Caylee.

"I'm not interested in psychic sightings. I'm not interested in law enforcement suggestions. I'm interested in tips related to the sightings of Caylee Marie Anthony and nothing more," Baez said.

The hearing will begin at 9 a.m. Anthony is not expected to attend.

http://www.wesh.com/news/18251772/detail.html

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Childs Body Found!
Live stream Channel 6

http://www.local6.com/video/14013179/index.html

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Remains Of Young Child Found Near Anthony Home
Thursday, December 11, 2008 – updated: 11:30 am EST December 11, 2008

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- The remains of a young child were located in east Orange County Thursday morning, less than a half-mile from Casey Anthony's parents' home, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Office.

An Orange County water meter reader discovered a bag in the area of Chickasaw Trail and Suburban Drive (see map), around three-tenths of a mile from the Anthonys' home (map from location to Anthonys' home).http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=4937+hopespring+drive+orange+county+fl&daddr=chickasaw+and+suburban+orange+county+florida&hl=en&geocode=&mra=ls&sll=28.486949,-81.264324&sspn=0.116628,0.222473&ie=UTF8&ll=28.48526,-81.26271&spn=0.014579,0.027809&t=h&z=16

According to information obtained by Eyewitness News, when the meter reader picked up the bag a skull fell out. The Orange County Sheriff's Office has confirmed to Eyewitness News that the body is a young child.

"We are assuming they are the remains of a victim," said Orange County Sheriff's Office spokesman Jim Solomons.

It is not clear at this point whether the body could be Caylee Anthony.

"We know we have a recent discovery. We have investigators on the scene. We need to determine what we have," said Solomons.

Reports from the scene say deputies have set up a perimeter near a small retention pond. Eyewitness News report Kathi Belich said sources told her they were taking this very seriously and would expedite DNA tests to determine if the remains were indeed Caylee's.

Tim Miller, founder of the Texas-based search group Equusearch, said he had been called by law enforcement officials and told they believed they had found Caylee Anthony.

"The words were, 'Tim, it looks like we got her,'" said Miller. "I'm surprised. It was one of them cases I thought would have never been found… I thought the best thing that would ever happen is that one day we could go to a funeral and say good-bye to this little girl… and it looks like that will happen."

"I'm just overcome with emotion and grief right now," said bounty hunter Leonard Padilla, who has been a major part of search efforts to find Caylee's body.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18253901/detail.html

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Deputies find child's remains near Casey Anthony's home
Walter Pacheco | Sentinel Staff Writer
11:27 AM EST, December 11, 2008

Orange County deputies confirmed the discovery of a young child's remains near Casey Anthony's home this morning.

Sheriff's spokesman Jim Solomons said the remains were found in the area of S. Chickasaw Trail and Suburban Drive by a utility worker. The location is less than 1/4 mile from the Anthonys' home on Hopespring Drive.

Todd Black, the spokesman for Casey Anthony's defense attorney, said the worker picked up the bag and a skull rolled out of it. Residents said duct tape was found around the skull.

Attorney Jose Baez, who was in court this morning, was notified around 11 a.m.

"We certainly hope it isn't [related to the Anthony case]," Black said. "If it is, it is a sad day."

Three-year-old Caylee Marie Anthony was reported missing since July 15.

Orange County Sheriff's Office patrol cars are blocking Suburban Drive at Hopespring Drive. A section of woods near the intersection is blocked off with yellow crime tape.

Captain Angelo Nieves of the sheriff's office said forensic detectives are inspecting the remains.

"Right now we cannot confirm the sex of the child," Nieves said.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-small-child-remains-found-121108,0,2327131.story

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Dec 11, 2008 11:19 am US/Eastern
Remains Of Small Child Found Near Orlando
Area only half mile from Caylee Anthony's grandparents home

ORLANDO, Fla. (CBS4) ― The remains of a child have been recovered in Orange County in a wooded area less that a half mile away from the home of Caylee Anthony's grandparents. Caylee has not been seen since mid-June.

However, there is nothing that immediately indicates the the bones belong to Caylee Anthony.

A utility worker discovered the remains on Thursday morning. The age and gender of the remains is not known. Todd Black, the spokesman for Casey Anthony's defense attorney said a meter reader picked up the black plastic garbage bag and a skull rolled out of it.

The paper also reported FBI investigators are on their way to the scene.

Caylee's mother, Casey Anthony, remains in jail for her daughter's disappearance. She maintains she left the girl with a baby sitter in June, but did not report her missing until July.

http://cbs4.com/local/child.remains.caylee.2.885059.html

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Child's bones found near Anthony home

Last Edited: Thursday, 11 Dec 2008, 12:20 PM EST
Created: Thursday, 11 Dec 2008, 11:02 AM EST

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) -- Sheriff's deputies say the skeletal remains of a small child have been found near the Orlando home of a missing 3-year-old girl.

The Orange County Sheriff's Office is investigating a bag of bones which was discovered near the intersection of South Chickasaw Trail and Suburban Drive.

Early reports indicate that the bones were wrapped in a plastic bag and bound with duct tape.

A spokesperson with the OCSO said detectives followed up on a tip from a utility worker who believed he had discovered the remains of a child. The call was received around 9:30 a.m.

"We pretty much confirmed his discovery," said Jim Solomons with the Orange County Sheriff's Office. Solomons could not confirm the age or gender of the child. "Because of the proximity to the Anthony home, this is a very significant find," added Solomons.

There is nothing that immediately indicates that the bones belong to Caylee Anthony, whose mother Casey Anthony has been charged with her murder.

"Everybody is very eager to connect the dots and bring this to the Anthony investigation and clearly is something we have to look at, if nothing else, because of the proximity to the Anthony home," said Solomons. "It is certainly not the outcome anybody in this agency wanted. We always had hope for a safe recovery of little Cayle Anthony, but the evidence in this case has been overwhelming and suggests otherwise. If it happens to be little Caylee, then it certainly brings the case closer to its conclusion for us."

Casey Anthony insists that she left the girl with a baby sitter in June, but did not report her missing until July.

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Updates on body found near Chickasaw Trail and Suburban Drive

December 11, 2008 - 12:30 PM: At approximately 9:30 AM today the Orange County Sheriff's Office received a telephone call from a man, reported to be a utility worker, who advised he had found what he believed to be the remains of a young child in a wooded area near the intersection of the South Chickasaw Trail and Suburban Drive. Deputies responded to the area and confirmed the report the Sheriff's Office has recieved from the caller. The responding deputies secured the scene and made the appropriate notifications. In response to many questions we have recieved on this discovery, the scene is approximately one half mile from the residence of Caylee Anthony. Beyond proximity to Caylee's home we have nothing at time that would link this discovery to the missing child.

Investigators from the Orange County Sheriff's Office Homicide Unit, the agency's Forensics Squad, and investigators working the disappearance of Caylee Anthony responded to the scene to begin the investigative process. The Sheriff's has confirmed that the remains do appear to be those of a young child however the sex, age, or identity of the youngster have not been determined. Investigators have not identified the victim at this point in their investigation nor have they specualted on the cause and manner of death in this case. Future updates will be provided as they become available.


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Child's Skull Found Near Anthony Home
Thursday, December 11, 2008 1:57:24 PM

The Search For Caylee Anthony
ORLANDO -- The remains of a small child were discovered early Thursday morning by a worker for the Orange County Water Department. We are following this story closely with constant updates.

Minute-To-Minute Update
1:44 p.m.: The sheriff's office closes the intersection of Suburban and Hopespring Drive, preventing parents from picking up their children at Hidden Oaks Elementary School. Click here for details.

1:38 p.m.: Beary told the media that the FBI at Quantico is awaiting any remains that Orange County forensics wants examined. He said the discovery has been made a priority and they would work through the weekend if necessary.

1:25 p.m.: Sheriff Kevin Beary speaks to media. Beary said investigators will be on the scene for a long time -- all night if necessary.

1:10 p.m.: Sheriff Kevin Beary arrives. News 13 learns that the utility worker who found the remains works for the Orange County Water Department.

1:05 p.m.: Investigators say they will be on the scene for an extensive period of time.

12:51 p.m. CNN tells News 13 that George and Cindy Anthony will be arriving at the Orlando International Airport around 4:25 p.m.

12:47 p.m.: Cold rain is making the search for evidence difficult. The remains have not yet been removed. News 13 talked to a number of people involved in Texas EquuSearch's efforts to find Caylee. One man said he had been searching a very short distance away from where the remains were found. He also said, while they were looking for the girl, there was a feeling among the group that there was something eerie about the area they were searching.

12:37 p.m.: Mobile command unit arrives on the scene of the discovery.

12:27 p.m.: News 13 reports that about 12:05 p.m., a woman drove up to the Anthony home and rushed inside. She was followed shortly by a sheriff's deputy who knocked on the door and asked the woman to leave.

12:10 p.m.: Medical examiner arrives on the scene where the remains were found.

12:06 p.m.: The Anthonys said through a representative that the area where the remains were found had already been searched. Texas EquuSearch says that when they tried to search this area in September, it was under water. When they returned in November, the area had been roped off.

11:49 a.m.: George and Cindy Anthony say Caylee is still alive.

11:48 a.m.: OCSO Angelo Nieves says the Anthonys have been notified.

11:46 a.m.: FBI lab will examine the remains.

11:40 a.m.: Anthony spokesperson Michelle Bart says she is flying to Orlando this afternoon.

11:35 a.m.: Sheriff's office establish media center at a church near intersection of crime scene.

11:30: a.m.: Sheriff's Office: We don't know if body is Caylee Anthony.

11:18 a.m.: Anthony's spokesperson said they have not been notified by sheriff's office.

11:17 a.m.: OSCO confirms the discovery is a small child. Utilities worker said a skull rolled out of the bag when he picked it up.

11:10 a.m.: Anthony family spokesperson Michelle Bart said Cindy and George Anthony do not believe that the discovery is that of their granddaughter. The Anthonys are returning from California where they were on the "Larry King Live." See story. The Anthonys are scheduled to arrive at Orlando International Airport in the next few hours. News 13 will meet with the Anthonys once they land to get their reaction.

11:07 a.m.: News 13 confirms FBI headed to the scene.

9:32 a.m. : Utilities worker finds remains.

http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2008/12/11/deputies_discover_body_of_child.html

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December 11, 2008 - 2:00 PM: Orange County Sheriff Kevin Beary arrived at the location where the child's remais were discovered earlier today and provided a brief update.

He confirmed much of the information released earlier today and added that the utility worker's discovery included a child's skull. Investigators have been able to determine that the area where this morning's discovery was made was underwater for several weeks in the wake of Tropical Strom Faye which made the area inacessable to searchers. During his briefing Sheriff Beary advised that the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, The Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Orange County Medical Examiner were on the scene to assist with the investigation and the recovery and preservation of any evidence located during the recovery process. Sheriff Beary also advised that this is a top priority case and that the Federal Bureau of Investigation is standing by to receive and expeditiously process any forensice evidence recovered to include DNA. Sheriff Beary declined to discuss anything specific relating to the crime scene other than to say it was located about 50 or 60 feet into the wooded area. We will provide updates as they become available.

http://www.ocso.com/Default.aspx?tabid=547

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RAW INTERVIEW: Passenger On Plane With Anthonys Happened To Be Neighbor

http://www.wftv.com/video/18258056/index.html

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Sheriff: Found Remains 'Very Strong Lead In Solving' Caylee Case
Missing Girl Last Seen In Mid-June

POSTED: 9:10 am EST December 11, 2008
UPDATED: 6:25 pm EST December 11, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Orange County Sheriff Kevin Beary on Thursday said human remains discovered in wooded area near the home of George and Cindy Anthony are "a very strong lead in solving the case" involving Caylee Anthony, who was last seen in mid-June.

Caylee's mother, Casey Anthony, 22, remains jailed on first-degree murder charges in her daughter's disappearance.

An Orange County water meter reader found the skeletal remains of a child around 9:30 a.m. Thursday in a wooded area while taking a bathroom break near South Chickasaw Trail and Suburban Drive, less than half a mile from the Hopespring Drive home of George and Cindy Anthony, Local 6 News reported.

Beary confirmed that the skull of a child had been recovered. Deputies said it's too early to tell if the remains, which were later taken away in a medical examiner's van, are that of Caylee.

"We've got to wait about a week to two weeks before the DNA results come back," Beary said. "We've had thousands of people who've got tremendous hearts who have come out and search for little Caylee, and this is a very tough situation for everybody that's been involved in this case, but this is probably a lead toward that closure."

Local 6 News reporter Jessica D'Onofrio confirmed that the remains are likely that of a girl. D'Onofrio said the worker saw the garbage bag, opened it, saw the remains of a child and called 911. The skull was found nearby, and there was duct tape in and around the garbage bag, D'Onofrio reported.

"Deputies did respond to that area, and once we were on the scene, we determined that we do have the remains of a young child. Obviously, our concern is that it's in close proximity to some recent activity in that part of the county, and it's incumbent upon us to determine what we have," said Orange County sheriff's spokesman Jim Solomons, referring to the Casey Anthony case.

The age and gender of the remains are not known.

The area of the discovery has been blocked off, and FBI agents, along with sheriff's detectives, continue to investigate the wooded area.

"We're going to cross out t's and dot our i's," Beary said.

Authorities said they are seeking a search warrant for the home belonging to the grandparents of Caylee, who lived at the home with her mother, although the two often stayed elsewhere. The Anthonys will not be allowed in their home until investigators have searched the house, Local 6 News reported.

Tim Miller, the leader of EquuSearch, a Texas-based group that has performed numerous searches for Caylee's body, said he talked with FBI agents, who told him that they believe the remains belong to Caylee.

"It would be inappropriate to speculate," Orange County sheriff's Capt. Angelo Nieves said. "Our investigators are on scene, evaluating and processing the situation. It's very early."

Nieves said that George and Cindy Anthony have been notified about the discovery. They returned from California Thursday afternoon after appearing on "Larry King Live" on CNN Wednesday night.

Casey Anthony's attorney, Jose Baez, filed an emergency motion on Thursday to participate in forensic testing on the remains, if they are determined to be that of Caylee.

The hearing will be held Friday at 11:30 a.m. at the Orange County courthouse. Casey Anthony will not attend the hearing.

Leonard Padilla, a bounty hunter who initially bailed Casey Anthony out of jail and has searched for Caylee, said, "It's a bittersweet day."

"We drove by (the wooded area where the remains were found) dozens of times. We heard that there were searches going on in that area," Padilla said.

An elementary school is located nearby, forcing officials to devise a plan for getting students home without interfering with the crime scene.

Local 6 News showed buses transporting students from Hidden Oaks Elementary at about 3 p.m. Thursday through the area, which is lined with crime tape.

Cindy Anthony first called authorities in July to say she hadn't seen Caylee for a month and her daughter's car smelled like death.

Police immediately interviewed Casey Anthony and said that everything she told them about her Caylee's whereabouts was false.

Casey Anthony said she left Caylee with a baby sitter named Zenaida Gonzalez at an Orange County apartment complex, and the two were missing when she returned to pick up Caylee. Detectives said the baby sitter was nonexistent and the apartment where Anthony said she had last seen Caylee had been empty for months. Anthony also lied about where she worked, detectives said.

As the case unfolded, troubling details emerged. Photos of Anthony partying after her daughter went missing surfaced. Friends said she was a habitual liar, but they also said that she was a good mother.

Earlier this month, the Orange County state attorney turned over almost 800 pages of documents, which showed someone at the Anthony home had done Internet searches for terms like "neck breaking" and "household weapons."

In mid-March, someone used the Anthonys' home laptop to search Google and Wikipedia for peroxide, shovels, acetone, alcohol and chloroform. Traces of chloroform, which is used to induce unconsciousness and also a component of human decomposition, were found in the trunk of Casey Anthony's car during forensic testing, the documents said.

