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January 16, 2009

Defending Casey's Defenders
Attorney for Caylee's Grandparents goes one-on-one with Greta

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Tim Miller disappointed in Casey and broke from Caylee search

January 17, 5:02 PM
by Cindy Adams, Crime Examiner



Equusearch, the Texas-based organization that assisted in the search for Natalie Holloway in Aruba, also conducted an extensive search for Caylee Anthony prior to her remains being discovered by Roy Kronk in December. Tim Miller, who heads the group said from the first time he met with Casey Anthony, 22, she showed no signs of remorse whatsoever. Miller said he experienced "anger and disappointment on this."



In fact, Miller claims that during the time Casey was out on bond and Caylee was still missing, Casey acted inappropriately. "She had smiles all over her face, ran around like she had just won a cheerleading competition. Very discouraging from the beginning," Miller said.




Miller believes the his organization has spent over $100,000 in the search for Caylee and believes that the discovery of Caylee's remains near the Anthony home indicates Casey is responsible. Miller feels he was taken by Casey because she knew where Caylee was all along, while he was using his limited resources to find her.


As a result, Equusearch must now stop looking for missing loved ones due to the financial strain the group is experiencing due to the extensive searches conducted to find Caylee. "Casey has plenty of time on her hands," Miller said. "She should call and say sorry Equusearch can't help…you right now."


Despite his financial hardships, Miller wants to try to help families in Florida, so he has opened an Orlando chapter of Equusearch.
Casey Anthony, 22, has been charged with the murder of her daughter, Caylee.


http://www.examiner.com/x-1168-Crime-Examiner~y2009m1d17-Tim-Miller-disappointed-in-Casey-and-broke-from-Caylee-search

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Anthony Attorney Expected To Seek Change Of Venue
Trial Could Be Moved To Jacksonville, Miami

POSTED: 9:54 am EST January 19, 2009
UPDATED: 10:00 am EST January 19, 2009

The attorney for Casey Anthony is expected to ask for a change of venue for her trial.

Attorney Jose Baez is expected to request the change this week.

Legal experts and other attorneys said they can't imagine the judge holding the trial in Orlando because of all the publicity the case has attracted.

The trial will likely be moved to another metropolitan area like Jacksonville or Miami.

But it is possible for jurors from other parts of the state to be brought to Orlando and sequestered.

Either option will be costly.

"The more complicated the case gets, the more money it costs the taxpayer to try this ... You have to move everybody, the court reporters, the attorneys," attorney Leticia Marques said.

It's not clear exactly when the change of venue motion will be filed, but it could come as early as this week.

http://www.wesh.com/news/18510496/detail.html

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Casey Anthony Parents Conflicted Like Child-Killer Parents
Published Jan 17, 2009, by ■ Carol Forsloff

Susan Smith’s mother, Linda, has written a book about her daughter and her dilemma as mother of a convicted killer. She isn’t alone.

Jeffrey Dahmer’s father wrote one too. Will the parents of Casey Anthony, if their daughter is convicted of killing her daughter Caylee, write a book? The ultimate pain and shame of parents of children who kill is born out by their stories, some shown in the press at the time, and some told later by way of the books they write.

Casey Anthony’s parents, George and Cindy Anthony, were on the news frequently imploring for anyone who had seen their little granddaughter Caylee to come forward. They were reported to have wavered about the guilt or innocence of their daughter Casey. In the eyes of the public, as reflected in the stories written about this case, they are portrayed as either being too much in denial about their daughter’s possible guilt or victims themselves in this tragedy. Given this wide swing in social perception, how could it not be difficult for these people?

Susan Smith’s childhood was reported to be seriously troubled with her mother, Linda, having married at the age of 17 and the family involved in intense arguing that led one of Susan’s brothers, Michael, to attempt suicide. Her parents divorce was an emotionally fraught experience for everyone, it was said, so much so that Susan’s father, Harry, committed suicide. Susan was sexually abused by her stepfather, Beverly Russel, for years, an issue that continued despite family counseling. So Susan’s mother lives with the killing of her grandchildren, the imprisonment of her daughter for their death, and the memories of the sex abuse also. That contributes to the Linda’s ultimate pain. Linda Smith wrote her book My Daughter Susan Smith, for the following reasons, as she has explained;

My daughter Susan Smith was never a violent person, never abused her children. She never committed an act of any kind that those close to her could point to later as an omen of the killing of her children. She loved them dearly. They were her life. But she sent 3-year-old Michael and 14-month-old Alex to their deaths in John D. Long Lake on a dark October night. In the 6 years since Susan was found guilty of murder, I am just now beginning to understand the silent devastation of mental illness. Obviously, I have to accept that Susan was responsible for the deaths of her children. But where does responsibility lie for what happened along the way that got her in that mental shape?
This book is a quest for understanding--for myself and for others.


Later on an author by the name of Don Davis in 1997 wrote a book entitled Hush Little Babies: The True Story Of A Mother Who Murdered Her Own in which both the lives of Linda and Susan were told. Linda remains grieved, it is said, over the circumstances of her life and that of her daughter, Susan. As of the last report of the family, it was said the members remain silent about the case these days. http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/...an-smith_x.htm

Lionel Dahmer, father of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, has written his story as well, simply titled A Father’s Story. The contents of the book are described like this:


A Father's Story' chronicles Lionel Dahmer's reflections and reminiscences of his son, Jeffrey, a serial killer. Despite the gory crimes committed by his son, the elder Dahmer finds it hard to judge Jeffrey the way his accusers have. The worst imaginable nightmare for most parents is to discover that one of their children has been murdered. For Lionel Dahmer, the discovery that Jeffrey Dahmer, his son, had murdered so many other people's children is what has turned his life into an unimaginable nightmare. Arrested at his Milwaukee apartment in 1991 and sentenced to 957 years in prison, Jeffrey Dahmer had taken the lives of seventeen men,


Some authors have discussed Lionel Dahmer’s book and the confusions he relates and have declared that in many ways, Jeffrey Dahmer was his father’s son. Those stories that will likely continue are sure to continue the pain of Dahmer’s family.

Now Cindy and George Anthony stand in the same place as other parents with a daughter accused of killing the granddaughter they loved. The public, as with other cases, is likely to be confused as they vacillate between concern for these parents and grandparents and problems concerning any issues the prosecution finds related to them. It won’t be easy for them at the trial, or certainly the future, as the cases of other parents have painfully shown.

Brad Conway, the attorney who represents George and Cindy Anthony, told Meredith Viera on the Today Show Friday that the Anthony's stand by their daughter but haven't visited her since late October because they have no privacy with her, and they need that. The Sentinel reviewed the broadcast, writing that Conway underlined the Anthony's affection for their daughter but that they don't visit because they don't want videotapes of their visits broadcast all over the country. He also said that the Anthonys asked for immunity in order to have protection for statements they may need to make regarding the case. They are reported to have conflicts and grief regarding the events surrounding their daughter and the death of their granddaughter.

http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/264954

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In-Depth On the the Ground Look at the Caylee Anthony Case

Sunday, January 18, 2009

GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, FOX NEWS HOST: Right now, our investigation continues on the ground here in Florida in the Caylee Anthony murder case. Caylee's duct-taped skull was found by a meter reader on December 11th in a wooded area not far from here and only blocks from her grandparents' home, where the toddler lived with her mother, Casey. Now, the meter reader called in tips to police about this very spot on August 11, 12, and 13.

And moments ago, we went to the crime scene.

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VAN SUSTEREN: Just to orient where we are, we are about probably three blocks from the home where Casey Anthony lived with her daughter, Caylee, and with her parents, George and Cindy Anthony, down about two blocks this way and maybe a block or two, turn left, and go down the street.

Here is where the remains were found in December. Now, if you look around this area, it's pretty well beaten down. There've been all sorts of reports that there had been water here at some time. That's why maybe the remains had not been seen. What I don't fully understand is that it's very beaten down here. The remains were found someplace over here. And if you -- if you pulled up in a car with the remains, you would expect that you might see the bag. It's a trashy area. But what I've been told is that -- that a lot -- the reason why this is sort of beaten down and bare is because there's so many searchers.

And it's being (ph) more likely that this type of growth up here, which is quite dense -- you can see how dense it is. You can see why someone might not be able to find something -- that pulled up closed to the street, so that if -- if the remains were within something so dense like this, it would be much more difficult to find. But you can see it's almost a virtual jungle back here, lots of junk and everything, but -- but this beaten area which -- where the remains were found is sort of bare, but that's because there's an awful lot of searching done and the police have been here, combing the area, the sheriff's department, looking for any possible clues.

You can park your car on the street, if you wanted, take something out of the car and bring it in this short distance, deposit it, and leave. You could also very easily walk it down, but depending on how heavy Caylee was -- if, indeed, that this originated from the home of the Anthonys -- and of course, everybody's immensely suspicious that it was Casey Anthony who murdered her daughter because it's in close proximity to their home and because she told so many stories.

However, she is, of course, presumed innocent, and she'll have her trial and facts will be uncovered. But looking around this area, you can just see how dense it is and how much stuff and junk. But it certainly is notable. And in addition to being very dense and full of trash is in very close proximity to the home of George and Cindy, where Casey lived with her daughter, Caylee.

So we're going to walk back to the street, and you can see that this memorial has been set up right here by people in the community, lots of stuffed animals all over here, left here in honor of -- a lot of things left here in honor of Caylee Anthony, everything from baskets with little bunnies in it and all sorts of stuffed animals. I've never seen such a collection of animals and toys and signs and pictures and vehicles to ride and notes and balloons and signs and posters.

And of course, there will be a trial, and at that time, we'll find out more about what the prosecution says is their case.

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VAN SUSTEREN: August 14, 2008, Casey Anthony gets two jailhouse visitors, her mother, Cindy, and her father, George. On that day in August, Casey had not yet been charged with murder, and she was angry that her parents couldn't find a way to post her bond and get her out.

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CASEY ANTHONY, CAYLEE'S MOTHER: Mom, I know what I'm honestly up against. You guys understand what I'm honestly up against. And with keeping me here, you're not helping me help myself.

CINDY ANTHONY, CASEY'S MOTHER: Well...

CASEY ANTHONY: I'm sorry to say that.

CINDY ANTHONY: We don't have the means to get you out anyway, sweetheart. We don't.

CASEY ANTHONY: I understand that, but the opportunity was there and it wasn't taken advantage of and...

CINDY ANTHONY: We didn't have an opportunity. I don't know where you're hearing that.

CASEY ANTHONY: Just give Dad the phone, please. I'm sorry. I don't want to get frustrated. Just give Dad the phone.

GEORGE ANTHONY, CASEY'S FATHER: Hi, sweetie.

CASEY ANTHONY: This is seriously the first time that I've been angry, that I've been this frustrated to where I -- I can't even think straight at this moment. Throughout this entire thing, I was pissed off that day at the police station, I was mad when all of that happened, but I tried to look at things objectively. And this entire time, I haven't sat in my room for the entire month and been mad, not once, not one time. But right now, this is the most agitated and frustrated that I've been...

GEORGE ANTHONY: You're the one that can control everything. You're the one that can (INAUDIBLE)

CASEY ANTHONY: No, I -- Dad -- please!

GEORGE ANTHONY: Sweetie...

(CROSSTALK)

CASEY ANTHONY: I am completely...

GEORGE ANTHONY: I'm not trying to get you upset. I'm trying to (INAUDIBLE)

CASEY ANTHONY: No, but -- I am upset now. I'm completely upset. One, the media is going to have a frickin' field day with this.

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GEORGE ANTHONY: No, they're not.

CASEY ANTHONY: I wasn't even...

(CROSSTALK)

CASEY ANTHONY: I wasn't even supposed to take this.

(CROSSTALK)

CASEY ANTHONY: Let me speak for a second! Dad, I let everybody talk.

GEORGE ANTHONY: OK.

CASEY ANTHONY: They're not releasing it? Well, I hope not. I'll keep saying whatever I have to about the police, so...

GEORGE ANTHONY: Here's Mom. Hold on one second.

CASEY ANTHONY: ... They don't want it out. Can someone let me -- come on!

CINDY ANTHONY: Casey, hold on, sweetheart. Settle down, baby.

CASEY ANTHONY: Nobody's letting me speak. You want me to talk, then...

CINDY ANTHONY: All right, I'll listen to you.

CASEY ANTHONY: ... Give me three seconds to say something!

CINDY ANTHONY: Go, sweetheart.

CASEY ANTHONY: I'm not in control over any of this because I don't know what the hell's going on. I don't know what's going on. My entire life has been taken from me! Everything has been taken from me!

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VAN SUSTEREN: That was Casey Anthony in her own words during a jailhouse visit with her parents.

Right now, we are joined by Casey's lawyer, Jose Baez. Nice to see you, Jose.

JOSE BAEZ, ATTORNEY FOR CASEY ANTHONY: Nice to see you, Greta.

VAN SUSTEREN: Jose, what a challenge for lawyers if every conversation your client has and every social visit is recorded.

BAEZ: Not only is it recorded, it's analyzed and micro-analyzed and played and played again. And comments are made to make a story and things are taken out of context, and you really don't get a grasp of who Casey is through these tapes at all.

VAN SUSTEREN: Well, you know, I got sort of -- I mean, I've been on both sides of this. I mean, the media -- and of course, we love to get these so that we could get more information about the case. On the other hand, I can only imagine trying to sort of battle this. But this is the Florida law.

BAEZ: That it is. You know, you have to -- we have a system, and we have to work within the system. And that goes both ways. And that's certainly one of the things we have to deal with .

VAN SUSTEREN: All right, now, you said moments ago that we don't get any sense of who Caylee (SIC) by these videos. What do you mean by that?

BAEZ: Casey.

VAN SUSTEREN: Casey, I mean.

BAEZ: Casey is just certainly not the person that she's being painted out to be. I've had ample opportunity over the last seven months to get to know her, and she is certainly nothing like what's being portrayed.

VAN SUSTEREN: I assume, based on the fact that everything is recorded except for legal visits, your visits aren't recorded, are they?

BAEZ: I certainly hope not.

VAN SUSTEREN: Well, I hope not, too. All right. But I assume that that means that it's smart just to cut off all visits.

BAEZ: Well, you know, her family is very concerned about her and she misses her family dearly, but because of this, because of the micro- analysis that's going on, I've had to advise her that, Look, this is not something that is in your best interests. And fortunately, she trusts me and trust that we're doing the right thing for her and is following our advice.

VAN SUSTEREN: All right. Now, we're in the pre-trial stage, and you've filed motions. What's pending now for the court to sort of resolve that's sort of important to this case for you?

BAEZ: Well, what we're mostly concerned with, and my number one priority right now, is to try and get all of the forensic reports back while we have Caylee with us. I currently have that grand responsibility. And we want the toxicology results. We want all of the medical examiner's information, so that way, our independent experts can do their tests. And that way, we can then turn over Caylee's remains to her family for a proper burial.

VAN SUSTEREN: Why don't you have that? I mean, if the -- has the prosecution completed its autopsy and completed its forensic tests?

BAEZ: They have. I'm not...

VAN SUSTEREN: And so -- so what's -- what's the problem? I mean, I - - I mean, that should be, like, they roll the cart over to your office, say, Here it is.

BAEZ: Well, I trust that they're doing everything they can to get things to us in a proper and efficient amount of time. But certainly, this is something we want to do now and we want to get these results, so that way, we can do what we have to do so that Caylee can be buried.

VAN SUSTEREN: Well, I guess I go back to that. I don't mean to pound you. I guess I should have the prosecution here for that. But I mean, if you've got these -- if they've got the tests done and you need the information so you can conduct your autopsy, which the rules provide for, I assume -- is that -- and so then that this child can be buried, it seems like it's a pretty easy thing, just get the records over to the defense.

BAEZ: Correct, and that's something we've been fighting for since the very beginning. If you recall, once we believed that this was tentatively ID'd as Caylee, we wanted to go in there right away, but we were denied that fact. So we have tried to play -- to stay on their tails to get these things done quickly so that this girl can have her proper burial. And that's what we're -- we have a job to do, a duty, but at the same time, we're conscientious of all -- of everything else that's going around. And it's no small task. I can tell you that.

VAN SUSTEREN: Jose, if you'll just stand by for a moment, we're going to have much more with you after the break.

Now, if you watched "On the Record" last night, you saw President Bush say goodbye to the nation in a farewell address from the White House. But it appears that one person missed the speech, President-elect Barack Obama. Our next president and his wife left their temporary residence in Washington, D.C., at about 8:00 PM to go to dinner a few blocks away just as President Bush was giving his address.

Here's tonight's live vote. Go to Gretawire.com and answer this simple question. What do you think about President-elect Obama going to a Washington, D.C., restaurant and having dinner instead of watching President Bush's farewell address to the nation? Here are your two choices. First one, It's no big deal. Or second, It's rude and disrespectful. We're going to read your results at the end of the hour.

And coming up, the lawyer for Caylee's grandparents, George and Cindy Anthony, he goes "On the Record." Plus, earlier today, we spotted investigators going into Cindy and George's house. The question is why. We'll ask.

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VAN SUSTEREN: We are live at the Orange County courthouse in Orlando, Florida. And Casey Anthony is accused of murdering her toddler, Caylee, and she stood before a judge in a courtroom identical to this one.

Jose Baez, her lawyer, is still with us. Or almost identical? I mean...

BAEZ: Practically the same. They're cookie cutter courtrooms. So yes.

VAN SUSTEREN: All right. All right, now, in the event this case is tried in this courthouse, it'd be much like this room. But this case has gotten so much publicity locally, as well as nationally. Do you expect to ask that it be moved to another jurisdiction within the state?

BAEZ: Oh, absolutely. We've already completed our motion for change of venue. We're set to hear the -- have a hearing shortly. Exactly when, though, of course, would depend on the calendar of the judge.
VAN SUSTEREN: And of course, the reason is that because you're looking for a jury pool that can be fair to -- well, we always say fair to both sides, but both sides really want one sort of skewed in his or her favor, whether it's the prosecution or the defense, right? Fair enough?

BAEZ: Well, we want a fair and impartial jury. That's all we can hope for. And we're -- due to the local coverage here, that's really been overwhelming, we feel that it would be in the best interests of justice to have it moved somewhere where the local coverage just isn't as heavy as it is here.

VAN SUSTEREN: Does your client watch all the local coverage? Can she see that in the jail?

BAEZ: Not a whole lot of it. She only gets one hour a week of television time, so it's very little and I doubt she's going to spend that hour watching the news.

VAN SUSTEREN: Does she have any clue -- I mean -- I mean, I realize that because -- she's semi-isolated, she's in protective custody. But does she have any idea of the level of national attention on this case?

BAEZ: Yes, she does. I mean, you can recall, she was also out for about a month-and-a-half, so she got a good glimpse of it during that period. And I keep her abreast of everything that's going on on the outside, to a certain extent. A lot of the foolishness that goes on in the media, I spare her. And in fact, I try to spare myself of that sometimes. But a majority of it, I do keep her informed of what the latest developments are, what's being said that's relevant and what's being said that's not necessarily so.

VAN SUSTEREN: In the prison system, the lowest of low is a child killer. Now, she, of course -- she's not been convicted of anything. She's accused of that. But I am curious, is she being taunted by others within the jail? Because she certainly -- she's been accused of the crime that in the jail system or the prison system is the lowest of low.

BAEZ: Well, she's been convicted in the public eye...

VAN SUSTEREN: But how about in the jail? Are people taunting her, other inmates, anything like that giving her a hard time?

BAEZ: She's held in an area of protective custody, where other inmates are also in protective custody, so -- and she's pretty much in isolation. She doesn't get a lot of that, and fortunately, Orange County sheriff's office, the jail department has been very professional in dealing with her, and we're grateful for that.

VAN SUSTEREN: All right. So you've got motions filed. You're waiting to get information from the prosecution so the defense can conduct an autopsy itself, and then Caylee will be laid to rest. The family can do the funeral, the grandparents. Then you get to depose the witness list from the prosecution. They can depose your witness list, which is, I think, probably unique to Florida in a criminal case. When do you set a trial date?

BAEZ: Well, we have status conferences throughout the discovery process. And at those conferences, both sides have to keep the judge informed as to how we're moving along. And it's basically up to the discretion of the judge absent a demand for a speedy trial being filed. But in the state of Florida, when you demand a speedy trial, as the defense could do, you are advising simultaneously to the court that you're done with discovery. So obviously, we can't do that until we're absolutely finished with discovery.

VAN SUSTEREN: Only got 10 seconds left, so tell me, when is this hearing -- when is the hearing or the decision likely made on change of venue of this trial, where this trial's likely to be?

BAEZ: I would say within the next month.

VAN SUSTEREN: All right. Thank you, Jose.

BAEZ: Thank you, Greta.

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VAN SUSTEREN: Up next, the lawyer for little Caylee's grandparents goes "On the Record." Earlier today, we saw Caylee's grandmother, and it was obvious something was wrong. We asked if she was OK and she just shook her head and said no. Why? You're going to hear.

And later, "On the Record" has a new jailhouse tape of Casey Anthony. She's livid at someone. You don't normally see this much emotion from the jailed mother.

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VAN SUSTEREN: Little Caylee's remains were found about four blocks from the home of the toddler's grandparents, Cindy and George Anthony. Now, Casey was livid (SIC) at the -- at the -- at the house when Caylee -- was living at the house when little Caylee was a toddler and vanishing this past summer. Moments ago, the Anthonys' lawyer, Brad Conway, went "On the Record."

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VAN SUSTEREN: Orient us. Where are we right now?

BRAD CONWAY, ATTORNEY FOR GEORGE AND CINDY ANTHONY: We're in front of George and Cindy Anthony's home on Hopespring Drive.

VAN SUSTEREN: And you represent George and Cindy.

CONWAY: Yes.

VAN SUSTEREN: You don't represent Casey?

CONWAY: No, I do not.

VAN SUSTEREN: Or anybody else in this case.

CONWAY: No, I do not, just George and Cindy Anthony.

VAN SUSTEREN: When I pulled up a little while ago, I saw Cindy outside. And I've been in the home a couple times. And it just sort of -- I did a sort of a cordial, Hey, Cindy, you know, how're you doing, you OK? And she looked over and she shook her head no at me and (INAUDIBLE) Something was obviously going on. There was -- I could tell some event had happened. What's going on?

CONWAY: You know, we talked about this earlier. There are a lot of people that have shown support for the Anthonys, but there are a small percentage of people that are hateful and mean, and they don't hesitate to express that.

VAN SUSTEREN: What we heard when we come up is that the police had been there, though. What was that all about?

CONWAY: You know, Greta, I don't want go into that right now. That's something I want the police to handle today.

VAN SUSTEREN: OK. Was it related to the investigation or was it sort of a collateral issue? Was it related to...

CONWAY: It was not related to the investigation, no.

VAN SUSTEREN: OK. Not related to the murder investigation.

CONWAY: Correct.

VAN SUSTEREN: This is quite a display.

CONWAY: Yes.

VAN SUSTEREN: I take it you've been here before? You've seen this?

CONWAY: Yes.

VAN SUSTEREN: How long has this been up?

CONWAY: This has been up starting when they found the remains, and the week after that, they identified her as Caylee. And originally, it was down on the corner. This is where they recovered her body.

VAN SUSTEREN: How far off the road from here?

CONWAY: About 30 to 40 feet.

VAN SUSTEREN: Have you actually been -- I know -- I realize it's a challenge for you, but have you been back there and taken a look at that?

CONWAY: No. And you know what, Greta? It's not -- I've looked because I have to. It's my job and I need to know what's going on and where it's coming from and -- but in terms of being here, it's not -- it's not a place that I really want to be. You know, this is the life of a little girl that's been lost and it's a tragedy for everybody, but especially Caylee, obviously. So to be here is -- it's a little bit difficult.

VAN SUSTEREN: Have your clients been down here?

CONWAY: No.

VAN SUSTEREN: They've never seen this.

CONWAY: They know about the memorial. And when it was down on the corner, they did see that. But no, they have not been down here.

VAN SUSTEREN: Just (INAUDIBLE) there have been how many searches of the grandparents' home?

CONWAY: Three warrants, and there were also -- the Anthonys cooperated, so they gave items that were requested from the beginning.

VAN SUSTEREN: So after they found the remains, there were how many official searches after the warrants?

CONWAY: Two.

VAN SUSTEREN: Two. And in those two searches, did they pull any rolls of duct tape out of the house or garbage bags, as far as you know?

CONWAY: No, not as far as I know.

VAN SUSTEREN: Is that you couldn't read the inventory sheet or you don't recall or...

CONWAY: The part that I could read did not have duct tape, but there's about a page that's illegible.

VAN SUSTEREN: Do you know if there were clothes in that bag with the remains?

CONWAY: No, I don't. I don't know.

VAN SUSTEREN: Were your clients ever asked about anything in that bag?

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VAN SUSTEREN: Up next, we have a brand-new jailhouse tape of Caylee Anthony. You've not seen or heard this one before. Casey's furious and letting loose. Somebody makes Casey disgusted. Casey in her own words. That's next.

Plus, you go to a tattoo parlor, but not just any tattoo parlor. This is where Casey went while her daughter was missing. She got a tattoo. We're going to show you her tattoo art, and you're going to hear from the man who gave her the tattoo. How was she acting? What was she saying? You go inside the tattoo parlor coming up.

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VAN SUSTEREN: We are live in a courthouse in Orlando, Florida, and close to here Casey Anthony sits in almost complete isolation, visited only by her lawyers. But over the summer, before she was charged with murdering her daughter, Casey did have visits with her parents. On August 14, 2008, Casey was angry.

GEORGE ANTHONY, CAYLEE ANTHONY'S GRANDFATHER: I'm very thankful that you took the time to talk to us today. I mean, I really am. When I first got here, I thought that maybe we might be turned away. I am glad you talked to us. I really am glad I got a chance to see you.

CASEY ANTHONY, MOTHER OF CAYLEE ANTHONY: I am glad I got a chance to see you guys, too, even if it's only like this and to talk to you and all. I am praying that it does not go out on the media, because some of that has, some of it hasn't. I guess, they're picking and choosing.

G. ANTHONY: The only stuff that went out was when you talked to Lee. And that's been a couple of weeks ago. Nothing's been said about Mom or me at all, since then.

CASEY ANTHONY: That is because I haven't talked.

G. ANTHONY: Just realize that everything that we have talked to you about is staying where it is staying. It is not going out anywhere else.

CASEY ANTHONY: Well, these are the conversations when I am an emotional wreck. Which is fine, I do not want anybody to see this stuff. I would rather it be between us, so it is personal, so we can keep things personal, so it does not feel like it is just another business transaction, like with other stuff.

G. ANTHONY: Absolutely, absolutely.

CASEY ANTHONY: I do not want to upset mom. I just -- I am running low on steam, too. If it was not for the fact that I am sitting by myself all day, sleeping, you know, I would probably be -- I am getting sick right now. I could feel it. I felt it when I got up. My eyes were still red, it wasn't from sleeping. I am getting a cold.

G. ANTHONY: Your mom wants to talk to you one second. Hold on.

CASEY ANTHONY: Go ahead.
CASEY ANTHONY: Hey, I'm sorry I upset you. I didn't want to upset you. I was just telling Dad that. That was not my intention. I've let everybody talk. I have not gotten to say anything. I have not wanted to say anything. I haven't wanted to be frustrated or show that, but I cannot hold that in all of the time. It is getting harder.

CINDY ANTHONY: I know.

CASEY ANTHONY: I know each day is getting harder on everybody.

CINDY ANTHONY: You do not know, Casey , how hard it is.

CASEY ANTHONY: Oh, I do not know? Being secluded, and I do not know what is going on?

(CROSS TALK)

CINDY ANTHONY: But you know what, that is actually a good thing. Because if you were out there -

CASEY ANTHONY: It is a good thing, because I've put myself away from all of that. I haven't watched the media. I don't really want to hear anything.

CINDY ANTHONY: I know, and you don't because it is - just -- it is just obscene. Everything that is going on out there.

CASEY ANTHONY: Well, did you see the stuff that people are saying, but, you know what? Again, they are ignorant, and we have to look at it like that. I'm trying to look at things objectively and to stay as calm as I can about stuff, especially the things that I'm hearing. I know the most negative stuff that is being said, and it is sickening. It is disgusting. And people really need to get a life. And if they have nothing positive to say, they need to shut up. But it's not going to happen. Life is not fair. People aren't always going to be nice. They're not going to look at things from other people's perspectives, and it is sad. It is unfortunate. They are going to judge people. They are going to pass judgments about something that they do not know. The stuff that is being said has been completely -- completely fabricated and twisted and everything else, and it is ridiculous.

CINDY ANTHONY: I know.

CASEY ANTHONY: But you know what, Mom? Again, it is going to blow over. I am not going to give the media anything when I get out of here. It sucks for them, because I have nothing to say. All I want is my kid back, to be back with my family. That is all I want. That is all I'm asking. But I am not going to ask any of them for it, because they are not going to give that to me. They're not. I will do whatever the hell I have to have to get my family back together. That is it. That's all I want to do.

CINDY ANTHONY: You still think she is OK?

CASEY ANTHONY: I know in my heart, Mom. I know in my gut. She's all right. I can feel it.

(END VIDEOTAPE)
continued...

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VAN SUSTEREN: In that crucial window of time after little Caylee was last seen, and before she was reported missing, Casey says she was looking for her missing daughter. We do not know if that is true, but we do know this. Casey got a tattoo.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

VAN SUSTEREN: Casey Anthony, who knows her?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I do.

VAN SUSTEREN: You do?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We all know her.

VAN SUSTEREN: Who met her first?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: She started to come in here with a small group of friends. So anytime one of them got tattooed, they'd just all come in. So she was pretty regular.

VAN SUSTEREN: When was the first time you think she ever came in here?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I gave her, her first one when she was like 18.

VAN SUSTEREN: What kind of tattoo did she get?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It was a little shamrock on the lower back.

VAN SUSTEREN: Up until about May of last year, about how many times did you ever see her?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: She was probably in here at least three or four times a year.

VAN SUSTEREN: How much, you saw her each time, probably?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Probably about the same, yeah.

VAN SUSTEREN: Did you know her well enough that if you saw her on the street, you would say, "Hi, Casey "?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Oh, absolutely.

VAN SUSTEREN: How about Caylee? Did you ever meet the child.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes.

VAN SUSTEREN: She brought the child in?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yeah.

VAN SUSTEREN: Nice little girl?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Oh, an adorable little girl.

VAN SUSTEREN: Now, fast forward to last summer, about mid-June. Do you remember seeing her then at all?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes, I had a pretty lengthy conversation with her the day before the telephone call when they announced the child missing.

VAN SUSTEREN: So that would be in July, July 15?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes.

VAN SUSTEREN: The child was last seen probably, at least by the grandparents, mid June. Do you know if you saw her at all in June?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: No, I hadn't seen the child in a while. That's why when she was here that last time I had asked her where Caylee was. She was making an appointment to be tattooed by Bobby the following Saturday and said she would bring her.

VAN SUSTEREN: So she walks in here. You say, Casey, I have not seen in a long time. Is that basically how the conversation goes down?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: No, no, I walked out. You know, I have kids. Anybody who is a regular that has children, I usually interact. I asked her where her daughter was. And she said she was with a nanny. And we talked a little bit and she said she making an appointment for Saturday and would bring her in with her.

VAN SUSTEREN: Was that the end of the conversation about her daughter? Did you get the sense that she was moving right along or was it perfectly natural the way it flowed?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: That - looking back now, that was the scarier part. It was natural, not a blink, not a hesitation, no show of emotion, just straight into, I'll bring her in with me on Saturday.

VAN SUSTEREN: So, how did you find out then that something was not quite right?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The next day happened to be my day off and Lance called me up and was like you need to turn on the news, you're never going to believe what's going on.

VAN SUSTEREN: And, what was it?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: That was the announcement of the child being missing. And all the first day's going on.

VAN SUSTEREN: Did it cross any of your minds at that point that maybe Casey had something to do with this?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: No.

VAN SUSTEREN: She seemed like a good mother?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: She did.

VAN SUSTEREN: All three of you agree?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes.

VAN SUSTEREN: So, it was sort of like, oh, my God, someone has taken this poor child from this loving mother.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: At first.

VAN SUSTEREN: So what happened? I mean, tell me how the story sort of tracks in your mind? When did you learn more, and what did you think?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I mean, the longer it goes on ... You know, I'm not a lawyer, I'm not anything to do with the legal system, but it just all points to her having a heavy, heavy hand in it, if not her doing it herself.

VAN SUSTEREN: So, you are sitting here, and you are seeing the news accounts in Orlando. And I take it that you hear that she gets arrested. Your thoughts?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Crazy.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yeah, wild. It is almost to the point where you talk about - like, any serial killer, you can talk to his neighbors and they would have never suspected that person of doing it. They were such a nice person. That was my first reaction. No way, she was a good mom. I can't see this being what the truth is. The more it got investigated and the more that they showed proof of it, it was really looked like it pointed towards her.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,480477,00.html

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Entertainment Deals Could Be Paying For Casey's Defense

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Eyewitness News uncovered bold new allegations that secret entertainment deals could be helping to pay for Casey Anthony's defense. Sources tell Eyewitness News that someone complained to the State Attorney's Office about the funding Jose Baez is using toward Casey's defense.

Those sources told WFTV reporter Mary Nguyen the funding could be considered a major conflict of interest. Eyewitness News sources said the judge knows there's a concern about Baez's defense fund. He could decide it's baseless, but if he determines Baez did something wrong he could remove him from the case.

Casey Anthony's attorney, Jose Baez, has repeatedly avoided all questions about who is paying for his services, but sources told Eyewitness News the State Attorney's Office received at least one complaint, a complaint that Baez may have made a contingent deal with entertainment interests that means he gets paid based on the outcome of the case, which is banned by the Florida Bar...

http://www.wftv.com/news/18514454/detail.html

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RAW INTERVIEW: WFTV Legal Analyst Discusses Allegations Casey's Attorney Is Profiting:


http://www.wftv.com/video/18514329/index.html

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Casey Anthony case: WFTV explores possibility that Jose Baez has a conflict of interest -- and could be removed from case

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2009/01/casey-anthony-1.html

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Casey Anthony Communication Analysis (December 2008)

In June 2008, Casey Anthony's 2-year old daughter Caylee disappeared. After months of investigation, the Sheriff's department of Orange County, Florida arrested Casey Anthony and charged her with 1st degree murder, aggravated child abuse, and providing false information to law enforcement. Lab tests had determined that the trunk of her car had chemicals that could only have been produced by a dead body, but investigators were unable to find Caylee's body. Last week, Caylee's skeletal remains were found by a county meter reader near the home of her grandparents, George and Cindy Anthony.

Several months ago, I examined Casey Anthony's handwritten statement, provided to police on July 14, 2008, approximately one month after Caylee's disappearance. I pointed out a number of traits in Casey's handwriting that are characteristic of liars.

Communication analysis is a technique that is used to evaluate the verbal statements of suspects and witnesses for the purpose of identifying sensitive, deceptive or missing information. Today, let's perform a communication analysis of Casey Anthony's statement.

In one paragraph, Casey wrote,

"After dropping Caylee off at Zenaida's apartment, I proceeded to head to my place of employment, Universal Studios Orlando. I have worked at Universal studios for over 4 years, since June of 2004. I left work around 5pm, and went back to the apartment to pick-up my daughter."

There are a number of few red flags in this single paragraph:

1. "After dropping Caylee off at Zenaida's apartment" -- Using the words "after" or "afterwards" instead of a specific time indicates that the writer is being evasive.
2. "I proceeded to head to my place of employment" -- Why not just say "I went to work." The words "proceeded" and "headed" may indicate that this action was never completed.
3. "since June of 2004" -- Words like "since" and "because" answer an unasked question. Unnecessary explanations often follow or precede a lie. Casey never worked at Universal Studios.
4. "I left work around 5pm." -- Qualifying "5pm" with the word "Around," again, indicates that the writer is evasive about time.
5. "my daughter" -- Casey has changed from using the name "Caylee" to the words "my daughter." Using language that distanced herself from Caylee is an indication that at the time of this statement, Caylee was already dead.

I expect that prosecutors will use quite a bit of communication analysis to pick apart Casey Anthony's many – and seemingly contradictory – statements as they prepare for her upcoming trial. Click here to see Casey Anthony's handwriting and to read my handwriting profile on her handwriting.

http://www.michelledresbold.com/hwd-casey_anthony3.html

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NANCY GRACE

Anthony Attorney Rumored Seeking Entertainment Deal
Aired January 19, 2009 - 20:00:00 ET

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0901/19/ng.01.html

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ISSUES WITH JANE VELEZ-MITCHELL

January 19, 2009
• Casey Anthony Attorney Under Fire for Entertainment Deals, Requests Change of Venue; The "Lost Tapes" on the Caylee Anthony Case

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/ijvm.html

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Fla. Bar Prepares Case Against Baez
Anthony Attorney Claims Investigation Filed By People With 'Ax To Grind'

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Florida Bar told WESH 2 Tuesday that they have an "active case" working against Casey Anthony's attorney, Jose Baez...

http://www.wesh.com/news/18523723/detail.html

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Fla. Bar Compiles Case Against Baez

http://www.wesh.com/video/18524436/index.html

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No Change Of Venue Motion Filed In Casey Anthony Case

ORLANDO -- The Orange County court says a motion has not been filed for a change of venue in Casey Anthony's murder trial.

There have been reports the defense wants the trial moved. However in a news release Tuesday, the court said that hasn't happened...

http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2009/1/20/no_change_of_venue_motion_filed_in_casey_anthony_c ase.html

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Band seeks its 15 minutes of infamy

A small-time alt-rock band from Orlando, Fla., is attempting to turn the tragic death of Caylee Anthony into fame and fortune for itself through a macabre PR stunt.

Biteboy, a group that lists convicted felon/boy-band impresario Lou Pearlman as a consultant, has penned a tune calling for a confession from Casey Anthony, Caylee’s mother and the prime suspect in the 2-year-old’s killing...

http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/01/08/2009-01-08_band_seeks_its_15_minutes_of_infamy.html

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http://www.wesh.com/caseyanthony/18523723/detail.html
Fla. Bar Prepares Case Against Baez

Anthony Attorney Claims Investigation Filed By People With 'Ax To Grind'

POSTED: 5:13 pm EST January 20, 2009
UPDATED: 6:34 pm EST January 20, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Florida Bar told WESH 2 Tuesday that they have an "active case" working against Casey Anthony's attorney, Jose Baez.Baez said he knows about the investigation and said it's been filed by people with an ax to grind. Video: Fla. Bar Compiles Case Against Baez (http://www.wesh.com/video/18524436/index.html)

Baez has signed on world class forensic experts from as far away as Canada, and he will not answer how he's paying for it, he told WESH 2 he has not done anything illegal in his handling of the case against Casey Anthony.He said he has done nothing but conduct himself in a most professional manner. He said he has done nothing unethical.This comes as experts continue to question how he's getting the money to pay for his legal dream team."How is he affording to represent her and are the decisions being made in her best interest and with her permission?" attorney Richard Hornsby said.Baez has consistently refused to answer where the money is coming from."First of all I think it's an inappropriate question. It isn't a concern of anyone who's paying for all of this," he said.If Baez has made improper deals, Hornsby said that could provide Anthony grounds for an appeal."It would be so easy for Miss Anthony to claim what is called ineffective assistance of counsel," Hornsby said.Baez confirms he is the subject of an ongoing Bar investigation. He said it was filed by people with an axe to grind and has nothing to do with allegations of unethical financial dealings."It's all a crock," he said.Baez declined an on-camera interview, but added that he has nothing to hide.

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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) -- Another 311 pages of discovery documents were turned over to Casey Anthony's defense team on Tuesday.

It is not yet known what information the documents contain.

Once the information is made available to the defense, it becomes public record. The documents are expected to be released as early as Wednesday morning.

MyFoxOrlando will post all of the documents online as soon as they become available.
Ohmy, oh my oh my, the suspense is killing me!

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/pa...Y&pageId=1.1.1 (http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=8287211&version=3&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1)

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http://derekclontz.wordpress.com/2009/01/14/police-psychics-shocking-claim-i-watched-tot-mom-casey-anthony-murder-baby-caylee-with-bug-killer-and-homemade-chloroform/
Police psychic Marlon Michaels-Richter says a nightmarish vision of nationally reviled tot-mom Casey Anthony snuffing the life of 2-year-old daughter Caylee Anthony with a witch’s brew of homemade chloroform and bug killer “shook me to my soul.”
http://derekclontz.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/mikepsycopt.jpg?w=300&h=150Police psychic Marlon Michaels-Richter: Vision of tot-mom Casey Anthony is not for the faint of heart.

Please follow link to read the rest of this article but please be aware that the theory proposed is graphic and some might find it disturbing.

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Documents: Heart Sticker On Tape Over Caylee's Mouth

Wednesday, January 21, 2009 – updated: 1:12 pm EST January 21, 2009
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Documents released Wednesday reveal more about what was found at the crime scene along with Caylee Anthony's body, what meter reader Roy Kronk said during his August 911 calls and references to chloroform found on one of Casey Anthony's friend's MySpace page. Casey remains in jail on first-degree murder charges in her 2-year-old daughter's death.

Investigators say a heart-shaped sticker was intentionally stuck to the duct tape that was found over Caylee's mouth area. Both ends of the duct tape were stuck to Caylee's hair and her hair had to be cut to separate the duct tape, according to documents released Wednesday. Investigators also found a heart-shaped sticker at the scene (details here - page 15).

The new documents show that Caylee's body was in a cloth laundry bag, which was then placed into a black trash bag. They also found a size three toddler shirt, white shorts with vertical stripes, and a Winnie the Pooh blanket. Also inside the bag was a backpack with the word "adorable" on it and pull-ups with a flower design. Investigators also found a stainless steel knife.

Only hours after they found all the things with the body, investigators went back to the Anthonys' home looking for sticker sheets, Winnie the Pooh clothes, garbage bags, adhesive tape and the packaging, chemical components, recipes and containers to make chloroform, baby medication, diapers and pull-up pants, cell phones, toothbrushes and hairbrushes (read search warrants).

Eyewitness News was first to report that Caylee's grandmother, Cindy, did not give investigators Caylee's exclusive hairbrush when they asked for it last summer for the purpose of DNA testing. When they went back in December, they got everyone's toothbrushes and hairbrushes.

There is also new information contained in the documents about what Orange County meter reader Roy Kronk first saw in August when he called 911 and it's unclear whether he was actually referring to the trash bag containing Caylee's remains (read transcripts).

According to the 911 call transcripts, Kronk was describing something white and a gray vinyl bag. Caylee's remains were found in a black bag with yellow handles. Kronk said he didn't investigate the bag further in August, because he saw a dead 6-foot rattlesnake not too far from it.

In a supplemental report done by the Orange County Sheriff's Office (read complete supplemental report), one of Casey Anthony's ex-boyfriends, Ricardo Morales, told investigators Casey once joked about giving Caylee "baby medicine putting her to sleep." Investigators looked for baby medicine at the Anthonys' house when they went back in December.

Investigators also found a photo with the caption "win her over with chloroform" on Morales' MySpace page (see the photo). He said he never did it, but found it funny so he posted it on his MySpace page early last year. He told them he never spoke to Casey about chloroform, but she did have access to his computer and could have seen the photo.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18530178/detail.html#-

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New documents: Clothing, Pooh blanket found with Caylee Anthony's remains

Walter Pacheco and Amy L. Edwards | Sentinel Staff Writers
11:41 AM EST, January 21, 2009

Prosecutors released more legal documents this morning in the Casey Anthony case, including what investigators found in the bag containing the remains of Caylee Marie.

The more than 100 pages of documents, include dozens of reports from crime-scene technicians and a transcript of the August 911 calls made by Orange County meter reader Roy Kronk who discovered the remains.

Also included is a copy of the search warrant issued to remove items from the house of her grandparents, George and Cindy Anthony, after the discovery of the remains.

The documents also show some information on the plastic garbage bag containing the missing girl's remains. Also in the bag was clothing belonging to a child and a Winnie the Pooh blanket.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/orl-caylee-marie-anthony-casey-012109,0,5932835.story

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New Anthony Documents Confirm Tape On Skull
Prosecutors Release More Casey Anthony Material

POSTED: 11:33 am EST January 21, 2009
UPDATED: 12:50 pm EST January 21, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- A new set of documents in the Casey Anthony case was released Wednesday morning.

The material includes confirmation from a forensic report that duct tape was found on the skull of Casey Anthony’s daughter, Caylee. (See documents at bottom of article)

Caylee’s remains were found in woods in east Orange County. Casey Anthony is charged with first-degree murder in connection with her daughter’s death.

Other documents include investigators’ reports and other details on meter reader Roy Kronk, who found the remains.

Another report quotes a friend of Casey Anthony who said that Anthony mentioned wanting to use cold medicine to get Caylee to sleep.

WESH 2 News/WESH.com staff members are reviewing the documents, which are the latest in a series released by prosecutors. Check back here regularly for more information and PDF's of the documents.

http://www.wesh.com/news/18530020/detail.html

Documents

PDF: Search Warrant For Anthony Home
http://www.wesh.com/download/2009/0121/18530229.pdf

PDF: Evidence From Anthony's Car
http://www.wesh.com/download/2009/0121/18530363.pdf

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FBI Documents From Investigation

http://www.wftv.com/news/18530394/detail.html

Evidence Sent By County To FBI

http://www.wftv.com/news/18530418/detail.html

Unedited Transcripts Of Kronk 911 Calls

http://www.wftv.com/news/18530327/detail.html

County Forensics Reports Part 1

http://www.wftv.com/news/18530350/detail.html

County Forensics Reports Part 2

http://www.wftv.com/news/18530366/detail.html

Supplemental County Investigation Report

http://www.wftv.com/news/18530380/detail.html

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Casey Anthony's defense attorney, Jose Baez, holds a news conference Wednesday evening.
http://www.wesh.com/video/18532999/index.html

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Heart Sticker Was Placed On Duct Tape On Caylee
Baez To Hold News Conference At 5 P.M.

POSTED: 11:33 am EST January 21, 2009
UPDATED: 5:35 pm EST January 21, 2009

http://www.wesh.com/news/18530020/detail.html

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Documents Reveal Much About Casey Anthony
Baez Files Motion To Inspect Scene
Wednesday, January 21, 2009 4:50:19 PM

ORLANDO -- Hundreds of pages of new documents were released Wednesday in the Casey Anthony case.

Among the documents were interviews with friends of the Orange County mother who has been charged with murdering her daughter, Caylee. The documents also include details of exactly what deputies were looking for from the Anthony family home after her daughter's remains were found.

Included in the interviews are coworkers of Cindy Anthony at Gentiva Health Services around the time Caylee went missing.

The report gives us an upclose look at the troubled relationship between Casey and her parents.

One interview reveals that Cindy was complaining about Casey and not being able to see her granddaughter. According to the person interviewed, Cindy talked about excuses she was getting from Casey about why she couldn't see the toddler.

Also, investigators talked with one of Casey's old boyfriends. Ricardo Morales said that when he dated Casey, Caylee was almost always with her.

He also talked about Casey's drug use, saying she occasionally smoked marijuana.

We're also learning about what was taken from the Anthony family home during the most recent search following the discovery of Caylee's remains.

Investigators were looking for several items -- including garbage bags, any types of adhesives -- including duct tape.

Also on the list of items being sought were diapers, Winnie The Pooh clothes and arts and crafts materials.

Casey Anthony remains locked up in the Orange County Jail without bond.

There has been some talke that Jose Baez, Casey Anthony's lawyer, might soon file a motion to try and move the case out of Central Florida, but so far no motions have been filed.

Baez Files Motion To Inspect Scene

Meanwhile, Baez has filed a new motion in court to try and inspect the scene where Caylee's remains were found.

Investigators spent days collecting evidence from the land.

However, it's private property and is now covered in no trespassing signs.

Baez said he's tried several times to get in touch with the landowner, who lives out of state, to get permission to check the area himself.

But he said all of his requests have been ignored.

Baez now wants a judge to give him permission to go on the land without the consent of the owner.

There is no word on when the judge could rule on the motion.

http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2009/1/21/documents_reveal_much_about_casey_anthony.html

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Documents: Pooh Blanket, Heart Sticker Found Near Caylee's Body
Ground Disturbed In Anthonys' Back Yard, Papers Show

POSTED: Wednesday, January 21, 2009
UPDATED: 5:06 pm EST January 21, 2009
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The remains of Caylee Anthony were placed in a cloth-laundry hamper bag that was put inside a plastic garbage bag, and authorities found a Winnie the Pooh blanket and a toy near the area where her bones were found, according to newly released documents.

More than 100 pages of documents, including a search warrant and crime-scene technician reports, were released Wednesday in the Casey Anthony case as part of the discovery process.

Casey Anthony, 22, remains jailed on first-degree murder charges in the death of her daughter. Caylee's remains were discovered last month by a utility worker in some woods located near a home owned by Casey Anthony's parents, where she and Caylee lived. Caylee was 2 years old when she was reported missing in mid-July, a month after she was last seen alive.

The documents said that duct tape was found wrapped around Caylee's skull and Orange County sheriff's detectives discovered a small heart-shaped sticker nearby. Analysts from the FBI found sticky residue on the duct tape in the same shape as the sticker, the documents said.

A small, plastic toy and a Winnie the Pooh blanket were also found near Caylee's body, and clothing was discovered inside the bag containing her remains, according to the documents. Among the clothing items were a size 3T shirt, a pair of white shorts with vertical stripes and small cloth-type letters that appeared to be iron-ons, the documents said.

The clothing is different than the clothes that Caylee's grandfather, George Anthony, claimed he last saw Caylee wearing June 16, the last day he saw her alive.

Investigators serving a search warrant a the Anthony home were looking for duct tape, garbage bags, laundry bags, blankets, Winnie the Pooh items and a sheet of stickers that may have once contained a heart-shaped sticker.

Back Yard Search

Meanwhile, the documents have shed new light on a search of Casey Anthony's parents' home that occurred in mid-July, shortly after Caylee was reported missing.

The neighbor who lent a shovel to Casey Anthony in mid-June told authorities that George Anthony, Casey's father, mentioned that the ground in his back yard had been disturbed.

In an exclusive tour of the yard previously given to Local 6 by the Anthonys, the ground behind the swimming pool was disturbed.

A report released on Wednesday says that a 12-by-5-inch section of dirt was disturbed, so Orange County sheriff's deputies called in cadaver dogs that indicated a human body had once been on the ground near the pool and an area near Caylee's playhouse.

Investigators dug up the area in mid-July and found nothing.

Casey Anthony borrowed the shovel June 18 -- two days after Caylee was last seen alive -- and returned to her parents' house for about an hour, records show. Investigators believe Caylee was likely dead by then.

"So did the killer lay Caylee's body in the back yard -- in or near her playhouse -- while trying unsuccessfully to dig a grave?" Local 6 News investigative reporter Tony Pipitone asked. "It's just a theory, but one supported, in part, by the material turned over to the defense and made public today by the state attorney's office."

Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/18529616/detail.html#-

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First on FOX: Baez under investigation
Last Edited: Wednesday, 21 Jan 2009, 4:56 PM EST
Created: Wednesday, 21 Jan 2009, 4:56 PM EST

(WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) -- He's become one of the most recognized attorney's in Orlando and now Jose Baez is under two investigations by the Florida Bar Association.

The first investigation is about inappropriate advertising and the other about Baez and his dealings with press corps media, the company owned by Todd Black. Both were filed as sworn complaints by someone.

The Florida Bar would not say who filed the complaints or give us details about the investigation.

The Florida Bar did say that a grievance committee met last week on the inappropriate advertising complaint and they should be wrapped up with in a week or two.

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=8290167&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

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Baez Denies Any Outside Casey Anthony Deals
Questions Arise Over How Legal Team Is Paid

POSTED: 6:54 am EST January 21, 2009
UPDATED: 6:38 pm EST January 21, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Casey Anthony’s attorney Jose Baez said Wednesday he has no book or entertainment deal, rebutting rumors and reports that he is profiting from the murder case.

In a news conference, Baez criticized "certain tabloid reporters" and suggested their coverage could be defamatory.

“I have absolutely no book deals, no entertainment deals…with anyone,” Baez said.

The quickly called news conference came on the day when prosecutors released a new set of documents in the case, including details that a heart-shaped sticker was on the duct tape found on the remains of Casey Anthony’s daughter. (Read Article About Documents

Anthony is charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of Caylee, whose remains were found in woods in east Orange County last month. Anthony had reported Caylee missing in mid-July and said a babysitter last had the then 2-year-old.

On Tuesday, Baez said he is aware that the Florida Bar Association is investigating him.

The Florida Bar Association will neither confirm nor deny whether it is compiling a case against Baez due to confidentiality rules.

Baez said the case was filed by people with an ax to grind.

The investigation centers on how Baez is paying his legal team, including a world-class forensics expert who he signed on to help with the case.

Baez said Tuesday to WESH 2 News that he has done nothing unethical, but he has consistently declined to address where the money is coming from.

"First of all, I think it's an inappropriate question ... I don't think it's any concern of anyone who is paying for all of this," Baez said.

If it's found that Baez did anything unethical, it could be grounds for an appeal after the trial.

A representative of the state attorney's office said they have concerns about that because they don't want to go through a trial twice.

http://www.wesh.com/news/18527954/detail.html

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NANCY GRACE

Heart-Shaped Sticker Found Over Mouth on Caylee`s Skull
Aired January 21, 2009 - 20:00:00 ET

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0901/21/ng.01.html

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ISSUES WITH JANE VELEZ-MITCHELL

Casey`s Attorney Denies Entertainment Deals; Newly Released Evidence Raises Questions
Aired January 21, 2009 - 19:00:00 ET

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0901/21/ijvm.01.html

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Heart sticker had been on tape over Caylee Anthony's mouth

Amy L. Edwards | Sentinel Staff Writer
January 22, 2009


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The Anthony case
Heart sticker had been on tape over Caylee Anthony's mouth

Amy L. Edwards | Sentinel Staff Writer
January 22, 2009

Someone placed a heart-shaped sticker on the silver duct tape stretched across the mouth of dead toddler Caylee Marie Anthony.

A medical examiner had to cut the child's brown hair to remove the tape, and when the FBI took a close look, it found adhesive residue in the shape of a heart, according to court documents released Wednesday.

The investigators who scoured the Orange County woods where Caylee's remains were found last month found a loose sticker similar in size.

"It appears that the sticker was put on the duct tape intentionally," an Orange County detective wrote in a search-warrant affidavit.

The new detail was one of several made public in hundreds of pages of legal documents released by the State Attorney's Office in its case against Caylee's mother, Casey Anthony.

Investigators determined that 2-year-old Caylee's remains appeared to have been packed originally inside a black plastic bag and a cloth laundry hamper bag.

Also found were a size 3T shirt, a small pair of striped white shorts, small cloth-type letters that appear to be iron-ons and a Winnie the Pooh blanket.

In one search warrant, investigators asked to collect a variety of items from the nearby Anthony family home on Hopespring Drive, including arts--and-crafts items, stickers and scrapbooking material.

The search warrant also sought all of Casey Anthony's shoes, small plastic toy horses similar to one found at the crime scene, and permission to take note of any prescriptions on the property.

Many of the documents released Wednesday were reports from crime-scene technicians on the evidence they've collected, ranging from clothes to hair.

One report concerned Ricardo Morales, one of Anthony's ex-boyfriends, and a photo he once posted on MySpace that had lettering stating, "Win her over with Chloroform."

When Morales was asked about the photo, he told an investigator he found the photo online and thought it was "kind of funny." He removed it from his MySpace account after hearing someone comment on it after Anthony was arrested.

Investigators have said they found traces of chloroform in the trunk of Casey Anthony's car, where they also say they detected odors from a decaying body.

Morales told an investigator he never spoke with Anthony about chloroform and he didn't recall her ever asking about it.

Anthony's defense attorney held a late-afternoon news conference Wednesday, but would not comment on the documents.

"I'm going to try this case in the courtroom, not on the courthouse steps," Jos� Baez said.

Instead, Baez defended his representation of Anthony and addressed speculation about him that has appeared in the media.

The Kissimmee lawyer said he has no book or entertainment deals related to the criminal case, nor is he is working for Anthony on a contingency basis, which would violate rules of The Florida Bar.

"I have nothing to hide," Baez said.

When asked about a reported Bar investigation of him, Baez said he has had numerous complaints filed against him by anonymous people.

"They have absolutely nothing to do with any entertainment deals or book deals," he said.

Baez spoke briefly about his plan to ask a judge to move the trial out of Orlando, but he would not say where he thought the case should go.

Baez filed a motion earlier this week asking a judge to let him inspect the woods where Caylee's remains were found.

The property is posted "No Trespassing" and the listed owner is not responding to requests to go on the land, the lawyer wrote.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-casey2209jan22,0,328972.story

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Report: Casey Anthony Trial Could Move To Jacksonville, Miami
Anthony's Attorney Expected To Seek Venue Change

POSTED: Wednesday, January 21, 2009
UPDATED: 1:51 pm EST January 22, 2009

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The public attention paid to the case of Casey Anthony, who is accused of killing her daughter, may force her murder trial to be held outside Orlando, and Jacksonville is one of the possible destinations, Local 6 sister-station WJXT-TV reported.

Last month, a meter reader found a garbage bag containing the remains of Caylee, who was 2 years old when she was reported missing in mid-July. Casey Anthony, 22, remains jailed on first-degree murder charges in her daughter's death.

Although a motion for a change of venue has not yet been filed in court, the defense has given a draft to the prosecution.

WJXT-TV reported that there are several cities being considered for the change of venue, mostly metropolitan areas, and Miami and Jacksonville are on the list of possibilities.

The disappearance of Caylee, the arrest of her mother and the discovery of the child's body have captured national media attention for months.

Duval County Clerk of Courts Jim Fuller said accommodations would definitely have to be made at the courthouse for the swarm of media that can be expected cover the trial.

"It would certainly impact the number of people that come in and out of the courthouse everyday," Fuller said.

He said one of the courtrooms can hold 200 people, but extra security would be required.

The court administrator said moving a trial to Jacksonville would be very costly and they would have to determine who would pay the bill.

The issue of seating an impartial jury is another thing that will have to be considered; and to avoid the media coverage the jury may have to be sequestered.

"I don't recall any time we've ever done that before, but in a case like this, a judge may want to do that," Fuller said.

The limited parking near the courthouse is yet another matter that may be weighed as the question of whether to bring the trial to Jacksonville is considered.

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/18535355/detail.html#-

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Bar Has Grievance On Baez-Media Connection
Questions Arise Over How Legal Team Is Paid

POSTED: 6:54 am EST January 21, 2009
UPDATED: 11:56 am EST January 22, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Casey Anthony’s attorney Jose Baez has been dogged by questions about who's paying him, and how he is funding his legal dream team.

Those questions have now become a formal grievance.

The Florida Bar wants to know more about his relationship to Press Corps Media, a group that often sends press releases quoting the Baez law firm.

On Wednesday, Baez held a news conference denying any backroom deals.

“I have absolutely no book deals, no entertainment deals…with anyone,” Baez said.

In the news conference, Baez criticized "certain tabloid reporters" and suggested their coverage could be defamatory.

The quickly called news conference came on the day when prosecutors released a new set of documents in the case, including details that a heart-shaped sticker was on the duct tape found on the remains of Casey Anthony’s daughter. (Read Article About Documents

Anthony is charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of Caylee, whose remains were found in woods in east Orange County last month. Anthony had reported Caylee missing in mid-July and said a babysitter last had the then 2-year-old.

On Tuesday, Baez said he is aware that the Florida Bar Association is investigating him.

The Florida Bar Association will neither confirm nor deny whether it is compiling a case against Baez due to confidentiality rules.

Baez said the case was filed by people with an ax to grind.

The investigation centers on how Baez is paying his legal team, including a world-class forensics expert who he signed on to help with the case.

Baez said Tuesday to WESH 2 News that he has done nothing unethical, but he has consistently declined to address where the money is coming from.

"First of all, I think it's an inappropriate question ... I don't think it's any concern of anyone who is paying for all of this," Baez said.

http://www.wesh.com/news/18527954/detail.html

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Today Show - MSNBC
Horrid Details Emerge In Anthony Case

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/28790282#28790282

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Police: George Anthony hinted he wanted to end life
Bianca Prieto and Amy L. Edwards | Sentinel Staff Writers
11:36 AM EST, January 23, 2009

A despondent George Anthony was found alive this morning in a Daytona Beach motel with a what appeared to be a suicide note after his family reported him missing late Thursday.

Daytona Beach police took Anthony into custody under the Baker Act after finding him in a squalid motel on South Ridgewood Avenue. The Baker Act allows authorities to hold someone at a mental-health facility for up to 72 hours while they are evaluated by physicians.

Anthony, 57, was taken to the Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach where he is being evaluated.

A hospital spokeswoman said Anthony was in stable condition and would be receiving a physical evaluation before being admitted to the hospital.

Anthony, the grandfather of slain toddler Caylee Marie Anthony, left his home on Hopespring Drive in east Orange County Thursday morning and failed to show up for a 4 p.m. meeting with his wife, Cindy, and their attorney Brad Conway.

George Anthony sent several text messages to his family members suggesting that he wanted to end his life, Daytona Beach Police Chief Mike Chitwood said this morning.

The Orange County Sheriff's Office was notified last night and the felony squad immediately began its search for George Anthony. Sgt. John Allen, the lead detective on the murder case involving Caylee Marie, drove to the Anthony home to meet with Cindy Anthony. He left after George Anthony was located.

Orange County detectives were able to use pings from George Anthony's cell phone to track him to Daytona Beach near Bethune Point, according to Daytona Beach police. Officers began searching for George Anthony's black vehicle and spotted it at the Hawaii Motel in the 1300 block of South Ridgewood Avenue.

Police Chief Mike Chitwood spoke with George Anthony and convinced him to seek medical attention.

In an interview with the Orlando Sentinel this morning, Chitwood said he and several officers had to knock on the motel room door several times before Anthony answered.

Anthony was well dressed, laid back and low-key. Chitwood introduced himself, shook Anthony's hand and explained why he was there.

"(Anthony) basically said to us, you know, I just need to get away. I need to think things through. That's why he was there," Chitwood said.

Anthony was not agitated, but he did want the chief and other officers to leave.

"He just wanted to be alone," Chitwood said.

But the chief explained to Anthony that because of the situation, they could not leave. Chitwood offered to drive Anthony in his unmarked car to the hospital. Anthony agreed.

On the way to the hospital, Chitwood said, Anthony commented to him, "You don't understand, do you? You just don't understand what this is like."

Chitwood said the rest of the ride was small talk -- nothing about the case or his daughter, Casey Anthony.

Anthony, 22, is accused of killing 2-year-old Caylee last summer. George and Cindy Anthony have been outspoken in their defense of the young mother.

Casey Anthony was notified this morning in the jail about her father by corrections health services staff. A jail spokesman couldn't comment on how Anthony responded to the news.

Two members of Casey Anthony's legal team, including attorney Jose Baez and Gabriel Adam, entered the jail around 11 a.m. this morning to meet with their client. It's unknown whether the news about George Anthony prompted their visit.

Caylee Marie's remains were found about a quarter-mile from the Anthony home in December. Investigators spent more than a week at the site of the remains to recover evidence. Orange County deputies executed a search warrant at the Anthony home shortly after the remains were found.

Earlier this week more information about the murder case was made public. Detectives reported that a heart shaped sticker was placed on the duct tape that was wrapped around the child's mouth.

In the past George Anthony has had emotional and occasionally violent outbursts at the media and protesters.

George Anthony, a former Ohio sheriff's deputy, once worked in car sales with his family. He moved to Orlando in the late 1980s with his wife and children to the home on Hopespring Drive. He has worked intermittently as a security guard, but injuries prevented him from working steadily, according to court records.

George Anthony was the last person, other than his daughter, to see Caylee Marie alive. On June 16, Casey Anthony and her 2-year-old daughter left the family home around noon. Caylee was never seen alive again.

In September, while Casey Anthony was out of jail on home confinement, Orange County deputies found a gun in the trunk of George Anthony's vehicle. The weapon violated Casey Anthony's terms of home confinement, but she was not rearrested because the judge ruled she had no knowledge of the weapon.

At the time of the incident several protestors stood outside of the Anthony home day and night, often heckling George and Cindy Anthony. George Anthony told authorities he had purchased the gun to protect his family. The gun was removed from the home. It's unclear if it was ever returned.


Red Huber of the Sentinel staff contributed to this report.


http://www.newsday.com/iphone/orl-bk-caylee-anthony-012309,0,5767182.story?track=rss
Red Huber of the Sentinel staff contributed to this report.

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George Anthony hospitalized under Baker Act
Last Edited: Friday, 23 Jan 2009, 11:53 AM EST
Created: Friday, 23 Jan 2009, 5:17 AM EST

ORLANDO – Caylee Anthony’s grandfather has been hospitalized under Florida’s Baker Act after Daytona police say he disappeared, and then threatened to kill himself.

Anthony was found at a Daytona Beach motel with a note that indicated suicidal thoughts, police spokesman Jimmie Flynt said. He was then taken to Halifax Health Medical Center of Daytona Beach, where spokeswoman Salina Wang said he would be admitted after being observed. Anthony was in stable condition.

George Anthony is 22-year-old Casey Anthony’s father. She’s charged with murdering her 2-year-old daughter Caylee.

George Anthony was reported missing Thursday after detectives say he failed to show up to a meeting with his family and their lawyer.

Officers were able to track George's cell phone to the Daytona Beach area and found him around 3:30 a.m. at the Hawaiian Inn Hotel.

Daytona Beach police said George sent text messages to his family that he wanted to end his life, and told him that there was a lot of pressure on him and he needed to think.

"We do know George Anthony is saying I don't want to live anymore," Daytona Beach Police Chief Michael Chitwood said.

No drugs or weapons were found inside his room, but police say there was a note that indicated suicidal thoughts.

Under Florida's Baker Act, which provides for involuntary hospitalization for those considered serious threats to themselves or others, the hospital can hold Anthony for up to 72 hours, Flynt said.