Orange County jail officials also released several hours of videotapes of visits between Casey Anthony and her family from July and August, when she was arrested on neglect and other counts but before she was charged with first-degree murder.

During the taped visits, Anthony's parents tell her they're trying hard to find the little girl. Anthony does not appear to add information to aid that search beyond her account that a baby sitter took the girl.

Last week, prosecutors announced they would not pursue the death penalty for Anthony, although that move could be reversed.

The Orange County State Attorney's Office said in a news release last week that "it is not in the best interest of the people of the state of Florida" to pursue the death penalty against Anthony.

http://www.local6.com/news/18253078/detail.html

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December 11, 2008 - 4:20 PM:

No major developments to report since the 2:00 PM update. We can advise that the medical examiner has removed the remains of the child discovered in the wooded area this morning where they will undergo a complete forensic examination. That endeavor will be supported by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Investigators still have not identified the body nor are they prepared to discuss the cause and manner of death. Detectives working this case have also declined to discuss the specific nature of any evidence recovered from the scene. The Sheriff's Office is currently working to obtain a search warrant for the home of Casey Anthony however investigators will not elaborate on why the search warrant is being obtained. We will provide you with additional information when it becomes available.

http://www.ocso.com/Default.aspx?tabid=547

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updated 1 hour, 11 minutes ago
Sheriff: Anthony home may be a crime scene

ORLANDO, Florida (CNN) -- Authorities cordoned off the home of missing toddler Caylee Anthony's grandparents on Thursday, hours after the remains of a small child were found nearby.

The sheriff's office in Orange County, Florida, said it is seeking a warrant to search the home of George and Cindy Anthony.

Sheriff Kevin Beary said the home has been secured "pending more investigation." The house has the "possibility of being more of a crime scene later," he added.

A child's skull was found at about 9:30 a.m. by a utility meter reader who alerted authorities, sheriff's spokesman Jim Solomons said. Investigators, including those from the Anthony case, rushed to the scene, he added. Watch investigators swarm the scene »

CNN affiliate WFTV reported that the meter reader picked up a plastic bag at the site and a skull fell out. The remains have been removed by the medical examiner and will be sent to the FBI lab at Quantico, Virginia, Sheriff Beary said.

The agency has told its lab analysts that the case is top priority, Beary added. "If they have to work through the weekend, they'll work through the weekend."

"Bottom line, it's real simple, folks," Beary said. "We've recovered this human skull, it appears to be that of a small child, and now the investigation continues. We've got a lot of lab work to do, a lot of DNA work to do, a lot of crime scene work to do. We could be here all night." Watch the sheriff talk about what needs to be done »

Prosecutors have asked police not to disclose many details surrounding the discovery, Beary said.

Caylee Anthony, 3, has been missing since June in a case that has received national attention. Casey Anthony, the child's 22-year-old mother, was charged last month with murder and other offenses. She is being held at the Orange County Jail.

The area where the remains were found had been searched as part of the investigation into Caylee's disappearance, he said. But the precise spot where a county meter reader found them -- "45, 50, 60 feet back" from the street -- was flooded at the time of the search.

No clothes were found with the remains, Beary said.

Asked whether the remains could belong to another child, Beary said, "Not that we know of, but that's always a possibility, and that's why we've got a lot of work to do on this case still."

Earlier, authorities said the Anthony family had been notified of the discovery. The remains were found "in very close proximity" to the Anthony home, Solomons said. View a map of where the remains were found »

An attorney for Casey Anthony filed legal papers Thursday afternoon seeking a court order to preserve all evidence collected, and to permit the defense to conduct its own forensic testing. A hearing has been scheduled for Friday morning.

In a court hearing earlier Thursday, 9th Circuit Judge Stan Strickland postponed Casey Anthony's trial at the request of defense attorney Jose Baez. The attorney said he had not received all the evidence due him from prosecutors and was not ready to proceed with the January 5 trial.

Baez asked Strickland whether the trial could be delayed until March. The judge scheduled a hearing January 15 to consider a new trial date as well as a possible change of venue.

Casey Anthony remains in protective custody and has no contact with other inmates, corrections officials said.

"She has been seen by a Corrections Health Services psychologist and her status was reviewed," officials said in a statement, adding Anthony was under psychological observation -- which is not the same as suicide watch.

Baez arrived at the jail just before noon Thursday and stayed about an hour and a half, officials said.

Prosecutors said this month that they would not seek the death penalty against Casey Anthony. If convicted of murder, she could be sentenced to life in prison.

Authorities have said Casey Anthony waited about a month before telling her family that Caylee was gone. Cindy Anthony -- Caylee's grandmother and Casey Anthony's mother -- called the Orange County sheriff's office July 15, saying her daughter would not tell her where Caylee was.

When questioned, Casey Anthony gave conflicting statements to police, including some that were later disproved, according to hundreds of documents and investigative reports released in the case.

She claimed that she dropped Caylee off with a baby-sitter, but when police checked out her story, they learned that the address Casey Anthony supplied belonged to an apartment that had been vacant for weeks. The woman Casey Anthony named as her baby-sitter told police she did not know her.

Investigators have said that cadaver dogs picked up the scent of death in Anthony's car, as well as in her parents' backyard. They also said air quality tests conducted by the FBI found evidence consistent with human decomposition and chloroform in the car's trunk. A neighbor told police Anthony had asked to borrow a shovel.

Also, an analysis of Anthony's computer found that she had visited Web sites discussing chloroform and had done Internet searches on missing children, according to information released in the case.

"There isn't a motive, and they haven't found a motive," Cindy Anthony said Wednesday night on CNN's "Larry King Live." Watch Cindy Anthony insist her daughter is innocent »

She added, "They told us they thought it was an accident, and she's scared and tried to cover it up. They don't feel there's a motive."

Cindy Anthony stressed that five searches for the girl's body have "come up with nothing. There's nothing that they have found that, you know, has given them any evidence that Caylee is no longer with us."


The Anthonys said they believe that the girl is still alive and that someone has her, noting several reports of sightings.

Last month, Strickland denied prosecutors' request to impose a gag order in Anthony's case, saying he could not state that continued publicity would pose a threat to her trial or even that a gag order would stem the flood of media attention.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/12/11/child.remains.found/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

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Minute-To-Minute Update In Remains Discovery
Thursday, December 11, 2008 6:40:15 PM

ORLANDO -- The remains of a small child were discovered early Thursday morning by a worker for the Orange County Water Department. We are following this story closely with constant updates.

Minute-To-Minute Update
6:08 p.m.: A search warrant has been signed for investigators to go into the Anthony home. They could be at the house between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. to serve the warrant.

6:03 p.m.: Deputies called off the search at the scene for the evening. The Sheriff's office will remain out at the site overnight. They also said the utility worker went into the woods to relieve himself when he found the bag. He opened the bag, noticed the bones and called police. The Sheriff's office clarified the bag was found only 20 to 30 feet into the woods. Sheriff Beary told reporters earlier in the afternoon it was found 50 to 60 feet.

5:46 p.m.: Tim Miller, founder of Texas EquuSearch says that the area where the child's remains were found was under water when they tried to search in September. They suspended the search because they were afraid they would push any possible remains down into the mud or destroy them. "The smartest move I ever made was to stop the search the first time," Miller said.

5:01 p.m.: Texas EquuSearch arrives on the scene where the remains were found. Also, Todd Black, Jose Baez' spokesman, said Baez would not be making a statement until the medical examiner releases her findings.

4:58 p.m.: Beary tells News 13 that they are going to let the ground around the alleged crime scene dry overnight and start searching for evidence again on Friday morning.

4:25 p.m.: Casey's attorney Jose Baez files a motion to preserve and inspect evidence and forensics in Thursday's discovery. It will be heard Friday morning at 11:30 a.m. Read the Motion.

4:20 p.m.: The Anthonys arrive at Orlando International Airport from a trip to California.

4:10 p.m.: Beary told the media, "I want no craziness at the Anthony house."

4:05 p.m.: Mark NeJame, the former attorney for George and Cindy Anthony, tells News 13 that he has spoken with lead detective John Allen and with the FBI. He said Allen told him that the Anthonys were called about the remains before they left California so they would not find out from the media.

NeJame also said that part of the reason he resigned as the Anthony's lawyer was because they were in denial about their daughter's involvement in Caylee's disappearance and that he could not endorse them saying Casey is innocent. "I resigned a few weeks ago because I could not support, in any way, shape or form, Casey."

"I've been expecting this day for a while and although it is a very, very sad day, I think in many ways we can now really pass on our full blessings to this child and allow her to go in the peace that she deserves and allowing her mother to be prosecuted as she deserves," NeJame said.

3:50 p.m.: Sheriff is trying to get a warrant to search the Anthony home. The remains have been removed from the discovery scene.

3:30 p.m.: Beary says sheriff's office is seeking a search warrant for the Anthony's home. Beary said the Anthonys are being cooperative and warns he does not want "craziness" at the Anthony home. The home has been secured as a possible crime scene.

2:07 p.m.: According to the sheriff's office, the body was found approximately 50 to 60 feet into the woods. Sheriff Beary said the State Attorney's Office has asked them not to release any information about the evidence found.

http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2008/12/11/deputies_discover_body_of_child.html

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December 11, 2008
Could it be Caylee?
Posted: 05:34 PM ET
ORLANDO, Florida–Minutes after attorneys in Casey Anthony’s murder case left Judge Stan Strickland’s courtroom today following a brief hearing, the sheriff’s office received a report that the skeletal remains of a toddler were found less than half a mile from George and Cindy Anthony’s Orlando home.

A meter reader who walked about 20 feet into a wooded area to relieve himself found the black garbage bag. When he moved it, a small skull fell out. There was duct tape over the mouth of the skull.

Though the area had been previously searched, the particular spot where the bag and skeletal remains were found was flooded at the time.

While the remains have not been identified as those of Caylee Anthony, today’s developments apparently led the sheriff to seek a search warrant of the Anthonys’ home. To obtain a search warrant, authorities need to establish probable cause to believe evidence of a crime may be found in the premises to be searched.

There was no search warrant yesterday, there is one today. The difference in circumstances is the discovery of the remains. Authorities on the scene have been instructed not to disclose details of today’s discovery but it’s reasonable to conclude that the sheriff’s office believes the remains to be those of Caylee.

Caylee was only two and a half years old at the time she was last seen on June 16, 2008 by her grandfather, George Anthony. Investigators have not found anyone who saw Caylee after that date. On July 15, Casey Anthony, currently under indictment for first-degree murder of her daughter, admitted to her parents that she had not seen Caylee in 31 days. She further admitted that she had not reported her daughter missing; rather, she conducted her own investigation.

In what is, thus far, an entirely circumstantial case, Anthony’s behavior in that 31-day period has been, and will continue to be, scrutinized for just what her investigation entailed. The case against her will be built on Anthony’s behavior including the mountain of provable lies she told police, family and friends, and evidence of odors consistent with human decomposition emanating from her abandoned car. Caylee has not been ruled out as the source of a hair found in the trunk with evidence of decomposition at the root end.

A week ago, the State Attorney announced that he would not seek the death penalty against Casey Anthony. That decision can be revisited if this newly-discovered evidence warrants the death penalty.

There is an emergency hearing in the morning as the defense seeks an order to have its own experts present at any testing of the remains, if authorities believe them to be Caylee’s.

–Beth Karas, In Session correspondent

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Investigation begins after child's bones found

Last Edited: Thursday, 11 Dec 2008, 7:31 PM EST
Created: Thursday, 11 Dec 2008, 11:02 AM EST

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) -- Authorities say they are seeking a search warrant for the Orlando home of a missing 3-year-old girl after a small child's remains were found nearby.

Orange County sheriff's spokesman Carlos Padilla said Thursday that investigators cordoned off the home belonging to the grandparents of Caylee Anthony, who often stayed at the home with her mother.

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http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=8051430&version=33&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

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Sheriff: Definite Possibility Remains Are Caylee
Baez Files Emergency Motion Regarding Newly Found Remains

POSTED: 10:47 am EST December 11, 2008
UPDATED: 6:11 pm EST December 11, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. -- A warrant is being sought to search the Anthony family home Thursday after remains of a small child were found nearby, according to a sheriff's spokesman.

Orange County Sheriff's Office spokesman Jim Solomons confirmed the remains were found in a sealed plastic bag along Suburban Drive by a meter reader who called authorities about 9:30 a.m. The utility worker that discovered the remains said a skull rolled out of the bag when he picked it up. Sources close to the investigation told WESH 2 and NBC News that duct tape was found on the mouth.

A medical examiner took the remains from the scene on Thursday afternoon.

Earlier Thursday, the Orange County Jail was notified and expected to inform Casey Anthony of the situation.

Sources said that upon hearing the news, Casey Anthony had what was described as an anxiety attack and requested sedatives.

Todd Black, the spokesman for Jose Baez, who is Casey Anthony's attorney, said Anthony's camp is currently taking a wait-and-see attitude regarding the discovery.

Black said they want to find out what exactly the discovery is sooner rather than later.

Baez went to the Orange County Jail to be with his client. Later Thursday, Baez filed an emergency motion to ensure his involvement in the testing of the newly found remains. A hearing is scheduled for Friday at 11:30.

Investigators have been at the scene all day, which is one third of a mile away from the Hopespring Drive home where Casey Anthony, 22, was staying with her parents, Cindy and George Anthony, and daughter, Caylee. (View Map)

WESH 2's Michelle Meredith reported that the area has been searched in the past because Casey Anthony spent time in the wooded area with her friends when she was in high school. Meredith said the area is very thick with trees and other vegetation.

According to Equusearch, volunteers tried to search the area, but it was underwater. When they returned, the area was blocked by a chain-link fence.

Tim Miller of Equusearch said he believes the remains are Caylee's and he expects to attend her funeral within a week.

"I feel very optimistic that these are the remains of Caylee. We don't have any other missing children in the Orlando area, especially that close to the Anthony home," Miller said.

Capt. Angelo Nieves said investigators will continue to evaluate and process the scene thoughout the day and likely into the night.

"It is very early. We want to proceed carefully and methodically," Nieves said.

"I am not at liberty to provide any additional information that could compromise this case," Nieves said when prodded by reporters to draw conclusions regarding Caylee's disappearance.

Meredith said the feeling on the scene shortly after the find was much more urgent than when bounty hunter Leonard Padilla found possible bones weeks ago in a retention pond.

"It appears they have something very significant," Meredith said. "It is being taken very, very seriously."

Leonard Padilla said his team did not search the area where the bones were found, but he drove by it several times.

The exact age or the gender of the child is unknown, and investigators are not connecting the remains to the Anthony case, but Orange County Sheriff Kevin Beary said it is definitely a possibility that the remains are Caylee's.

Beary said it is confirmed that a human skull was found. He also said the area where the discovery was made was flooded during earlier searches.

Casey Anthony is charged with first-degree murder. Prosecutors said she killed her daughter, Caylee, who was 2 years old when she was reported missing in July.

The Anthony family has been notified. They were still in California after Wednesday night's "Larry King Live" television appearance, but WESH 2's Bob Kealing reported that they are currently headed back to Orlando.

Lead investigator John Allen called grandmother Cindy Anthony after the body was found, WESH 2's Bob Kealing said.

Earlier this week, the state attorney's office decided to not seek the death penalty for mother Casey Anthony, but a source from the state attorney's office said Thursday that if the body does belong to Caylee, the death penalty may be back on the table.

http://www.wesh.com/news/18253946/detail.html

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Small Child`s Remains Found Near Anthony Home
Aired December 11, 2008 - 20:00:00 ET

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0812/11/ng.01.html

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Baez: People have been wrong before

Last Edited: Thursday, 11 Dec 2008, 9:07 PM EST
Created: Thursday, 11 Dec 2008, 9:07 PM EST

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) -- The defense attorney for Casey Anthony said Thursday night that ‘people have been wrong before’.

Earlier Thursday the remains of a small child were found near the Anthony home in East Orange County. Investigators spent the day pouring over the area and the remains were sent to the FBI lab in Quantico Virginia for analysis.

Late Tuesday night attorney Jose Baez appeared outside his office in Kissimmee.

I understand the circumstances as they are would lead most people to believe that these are Caylee’s remains. But I must stress it’s not,” Baez said “People have been wrong before.”

“So unfortunately we can’t make any comments and I think it would be inappropriate for me to make any comments until the medical examiners office makes their determination.” Baez added. “Once that determination is made…this obviously takes the case in a different direction but I have done and am doing everything I can as Casey’s representative and attorney to put us in the position to defend her.”

Baez fended off questions concerning any interaction he had with his client during the day Thursday at the Orange County Jail when the remains were found. According to reports Casey was given a sedative and said she was having an anxiety attack.

“From day one,” said Baez in closing, “We have been preparing for the worst and hoping for the best.”

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=8055897&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

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December 11, 2008

Treasure Trove of Clues
Dr. Michael Baden

http://www.foxnews.com/video2/video08.html?maven_referralObject=3290734&maven_referralPlaylistId=&sRevUrl=http://www.foxnews.com/ontherecord/

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December 11th, 2008 3:12 PM Eastern
Geraldo on Caylee Anthony
by FOX News Crews
By Geraldo Rivera, Host of ‘Geraldo at Large’

UPDATE - 5:15p et – I can report exclusively after several conversations with lead defense attorney Jose Baez that his client Casey Anthony reacted “very badly” to today’s news of the child’s body being discovered. “She was crying and sobbing,” according to Baez. Furthermore, she had to be given a sedative to calm her.

3:15p et – Speaking with sources at the heart of this deeply troubling case just minutes after the news broke this morning that a small child’s body had been found near the Anthony family home in Orlando, I was told by those sources that, “…this is not a false alarm;” and that “there is strong indication” that the body found this morning is that of missing Florida toddler Caylee Anthony. Also that, “there is every indication” that it is the child’s body.

Further, I am told that the skeletal remains “appear to match” the missing child’s approximate size and age.

In other words, if the remains found are not those of Caylee, then they are the remains of another homicide victim of the same age, size, and approximate date of death. That is extremely unlikely.

If, as I believe, they will within days be confirming that the remains found today are those of Caylee, then her mother’s defense team has lost its leverage to negotiate a plea deal. Having already taken the death penalty off the table, the State and the defense have held intensive plea negotiations in which Casey would have been sentenced to a lesser homicide plea and serve say, ten or fifteen years. In exchange, Casey would have pled guilty to a lesser homicide charge and told prosecutors everything about how, when, and why she killed her child, and who, if anyone, was also involved at any stage of the terrible process.

Now attention turns to the forensic treasure trove the tiny body and garbage bag represent. The sticky side of the gaffer tape used is an excellent surface for preserving fingerprints, lasting even after being submerged. If traces of chloroform are found in the bag, then that might add weight to the theory that the child was killed accidentally after being dosed by a reckless and selfish young mom who wanted the baby to sleep when she went out to party. We do know that Casey researched chloroform on her home computer.

On the other hand, if the tape found was found on the child’s body and not just used to seal the garbage bag in which the missing child was reportedly disposed, then that indicates the child suffered during the commission of her murder. If that is so, then the death penalty would again be very much on the table.

But there is a new caveat for the prosecution. If the fingerprints on the tape or garbage bag do not match the defendant Casey Anthony then, the investigation would have to widen to include either accomplices or the ‘real’ murderer. Having built the initial murder charge on the wealth of circumstantial evidence, now prosecutors must hope the physical evidence matches their initial theory. Much more to come.

Watch ‘Geraldo at Large‘ this Saturday at 10p et for the latest info and exclusive interviews with those closest to the case.

http://onthescene.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/12/11/geraldo-on-caylee-anthony/

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Minute-To-Minute Update In Remains Discovery
Friday, December 12, 2008 9:24:20 AM

ORLANDO -- The remains of a small child were discovered early Thursday morning by a worker for the Orange County Water Department. We are following this story closely with constant updates.

Minute-To-Minute Update Friday, Dec. 12

8:34 a.m.: Investigators tell News 13 they believe they have found everything they needed in the Anthony home search. The home is no longer considered a crime scene, and the Anthonys can now return to their home.

7:46 a.m.: News 13 has learned investigators said they "absolutely" found something of interest at the Anthony's home. Investigators are not saying what the key item is.

7:01 a.m.: Investigators return to scene where skeletal remains were discovered.

http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2008/12/12/minutetominute_update_in_remains_discovery_12_11.h tml

CSI Removes Bags, Boxes, Vacuum Cleaners From Anthony Home
Missing Caylee Last Seen In Mid-June

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Crime scene detectives late Thursday night removed bags and boxes of evidence from the home of Caylee Anthony's grandparents, hours after the remains of a child were discovered in a wooded area less than half a mile from the house.

Caylee was last seen in mid-June but was not reported missing until a month later by her grandmother, Cindy Anthony. Caylee's mother, Casey Anthony, 22, remains jailed on first-degree murder charges in Caylee's disappearance.

Authorities obtained a search warrant for George and Cindy Anthony's Hopespring Drive home in east Orange County, and investigators were seen removing seven large paper bags and four boxes of evidence. They also seized four vacuum cleaners and two pesticide tanks.

http://www.local6.com/news/18262363/detail.html

Clothing Found Near Skull In Woods Near Anthony Home
Clothing was found near a skull that was discovered in a wooded area near the Anthony home, Local 6 News reports.

Video: http://www.local6.com/video/18262788/index.html

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Sheriff: Evidence Links Remains Of Child To Caylee Anthony Home

ORLANDO, Fla. -- A medical examiner found evidence among a child's remains that link them to the home of Caylee Anthony's grandparents, the county sheriff said Friday, offering the strongest indication yet that the remains may be those of the missing 3-year-old girl.

Orange County Sheriff Kevin Beary said investigators searched the home late Thursday night into early Friday morning after the medical examiner found "some clues that came out of the remains" that "linked it to the house." He would not say what clues were found.

"We took some things out of the house that the forensic people are very interested in," he said.

http://www.local6.com/news/18262363/detail.html

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Investigators take evidence from Anthonys' home

Today's updates:

KidFinders Network suspends search for Caylee 10:20 a.m.: KidFinders -- the group helping the Anthonys look for Caylee -- announced that it's suspending its search for Caylee due to the recent developments. The organization says it has not given up on Caylee and will continue to update its Web site (www.helpfindcaylee.com and www.kidfindersnetwork.com).

Duct tape found around skull 10 a.m.: Detectives have resumed their investigation this morning at the site where the remains of a small child were located in east Orange County near the home of missing toddler Caylee Marie Anthony.

The skull found inside the bag of remains was wrapped in duct tape, a source told the Orlando Sentinel. Investigators also found other items inside the bag.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-caylee-anthony-121208,0,1812243.story

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Sheriff: Clues link body to Anthony
Last Edited: Friday, 12 Dec 2008, 9:25 AM EST
Created: Friday, 12 Dec 2008, 9:11 AM EST

ORLANDO, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) -- A medical examiner found evidence among a child's remains that link them to the home of a missing toddler,
Orange County Sheriff Kevin Beary said Friday, offering the strongest indication yet that the remains may be those of Caylee Marie Anthony.

Sheriff Beary told NBC's "Today" show that investigators searched the home early Friday after the medical examiner found "some clues that came out of the remains" that "linked it to the house." He did not elaborate on what those were.

The remains were found Thursday by a utility worker on a wooded lot less than a half-mile from the house where 3-year-old Caylee lived with her grandparents and her mother, 22-year-old Casey Anthony.

Defense team grows

If Linda Kenney-Baden's name sounds familiar, you may recognize her as an author, trial attorney and legal commentator who has been involved in other high-profile criminal cases.

She recently represented music producer Phil Spector in a murder trial and offered analysis during the controversy surrounding the death of super model Anna Nicole Smith. Her husband is forensic expert Dr. Michael Baden of the HBO series Autopsy.

Kenney-Baden will be joining Casey's attorney, Jose Baez, in court at 11:30 a.m. Friday morning for an emergency hearing to preserve evidence gathered on Thursday. The motion was filed by Baez on Thursday afternoon. We will be streaming the hearing live on MyFoxOrlando.com.

"I'm concerned about my client, period. We are requesting to have access to this information," said Baez. "As it [evidence] is being tested, we would like our people present, especially if it's destructive in nature by the testing."

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=8058117&version=3&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.1.1

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Lawyer: Corpse's hair color matches Caylee's


ORLANDO, Florida (CNN) -- Strands of hair found with remains discovered a half mile from the home of missing toddler Caylee Anthony are the same color as Caylee's, lawyers for her mother said in court Friday.

Defense attorneys for Casey Anthony, the 22-year-old mother charged with Caylee's murder, told Judge Stan Strickland they were notified Thursday the corpse's hair color and other features matched Caylee.

Overnight, investigators searched the home of Caylee's grandparents and "absolutely" found something of interest, Orange County, Florida, Sheriff Kevin Beary said Friday morning.

The girl often lived in the house with her grandparents and her mother, who was arrested in October and charged with murder.

Investigators "concluded there were certain things they wanted to be looking for" and searched the home, Beary said in an interview broadcast on ABC News. Authorities took boxes and bags full of items for review.

A utility worker discovered the remains around 9:30 a.m. Thursday and alerted authorities, sheriff's spokesman Jim Solomons said.

Police Capt. Angelo Nieves said the skeletal remains found in a plastic bag appeared consistent with those of a young child.

Caylee Anthony, 3, has been missing since June in a case that has received national attention.

The remains were taken to the county medical examiner's office and will be sent to the FBI lab in Quantico, Virginia, Beary said Thursday.

Meanwhile, investigators Friday continued searching the area where the remains were found.

"Time is on our side," Beary said Thursday. "We're going to do everything by the book. There will be no mistakes made." Watch sheriff promise 'no mistakes' »

Attorneys for Caylee's 22-year-old mother, Casey Anthony, filed an emergency motion asking that their experts be present for any forensic testing done on the remains. A hearing on that motion is set for Friday. Casey Anthony will not be transported from jail to attend, court officials said.

CNN affiliate WFTV-TV reported that the utility worker, a meter reader, picked up a bag at the site Thursday morning and a skull fell out.

Earlier, Beary told reporters, "Bottom line, it's real simple, folks. We've recovered this human skull. It appears to be that of a small child, and now the investigation continues. We've got a lot of lab work to do, a lot of DNA work to do, a lot of crime scene work to do."

Prosecutors had asked police not to disclose many details surrounding the discovery, Beary said.

The region had previously been searched as part of the investigation into Caylee's disappearance, he said, but the spot where the remains were found -- some "45, 50, 60 feet back" -- was flooded and underwater at the time. No clothes were found with the remains, he said.

Asked whether the remains could belong to another child, Beary said, "Not that we know of, but that's always a possibility, and that's why we've got a lot of work to do on this case still."

Corrections officials said Thursday that Casey Anthony remained in protective custody and has no contact with other inmates.

"She has been seen by a Corrections Health Services psychologist and her status was reviewed," officials said in a statement, adding she was on psychological observation -- which is not the same as suicide watch.

"We will not be releasing any information regarding her demeanor," the statement said, adding that jail policy prohibits interviews of inmates.

Defense attorney Jose Baez arrived at the jail just before noon Thursday and stayed about 90 minutes, officials said.

In a court hearing earlier Thursday, 9th Circuit Judge Stan Strickland postponed Casey Anthony's trial at the request of Baez, who said he had not received all the evidence from prosecutors and was not ready to proceed with the January 5 trial.

Baez asked Strickland if the trial could be delayed until March. The judge scheduled a hearing January 15 to consider a new trial date as well as a possible change of venue.

Prosecutors said earlier this month they would not seek the death penalty against Casey Anthony. She could face a sentence of life in prison if convicted.

Authorities have said Casey Anthony waited about a month before telling her family that Caylee was gone. Cindy Anthony -- Caylee's grandmother and Casey Anthony's mother -- called the Orange County sheriff's office on July 15, saying her daughter would not tell her where Caylee was.

When questioned by police, Casey Anthony gave conflicting statements, including some that were later disproved, according to hundreds of documents and investigative reports released in the case.

She claimed she dropped Caylee off with a babysitter, but when police checked out her story, they learned that the address Casey Anthony supplied belonged to an apartment that had been vacant for weeks. The woman Casey Anthony named as her babysitter told police she did not know her. Review a timeline of the case »

Investigators previously have said that cadaver dogs picked up the scent of death in Anthony's car, as well as in her parents' back yard. They also said air quality tests conducted by the FBI found evidence consistent with human decomposition and chloroform in the car's trunk. A neighbor told police Anthony had asked to borrow a shovel.

Analysis of Anthony's computer found she had visited Web sites discussing chloroform and had done Internet searches of missing children, according to information released in the case.

But "there isn't a motive and they haven't found a motive," Cindy Anthony said Wednesday night during an appearance on CNN's "Larry King Live." "They told us they thought it was an accident and she's scared and tried to cover it up. They don't feel there's a motive."

Cindy Anthony said searches for the girl's body have "come up with nothing. There's nothing that they have found that, you know, has given them any evidence that Caylee is no longer with us."



The Anthonys said they believe the girl is still alive and that someone has her, noting several reports of sightings.

Last month, Strickland denied prosecutors' request to impose a gag order in Anthony's case, saying he could not state that continued publicity would pose a threat to her trial, or even that a gag order would stem the flood of media attention.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/12/12/caylee.anthony/index.html

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Dec 12, 2008 12:58 pm US/Eastern
Evidence Links Child Remains To Anthony Home
Child's Body Found Half Mile From Grandparents' Florida Home

CBS News Interactive: Crime Beat

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http://cbs4.com/local/child.remains.caylee.2.885707.html

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Judge Denies Lawyer's Bid To Witness Autopsy Of Orlando Remains



The Associated Press
Published: December 12, 2008
Updated: 12:34 pm
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Caylee Marie Anthony


ORLANDO - A medical examiner (http://boards.library.trutv.com/topic/k/medical-examiner/) found evidence among a child's remains that link them to the home of a missing toddler, the county sheriff said today, offering the strongest indication yet that the remains may be those of Caylee Anthony.
Orange County Sheriff Kevin Beary (http://boards.library.trutv.com/topic/k/orange-county-sheriff-kevin-beary/) said investigators searched the home early today after the medical examiner (http://boards.library.trutv.com/topic/k/medical-examiner/) found "some clues that came out of the remains" that "linked it to the house." He would not say what clues were found.
"We took some things out of the house that the forensic people are very interested in," he said.

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December 12, 2008
updated 36 minutes ago

The FBI has set up a soil-sifting station this morning along Suburban Drive, just feet from where the body of a small child was found yesterday morning. Orange County forensic unit members are helping nearby.

Yesterday's wet weather was not conducive to the investigation, said sheriff's spokesman Deputy Carlos Padilla. Forensics teams are looking for more evidence in the area, which is about a quarter-mile away from the Anthony house.

Suspicions are high that officials found the remains of Caylee Marie Anthony, but DNA tests to identify the body make take days.

"The shrubbery and undergrowth is really thick," Padilla said. "They are sifting through to see if there is anything that connects this case."

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-caylee-anthony-121208,0,1812243.story

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Defense Motion Denied

Orange County Judge Stan Strickland denied a defense motion requesting that its experts witness the autopsy of the discovered remains.

Casey Anthony's attorney, Jose Baez, filed the emergency motion on Thursday shortly after the remains were found.