Casey Anthony, who has claimed that a baby sitter kidnapped Caylee, was notified of her father's condition on Friday morning.

A utility worker found the Caylee Anthony's body in December in woods near where she lived with her mother and grandparents. She was reported missing in July. Her third birthday passed while she was missing.

Documents released by the state attorney's office this week revealed that the toddler's mouth was covered with silver duct tape that had been adorned with a heart-shaped sticker.

The reports also showed that duct tape was attached to her hair, and the girl's remains were placed in a laundry-hamper bag and then secured in a plastic garbage bag before they were left in the woods.


http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=8299282&version=18&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

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Police: George Anthony wrote suicide note
WKMG LOCAL 6 NEWS • January 23, 2009

Slain toddler Caylee Anthony's grandfather, George Anthony, has been taken to a hospital for psychiatric evaluation after he was reported missing and suicidal, FLORIDA TODAY news partner WKMG Local 6.

George Anthony was reported missing late Thursday night from his Orange County home but was located a few hours later at the Hawaii motel on U.S. 1 in Daytona Beach.

"He had text-messaged family members that he wanted to end his life," Daytona Beach Police Chief Mike Chitwood said.

Local 6 News reported that a suicide note was also found in George Anthony's car. The note is in the possession of the Orange County Sheriff's Office.

"I'm being told by sources close to the investigation that the note included wording like 'I want to go be with Caylee,'" Local 6 News reporter Jessica D'Onofrio said.

George Anthony's wife, Cindy Anthony, and their attorney, Brad Conway, reported him missing after he failed to arrive at a 4 p.m. meeting with them, officials said.

"George has been through a lot. The entire Anthony family has been through a lot. George is OK. Thank God," Conway said. "Had it not been for a cooperative effort between Orange County and Volusia County, I don't know what the outcome would have been."

George Anthony was taken to Halifax Medical Center under the Florida Baker Act, which allows a person to be evaluated if they are deemed as possibly being able to harm themself or others or if they have a mental illness.

Authorities said they used cell phone pings to track George Anthony to the Bethune Point area of Daytona Beach, and his car was later found in the motel parking lot.

No weapons or drugs were found with George Anthony, who is a former Ohio sheriff's deputy. He did have his blood-pressure medication with him.

Conway said Cindy Anthony is OK when asked about her well-being.

"I think I've said this a lot of times. (She's doing) as well as can be expected, but she's good," Conway said. "George is safe, and he's with us, so it's all good."


http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20090123/BREAKINGNEWS/90123001/1086/rss07

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George Anthony being stabilized in ER
Last Edited: Friday, 23 Jan 2009, 8:34 AM EST
Created: Friday, 23 Jan 2009, 4:20 AM EST

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) -- George Anthony is currently being stabilized at Halifax Medical Center's emergency department after he sent suicidal text messages to his family.

A hospital spokeswoman said once George is stabilized, he will be admitted for medical evaluation. She said he has been fully cooperative with hospital officials, and it will be up to physicians to determine how long he will stay at the hospital.

George Anthony is the father of 22-year-old Casey Anthony, who has been charged with the murder of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee.

George Anthony failed to show up to a meeting with his family and their lawyer. At 2:35 a.m., detectives from the Orange County Sheriff's Office reported that George was missing. Officers went to his home off Hopespring Drive earlier Thursday to take the report. He was last seen in the Daytona area.

Orange County officers tracked pings from George's cell phone to a location in the Bethune Point area. A vehicle description was given out and he was located at a motel off S. Ridgewood Avenue.

Daytona Beach Police Chief Michael Chitwood said George sent text messages to his family that he wanted to end his life. Chitwood said George told him that there was a lot of pressure on him and he needed to think.

George was Baker Acted, or involuntarily taken to Halifax Medical Center. He was personally driven to the hospital by the police chief.

No drugs or weapons were found inside his room at the Hawaii Motel on South Atlantic Avenue early Friday morning.

George had other items with him at the hotel but the details of those items are not being released. They are being turned over to the Orange County Sheriff's Office.

"We do know George Anthony is saying I don't want to live anymore," Chitwood said.

A jail spokesperson said he does not know whether Casey Anthony is aware of what developed with her father overnight. She has a transister radio inside her jail cell where she would have been able to hear the information. If any other inmates found out, she also may have overheard a conversation.

In addition, a jail chaplain or a mental health staff member could have given Casey the news. The jail will not be able to release any information on how she handles the news or what her demeanor is.


http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=8299251&version=30&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

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George Anthony hospitalized in Daytona Beach
Last Edited: Friday, 23 Jan 2009, 11:43 AM EST
Created: Friday, 23 Jan 2009, 4:20 AM EST

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) -- George Anthony has been admitted to the Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach after he sent suicidal text messages to his family.

Earlier Friday, a hospital spokeswoman said George was first stabilized and was then admitted for medical evaluation. She said he has been fully cooperative with hospital officials, and it will be up to physicians to determine how long he will stay at the hospital.

A doctor determined that George was stable enough to be moved to a regular room at the hospital.

George Anthony is the father of 22-year-old Casey Anthony, who has been charged with the murder of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee.

George Anthony failed to show up to a meeting with his family and their lawyer. At 2:35 a.m., detectives from the Orange County Sheriff's Office reported that George was missing. Officers went to his home off Hopespring Drive earlier Thursday to take the report. He was last seen in the Daytona area.

Orange County officers tracked pings from George's cell phone to a location in the Bethune Point area. A vehicle description was given out and he was located at a motel off S. Ridgewood Avenue.

Daytona Beach Police Chief Michael Chitwood said George sent text messages to his family that he wanted to end his life. Chitwood said George told him that there was a lot of pressure on him and he needed to think.

George was Baker Acted, or involuntarily taken to Halifax Medical Center. He was personally driven to the hospital by the police chief.

No drugs or weapons were found inside his room at the Hawaii Motel on South Atlantic Avenue early Friday morning.

George had other items with him at the hotel but the details of those items are not being released. They are being turned over to the Orange County Sheriff's Office.

"We do know George Anthony is saying I don't want to live anymore," Chitwood said.

A jail spokesperson said Casey Anthony is aware of what happened overnight with her father. "She was told about the situation this morning by Corrections Health Services Staff," the spokesperson said.

The Corrections department does not release any information about the demeanor or reaction of any inmate in their custody.

The jail does confirm that Casey bought a transistor radio weeks ago and it is possible she could be listening to media outlets on the device.


http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=8299251&version=35&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

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Caylee Anthony's grandfather reported missing, later found

(CNN) --
The grandfather of slain Florida toddler Caylee Anthony was taken into custody early Friday after being reported missing late Thursday, sheriff's deputies and a family attorney said.

Detectives found George Anthony at the Hawaiian Inn Hotel in Daytona Beach at 2:30 a.m. ET Friday, said Jeff Williamson, a spokesman for the Orange County Sheriff's department.

Brad Conway, the Anthonys' attorney, told CNN affiliate WFTV that Anthony was taken into custody under Florida's Baker Act, which allows the state to hold people involuntarily pending a psychiatric evaluation.

Anthony has been embroiled in a crime saga involving his daughter, Casey Anthony, and his 2-year-old granddaughter Caylee.

Casey Anthony, 22, is charged with killing Caylee, who was last seen in June. She was arrested in October and charged with first-degree murder and other offenses despite the fact that the child's body had not been found at the time.

For months, George Anthony, along with his wife, Cindy, had publicly defended his daughter stating that she had nothing to with his granddaughter's disappearance.

In December, George Anthony told CNN's "Larry King Live" that he had never suspected that his daughter killed his granddaughter and said he felt Caylee was still alive.

"Oh, Caylee? She's with, hopefully, a loving family that's taking care of her," George Anthony said.

The next day, Caylee's skeletal remains were found in the woods about a half-mile from George Anthony's home.

If convicted, Casey Anthony could face a sentence of up to life in prison. Prosecutors announced in December they would not seek the death penalty.


http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/01/23/florida.anthony/index.html?section=cnn_latest

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Police: Anthony Text Messages Said He Didn't Want To Live
Friday, January 23, 2009 5:49:28 AM

What we know so far:

5:19 a.m.: A release from the Daytona Beach Police Department says George Anthony had been texting familymembers saying he doesn't want to live anymore. A ping off his phone led them to the Bethune Point area. A description of Anthony's vehicle was released and it was located at the Hawaii Motel.
5:10 a.m: Anthony family attorney Brad Conway said Cindy Anthony is "good," and that she is relieved her husband is alive. When he asked how George Anthony is, he only said, "Bottom line, George is OK."
5:09 a.m.: Chitwood said a note was found in the room with Anthony. He would not elaborate on what the note said, but that it had been sent to the Orange County Sheriff's Office.
5:08 a.m.: Chitwood said Anthony could be held at the hospital anywhere from 1 to 3 days.
5:07 a.m.: Chitwood said George Anthony was despondent when they found him at the motel. They convinced him to get into the chief's car and be taken to the hospital.
5:05 a.m.: Chitwood unsure why George Anthony would choose the Hawaii Motel
5:05 a.m.: Daytona Beach Police Chief Mike Chitwood said Lee Anthony is with his father at the hospital
George Anthony is now hospitalized at Halifax Medical Center after being found at the Hawaii Motel in Daytona Beach
Anthony was reported missing, after failing to show for a meeting around 4 p.m. and dinner at his home on Hopespring Drive
The Orange County Sheriff's Office was called in and they used cell phone pings and GPS to locate Anthony
The Volusia County Sheriff's Office and the Daytona Beach police were contacted
Police found George's vehicle at the Hawaii Motel on S. Ridgewood Avenue
Daytona police say he was not found with any weapons or any drugs
George told police that he needed to get away from everything
Daytona Beach Police Chief Mike Chitwood says it’s a pretty safe assumption that George Anthony was suicidal

http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2...ona_beach.html

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Police Chief Describes finding George.


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http://www.wftv.com/video/18546286/index.html

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Frequently asked questions about reform of Florida’s Baker Act

What are the criteria for involuntary psychiatric exams in Florida?

Florida law permits a mental health professional, law enforcement officer, or judge who issues an ex parte order to initiate an involuntary examination only when a person meets the following criteria:

[I]f there is reason to believe that he or she is mentally ill and because of his or her mental illness:

(a) 1. The person has refused voluntary examination after conscientious explanation and (a) disclosure of the purpose of the examination; or

(a) 2. The person is unable to determine for himself or herself whether the examination is (a) necessary; and

(b) 1. Without care or treatment, the person is likely to suffer from neglect or refuse to care for himself or herself; such neglect or refusal poses a real and present threat of substantial harm to his or her well-being; and it is not apparent that such harm may be avoided through the help of willing family members or friends or the provision of other services; or

(a) 2. There is a substantial likelihood that without care or treatment the person will cause serious bodily harm to himself or herself or others in the near future, as evidenced by recent behavior.

What happens after the examination?

If the person examined does not meet the criteria for either involuntary inpatient treatment or involuntary outpatient placement, he or she must be discharged from the receiving facility.

If the person needs treatment and meets the criteria for involuntary inpatient placement, a petition can be filed with the court. The court holds a hearing; if it determines that the person meets the criteria for involuntary inpatient placement, it can order inpatient placement for up to six months.

If, after an examination or a period of inpatient placement, a person is determined to need involuntary treatment in the community, a petition can be filed for involuntary outpatient placement. The court holds a hearing; if it determines that the person meets the nine-part criteria for involuntary outpatient placement, it can order outpatient placement for up to six months. This lesser restrictive alternative to involuntary inpatient placement became available in Florida on January 1, 2005 as a result of the Baker Act reform.

What is Involuntary Outpatient Placement (IOP)?

IOP is a court order that mandates a treatment plan be followed on an outpatient basis. In other states, it is sometimes called “assisted outpatient treatment” or “outpatient commitment.” Since the mid-1980s, Florida and 41 other states have adopted such laws.

Results from the first five years of New York’s Kendra’s Law, on which Baker Act reform was based, demonstrate that it works. While in the program, 55% fewer recipients engaged in suicide attempts or physical harm to self, 49% fewer abused alcohol, 48% fewer abused drugs, and 47% fewer physically harmed others. Quality of life also improved: 74% fewer experienced homelessness, 77% fewer experienced psychiatric hospitalization, 83% fewer experienced arrest, and 87% fewer experienced incarceration. Individuals were also more likely to regularly participate in services and take prescribed medication. These results echo those found in a randomized control study of involuntary outpatient placement at Duke University.

Who can receive IOP?

The IOP criteria applies only to those who have a history of noncompliance with prescribed treatment, combined with either repeated Baker Act admissions or serious violence —a small subgroup of the people who meet the longstanding criteria for involuntary examination. A person can be considered for IOP only if all of the following nine parts of the criteria are met:

(a) The person is 18 years of age or older;

(b) The person has a mental illness:

(c) The person is unlikely to survive safely in the community without supervision, based on a clinical determination;

(d) The person has a history of lack of compliance with treatment for mental illness;

(e) The person has:

1. At least twice within the immediately preceding 36 months been involuntarily admitted to a receiving facility or treatment facility as defined in s. 394.455, or has received mental health services in a forensic or correctional facility. The 36-month period does not include any period during which the person was admitted or incarcerated; or

2. Engaged in one or more acts of serious violent behavior toward self or others, or attempts at serious bodily harm to himself or herself or others, within the preceding 36 months;

(f) The person is, as a result of his or her mental illness, unlikely to voluntarily participate in the recommended treatment plan and either he or she has refused voluntary placement for treatment after sufficient and conscientious explanation and disclosure of the purpose of placement for treatment or he or she is unable to determine for himself or herself whether placement is necessary;

(g) In view of the person’s treatment history and current behavior, the person is in need of involuntary outpatient placement in order to prevent a relapse or deterioration that would be likely to result in serious bodily harm to himself or herself or others, or a substantial harm to his or her well-being as set forth in s. 394.463(1);

(h) It is likely that the person will benefit from involuntary outpatient placement; and

(i) All available less restrictive alternatives that would offer an opportunity for improvement of his or her condition have been judged to be inappropriate or unavailable.

Who can initiate an IOP petition?

A receiving facility administrator or a treatment facility administrator. A receiving facility administrator may file a petition for IOP if a person is examined at a receiving facility and is determined to meet the nine-part IOP criteria. A treatment facility administrator may initiate a petition for IOP if a person is at a treatment facility (i.e., a state hospital) and no longer needs inpatient placement, but could benefit from involuntary outpatient placement, and is determined to meet the nine-part IOP criteria. The petition is filed in circuit court and must include a proposed treatment plan for the individual, along with a certification from the community service provider that the services in the individual’s proposed treatment plan are available. If the services in the individual’s proposed treatment plan are not available, the petition cannot be filed.

Can family members or friends testify at an IOP hearing?

Yes. The court shall allow relevant testimony from individuals, including family members, regarding the person’s prior history and how that prior history relates to the person’s current condition.

What if the order is not followed?

The patient may be brought to a receiving facility in order to determine whether involuntary outpatient placement is still the least restrictive treatment alternative if (1) in the clinical judgment of a physician the patient has failed or has refused to comply with the treatment ordered by the court, (2) efforts were made to solicit compliance, and (3) the patient may meet the criteria for involuntary examination.

What safeguards are in the law?
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Lawyer: Law-enforcement saved George Anthony's life
Watch video from OrlandoSentinel.com about George Anthony's medical evaluation

Amy L. Edwards, Bianca Prieto and Henry Pierson Curtis | Sentinel Staff Writers
5:06 PM EST, January 23, 2009

Law-enforcement's rapid response and search for a despondent George Anthony early this morning saved his life, his lawyer told the Orlando Sentinel.

Anthony, who reportedly sent several text messages to relatives suggesting that he wanted to end his life, was found alive in a Daytona Beach motel with what appeared to be a suicide note after his family reported him missing late Thursday.

"Had it not been for (law-enforcement), this might have been a different outcome," lawyer Brad Conway said. "They deserve a huge thank you."

Conway said he wanted to acknowledge the "outstanding" actions of Orange County Sheriff's Sgt. John Allen, the lead detective on the murder case involving Anthony's granddaughter Caylee Marie; Daytona Beach Police Chief Mike Chitwood; and the deputies and officers who helped track Anthony down.

"They went above and beyond, and they saved this guy's life," Conway said.

This afternoon Conway held a press conference outside of the Orange County courthouse on Orange Avenue just after 3 p.m. to publicly thank Sgt. John Allen and law enforcement for their rapid response.

"If they had waited, there would have been a different outcome," Conway said. "George had been pushed to the brink of what may have been another tragedy in this case."

Conway also commented on other subjects regarding the Anthonys. He told reporters that George and Cindy Anthony have not profited off of the case and did not ask for immunity.

Conway said that he is the one who is seeking immunity to protect his clients.

"I will protect my clients from A to Z," he said.

Now, he asks that the public give the Anthony family space and respect their privacy.

"What the Anthony's are going through has been nothing less than hell," Conway said. "They're middle America going through something that nobody can imagine."

Meanwhile, Orange County Sheriff's spokesman Deputy Carlos Padilla held a separate press conference.

"We deployed all of our resources and we're glad we found him," Padilla said.

In most missing persons cases families are required to wait 24 hours before deputies will begin investigating. However, because the family had "valid concerns" about George Anthony's disappearance, deputies began looking for him immediately.

George Anthony found in Daytona Beach motel

Daytona Beach police took Anthony into custody under the Baker Act after finding him in a motel on South Ridgewood Avenue. The Baker Act allows authorities to hold someone at a mental-health facility for up to 72 hours while they are evaluated by physicians.

Anthony, 57, was taken to the Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach where he is being evaluated. A hospital spokeswoman said this morning Anthony was in stable condition and would be receiving a physical evaluation before being admitted to the hospital.

Anthony left his home on Hopespring Drive in east Orange County Thursday morning and failed to show up for a 4 p.m. meeting with his wife, Cindy, and Conway.

Beginning at about 11:30 p.m., Anthony began to send his family text messages. Conway wouldn't disclose exactly what the messages stated, but said they "caused us great concern."

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http://www.orlandosentinel.com/orl-bk-george-anthony-caylee-012309,0,7934495.story

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Suicide Note Found Inside George Anthony's Motel Room

Friday, January 23, 2009 – updated: 6:22 pm EST January 23, 2009
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- George Anthony's granddaughter was murdered and detectives say his daughter did it. It appears it was all too much for the 57-year-old man to take.

Friday afternoon, Eyewitness News obtained the 911 call made from the Anthony home.

"George Anthony has been gone since 8:30 this morning and he has taken several bottles of medication from his house," attorney Brad Conway told the 911 dispatcher in the call around 11:00pm Thursday.

George left his home Thursday around 10:30am for a job interview, but Cindy later realized he had taken his two weeks' supply of blood pressure and sleep medication and he had taken a photo of Cindy and Casey with him, but nothing else.

"We're worried he's done something to himself," Conway told the 911 dispatcher.

Cindy Anthony and her attorney were worried, because just moments earlier George had texted some disturbing messages to her and their friends from his cell phone, messages like "he did not want to live anymore" and that "he wanted to be with Caylee." George also texted that "he wanted to be left alone" and "wanted to make sure Caylee was in God's arms."

George would not tell them where he was, but through cell phone data Orange County sheriff's investigators tracked him to Daytona Beach. Police there found his car at the Hawaii Motel on Ridgewood Avenue (raw video | images | map). They found him in his room, melancholy and despondent, but he agreed to go with them to Halifax Medical Center, where he's undergoing psychological evaluation.

George had missed several meetings Thursday and cancelled a visit with a friend in Lakeland. Cindy called him, but he didn't answer. She called their friends, but they hadn't heard from him either.

Cindy told investigators that George has been upset and depressed over Caylee's death and she believes his depression deepened the day before when she asked him to choose jewelry for Caylee for her funeral.

Eyewitness News also learned George's son Lee called his cell phone after George had been picked up by Daytona Beach police, but George did not take his call.

SUICIDE LETTER WAS SIX TO EIGHT PAGES

George Anthony seemed alert as he was escorted into the Daytona Beach police chief's car after officers found him in a motel room along with a six to eight page suicide note, sources told Eyewitness News. The Anthonys' spokesperson and attorney, Brad Conway, said the stress and grief had pushed his client to try to commit suicide.

ANTHONY ATTORNEY: "George Has Been Pushed"

"George has been pushed to the brink what might have been another tragedy," Conway said Friday afternoon (watch full interview).

Sources told Eyewitness News, in the letter, George mentioned that he wanted to go to heaven; he only mentioned Casey Anthony a few times and said she was a strong determined person.

Sources said George focused the letter mainly on Caylee, Cindy, Lee and Lee's girlfriend, Mallory; he told Cindy he was a failure as a husband and a father and went on to say Lee was a great son and he was proud of the man he had become.

Sources said there were no clues into Caylee's death mentioned in the letter.

Conway said he doesn't believe the recent revelation that a heart sticker had been put over tape covering Caylee's mouth had anything to do with George's recent cry for help. He believes George has been suffering through the entire ordeal.

"If you ask George how he's doing, he will always tell you he's okay. He's not okay," Conway said.

People close to George Anthony told Eyewitness News he may have been dealing with depression even before Caylee's death.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18545717/detail.html#-

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Caylee Anthony story: TV asks why did George Anthony crack?
posted by halboedeker on Jan 23, 2009 7:32:10 AM

A new twist in the Caylee Anthony tragedy dominated Friday morning news:Grandpa George Anthony has been hospitalized after sending text messages that he might harm himself.

"Apparently he, at least. contemplated taking his own life," WKMG-Channel 6's Mike DeForest said. WESH-Channel 2's Craig Lucie reported that police said George Anthony was melancholy and had sent several text messages hinting at suicide. He was being evaluated at Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach.

The story broke about 1:20 a.m. Friday morning, WKMG anchor Erick Weber said. WKMG interrupted CBS' "Early Show" at 7 a.m. to continue with the story. George Anthony's daughter, Casey, has been charged with daughter Caylee's murder.

WKMG's Tony Pipitone said people will speculate that George Anthony has something to hide. Pipitone noted there have been some discrepancies in what George has said about Caylee's disappearance. "Unless he's intentionally withholding evidence or anything like that, he doesn't face any legal jeopardy in this case, and that's what the family attorney has said," Pipitone said. "It could simply be that the pressures, which must be so enormous, have gotten to be too much."

In an interview with WFTV-Channel 9's Daralene Jones, Brad Conway, attorney for George and Cindy Anthony, blamed George's problems on stress. "He lost his granddaughter and now he may very well lose his own daughter," Jones said.

Jones explained what had happened: George Anthony hadn't shown up for a Thursday afternoon appointment with Conway at the family home. Then Cindy Anthony contacted law enforcement.

WFTV asked if it George could be reacting to possible criminal charges. Conway said absolutely not.

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/ent...crack-now.html

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RAW VIDEO: Family attorney comments on George Anthony

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/MyFox/pages/sidebar_video.jsp?contentId=8299708&version=1&locale=EN-US

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VIDEO REPORT: Hospital spokesperson comments on George Anthony

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/MyFox/pages/sidebar_video.jsp?contentId=8299893&version=1&locale=EN-US

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PHOTO GALLERY:George Anthony Hospitalized
January 23, 2009

http://media.myfoxorlando.com/photogalleries/012309georgehospitalized/indexGallery.htm

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Attorney: George Anthony Pushed To Brink
Grandfather Text Messaged That He Wants To Be With Caylee

POSTED: 3:31 am EST January 23, 2009
UPDATED: 5:41 pm EST January 23, 2009

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Attorney Brad Conway asked the public and media to respect the Anthony family privacy just hours after George Anthony was found alive with a suicide note on Friday morning.

“This has been nothing less than hell,” Conway said at a news conference in front of the Orange County Courthouse. "George...has been pushed to the brink of what might have been another tragedy in this case."
“They need a little bit of distance,” said Conway, who credited law enforcement with swift action in the case.

George Anthony’s daughter, Casey Anthony, is charged in connection with the death of his granddaughter, Caylee, whose remains were found in December, five months after the family reported her missing.

Authorities in Daytona Beach earlier Friday confirmed that a suicide note was found with George Anthony at a hotel along U.S. Highway 1.

Investigators said the eight-page note indicated George Anthony was at the end of his rope, and that once he was gone, his family would have a better life. He wrote about how strong his daughter, Casey Anthony, is and said he doesn't believe she hurt her daughter, Caylee. However, he did make dark, veiled references to his daughter's friends.

George Anthony also wrote in the letter that his wife, Cindy, could do better than him. He also wrote about his son, Lee Anthony.

Daytona Beach Police Chief Michael Chitwood transported George Anthony to a Daytona Beach hospital for psychiatric evaluation after he was found early Friday morning.

According to officials, George Anthony and his wife were expected to meet with Brad Conway on Thursday, but George Anthony never showed up. Conway called the Orange County Sheriff's Office to file a missing person's report. Listen to the 911 Call

Cindy Anthony said she noticed prescription medicine bottles and a picture of herself and of their daughter, Casey Anthony, missing from the house along with her husband.

According to the Orange County Sheriff's Office incident report, George Anthony began sending text messages at 10:47 p.m. Thursday.

His wife told members of the sheriff's office that the messages sent to her and other friends said that he did not want to live anymore, and that he wanted to be with Caylee. Cindy Anthony said he also texted that he wanted to be left alone and to make sure Caylee was in God's arms.

Using the GPS locator on George Anthony's cell phone, police located him at the Hawaii Motel on Ridgewood Avenue near Wilder Boulevard shortly before 2 a.m.

Motel staff said Anthony checked into Room No. 106 on Thursday evening and said he had business in Daytona Beach on Friday. Police said they found remnants of fast food and beer, blood-pressure medication and other pill jars.

Investigators said they used Florida's Baker Act to take Anthony to Halifax Health Medical Center for a mental evaluation. They said Anthony's demeanor was more melancholy than suicidal. No gun was found in the motel room or car.

Anthony was listed in stable condition on Friday. He was admitted and will undergo a medical evaluation and mental health evaluation that will determine the length of his stay, Halifax Health Medical Center spokeswoman Salina Wang said.

The Baker Act allows authorities to transport people to a state mental health facility if they're believed to be a threat to themselves. An involuntary exam can be performed if the person is deemed mentally ill and can be held for up to three days against their will for treatment.

A member of the Orange County Jail's health services staff notified Casey Anthony on Friday of the situation with her father.

http://www.wesh.com/news/18546075/detail.html

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Sources: George Anthony Took Sleeping Pills; Suicide Note Found In Car
Casey Anthony Remains Jailed In Daughter's Death

POSTED: Thursday, January 22, 2009
UPDATED: 4:18 pm EST January 23, 2009
ORLANDO, Fla. --

The father of Casey Anthony, who is charged with first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee, had alcohol in his motel room and took several sleeping pills prior to being found by authorities after he sent suicidal text messages to family members who reported him missing, sources told Local 6 News.

George Anthony remains hospitalized Friday after undergoing psychiatric evaluation. He was reported missing late Thursday night from his Orange County home but was located a few hours later at the Hawaii Motel on U.S. Highway 1 in Daytona Beach.

"He had text-messaged family members that he wanted to end his life," Daytona Beach Police Chief Mike Chitwood said.

Local 6 News reported that an unfinished three-page suicide note was also found in George Anthony's car.

"I'm being told by sources close to the investigation that the note included wording like 'I want to go be with Caylee,'" Local 6 News reporter Jessica D'Onofrio said.

Local 6 News showed video of the motel room in which George Anthony was staying. A cardboard container of a 12-pack of beer was in the room with four unopened bottles in the refrigerator. A brown blanket apparently belonging to the Anthony family was also shown atop the hotel room bed.

George Anthony's wife, Cindy Anthony, and their attorney, Brad Conway, reported him missing after he failed to arrive at a 4 p.m. Thursday meeting with them, officials said.

On the 911 call Conway placed Thursday, he said he was worried that George Anthony had "done something to himself."

"George has been gone since 8:30 this morning, and he has several bottles of medication from his house as well, and some pictures. We're worried that something ... that he's done something to himself," Conway told the 911 dispatcher.

No weapons were found with George Anthony, who is a former sheriff's deputy in Ohio. He also had his blood-pressure medication with him.

Conway insinuated that authorities helped save George Anthony's life.

"George has been through a lot. The entire Anthony family has been through a lot. George is OK. Thank God," Conway said. "Had it not been for a cooperative effort between Orange County and Volusia County, I don't know what the outcome would have been."

At a Friday afternoon news conference, Conway asked the public and media to respect what the Anthonys are going through.

"This has been nothing less than hell," Conway said. "The loss of their granddaughter has been difficult."

Conway reiterated that his clients have not profited in any way from Caylee's death and they have not been accused of any wrongdoing by authorities.

George Anthony was taken to Halifax Medical Center under Florida's Baker Act, which provides for involuntary hospitalization for those considered serious threats to themselves or others. The hospital can hold Anthony for up to 72 hours.

"Currently, he has been stabilized. He has been moved up to a room and admitted here at Halifax Health," hospital spokeswoman Salina Wang said on Friday afternoon. "Right now we're not commenting on any mental issues that he may or may not have. He is undergoing medical evaluation."

Authorities said they used cell phone pings to track George Anthony to the Bethune Point area of Daytona Beach, and his car was later found in the motel parking lot.

Chitwood, who drove George Anthony to the hospital, told Local 6 News that he had expected to find him dead. He also said that George Anthony did not want to leave the hotel but did so after being issued an ultimatum.

Chitwood also said that George Anthony told him he went to Daytona Beach because he was "broke" and said, "You don't know what I'm going through."

"It's a sad story. It's sad for everybody involved," Chitwood said.

Conway said Cindy Anthony was OK when he was asked about her well-being. He said she will be going to visit her husband at some point but did not specify a time.

"I think I've said this a lot of times. (She's doing) as well as can be expected, but she's good," Conway said. "George is safe, and he's with us, so it's all good."

Casey Anthony, 22, who remains jailed on first-degree murder charges in the death of Caylee, was informed of the situation involving her father by health staff members at the Orange County Jail.

Her attorney, Jose Baez, visited Casey Anthony at the jail Friday morning but would not comment about her reaction to the news.

"I've been strict about not commenting about her reaction to things like that while she's going through this process," Baez said. "She's holding up. That's the best I can say right now."

Baez said he would get her help if it was determined that she needed any psychological assistance.

Also on Friday, Orange County Circuit Judge Stan Strickland ordered Casey Anthony to attend all future court proceedings. The next hearing is scheduled for Jan. 30 at 8:30 a.m.

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/18543583/detail.html#-

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George Anthony: Missing Persons Report

http://www.cfnews13.com/uploadedFiles/Stories/Local/MP%20Report%20G%20Anthony...09-07780.pdf

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Judge Rules Casey Must Attend Hearings

Friday, January 23, 2009 – updated: 6:17 pm EST January 23, 2009
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- There was an important development Friday in the legal case against Casey. Judge Stan Strickland has ordered her to attend all future court proceedings (read judge's order).

Eyewitness News was there January 8 when she was hauled into court in shackles, because Baez had failed to have her sign a hearing waiver.

he court decided, if she waives any future hearings, they run the risk of further legal problems.

Casey can skip minor scheduling or trial status hearings.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18551487/detail.html#-

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Law School Hires Jose Baez To Teach Students

Friday, January 23, 2009 – updated: 6:00 pm EST January 23, 2009
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Casey Anthony's attorney has faced plenty of criticism in the case for forgetting the judge's jurisdiction and for improperly filing court motions. Eyewitness News has now learned Jose Baez has been hired by FAMU law school to teach up-and-coming lawyers.

Baez is not teaching freshmen, he's teaching upper-level classes how to get ready for trial.

Jose Baez passed the bar exam just three years ago. He has already confused jurisdiction and botched a motion in the Casey Anthony case. Now, he's teaching law students at FAMU.

"How's it going so far?" WFTV reporter Sean Lavin asked FAMU College of Law Dean Leroy Pernell.

"I don't know yet. We've only been in session since here for a couple weeks at best," he said.

Baez is also under Florida Bar investigation over allegations he spread false statements about the prosecutors.

"If he's being investigated by the Bar, there's a reason why, and they're supposed to be setting examples for us," FAMU law student Chris Hancock said.

The law school's dean did not even know about the Bar investigation until Eyewitness News told him.

"Are you guys going to stay on top of it and see how it comes out and review it?" Lavin asked Pernell.

"Well, I think with any teacher or instructor, if there are matters that occur that would interfere with experience of students in course, we'll monitor that and take appropriate steps," he said.

Pernell said he will take no action until the investigation is over. That means Baez will keep teaching at FAMU and will earn $4,500 per semester.

Even though students were told not to talk to Eyewitness News, several said Baez has hired FAMU students to help him work on the Anthony case outside of the classroom.

Eyewitness News was unable to reach Baez for comment.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18551642/detail.html#-

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Anthony Motel Room Contained Empty Pill Bottles

Friday, January 23, 2009 – updated: 10:43 am EST January 24, 2009

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- George Anthony's granddaughter was murdered and detectives say his daughter did it. It appears it was all too much for the 57-year-old man to take.

Eyewitness News has learned that empty pill bottles were found inside the Daytona Beach motel room where Anthony was found early Friday morning. A lengthy suicide letter written by George Anthony said that he had taken pills.

Sources also said that he had been drinking when he was found by Daytona Beach Police.