The state said it would agree to notify the defense when FBI agents and investigators complete the search of the wooded area, which could be completed by Friday night. Local 6 News reported that the defense may have to hire a security team to preserve the crime scene.

The hearing lasted about 30 minutes, and Casey Anthony was not in attendance.

http://www.local6.com/news/18262363/detail.html

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Attorney says body found is similar to Caylee Anthony's
Bianca Prieto, Walter Pacheco and Sarah Lundy | Sentinel Staff Writers
1:53 PM EST, December 12, 2008

1:50 p.m. Attorney Mark NeJame, who once represented Cindy and George Anthony, arrived at the Hopespring Drive address this afternoon to comment on the latest developments.

NeJame learned of the discovery of skeletal remains while in Puerto Rico on a one-day business trip. He was shocked when he heard the news.

"Sadly, it was what was expected," NeJame said. "I was hoping at some point that Caylee would be found."

Although the medical examiner has not determined the identity of the remains, NeJame believes they belong to the missing toddler.

"It's more than a hunch," he said. "I have had an opinion for a long time. I absolutely believe that it is [Caylee]."

NeJame resigned as the Anthonys' representative in November because they did not take his advice, he said.

"Everyone hoped that a miracle would occur and that Caylee would show up," NeJame said, adding that he felt more comfortable expressing his opinions about the girl's fate now that a body has been found.

Earlier today a man who identified himself only as a private investigator went inside the home. He entered through the garage door and appeared to be in the back yard near the shed. He did not appear to remove anything from the home.

When asked if he was working for the Anthony family, he declined comment.

An Orange County deputy sheriff is stationed outside the family home and a cruiser is blocking the driveway, although sheriff's officials are done searching the house.

A defense attorney for Casey Anthony said investigators told lead counsel Jose Baez that the body found Thursday near Anthony's house in east Orange County was "tentatively" identified as Anthony's missing daughter, Caylee Marie.

During a court hearing Thursday morning, New York attorney Linda Kenney Baden - who is the wife of a renowned medical examiner and a member of the defense team - said Baez was told the body had light-colored hair and the size of the bones appeared to be similar to the 2-year-old.

But when asked by Orange Circuit Court Judge Stan Strickland if a tentative identification had been made on the body, an Orange County Sheriff's Office attorney consulted with an investigator and replied that one had not.

The development came before Strickland denied Baez's request to have defense experts present during the autopsy of the body.

"At this point, it would do nothing but interfere with the medical examiner's obligation," the judge said.

Strickland said he would address the issue later of whether the defense can review the body, x-rays and other material after the autopsy and a positive identification was made. Authorities couldn't tell him how long that would take.

A county attorney - who was representing the Orange County Medical Examiner's Office - said an FBI lab will be looking at the DNA.

Baez also asked to view the crime scene after authorities are done and before it's open to the public. After the hearing, Baez, prosecutors and investigators began discussing the issue in courtroom. Orange County Sheriff's Sgt. John Allen was heard saying they may be done as early as tonight.

Moments later, they moved the conversation behind closed doors where reporters could not hear. Baez would not comment about when his team would have access to the crime scene.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-caylee-anthony-121208,0,1812243.story

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Judge denies access to unidentified body

Last Edited: Friday, 12 Dec 2008, 2:41 PM EST
Created: Friday, 12 Dec 2008, 2:00 PM EST

ORLANDO, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) -- An Orange County judge has denied a motion to preserve and protect the body of a small child found in a wooded area of East Orange County on Thursday. Ninth Circuit Judge Stan Strickland based the ruling on the grounds that the body of the child has yet to be identified.

Shortly after Judge Strickland called to order the emergency hearing on the motion filed by Jose Baez, attorney for Casey Anthony, Baez deferred to a new member of the defense team, Linda Kenney-Baden.

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http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=8061343&version=4&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

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Deputies release 911 call after discovery of child's remains
Wilooughby Mariano | Sentinel Staff Writer
3:27 PM EST, December 12, 2008
Orange County deputies this afternoon released audio from a call to the sheriff's 911 call center made immediately after the discovery of a child's remains Thursday. Those remains are thought to belong to missing toddler Caylee Marie Anthony.

During the call, which lasted less than two minutes, a male utilities company representative and a female dispatcher discuss the location of the find.

"Yes, miss, this is Orange County Utilities dispatch. We found a human skull," the man said. "Oh my gosh," she replied.

The supervisor said that the discovery took place in the "Caylee Anthony area" on Suburban Drive east of Chickasaw Trail.

A meter reader made the discovery, the represenative said. He added he would tell the worker not to disturb the area, and gave instructions for deputy sheriffs to find him. The dispatcher instructed the representative to tell the meter reader to remain discrete.

"If you can, try to stress to him to please not draw attention to the area. And that would be great. Just in case it is something. It may be nothing. But just in case."

Deputies did not release the names of the people speaking on the tape.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-911-call-discovery-remains-121208,0,1410708.story

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Police Release 911 Call Made After Remains Found Near Anthony Home
Remains, Skull Found In Wooded Area 18267151

POSTED: 6:36 am EST December 12, 2008
UPDATED: 5:13 pm EST December 12, 2008


ORLANDO, Fla. -- Authorities on Friday released the 911 call placed shortly after an Orange County utility worker discovered a child's remains near the home of the grandparents of Caylee Anthony, who was last seen in mid-June.

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Up To The Minute Update On Remains Discovery
Friday, December 12, 2008 4:28:53 PM

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Sheriff Discusses Discovery
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Related Story: Could Remains Belong To Caylee?
Listen Live To News 13's Coverage
Motion To Preserve/Inspect Evidence
Send Us Your Thoughts
The Search For Caylee Anthony
ORLANDO -- The remains of a small child were discovered early Thursday morning by a worker for the Orange County Water Department. We are following this story closely with constant updates.

Minute-To-Minute Update Friday, Dec. 12
4:00 p.m.: 911 tape of water department worker reporting discovery of remains is released. Click here to listen.

3:10 p.m.: George and Cindy Anthony arrive at their Hopespring Drive home with security.

2:00 p.m.: News 13 has confirmed Kid Finders Network is suspending its search for Caylee Anthony.

12:40 p.m.: Sheriff's Office says FBI will work all weekend long to try to positively identify the remains found Thursday.

12:03 p.m.: Prosecutors agree that crime scene needs to be made available to defense team once they have completed their investigation.

11:59 a.m.: Judge denies Baez's motion to have defense team expert present during any forensic examination.

11:58 a.m.: OCSO say there has not been a tentative identification.

11:56 a.m. : Kenney Baden said Orange County sheriff called Jose Baez and said that anthropological measurements and hair color of the remains found matched that of Caylee Anthony. Defense team said the motion should apply to tentative identification as well.

11:52 a.m.: Prosecutors ask judge that even if remains are linked to Caylee Anthony, the defense should not have a right to attend testing of any evidence.

11:46 a.m.: Prosecutors say defense does not have standing to make this motion since the remains have not yet been identified..

11:44 a.m.: Kenney Baden team says it wants to be the first to see the evidence from the crime scene after the state.

11:43 a.m.: Kenny Baden says they will file a motion for the crime scene.

11:41 a.m.: Attorneys Jose Baez, Linda Kenney Baden and the rest of the defense team wants world-renowned anthropologists and a medical examiner to observe the autopsy for the defense team.

11:40 a.m. : Judge Stan Strickland says crime scene will not be discussed. Strickland says the motion will deal with DNA testing and the autopsy.

11:31 a.m.: George and Cindy Anthony's new attorney, Bradley A. Conway is spotted in the courtroom for the hearing.

11:30 a.m.: The emergency hearing to determine if defense team's expert can be present during forensic testing begins.

8:34 a.m.: Investigators tell News 13 they believe they have found everything they needed in the Anthony home search. The home is no longer considered a crime scene, and the Anthonys can now return to their home.

7:46 a.m.: Orange County Sheriff Kevin Beary said investigators found something of interest at the Anthony's home. Investigators are not saying what the key item is.

7:01 a.m.: Investigators return to scene where skeletal remains were discovered.

http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2008/12/12/minutetominute_update_in_remains_discovery_12_11.h tml

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:eek:CASEY'S PARENTS MAY EVENTUALLY FACE CHARGES

Sources close to the case told Eyewitness News that Casey's parents, George and Cindy, may someday face criminal charges. Sources tipped Eyewitness News off that George and Cindy Anthony checked into the luxury Ritz-Carlton Hotel on Thursday night.

Meanwhile, Eyewitness News has learned the sheriff's office is looking into charging the Anthonys with obstruction of justice.

Rooms go for about $300 a night at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel and sources say they Anthonys had dinner at Normans on Thursday night, where dinner could cost $100 a person. The Anthonys recently hired attorney Brad Conway to replace Mark NeJame.

Conway could not tell Eyewitness News who is paying for the room, but said the Anthonys needed peace and quiet.

"They want to be left alone. They want to grieve and go through the process without the publicity that's been focused on them so long," Conway said.

The Anthonys have spent months insisting Caylee is alive, but with the news of the remains Conway said they are prepared to accept Caylee may be dead.

"They are realistic about the possibilities and about the fact that this is likely Caylee, but continue to pray that likely it's not," Conway said.

In the meantime, sources told Eyewitness News investigators are building a case against the Anthonys. They may face obstructions of justice charges.

Conway said he's talked to the State Attorney's Office and is not aware of any pending charges and maintains the Anthonys have done nothing wrong.

"Anytime the sheriff's office cordons your house and serves a search warrant, there are a potential for charges. I don't know what the sheriff's office has in mind, but the Anthonys have cooperated fully and will continue to cooperate," Conway said.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18264817/detail.html

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Latest Caylee Anthony Case Details
Aired December 12, 2008 - 20:00:00 ET

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0812/12/ng.01.html

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Minute-To-Minute Update Friday, Dec. 12
10:00 p.m.:

A group of people put up a memorial to Caylee in front of the Anthony home, made of a white cross covered by a T-shirt with Caylee's picture and the letters R.I.P.

http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2008/12/12/minutetominute_update_in_remains_discovery_12_11.h tml

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Timeline: Case of Missing Caylee Anthony Captivates Country
Follow the Events Involving Toddler, Mom Casey Anthony and Grandparents
Following is a timeline of the events surrounding the little girl's disappearance and the investigation of her mother:

June 30, 2008: Casey Anthony's car towed. The family car Casey Anthony had been using was found abandoned in front of an Orlando, Fla., cash advance business and towed away. When the towing company called Casey's parents, Cindy and George Anthony, they became concerned. Casey reportedly had told her mother that she was going on a "mini-vacation" to Jacksonville, Fla. Cindy Anthony later discovered that her daughter had been staying with a boyfriend.

July 15, 2008: Caylee Anthony reported missing. Cindy Anthony called 911 and said, "I found out my granddaughter has been taken, she has been missing for a month." Casey Anthony allegedly told her family and police that she had not seen her daughter for 31 days and had launched her own investigation. In one of three calls placed to 911, Cindy Anthony said, "I found my daughter's car today and it smelled like there's been a dead body in the damn car." Cindy Anthony later retracted that statement, and the Anthony family rallied around Casey.

July 16, 2008: Casey Anthony arrested. Casey told police that she left Caylee at the apartment of a babysitter named Zenaida Fernandez Gonzalez, and that both were missing when she returned. Police found, among other discrepancies with her story, that the apartment had been vacant for more than 140 days. Casey was arrested and charged with child neglect.

July 22, 2008: New revelations at bond hearing. In a bond hearing for Casey Anthony, detectives revealed that they had found strands of hair that looked like Caylee's in the trunk of the Anthony family car, and that cadaver dogs had smelled human decomposition in the trunk. Bail was set at $500,000.

July 22, 2008: Casey Anthony called "person of interest." Officials said Casey Anthony is a person of interest in her daughter's disappearance and they were treating the case as a potential homicide.


July 24, 2008: Grandmother reports sighting of missing Caylee. Cindy Anthony told reporters that Caylee was spotted in Georgia, but police could not verify that claim.

Aug. 9, 2008: Caylee's third birthday. Birthday came and went with no sign of the missing child.

Aug. 17, 2008: Bounty hunter offers bond. The arrival of a Californian named Leonard Padilla added to the intrigue. A veteran bounty hunter with his own reality show, Padilla claimed he'd been contacted by Casey Anthony and would post her bond.

Aug. 21, 2008: Casey Anthony out of jail again. Casey Anthony was released from jail after Padilla posted her bond.

Aug. 30, 2008: Casey Anthony returned to jail. Casey Anthony taken into custody on new charges, including petty theft.

Sept. 1, 2008: Police said they believe Caylee Anthony is not alive. The Orange County Sheriff's Office issued a statement saying that based on evidence that wasn't yet public and FBI tests, it believed "there is a strong probability that Caylee [Anthony] is deceased."

Sept. 5, 2008: Casey Anthony released from jail.

Sept. 25, 2008: Babysitter files lawsuit. Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez, the woman Casey Anthony reportedly named as a suspect in the case, filed a defamation lawsuit against Casey.

Sept., 29, 2008: Casey Anthony returned to jail. Casey Anthony was arrested again and returned to jail on multiple charges including child neglect, lying to investigators, petty theft and use of a forged check, but wasn't charged in conjunction with her daughter's disappearance.

Casey Anthony: Mother of Missing Toddler Named Suspect
Oct. 2, 2008: Casey Anthony named a suspect in her daughter's disappearance. [/B]


Oct. 14, 2008: Casey Anthony charged with first degree murder. Casey was also charged with aggravated child abuse, aggravated manslaughter and providing false information to law enforcement.

Oct. 24, 2008: Police report evidence of body decomposition and chloroform in Casey Anthony's car.

Dec. 5, 2008: Jail releases Casey Anthony's visitation videos.

Dec. 11, 2008: Skull found near Anthony home. Skeletal remains of a young child were found a half-mile from the Anthony's home.

Dec. 12, 2008

Dec. 11 is the latest development in the case of missing Fla. toddler Caylee Anthony. Caylee's mother, Casey Anthony, is currently in jail and charged with murder in the case.

http://www.abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/Story?id=6448060&page=1

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CNN LARRY KING LIVE

The Latest on the Caylee Anthony Case; Illinois Governor Pressured to Step Down; Auto Industry Bailout
Aired December 12, 2008 - 21:00 ET

Good evening.

Caylee Anthony's grandparents, Cindy and George, who were here on Wednesday, were supposed to be our guests tonight. And we were told yesterday they would join us to share their reactions to that discovery of a child's remains near their home in Florida.

But circumstances have changed and now they're being advised not to appear on our show at this time.

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Dateline NBC aired Dec. 12, 2008

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/28117697#28117697

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032600

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Larger FBI Team To Help At Anthony Search Scene

http://www.wftv.com/news/18271333/detail.html

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Feature Story here at the Crime Library...

Caylee Anthony
By: Chuck Hustmyre



1. Part 1: Missing
2. A Bizarre Story
3. Suspicious Statement
4. Unraveled
5. The Universal Connection
6. Part 2: Lies
7. "Coming Clean"
8. Getting Nowhere
9. The Nanny and the Boyfriend
10. The Arrest
11. Part 3: Detectives Fear the Worst
12. Jailhouse Phone Call
13. Father's Day
14. More Sightings
15. Strange Behavior
16. A Charge of Murder
17. Sheriffs Office: "We Got Her"

http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/notorious_murders/family/caylee_anthony/1.html

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Casey Anthony's defense brings in high-powered team
Sarah Lundy, Bianca Prieto and Willoughby Mariano | Sentinel Staff Writers
December 13, 2008

There's a star New York City defense attorney with Hollywood connections; a best-selling mystery novelist who doubles as a forensic anthropologist; an expert who testified on the assassinations of John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. And a guy who knows bugs.

During an emergency hearing Friday in Orange Circuit Court, the defense for Casey Anthony, the 22-year-old mother suspected of killing her toddler daughter, unveiled a team that read like a cast of characters from a legal thriller.

They join other high-profile names such as criminalist Henry Lee -- made famous by the O.J. Simpson trial -- and Dr. Larry Kobilinsky, a forensic scientist, who is a regular on CNN's Nancy Grace.

Lead counsel Jose Baez is playing to win, his spokesman Todd Black said.

"As you can see, he's been putting together a tremendous team," Black said.

The hearing was called after a meter reader discovered the bones Thursday of a child who may be Caylee Marie Anthony. The remains lay a quarter-mile from the east Orange County home the girl shared with her mother and grandparents.

Orange County deputy sheriffs did not confirm the remains are those of Caylee, but New York attorney Linda Kenney Baden, who represented music impresario Phil Spector in his murder trial last year, said in court Friday that Baez was told the measurements of the bones and the color of hair discovered match those of Caylee.

Caylee's mother and grandparents have maintained since the July 15 report of her disappearance that the girl is alive.

Boxes sent to FBI in Virginia

The legal jostling took place as Orange County deputy sheriffs sifted through dirt near where the bones were found, looking for evidence that might tell them how the child died. The child's skull was found wrapped in duct tape, and other items were found in the bag, a source told the Orlando Sentinel.

The bones are now at the Orange-Osceola Medical Examiner's Office. Casey Anthony remains in Orange County Jail without bail on first-degree-murder and other charges.

Deputies left the Anthony home early Friday with boxes and several paper bags of evidence that will be used by FBI officials in Virginia. Lab technicians will compare the items with evidence found at the scene where the body was discovered, Orange County Sheriff Kevin Beary said. He would not say what was seized from the Anthony home or collected with the remains.

Investigators likely searched the home looking for duct tape or a plastic bag similar to what was found with the body, said Richard Weinblatt, manager of the criminal-justice program at Seminole Community College.

Duct tape can pick up evidence such as carpet fibers, soil and fingerprints.

If these clues link the body with evidence gathered from the home or from the trunk of Casey Anthony's car, where tests showed signs of a decomposing body, the find could be a boon to prosecutors, Weinblatt said.

But if authorities cannot determine how long the body was in the woods, all bets are off, Weinblatt said. The defense could argue the body was placed in the woods while Casey Anthony was in jail.

"The main question is, 'Where has the body been?' " he said.


Little hope left

Hours after police left the Anthony home Friday, Caylee's grandparents Cindy and George Anthony arrived, then left with luggage and their two dogs. Their attorney, Brad Conway, said they are still trying to cope with news of the discovery and are unlikely to return home this weekend. He did not reveal where they were staying.

"They continue to pray this is not Caylee, but everyone is realistic in their expectations," Conway said. (end of page 1)

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Is It Caylee? Sheriff: Size Matches
Saturday, December 13, 2008 9:57:54 AM

ORLANDO -- Orange County sheriff's investigators returned to the scene where skeletal remains of what appeared to be a small child were found Thursday near the home of missing 3-year-old Caylee Anthony's grandparents.

Investigators with the county and the FBI are busy sifting through the surrounding area, searching for any more evidence that would help them determine if the remains are, indeed, of Caylee.

In a statement Saturday, the medical examiner inspecting the remains, themselves, said, "The medical examiner's office may utilize the services of consultants or other agencies -- in this case, the FBI -- but maintains control and jurisdiction in the case at all times. Because these remains are the subject of an ongoing criminal investigation, and in consideration of the deceased's family, preliminary reports will not be released."

Orange County Sheriff Kevin Beary said Friday he thinks it is a good possibility the remains could be Caylee's.

The defense team for Casey Anthony, the toddler's mother charged with murdering her daughter, said Beary told them the remains' general measurements and hair color matched those of Caylee.

http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2008/12/13/is_it_caylee.html

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Anthony defense team gets first look

..."We should be able to observe the scene. This isn't just anyone we're allowing in, we're allowing in people they (the investigators) come to when they train," said Jose Baez speaking of a team of forensic experts assembled for the defense of 22 year old Casey Anthony...

...It was a relatively quiet day outside the Anthony home on Saturday, that was until the uncle of missing Caylee and brother of Casey stormed out the front door.

Surprising the media and onlookers who watched, Lee Anthony walked over to a makeshift memorial in front of the house, grabbing up the teddy bears and pictures that were left there in memory of his three year old niece...

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=8067350&version=5&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1

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Is It Caylee? Sheriff: Size Matches

ORLANDO -- Orange County sheriff's investigators returned to the scene where skeletal remains of what appeared to be a small child were found Thursday near the home of missing 3-year-old Caylee Anthony's grandparents.

As investigators sifted through the scene where a child's remains were found, Casey Anthony's attorney, Jose Baez made a surprise visit to the Anthony home and the crime scene.

Baez said he wants to have access and be allowed to receive information that will help bring out the truth in the case.

Baez also said this week's recent developments are taking a toll on Casey Anthony

Baez, his spokesperson and other members of the defense said at this point they still believe Caylee Anthony is alive.

http://cfnews13.com/News/Local/2008/12/13/is_it_caylee.html

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Casey Anthony's Attorney Turned Away From Search Scene
Saturday, December 13, 2008 – updated: 11:47 am EST December 14, 2008

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Casey Anthony's attorney and his search team were turned away Saturday from the location where a child's remains were found near the home of his client's parents, but Jose Baez did show up at George and Cindy Anthony's home to inspect it.

Baez arrived at the discovery scene with nationally-know forensics expert Dr. Henry Lee, who has worked on high-profile cases involving O.J. Simpson, Laci Peterson and Jon Benet Ramsey, but investigators would not allow them to look over the area where the remains were discovered Thursday.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18271333/detail.html

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Sources: 'Bone Trail' Found Through Woods Near Anthony Home
Investigators Confirm Child's Body Wrapped Inside Plastic Bag

POSTED: 5:32 pm EST December 14, 2008
UPDATED: 7:20 pm EST December 14, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. -- All weekend, two official sources who spoke to WESH 2 News on the condition of anonymity, said they have been recovering more human remains in the wooded area along Suburban Drive near the home of missing Caylee Anthony.

According to one investigator, at least two dozen bones have been discovered so far, in addition to a skull with light long hair consistent with a female child.

Investigators and Casey Anthony's defense team said they are operating under the assumption that the remains are those of the missing 2-year-old.

Investigators said they're still trying to determine why the child's mouth was taped shut with duct tape. At this point they said they do not believe this was meant to look like the child was killed by a kidnapper.

Investigators said they believe Caylee's body was dumped at the location in the woods shortly after she was killed. The bag full of human child remains was discovered by a meter reader, who went into the woods to relieve himself. (Audio: Listen to 911 Call)

Sources have described a small "bone trail" found outside the garbage bag, leading them to suspect that it was likely submerged for an unknown period of time and some of the remains floated out of the bag or were scattered by animals.

For the first time, WESH 2 News has also confirmed that the child's body was wrapped in some sort of "covering" inside the bag.

According to sources, it was the covering -- along with the trash bag and duct tape -- that investigators said they believe are tied to the Anthony house nearby on Hopespring Drive.

On Saturday, it was confirmed that a portion of the remains were flown to the FBI crime lab in Quantico, Va. Test results to attempt to match the remains with Caylee's DNA are expected to take at least a week.

One investigator said that it was difficult to have seen the video and pictures of Caylee's smiling face and come to the realization that it appears her remains were simply dumped in the woods.

"It was cold," one source told WESH 2 News. "That's where the punch in the gut was."

Investigators said their reactions to the findings have ranged from elated to overwhelmed.

At this point, sources said they are pleased with the evidence taken from the Anthony home late last week during the execution of a search warrant.

Those items included vacuum cleaners inside, which investigators said they hoped some sort of hair or fiber evidence could still be of value to the case against Casey Anthony.

She is charged with first-degree murder in connection with her daughter's disappearance and presumed death.

When notified Thursday of the discovery of the remains, witnesses said Casey Anthony started sobbing and asked for a sedative.

When asked how his client was doing, Jose Baez said she "is not doing very well at all."

Thirty technicians from the FBI's Evidence Response Team have joined Orange County's crime scene investigators at the wooded area about a quarter-mile from the Anthony home.

http://www.wesh.com/news/18276452/detail.html

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Bart Out As Family Spokeswoman
Sunday, December 14, 2008 8:10:15 PM

ORLANDO -- Orange County sheriff's officials said the evidence is mounting that the skeletal remains of a small child found Thursday may belong to Caylee Anthony.

Investigators were out Sunday for the fourth day of searching a wooded area near the Anthony home where the remains were first found, hoping to discover more clues to determine if they are the missing 3-year-old.

Michelle Bart announced she will no longer be the Anthony's spokeswoman. Bart made the announcement Sunday night at Eastside Baptist Church. It's the same church where family members and supporters normally held weekly candlelight vigils for Caylee Anthony. However, this week's vigil was cancelled.

George and Cindy Anthony's new attorney Bradley Conway will now be the family's primary spokesman.

On Saturday, Bart said the family is suspicious of the circumstances leading to the findings.

"It's been searched dry, it's been searched wet, it's been searched in between. It's been searched over by Tim Miller [of Texas EquuSearch] twice, who we hold in high regards with his professional organization," Bart told News 13.

The FBI is looking at DNA from the remains, but the Orange County medical examiner said it could be a week before conclusive results are released.

Sheriff Kevin Beary told the defense team for Casey Anthony, the missing girl's mother who has been charged with her murder, the size of the bones and hair color of the remains match Caylee.

http://cfnews13.com/News/Local/2008/12/14/is_it_caylee_anthonys_suspicious.html

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Investigators continue to comb woods for Caylee clues

Sara K. Clarke | Sentinel Staff Writer
1:47 PM EST, December 14, 2008

Orange County Sheriff's deputies and the FBI are continuing to search a wooded area Sunday for clues in the case of missing toddler, Caylee Marie Anthony.

On Thursday, a meter reader found a child's skull less than a quarter-mile from the home of Caylee's grandparents. Orange Sheriff's spokesman Carlos Padilla wouldn't say what else has been recovered.

Caylee, then 2, was reported missing in July, about a month after she was last seen by her grandparents, George and Cindy Anthony. The toddler's mother, Casey Anthony, was charged in October with first-degree murder, but she and her parents have insisted for months that the girl was alive, kidnapped by a baby sitter.

Anthony family attorney Brad Conway arrived at the Anthonys' Hopespring Drive residence at 1:30 p.m. to meet with his clients.

At the nearby crime scene, neighbors and onlookers gathered and the makeshift memorial to Caylee continued to grow with flowers, teddy bears and other trinkets.

Darleen Mahoney, 39, said she drove to Orlando from Kingsland, Ga., last night to bring flowers to the site. She said she has been following the case on an online message board.

Mahoney said she was surprised they found the remains of a small child so close to the Anthonys' home.

"We overestimated (Casey). She had to have known at some point (Caylee) was going to be found."

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/orl-bk-caylee-anthony-casey-remains-121408,0,3884076.story

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Authorities Search For Caylee Clues
Skull Found Near Girl's Home

POSTED: 3:02 pm EST December 14, 2008
UPDATED: 3:26 pm EST December 14, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Sunday marked the fourth day of searching a wooded area for clues in the case of a missing toddler Caylee Anthony, and detectives are being tight-lipped on whether any more evidence has been found.

On Thursday, a utility worker found a child's skull less than a half-mile from the east Orange County home that the toddler shared with her mother and grandparents.



Caylee has been missing since June, and no trace of her was found until last week's discovery. Orange County sheriff's deputies, agents from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and FBI experts have converged on the vacant property to comb it for clues.

Sheriff's spokesman Carlos Padilla said Sunday that the thick undergrowth has made for slow searching.

"They're being very tedious and very methodical," he said.

Padilla would not say what, if any, other pieces of evidence were found during the four-day search.

Caylee's mother, 22-year-old Casey Anthony, waited a month to report her daughter missing. She initially told police that she left the child with a baby sitter, but detectives said her story was untrue. Anthony was charged in her daughter's murder on Oct. 14.

The discovery of the skull is the first major break in the case in months.

Although DNA results on the remains probably won't be released for several days, authorities and even Anthony's own attorneys are treating the find as if it is the little girl.

One of Anthony's attorneys, Linda Kenney Baden, said during a court hearing last week that "anthropological measurements and hair color" of the remains were said to match Caylee.

Sheriff Kevin Beary said that a search of the grandparents' home where the mother and daughter lived had also yielded links to the remains that he would not reveal. There are no other similar missing-child cases in the area.

Anthony is being held without bond at the Orange County Jail.

On Sunday, the suburban neighborhood near the Anthony's home and where the remains were found buzzed with activity. Inflatable Santa decorations and holiday lights were an odd backdrop for the crime scene vans and satellite TV trucks.

Neighbors wandered over to take photos of a small, makeshift memorial for Caylee, which included a unicorn, a Cinderella fan and teddy bears of varying sizes and colors.

California bounty hunter Leonard Padilla -- who had previously bailed Anthony out on lesser child-neglect charges -- stood by a canal, taking photos with well-wishers and handing out autographs. At one point, Padilla had conducted his own search for Caylee, and on Sunday, he pontificated on how long detectives might stay at the scene.

"Thank you for all of your help," neighbor Tim Lewis, 45, said to Padilla, shaking his hand.

Lewis, a 45-year-old flight attendant, admitted he has been captivated by the case.

"The truth has been very hard to find in this story," said Lewis, as his two daughters snapped photos of a cowboy hat-clad Padilla. "Maybe, finally, the truth is going to come out."

http://www.local6.com/news/18275795/detail.html

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FBI processes evidence; Anthonys attend church
Last Edited: Sunday, 14 Dec 2008, 10:22 PM EST
Created: Sunday, 14 Dec 2008, 10:16 AM EST

ORLANDO, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) -- Cindy and George Anthony are at home on Hopespring Drive this afternoon after attending Sunday services at Eastside Baptist Church.

FOX 35 was the only crew at the Conway Gardens Road Church this morning, where the Anthonys' pastor prayed for hope.

While the Anthonys did not speak to FOX 35 crews, their pastor, Dr. Shane Stutzman said he held a private meeting with the grandparents of missing 3-year-old Caylee Marie.

"I just prayed with the Anthonys this morning and encouraged them and let them know we're here and we're not leaving," he said.

Stutzman said Sunday morning's service was about faith during difficult times. "I think what's going to make them strong is their faith. Obviously, when you go through times like this, it's faith that makes you strong. This can be a time when our community can come together," said Stutzman.

Detectives continue search as Baez prepares for coming week

As detectives wrapped up their fourth day of searching a wooded where the remains of a small child were discovered on Thursday, they remained tight-lipped on whether any more evidence had been found that might possibly link the body to the missing Caylee Marie.
On Thursday, a utility worker found a child's skull less than a half-mile from the home of George and Cindy on Hopespring Drive.

Orange County Sheriff's deputies, agents from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Federal Bureau of Investigation experts have converged on the vacant property to comb it for clues. Sheriff's spokesman Carlos Padilla said Sunday that the thick undergrowth has made for slow searching. "They're being very tedious and very methodical," he said.

The discovery of the skull is the first major break in the case in months. Although DNA results on the remains probably won't be released for several days, authorities and even Anthony's own attorneys are treating the find as if it is the little girl.

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=8069469&version=12&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1

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Forensic investigators vital to investigations

Updated: Dec 11, 2008 08:23 PM
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Forensic investigators vital to investigations

SARASOTA - Crime Scene Investigators in Orlando have their work cut out for them at the scene where the child's remains were found. ABC 7 spoke to investigators with the Sarasota Police Department to find out what goes into processing a scene like that.