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http://www.wftv.com/news/18545717/detail.html#-

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George Anthony Placed On Suicide Watch
Saturday, January 24, 2009 8:39:57 PM

DAYTONA BEACH -- The father of Casey Anthony remains hospitalized Saturday after a suicide scare.

George Anthony was reported missing Thursday evening after failing to show up for a meeting with his attorney and his wife.

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George Anthony left 5 page suicide note
Last Edited: Saturday, 24 Jan 2009, 5:29 PM EST
Created: Friday, 23 Jan 2009, 4:20 AM EST

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) -- In a phone interview on Saturday, the attorney representing George and Cindy Anthony told FOX 35 that he has not spoken with George directly since his attempted suicide, but he said the grandfather of slain Orlando toddler Caylee Marie Anthony was under considerable stress.

"I will tell you that they are addressing it as best they can" said Conway. He added that what the Anthonys have endured is unimaginable and, at times, unbearable.

George Anthony was admitted to the Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach on Friday after police say he left a five-page suicide note.

"He's not okay. He has been through something that has affected his life, his wife's life, dauthger's life and his granddaughter is gone."

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George Anthony Could Stay In Hospital Until Monday
Sunday, January 25, 2009 8:33:25 AM

DAYTONA BEACH -- The father of Casey Anthony remains in the hospital under psychiatric evaluation for a third day Sunday after a suicide scare.

George Anthony is being held for observation under the Baker Act, which allows him to be checked out for 72 hours. That could keep him at Halifax Medical Center through sometime Monday.

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Casey Anthony's Ex-Boyfriend Posted 'Chloroform' Image On MySpace
Attorney Files Motion Over Forensic Exam

POSTED: Saturday, January 24, 2009
UPDATED: 11:35 pm EST January 24, 2009
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The attorney for Casey Anthony filed a motion late Friday afternoon seeking more information about an ex-boyfriend of his client's who posted a picture on MySpace that showed a man and woman with the title "win her over with chloroform."

Jose Baez wants prosecutors to turn over information about Ricardo Morales, including details about a forensic examination conducted on his computer.

In the more than 3,000 pages of discovery turned over by the state to Anthony's defense team, it was revealed that detectives questioned Morales at least twice.

In the second interview, which occurred in October, Morales said he dated Anthony from January through mid-April, two months before Caylee was last seen alive.

Morales told detectives he posted the chloroform picture on his MySpace page around the beginning of 2008. It was sometime after that when someone did a search for the word "chloroform" on the home computer of George and Cindy Anthony, where Casey Anthony lived with Caylee.

A short time later, Morales and Casey Anthony broke up.

When Morales was asked about the photo, he told detectives it was "kind of funny."

He did not remove the photo from the MySpace page until after Casey Anthony was arrested.

Forensic teams found trace amounts of chloroform in Casey Anthony's car.

Morales also told detectives that Casey Anthony had access to his computer when she was at his apartment. His laptop was analyzed, and detectives noted that "there was nothing incriminating on his computer" although "it appeared some files had been deleted" the same day it was turned over to detectives.

Baez said he wants to determine if the evidence is incriminating, so he filed the motion, which could be heard as early as Friday.

Morales told detectives that he never had a conversation with Casey Anthony about chloroform nor did he recall her ever asking about chloroform or the image on his MySpace page.

A judge ruled on Friday that Casey Anthony, 22, who remains jailed on first-degree murder charges in the death of her daughter, must now attend all court proceedings in her case.

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/18557977/detail.html#-

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The Darkness of Despair
01/25/09 | by admin [mail] | Categories: Friends Of Caylee

Sometime Thursday evening and into the early morning hours of Friday morning January 23, 2009 George Anthony considered ending his life. I do not believe that he actually attempted to do so but the thoughts were swirling in his mind and heart. From what I have read of people contemplating suicide if you are really going to do it you do. Those that reach out to tell others of their desires are crying out for help. Whatever George’s intent was at that moment it is clear that the darkness of despair had him in its demonic grip.

Over the last 6-months it has become obvious that there has been tension between my family and the Anthonys for their efforts to apparently implicate not just my son Jesse and myself but, as we recently discovered, to also try to implicate my wife in Caylee’s disappearance. These actions, whatever their motivation, are inexcusable and heartlessly diabolical. However, that does not mean I am without compassion for George’s pain. I told him so in a text message sent to him early Friday morning. Christian compassion outweighs fleshly emotions or feelings. Faith outweighs the facts and love outweighs evidence when we know Jesus/Yeshua as Lord & Savior.

As I stated early on, I cannot imagine what it must be like to get up each morning and to look into a room where toys lay unused and unloved, knowing that they will never be held by their owner again. To see not one but two empty beds that will not hold their occupants again (assuming the outcome of the trial is a guilty one) has to wear on the heart. The constant nagging guilt of “what if” breaks down a heart and mind like nothing else we can imagine. The accusers’ voice screaming “what if” into your spirit will slowly take away your will to live and your ability to choose light over darkness. How can we not have compassion when we have all been victimized by these thoughts at some time in our lives?

We had Caylee in our life part-time for almost a year and the nagging “what if” brought me to my knees. George had her full time for almost three years and that must magnify his pain exponentially. There is, however, a larger difference between George and I. While my pain and feeling of failure bore deep into my heart and mind there was Another there to bring me out of it. My faith and personal relationship with a Living Loving God, as my Father, and with the Lord of my life, Jesus/Yeshua kept me safe and brought me through. The only way to remove darkness is to expose it to Light. By living in that Light of God darkness is weakened and powerless against us. You see, although our heart yearns for Caylee we know that we will see her again someday when it’s our time to go Home. We also have the distinct confidence that she is safe in the arms of the Lord. We know that we know that we know it. That’s what faith does. Faith is confidence in things we hope for and having the assurance of things we cannot see. Our faith tells us Caylee is all right. Moreover, our hearts which are filled with His Love know that she is all right.

So, to all of you that may wonder or stress over this sad story about a wondrous little girl named Caylee Marie Anthony, let me assure you that she is okay. She is safe, pure, perfect and happy. There is no more pain, no more sadness and no more darkness. If that assurance is not enough for you and you need more, just let me know. I have plenty go around. He fills my heart to overflowing and gives me rest. Come and rest with me as I rest with Him!

Richard Grund

http://www.friendsofcaylee.com/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=55

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What Did Lee Anthony Know?
Jan. 25, 2008

http://www.wesh.com/video/18560970/index.html

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Anthonys: George Regains Will To Live; Police Investigate Lee
Source Says Investigators Want To Know What Lee Anthony Knew

POSTED: 7:50 pm EST January 25, 2009
UPDATED: 8:41 pm EST January 25, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Investigators credited with saving Caylee Anthony's grandfather's life last week said on Sunday that they will be going back to ask members of the family some tough questions.

The investigators said they'll be focusing on Caylee's uncle, Lee Anthony.

Anthony family attorney Brad Conway told WESH 2's Bob Kealing on Sunday that grandfather George Anthony has regained the will to live.

Some of the same investigators credited with saving George Anthony's life after he disappeared now have to resume their investigation into the death of his granddaughter. That includes asking questions about what Lee Anthony knew about Caylee's disappearance and when he knew that information.

"We kind of treat him separately," a source close to the investigation told WESH 2 News of Lee Anthony. "He knows what he has done."

The lawyer for Lee Anthony said on Sunday that Lee is working out of town and trying to deal with his father's issues the best he can.

Investigators also said that they are still looking into possible charges against Lee Anthony. However, Conway said Lee Anthony is not asking for immunity from prosecution because the family isn't sure why he would need it.

Meanwhile, the attorney for George and Cindy Anthony said the strain of waiting so long to bury Caylee was a contributing factor to George's desire to harm himself.

"In our culture, burying your loved on is one of the biggest steps towards healing, and he has not been able to do that," Conway said.

Conway said the outpouring of love and compassion is bringing George Anthony out of the woods.

"He does have that will to live and survive, and he knows he does have a lot to offer those who will go through it and are going through it," Conway said.

At Caylee's memorial, Leona Lieber said she had the same thoughts when her son died after a battle with cancer.

"When I lost my son, I just wanted to be with my son, just like George wants to be with Caylee," Lieber said.

Stay with WESH 2 News and WESH.com for the latest updates on the investigation into the death of Caylee Anthony.

http://www.wesh.com/news/18561060/detail.html

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Grandparents to Set Burial Date for Caylee Anthony This Week

After a whirlwind of details have surfaced about the killing of Caylee Anthony and her grandfather’s attempts at suicide on Friday, the child will finally be put to rest.

The remains of the toddler will be buried after the date is set by George and Cindy Anthony, the grandparents. The Orlando Sentinel made the report today.

The attorneys for the senior Anthonys, through their attorney Brad Conway, report they hope to set the burial date this week. The attorney told the folks at NBC’s Today Show Monday morning that, “Burying Caylee -- that is one of the biggest things they need to do right now," Conway told Meredith Vieira. "They have been criticized for delaying the burial, and they have nothing to do with that."

Conway went on to say that it was time to “get on with that,” referring to Caylee Anthony’s burial. Caylee’s grandfather, George Anthony, continues to be under psychiatric care after his suicide attempt was interrupted by police on Friday after a note was found declaring his intentions.

http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/265938

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Anthony Prosecution Team Files Witness List
Baez Requests Sanctions Against The State

A new witness list has been filed by the prosecution in the case against Casey Anthony.

Anthony is charged with the murder of her daughter, Caylee Anthony. Caylee was 2 when she was reported missing in July.

The state filed the witness list Monday morning. It included the names of more than 140 potential witnesses, including Zenaida Gonzalez and several members of Anthony’s extended family.

Meanwhile, Anthony’s defense attorney, Jose Baez, filed new court documents Monday morning. The documents asked for unspecified sanctions against the state for failing to furnish the defense team with evidence from two experts in the case.

Baez Documents (PDF): http://www.wesh.com/download/2009/0126/18565684.pdf

Article: http://www.wesh.com/news/18565575/detail.html

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George Anthony Won't Leave Hospital Today
Attorney Says Grandfather Searching For Closure

ORLANDO, Fla. -- George Anthony remained at Halifax Medical Center on Monday after a suicide scare last week.

Officials said they didn't plant to discharge Anthony on Monday.

The Anthony family's attorney, Brad Conway, said Anthony is feeling much better, but Conway said he needs to be able to properly say goodbye to his slain granddaughter.

Caylee Anthony disappeared in June prompting a major investigation that resulted in the arrest of Anthony's daughter, Casey Anthony. Caylee's body was discovered not far from the family's home in December.

"He's out of the woods, but he has a long way to go," Conway said. "The first step is burying Caylee."

George Anthony is recovering from a suicide scare.

"He does have that will to live and survive," Conway said.

After spending the weekend at Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach, Conway said he's making progress.

George Anthony has been under the care of a physician since early Friday morning, when police said they found him at the Hawaii Motel on U.S. Highway 1.

Investigators said a suicide note found in his possession was a clear indication that he needed help.

"It suggested that he wanted to be with Caylee. You know, leave this Earth and go to the next life to be with Caylee, with God," Daytona Beach Police Chief Michael Chitwood said.

Conway said part of the problem is the grandfather of the slain little girl hasn't had any closure.

"In our culture, burying your loved one is one of the biggest steps toward healing, and they have not been able to do that," Conway said. "They need to take that step."

The family hasn't yet said when they'll hold a funeral.

http://www.wesh.com/news/18561060/detail.html

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Anthony's ex in question, father remains hospitalized

ORLANDO, FL (WFLX) - New developments in the case of the murdered Orlando toddler Caylee Anthony.

Attorneys are now working to get more information about ex-boyfriend Ricardo Morales. He's the ex of mother Casey Anthony.

Her attorney filed the motion last week wanting to know why Morales posted a picture on MySpace with a caption that made a reference to "chloroform". Someone did a search for the word "chloroform" on a computer in a home where Anthony lived, and trace amounts were found in her car.

Morales has been questioned by detectives twice before.

Meanwhile, Casey's father, George Anthony remains in a hospital following a suicide threat.

We've learned empty pill bottles were found inside the Daytona Beach motel room where Anthony was found Friday morning. A lengthy suicide letter written by George Anthony said that he had taken pills. Sources also said that he had been drinking when he was found by police.

The family's attorney say it was likely brought on by stress after detailed evidence was released about items found near Caylee's body. "George and Cindy have not reviewed that, that is my job. It is my job because they don't want to know every detail. This is very, very difficult," said their attorney.

George Anthony is still being held under Florida's Baker Act which means officials believe he could be a threat to himself.

http://www.wflxfox29.com/Global/story.asp?S=9732091&nav=menu98_2

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Caylee Anthony: Lawyer says family hopes to set burial this week
posted by halboedeker on Jan 26, 2009 8:47:00 AM



George and Cindy Anthony hope to set the burial of granddaughter Caylee Anthony this week, attorney Brad Conway told NBC's "Today" Monday morning.

"Burying Caylee -- that is one of the biggest things they need to do right now," Conway told Meredith Vieira. "They have been criticized for delaying the burial, and they have nothing to do with that."

The grandparents allowed the state and defense to do what they needed for the trial of their daughter, Casey, Conway added. Casey Anthony is charged with the first-degree murder of toddler Caylee.

"It's time now we get on with that," Conway said of the burial.

George Anthony remains under psychiatric care after writing a suicide note last week that he wanted to join Caylee. Conway said he hadn't seen the suicide note. The attorney called 911 and said he feared police would be too late in finding George.

Conway said he didn't think George was ready to be released. "He needs help to begin the [healing] process," Conway said.

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2009/01/xxxxxxxbrad-conway-told-today-wrote-a-suicide-note-and-wanted-to-join-caylee-conway-had-called-911.html

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True story: The Caylee Marie Anthony tribute doll

A Jacksonville promotions company plans to sell a doll as a tribute to slain toddler Caylee Marie Anthony.

The Inspirational Caylee Sunshine Doll will go on sale Tuesday for $29.99.

The blonde-haired, 18-inch doll wears jeans and a T-shirt depicting a sun and the phrase: "CAYLEE SUNSHINE." The song "You Are My Sunshine" plays when her belly button is pushed.

Jaime Salcedo, president of Showbiz Promotions, said he is not selling a doll that looks exactly like Caylee because it would be too morbid and difficult for the public.

Instead, he said, they want to honor and respect Caylee's life by bringing awareness to her case.

"We want it to be a tribute," he said.

Salcedo said this is the first product his promotions company will sell that is inspired by the victim of a crime.

Salcedo said he plans to donate a portion of the proceeds to charity -- though he does not have an organization lined up yet.

Salcedo said he's waiting to hear back from several organizations, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. He is considering donating $3 for every doll sold.

Asked about whether it's appropriate for his company profit on Caylee's death, Salcedo said he is anticipating critics.

"I think that that is going to come up," he said.

Salcedo said the public does not understand what it costs to make the doll, ship it, import it, and his company's expenses.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/orl-bk-caylee-anthony-doll-012609,0,523114.story

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Florida Bar Throws Out Jose Baez Investigation

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- A Florida Bar investigation into Casey Anthony's lawyer, Jose Baez, has been thrown out. Baez's team was accused of making some nasty statements about public officials in the case, including prosecutors.

"Lawson Lamar is disrespecting the public trust in the grand jury system. He cares more about being re-elected than a child's life," Baez's spokesman wrote in a previous news release...

http://www.wftv.com/news/18568351/detail.html

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TEAM COVERAGE: George Still Hospitalized; Bar Drops Baez Investigation

http://www.wftv.com/video/18568484/index.html

DOCUMENTS: Baez Response To Complaint | Read News Release

http://www.wftv.com/news/18568272/detail.html

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George Anthony To Remain Hospitalized Another Week


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

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Caylee's Grandfather to Stay in Hospital After Telling Family He Wanted to End His Life

01/26/2009 --
The grandfather of murdered Orlando girl Caylee Anthony will remain hospitalized for medical evaluation after he vanished and expressed the desire to take his own life last week, the hospital said Monday...


http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=8312828&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.1.1

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Reports Say Casey Anthony's Brother Not Cooperating

ORLANDO -- There have been reports that sheriff's investigators want to talk with Lee Anthony, Casey Anthony's brother, but that he has not been cooperative.

News 13 attempted to talk to Lee Anthony's attorney on Monday, but he said he was unavailable for comment. Also, the Orange County Sheriff's Office said Sgt. John Allan, the lead investigator in the Casey Anthony case would not comment on the reports.

What News 13 has learned is that the Anthonys have not been talking with the sheriff's office recently. News 13 was told the Thursday before George Anthony disappeared that Allan said if the Anthonys would come forward with any "truthful" information, they would be more than happy to sit down and talk with them. It shows a clear rift between the Anthonys and the agency investigating their daughter's case.

http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2009/1/26/george_anthony_to_be_released_from_hospital.html

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Nancy Grace, 1/26/09:

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0901/26/ng.01.html

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Jane Velez-Mitchell, 1/26/09:

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0901/26/ijvm.01.html

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Finally! They're suspending sales of the Caylee doll!

Caylee Anthony doll suspended

JACKSONVILLE, FL (WFLX) - A Jacksonville promotions company had people shaking their heads in disgust after they tried to sell a doll inspired by slain toddler Caylee Marie Anthony. The company now says the doll has been suspended "after listening to the advice of the general public".

The Inspirational Caylee Sunshine Doll, which plays a song when her bellybutton is pushed, was on sale for $29.99 at cayleedoll.com.

The press release on CayleeDoll.com says:

It was our intention to begin the sale of the Sunshine Caylee Doll at 12:00 p.m. January 27, 2009. As we mentioned to the media in our press release, it was very important that we allow the press to present our idea to the public first in an effort to measure the reaction to our fund raising efforts. As the story developed, we also announced that we would be donating 100 percent of the profits to charity. However, after reviewing the response to our media introduction of the Sunshine Caylee Doll and listening to the advice of the general public, we feel that is it best to suspend the launch of The Sunshine Caylee Doll.

While we still feel it is important to raise awareness and raise money to help stop this type of crime from being committed. We feel we can be more effective using more traditional methods.

We would like to thank everyone who made comments or called us to express their opinion.

Jaime Salcedo
President
Showbiz Promotions

Before the company announced the suspension of the doll, the lawyer representing Caylee's grandparents, George and Cindy Anthony, was outraged.

"This is an example of another person trying to profit from the tragedy of Caylee's death," lawyer Brad Conway said. "He has never met my clients, spoken to my clients and has not gotten authority of any type to do this. And after I have a chance to research it, I will likely take whatever legal action I can."

The blond, 18-inch doll wore jeans and a t-shirt depicting a sun and the phrase: "CAYLEE SUNSHINE." The song "You Are My Sunshine" played when her stomach is pushed.

Showbiz Promotions is already the center of an active civil investigation by the state Attorney General's Office. The allegation: Consumers ordered and paid for merchandise from two Web sites, but never received anything.

One of those sites sells a "Vick Dog Chew Toy" for $7.77.

The site is still selling "Caylee Sunshine" t-shirts, bracelets and stickers.

Caylee's mother, Casey Anthony, is accused of killing her daughter, who would have turned 3 in August, and the 22-year-old mother remains at the Orange County Jail on first-degree murder and other charges.

http://www.wflxfox29.com/Global/story.asp?S=9739397&nav=menu98_3

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Artist sells Casey Anthony voodoo dolls
Amy L. Edwards | Sentinel Staff Writer
12:43 PM EST, January 27, 2009

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The same week that a promotions company announced its plans to sell a doll inspired by slain toddler Caylee Marie Anthony, someone is selling three voodoo dolls of the girl's mother on eBay.

Three Casey Anthony voodoo dolls are for sale on the popular Web site, starting at $19.99.

A description of the priciest doll, with a starting bid of $29.99, is made by a New Orleans artist who is a "studied, practiced and renound (sic) Spiritual Healer; Gemologist and Jeweler. Equally engages in healing and spiritual craftmaking, (sic) and in designing and manufacturing spiritual (sic) and uniquie (sic) jewel crafts (emphasis on Voodoo Dolls and Dreamcatchers).

The $29.99 doll states it is signed by the artist, who is unnamed, and is accompanied by handcuffs, a Bible and white sunglasses.

One of the voodoo dolls, which appears to be made out of money, is called the "New Orleans Casey Anthony Mad Money Voodoo Doll." The other is called "Sing the Blues."

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-casey-anthony-voodoo-doll-012709,0,3137743.story

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Judge Orders Casey Anthony To Appear In Court
Strickland Denies Motion To Waive Her Appearance

POSTED: 1:02 pm EST January 27, 2009
UPDATED: 1:11 pm EST January 27, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Casey Anthony tried to waive her right to appear at a court hearing Friday, but a judge ordered her to be there.

Anthony and her attorneys filed the written waiver, but Circuit Court Judge Stan Strickland on Tuesday declined to grant it. He cited the possibility of “future problems.”

Anthony had not attended any court hearings since her arrest until earlier this month, when prosecutors raised the issue. The concern is Anthony could use the fact that she wasn’t in court as a reason to seek an appeal, if she is convicted.

Anthony is charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of her daughter, Caylee Marie, whose remains were found last month in east Orange County. Anthony reported Caylee missing in July, when the toddler was 2 years old.

The hearing in Orlando on Friday is to consider several motions, including a defense motion seeking sanctions against the state over access to evidence.

Tune into WESH 2 news starting at 4 p.m. for updates on this and other Casey Anthony stories.

Also, on Friday, WESH.com plans to show the hearing live on the Web.

In other news, Casey Anthony's father, George, will remain in the hospital for another day in the wake of a suicide attempt. And a Jacksonville company has dropped plans to sell a doll it says was inspired by Caylee.

http://www.wesh.com/news/18575471/detail.html

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Casey Anthony's defense wants prosecutors removed

Amy L. Edwards | Sentinel Staff Writer
8:05 PM EST, January 27, 2009

Casey Anthony's defense team filed a motion late today asking a judge to remove the prosecutors from her case.

New York attorney Linda Kenney Baden signed the motion, which alleges improprieties and media leaks and asks for a "recusal of the Orange County Prosecutor's Office."

To read the motion, click here.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/media/acrobat/2009-01/44737110.pdf

Also, defense attorney Jose Baez filed an objection to a judge's earlier order stating Anthony needed to attend future court proceedings.

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http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-casey-anthony-baez-motion-prosecutor-012709,0,6347465.story

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Anthony Lawyers Hope For Private Jail Service
Family Wants To Say Goodbye To Caylee With Casey Anthony

POSTED: 6:04 pm EST January 27, 2009
UPDATED: 6:14 pm EST January 27, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The lawyer for George and Cindy Anthony said Tuesday that he is negotiating a private service for Caylee that includes a jailhouse family reunion with Casey Anthony.

The couple's lawyer said he hopes to find out by the end of the week if the Anthonys will be able to reunite with Casey Anthony behind bars to grieve the child she is charged with killing.

Ever since Caylee's remains were found last month, her grandparents have been working on plans for a private service.

Attorney Tom Luka,. a lawyer for Casey Anthony's brother, Lee, said the hope is for “some sort of reunification with the family, the whole family, Casey included, so they can grieve and say goodbye together.

Orange County corrections officials have told WESH 2 that due to the life felony charges Anthony is facing, policy would prohibit her leaving the jail for any service. Now her parents' lawyer tells WESH 2 they're trying to hammer out details for a private service behind bars.

“We are trying to work with the jail,” said attorney Brad Conway, who represents grandparents George and Cindy Anthony.

If there have been talks to reunite the Anthonys behind bars, the jail is not confirming them.

"No such request has been received by Orange County Corrections," spokesman Allen Moore said. "It is highly unlikely such a request would be granted."

Meanwhile the Anthonys are finalizing plans to hold a larger memorial service for Caylee to which the public would be invited to attend. According to their lawyer the goal is to announce that date on Wednesday.

Casey Anthony is charged with first-degree murder in connection with Caylee's death. She reported her daughter missing in July, and her remains were found in an east Orange County woods in December.

http://www.wesh.com/news/18578289/detail.html

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Casey Anthony case: Jose Baez goes after prosecutors
posted by halboedeker on Jan 28, 2009 9:38:46 AM



Jose Baez's emergency motion, filed late Tuesday, became the latest twist in the Casey Anthony case.

WOFL-Channel 35 explained the motion Tuesday evening, and other stations provided more details early today.

"In short, Jose Baez wants all the state prosecutors working on this case ... thrown off the case," WFTV-Channel 9's Mark Boyle said.

"He [Baez] feels someone's trying to discredit him, and in turn, hurt the case for Casey Anthony, " WKMG-Channel 6's J.R. Stone said. "Baez believes local prosecutors may be secretly trying to ruin his reputation and, while doing so, have hurt Casey Anthony's right to a fair trial."

Baez represents Casey Anthony, who is charged with murdering daughter Caylee.

He alleges prosecutors made an anonymous ethics complaint against him with the Florida Bar. Baez has said he wasn't responsible for critical remarks about prosecutors, which were made by his public-relations firm. And Baez has branded as untrue allegations that he has entertainment deals based on the Anthony trial's outcome.

WFTV legal analyst Bill Sheaffer defended prosecutors, saying they had a duty to bring ethical complaints to the bar's attention. Sheaffer also said it was highly unlikely Baez would get to question prosecutors on the stand.

WESH-Channel 2 reported that plans for a public memorial for toddler Caylee could be announced today. WESH also gave close attention to a story that the Anthony family hopes to reunite behind bars with Casey for a jailhouse funeral.

But in reporting that development, WESH seemed to shoot it down. A corrections spokesman told the station that a request for such a funeral was not likely to be granted.


http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2009/01/casey-anthony-case-jose-baezs-motion-becomes-big-story.html

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NANCY GRACE

Family Requests Private Caylee Funeral Be Held in Mother`s Jail
Aired January 27, 2009 - 20:00:00 ET

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0901/27/ng.01.html

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ISSUES WITH JANE VELEZ-MITCHELL

Caylee Doll Attracts Controversy; Attorney Requests Private Funeral Service for Caylee
Aired January 27, 2009 - 19:00:00 ET

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0901/27/ijvm.01.html

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Furhman Goes Inside Caylee Probe
January 27, 2009

Video
http://www.foxnews.com/video2/video08.html?maven_referralObject=3471087&maven_referralPlaylistId=&sRevUrl=http://www.foxnews.com/ontherecord/

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Motion Filed To Keep Anthony Out Of Court
Wednesday, January 28, 2009 8:44:17 AM

ORLANDO -- Jose Baez, Casey Anthony's attorney, has filed a motion to keep his client out of court during pre-trial hearings.

In the Notice of Objection, Baez tells the court that this case is unique and has generated a considerable amount of media attention.

Baez also said Casey's appearance in court "only fuels the circus-like atmosphere" and paints Casey in a negative light.

He also said the negative exposure will keep Casey from getting a fair and impartial jury.

An article from the Orlando Sentinel was also attached to the motion.

Casey herself also signed a Waiver of Defendant's Appearance document, which was sent to the courts. It waives her right to appear at Friday's pre-trial hearing.

Judge Stan Strickland ordered Casey into the courtroom at a Jan. 8 hearing, even though her lawyer said she waived her right to appear.

Meanwhile, an Emergency Motion To Recuse was also filed late Tuesday.

George Remains Hospitalized

Casey's father, George Anthony, could remain in the hospital for several more days.

Anthony was taken to Halifax Medical Center Jan. 23 by Daytona Beach police after being found at a motel.

He had been sending text messages to family members threatening to kill himself, and wrote what some believe was a suicide note.

Anthony was held over the weekend under the state's Baker Act for an evaluation.

http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2009/1/28/motion_filed_to_keep_anthony_out_of_court.html

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Parents Seek Private Meeting With Casey Anthony
Lawyer Wants Attorney General To Take Over

POSTED: Wednesday, January 28, 2009
UPDATED: 12:50 pm EST January 28, 2009
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The attorney for the parents of Casey Anthony is trying to arrange a private, face-to-face jail meeting between his clients and their daughter.

Casey Anthony, 22, who remains jailed on first-degree murder charges in the death of her daughter, Caylee, has not seen or spoken to her family in more than three months. Jail visitations are permitted, but they are videotaped and made public as a part of the discovery process, so the Anthonys have not met with their daughter.

Attorney Brad Conway said he plans to ask the Orange County Jail to allow Casey Anthony's mother, Cindy Anthony, and possibly her father, George Anthony, to privately visit their daughter.

The remains of Caylee were found in December in a wooded area near the east Orange County home she shared with her mother and grandparents. George and Cindy Anthony want to see their daughter to talk about Caylee's death, so Conway said he will ask the jail to arrange a private, face-to-face meeting and possibly hold a small memorial service at the jail. Their last jail visit was made in mid-October.

An Orange County Jail official said the request has not been made. He said it would be highly unusual. Typically, only attorneys and clergy are permitted to meet with inmates face-to-face, and the Orange County Jail has never allowed any type of memorial service.

Local 6 News reported that it would be possible for the Anthonys to have a video visitation with their daughter that is not recorded, but authorities would have to agree to it. A call to the Orange County Sheriff's Office about the possibility has not yet been returned.

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/18582240/detail.html?treets=orlpn&tml=orlpn_12pm&ts=T&tmi=orlpn_12pm_1_10550101282009#-

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January 28th, 2009 12:33 PM Eastern
will there be a funeral for Caylee Anthony in the jail?
by Greta Van Susteren

Just got this email from OTR Producer Justin Wells….apparently many wonder if Caylee Anthony will have a funeral in the jail…read:

From: Allen Moore
Sent: Wed Jan 28 11:11:10 2009
Subject: 090128 News Release - Orange County Jail has received no request or communication about an in-jail funeral

The Orange County Jail has received no request or communication about an in-jail funeral memorial for Caylee Anthony

No interviews are being granted regarding this matter. Please use the release below for any quotes.

Due to several media and citizen contacts regarding this issue, we are publishing the following statement:

There have been media reports about the possibility of an in-jail family funeral memorial for Caylee Anthony. No such request has been received by the Orange County Corrections Department. If a request is received, we will respond appropriately based on departmental policy and procedure.

Normally we do not respond to “what if” questions, however, I am authorized to say “it is highly unlikely such a request would be granted. Our consistent policy in regards to Casey Anthony’s incarceration is to treat her no differently than any other inmate in her custody status.”

To our knowledge, no in-jail funeral memorial has ever been allowed by our agency.

As reported earlier, Casey Anthony’s charges would forbid a community leave to attend a private memorial service or private viewing of remains. This is covered under existing jail policy.

Allen Moore, JD, APR
Public Information Officer
Orange County Corrections Department
Orange County Government, Florida

http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/01/28/will-there-be-a-funeral-for-caylee-anthony-in-the-jail/

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http://i43.tinypic.com/2v2tc2h.jpgCOVER SNEAK PEEK: Caylee Anthony's Family Secrets
Originally posted Wednesday January 28, 2009 02:10 PM EST

Long before the remains of missing 2-year-old Caylee Anthony were discovered in December, deep fractures in the troubled Anthony family had already emerged, PEOPLE reports in its new cover story, on sale Friday.

On Jan. 22, George Anthony – whose daughter Casey, 22, is scheduled to go on trial in March for the murder of her daughter Caylee – was found by authorities in a Daytona Beach, Fla., motel room after sending suicidal text messages.

George, 57, and his wife Cindy, 50, "are both suffering beyond what you can imagine," says the family's attorney Brad Conway.

In an interview with the FBI last year, George said that he and his wife had separated for more than six months starting at the end of 2005. They reconciled, but there was no mistaking the rift between them.

"I've watched Cindy berate George over the littlest thing, just nasty, mean stuff," a source tells PEOPLE. "She'll say, 'George, you're so stupid,' in front of his friends."

Strained Relationships

Meanwhile, the relationship between Cindy and Casey – well before Caylee's murder – was even more strained. "They were always at each other's throats about something," says the source.

"Cindy would tell Casey she was immature, and Casey would tell Cindy she was ruining her life. They couldn't communicate if it wasn't for their fighting and bickering."

In emails dated August, after Caylee's disappearance, bitter tensions emerged between Cindy and her brother Rick Pleasea. "Casey is the only person that really knows where Caylee is and what really happened to her," Rick wrote to Cindy on Aug. 11, 2008.

"She is playing you, George and Lee like a base [sic] fiddle and has for years. You need to wake up."

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20255306,00.html

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Baez PR Firm Issues Scathing Release After State Drops Investigation
The following release was emailed to WFTV by Press Corp Media on the afternoon of Tuesday, January 27, 2009:

The Florida Bar made the right decision by throwing out the absolutely ridiculous whining complaint by the State Attorney - just as with this communication Press Corps Media was solely responsible for a Media Release offering the observation that the only reason a grand jury was convened (at the time that it did) was because of the elections this past November. The State Attorney knew very well that attorney Jose Baez never made such a statement, but also knew that Press Corps Media is not under the thumb of the Florida Bar, so they decided to try to attack a totally innocent individual. Mr. Baez didn't deserve that, just as he hasn't deserved the filthy personal attacks by various media.

Orlando Channel 9 is the Poster Child for the "Deterioration of Journalism" and it's not surprising to see that station so quickly bury a POSITIVE story about Mr. Baez on their web site, but other media outlets are not exempt from their negative reporting, and shameless personal attacks.

In our 34 years of working with attorneys on high pressure cases, never have we witnessed such disgusting media conduct, and as Press Corps Media continues its proud work in behalf of The Baez Law Firm on Casey Anthony matters, all we can hope for is that reporters and News Directors try to remember that ETHICS AND PROFESSIONALISM is what was taught in journalism school, not blood-thirsty ratings. You have a child's life lost, you have another young adult life awaiting a serious trial, and you have a loyally dedicated and smart attorney that all deserve consideration and respect.

Thank you,

Todd Black PMK

http://www.wftv.com/news/18576374/detail.html#-

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On The Record W/ Greta
New Caylee Anthony Clues in Air Freshener and Garbage Bags?
Wednesday, January 28, 2009

GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, FOX NEWS HOST: Now to Florida, where former LAPD homicide detective Mark Fuhrman is on the ground investigating the murder of Caylee Anthony. Mark has been talking to investigators and has some inside information about the case. One clue involves air freshener, and another involves garbage bags.

Mark joins us live from Orlando. Mark, can we start with air freshener? What is that clue?

MARK FUHRMAN, FORMER LAPD HOMICIDE DETECTIVE: Well, you know, it is interesting, Greta. When you read the documents that were released, you see "air freshener sheet."

I kind of thought I knew what that was, but I got confirmation that it's actually the fabric softener sheets that you put in the dryer with clothes, and the most predominant brand is Bounce air freshener.

Now, the interesting part about this is they were not used. In other words, when they come out of the dryer, they look all crumpled like a hanky. They were actually folded and flat, like they look come out of a box. And they were specifically used to try to overcome the smell in the trunk.

VAN SUSTEREN: Garbage bags is also one of the clues that you're tracking, because-why did you pick garbage bags? Is it because of how the remains were found?

FUHRMAN: Not only the remains were found in a certain garbage bag, but you want to know what size they come in.

There was different colored handles or tie wraps that were used in several places in the descriptions, not only when they were out at some of the possible scenes, but what Caylee Anthony was actually in, the bag that she was in, the tie straps, what was taken from the home.

So we went out there, and we found out that there are black bags, all of which-they have yellow, blue -- they have red. They have different -- packages have different colored handles for how many in that certain bag, different brands. But, by in large, the red ones belong to a certain brand, the blue ones belong to another, and the yellow belong to another. So we wanted to go out there and figure this out a little bit so we would know what we were dealing with.

VAN SUSTEREN: What about the forensic examinations, the tests done the entomologists, the bug people, the soil people, the botanists? Has that come back yet? Has that given any indication as to the strength of the prosecution's case about when that body was placed, or the remains, actually, in that area?

FUHRMAN: Well, Greta, when you talk about the vegetation, the two leaves that were found, the soil samples from the shovel in the trunk - we have been told that hasn't come back yet. It was not in the documents that were released. Our information is that it has not come back from the FBI lab yet.

• Watch Greta's interview with Mark Fuhrman

I have a suspicion that that evidence collectively has not come back for a reason, and that reason, I believe, is that they are holding it back, and if they are hold it back, then they do not have to disclose it quite yet.

VAN SUSTEREN: Mark, one of the things -- we have seen an awful lot of documents coming out of Florida, which you do not see in many states, because they have this broad sunshine law where they have to surrender.

I know that the sheriff's department's thinks that it is getting criticized for releasing the documents, but I think the criticism, if there is some, should be directed at the state law if people don't like it, not the sheriff's department. Am I right?

FUHRMAN: Yes, you are right. And they are a little frustrated. They get hit by the media because these documents are released. What people really do not understand the Florida laws is that they think that they are really hurting the case and tainting the jury pool, and it would be hard to sit a jury and give a fair and impartial trial.

But Florida law is this. It goes from the investigator to the prosecutor. If the prosecutor files a charge, then the defense attorney is required to get discovery--in other words, the documents.

Once that discovery is complete, 24 hours later, those documents are released by the attorney general to anybody in the public that requests them.

Now, normally, the sheriff's department or the police department would ask certain media agencies to not do it for certain reasons -

VAN SUSTEREN: Yes, the media would be all over it on this one. Mark, thank you.

FUHRMAN: Thanks, Greta.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,484124,00.html

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ISSUES WITH JANE VELEZ-MITCHELL

All-Out Legal War in Caylee Anthony Case
Aired January 28, 2009 - 19:00:00 ET

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0901/28/ijvm.01.html

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NANCY GRACE

Magazine Reports Casey Anthony`s Parents No Longer Sure She`s Innocent
Aired January 28, 2009 - 20:00:00 ET

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0901/28/ng.01.html

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'Caylee's Family Secrets' Featured On People Magazine
Girl's Mother Remains Jailed On Murder Charges

POSTED: Wednesday, January 28, 2009
UPDATED: 10:39 pm EST January 28, 2009
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Local 6 News has obtained an advance copy of the latest edition of People magazine, which claims that detectives said a blanket found with the remains of Caylee Anthony is a match to items inside the Anthony family home.

The magazine, which will be released on Friday, features Caylee on the cover and offers a six-page article that promises to provide several Anthony family secrets.

Casey Anthony, 22, remains jailed on first-degree murder charges in her daughter's death. Caylee's remains were found last month in a wooded area near her parents' east Orange County home, where she lived with Caylee.

The article is a compilation of thousands of pages of legal documents and family interviews which brings readers up to date on the case from the magazine's last Caylee cover story, which was published a couple of months ago.

The blockbuster item in the story is People's claim that a Winnie the Pooh blanket found with Caylee's remains is a match to other Winnie the Pooh items inside the Anthony family home. Local 6 News has not been able to confirm the link that People attributes to investigators.

The article goes into detail about the dysfunctional relationship between Casey Anthony and her mother, Cindy Anthony, and the strain it put on the family.

People also outlines George Anthony's recent apparent suicide attempt, his trip to a Daytona Beach motel and the threatening text messages he sent family members. He remains hospitalized at Halifax Medical Center, but his attorney, Brad Conway, said he could return home as early as Friday.

Conway is quoted in the magazine saying that George and Cindy Anthony are not sure whether their daughter killed Caylee. They have longed maintained that Casey Anthony did not kill her daughter.

The last lines of the People magazine article say:

"But are her parents still completely convinced that she is innocent? When asked that question by reporters right after George's hospitalization, attorney Conway hedged. 'They don't know, they don't know,' he said. 'None of us know.'"

Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/18590888/detail.html#-

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Casey Anthony case: Will parents get private moment in jail?

Reports of a jailhouse funeral for Caylee Anthony have been greatly exaggerated. That was a recurring theme in 5 p.m. Wednesday newscasts.

WFTV-Channel 9 dismissed the possibility that Casey Anthony's family might be reunited behind bars to remember slain toddler Caylee. Anchor Martie Salt swiftly declared: "The Orange County Jail told us it will never happen. Despite some reports, a jail spokesperson told Channel 9 no one in the Anthony family has ever asked to hold a memorial there. And if they did, the answer would likely be no. It's against jail policy." Casey Anthony is charged with her daughter's murder.

WESH-Channel 2 had reported on such a jailhouse funeral, but attorney Brad Conway "wants to clear some things up," anchor Martha Sugalski said.

Conway, attorney for George and Cindy Anthony, said he never sought "an all-out memorial service," and that such reports were "exaggerated," reporter Amanda Ober said.

"He intends only to request that George and Cindy be allowed to have a visit with their daughter, Casey, that is not videotaped," Ober said. "He said the Anthonys need a moment with Casey to acknowledge and grieve little Caylee's death." If the jail rejects the request, that will end the issue, Conway told WESH.

George and Cindy Anthony haven't seen Casey since she was arrested in October because they don't want the visit recorded and released to the public.

WKMG-Channel 6's Mike DeForest reported, "Cindy and George want to see Casey and talk to her about Caylee's death." Such a private visit would be unusual, but DeForest added, "Sheriff's officials are at least open to the possibility of allowing an unrecorded video visit between Casey and her parents." DeForest floated another possibility: Investigators might allow an unrecorded visit if a detective could monitor the family's conversation.

Conway could announce details of a public memorial service for Caylee later this week, WKMG reported.

In newscasts at 6, the Anthony case drew more scrutiny. WFTV's Kathi Belich reported that an Orange County deputy was evidently distracted when responding to a meter reader's tips in August. The deputy was using his computer to find another job and send raunchy pictures.

What will happen to Jose Baez's motion to have prosecutors thrown off the case? WESH talked to an expert who said it's possible but unlikely.

WOFL-Channel 35 talked to Judge Andrew Napolitano, a Fox News Channel analyst, who said Baez is trying to send a message to prosecutors. But Napolitano said the main issue is, "Who killed this baby? That's what we need to know. Not what the lawyers are saying about each other."

WKMG announced that the Anthony saga is the cover the new People magazine and said it would preview the article at 11 tonight. Anchor Jacqueline London said WKMG was the only station with an advance copy, and she teased to "heartbreaking new information." The cover is titled "Caylee's Family Secrets" and an inside headline reads, "A Shocking Twist."

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2009/01/reports-of-a-jailhouse-funeral-have-been-greatly-exaggeratedwftv-channel-9-dismissed-the-possibility-that-casey-anthonys-fam.html

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Casey Anthony to appear in court Friday
Last Edited: Thursday, 29 Jan 2009, 12:24 PM EST
Created: Thursday, 29 Jan 2009, 12:24 PM EST


ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) -- Casey Anthony will be present for a motion hearing on Friday as a judge rules on several motions filed by her defense team.

The hearing will be heard by Circuit Judge Stan Strickland at 8:30 a.m. at the Orange County Court House.

The motions include the defendant's motion to inspect crime scene, defendant's amended application for subpeona duces tecum and the state of Florida's motion to strike the defense's witness list.

READ: Motion to inspect crime scene
http://media.myfoxorlando.com/photogalleries/012009crimescene/indexGallery.htm

READ: Amended application for subpeona deuces tecum
http://media.myfoxorlando.com/photogalleries/012109amendedsubpeona/indexGallery.htm

READ: State of Florida's to Strike Defense Witness List
http://media.myfoxorlando.com/photogalleries/012309witnesslist/indexGallery.htm

The trial status regarding a trial date will also be discussed during the hearing.

FOX 35 will air the motion hearing LIVE beginning at 8:30 a.m. The hearing will also be streamed on MyFoxOrlando.com

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=8326109&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

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New Motions Filed In The Case Against Casey Anthony

Wednesday, January 28, 2009 – updated: 11:37 am EST January 29, 2009
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Casey Anthony's defense team and the Orange County Corrections Department filed a motion in the case against Casey Anthony late Wednesday night.

NEW MOTIONS: Corrections Department | DNA Evidence
VIDEO REPORT: Two Motions Filed
WATCH LIVE: Court Hearing Friday At 8:30AM

Casey's defense team is waiting for decisions on several of the new motions filed in the case. In the most recent motion (read motion). attorney Jose Baez is requesting all fingerprint-related evidence, any DNA reports that show Casey's former fiancee Jesse Grund was not Caylee's father, and materials regarding the decomposing hair found in Casey's trunk.

Also, the Orange County Corrections Department wants clarification about when Casey Anthony is required to attend court hearings (read Corrections' motion). The judge has ordered Casey to show up for all hearings (read judge's ruling), including one Friday at 8:30am, but Baez filed a motion (read motion) to keep her out of court.

Now, the Corrections Department is seeking clarification from the court on whether or not Casey has to attend all hearings and how the jail should handle it regarding notification and transportation. A judge is expected to rule Thursday afternoon on the Corrections Department's motion for clarification.


GEORGE ANTHONY MAY BE RELEASED FRIDAY

Casey Anthony's father, George, could be released from a hospital in Daytona Beach as soon as Friday.

GEORGE FOUND: Raw Video | See Images
911 CALL: George Reported Missing | Transcript
DOCUMENTS: Sheriff's Incident Report | Dispatch Log

George has been at Halifax Medical Center since Friday, after police found him at a motel with a half-written suicide note, alcohol and empty prescription bottles.

The family attorney, Brad Conway, said George will likely be transferred to another hospital closer to his east Orange County home.


JOSE BAEZ TEACHES CLASSES AT LAW SCHOOL

Jose Baez is teaching a law school class at FAMU Law School in downtown Orlando.

Baez taught his first class Wednesday night. He will teach a pre-trial practice workshop once a week.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18591596/detail.html#-

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From Orlando Sentinel
Legal maneuver by Casey's lawyers called 'surreal'

Amy L. Edwards | Sentinel Staff Writer
January 29, 2009

Casey Anthony's defense team is asking a judge to grant a legal maneuver rare in Florida: to remove the prosecutors from the case.

Legal experts and area prosecutors couldn't recall any cases in recent history in which such a request by the defense was granted.

But two Florida law professors interviewed by the Orlando Sentinel said they were not surprised that New York lawyer Linda Kenney Baden, who is working with Kissimmee defense attorney Jose Baez, made the request earlier this week.

"These sorts of motions are more common in high-stakes cases, like death-penalty cases," said Bob Dekle, a retired prosecutor who teaches legal skills at the University of Florida. "When the stakes get very high, things tend to get surreal, and things happen . . . that don't normally happen in the run-of-the-mill shoplifting and DUI cases."

Charles Rose, a professor at the Stetson University College of Law, agreed with Dekle and said things get blown out of proportion in "lightning-rod" cases such as Anthony's, in which she is accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee Marie.

"The defense thinks in its mind that the state is trying to get them off the case or to call into question the defense attorney's credibility, hoping that somehow that will have an impact at trial," Rose said.

"What you really see is a tit-for-tat. You made me look dirty and so now I'm going to do the same for you."

In the motion, Baden addressed a Florida Bar investigation of Baez stemming from news releases by Todd Black of Press Corps Media, who has acted as a spokesman for the defense lawyer. Baden also questioned the State Attorney's Office involvement in the matter.

A Florida Bar official told the Orlando Sentinel on Wednesday that it initiated the investigation after the State Attorney's Office faxed the news releases in question to the Bar in October.

Two of those releases criticized State Attorney Lawson Lamar.

The Bar closed its file Jan. 22, finding that no disciplinary proceedings against Baez were appropriate.

Timothy Chinaris, an attorney representing Baez in the inquiry, wrote a lengthy letter to the Bar in November explaining Baez's relationship with Black.


Spokesman or not?

In the Nov. 21 letter, Chinaris stated Baez did not retain and does not pay Press Corps Media. None of the news releases in question were prepared "at the direction, or with the assistance, of Mr. Baez. None of the documents were seen by Mr. Baez before their release."

Chinaris stated that Press Corps Media was retained by a Connecticut family "who is sympathetic to the plight of Ms. Anthony and her family."

He stated that after Baez began representing Anthony, the lawyer was bombarded with media calls and "consented" to let Press Corps Media help field calls and other contacts with the media. "His relationship with PCM has been limited to these areas," the letter stated.

The Sentinel contacted Baez on Wednesday to inquire about the letter, which seems to contradict earlier statements from both Baez and Black.

In a Sept. 4 news release, Black wrote that Press Corps Media "has been retained by The Baez Law Firm to coordinate any and all media inquiries." An Oct. 17 release stated Black is the "spokesperson for The Baez Law Firm." A Nov. 3 release from Press Corps Media introducing a new media contact for the case said, "Todd will remain closest to Jose A. Baez and continues as Lead Media PMK for The Baez Law Firm."

Baez himself, in an October news conference he held to address statements Black made about the case on CNN Headline News, said, "He [Black] does not have any legal opinions whatsoever. He's simply a spokesman for our firm."

On Wednesday, Baez said Chinaris' letter to the Bar is 100 percent accurate.

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http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/orl-casey2909jan29,0,2407740.story

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Casey Anthony Ordered To Appear In Court
Thursday, January 29, 2009 2:13:26 PM

ORLANDO -- Judge Stan Strickland has ruled that Casey Anthony will have to appear in court Friday.

Strickland said Anthony will have to appear "at each and every court hearing."

Earlier this week, Anthony's defense team filed motions to keep her from appearing.

In the motions, Jose Baez said this case is unique and has generated a considerable amount of media attention. Baez said Anthony's appearance in court "only fuels the circus-like atmosphere" and paints Anthony in a negative light.

Earlier this month, the judge ordered Anthony into the courtroom even though her lawyer said she waived her right to appear.

http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2009/1/29/will_casey_anthony_be_in_court.html

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"On the Record ," January 28, 2009.

GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, FOX NEWS HOST: Former LAPD homicide detective Mark Fuhrman is on the ground in Florida, investigating the murder of toddler Caylee Anthony. And a ham sandwich has become a big clue. Mark joins us live from Orlando. Mark, when I got the word that a ham sandwich somehow figured into this -- we always make that crack about you can indict a ham sandwich. I thought that was the reference and that my leg was getting pulled, but -- a ham sandwich is a clue in this case, isn't it.

MARK FUHRMAN, FMR LAPD HOMICIDE DETECTIVE: Well, ham and cheese. There's kind of a dispute here. And of course, we know when the vehicle was finally recovered from Johnson's Tow and there was a smell of...

VAN SUSTEREN: Meaning -- meaning -- let me stop you for a second. You mean Casey's -- the car Casey had been driving, right?

FUHRMAN: Yes. Casey Anthony has the car that -- the Sunbird, the white Sunbird that George and Cindy Anthony gave Casey to drive. Now, that's impounded, and when it's recovered, there is the odor of a decomposing body is a description from the Anthonys, George and Cynthia. But there's garbage in there, too, and in that garbage there is food items. Now, one side, law enforcement, said there's no meat, but they list there's cheese. And then the other side says there's ham and cheese in there that was causing the smell. So this is -- this is one of those disputes that should be fact, but it's become kind of an issue now. That's the beginning.

VAN SUSTEREN: Where -- where is -- what happened -- I mean, when the police impounded this car, I would assume that they recovered everything. Can't you just look at the sandwich and see whether there was ham in it or not? Where is this?

FUHRMAN: Well, it was -- from what I'm hearing, it wasn't a sandwich. There was actually physically, you know, a group (ph) of ham and group (ph) of cheese that was purchased. Now, what's odd is, is when the vehicle was impounded and George Anthony two weeks later goes to recover it, he goes there and he starts cleaning out the car, leaves the impound yard, goes and gets some gas, comes back. And then he comes and they report this odor to the police. Well, George and Cynthia, while they're there with the police, they say, Oh, I cleaned out the car and I threw away this -- this bag of garbage. So the police go back out to Johnson's Tow and recover it out of the garbage can in which they threw it, and that is what is in dispute. Now, what didn't make it out of the garbage can into police evidence, that's up to argument on both sides, I guess.


VAN SUSTEREN: I guess the jury will decide that one. All right. Tony Lazzaro is the former boyfriend of Casey. What's new about him, or what are we learning new about him?

FUHRMAN: OK. There was something we've been trying to work on. We're trying to get confirmation that Anthony Lazzaro or somebody else picked up Casey Anthony at Amscot's check cashing on the 27th. When her car supposedly stopped running, was broken down, ran out of gas, whatever reason, she parked it at Amscot's check cashing. So we wondered where did she go, who picked her up? Well, we got confirmation from somebody very close to the case today that Anthony Lazzaro actually picked her up at Amscot's check cashing. Now, what's interesting about that, it has to come from Anthony Lazzaro and/or Casey Anthony because all those video surveillance cameras, none of it was recorded. It's on a digital system. They have to trap it and then record it on a DVD to memorialize it, and if not, it's just lost. It is lost.

VAN SUSTEREN: All right. So apparently, the -- the video (INAUDIBLE) at least the same place as the ham or maybe no ham, which is a freak thing turns out to be of some significance to the case, and both sides will be fighting about that one. Mark, thank you.

FUHRMAN: Thanks, Greta.

Ham and Cheese Video
http://www.foxnews.com/video2/video08.html?maven_referralObject=3476648&maven_referralPlaylistId=&sRevUrl=http://www.foxnews.com/national/crime/index.html

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Judge's Ruling Means Casey Anthony Must Attend Hearings

Thursday, January 29, 2009 – updated: 5:29 pm EST January 29, 2009
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- A judge ruled Thursday that Casey Anthony will have to go to court for every major hearing in her first-degree murder case. The next one is Friday morning when Casey's lawyers will try to get access to more evidence.

JUDGE'S RULING: Read Judge's Order On Motion
TEAM COVERAGE: Casey Must Attend Court Hearings
JAIL VISITATIONS: Casey Anthony Visitation Log
WATCH LIVE: Court Hearing Friday At 8:30AM

Casey's lawyers made it clear they don't want her there for Friday's hearing (read defense's motion), but she has no choice after a judge denied Jose Baez's request to allow her to skip hearings.

"Being duly advised in the premises, the defendant's Notice of Objection is overruled, and the defendant will be required to appear at each and every court hearing with the exception of those matters previously noted," Judge Stan Strickland wrote in an order issued Thursday afternoon (read order).

In the past, Casey Anthony has been cooperative when she's been ordered to do something, but the jail is prepared to use force if necessary, as they would with any other inmate, if she refuses to go.

Casey didn't want to show up for court the last time. She told corrections officers she didn't care if she was found in contempt of court, she was not going, until she was told the judge had just ordered her to show.

When Casey did show up, it was obvious she had changed since her indictment in October. She looked pale and the defense said her weight gain "generated unsubstantiated rumors regarding the defendant's physical condition."

MESSAGE BOARD: Justice For Caylee

Friday, Casey and her lawyer will ask the judge for help in getting the owner of the property where Caylee's remains were found to give them access. Currently, there are "no trespassing" signs up and the owner won't return attorney Jose Baez's calls.

"That ship has sailed. The minute that crime scene was processed, the evidentiary value of visiting that scene ends. Period," WFTV legal analyst Bill Sheaffer said.

Sheaffer told Eyewitness News the defense team's insistence on examining the crime scene now defies logic, but he understands the reasons why the defense would want EquuSearch records involving any search it might have done there before December 11.

The defense wants to try to show the body was not there when EquuSearch was at the scene in November, but somehow appeared there in December while Casey was still behind bars on no bond.

"Open a thousand oysters and, by gosh, maybe you'll get one pearl," Sheaffer said.

Friday morning's hearing will cover several topics and motions. Judge Stan Strickland will address the trial date status, the defense motion to inspect the crime scene, the defense amended application for subpoena duces tecum (requires a witness to bring to court or to a deposition any relevant documents under the witness's control), the state of Florida motion to strike defense witness list and the defense's emergency motion to recuse.

Attorney Jose Baez also requested (read motion) all fingerprint-related evidence, any DNA reports that show Casey's former fiancee Jesse Grund was not Caylee's father, and materials regarding the decomposing hair found in Casey's trunk. No hearing date has been set for that motion.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18596475/detail.html#-

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Judge: Casey Anthony can't skip court hearings

Sarah Lundy | Sentinel Staff Writer
2:31 PM EST, January 29, 2009

Casey Anthony will have to appear in court for Friday's hearing.

Orange Circuit Court Judge Stan Strickland just denied Anthony's efforts to not be there.

Earlier this week, Anthony's attorney, Jose Baez, filed an objection to Strickland's order that required Anthony to be at all court hearings except for ones dealing with routine scheduling issues.

The attorney ticked off nearly a dozen reasons why she shouldn't be forced to attend, including how the media focuses on her appearance and generates "unsubstantiated rumors" about her physical condition and the constant negative exposure further erodes her right to a fair trial.

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http://www.orlandosentinel.com/orl-bk-casey-anthony-must-attend-012909,0,7895525.story

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SO WHO THE HECK IS TODD BLACK?!!!!

Spokespeople for Casey Anthony's defense attorney: We don't use our real names
Amy L. Edwards | Sentinel Staff Writer
3:54 PM EST, January 29, 2009

The spokesman for Casey Anthony's defense attorney -- a man whose news releases triggered a recent Florida Bar investigation -- just told the Orlando Sentinel that Todd Black is not his real name.

Black said in a telephone interview this morning that it is an "abbreviated" last name he's used professionally.

Black did not say what his legal name is.

Black has acted as a spokesman for lawyer Jose Baez through a company called Press Corps Media. He will not participate in in-person media interviews and has faxed most of his news releases, which appear to be written on a typewriter.


After the initial interview with Black this morning, a Sentinel reporter left the spokesman a voicemail asking that he again clarify what his legal name is.

Another Press Corps Media contact, Sabrina Cane, responded by sending an e-mail stating that Black was in the middle of a "Do Not Disturb" case conference.

"In general we can tell you that it's been standard procedure for many years to have our company's story reps utilize abbreviated names for security purposes, most especially now with the Casey Anthony Case that is overrun with hostile attitudes and serious threats that have been generated by negative media coverage," the e-mail stated.

Multiple attempts to reach Black or Cane through that e-mail addresses have been unsuccessful -- an "undeliverable" return e-mail states that address is not accepting any mail.

The Florida Bar initiated an investigation into Baez in October after the State Attorney's Office faxed several releases from Black to the Bar. Two of the releases criticized State Attorney Lawson Lamar.

The Bar found that no disciplinary proceedings against Baez were appropriate, and closed the file Jan. 22.

One letter submitted to the Bar was from Press Corps Media and its president, Peter Tillman. The Sentinel attempted to contact Tillman by leaving a voicemail at the telephone number provided on the letterhead, but Black returned the phone call.

"He's not interested in discussing anything with you," Black said of Tillman.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/orl-bk-casey-anthony-false-names-012908,0,5428119.story

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Anthony Defense Team Granted Access To Search Caylee Remains Site
Casey Anthony Attends Hearing Wearing Business Suit

POSTED: Thursday, January 29, 2009
UPDATED: 1:21 pm EST January 30, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. --

A judge said at a hearing on Friday that it's too early to determine a trial date for Casey Anthony, who attended the hearing wearing a business suit. VIDEO: Anthony Hearing | Part II | Part III
PHOTOS: Casey Anthony In Court Anthony, 22, remains jailed on first-degree murder charges in the death of her daughter, Caylee, who was 2 years old when she was reported missing in mid-July, a month after she was last seen. Caylee's remains were found last month in a wooded area near their east Orange County home.

Orange County Circuit Judge Stan Strickland heard several motions at the hearing, which lasted about 40 minutes.

Strickland said Anthony's defense team, led by Jose Baez, can have access to the wooded area where Caylee's remains were discovered. The private owner of the lot, who was not present at the hearing, has denied Baez and defense experts permission onto the property.

Strickland, however, said he would rule later Friday on whether the nonprofit Texas-based group EquuSearch has to hand over records, photos and videos it has pertaining to a search of the woods where Caylee's remains were found.

A motion to remove prosecutors from the case was denied. Strickland said the motion filed by the defense was "light on the facts" and called the issue a "Florida Bar matter." Local 6 News has confirmed that someone working for State Attorney Lawson Lamar sent paperwork about Baez to The Florida Bar, which investigated Baez for possible ethics violations. Baez was cleared of any wrongdoing, but he said the state is trying to interfere with his ability to represent Anthony. Baez wanted Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum to take over the case.

A trial date was not set by Strickland, who agreed with the state that it's too early in the process to determine that issue.

The next hearing in the Anthony case will be held in 45 to 60 days, Strickland said.

Anthony appeared in court Friday after being ordered to attend all hearings except scheduling and trial status hearings. She wore a gray business suit and had her hair pulled back. Prosecutors said earlier they were concerned that Anthony could later change her mind about not attending hearings and file an appeal on the issue. Anthony's attorney, Jose Baez, said his client's attendance at the hearings fuels a circus-like atmosphere that paints her in a negative light, thus hindering her ability to receive a fair trial.

Meanwhile, Brad Conway, the attorney for Anthony's parents, George and Cindy Anthony, said George Anthony could possibly be released from a hospital on Friday. George Anthony threatened to commit suicide last week.

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/18595499/detail.html#-

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ISSUES WITH JANE VELEZ-MITCHELL

New Details Revealed in Anthony Case
Aired January 29, 2009 - 19:00:00 ET

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0901/29/ijvm.01.html

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NANCY GRACE

Court Hearing for Casey Anthony Set for Thursday Morning
Aired January 29, 2009 - 20:00:00 ET

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0901/29/ng.01.html

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Remains may have been somewhere else first
Last Edited: Thursday, 29 Jan 2009, 9:34 PM EST
Created: Thursday, 29 Jan 2009, 9:34 PM EST

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) -- A former Los Angeles Police homicide detective does not believe the woods where Caylee Anthonys’ remains were found are the first place someone left her after she died.



Mark Fuhrman, who is now a forensic and crime scene consultant for Fox News Channel, has been following the Caylee case since day one. Fuhrman’s theory is that Caylee died on June 16th, that it was an accident, and that Casey Anthony didn’t know what to do after it happened.
VIDEO:--Remains may have been somewhere else first “When the body was put in the trunk of her car, the body was decomposed,” he said. “We do know that there is soil that’s in the trunk of the car. That’s important because that means the child either has to be in contact with soil, where moisture that holds soil onto the bag or it was immersed in some kind of soil, taken out and put in the trunk.”

Fuhrman believes that’s what happened the 25th or 26th of June. George Anthony was next to Casey’s car on June 24th, when he found his stolen gas cans in the trunk, but he never mentioned the smell of a dead body. It is believed that Casey ditched the car on the 27th.

“The car,” Furhman says, “Is key. The one hair that shows decomposition is intermingled with a stain that is believed to be bodily fluid in the lower left fender well.”

Furhman said he thinks it’s a very tight forensic case and Casey has done everything she possibly could to put herself in prison. Furhman added that the soil will help trace where the body was, especially if it matches any soil found on Casey’s shoes, which were taken into evidence.

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=8327903&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

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No Trial Date Set For Murder Case Against Casey

Friday, January 30, 2009 – updated: 1:26 pm EST January 30, 2009
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Casey Anthony was there Friday as her lawyers battled it out with prosecutors over several legal motions, but one big question still remains. When will the case against Casey go to trial?

CASEY ARRIVES: See Images | Raw Video
COURT HEARING: Images In Court | Unedited Video
TEAM COVERAGE: Casey In Court For Hearing
JAIL VISITATIONS: Casey Anthony Visitation Log

Friday morning in court (hearing images | unedited video), Casey's legal team won the right to inspect the site where Caylee's remains were found (read search scene motion), but lost the battle to get the prosecutors kicked off the case (read Baez motion to recuse).

Eyewitness News also learned it could be a year or more before the case even goes before a jury.


CASEY ARRIVES: Images | Video
COURT HEARING: Images | Raw Video
Judge Stan Strickland gave very little time to the defense motion to get prosecutors off the case, filed by Casey's attorney, Jose Baez, over a Florida Bar complaint that was made against Baez's public relations firm by the State Attorney's Office in October. The judge said it's a nonissue at this time.

"These three aren't involved. I don't know that this affects us. And that's it for that," Judge Strickland said.

Judge Strickland denied the defense request to kick the three prosecutors off the case. His ruling came after the defense made an impassioned argument that the State Attorney's Office was trying to put Jose Baez at a disadvantage by painting him in a bad light.

"Your Honor has an obligation to make sure there wasn't a motivation to try to hurt the representation of Mr. Baez or Miss Anthony. Your honor needs to know, if even not us," defense attorney Linda Kenney-Baden argued.

Judge Strickland agreed that the three prosecutors on the case were not among any of the other 190 prosecutors in Orange County who might have lodged the complaint against Baez's PR firm. In a news release distributed by Press Corp Media in mid-October, Baez's PR firm called Casey's indictment a political move by State Attorney Lawson Lamar, who was running for reelection at that time.

"If they are suggesting that a Bar complaint is embarrassing to Mr. Baez or time consuming or requires him to hire a lawyer or to take other action, that inures to him not to Miss Anthony," prosecutor Linda Drain argued.

The judge said he will help Baez gain access to the private property where Caylee's remains were found, but the judge has not decided whether to force EquuSearch to hand over its records concerning its Caylee searches (read State's response to Baez EquuSearch motion).

An attorney for the search group, Mark NeJame, called the request a "fishing expedition" and told the judge he didn't have jurisdiction to issue a subpoena for the records because the search group was based in Texas, not Florida. None of the volunteer searchers were in the exact spot where Caylee's remains were found, NeJame said.

The judge was expected to rule on the request by late Friday.


SMILING CASEY SHOWS UP TO COURT IN BUSINESS SUIT

Casey Anthony sat quietly in the courtroom Friday morning (images | video), flanked by her defense attorney's. She clearly worked on her appearance for the hearing, wearing a pressed, grey business suit. While she sat without saying a word, she took notes throughout the proceedings.

CASEY ARRIVES: See Images | Raw Video

"I think you guys are paying so much attention to it, it really goes back to my objections. It's irrelevant about what she's wearing, what her nails look like, and it has nothing to do with her guilt or innocence," Baez said after the hearing.

Casey's look Friday is a far cry from the last time we saw her in court, clad in a jail jumpsuit. WFTV legal analyst Bill Sheaffer told Eyewitness News it's all about public perception and trying to humanize a woman charged with killing her own daughter.

While in court Friday, there was talk about a change of venue for the trial. Baez spoke with reporters about when he might file that motion.

"I anticipate it being soon, because we feel our client is innocent and we want to have her day in court. She wants to have her day in court. I know that's hard for everyone to believe, but she is innocent," Baez said after the hearing.