Forensic investigators have been a critical tool when it comes to solving murder cases. If those remains are found to be little Caylee Anthony, even though she has been missing for six months, forensic investigators say evidence can still be found.

"We were all over this area. It was probably under water." Investigators have searched this area before, but Thursday's discovery of remains of what appears to be a small child will have forensic investigators canvassing the area again for clues. "Specifically they're looking for tire wear impressions, footwear impressions, any physical evidence that they can see visibly. And they may collect other evidence that may not be readily visible," says Sergeant Chris Born with the Sarasota Police Department.

Inside the Sarasota Police Department's crime lab, bags of evidence line the countertops. Inside each of those bags can be important elements to help solve cases. And investigators say they can find forensic evidence no matter how long clues have been left in the elements. "If there was for example a body placed in a container or bag at the scene, that is just what you are looking at in a tunnel vision aspect. Lot of times there is a lot more evidence that needs to be collected as well," says Sgt. Born.

Born says forensic investigators will comb through the area where the remains were found, looking through every layer of dirt, photographing and collecting evidence. "One of our biggest concerns is securing a crime scene properly."

And even if remains have been submerged in water, Born says you can't hide trace evidence. "Evidence, whether it is visible or not, it doesn't lie."

Sgt. Born says the longer a perpetrator stays on the scene, the more forensic evidence is left behind. He says the garbage bag that those remains were found in could hold fingerprints, fibers and other clues to what happened and who is involved.

http://www.mysuncoast.com/Global/story.asp?S=9508654&nav=menu577_2_1

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More bones found in the woods
9:26 a.m. A source at the Orange County Sheriff's Office this morning confirmed that more bones where discovered over the weekend in the area where a child's skull and other remains were found near the home that missing toddler, Caylee Marie Anthony, shared with her mother and grandparents.

Detectives did not give details about the bones, but they are continuing to sift through dirt and leaves in the wooded area close to Hopespring and Suburban drives this morning. The missing girl's grandparents, George and Cindy Anthony, live less than a 1/4 mile from the site where the bones were found.



http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-caylee-anthony-bones-121508,0,5946647.story

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ORANGE COUNTY, FL -- George and Cindy Anthony are back in their Hopespring Drive home following last week's discovery of a child's skull in a nearby wooded area.

The couple spent part of Sunday with their attorney, who later said he wants to make sure that prosecutors and public know that his clients have done nothing wrong.

Brad Conway said his clients are trying to come to terms with evidence that the remains are likely those of their granddaughter, Caylee Anthony. “They’re trying to deal with this the best way they can, they would like privacy, they would like the public to understand what they’re going through, and to be left alone,” Conway said. "They're devastated."

Last Friday morning, and again on Sunday, investigators were at the Anthony home looking for evidence that may be connected to the remains.
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Investigators found a trail of bones over the weekend in a wooded area near the Orlando home of missing child Caylee Anthony as the FBI worked to identify a skull discovered there last week.

The new bones were located in an area less than a half-mile from the home the young child shared with her mother and grandparents, George and Cindy Anthony, and a lawyer for the couple said the family was preparing for the worst.

"They're devastated," Brad Conway told MyFOXOrlando.com. "They're trying to deal with this the best they can. They're realistic about the probability that it's Caylee, but they pray it's not."

Orange County Sheriff’s Office officials confirmed more bones were discovered at the site over the weekend as investigators sifted through soil.

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Conway told the station that investigators searching the Anthonys' home in the wake of the skull discovery "tore it apart."

The Anthonys attended a church service Sunday and met privately with their pastor at the Eastside Baptist Church, MyFOXOrlando.com reported.
Investigators found a trail of bones over the weekend in a wooded area near the Orlando home of missing child Caylee Anthony as the FBI worked to identify a skull discovered there last week.

The new bones were located in an area less than a half-mile from the home the young child shared with her mother and grandparents, George and Cindy Anthony, and a lawyer for the couple said the family was preparing for the worst.

"They're devastated," Brad Conway told MyFOXOrlando.com. "They're trying to deal with this the best they can. They're realistic about the probability that it's Caylee, but they pray it's not."

Orange County Sheriff’s Office officials confirmed more bones were discovered at the site over the weekend as investigators sifted through soil.


Conway told the station that investigators searching the Anthonys' home in the wake of the skull discovery "tore it apart."

The Anthonys attended a church service Sunday and met privately with their pastor at the Eastside Baptist Church, MyFOXOrlando.com reported.
"I just prayed with the Anthonys this morning and encouraged them and let them know we're here and we're not leaving," their pastor, Dr. Shane Stutzman, told the station.




http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,466991,00.html

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Attorney: Anthonys 'Realistic About Probability' That Bones Are Caylee's
Skull Found Last Week Near Girl's Home

POSTED: 3:02 pm EST December 14, 2008
UPDATED: 8:37 am EST December 15, 2008


ORLANDO, Fla. -- Investigators have discovered more human remains in a wooded area near the home of missing toddler Caylee Anthony, Local 6 News reported.

Forensic teams will continue to the search the area on Monday after a utility worker found a child's skull on Thursday less than a half-mile from the east Orange County home that the toddler shared with her mother and grandparents, George and Cindy Anthony.

"It's a bad situation all the way around. They're realistic about the probability that it's Caylee, but they pray that it's not. They continue to be optimistic -- and they will until there's a positive identification -- they're not going to give up hope. None of us are," Anthony family attorney Brad Conway said.

Investigators said they hope to positively identify the remains before Christmas.

Local 6 News confirmed that animal bones were also found in the wooded area.

Caylee has been missing since mid-June, and no trace of her was found until last week's discovery. Orange County sheriff's deputies, agents from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and FBI experts have converged on the vacant property and continue to comb it for clues.

Sheriff's spokesman Carlos Padilla said Sunday that the thick undergrowth has made for slow searching.

"They're being very tedious and very methodical," he said.

Padilla would not say if any other pieces of evidence were found during the search.

Caylee's mother, 22-year-old Casey Anthony, waited a month to report her daughter missing. She initially told police that she left the child with a baby sitter, but detectives said her story was untrue. Anthony was charged in her daughter's murder on Oct. 14.

The discovery of the skull was the first major break in the case in months.

Although DNA results on the remains probably won't be released for several days, authorities and even Anthony's own attorneys are treating the find as if it is the little girl.

One of Anthony's attorneys, Linda Kenney Baden, said during a court hearing last week that "anthropological measurements and hair color" of the remains were said to match Caylee.

Sheriff Kevin Beary said that a search of the grandparents' home where the mother and daughter lived had also yielded links to the remains that he would not reveal. There are no other similar missing-child cases in the area.

Anthony is being held without bond at the Orange County Jail.

On Sunday, the suburban neighborhood near the Anthony's home and where the remains were found buzzed with activity. Inflatable Santa decorations and holiday lights were an odd backdrop for the crime scene vans and satellite TV trucks.

Neighbors wandered over to take photos of a small, makeshift memorial for Caylee, which included a unicorn, a Cinderella fan and teddy bears of varying sizes and colors.

California bounty hunter Leonard Padilla -- who had previously bailed Anthony out on lesser child-neglect charges -- stood by a canal, taking photos with well-wishers and handing out autographs. At one point, Padilla had conducted his own search for Caylee, and on Sunday, he pontificated on how long detectives might stay at the scene.

"Thank you for all of your help," neighbor Tim Lewis, 45, said to Padilla, shaking his hand.

Lewis, a 45-year-old flight attendant, admitted he has been captivated by the case.

"The truth has been very hard to find in this story," said Lewis, as his two daughters snapped photos of a cowboy hat-clad Padilla. "Maybe, finally, the truth is going to come out."

http://www.local6.com/news/18275795/detail.html

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Is It Caylee? Search Continues
Monday, December 15, 2008 10:47:26 AM

ORLANDO -- Investigators are in their fifth day of searching the wooded area where a small child's skull was found Thursday for clues as to whether the remains belong to missing Caylee Anthony.

The remains were found about one-quarter mile from the home of the missing 3-year-old's grandparents.

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The FBI is looking at DNA from the remains at a lab in Virginia, saying it could be a week before conclusive results are released.

Sheriff Kevin Beary said Friday the bone size and hair color of the remains match the missing toddler.

Michelle Bart, the Anthony family's former spokeswoman, said Saturday the family is suspicious of the circumstances leading to the discovery of the remains..

Well-wishers who are convinced the remains are those of the missing toddler have already created a makeshift memorial.

Bounter hunter Leonard Padilla, who bonded Caylee's mother, Casey Anthony, out of jail the first time, also stopped by the crime scene.

"We just had to come here," Padilla said. "It puts a finality to it, a closure, knowing it's her. There's no doubt about it."

Casey Anthony, 22, remains in jail, charged with her daughter's murder.

http://cfnews13.com/News/Local/2008/12/15/is_it_caylee.html

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Grandparents Skip Vigil For Caylee Anthony
Family Meets With Pastor Before Services

POSTED: 7:49 am EST December 15, 2008
UPDATED: 8:11 am EST December 15, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Unlike what they've done in the past, the grandparents of
Over the past few weeks, George and Cindy Anthony have met with supporters on Sunday evenings at their church.

But this weekend, the Anthonys chose to meet with their pastor before Sunday's services.

"That's what we're here about is loving and caring about people. That's not going to change. We're going to be with them. We're going to provide hope, and that hope is in Christ," Eastside Baptist Church representative Shane Stutzman said.

The church's pastor has also visited with Casey Anthony in jail, and he said he'll continue to do so.

http://www.wesh.com/news/18279332/detail.html

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Bones, Evidence Found As Area Near Skull Searched
Monday, December 15, 2008 – updated: 12:26 pm EST December 15, 2008

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- FBI agents and investigators with the Orange County Sheriff's Office were back searching a wooded area Monday for more evidence after a child's skull was discovered by a utility worker Thursday morning. Sources close to the case told Eyewitness News that dozens of bones, which may or may not be related to the skull, and other evidence has been found.

Search teams were starting where the bag with the skull was found and were slowly moving out in circles around that spot. While others bones were found, there were no details released on what kind of bones they were or if they are connected to the child's skill that was found last week.

Eyewitness News has also learned other evidence has been recovered, but details on what the evidence was specifically have not been released. Crews were collecting whatever they find just in case it may be connected to the discovery of the skull.

A team of experts from the sheriff's office, the Orange County medical examiner and the FBI spent all weekend combing the woods for any more remains. Investigators sifted through buckets of leaves and dirt and detectives pulled out branches. They are methodically checking the area where a utility worker found the child's skull covered in duct tape and in a bag left near Suburban Drive. Investigators are trying to determine if the remains belong to Caylee Anthony.

The Medical Examiner's Office has sent some of the evidence found to the FBI lab in Quantico, Va. for DNA testing. They said it could be at least a week before the remains are able to be identified.

The case of Caylee touched the whole community. Strangers came to the crime scene bringing teddy bears and flowers. They also set up a makeshift memorial in front of the police tape.

"We just pray the family has some peace. I feel so sorry for the Anthonys because this must be a tremendous heartache for them," Orange County resident Jennifer Neira said.

Detectives said that they plan to search the wooded area for the next few days.


EXPERT SAYS "INSECTS" COULD COMPROMISE EVIDENCE

On Good Morning America, a forensic expert said Monday there's a need to speed up testing on the remains.

The expert, who specializes in insects, is on Casey Anthony's defense team. Timothy Huntington said the study of insects could determine the time of death, but he said "insect" evidence changes over time and insects could be compromising evidence right now.

"The sooner I could get access to that, the better it is and the more accurate it will be," he said.

Huntington said even scientists can modify insect evidence while conducting tests and that's the reason why the defense team wants to take a look at the evidence at the same time as investigators.


LEE ANTHONY REMOVES CAYLEE MEMORIAL

A memorial for Caylee placed in front of the Anthonys' home was taken away by the little girl's uncle, Lee Anthony Saturday.

"Do no follow me on our property," he said to reporters.

After weeks of staying away from the cameras, Lee appeared at his parent's house and quickly removed the memorial. Flowers, teddy bears and pictures of Caylee were placed on the Anthonys' yard Friday night. Onlookers and cars riding past the Anthony home were back as well.

Channel 9's camera caught people snapping pictures and standing outside the east Orange County house. The onlookers said they had to see Caylee's home to find closure in such a tragic story.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18279065/detail.html

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Additional items found at crime scene

Last Edited: Monday, 15 Dec 2008, 12:45 PM EST
Created: Monday, 15 Dec 2008, 12:45 PM EST

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) -- Monday morning, Orange County Sheriff’s spokesperson Carlos Padilla confirmed that additional items were recovered at the crime site where the remains of a child were found on Thursday.

He would not say whether those items were additional bones or clothing, noting that the sheriff’s office wanted to keep the integrity of the case at hand.

At least five FBI agents and a slew of investigators from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office continue to comb through a heavily wooded area less than one mile away from the home of missing toddler, Caylee Anthony. The sheriff’s office says they will expand the area as much as necessary and have removed several bushes and trees from the site.

There is still no confirmation on whether the bones found in a plastic bag are those of Caylee’s, and the FBI along with the sheriff’s office are attempting to expedite those results as quickly as possible. They confirmed that the medical examiner’s office has stayed in close touch with the FBI lab in Virginia, but would not elaborate on what other items other than the remains are being examined.

“Truly the victim here, aside from the Anthony’s, is Caylee Marie Anthony,” Padilla said. “Assuming that that is her, we shouldn’t lose focus that we should do whatever we can for her memory,” he added.


Tim Miller speaks to FOX 35's Mike Dunston

Also on Monday, Tim Miller, the leader of Texas Equusearch, spoke with FOX 35's Mike Dunston about the case. Tim Miller says he is angry with Casey Anthony. "When we walked into the Anthony's house the first time, Casey could have taken me for a two minute walk and it would have been over," he said.

He said investigators at the crime site got emotional after the find. "We hugged and wiped tears out of our eyes and said 'My God, it's finally over, it's finally over."

Investigators allowed Miller close to the area where the child's remains were located, but they said he, as well as Casey Anthony's defense team, were not given access to the actual site.

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=8075310&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

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Updated: 18 minutes ago
Search continues near Caylee Anthony's home

Bianca Prieto and Walter Pacheco | Sentinel Staff Writers
12:58 PM EST, December 15, 2008

Bianca Prieto and Walter Pacheco | Sentinel Staff Writers
12:58 PM EST, December 15, 2008

Memorial for Caylee Marie grows at the Anthonys' neighborhood
12:57 p.m. Groups of people arrived at the scene to drop off flowers and other trinkets at the growing makeshift memorial at the corner of Suburban and Hopespring drives.

Stuffed animals, bouquets, a candle holder with the Virgin Mary, as well as handwritten notes rest at the base of an oak tree.

A mother and father from Merritt Island brought their two sons, 8 and 6, to the scene while on their way to Disney World.

The children have been watching the news about the missing toddler and the trip to the neighborhood could bring them closure, said dad David Diamond.

One of his sons brought a toy car and left it at the memorial.

Grandparents seek privacy

12:25 p.m. Brad Conway, an attorney for George and Cindy Anthony, just read a statement from his clients during a televised news conference.

The grandparents of missing Caylee Marie Anthony urged people to respect their privacy. The statement came just days after a child's body was discovered about a quarter mile from their home. It is believed to be Caylee but a positive identification has not been made.

"In the event this is not Caylee, we will immediately continue our search for our beloved grandaughter," George and Cindy Anthony said, according to the statement Conway read. "Please respect our privacy and understand that we will not be making any statement or appearances in the near future. We would ask you to continue your prayers for Caylee and all other missing children."

Dr. G is now at the scene of the remains
11:53 a.m. Orange County Medical Examiner Dr. Jan Garavaglia is now at the site of the unidentified remains in east Orange County.