As for when the trial could be scheduled, prosecutor Linda Drain suggested it won't be anytime soon.

"I don't expect this to be ready for trial until later this year, hopefully," Drain said.

No trial date was set, but Judge Strickland said a status hearing may be set for the end of February or early March.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18601688/detail.html#-

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Judge Moves Quickly Through Motions In Casey Case
Friday, January 30, 2009 1:12:10 PM

The Latest From Court:

9:10 a.m. - Court hearing concludes.

9:09 a.m. - Brad Conway, the lawyer for George and Cindy Anthony asks to be heard. He said his clients wanted to be in court this morning but the events of the last two weeks prevented them. Conway said they were asking the court to expedite its decision on the Texas Equusearch motion and on releasing discovery out of compassion for their daughter and for them. He said they waive any conflict of interest for Mark NeJame who first worked for them before becoming the lawyer for Texas Equusearch.

9:08 a.m. - Judge says he is looking to the defense and prosecution in determining when to set a trial date. Next trial date status not set.

9:07 a.m. - Judge said he would set a hearing on a change of venue when it is determined when the trial date will begin.

9:06 a.m. - Baez says he still has a lot of discovery to go through. Prosecution says they don't think they will be ready for trial until later in the year.

9:04 a.m. - Judge addresses setting a trial date.

9:02 a.m. - Judge says this is a Florida Bar matter. He denied the motion to recuse the prosecutors.

9:01 a.m. - State of Florida says defense has not proved prejudice against Casey Anthony on the part of the prosecutors and have not proven they have violated her 6th Amendment right to counsel.

9:00 a.m. - State of Florida says they filed a motion to deny defense's emergency motion to remove prosecutors because they violated her 6th Amendment rights.

8:52 a.m. - Judge hears motion from defense attorney Linda Baden to remove prosecutors from the case.

8:48 a.m. - Judge hears motion to strike State of Florida's motion to strike defense witness list. State of Florida says it has been settled and motion is moot.

8:47 a.m. - NeJame says Baez was inappropriate for contacting Texas Equusearch for records directly instead of going through the organization's lawyer.

8:44 a.m. - Judge says he will make a ruling by the end of the day Friday. Said if he rules against Nejame, he can refile without prejudice.

8:43 a.m. - Judge takes the request for Texas Equusearch's files under advisement. Will make ruling when he gets more information.

8:40 a.m. - Mark NeJame, lawyer for Texas Equusearch, requests the judge reject defense's request for records from Texas Equusearch regarding the search for Caylee.

8:37 a.m. - Judge grants defense's motion to inspect property where Caylee's body was found, even though property owner's mother told Baez he could not enter the property.

ORLANDO -- The area around the Orlando courthouse is filled to capacity as Casey Anthony heads to court Friday morning.

Judge Stan Strickland has ruled that Casey Anthony will have to appear in court Friday and at all future court hearings held in the case.

After some confusion at her last court hearing, Strickland ordered Anthony to appear at all court hearings.
Motions Addressed At Friday's Hearing

* Trial Date Status
* Defendant's Motion To Inspect Crime Scene
* Defendant's Amended Application For Subpoena Duces Tecum
* State Of Florida's Motion To Strike Defense Witness List
* Emergency Motion To Recuse

However, her lawyers were fighting to change that, saying she has the right to waive her appearance. They said having her in court only fuels the media circus around the case, and that too much attention is paid to Anthony's appearance when she's in front of the cameras.

On Thursday, Strickland denied the request without giving a reason.

News 13 spoke to a law expert who said, in some cases, it's to the defendant's benefit to appear in all court proceedings.

"The judge just kind of wants to make sure, get a chance to see the defendant, and in some cases, it is to the defendant’s benefit to make sure that they're being treated properly in jail," said Dean Kenneth Nunn from FAMU Law School.

Meanwhile, two new motions were filed in the case Thursday.

The first includes a counter motion from prosecutors explaining to the judge why they should not be removed from the case as Casey’s attorneys had requested in an earlier motion.

The second motion comes from Mark NeJame on behalf of Texas EquuSearch, who said the search team should not be required to turn over search records.

The hearing is set to begin at 8:30 a.m. Friday. News 13 will have live coverage.

http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2009/1/30/casey_anthony_ready_to_face_court.html

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Judge waits to set Casey Anthony's trial date

Sarah Lundy | Sentinel Staff Writer
10:19 AM EST, January 30, 2009

Today's updates:

10:19 a.m. No trial date has been set yet in the case against Casey Anthony, the 22-year-old mother accused of killing her daughter Caylee Marie.

Orange Circuit Court Judge Stan Strickland surveyed her defense attorney Jose Baez and prosecutors this morning at the end of hour-long hearing.

Baez said he is still expecting a "mountain" of investigative documents from prosecutors. He also wants to address moving the trial to another area to ensure his client gets a fair jury. He plans to file the request soon.

Assistant State Attorney Linda Drane Burdick said the state anticipates being ready later this year.

Anthony is charged with first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee Marie.

Casey Anthony appeared in court in a pants suit with her hair in a bun - a drastic difference from the blue jail jumpsuit she wore the last time she was forced to come to court.

Suring the hearing, Strickland denied the defense team's efforts to get the prosecutors removed from the case. Attorney Linda Kenney Baden wanted the judge to find out why someone from the State Attorney's Office filed a complaint about defense attorney Jose Baez with the Florida Bar, which later cleared Baez of any wrongdoing. She said that interferes with Anthony's right to counsel.

Strickland said he didn't think it had an impact on Anthony and it was a Florida Bar matter.

The judge also granted Baez's request to have access to the crime scene where Caylee's remains were discovered in December.

Strickland did not rule on whether Texas EquuSearch, a volunteer search group that helped look for Caylee, will have to turn over records to defense. He is expected to make his decision later today.

9:10 a.m. Court proceedings are over and Casey Anthony will return to the Orange County Jail.

8:27 a.m. Defense attorney Jose Baez, attorney Linda Kenney Baden and about 30 media representatives are waiting outside the courtroom which will open in a few minutes.

Body language expert Susan Constantine is also waiting for the proceedings to begin.

7:59 a.m. Orange County Jail spokesman Allen Moore said Casey Anthony arrived at the courthouse.

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Media crews are back in front of the Orange County Courthouse this morning for another hearing in the Casey Anthony case.

Anthony, who did not want to appear in court, has been ordered to attend the hearing by Orange Circuit Court Judge Stan Strickland.

The proceedings will start at 8:30 a.m.

Today's proceedings will focus on Baez's request to inspect the area where Caylee's remains were found in December. The defense team also wants the prosecutors removed from the case because of suspected media leaks and alleged improprieties of sending the Florida Bar news releases by a media firm associated with Baez.

Todd Black, who has served as a spokesman for Baez, criticized State Attorney Lawson Lamar in one of the news releases. The Florida Bar investigated and found no disciplinary actions were needed.

Prosecutor Linda Drane Burdick filed on Thursday a two-page response, saying Linda Kenney Baden -- the defense attorney who wrote the motion -- submitted the wrong kind of motion and that no prosecutors assigned to the case had filed any complaint with the Florida Bar. She also stated that Baden's request was based on news reports, which should never be a legal source.

The defense team also wants the court to force the volunteer search group, Texas EquuSearch, to turn over records. The group's attorney Mark NeJame filed paperwork, citing a number of reasons why the search group should not have to turn over its records to the defense team.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-casey-anthony-hearing-013009,0,6545661.story

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Casey Anthony case: Stations scrutinize her attire, body language
posted by halboedeker on Jan 30, 2009 6:21:22 PM



Casey Anthony's body language was a major topic for TV stations Friday evening. There was no news on a trial start date for Anthony, who is charged with daughter Caylee's murder.

WESH-Channel 2 said the trial might not begin until year's end. WFTV-Channel 9 said it could take another year.

The stations had studied Anthony's smiles before a hearing began Friday morning. But WFTV's Kathi Belich noted that Anthony "didn't have a lot to smile about." Her defense team had lost motions to gain materials from Texas EquuSearch and to throw prosecutors off the case.

WESH's Amanda Ober said Anthony's attorneys still tried to put a positive spin on the losses, saying they had filed motions to protect the record.

WKMG-Channel 6's J.R. Stone talked to attorney Brad Conway about why Anthony's parents and brother weren't in court. "They were torn," said Conway, who represents George and Cindy Anthony. "The last two weeks, the media attention and the pressure of the last six months and the constant back and forth is just too much."

Conway also discussed the family's feelings for Casey. "They are supporting her and they do love her. That's their daughter, that's their daughter, and they love her, and that's never going to change," the attorney said.

Conway told WKMG that the family is ready for Caylee's funeral. But Stone reported that Jose Baez, Casey's attorney, wouldn't give a date or discuss the funeral, saying it was a private family matter.

Casey Anthony's new look became a recurring point in news reports.

"The big story today was Casey Anthony's appearance and demeanor," said WKMG anchor Laura Diaz.

"Everyone was talking about how Casey Anthony looked and acted today," said WFTV anchor Bob Opsahl.

"She had the look of a somewhat frumpy young mother," WFTV's Belich said.

Baez told reporters that how Anthony looked didn't matter. "That has nothing to do with her guilt or innocence," he said.

So true.

Yet WFTV's legal analyst Bill Sheaffer said experts were working to craft an image for her.

WKMG's Mike DeForest explored contradictions in the defense team's statements. Baez said her wardrobe isn't part of a legal strategy. But Baez's spokesman, Todd Black, had told WKMG that the defense would file an appeal if she's convicted. The reason: She shouldn't have been brought to court wearing handcuffs.

Her appearance was producing more headlines.

"What was in Casey's clothes when Jose Baez delivered them to them to the jail? At 6, we'll reveal the contraband hidden inside," a WFTV announcer said dramatically.

The jail had found a bracelet, with an inscription paying tribute to Caylee, and WKMG had discussed it earlier.

Despite that overheated teaser, WFTV reported that the jail considered the bracelet incident a closed matter. So much for that drama.

WFTV, WKMG and WOFL-Channel 35 talked to Susan Constantine, a body language expert.

"When she's smiling and she's laughing, it's all a joke to her," Constantine told WOFL. "She loves being in front of the camera, she loves all the attention and that's what we're seeing ... the exhibitionist part of her."

But Constantine acknowledged it was odd behavior for someone charged with her child's murder. "There's no grief, there's no remorse, you don't see any of that," Constantine said.

For WKMG, Constantine gave sort of a play-by-play of Casey Anthony's expressions. Constantine spotted anger, contempt, moral superiority, anxiety and fear. Constantine said she believed Anthony's gray jacket, pulled-back hair and lack of makeup were planned.

"Certainly, she's not grieving as far as when it comes to her daughter," Constantine said.

Ultimately, attire and body language seemed the biggest issues for TV Friday.

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2009/01/xxxxxxtrial-date-wesh-said-trial-would-not-begin-until-the-end-of-the-year-wkmg-said-it-remains-to-be-seen-when-there-would.html

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Casey Anthony Judge Denies Request For EquuSearch Records
Friday, January 30, 2009 7:10:08 PM

The area around the Orlando courthouse was filled to capacity as Casey Anthony returned to court Friday morning.

Judge Stan Strickland ruled Casey Anthony would have to appear in court Friday and at all future court hearings held in the case.
Motions Addressed At Friday's Hearing

* Trial Date Status
* Defendant's Motion To Inspect Crime Scene
* Defendant's Amended Application For Subpoena Duces Tecum
* State Of Florida's Motion To Strike Defense Witness List
* Emergency Motion To Recuse

Right off the bat, the judge denied a motion regarding kicking all of the prosecutors off the case.

Anthony's attorneys were arguing prosecutors’ leaks to the media damaged their client's right to a fair trial. Anthony’s defense team wanted to know why someone from the state attorney's office filed a complaint about attorney Jose Baez to the Florida Bar.

"It’s never the end because we have a whole trial going on and my job is to make sure two things. One, the constitutional rights of the client are protected and if they’re not, put it on record. And two, with the forensic issues, but we’re not dealing with that today,” said attorney Linda Baden.

The judge did grant a request for Anthony's lawyers to inspect the scene where Casey's 2-year old daughter was found dead last month, even though the man who owns the land hasn't given his specific permission.

The judge turned down a request by Jose Baez to force the Texas EquuSearch to turn over records on thousands of volunteers who searched for Caylee, as well as information on exactly where they looked.

The judge said he didn't have the jurisdiction to issue the request.

The group's lawyer said it would set a bad precedent.

"What kind of chilling effect does it have to have 4,000 people have their personal record disclosed to the world and what does that say to other charities who have volunteers that one day maybe all of their information will be made public,” said attorney Mark NeJame.

It may be several more months before Anthony's trial begins. Prosecutors said they need more time to prepare their case.

http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2009/1/30/casey_anthony_ready_to_face_court.html

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Smiling, Suit-Wearing Casey Anthony Attends Hearing

Friday, January 30, 2009 – updated: 6:15 pm EST January 30, 2009
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- The case against Casey was back in court Friday and this time she was dressed to impress (images | video). In past court appearances, Casey Anthony was dressed in a jail jumpsuit and wearing handcuffs. Friday, she came decked out in a dress suit and kept flashing smiles at her lawyers.

QUESTIONS FOR CASEY: Zenaida Lawsuit Document
CONTRABAND: Baez Tries To Get Bracelet To Casey
INTERVIEWS AFTER HEARING: Jose Baez | Mark NeJame
CASEY ARRIVES: See Images | Raw Video
COURT HEARING: Images In Court | Unedited Video
TEAM COVERAGE: Casey In Court; Zenaida Submits Questions
JAIL VISITATIONS: Casey Anthony Visitation Log

Casey Anthony has morphed from "Anything But Clothes" party girl, to the librarian look and now to the matronly. Friday, she wore an ill-fitted gray suit jacket, her hair curled into a matronly bun and there was no makeup covering the circles under her eyes or the jail pallor showing through in her complexion.

"What you saw today is Casey. I don't know what you mean by different. Maybe the clothing is different, but she's the same person and that's Casey," Baez said after the hearing (full interview). "I think you guys are paying so much attention to it, it really goes back to my objections. It's irrelevant about what she's wearing, what her nails look like, and it has nothing to do with her guilt or innocence."

But a body language expert was watching Casey closely, interpreting her outward appearance and what was underneath.

"Facial expressions were consistent, though, with sadness, with depression," body language expert Susan Constantine told Eyewitness News.


CASEY ARRIVES: Images | Video
COURT HEARING: Images | Raw Video

The defense did win the judge's help in getting onto the private property where Caylee's remains were found in December (read search scene motion), but it lost its attempt at getting prosecutors kicked off the case (read Baez motion to recuse).

The defense team had argued that a State Attorney's Office complaint to the Florida Bar, against Baez's public relations firm, disqualified the prosecutors.

"Why was it being filed? What was discussed? Was there any motivation?" questioned defense attorney Linda Kenney-Baden.

"If they are suggesting that a Bar complaint is embarrassing to Mr. Baez or time consuming or requires him to hire a lawyer or to take other action, that inures to him not to Miss Anthony," prosecutor Linda Drain argued.

Baez's public relations firm, Press Corps Media, had accused State Attorney Lawson Lamar of playing politics with the case by getting a murder indictment against Casey during his reelection bid (read Press Corps release). Circuit Judge Stan Strickland dismissed the defense's argument in minutes.

"These three aren't involved. I don't know that this affects us. And that's it for that," Judge Strickland said.

Friday afternoon, hours after the 35-minute hearing ended, Judge Stan Strickland denied Baez's motion (read judge's denial) that would force EquuSearch to hand over its records concerning its Caylee searches (read State's response to Baez EquuSearch motion).

An attorney for the search group, Mark NeJame, called the request a "fishing expedition" and told the judge he didn't have jurisdiction to issue a subpoena for the records because the search group was based in Texas, not Florida. None of the volunteer searchers were in the exact spot where Caylee's remains were found, NeJame said (NeJame interview after hearing).

In the judge's denial, he agreed with NeJame in stating that "this Court does not have jurisdiction."

Eyewitness News also learned it could be a year or more before the case even goes before a jury, but that may be more clear when a status hearing is held in March.

"I don't expect this to be ready for trial until later this year, hopefully," prosecutor Linda Drain said.

Cindy Anthony was in court Friday. Her attorney said she did not want to face the media scrutiny. But lately, the Anthonys' attorney has been backing away from insisting Casey is innocent, instead saying the Anthonys don't know and that a jury will determine that.


CHANGE OF VENUE REQUEST COULD COME SOON

Lawyers also talked about a possible change of venue in Friday's court hearing. Jose Baez told Eyewitness News he'll make a formal request for it soon.

"I anticipate it being soon, because we feel our client is innocent and we want to have her day in court. She wants to have her day in court. I know that's hard for everyone to believe, but she is innocent," Baez said Friday after the hearing (watch Baez interview).

Prosecutors told the judge they believe it's too early to talk about a change of venue, because the trial is so far off.


GEORGE STAYING IN HOSPITAL THROUGH WEEKEND

Casey Anthony's father, George, will spend the weekend in a Daytona Beach hospital. He's been at Halifax Medical Center for the past week.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18601688/detail.html#-

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Baez Tried To Sneak Bracelet To Jailed Casey

Friday, January 30, 2009 – updated: 6:21 pm EST January 30, 2009
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Eyewitness News learned Casey Anthony may have been slipped some contraband in the suit she wore to court for Friday's hearing. Jail officials told Eyewitness News they discovered a "Caylee" bracelet stashed in the clothes Jose Baez dropped off this week.

VIDEO REPORT: Baez Tried To Smuggle Bracelet To Casey

The Orange County jail guards found it inside Casey's clothing, which Jose Baez dropped off right at the visitation center. The jail said, because it's a rubber band and not a weapon, no harm, no foul.

When Casey Anthony walked into court Friday, she was wearing a gray business suit. Attorney Jose Baez dropped it off at the Orange County jail Wednesday. But Eyewitness News has learned Baez also wanted his client to wear a Caylee bracelet, so he put it in one of her socks.

That's considered contraband and jail guards confiscated it.

Jail spokesman Allen Moore said the bracelet had the inscription "Forever in our hearts Caylee Marie Anthony" on it. Moore said, technically, it is contraband but there is no evidence that there was any malicious intent to smuggle in the bracelet.

The jail considers the incident a closed routine matter and Baez will be notified that bracelets are not allowed. Moore said, if the item had been illegal or dangerous, the jail would have called law enforcement to investigate.

It's not the first time Baez has been the center of questionable behavior at the jail. In October, Eyewitness News reported Casey's attorney violated policy when he hugged her twice. Guards told Baez touching his client was not allowed.

The jail would not go on camera about the bracelet incident and Orange County Corrections Department Chief Michael Tidwell is aware of what happened.

A spokesperson said Casey Anthony didn't even see the bracelet.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18606881/detail.html#-

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Zenaida's Attorney Submits Questions For Casey Anthony
Friday, January 30, 2009 – updated: 5:29 pm EST January 30, 2009

ORANGE COUNTY, -- It seems everyone has questions for Casey Anthony, but Zenaida Gonzalez's lawyers will get answers. Eyewitness News obtained a list of questions (read the questions) Casey Anthony will have to answer in a civil suit filed by a woman with the same name as Caylee's so-called nanny.

Zenaida Gonzalez is hoping the list of questions will shed some light on how Casey Anthony came up with the name Zenaida Gonzalez. Zenaida believes Casey saw her name on a registration card at an apartment complex and then used her as an alibi.

Casey Anthony will have to provide a written response to the list of questions, ranging from "State you name" to "Were you involved with the death of Caley (sic)?"

"If there is information that she can share and shed light on who caused the death of this child, and it's not our client, than that certainly clears our client's name," Gonzalez's attorney, Keith Mitnik, told Eyewitness News.

Zenaida Gonzalez is suing Casey Anthony for defamation of character. Casey told authorities Caylee's nanny, Zenaida Gonzalez, kidnapped her daughter.

The Zenaida Gonzalez who is suing Casey is from Osceola County and happened to have her information on file at the apartment complex where Casey said she left the child.

Other questions included in the "Notice Of Service Of Interrogatories" ask Casey to describe the babysitter and how much she paid her and "Do you know anybody who has worked at Sawgrass Apartments or lived there?"

"We're tunneling in to find any connections Casey Anthony, on any connection, to see if she could have gotten our clients name at Sawgrass. We don't know, but that seems to be an area we need to investigate," Mitnik said.

Casey's attorney, Jose Baez, did not want his clients to answer any questions because he's afraid she may say something incriminating, but a judge ruled she had to respond to a written deposition. Gonzalez's attorneys, John Morgan and Keith Mitnik, think she may not answer willingly and a judge may have to get involved.

"If you want out of this lawsuit, answer these questions and help us clear our client's name," Mitnik said.

Casey has 30 days to respond. George and Cindy's depositions in the civil suit are set for February 26 and Lee's deposition is set for February 27.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18606616/detail.html#-

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THE QUESTIONS: Read "Notice Of Service Of Interrogatories"
Zenaida Gonzales vs Casey Anthony
http://www.wftv.com/news/18605417/detail.html

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Public memorial for Caylee Anthony set
Last Edited: Friday, 30 Jan 2009, 7:07 PM EST
Created: Friday, 30 Jan 2009, 7:07 PM EST

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) -- The Anthony family announced late Friday that the First Baptist Orlando will host the public memorial service for Caylee Marie Anthony at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, February 10, 2009 in the main Worship Center of their John Young Parkway Campus.

Caylee Anthony was 2 years old when she disappeared last summer. Her remains were found near the Anthony family home in December. Her mother Casey Anthony is being held in the Orange County Jail awaiting trial on first degree murder charges.

The case has captured worldwide attention and many people have waited since December 11th of last year when the remains were found, to learn when a memorial service would be held. The remains of the toddler were first in the possession of the Orange county Medical examiner then the defense team.

Casey Anthony’s parents and the grandparents of Caylee, George and Cindy Anthony had said through a family spokesperson that they had been actively preparing for a public and private memorial service and were only waiting on the remains to be released to them.

“I believe God placed First Baptist Church of Orlando here in Central Florida to make a difference in this community, and to love this community. We believe our purpose is to be a lighthouse, especially in difficult and dark times. One of those times is now as we have all been saddened by the death of Caylee Anthony.

Dr. David Uth, Senior Pastor of First Baptist Orlando, said in a statement.

“As a church, we want to provide hope, healing and the opportunity to experience Gods love. We believe that hosting the service will give us the opportunity to minister to a family in need and to a community that is hurting because of the loss of this precious child,” he added.

According to the press release, specific details about the service will be released as soon as additional information is available.

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=8331956&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

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Caylee Memorial Service Scheduled
Friday, January 30, 2009 7:30:00 PM

ORLANDO -- First Baptist Orlando will host a public memorial service for Caylee Marie Anthony.

A representative from the church said the service will start at 10 a.m. on Feb. 10 in the main Worship Center of the John Young Parkway Campus.

Specific details about the service haven't yet been released.

First Baptist Orlando has a 14,000-member congregation.

The church's 130-acre main campus is located at 3000 S. John Young Parkway.

http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2009/1/30/caylee_memorial_service_scheduled.html

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Anthony attorney: No date set for Caylee Marie Anthony memorial

Susan Jacobson | Sentinel Staff Writer
8:12 PM EST, January 30, 2009



For a few moments on Friday, it seemed that a memorial service for slain Orange County toddler Caylee Marie Anthony was about to happen and that the little girl whose disappearance has captivated the country would finally be put to rest.

Not so.

An attorney representing Caylee's grandparents, George and Cindy Anthony, said a press release issued by First Baptist Orlando incorrectly stated that a public memorial service would be held Feb. 10 at the 5,000-seat church on John Young Parkway.

"Until her remains are released, we cannot set a definite date," attorney Brad Conway said Friday night.

Moments earlier, a church spokesman told the Orlando Sentinel that the Anthonys had sanctioned the service after attending the church at Christmastime.

The release quoted senior pastor David Uth as saying, "As a church, we want to provide hope, healing and the opportunity to experience God's love. We believe that hosting the service will give us the opportunity to minister to a family in need and to a community that is hurting because of the loss of this precious child."

Conway said he would straighten out the misunderstanding with church officials.

Check back for updates.

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/orl-bk-caylee-anthony-funeral,0,6665378.story

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Nancy Grace, 1/30/09:

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0901/30/ng.01.html

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Jane Velez-Mitchell, 1/30/09:

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0901/30/ijvm.01.html

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Kronk Reassigned For Safety Reasons
Kronk Leaves Job As Meter Reader For Safety Reasons

POSTED: 6:28 am EST February 2, 2009
UPDATED: 12:06 pm EST February 2, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The man who discovered the remains of Caylee Anthony will start a new job on Monday.

Roy Kronk is no longer a meter reader. He's moving into a position with Orange County's Inventory Control Department.

"There's no place to run. There's no place to hide. They're very vulnerable," attorney David Evans said.

Evans fears his client could get hurt on the job, so Kronk will take on a new role away from the public and the meters.

"I'm not aware of anyone getting in his face ... It may happen at any time, so he's alert to that," Evans said.

Since Kronk discovered Caylee's remains, he's been easily recognizable on the job and fearful that someone may hurt him while he's working with his guard down.

Kronk denied he had anything to do with the toddler's disappearance.

"I respectfully deny to get into the details of what I saw," Kronk said.

But nothing can stop public speculation. On the Web, bloggers have called Kronk a suspect, but others have said he's one of the good guys.

"Some people believe the things they see on the Internet. You always have to be concerned there might be someone out there who might like to do you harm," Evans said.

http://www.wesh.com/news/18618997/detail.html

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BRACE Character Profile™

Name of Person Profiled: Casey Anthony, mother of Caylee Anthony, daughter of Cindy and George Anthony
Introduction by: Editor
Ratings and Analysis by: Russell L Smith, M.S., HSP-PA, NCP
Date of Analysis: 09/21/08. Addendum 09/22/08

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SUMMARY CONCLUSIONS

Based on her BRACE Character Profile™, Casey Anthony is self-centered, self-justifying and self-promotional. It is all learned behavior, but there appears to be some type of memory dysfunction, not a matter of not knowing the difference between the truth and a lie, but rather not caring or not expecting to be caught or held responsible, perhaps aided by episodes of acute substance abuse. There is a semblance of confabulation and indifference to others or the truth, but there is something else.

There is an intentional quality to her indifference, a deliberate manipulation of others, a calculated purpose that affords her some type of personal reinforcement. Perhaps media coverage, perhaps the fame and fortune some are trying to cultivate through her, perhaps. In order to better understand Casey Anthony, her profile was correlated with several other profiles of characters (fictional and non-fictional) and prototypical types (serial killers, spies, etc.) already in the BRACE Character Profile™ database.

Casey Anthony correlates negatively with the DSM-III-R Sadistic Personality Disorder, but positively with the DSM-IV-TR Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder. She correlates positively with secretive, manipulative types such as Jeffery Dahmer, John Wayne Gacy and Dennis Lynn Rader, but not with Joel Rifkin (Asperger's Disorder), Edmund Kemper III, or the sophisticated Dr. Hannibal Lecter. Asperger's Disorder is further ruled-out by a significant negative correlation with the infamous fictional character, Jason, from the Friday the 13th movie series. It is noteworthy that there is a significant positive correlation with the self-made media celebrity John Mark Karr and with the fictional character, Kia, of Jack Osborne's novella, BLOOD RED: Genesis of a Psychopath.[6]

http://crimsonshadows.net/content/view/168/140/1/1/

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Link to entire article in People Magazine....

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/3933200/Caylee-Anthony-People-Magazine

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Casey Anthony plans to take the Fifth Amendment in civil case

Sarah Lundy | Sentinel Staff Writer
12:28 PM EST, February 2, 2009

Casey Anthony doesn't plan on answering the series of written questions posed on behalf of a woman suing her, including whether Anthony knows who killed her daughter Caylee Marie and whether was she involved.

Anthony is going to reply to each questions by citing her Fifth Amendment right - for fear the answers could be used in the criminal case against her, said her attorney Jonathan Kasen.

Lawyers for Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez in her a defamation case against the Orange County murder suspect sent the questionnaire to Anthony's attorney today, according to court documents.

Circuit Judge Jose R. Rodriguez came up with this compromise last month after Anthony's attorneys tried to stop a videotaped deposition of Anthony in jail.

The judge was trying to balance Fernandez-Gonzalez's civil-court efforts to clear her name and Anthony's rights in the criminal process.

When Caylee's disappearance was first reported in July, Anthony, 22, told investigators that a month earlier she had left the 2-year-old with a baby sitter named Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez at Sawgrass Apartments, and when she returned later that day both were gone.

Authorities interviewed 37-year-old Fernandez-Gonzalez, who told them she didn't know Anthony or her daughter.

Since then, Anthony has been charged with first-degree murder in the child's death. Caylee's remains were found in December less than a mile from the home she shared with Anthony and her grandparents.

Here are some of the questions submitted to Anthony to answer in writing:

-- How did you describe (baby sitter Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez) to law enforcement? -- When did you first meet her? -- How much did you pay her to baby sit? -- List everyone you told that Caylee was with Zenaida Gonzalez the last time you saw her? -- Have you ever been to Sawgrass Apartments? If so, for each time state when, with whom and explain why you were there? -- Do you admit the Zenaida Gonzalez who is suing you has never baby sat for Caylee? -- Do you admit the story you told law enforcement that Caylee was with someone named Zenaida Gonzalez the last time you saw her is not true?

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-casey-anthony-lawsuit-020209,0,4495684.story

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Former FBI agent: Casey Anthony's defense spokesman sounds like felon he knew

Amy L. Edwards | Sentinel Staff Writer
7:47 PM EST, February 2, 2009
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Gil Cabot State of California
The spokesman for Casey Anthony's defense attorney -- a man who admitted to the Orlando Sentinel last week that he's using a fake name -- stated today that it doesn't matter that his company was founded by a man who spent time in prison for attempting to extort a journalist.

The spokesman who calls himself Todd Black did not name the company founder in a statement he e-mailed today, though he has earlier told the Sentinel it is a man named Gil Cabot.

The statement was released the same day the former FBI agent who investigated Cabot in the late 1980s told the Sentinel he thinks Black and Cabot are one in the same based on their voices.

In 1990, Cabot was convicted of attempting to extort $30,000 from television journalist Jann Carl. According to reports, prosecutors said Cabot called Carl and told her that nude photos of herself would be sold to a magazine unless she made the payoff. According to California records, Cabot served five years in prison.

Former FBI agent and polygraph expert Jack Trimarco just told the Sentinel he listened to 16 hours of Cabot's voice as part of his investigation in the Carl case.

He recently listened to statements Black made to the media and said they are coming from the same person: Cabot.

"I know that man's voice," Trimarco said. "That's Gil Cabot."

Court records show that wasn't Cabot's only run-in with the law. In the late 1990s, Cabot was charged with 18 counts of attempted extortion and extortion-related charges in the Los Angeles area.

Records state he pleaded in that case, most of the charges were dropped, and he was sentenced to three years probation. He had to write letters of apology to the victims: Ricoh Corporation, Carl's Jr. and Airtouch Cellular.

A 1989 Los Angeles Times article states Cabot posed as another anchorwoman's husband and used an actress's name to obtain appliances and a car. The article states Cabot was arrested when he posed as the anchorwoman's husband and bought $800 worth of suits. The charge became part of a 1982 grand theft case against Cabot. The article states Cabot was placed on probation but violated it, resulting in a 2-year prison sentence.

In his e-mail, Black stated, "It simply DOES NOT MATTER if our company was founded by a gentleman who spent time in prison over twenty-five years ago, especially since that distinction is a key selling point that brings credibility to our services assisting celebrities, politicians and others charged with a crime.

"It simply DOES NOT MATTER that when he sold the company in 1996 he remained a consultant, just like it simply DOES NOT MATTER that security names are assigned to our company staff. Turning a prison experience into a successful business deserves respect, and in fact -mainstream news broadcasters and publications regularly employ as experts formally convicted individuals; G.Gordon Liddy, John Dean and Mark Fuhrman, to name a few. Working crisis media cases isn't fluff public relations, and in high profile situations using security names is required by Press Corps Media for employee safety."

Black has been operating under a company called Press Corps Media. He has declined all requests to be interviewed in person.

When a Sentinel reporter pressed Black on Thursday for more information on his identity, Gil Cabot, and Press Corps Media's parent company, Arrested Media, Black said the newspaper was wasting its time.

A reporter asked Black if he were actually Cabot.

"It is an absolute lie that I am Gil Cabot," Black said.

In the 1989 Los Angeles Times report on Cabot, he was described as a con-artist and Hollywood predator.

He has ties to Tampa and multiple entertainment companies.

In a 2004 Internet listing for a company called Story Brokers, which lists its contact as "G.A. Cabot," the description states: "Acquires true-story properties and partners with actor-owned production companies for actors to star in or produce/direct."

Another company Cabot has ties to is called Watsup Productions, where he is listed as an officer/director in annual Florida corporate filings.