Garavaglia, a forensic pathologist, is the star of the Discovery Channel's show, Dr. G: Medical Examiner.

Search continues near the home of Caylee Marie Anthony
11:41 a.m. It could be days before Orange County crime scene technicians and FBI forensic investigators are done processing the scene where the remains of a small child were found last week.

A team from the medical examiner's office just arrived at the crime scene on Hopespring and Suburban drives. It's unknown why they returned or what their presence signifies.

Investigators are carefully combing through the area and have started removing sections of trees and undergrowth. An investigator can been seen crawling on her knees while examining the uprooted undergrowth that was placed on a white piece of fabric spread out on Suburban Drive.

"It's a lot of undergrowth, a lot of leaves," said sheriff's spokesman Deputy Carlos Padilla. "It's very tedious and very methodical."

About 10 investigators are working to examine the area where the body was found, Padilla said. It could take up to 14 days for a positive identification to be made.

The body was discovered on the morning of Dec. 11 in a heavily wooded area, about one-fourth of a mile from the home of missing Caylee Marie Anthony. The body remains in the possession of the Orange-Osceola County Medical Examiner, however, part of the remains were taken to an FBI lab this weekend by Orange County deputies, Padilla said.

He would not elaborate on what was sent to the lab or the additional items that were found at the scene.

California bounty hunter Leonard Padilla, who helped to free Caylee's mother Casey Anthony from jail earlier this summer, is milling around the area and talking to curious onlookers.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-caylee-anthony-bones-121508,0,5946647.story

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Carlos Padilla News Conference - December 15, 2008

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Anthonys: "We Pray These Remains Are Not Caylee"
Monday, December 15, 2008 – updated: 4:18 pm EST December 15, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The new lawyer for George and Cindy Anthony spoke to the public Monday (watch video). He said he didn't know about plans to prosecute them on charges related to the case, but he did tell Eyewitness News that he is seeking immunity for Caylee's grandparents.

Attorney Brad Conway says he just wants to make sure his clients are protected. He wants to make sure charges aren't filed later.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18282120/detail.html

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Trail Of Bones' Found Near Anthony Home
Bones Found Near Location Where Skull Was Found

POSTED: 6:08 am EST December 15, 2008
UPDATED: 5:02 pm EST December 15, 2008

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Grandparents hope skull not Caylee's

Last Edited: Monday, 15 Dec 2008, 4:11 PM EST
Created: Monday, 15 Dec 2008, 4:02 PM EST

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando,AP) -- The grandparents of missing toddler Caylee Anthony hope that a child's skull found near their home doesn't belong to their granddaughter, but are realistic about the possibility that the recently uncovered remains may be hers, their attorney said Monday.

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Is It Caylee? More Bones Found

ORLANDO -- More bones were discovered over the weekend in the area where a child's skull and other remains were found near the home missing toddler Caylee Anthony shared with her mother and grandparents.


http://cfnews13.com/News/Local/2008/12/15/is_it_caylee.html

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December 15, 2008 - 3:30 PM: Investigators from the Orange County Sheriff's Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation continue to process the crime scene where the remains of a young child were discovered on December 11, 2008 by an Orange County utilities worker. The scene continues to produce items of evidentiary value that relate to the discovery of the child's body however investigators will not discuss specific details pertaining to the evidence recovered from the scene. Detectives can not say how long they will continue to process the crime scene other than to confirm that the processing will continue until they are certain that everything of evidentiary value has been recovered. Investigators also advised that they have not positively identified the remains of the victim recovered from the wooded area just off of Suburban Drive in Southeast Orange County. Updates on this investigation will be provided as they become available.

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Payment Of Casey Anthony Defense 'Dream Team' Raises Questions
Anthony Charged With Murder In Daughter's Disappearance

POSTED: 4:23 pm EST December 15, 2008
UPDATED: 5:12 pm EST December 15, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The "dream team" of experts and attorneys assembled for the defense of Casey Anthony is raising questions because they will not disclose who is paying for their work.

"We have qualified people -- the best in the business -- reviewing this evidence," said Jose Baez, the attorney for Anthony, who remains jailed on first-degree murder charges in the disappearance of her 3-year-old daughter, Caylee. "I'm not about pumping my chest and flaunting about who we're bringing in, you'll see it when they come," Baez said.

The skull and remains of a child were discovered last week in a wooded area near the home that Anthony, 22, shared with her daughter and her grandparents, George and Cindy Anthony.

The "dream team" includes Dr. Henry Lee; Linda Kenney Baden, who debuted on the team Thursday in court at an emergency hearing in the case; Dr. Kathy Reichs; and Dr. Werner Spitz.

Lee and Spitz have weighed in on the Kennedy assassination and the O.J. Simpson double-murder case, which was also investigated by Michael Baden, husband and co-author with new defense attorney Linda Kenney Baden. Reichs is a best-selling author, who has also taught the FBI how to detect and recover human bones.

The dream team thus far has not been allowed to visit the area where the human remains were found.

"We have certain experts we were hoping to get closer to the scene," said Baez, who bristled when asked how the experts were being compensated. "I don't think it's any concern of anyone who's paying for all of that. It's confidential information, and I'm not about to disclose confidential information."

"They are not interested in profiting from this tragedy, and Mr. Baez has assembled a team of experts. I don't know what the financial agreements are, and I'm not concerned with that," said Anthony family attorney Brad Conway.

http://www.local6.com/news/18284043/detail.html

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No Reward For Meter Reader Who Found Skull

Monday, December 15, 2008 – updated: 6:18 pm EST December 15, 2008
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- It was a meter reader who found the remains that could be Caylee Anthony. He's having a tough time and does not want to talk with the media and he is so disturbed by what he found his bosses have given him some time off of work.

When the Orange County meter reader discovered a skull in the woods not too far from Caylee Anthony's home his supervisor called 911.

That phone call makes the meter reader ineligible for a $5,000 Crimeline reward. To collect the reward, you have to call Crimeline first before you call 911.

"You have to initiate a tip with Crimeline at 1-800-423-TIPS," explained Detective Barb Bergin, Crimeline. "We don't have enough money to pay rewards to everyone who calls 911."

Bergin encourages people to call 911 if there is an emergency, but Crimeline calls are answered 24 hours a day.

"As calls come in, if it's something that needs an emergency or needs law enforcement, we have people in place for that to happen immediately," Bergin said.

Bounty hunter Leonard Padilla offered a $50,000 reward for Caylee's body, but pulled the money when people complained searchers were tearing up their yards looking for remains.

"I don't want to get sued," Padilla said.

Still, Padilla plans thinks the meter reader deserves some kind of reward and he plans to write him a check if the remains belong to Caylee.

"It's going to be a figure between five and ten grand involved easily," he said. "Nobody looks at bags out here in these palmettos, they just walk by it. This guy had the foresight to go over and do it."

Crimeline detectives told Eyewitness News they never make exceptions. You have to call the tip line first if you want to be eligible for a reward. While they have received complaints from people who called 911 first and then tried to collect the money, they always stick to their policy.

Crimeline has achieved a lot fighting crime in Central Florida. During the last year, Crimeline tips have generated 1,100 arrests and solved 1,200 cases.

Crimeline gave out $340,000 in rewards. That money comes from a trust fund in the Attorney General's Office.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18285004/detail.html#-

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DNA Testing Could Take Weeks
Monday, December 15, 2008 8:52:59 PM

ORLANDO -- It could be some time before the Federal Bureau of Investigation releases a positive identification for the bones of a child found in the woods less than a mile from the home of George and Cindy Anthony.

Experts say it might take anywhere from a week to two weeks to determine if the remains are Caylee Anthony.

The FBI lab has stated it is putting testing of the remains on the fast track.

* How Is DNA Fingerprinting Is Done

News 13's Stephanie Coueignoux spoke with criminal expert Dr. Richard Weinblatt. He said that a delay in identification is normal.

Weinblatt said that because the remains were found in an area that had been underwater, they are better preserved, making it easier to get tissue and DNA evidence.

"What they have to do is set up the DNA, and they're going by markers. Kind of like comparing fingerprints, but it's genetic fingerprints. They have to put it together. Now, the less material they have, the less comparison points they have to go by," Weinblatt said.

Weinblatt said the FBI will probably run these DNA test several times to make sure they have a positive identification.

If this is, in fact, the body of Caylee, the next question for the FBI becomes the cause of death.Weinblatt said blunt trauma is easy to determine, but if poison or chloroform is used, they can still be found in tissue or bone marrow.

The remains discovered on Monday will also be sent to the FBI for testing. In fact, there could be even more remains because any time a body is left in the wilderness, it is natural for animals to become curious and scatter whatever they find.

http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2008/12/15/dna_testing_could_take_weeks.html

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Caylee Memorial Forms At Crime Scene
Fingerprints, DNA Taken From George, Cindy Anthony

POSTED: 6:08 am EST December 15, 2008
UPDATED: 6:48 pm EST December 15, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Authorities are working to identify a child's remains on Monday that were found in a wooded area near the home of Caylee Anthony last week.

Capt. Angelo Nieves of the Orange County Sheriff's Office said Monday that significant finds have been made at the crime scene, but that he could not comment further on the nature of the finds.
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Crime scene investigators hauled out huge tree parts from the crime scene near the Anthonys' East Orange County home Monday.

"As they're moving slowly, they're moving carefully, they'll make, as they work with the medical examiner's office and the FBI lab, they'll make a determination as to what possibly occurred, what the condition of the body is, and analyze, evaluate that and provide that to the medical examiner and the FBI in order to come to a conclusion," Nieves said.

Sifting through all the debris is tedious work but experts including Orange County Medical Examiner Dr. G. will stay as long as needed. Nieves said the sheriff's office plans to leave no stone unturned.

"The fact that he actually saw it was remarkable in itself. The fact that he acted upon that it appeared suspicious to him. They said it would been difficult at all to miss that bag because of the heavy undergrowth and everything that was down there," Padilla said.

Sources suspect the body was likely submerged for an unknown period of time and some of the remains may have floated out of the bag or were scattered by animals.

Meanwhile, George and Cindy Anthony were allowed to return to their family home on Hope Spring Drive near the crime scene.

The family has hired a new attorney and spokesman, Brad Conway, and he said George and Cindy Anthony have nothing to hide and will work with law enforcement.

"They've cooperated. They've done everything they can and understand this is their daughter, and imagine your daughter, your only daughter, being charged with first-degree murder of your only grandchild," Conway said.

During a press conference on Monday afternoon, Conway said the Anthonys are not grieving because they don't know who the remains belong to.

Conway said that if the bones are Caylee's, once the medical examiner is finished, the bones will be released to the Anthonys for proper burial.

He also spoke about neighbors of the Anthonys selling false stories to the media. If false stories are sold he said will be looking into pursuing some sort of legal action, but right now the Anthony's are looking for some privacy.

Conway confirmed George and Cindy Anthony have give new fingerprints and DNA samples to the FBI, but that is only to exclude them as potential suspects and nothing else, Conway stressed.

"They are not the subject of a prosecution. I would characterize them as potential state witnesses," Conway said.

Conway said George and Cindy Anthony only want to help determine if the child is Caylee and who may have killed her.

In light of Thursday's find, Sheriff Kevin Beary said, "nothing is off the table." He called it a very active and wide ranging investigation. Conway said he will not allow the Anthonys to take a polgraph test because those tests are unreliable. He said his clients are innocent.

Michelle Bart, who said she reached out to the Anthony family the first week of seeing what they were going through with the media and offered her services, has a different position as of Sunday night.

Bart will no longer speak on the Anthonys behalf, but instead will continue to maintain their Web sites. She said she and Conway will be working as a team for the benefit of the Anthonys.

Since Thursday, a small cross left near the crime scene has grown into a huge memorial to Caylee Anthony, containing flowers and many stuffed animals.

"I've just been waiting for closure. I wanted her found alive. If this is what we got, you have to respect her. You have to respect the little child. It's just cruel," resident Wilma Sipes said.

http://www.wesh.com/news/18278896/detail.html

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What Were Investigators Looking for in Caylee's Grandparents' Home?

Sunday, December 14, 2008


GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, FOX NEWS HOST: Thursday, December 11, the day the toddler's bagged body was found, investigators went back to the house of Cindy and George Anthony. They remained there late into the night. What were investigators looking for?

Forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden joins us live. And Dr. Baden, before we go into what they might be looking for, as Geraldo just noticed, your wife has recently joined the defense team?

DR. MICHAEL BADEN, FORENSIC PATHOLOGIST: Right. Yes, right.

VAN SUSTEREN: What's her assignment on this team?

BADEN: She's going to assist Jose Baez in the whole trial, and she -- her special expertise is in forensic evidence.

VAN SUSTEREN: All right. And I actually know Linda, so we're not going to get anything out of you on this with the attorney-client privilege, so I'm not even going to go there.

All right, now, they went back after discovering this skull in this plastic bag. Why'd they go back?

BADEN: Well, the two obvious reasons would be that they -- to see if there's any other plastic bags that would be related to this one. When a plastic bag is taken out of a container, it has certain markings on it that would relate it to other plastic bags in that container.

VAN SUSTEREN: So they go into the house to see if -- they'll pull every plastic bags container...

BADEN: Right.

VAN SUSTEREN: ... Out of the house that there might be, in case there's -- it's left over, if it was on a roll, for instance.

BADEN: If it was on a roll or because when they tear it apart, the edges can be like fingerprints. But they should have done this six months ago. Hopefully, they did that six months ago.

VAN SUSTEREN: But they wouldn't have known that she was wrapped in a bag, assuming this is Caylee. We're making that assumptions.

Watch Greta's interview with Dr. Baden

BADEN: But if they think that maybe there was a murder in that household, was the reason they went to get evidence, normally, they would take the vacuum cleaner that would have the evidence in it, which they went back and they took now. Normally, they would take duct tape and plastic bags because those could be used in getting rid of a body. Now, the duct tape also that was described contains a load of evidence. The duct tape has a sticky surface that keeps fingerprints, hairs and fibers, other evidence for years against whatever surface it is. And we've had bodies three years later in snow in the Adirondacks and all that not only had fingerprints but had bite marks on it when they bit off the -- the -- and tore the duct tape.

VAN SUSTEREN: You know, it's sort of interesting. We went into the home and we sprayed it with -- I mean, we shot everything we saw inside. I even have pictures of the cats and the dogs. I want to go back and look at our pictures, see if...

BADEN: Right.

VAN SUSTEREN: We were in the bedroom, see if there's a roll of plastic there. I mean, those are the type of things that I assume the investigators would go back and look at even photographs they shot...

BADEN: Yes.

VAN SUSTEREN: ... So see if there's anything there.

BADEN: And there may be other things that they found in the plastic bag that we don't know about that they want to connect up.

VAN SUSTEREN: And of course, the analysis -- do you find it unusual that the defense was not allowed to go in and watch this autopsy?

BADEN: I think it is unusual, maybe not for Florida, but for the rest of the country. In 40 years or so doing this, if the defense, when we do an official autopsy, wants to be there, it's to our advantage to be there. They're there, they're looking. We ask if they want -- Do you agree with everything? What don't you agree with? And we straighten everything out at the autopsy table. Whereas in this instance, if the autopsy is done three weeks from now, after they've identified the body, maybe Dr. Smits (ph) will find things that -- who's been asked to come down there -- that the first person missed, that if he were there, they would have all straightened it out together.

VAN SUSTEREN: All right. We have 10 seconds left. I would expect this autopsy would be videotaped anyway and handed over to the defense. I realize that's not as good as being there, but videotape?

BADEN: It should be, but they already brought up an issue that in Florida, they don't give out photographs because -- which I think is bizarre. It should be videotaped, it should be photographed, all that turned over to the defense. But it's more important that the experts be there...