Faxes that Watsup Productions sent the state of Florida for its filings appear to come from the same place as Black's Anthony-related press releases.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/caylee-anthony/orl-bk-casey-anthony-baez-black-cabot-020209,0,4770083.story

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Nancy Grace, 2/1/09:

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0902/02/ng.01.html

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Jane Velez-Mitchell:

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0902/02/ijvm.01.html

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Anthony Family To Be Deposed In Civil Case
Casey Anthony Charged With Murder In Daughter's Death

POSTED: Tuesday, February 3, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Attorneys representing Zenaida Gonzalez are scheduled to depose family members of Casey Anthony in a civil suit filed against her.

Anthony, 22, remains jailed on first-degree murder charges in the death of her daughter, Caylee. Anthony told authorities that she left Caylee with a woman named Zenaida Gonazalez at an Orange County apartment complex in mid-June but the pair was gone when she returned to pick up her daughter.

Caylee's remains were found in December in a wooded area near the home of Anthony's parents, George and Cindy Anthony. Casey Anthony and her daughter lived in the home, although they often stayed elsewhere.

Gonzalez, the only person with that name who has a known link to the Sawgrass Apartments, said she had never watched -- nor met -- Caylee Anthony and claims her life has been affected by being drawn into the case, which has gained national headlines.

Casey Anthony has said that another woman with the same name took her daughter.

George and Cindy Anthony, and Casey Anthony's brother, Lee Anthony, are scheduled to be deposed at the end of February by Gonzalez's attorneys, who recently submitted a questionnaire they want Casey Anthony to answer in jail.

Casey Anthony's civil attorney, Jon Kasen, said his client will fill out her name and date of birth but she will plead the Fifth Amendment on all the questions.

George Anthony Remains Hospitalized

Meanwhile, George Anthony, who remains hospitalized following a suicide threat less than two weeks ago, is expected to be transferred sometime this week, his attorney said.

Brad Conway, who represents George and Cindy Anthony, said George Anthony is doing well but will continue to get treatment.

Conway said he expects to know on Tuesday when George Anthony will be released from Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach. Conway said it's been difficult trying to find a treatment center close to the Anthony family's east Orange County home.

Tax Dollars Paid In Case

Local 6 News has learned that at least $7,500 is being paid by Orange County to the attorney representing Roy Kronk, the meter reader who found Caylee's remains.

David Evans, who was retained by the county after Kronk made the discovery, is billing Orange County a discounted rate of $225 per hour. He's charging Kronk the same amount, Local 6 News reported.

Documents show that Kronk is paying Evans for any arrangements that are made with media outlets. Local 6 News confirmed that "Good Morning America" paid Kronk at least $20,000 for a picture of a rattlesnake that he apparently shot near the area where Caylee's bones were found.

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/18627533/detail.html#-

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Legal Analyst: Bar Could Reopen Baez Investigation

Tuesday, February 3, 2009 – updated: 11:27 am EST February 3, 2009
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- New information could cause the Florida Bar to take another look at Casey Anthony's attorney, Jose Baez.

Eyewitness News broke the story Monday that a former FBI agent has identified Baez's spokesperson as a convicted criminal named Gil Cabot. The spokesman, who calls himself Todd Black, has admitted that's not his real name.

Since the Florida Bar used a sworn statement from Black before dismissing a complaint against Baez, WFTV legal analyst Bill Sheaffer said, with the new information, the Bar could re-open its investigation.

"The person who signed the sworn affidavit is a convicted felon and it appears steps were taken to conceal that," Sheaffer said.

Sheaffer said it probably wouldn't have been an issue if Cabot had used his real name, because the Bar would have known about his past before making a decision.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18629337/detail.html#-

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Casey Anthony Expected To Take Fifth In Civil Case
Tuesday, February 03, 2009 8:35:07 AM

ORLANDO -- Casey Anthony now has 30 days to respond to questions in a civil suit with a woman who has the same name as her so-called nanny.

However, don't expect any big revelations.

Zenaida Fernandez Gonzalez is suing Casey for defamation, saying Casey's use of that name as her babysitter has ruined her life and cost her work.

Anthony maintains she left Caylee in the care of a woman named Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez, but investigators have said no such woman exists.

Among the questions being asked are:

* List everyone you told that Caylee was with Zenaida Gonzalez the last time you saw her.
* Do you admit the Zenaida Gonzalez who is suing you has never baby sat for Caylee.
* Do you admit the story you told law enforcement that Caylee was with someone named Zenaida Gonzalez the last time you saw her is not true.

Casey is expected to take the Fifth Amendment not to answer questions, for fear the answers could be used in the criminal case against her.

http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2009/2/3/casey_anthony_expected_to_take_fifth_in_civil_case .html

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Can Casey Anthony get a fair murder trial in Orlando?
Sarah Lundy | Sentinel Staff Writer
February 3, 2009

Casey Anthony's murder trial could be months or even years away, but her lawyer is already hinting that he wants the case moved out of Orlando to ensure an unbiased jury.

Attorney Jose Baez hasn't filed a request for a change of venue yet but said last week that he plans to do so soon.

Taking a first-degree murder trial on the road is pretty rare but it does happen, authorities say. And it's no simple task to move a proceeding to another location -- a decision a judge does not make lightly.

One side -- usually the defense -- must convince the judge that the suspect will not get a fair trial in the current location. Too much publicity or negative media coverage can make it impossible to find 12 jurors plus alternates who haven't made up their minds.

For Anthony, "that could be difficult anywhere, but they need to try to give her a fair trial," said University of Florida law professor Jennifer Zedalis.

Anthony, 22, is charged with killing her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee Marie. The story has received intense media coverage since it first grabbed headlines last July. It has been on the covers of People magazine several times and has been the focus of Dateline NBC and ABC's 20/20 shows.

Circuit Judge Stan Strickland has not set a trial date. But some say when he does, the media circus around the case will only intensify.

"Short of Mars, I don't know where you can send this case," joked Diana Tennis, an Orlando defense lawyer who is following the case.


Proving too much coverage

Attorneys can use various criteria to show a judge that the case needs to move.

Clips out of the newspapers, sound bites on TV and readers' comments on the Internet can demonstrate the news coverage.

Attorneys also can get creative and do door-to-door surveys to get a sense of what the community thinks about the defendant, Tennis said. They can ask fellow attorneys selecting other juries in unrelated cases to quiz potential jurors about the Anthony case -- gauging public attitudes.

Randy Fisher, a retired University of Central Florida associate professor of psychology who has conducted several surveys for defense attorneys, said he has found that the more a potential juror follows the case in the news, the more likely the person has prejudged the defendant guilty.

In 1988, he conducted a telephone survey about what Brevard County residents thought of William Cruse, who killed six during a shooting rampage at two Palm Bay shopping centers. Of the 64 callers questioned, 60 thought Cruse was guilty.

The case was moved to Polk County.

Potential jurors may vow to have an open mind, Fisher said, "but human beings are not good judges of how open their minds are or how much they have been influenced by other things like the media," he said.


Where to go?

Tennis said Baez's own television appearance could become an issue. He has appeared on NBC's Today show several times and other national programs. She said prosecutors may point that out, saying he can't complain about pretrial publicity while participating in it.

Law professor Zedalis said the focus probably will be on adverse media coverage, although the state may dispute that.

Should Baez ask to move the trial, he can suggest other locations in the state.

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http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-changeofvenue0309feb03,0,1524824.story

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Anthonys May Grieve Caylee Together Via Video
Corrections Spokesman Calls Their Request To Meet In Person 'Highly Unlikely'

POSTED: 11:27 am EST February 3, 2009
UPDATED: 2:02 pm EST February 3, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- A source close to the investigation into the death of Caylee Anthony told WESH 2 they would not oppose the Anthony family reuniting at the Orange County Jail with their daughter, Casey Anthony, via a video hookup. But that would be the closest they could come to mourning Caylee as a family.

The lawyers for George, Cindy and Lee Anthony said the family would like to have some time to grieve Caylee together. A corrections spokesman said it would be "highly unlikely" the family could reunite with Casey Anthony in the jail in person.

One investigator WESH 2 spoke with said he would not oppose the family having a video visitation with Casey Anthony as long as someone from the jail or law enforcement was there to monitor what happens.

In the past, those visits have been videotaped and made public.

http://www.wesh.com/news/18629428/detail.html

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Caylee's grandfather, George Anthony, released from hospital
Family attorney: 'He's happy to be home'

Susan Jacobson | Sentinel Staff Writer
11:36 PM EST, February 3, 2009

George Anthony, grandfather of slain toddler Caylee Marie Anthony, was released from the hospital this evening and sent home.

Anthony was admitted to Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach Jan. 23 after threatening to commit suicide. His wife, Cindy, picked him up, and they left between 7 and 7:30 p.m., family attorney Brad Conway said.

Anthony was hospitalized under the Baker Act, which allows the involuntary mental evaluation for up to 72 hours of a person deemed a likely danger to self or others. He stayed on voluntarily for treatment, Conway said.

Anthony was "getting therapy and resting and starting that journey back to finding the skills to cope with everything that's happened and everything that's going to happen," the attorney said.

Anthony, 57, is no longer despondent and plans to continue his recovery with outpatient counseling.

"He's feeling good," Conway said. "He's ready. He's totally receptive. And this is part of the healing process. He knows that his family needs him, and he's ready to move forward."

Caylee's mother, Casey Anthony, 22, is charged with her murder and remains jailed in Orange County without bail. Mother and daughter left the east Orange home they shared with Caylee's grandparents on June 16. Caylee was reported missing in July, and a meter reader found her remains in December in some woods nearby. Caylee would have turned 3 in August.

Police used cell-phone pings to locate George Anthony in a Daytona Beach motel, where they also found an apparent suicide note. His family reported him missing after he didn't come home and sent text messages indicating that he wanted to end his life. He took prescription medicine and drank alcohol in the room, his attorney said.

A former Ohio deputy sheriff who once worked in car sales, Anthony was distraught over Caylee's disappearance and death and under pressure from the national spotlight that has accompanied the case. At least one TV crew was on the street when he arrived at his Hopespring Drive house.

Nonetheless, "He's glad to be home," Conway said.


http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-george-anthony-released-020309,0,4453088.story

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George Anthony Released From Hospital
Morgan: I'll Tape, Release Anthony Depositions

POSTED: 2:45 pm EST February 2, 2009
UPDATED: 8:36 pm EST February 3, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Halifax Medical Center released George Anthony late Tuesday after a recent suicide attempt. His release comes the same day that attorney John Morgan announced that he plans to videotape depositions with Casey Anthony's family members and release them to the public.

The depositions would be part of a civil suit that Morgan filed for Zenaida Gonzalez, the woman whose name Anthony used when she reported her daughter, Caylee, missing last July.

Morgan earlier this week submitted written questions to Anthony, which her attorney says she will not answer. On Tuesday, Morgan said he wants to take depositions from her parents, Cindy and George Anthony, and her brother, Lee Anthony.

He would videotape them from a space in his office that looks like a real courtroom.

"We plan on inviting the press to hear these depositions as they take place," said Morgan.

He added that he wants "to bring the parents in to see what they knew…Then we have some surprise questions for them they may have trouble answering."

In a civil suit, Morgan is trying to clear the name and reputation of Gonzalez, who said she lost her job and suffered because Casey Anthony connected her name with a nanny that Anthony said took Caylee.

Casey Anthony is charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of Caylee, whose remains were found in east Orange County last month. A trial isn't expected to start until later this year.

Since Casey Anthony is refusing to answer written questions, which include "were you involved in the death of Caylee," Morgan said he will move to have her countersuit against his client dismissed.

An attorney for Cindy and George Anthony had a heated reaction to Morgan's plan.

"I don't think the judge is going to allow John Morgan to turn this in to a three-ring circus," attorney Brad Conway said.

Conway said he'll file for a protective order to block Morgan's plan to hold televised depositions.

http://www.wesh.com/news/18622764/detail.html

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NANCY GRACE

Casey Anthony Takes the 5th in Civil Case
Aired February 3, 2009 - 20:00:00 ET

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0902/03/ng.01.html

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ISSUES WITH JANE VELEZ-MITCHELL
Subpoenas Issued for Anthony Family in Lawsuit
Aired February 3, 2009 - 19:00:00 ET

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0902/03/ijvm.01.html

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Anthonys Try To Plan Caylee's Funeral
Attorney Says Lee Happy To Have Father Home

POSTED: 10:45 am EST February 4, 2009
UPDATED: 6:33 pm EST February 4, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- With George Anthony, Caylee Anthony's grandfather, out of inpatient psychiatric care he and his wife, Cindy, are trying to plan the funeral for their grandaughter.

George Anthony was released from the hospital during the evening hours, and his family reportedly opted to take him home instead of to another treatment facility.

A source told WESH 2 the family also made extensive plans to get him out of the hospital away from the camera's eye.

WESH 2 is honoring the family's request not to camp out outside the Anthony home.

Lee Anthony's lawyer said this is time they all need to try to heal as a family.

Lee Anthony's sister, Casey Anthony, is in jail charged with the death of her daughter, Caylee.

A source close to the family told WESH 2 they used multiple vehicles and an alternate exit to get George Anthony out of Halifax Medical Center and away from the public eye. He'd been staying there ever since he checked in to a Daytona Beach motel and took an undetermined amount of pills and alcohol in an apparent attempt to end his life.

George Anthony's son's lawyer said Lee Anthony is glad to have his father safe at home.

"He's very happy to be back in town and he's very happy to be with his family and continues to spend time with his father who's now out of the hospital and really try to begin to emotionally heal from this entire event," attorney Tom Luka said.

That process will include finally saying goodbye to Caylee, whose remains were discovered almost two months ago in a wooded area near the Anthony family home.

The Anthonys have been subpoenaed to testify under oath in the Zendaida Gonzalez civil suit against Casey Anthony. She said her reputation has been damaged by false allegations made by Casey Anthony.

Gonzalez's attorney, John Morgan, said he wants to depose the Anthonys in front of the press.

"Then we have some surprise questions for them they may have some difficulty answering," he said.

Luka said Lee Anthony will have very little to say about that claim, and that Morgan's idea to conduct public depositions won't be allowed by the judge.

http://www.wesh.com/news/18638266/detail.html

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Roy Kronk May Have To Start Paying Own Legal Fees

Wednesday, February 4, 2009 – updated: 3:43 pm EST February 4, 2009
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- The county employee who found the body of Caylee Anthony might soon have to start paying his own legal bills. Until now, Orange County has been paying a law firm to represent former meter reader Roy Kronk.

So far, the county has paid more than $7,500 dollars. It was an effort to help Kronk maintain privacy.

Wednesday, a county watchdog group told Eyewitness News that's excessive.

"Owing a debt of gratitude doesn't allow the taxpayer to be taken advantage of," said Michael Walzak of CountyWatch.

Kronk is no longer working as a meter reader. He's now working at a county utility warehouse and says he wants to be out of the public eye.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18641180/detail.html#-

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Infamous U. S. case has local tie
LU's Scott Fairgrieve part of defence team working for woman accused of killing her two-year old daughter
Posted By CAROL MULLIGAN, THE SUDBURY STAR
Updated 10 hours ago


People who understand the role of the forensic scientist in the criminal justice system shouldn't have a problem with his working for the defence in one of the most high-profile murder cases in the United States, says Scott Fairgrieve.

Those who don't will have the opportunity to get educated about forensic science if the Laurentian University forensic anthropologist has anything to do with it.

Fairgrieve has been hired by Orlando-based criminal lawyer Jose Baez as part of the defence team for Casey Anthony, 22, the Florida woman accused in the murder of her two-year-old daughter Caylee Marie last year.

The case has played out in the U. S. media non-stop since Caylee was reported missing in Florida on July 15, a month after she was last seen by her mother.

Casey Anthony has been charged with first-degree murder in the child's death. Caylee's

remains were found in December less than a mile from the home she shared with her mother and her grandparents.

Fairgrieve will not comment on specifics of the case, which may not go to trial for years.

He said he has been hired by Baez as a consulting forensic scientist and will abide by the same code of ethics he always does whether he is working for the Crown in Canada, the prosecution in the U. S. or the defence in either country.

"It's fair game for anybody to call up a forensic scientist," said Fairgrieve in an interview with The Sudbury Star.

Forensic science is "not voodoo, it's not magic, it is science," said the Laurentian professor, and it doesn't matter what side of the courtroom a forensic scientist is on.

Fairgrieve said he hasn't travelled to Florida to examine any of the evidence there, but has reviewed reports of analyses of the prosecution's forensics team from his base in Sudbury.

In both Canada and the U. S., the prosecution or Crown is obligated to disclose all of its evidence against an accused to the defence and vice-versa.

That may involve a subsequent analysis of Caylee's remains, although Fairgrieve said he doesn't know the current condition of those remains.

His scientific findings, whatever they are, can work for or against defendants, so it is up to their lawyers to decide if they want to use those findings at trial or not.

"What's really important is that ethically, as a forensic scientist, regardless of who it is has asked me to look at evidence of any sort, I have to be unbiased," he said.

Fairgrieve doesn't know if he will be called upon to testify at trial.

"I have yet to be informed about what further I would be required to do," he said.

If he is called as an expert witness when Casey Anthony does go to trial, Fairgrieve said it will be his job to explain the forensic evidence to the jury so it can understand it without talking down to jurors.

How much importance jurors place on the evidence will largely depend on the instructions of the judge.

Forensics played a huge role in the O. J. Simpson murder trial, which Fairgrieve admits he watched play out on television. It took three weeks just for the DNA evidence to be presented at trial. Contrast that with Canada's Paul Bernardo murder trial in which only an hour was devoted to DNA evidence.

That is just one of the differences in the way cases are sometimes handled in Canada and the U. S.

Fairgrieve said he prefers Canada's legal system because it not "politically driven" like the American one, in which judges and prosecutors are elected and subject to the whims of voters.

In either system, forensic scientists don't commit people and they don't free them, said Fairgrieve. They supply evidence without losing sight of the fact "nobody wants an innocent person to go to jail or a guilty person to go free."

The scientist said he understands how emotional people can get about criminal cases, but he has to remain clinically detached.

"I won't state what my opinions are about a case, but I understand people do get very strong opinions. But they also need to remember they probably don't have all the evidence."

He doesn't judge the accused when he's involved in either side of a case, he said, and he doesn't go in and "find the smoking gun. Sometimes it doesn't exist, and in fact it rarely does."

When he was contacted last year by Baez to assist in Casey Anthony's case, Fairgrieve said he had no idea what case Baez was talking about.

Still, he strongly believes he has an ethical duty to use the science he has devoted his life to to help tell the truth.

"Everybody deserves a defence," said Fairgrieve, and it is in citizens' best interest to insist everyone gets a fair trial.

Fairgrieve has been bombarded with requests for interviews from U. S. media, whom he said have been "making hay" with the Casey case. Baez has hired a media management firm to handle those U. S requests, but "in Canada there is not the same level of tabloid journalism," he said.

Ever the scientist, Fairgrieve isn't fazed about his involvement in what could be the new trial of the century.

"I'm content with the fact I'm doing what I'm trained to do," said Fairgrieve, "only this time I'm doing it on a stage that is a little broader."

In his quest to educate the public, Fairgrieve produces podcasts for the website of Laurentian's Department of Forensic Science, of which he is chair.

http://www.thesudburystar.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1419288

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Nancy Grace, 2/4/09:

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0902/04/ng.01.html

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Jane Velez-Mitchell, 2/4/09:

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0902/04/ijvm.01.html

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Taxpayers pay lawyer of worker who found Caylee's remains

Susan Jacobson | Sentinel Staff Writer
February 5, 2009

Orange County has set the price of sudden fame: $10,000.

That's the maximum the county will spend on a lawyer to represent former meter reader Roy Kronk, who in December found the remains of slain toddler Caylee Marie Anthony in woods near her east Orange County home.

Kronk was a low-profile, $10.60-per-hour county employee when he was thrust into the spotlight through his involvement in the decidedly high-profile murder case.

Knowing that he would be deluged with interview requests once his identity was divulged, the county agreed to hire David Evans of the Mateer Harbert firm to represent him.

"The guy was frightened [of all the attention]," County Attorney Tom Drage said. "We were a little concerned with just putting him out there like that."

According to the terms of his agreement with the county, Evans is being paid $225 hourly -- a discount of about $100 off his normal rate. So far, he has billed $7,582.50 for services including phone conferences with news media and Kronk himself, preparation of a statement and letters and attendance at a news conference.

The county will not pay for services related to Kronk's paid appearances on TV or in other media, or for negotiations that might result in his being paid. That includes Kronk's segment last month on Good Morning America.

"His life has been thrown into such turmoil," Evans said.

"I think he's very deserving of any good things that can happen to him because of this."

Michael Walzak, a board member of CountyWatch, which promotes open and accountable government in Orange, agreed that Kronk deserves county-paid representation. Kronk on Monday transferred to an inventory-control job in a county warehouse and got a raise to $12.39 hourly.

"It was right to give him counsel," Walzak said. "He doesn't know anything about standing before the media, doing press conferences."

But he questioned whether the amount is excessive -- particularly in such tough economic times.

"We just keep going on as if the old days are continuing," he said. "They need to look at every avenue where money can be saved."

If Evans is required to represent Kronk as a witness in the criminal case against Caylee's mother, Casey Anthony, Evans has asked the county in writing to consider raising its cap.

Anthony, 22, is charged with first-degree murder. Her daughter was last seen alive by family members in June. She was reported missing in July.

Meanwhile, a lawyer representing Casey Anthony's father said he needs privacy during his recovery from mental-health treatment. George Anthony was released Tuesday night from a Daytona Beach hospital, where he was admitted after threatening suicide last month.

Attorney Brad Conway on Wednesday asked that the public and media give Anthony and his family space so they can grieve privately.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-kronk0509feb05,0,6026009.story

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Zenaida Gonzalez's Lawyer Says Case Could Be Easily Closed

Thursday, February 5, 2009 – updated: 9:12 am EST February 5, 2009
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- In the case against Casey Anthony, attorney John Morgan, who's representing Zenaida Gonzalez in a civil defamation suit against Casey, says the case could easily be closed.

John Morgan appeared Wednesday night on the Nancy Grace show and said that Casey should verify a picture of Zenaida Gonzalez that was sent to her by Morgan.

"We've attached this picture; all she needs to do is say that's not her!" said Morgan on the Nancy Grace show.

Casey's defense team announced earlier in the week that she's pleading the fifth and will not answer any of the nearly 30 questions Zenida's defense team submitted to her.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18646474/detail.html#-

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Date Set For Caylee Anthony Public Memorial

Thursday, February 5, 2009 – updated: 4:48 pm EST February 5, 2009
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The attorney for Caylee Anthony's grandparents told Eyewitness News on Thursday that the public memorial service for Caylee would be held on the morning of Tuesday, February 10.

The memorial service will be held at the First Baptist Church of Orlando (see map), attorney Brad Conway told Eyewitness News, and start at 10:00am. No cameras are allowed in the church, but WFTV.com expects to be able to provide a live video feed online of the service.

Dr. David Uth, Senior Pastor of First Baptist Orlando, released the following statement Thursday: "I believe God placed First Baptist Church of Orlando here in Central Florida to make a difference in this community, and to love this community. We believe our purpose is to be a lighthouse, especially in difficult and dark times. One of those times is now as we have all been saddened by the death of Caylee Anthony. As a church, we want to provide hope, healing and the opportunity to experience God's love. We believe that hosting the service will give us the opportunity to minister to a family in need and to a community that is hurting because of the loss of this precious child."

Seating for the public service will start at 9:00am. The church told Eyewitness News no bags, backpacks, purses, cell phones, still photo or video cameras will be permitted. There will be a strong security presence and attendees will have to pass through a metal detector.

The service will be held in the church's 5,000-seat Worship Center.

Caylee Anthony's remains were found in December in a wooded area less than a mile from her grandparent's home. Caylee's mother, Casey Anthony, remains in jail on first-degree murder charges in connection with Caylee's death.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18650457/detail.html#-

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Caylee Anthony's Funeral Planned For Feb. 10
Attorney Says Taxpayers Have Paid $10K For Kronk's Representation

POSTED: 10:45 am EST February 4, 2009
UPDATED: 6:52 pm EST February 5, 2009

http://www.wesh.com/news/18638266/detail.html

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Public memorial for Caylee Marie Anthony will be Tuesday

Amy L. Edwards | Sentinel Staff Writer
4:40 PM EST, February 5, 2009

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-caylee-anthony-memorial-020509,0,5042925.story

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ISSUES WITH JANE VELEZ-MITCHELL

Public Memorial Planned for Caylee Anthony; Attorney for Zenaida Gonzalez Demands Answers from Anthony Family

Aired February 5, 2009 - 19:00:00 ET

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0902/05/ijvm.01.html

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NANCY GRACE

Public Memorial Service for Caylee Set for February 10
Aired February 5, 2009 - 20:00:00 ET

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0902/05/ng.01.html

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Source: Casey's Attorney Marketing Photos To Media

Thursday, February 5, 2009 – updated: 6:25 pm EST February 5, 2009
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Eyewitness News has learned Casey Anthony is willing to part with more photos of her dead daughter to help pay for her defense. A source told WFTV reporter Kathi Belich that Casey's attorneys have been trying to market the photos to the media again.

Jose Baez is hiring some very expensive experts to defend Casey on this first-degree murder charge. They are hiring nationally-known experts who don't come cheap. But WFTV's legal analyst, Bill Sheaffer, said Casey's efforts to possibly help pay for them by marketing photos to the media could backfire in the court of public opinion.

There are reports that Casey Anthony sold endearing videos and photos of her daughter Caylee six months ago for almost $200,000.

"It's a drop in the bucket, $200,000 in this case is a drop in the bucket when you take into consideration what Mr. Baez needs in order to devote his time and resources to this case," Sheaffer said (watch full interview).

Sheaffer said that money could be gone or close to gone. He said attorney Jose Baez's fee alone will be six figures in a case like this and the total cost of Casey's defense could hit $1 million, especially because of the high-powered experts Baez has hired: Forensic expert Dr. Henry Lee, who helped get OJ Simpson acquitted, New York defense attorney Linda Kenney Baden, who represented rock and roll legend Phil Spector at his first murder trial that ended in a hung jury, and New York forensic expert Dr. Lawrence Kobilinsky.

"I would say these experts run into the tens of thousands of dollars," Sheaffer said.

The flat fees or hourly fees, Sheaffer said, could run from $500 to $750, plus expenses. But, Sheaffer said, selling her murdered daughter's photos could turn the public against Casey even more. Still, Casey is facing first-degree murder.

"One is going to do what one has to do," Sheaffer said.

Hiring heavy hitters from out of town may also backfire on Baez. Sheaffer said they bring some baggage, because of OJ for example, and Florida jurors might view them as outsiders.


MORE STRANGERS GIVE CASEY MONEY

Casey continues to be well-funded in jail. She had about $300 in her jail account Thursday and spent $12 this week on snacks and a drink. She also received another $75 from complete strangers living in Fort Lauderdale, California and Michigan.


PRESS CORPS ADMITS "TODD BLACK" IS "GIL CABOT"

The public relations spokesman for Casey's defense team finally admitted he's convicted felon Gil Cabot.

A Press Corps Media release Thursday confirmed Cabot was one of several media contacts working under the name of Todd Black.

Cabot was convicted for trying to extort Entertainment Tonight anchor Jann Carl by falsely claiming he had compromising photographs of her. Carl had previously turned down his offer to be her agent.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18651683/detail.html#-

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Defense claims Casey Anthony case mirrors TV show

Walter Pacheco | Sentinel Staff Writer
9:33 AM EST, February 6, 2009

Casey Anthony's defense attorneys appeared this morning on NBC's Today Show and compared their client with the lead character from the popular 1960s TV show, The Fugitive.

In that television show, actor David Janssen plays Dr. Richard Kimble. He blames a one-armed man for the murder of his wife, but no one believes him and he is convicted in her death. Kimble runs from the law but is vindicated in the end.

"The person who seemed to be so guilty that the locals have made this person so guilty," attorney Linda Kenney Baden told Today Show host Meredith Vieira. "He was so hated and he ran from the law and it turns out he was innocent. In this case, we believe our client [Anthony] is innocent."

Casey Anthony, 22, is charged with murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee Marie, and is being held without bail at the Orange County Jail. Caylee's remains were found close to the home the toddler shared with her mother and grandparents.

Anthony claims Caylee was kidnapped by her babysitter, Zenaida Gonzalez, who investigators think does not exist.

"The comparison [to the television show] is for everyone has to wait. You have to stop saying someone is guilty," Baden said.

Lead defense attorney Jose Baez said "it's her [Anthony] against the world."

He spoke little about the change of venue, saying he plans to "keep the location we're asking for secret."

"I don't want that disclosed," Baez said. "I don't want what's going on in Orlando to happen in the new location."

Baez added, "I am doing the best I can for my client...I am quite frankly, doing the oath that I took."

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-casey-caylee-anthony-020609,0,2547975.story

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Casey Anthony case: Do you believe she is like "The Fugitive"?
posted by halboedeker on Feb 6, 2009 8:48:32 AM



Was it freaky Friday on "Today" or what?

Octuplet mom Nadya Suleman was the opening act for Jose Baez, attorney for Casey Anthony.

Anthony's defense team is comparing her case to that of "The Fugitive" and the wrongly accused hero in that story. Yes, it was another bizarre moment in a saga filled with them.

"Who is the one-armed man in your case?" Meredith Vieira asked. "The only person that Casey has pointed to is this baby sitter that didn't even exist."

Baez said they have a defense in which they believe Casey Anthony is innocent. Anthony is charged with the murder of daughter Caylee Marie.

"It's her against the world," Baez said of Casey.

Defense attorney Linda Kenney Baden said she couldn't discuss the case and asked everyone to wait and stop the personal attacks.

Earlier, though, Baden said Casey had been portrayed as Osama bin Laden and Baez had the public persona of Hitler.

"They're both hated," Baden said of Anthony and Baez.

The hyperbole never ends in this case, does it?

About a change-of-venue motion, Baez said he wanted to keep the hoped-for destination secret and thus shielded from the media. "Right now, Orlando -- it's an unbearable place to try this case," he said. "It would be futile."

As weird as that segment was, octuplet mom was stranger. "I feel as though I've been under the microscope because I've chosen this unconventional kind of life," Suleman said in her Betty Boop voice. "All I wanted was the children. ... I love my children."

Now she has 14 -- and a national forum to share her unconventional thoughts.

She said she hopes to get a master's degree in counseling.

She sounds like she needs some herself. Quick.

Later, Meryl Streep and her "Doubt" co-stars appeared to restore some sanity to "Today." Streep gave a hint about her Oscar wardrobe. She didn't wear a dress to the Screen Actors Guild Awards -- and she won.

"I'm never buying a dress again," Streep said.

I think she wants to win this year. Bad. The Oscars will be Feb. 22 on ABC.

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2009/02/was-it-freaky-friday-on-today-or-whatoctuplet-mom-nadya-suleman-was-the-opening-act-for-jose-baez-attorney-for-casey-anthon.html

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Caylee Memorial Service To Have Tight Security

Friday, February 6, 2009 – updated: 5:50 pm EST February 6, 2009
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Anthony family attorney unveiled plans Friday about Caylee's funeral next week. The funeral is going to be held at the biggest church in Orlando, First Baptist Church of Orlando.

The Caylee Anthony service will mark the first time the church has handled a memorial service for a murdered child with a family member under suspicion. Security will be very tight and the Anthony family does not want any disruptions.

"The people that aren't welcome, most of them know who they are. The security team for the church and the Anthonys will know and they will be respectfully turned away," attorney Brad Conway said Friday afternoon (watch full press conference).

Meanwhile, an Ormond Beach grandmother and her husband went out of their way Friday to pay their respects to Caylee Anthony at a memorial where her remains were found. To her, it's hallowed ground.

"I look at this child and I look at everyone else around just hurting so much to see a child like this and a memorial like this," Paulette said.

Seeing the memorial in person up-close was overwhelming to her.

"Everyone's taken her into their hearts. I have a little girl in my neighborhood who looks just like her. Her life should be just beginning and it's ended," Paulette said.

Almost two months after Caylee's remains were found less than a mile from her grandparent's home, there's barely a time when WFTV's reporting crew has been the only one at the scene. Even out-of-state vacationers come by to pay their respects to Caylee.

There are thousands of teddy bears and other gifts that have been placed in her honor. It could be an indication of how many people might line up on Tuesday at the First Baptist Church of Orlando to get one of the 5,000 seats available. The parking lot will open at 4:00am and doors at 9:00am for the 10:00am service.

"I don't have details on the service. You're just going to have to come to see," Conway said. "Casey will not be allowed to go to the service. She would have to be furloughed from the Orange County jail in order to do so. So she won't be able to do that. I hope that she will be able to get to [watch it], but we don't know."

Paulette left the scene where Caylee's remains were found Friday with an unanswered question that haunts her.

"How could it be? How could anyone let something like this happen?" she questioned.

Conway said he doesn't know any of the details about the service itself, other than it could last for two hours and said there will be one song that will break everyone's hearts, but he wouldn't say what it is.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18659620/detail.html#-

RAW VIDEO: Brad Conway Press Conf. On Memorial
http://www.wftv.com/news/18659620/detail.html#-

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Updated: 5:36 p.m.
Attorney for George and Cindy Anthony says Caylee 'deserves dignity'

Willoughby Mariano
5:36 PM EST, February 6, 2009

The lawyer for George and Cindy Anthony issued a warning this afternoon for attendees of their granddaughter's upcoming memorial service:

Be respectful of Caylee Marie Anthony's memory or stay away.