VAN SUSTEREN: To see it themselves.

BADEN: It's better than photographs.

VAN SUSTEREN: Got it. Dr. Baden, if you'll stand by?

Up next: Caylee Anthony's grandparents go "On the Record." Cindy and George Anthony tell you about that heart-stopping moment, that moment they say they first realized their granddaughter was missing. You will hear the frantic 911 call when Caylee's grandmother first told police the toddler, her granddaughter, was gone.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,466841,00.html?sPage=fnc/ontherecord/caylee

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Geraldo 'On the Record' on the Caylee Anthony Case

Sunday, December 14, 2008

GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, FOX NEWS HOST: Tonight, a horrific discovery in Florida and a bone-chilling call to 911.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This is Orange County utilities emergency dispatch. We found a human skull.

911 OPERATOR: Oh, my gosh.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I know. We've got -- is it a meter reader?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I'm going to let you speak right now with a representative from our field services (INAUDIBLE)

911 OPERATOR: All right.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Everything is recorded. Here he is.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: How are you doing? A skull (INAUDIBLE) that he believes is human.

911 OPERATOR: What's the location, please?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It's right off of Suburban and Chickasaw, in the Caylee Anthony area, right by the...

911 OPERATOR: Oh!

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VAN SUSTEREN: Tiny human remains found in a bag blocks from the home of missing Caylee Anthony's grandparents. Now, Caylee vanished in June but was not reported missing by her mother, Casey. It was her grandmother, Cindy, who finally called police on July 15.

Casey sits behind bars tonight, arrested and charged with first-degree murder. Is this mystery finally close to being solved? Geraldo Rivera, host of "At Large," joins us from Florida. Geraldo, stunning developments, the discovery of this plastic bag. And I understand the defense says that they have been told that it is likely or probably this little toddler?

GERALDO RIVERA, HOST, "AT LARGE": I don't think anyone in Florida doubts that, Greta. I think that there was a tentative identification of those little remains almost instantly by the detectives on the scene, the child we were told right then and there. And then minutes after that grim discovery, that 911 call I had not heard before, but we were told by sources in law enforcement and the defense side of this fascinating and deeply troubling case that there were strong indications, every indication. There is no evidence to the contrary.

They have stopped short, as I understand it, of officially tentatively identifying the remains as the child, but it is the right size, the right age, the right hair color. I believe that the reason Dr. G., the very well known medical examiner in Orange County -- she has that "Ask Dr. G." show on the Discovery Channel. I believe the reason they have not announced the tentative identification pending DNA is that it does not therefore give the defense access to the autopsy, so the state has exclusive province over the autopsy. The judge denied the defense motion to have access to the autopsy based on the privacy of the little victim.

But there is no doubt among anyone that I speak to, Greta, but that this is the victim, the long-sought victim, missing toddler Caylee Anthony.

VAN SUSTEREN: All right. And her mother, of course, is still sitting -- she's sitting in the slammer, charged with the murder of this infant. I mean, that -- they have not changed the charges. I mean, it's simply just a murder charge against her. They haven't upped it, for instance. They're not seeking the death penalty, for instance. And they have not yet added charges, if, indeed, that's appropriate.

RIVERA: As you know better than most, Greta, they will, upon examination of these remains, determine cause of death to the extent they can six months after the fact. But I think if that there is any sign of trauma to those -- to this little girl during life -- if, for instance, the skull is -- shows signs of blunt-force trauma, if her little limbs are broken, I think they're going to turn around and put the death penalty on the table in a heartbeat.

If, however, they do find traces of chloroform in the garbage bag in which the child was discarded, that would add credence to the oft- speculated theory that this was a reckless and selfish young lady who sedated her own child so she could go out and party or do whatever she had to do in the apartment and that she accidentally overdosed her child.

That would not be murder one, in my opinion. And I think that, you know, she could reasonably seek a plea deal, or even if found guilty, would not be sentenced to the maximum under Florida law. But that now is in the hands of the forensic pathologists. As you know, Linda Kenney Baden, Dr. Michael Baden, our esteemed colleague's, wife, the attorney who got Phil Spector that unexpected hung jury in the murder case in August 2007 -- - she has now been added to this team that already includes Dr. Henry Lee. So the defense is gearing up.

But I can tell you after numerous conversations that there is a sense of being deflated by this latest grim development. And there is also here in Florida, Greta, a sense of mourning among millions of people that this child with whom we have become so familiar with these touching home videos, that her fate is finally known. It's heartbreaking, and yet there is a sense that now Let's find out who killed her, how she got there, whether Casey Anthony did it on her own, if, indeed, she did it. Did she have help, either before, during or after the fact? Has that body really been there for six long months? Did Equusearch really miss it in the two times they were in that area? Those are all questions that will shortly be answered, Greta.

VAN SUSTEREN: All right. We only have about a half a minute left, Geraldo. It was just almost a freak accident that this child was found, whoever this child may be, right?

RIVERA: It is a total happenstance, and that's usually the way it happens. You know, somebody, either a hiker, a jogger, or in this case, a utility man going 10 feet off of the road to relieve himself -- you know, just purely by chance, you know, the case is now meaningfully altered. I understand that there was a pretty good plea deal on the table for Casey Anthony. Gone now. Now I think she'll face trial in March and face the additional specter of capital punishment, if, indeed, this child has been hurt during life.

VAN SUSTEREN: Geraldo, thank you.

RIVERA: Greta, thanks.

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Effort To ID Child's Remains Continues
Search For Clues Enters 6th Day

POSTED: 6:37 am EST December 16, 2008
UPDATED: 7:00 am EST December 16, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Investigators continued to work to identify the remains of a child found last week near the home of Caylee Anthony.

For the first time, Caylee's grandparents, George and Cindy Anthony, said they believe the toddler has died.

The crime scene was quiet early Tuesday morning, but investigators were expected to return for a sixth day to search for clues that could lead them to a killer.

The FBI has taken DNA samples and fingerprints from George, Cindy and Lee Anthony. Family attorney Brad Conway said that's to exclude them from investigation.

Conway said the Anthonys continue to support their daughter.

"Everybody wants to make sure that there are no mistakes made. Everybody wants to make sure that the person responsible for this crime is held responsible for it, and if that happens to be Casey (Anthony), a jury of her peers will have to make that decision," Conway said.

A memorial to Caylee continued to grow on Tuesday. What started as a single cross with flowers attached to it now includes flowers, Teddy bears, balloons and other stuffed animals.

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'Significant Finds' Made In Woods During Search Near Caylee Home
Utility Worker Finds Skull, Human Remains

POSTED: 6:35 am EST December 16, 2008
UPDATED: 8:12 am EST December 16, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Investigators on Monday said they have made "significant finds" during the search of a wooded area near the home of missing toddler Caylee Anthony's grandparents, who hope that a child's skull found there doesn't belong to their granddaughter, although they are realistic about the possibility that the remains may be hers, their attorney said.

George and Cindy Anthony are asking for privacy until the medical examiner is able to identify the remains found last week in woods near their home, attorney Bradley Conway said.

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"They're not grieving yet because we don't know whose body this is," Conway said. "But if it is identified as Caylee, they are going to go through that grief process privately, and when they're ready to speak they will."

The Anthony's 22-year-old daughter, Casey Anthony, was charged with first-degree murder months after the girl disappeared in June. She is being held without bond at the Orange County Jail.

Authorities said Casey Anthony waited a month to report her daughter missing last July. She initially told police that she left the child with a baby sitter, but detectives said her story was untrue. Her parents still believe her story and support her, the attorney said.

Caylee and her mother lived with George and Cindy Anthony. The grandparents have returned home after spending time in a hotel while investigators searched their house for evidence late last week. Their attorney said that items were taken from their home which were not on a search warrant.

Crime scene technicians and detectives on Monday continued to search the woods near the Anthony home, where the skull was found last week by a meter reader. Capt. Angelo Nieves, a spokesman for the Orange County Sheriff's Office, said he couldn't confirm reports that more bones had been found in the area over the weekend.

"There have been significant finds there at the location," Nieves said. "We're not providing additional information as to what evidence has been recovered."

Several experts also were being called in to examine the site over the next few days, including a botanist, a forensic anthropologist and an entomologist, or expert on insects, Nieves said.

Conway said the grandparents were not being investigated for any crimes, such as obstruction of justice. George and Cindy Anthony have been fingerprinted by investigators but only to rule them out as suspects. They are cooperating with detectives, he said.

"They have not obstructed any investigation," Conway said.

"They haven't destroyed any evidence. They have in no way interfered with what the ... sheriff's office has to do."

The Anthonys have placed cameras at their house and hired a security team because they are wary of neighbors or others who may try to profit from Caylee's disappearance by selling information or photos to tabloids, Conway said.

"They don't know who to trust other than themselves and the team that is assigned to protect and defend them," he said.

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Casey's Friend Told Detectives To Look Near School

Tuesday, December 16, 2008 – updated: 9:00 am EST December 16, 2008
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Tuesday, investigators continued their search for more clues in the wooded area where a child's remains were found near the Anthonys' home. Eyewitness News has learned that a friend of Casey Anthony told detectives five months ago to look for Caylee's body in the same area.

Casey's childhood friend told deputies that the wooded area near Hidden Oaks Elementary School was where they used to hang out as kids. Five months before a utility worker discovered a child's remains Casey Anthony's childhood friend, Kiomarie Cruz, told deputies they needed to look in the woods near the school.

In an interview, Cruz told detectives she and Casey, "pretty much used to hang out there most of our time," would "snack on food for hours," and went there to "get away from our parents."

However, when the sheriff's office got that tip the area was covered in flood water and deputies said they couldn't search there. Forensic investigators continue to look for clues and more remains in the woods. They will closely look at the plastic bag where the child remains were found to see if there are any fingerprints, hair or DNA evidence from Casey.

Casey Anthony has been charged with murder in connection with her two-year-old daughter's death. Her trial is tentatively scheduled to begin in March.

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Judge to Hold Emergency Hearing in Casey Anthony Case

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- A judge will hold a second emergency hearing on Tuesday in the case of the mother of missing toddler Caylee Anthony.

The hearing is in reference to motions filed by Casey Anthony's defense attorney, Jose Baez on Dec. 15.

Judge Stan Strickland will rule on the following: Emergency motion to compel photographs, video recordings and schematic drawings taken at crime scene, continuing request for second autopsy and all related materials, emergency motion to preserve forensic evidence and appoint forensic expert for the court.

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Judge Denies Request From Casey's Defense For 2nd Autopsy
Tuesday, December 16, 2008 2:41:17 PM

ORLANDO -- A judge has called a request by Casey Anthony's defense for a second autopsy a moot point because the first autopsy has not been completed.

Defense attorney Jose Baez had also filed a motion requesting immediate release of all photos, videos and drawings from the scene where the bones of a small child were found. Judge Stan Strickland denied that request after the prosecution said they were worried that graphic images might be leaked to the press and that it was not yet determined that the bones do, in fact, belong to Caylee Anthony.

The bones size and hair color of the remains match Casey's daughter, Caylee, who has been missing since June.

A representative of the medical examiner said that concern over loss of evidence during the autopsy was unfounded because only about three inches of bone would be lost in the maceration process due to toxicology testing.

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Casey Anthony remains in jail, charged with her 3-year-old daughter's murder.

Last week, Baez also said he wants it ordered that forensic evidence in the case be preserved. Baez said he wants his own experts to examine the remains, and fears the FBI could destroy that evidence after the remains are identified.

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Judge Shoots Down Anthony Defense Team Motions
Tuesday, December 16, 2008 – updated: 3:41 pm EST December 16, 2008

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Casey Anthony's defense team lost another round of legal battles Tuesday afternoon when a judge rejected its request to quickly examine material gathered from a scene where a child's remains were found last week.

Anthony's defense team had asked for an emergency court hearing Tuesday afternoon to force investigators to turn over photographs, video and sketches of the scene. The lawyers also requested a second autopsy be performed on the remains.
Judge Stan Strickland denied all the motions put before him.
"Part of this is just pure folly," said Strickland. "I just can't do some of what you're asking for."
Baez had wanted to get his hands on evidence investigators continue to dig up at the scene, which is not far from the home where Casey Anthony, her daughter Caylee, and her parents, George and Cindy, live. Casey Anthony has been charged with murder in connection with her two-year-old daughter's death. Her trial is tentatively scheduled to begin in March.
"They're not sure when they're gonna be done," Baez said of the investigators. "It's no longer a crime scene, it's more of an excavation scene."
But Strickland quickly shot down that argument, ruling the defense team has no right to interfere with detectives as they process the crime scene.
"There's no time clock on an investigation and if law enforcement doesn't do an exhaustive job, defense will argue it was shoddy and inadequate," said Strickland.
Strickland also said there was no need to appoint someone to oversee the work of the Orange County medical examiner and said the motion on a second autopsy was a moot point since the body hadn't even been identified yet.
WFTV legal analyst William Sheaffer called the motions "ludicrous." Sheaffer said it was unheard of for a defense team to ask to be part of a murder investigation. He also pointed out that the request for a second autopsy was a moot point because either Casey Anthony, or her parents, George and Cindy, would have the right to have that done once the remains are turned over to them, if the remains do indeed belong to missing 2-year-old Caylee Anthony.

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Judge Denies Anthony Defense Motion For Search Site Evidence
Utility Worker Found Skull, Human Remains
POSTED: 6:35 am EST December 16, 2008
UPDATED: 2:48 pm EST December 16, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. -- A judge on Tuesday denied requests from Casey Anthony's attorneys to require investigators to turn over all photos, videos and drawings taken from the woods where remains of a child were found last week.

The judge also denied motions from her attorneys to appoint a forensic expert in the case and allow a second autopsy of the remains.

The child's remains found last week have not been positively identified. Autopsy results are expected within the next week or two.
Casey Anthony, 22, was charged in October with murdering her daughter, who was first reported missing in mid-July. Investigators say Anthony waited a month before reporting the girl missing. She claims Caylee was kidnapped by a baby sitter.
Anthony did not attend the hearing.

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Anthony's Attorney's Evidence Requests Denied

Judge: 'I Can't Assist You In Interfering With A Murder Investigation'

POSTED: 6:37 am EST December 16, 2008
UPDATED: 3:46 pm EST December 16, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. -- An emergency hearing was held Monday afternoon in the case against Casey Anthony.

Judge Stan Strickland denied all three motions filed by Anthony's attorney, Jose Baez.

The motions asked the Orange County Sheriff's Office to turn over photographs, video recordings and drawings taken at the crime scene where a child's remains were found on Thursday. The location is very near the Anthony home.

A second motion asked that the defense be allowed to conduct a second autopsy on the remains, and the final motion seeks to preserve forensic evidence and appoint a forensic expert for the court.

"I can't assist you in interfering with a murder investigation," Judge Stan Strickland said.
Strickland said he would consider the second autopsy after the remains are positively identified.
Baez expressed concern that Anthony will be unable to receive a fair trial.

Meanwhile, investigators continued to work to identify the remains of the child found last week.
For the first time, Caylee's grandparents, George and Cindy Anthony, said they believe the toddler has died.

The crime scene was quiet early Tuesday morning, but investigators were expected to return for a sixth day to search for clues that could lead them to a killer.
The FBI has taken DNA samples and fingerprints from George, Cindy and Lee Anthony. Family attorney Brad Conway said that's to exclude them from investigation.
Conway said the Anthonys continue to support their daughter.

"Everybody wants to make sure that there are no mistakes made. Everybody wants to make sure that the person responsible for this crime is held responsible for it, and if that happens to be Casey (Anthony), a jury of her peers will have to make that decision," Conway said.
A memorial to Caylee continued to grow on Tuesday. What started as a single cross with flowers attached to it now includes flowers, Teddy bears, balloons and other stuffed animals.

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