"She deserves dignity and respect and she's going to get it," Brad Conway said during a 4:15 p.m. press conference outside of the Orange County Courthouse.

Caylee's mom Casey Anthony faces first-degree murder charges in her daughter's death.

Security will be tight at First Baptist Church of Orlando's service on Tuesday at 10 a.m. The girl's family has been threatened, Conway said.

In the months since Caylee Marie's disappearance last summer, her death has gained national attention, and protesters have gotten into scuffles and shouting matches with the girl's grandparents outside their home.

There will be metal detectors at the memorial, and backpacks and cameras will be banned. People who use the event as a "soapbox" to air their opinions about the case will be escorted out, Conway said.

Caylee's remains will not be there.

Anonymous donors are helping to pay for the service, Conway said.

During the press conference, Conway also addressed reports that Casey Anthony's attorney Jose Baez slipped a contraband bracelet in a suit that the mother was to wear for a hearing. In fact, his clients did so.

"Mr. Baez has taken the hit for that and that's not right," Conway said.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-caylee-anthony-grandparents-020609,0,4789862.story

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George, Cindy Anthony To Attend Caylee Memorial
Security Will Be Tight, Attorney Says

POSTED: 10:45 am EST February 4, 2009
UPDATED: 5:31 pm EST February 6, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- George and Cindy Anthony plan to be at a public memorial service for their granddaughter, Caylee, their attorney said Friday afternoon.

Attorney Brad Conway said security will be tight so that no one disrupts the service, which is planned for 10 a.m. Tuesday at the First Baptist Church of Orlando on John Young Parkway.

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http://www.wesh.com/news/18638266/detail.html

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IN HER OWN WORDS: Cindy Anthony says Caylee 'will be watching over so many other children'
February 8, 2009

Cindy Anthony wrote this eulogy to her slain granddaughter Caylee Marie Anthony for publication in the Orlando Sentinel — her first public comments since the toddler's death was confirmed in December. A public memorial service is Tuesday.

Caylee Marie Anthony has captivated the hearts of so many people over the course of the last several months. Many feel a great loss for a beautiful child that they never had the opportunity to meet. They quickly fell in love with her beauty and her charming ways, as she read a story to her ailing great-grandfather, whom she loved very much.

For those who fell in love with Caylee Marie on national TV, their grief is only temporary, their hearts will soon mend, and their memory of her may eventually fade. But for those who actually had the honor to meet Caylee Marie, it will be much more difficult for them to say goodbye, and their hearts may never heal.

On Aug.9, 2005, God blessed this Earth with one of his most beautiful children. Caylee Marie was born at 7:14a.m. in an Orlando hospital. From the moment she was born she forever stole the hearts of her family. Caylee was not only a beautiful baby, but she had a beautiful spirit that will live on in those that truly knew her and loved her.

She is survived by her mother, Casey Marie Anthony; her grandparents, George and Cindy Anthony; her uncle Lee Anthony; and her great-grandparents, Alex and Shirley Plesea and Ruth and Lee Anthony.

Caylee's life will be honored in a memorial service open to the public Tuesday at the First Baptist Church of Orlando beginning at 10a.m.

The family is requesting that those with only the purest of hearts and truly honorable intentions attend the service for their beloved child. This service will be a tribute to her life and a time for her family and friends to finally be together to openly express and share their love for her.

The family is requesting, in lieu of flowers, that donations be made to Eastside Baptist Church, 1900 Conway Gardens Road in Orlando; Orlando Rescue Mission; or Kid Finders Network.

Because of Caylee, so many other children have been the recipient of the kindness and generosity from those who have donated on her behalf. Donations have been made to numerous organizations such as Toys for Tots, Shriners, St. Jude's Hospital, Make-a-Wish Foundation, Boys and Girls Clubs of America, Orlando Rescue Mission and Kid Finders Network. Another child will receive a new smile after receiving multiple reconstructive surgeries to repair a cleft palate.

Because of this outpouring of compassion, the family will continue to honor Caylee's memory by establishing the Caylee Marie Anthony Foundation. The foundation's purpose will be to continue to generate awareness for missing children and to establish programs to assist in the well-being of those children in need of comfort and support during difficult and stressful times.

Caylee's life may have been short-lived on this earth, but her life will not have ended without a purpose. She will be sadly missed but never forgotten. Caylee Marie Anthony now has her angel wings and will be watching over so many other children.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/services/newspaper/printedition/monday/orl-cayleeobit0809feb08,0,6952778.story

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Cindy Anthony: Caylee's Life Had A Purpose

Sunday, February 8, 2009
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- The grandmother of slain Orlando toddler Caylee Anthony says the child's life didn't end "without a purpose."

In a eulogy published in the Orlando Sentinel on Sunday, Cindy Anthony says her granddaughter "now has her angel wings and will be watching over so many other children."

Cindy Anthony notes that because of Caylee, donations have been made to organizations such as Toys for Tots, the Make-a-Wish Foundation, Kind Finders Network and elsewhere that will help other children.

A memorial service is being held Tuesday for Caylee. She was 2 when she went missing last summer and her remains were found on Dec. 11.

Her mother, Casey Anthony, has been charged with the girl's murder.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18667721/detail.html#-

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Bounty Hunter “Not Invited” To Caylee Memorial
Sunday, February 08, 2009 7:34:52 AM

ORLANDO -- One person who was specifically told not to attend the Memorial for Caylee Marie Anthony is bounty hunter Leonard Padilla, who bailed Casey Anthony out of jail after her first arrest in the case.

Padilla told News 13 the murdered toddler's grandmother, Cindy Anthony, "disinvited" him to the memorial, which is set for 10 a.m. Tuesday.

"I'm not invited," Padilla said. "She specifically stated in the media that she didn't want me there, so I can't go."

When News 13 asked why Cindy Anthony would not want Padilla there, he replied, "It's a battle of the titans. She figures it's Cindy's memorial, not Caylee's, so she can invite and disinvite who she wants. If she wants to disinvite me, I've got no problem with that."

"I'll probably be over on Suburban [Drive], at that particular location, and pay my respects there to Caylee," Padilla said, referring to the spot where Caylee's remains were discovered in December.

Since Padilla first bailed out Casey Anthony, his relationship with the Anthony family has been tumultuous. Padilla has been quoted as saying he believes Casey murdered her own daughter.

The Memorial For Caylee

The public memorial for Caylee Anthony is scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10, at First Baptist Orlando. News 13 will have LIVE coverage of the memorial.

http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2009/2/7/padilla_not_invited_to_caylee_memorial.html

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Caylee Anthony Investigation - New Lead Released

Hollywood P.I. Releases New Leads

Los Angeles 2/08/2009 05:26 PM GMT (TransWorldNews)

http://www.transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?id=75669&cat=14

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Family Prepares For Caylee's Memorial Service
Casey Anthony Has Not Asked To Watch Service

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Family members of Caylee Anthony will say their final goodbyes to the slain toddler on Tuesday.

Caylee's grandmother, Cindy Anthony, is expected to speak at the 10 a.m. service at First Baptist Church of Orlando.

Thousands are expected to attend the memorial service.

In a written eulogy, Cindy Anthony mentioned people across the country whose lives were touched by her granddaughter and who now mourn her.

"For those who actually had the honor to meet Caylee Marie, it will be much more difficult for them to say goodbye, and their hearts may never heal.

"Caylee's life may have been short-lived on this Earth, but her life will not have ended without a purpose. She will be sadly missed but never forgotten. Caylee Marie Anthony now has her angel wings and will be watching over so many other children," Cindy Anthony said in the eulogy.

Caylee's mother, Casey Anthony, is in the Orange County Jail, and so far has not asked for permission to watch her daughter's memorial service on television.

Corrections spokesman Allen Moore said there's nothing in its policy to prevent Casey Anthony from watching the memorial Tuesday, but she has to ask for that access. Moore said Casey Anthony also has access to a radio and could listen to a simulcast in her protective custody cell.

Doors for the service will open at 8 a.m. Those planning to attend should expect tight security.

http://www.wesh.com/news/18670857/detail.html

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Caylee Anthony service: Will focus be on the victim?

Will the Caylee Anthony memorial Tuesday morning offer a respite from the media circus surrounding the murder case?

Possibly not, if this weekend's reporting is an indication. Hard feelings bubbled up Saturday night in a report on WKMG-Channel 6. Bounty hunter Leonard Padilla said that grandmother Cindy Anthony wants him to stay away, WKMG's Ramin Khalili reported.

Padilla said he hasn't spoken with the family, but that Cindy Anthony told his nephew that he was not supposed to be present at the First Baptist Church of Orlando.

Padilla has never been shy about sharing his views in the case, and he remained true to form in the WMKG report. Padilla predicted the memorial will be "a Cindy show," and he said the defense team is looking for a patsy to blame instead of Casey Anthony, who is charged with daughter Caylee's murder.

"I don't believe that any of this stuff is real," Padilla told WKMG. "What's real is Caylee is dead and somebody has to pay for it."

Khalili noted that the Anthonys might not want Padilla, but attorneys for Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez do. Padilla met with them last week about her defamation suit against Casey Anthony.

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2009/02/caylee-anthony-service-will-focus-be-on-the-victim.html

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Blogger attending Caylee Anthony memorial will give family your condolences

A Web page has been set up for those who would like to give the Anthony family their condolences during the Caylee Anthony public memorial service scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009, at 10 a.m.

“Marinade Dave” is a blogger who lives in the Orlando area and will be attending the service at First Baptist Church of Orlando on Tuesday. On his site, Dave says, “All messages will be hand delivered by me.” Click here to go to Dave's Blog and leave a message.

Dave also indicates, “Please, comments are for condolences only. All others will be deleted. This is a time to remember Caylee.”

Anyone who wants to leave a message of condolence must do so by 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009.

Link to story: http://www.examiner.com/x-1168-Crime-Examiner~y2009m2d7-Blogger-attending-Caylee-Anthony-memorial-will-give-family-your-condolences

Dave's blog: http://marinadedave.wordpress.com/2009/02/06/caylee-marie-anthony-condolences/

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Caylee Anthony memorial: Here are coverage plans
posted by halboedeker on Feb 6, 2009 4:43:24 PM

Local television stations plan to offer extended coverage of the Caylee Anthony memorial that starts at 10 a.m.

Here's what stations were saying Friday afternoon:

WESH-Channel 2: Coverage starts at 10 a.m. on the station and on WESH.com. The plan is to carry the memorial service in its entirety.

WKMG-Channel 6: Coverage starts at 9 a.m. on the station and on ClickOrlando.com. Jacqueline London will anchor. The coverage will include reporting and commentary by Tony Pipitone, Jessica D'Onofrio, Mike DeForest, Louis Bolden and Adam Longo.

WFTV-Channel 9: Coverage starts at 10 a.m. on TV and on WFTV.com. Anchor Martie Salt promised "respectful coverage."

WOFL-Channel 35: Coverage starts at 10 a.m. on TV and on MyFoxOrlando.com.

Central Florida News 13: The cable channel plans to cover the public event in its entirety. There won't be any commentary during the event.

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2009/02/caylee-anthony-memorial-here-are-coverage-plans.html

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Casey Anthony Does Not Want Public Service For Caylee
Memorial To Be Held For Slain Toddler

ORLANDO, Fla. -- In a statement read by her attorney, Casey Anthony said she does not want a public memorial service held for her slain daughter, Caylee.

Anthony, 22, remains jailed on first-degree murder charges in her daughter's death. The memorial service for Caylee will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the First Baptist Church of Orlando...

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/18671180/detail.html

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Baez: Casey Doesn't Support Planned Memorial

ORLANDO -- Casey Anthony does not support Tuesday’s planned memorial service for her daughter, Caylee.

Attorney Jose Baez issued a statement Monday from Casey, who is in the Orange County Jail awaiting trial on charges of murdering Caylee.

In the statement, Casey said she understands her parents' need for closure, and hopes this helps them. However, she does not believe in the need for a public memorial.

During the news conference, Baez also talked about whether she would watch the memorial service on television.

“If you look at the statement, she really in her heart feels it should be a private matter. So it really wouldn't surprise me if she did not, but it also wouldn't surprise me if she does. I think she will make that decision at that point and time,” Baez said.

Thousands of people are expected at First Baptist Orlando for the public memorial...

http://cfnews13.com/News/Local/2009/2/9/memorial_for_caylee.html

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Anthonys set to celebrate short life of Caylee Marie

Thousands of people are expected to convene at the First Baptist Church of Orlando on Tuesday morning to attend the public memorial service for Caylee Marie Anthony, the toddler who captured the hearts of people around the world when she was reported missing seven months ago.

The service is expected to last about two hours, but few other details have been released. It was unclear Monday afternoon whether Caylee's grandparents, George and Cindy Anthony, will speak.

"It will be a celebration of this child's brief life -- brief, but very special life," said Brad Conway, the lawyer representing the Anthonys.

The church's worship center seats 5,000 , and Conway said he expects it to be a packed service. People from as far as California and New York have told the Orlando Sentinel they plan to attend...

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/orl-caylee-anthony-funeral-020909,0,2822671.story

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Padilla plans to hold his own Caylee Memorial

- Bounty Hunter Leonard Padilla is back in Orlando. But is he back on the publicity bandwagon or really looking to help?

Cindy Anthony said Padilla is not allowed in to the memorial at the First Baptist Church of Orlando Tuesday, so Padilla is holding his own memorial on Suburban Drive at the location where meter reader Roy Kronk found Caylee's remains last December. It'll take place at the same time as the church service.

Padilla said Monday he organized the alternate memorial with Richard Grund, the father of Casey Anthony's ex-fiance, Richard Grund. He says it's a chance to grieve, and he says he's also encouraging protestors to join him instead of going to the church...

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/020909Padilla_memorial

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Caylee Anthony's Mom Disapproves of Public Funeral

- The mother of slain Orlando toddler Caylee Anthony expressed grief and disapproval Monday over plans for her daughter's public funeral.

"I miss Caylee everyday and every minute of everyday," Casey Anthony said in a statement read by her lawyer Monday afternoon.

"I can't be there for Cayee's funeral but someday I want to visit her gave and want to tell her how much I miss her... I know they cremated her, but I still don't want the public with cameras and everyone around for Caylee's funeral service. I can't stop my parents from doing what they want. I truly hope it will help them."

A memorial service for Caylee will be held Tuesday at the First Baptist Church of Orlando. The public is invited to attend, but cameras will not be allowed inside.

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/national/Caylee_Anthony_s_Mom_Disapproves_of_Public_Funeral _759269

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Dozens Hold Memorial At Caylee Remains Site

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Nearly 100 people paid their respects Tuesday to Caylee Anthony at the site where her remains were found. The small group of people added two new pieces to the memorial site, a poster board with her name on it and a heart...

http://www.wftv.com/news/18681957/detail.html

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Unedited memorial, Part one of four:

http://www.wftv.com/video/18681483/index.html

Unedited memorial, Part two of four:

http://www.wftv.com/video/18681777/index.html

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Anthony Family Speaks At Emotional Caylee Memorial

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Hundreds of mourners remembered slain Florida toddler Caylee Anthony in a music-filled service Tuesday, months after her mysterious disappearance inspired dozens of volunteers to search for her body before and after her mother was charged with killing her...


http://www.wftv.com/news/18679461/detail.html

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Memorial Service Held For Caylee Anthony

The service was expected to draw a full house of 5,000 people to First Baptist Church of Orlando on John Young Parkway. By 7:30 a.m., a line was forming at the church doors, but the parking lot was not full as the service began at 10 a.m.

http://www.wesh.com/news/18679508/detail.html

(Several video links on this page.)

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Caylee Anthony remembered during memorial service

ORLANDO, Fla. - Hundreds of mourners came to memorialize slain Florida toddler Caylee Anthony in a music-filled service Tuesday, months after her disappearance and mother's arrest drew national attention...

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/local/021009Caylee_Anthony_remembered_during_memorial_se rvice

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Memorial service photo gallery:

http://media2.myfoxorlando.com/photogalleries/021009cayleememorial/1/lg/wholefam2.htm

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Anthony family speaks at Caylee memorial service

An estimated 1,200 people celebrated the short life of Caylee Marie Anthony at her memorial service this morning at the First Baptist Church of Orlando.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/

Photos: Caylee Anthony memorial

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/caylee-anthony/orl-caylee-anthony-funeral-photos,0,1126087.photogallery

PHOTOS: Caylee Anthony

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/orl-special-caylee-anthony-photos,0,4752292.photogallery

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Unedited memorial, Part one of four:

http://www.wftv.com/video/18681483/index.html

Unedited memorial, Part two of four:

http://www.wftv.com/video/18681777/index.html

Part three of four:

http://www.wftv.com/video/18682111/index.html

Part four of four:

http://www.wftv.com/video/18682515/index.html

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Nancy Grace, 2/9/09:

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0902/09/ng.01.html

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Jane Velez-Mitchell,2/9/09:

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0902/09/ijvm.01.html

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"Gone Too Soon" video montage:

http://www.wesh.com/video/18681790/index.html

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Lee Anthony speaks (memorial):

http://www.wesh.com/video/18681790/index.html

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Impromptu Service Held At Caylee Remains Site


http://www.wesh.com/video/18684243/index.html

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Attorney Wants Defamation Case Against Casey Tossed

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- The attorney representing Casey Anthony In a civil defamation suit has asked that the case be tossed out of court.

Zenaida Gonzalez is suing because Casey claimed someone with that name babysat and then disappeared with Caylee. She said the case has ruined her name.

Casey's attorney filed the motion to dismiss the case this week.

There's no word on when a judge could rule.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18691296/detail.html

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Central Floridians mourn Caylee Anthony at Orlando service

Finally, a day just to honor Caylee Marie.

No protesters spewing hate about her mother. No news conferences. No bounty hunters stealing the spotlight. People I spoke to mentioned how beautiful they thought the service was instead of sharing theories on how the 2-year-old died.

The toddler's memorial service was no sideshow -- thank goodness.

The event appeared somber the moment I arrived at First Baptist Church of Orlando about 8:15 a.m. Dozens of people stood in line outside the door -- some dressed in fancy black dresses and suits and others wearing jeans and flip-flops...

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-cayleelundy1109feb11,0,7828986.story

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Nancy Grace, 2/10/09:

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0902/10/ng.01.html

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Jane Velez-Mitchell, 2/10/09:

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0902/10/ijvm.01.html

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Casey Anthony Trial Could Be Year Away

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- The start of Casey Anthony's murder trial could be as long as a year away. There are many things, legally and in the investigation, that still need to be completed.

Eyewitness News believes evidence discovered where Caylee's remains were found and at her house are still being tested. According to defense expert Dr. Henry Lee's writings, Casey's defense team could be going so far as to analyze the root growth of plants to determine how long Caylee's body was there.

Investigators spent more than a week at the scene where Caylee Anthony's remains were found, sifting through the dirt by hand. One of the things they found was a heart-shaped sticker that investigators said matched up to adhesive found on the duct tape over her mouth...

http://www.wftv.com/news/18693236/detail.html

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Anthonys Seek Private Jail Visit With Casey
Family Does Not Want Videotape Of Visit Released To Public

ORLANDO, Fla. -- George and Cindy Anthony's lawyer confirmed that the family wants to set up a special private video visit with Casey Anthony.

This news comes one day after hundreds attended a memorial service for slain toddler Caylee Anthony. Caylee's mother, Casey Anthony, is in the Orange County Jail charged with her daughter's murder. She had not requested to watch the service, but did receive a visit from her attorney, Jose Baez, who had a laptop and may have had access to the memorial online during their visit...

http://www.wesh.com/news/18692267/detail.html

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Casey Anthony's lawyer no longer affiliated with media firm

Casey Anthony's defense attorney has been criticized for his choice of a media firm -- and the recent revelation that a man who served prison time for attempting to extort a journalist has acted as the lawyer's spokesman.

But Jose Baez and that company have parted ways, the Orlando Sentinel learned today.

In a statement e-mailed to the Sentinel, Baez said, "Press Corps Media is no longer affiliated with The Baez Law Firm."

The Kissimmee lawyer did not comment further...

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-casey-anthony-baez-cabot-021109,0,3108972.story

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Attorney says Caylee Anthony has been cremated

One day after Caylee Marie Anthony's memorial service, the lawyer representing the toddler's grandparents confirmed the girl's remains have been cremated and that they are not located at her family's home.

Attorney Brad Conway, who represents George and Cindy Anthony, wouldn't say where Caylee's remains are being kept.

Conway also addressed a question many were left wondering after Tuesday's memorial: Who was her uncle Lee Anthony referring to when he repeatedly said "CMA?"

Was he referring to Caylee? Was he talking to his sister -- and Caylee's mother -- Casey Anthony? They both share the same initials.

When Lee Anthony eulogized his niece at the pulpit at First Baptist Church, he brought with him a laptop and read from it.

He told the mourners to withhold judgment and to fill their hearts with patience and grace. He spoke about "CMA," saying how much he missed her and will never forget the promise he made to her.

Who is "CMA?"

Lee Anthony was "talking to all of them," Conway said...

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-caylee-anthony-memorial-021109,0,4518634.story

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Caylee Anthony: WKMG asks why the toddler was cremated

A day after Caylee Anthony's memorial, WKMG-Channel 6 explored why the toddler was cremated.

The child's death certificate was filed today, and she was cremated in the past few days, WKMG's Adam Longo reported. Brad Conway, attorney for George and Cindy Anthony, said the grandparents decided on the cremation to protect the child. Longo reported that the grandparents are not keeping the ashes in their home -- they fear vandals -- and they don't want a marked grave either.

Longo said Conway will ask for a face-to-face meeting at the jail between Casey and her parents.

But WESH-Channel 2 reported that Conway said his clients still want to have a private video visit with Casey. The parents understand the visit would have to be monitored, but they don't want it released to the media, anchor Martha Sugalski said. The decision would fall to the Orange County Sheriff's Office, Sugalski added.

In other reports, TV stations turned back to the case against Casey Anthony, who is charged with Caylee's murder.

WESH showed Jose Baez, Casey Anthony's attorney, saying the next step is sorting out what evidence is real and what is junk. WESH's Bob Kealing quoted "sources close to the investigation" who say they want to question Lee Anthony more about what he knew when niece Caylee was missing...

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2009/02/a-day-after-caylee-anthonys-memorial-tv-stations-turned-to-the-case-against-her-mother-caseywftv-channel-9s-kathi-belich-s.html

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Nancy Grace, 2/11/09:

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0902/11/ng.01.html

Jane Velez-Mitchell, 2/11/09:

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0902/11/ijvm.01.html

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Casey Anthony Trial Start May Be Year Away

http://www.wftv.com/video/18693524/index.html

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Mourners Begin To Gather For Caylee Funeral

http://www.wesh.com/video/18679462/index.html

[Native Alien]

Caylee Anthony's Grandfather in Putnum County.

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/breaking/news-article.aspx?storyid=131173&catid=17

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Cremated Caylee Remains Not Kept At Home Over Theft Fears
Girl's Grandparents Plan To Build Memorial For Slain Toddler

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The cremated remains of Caylee Anthony are not being kept at her grandparents' east Orange County home because of fears that somebody may try to steal them.

Brad Conway, the attorney representing Caylee's grandparents, George and Cindy Anthony, said on Wednesday that the remains are not at the home, but he would not say where they are being kept...

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/18697599/detail.html

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Casey Anthony's defense team hires new media rep

Casey Anthony's defense team has hired a new media representative and dumped a spokesman who used an alias.

Marti Mackenzie is already known to lawyers and reporters. She has more than 20 years of experience in legal cases with high-profile defendants, including former astronaut Lisa Nowak.

In her new job, Mackenzie will speak for lawyer Jos� Baez in his defense of Anthony, who is charged with killing her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee.

"It's time to refocus on legal issues," Mackenzie said Wednesday. "My role is to free up the defense lawyers so they can do that."...

...He expressed hope that she can help "calm down the media frenzy" surrounding the Anthony case...

..."She will help them avoid making more and more public mistakes," he said...

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-casey1209feb12,0,4986615.story

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Caylee Anthony's Grandfather in Putnam County for Support

SATSUMA, FL -- The grandfather of Caylee Anthony, the little girl from Orlando found dead last December, is in Putnam County to offer support to the families of Haleigh Cummings...

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/breaking/news-article.aspx?storyid=131173&catid=17

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Caylee's Remains Cremated

ORLANDO -- The attorney representing the Anthony family confirmed Caylee Marie Anthony’s remains were cremated.

However, Brad Conway said the remains are not at the family's Orange County home and will not say where they're being kept...


http://cfnews13.com/News/Local/2009/2/12/caylee39s_remains_cremated.html

[Native Alien]

RAW VIDEO: George Anthony Talks About Search For Haleigh


http://www.wftv.com/video/18701735/index.html

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George Anthony Meets With Father Of Missing Girl
Child's Dad's Girlfriend Discusses Night Girl Disappeared

SATSUMA, Fla. -- George Anthony, the grandfather of slain toddler Caylee Anthony, met with the father of a missing 5-year-old north Florida girl, saying he was there to offer moral support.

Anthony traveled to Satsuma, a city located about 70 miles north of Orlando, to meet with Ronald Cummings, whose daughter, Haleigh, vanished from a bedroom in her house sometime between 10 p.m. Monday and 3 a.m. Tuesday.

Anthony said he knows exactly what Haleigh's family is going through. Anthony was recently released from a hospital following a suicide scare. He spoke earlier this week at a memorial service for Caylee.

Investigators said they were treating Haleigh's disappearance as an abduction and continued searching for her on Thursday.

The Putnam County Sheriff's Office said investigators assume Haleigh was abducted because house-to-house searches of the neighborhood Wednesday found no evidence that she wandered away.

Tim Miller, of the Texas-based group EquuSearch, began assisting in the search on Thursday. Miller was involved in the search for Caylee Anthony, the slain Orlando toddler whose remains were found in December.

"The weather conditions are favorable for her to still be alive out there. I'm not going to say she's not in danger. (The search) is in a critical stage," Miller said...

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/18698106/detail.html

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Jane Velez-Mitchell ,2/12/09:

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0902/12/ijvm.01.html

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Jose Baez's former media rep won't go away

The former media firm representing Casey Anthony's attorney Jose Baez doesn't want to let go of the spotlight -- even after Baez has hired someone new to take it.

Press Corps Media sent an e-mail and a fax to reporters today, saying the company was still involved in the Casey Anthony case. In fact, the third-party who is paying for two staff members has extended its contract and paid for 19 more months.

This comes the day after Baez confirmed he is no longer associated with Press Corps Media and has hired veteran media representative Marti Mackenzie, who has handled several high profile cases and worked with local attorneys, to represent his law firm.

"The only thing that's been 'dumped' is prepayment of our services into our trust account, and those services will be rendered when asked per our non-refundable contract," Sabrina Cane, a Press Corps Media worker, e-mailed the Orlando Sentinel. "Given the many surprises already experienced in this case, Press Corps Media will do what it has been paid to do - assist in Ms. Anthony's defense on media coverage."

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-jose-baez-spokesman-021209,0,7645989.story

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Casey Anthony case: Defense team has a media rep who can write

Things are looking for Casey Anthony's defense team in one respect: It has hired a media representative who understands public relations.

No-nonsense Marti Mackenzie made a forceful impression in meeting the media.

"I am the only media representative for Mr. Baez's office," she said, referring to Jose Baez, attorney for Casey Anthony.

"I did not think it was appropriate to have a media representative who did not have a real name, a real address, a real presence, a face to step forward to respond at the appropriate time," Mackenzie said.

The comment was an artful slap at Press Corps Media, which she replaces. Three of its employees used the alias "Todd Black." Press Corps also astonished local reporters with badly written releases.

WESH-Channel 2's Dave McDaniel said the Mackenzie hire was a "move to bring some calm to an arena that often has had very little calm."

WFTV-Channel 9 noted that Press Corps was still sending releases about the case. But Mackenzie, with a laugh, said the media should ignore releases from other sources. She is on Baez's payroll and has worked with local lawyers for 20 years.

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2009/02/casey-anthony-case-defense-team-has-a-media-rep-who-can-write.html

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Caylee Anthony: The public fell in love with her, not her family

Tuesday's memorial was uplifting in a crucial way: Caylee Anthony was discussed more often and more lovingly than she had been in all the months her story had unfolded.

Local television covered the memorial with respect and poignancy. WFTV-Channel 9's Kathi Belich described "a very emotional memorial service" and spoke of the little girl's love of green beans, SpongeBob and the color lavender.

The comments by the Anthonys -- uncle Lee, grandparents George and Cindy -- were the source of most of the emotion. But George and Cindy also shifted the focus to daughter Casey, who is accused of Caylee's murder.

And so Caylee's day became about Casey -- Caylee could never have the focus to herself. Cindy's comments of affection for Casey became a top headline.

Watching the Anthonys at the service drove home the point: The public fell in love with Caylee, not with her family. I'm not sure the family understands that point.


Through the months, the family had often come off as self-indulgent, self-pitying, out of touch. Then the Anthonys were mostly out of sight after Caylee's remains were found.


Seeing the Anthonys in the spotlight again was jarring. Perhaps delivering those comments was cathartic for them.

Yet their speeches suggested they haven't changed. And Cindy Anthony was determined to have the last word, from her seat in the church.

Television reporters gave mostly favorable reviews to the memorial. "Beautiful," said WKMG-Channel 6's Mike DeForest. "A vivid and three-dimensional portrait of this little girl," said WESH-Channel 2's Bob Kealing. "Moving messages for both Caylee and Casey," said WFTV anchor Martie Salt.

Is it appropriate to review a memorial?

Well, here goes: The pastors' eulogies were heartfelt, and most singers performed with a professionalism that indicated they are ready for the recording studio.

But the service lasted two hours, which was too long.

And the Anthonys spoke. I fear it was more about them than Caylee.

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George Anthony/Brad Conway appearance, Geraldo, 2/15/09 (1:45):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2inXOvXpN_4&feature=related

and here (3:15):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4qElybv7r8&feature=related

and here (1:38 and 7:00):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsIJfirnj1Q&feature=related

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Nancy Grace, 2/16/09:

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0902/16/ng.01.html

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Jane Velez-Mitchell, 2/16/09:

And breaking developments in the Caylee Anthony murder case: right now we have just learned that more than 1,100 pages of evidence were turned over to the defense. Among the evidence, test results from the duct tape that was attached to Caylee`s skull.

This is extremely significant because if Casey`s fingerprints were found on that tape, it could mean a huge change in defense strategy. And it could even, according to some, put the death penalty back into play. According to a source who spoke to the "Orlando Sentinel," it is not going to be good news for the defense.

Meantime, George, Cindy, and Lee Anthony are set to be deposed by the attorney for Zenaida Gonzalez in the civil case against Casey. Gonzalez, of course, suing Casey Anthony because she says Casey ruined her name and her life by blaming someone who has the same name for taking Caylee.

Let`s turn right now to my very special guest, John Morgan, the attorney for Zenaida Gonzalez. Mr. Morgan, some people are wondering why not just postpone your civil case against Casey Anthony until after the criminal trial?

JOHN MORGAN, ATTORNEY FOR ZENAIDA GONZALEZ: Well, that could be a year and Zenaida Gonzalez` name is still being thrown around. Everybody seems to be worried about Casey Anthony, but we`re more worried about Zenaida Gonzalez and her reputation.

Remember, we can end this thing tonight. We`ve propounded interrogatories to Casey Anthony. All she needs to do is look at the interrogatories, look at the picture of Zenaida Gonzalez and say, I don`t know her. This is not the person. Our case is over.

VELEZ-MITCHELL: Why do you think she won`t do it?

MORGAN: Because she`s a pathological liar and she feels that -- every time she gives one answer, it opens up another set of problems for her, another can of worms. And she says it was not this Zenaida, it was another Zenaida and then another Zenaida. So I think that`s the reason.

I think we all know what happened. I mean, you don`t wait 30 days to report your child missing.

VELEZ-MITCHELL: Let me ask you about the scheduled depositions that are coming up the end of next week of Cindy, George, and Lee.

MORGAN: Okay.

VELEZ-MITCHELL: Of course we know that George apparently tried -- took steps to take his own life not so long ago. Now he`s on the mend. Are you going to be careful how you question George given the despondency that he`s recently experienced?

MORGAN: Yes. And I wouldn`t mind postponing George. He seemed at the -- at the memorial service, I just saw a clip of it, but he seems to have rallied remarkably well. He was, you know, lucid and strong and speaking and singing songs. And so -- but I wouldn`t mind postponing George.

I really want to take his wife`s deposition. I want to take Lee`s deposition. And, remember, Casey`s interrogatories, we weren`t allowed to take her depositions personally.

VELEZ-MITCHELL: She pleaded the fifth. You sent her 29 questions or you planned on sending 29 questions. We heard she was going to take the fifth. What happened with that? Did you get the piece of paper back that said, "I refuse to answer on the grounds that this may incriminate me," 29 times?

MORGAN: She`s got about ten to nine days to answer that, and we`ll see what happens. What`s happened recently is last week they filed a motion to dismiss our lawsuit. Now, remember this -- that motion should have come before they even filed an answer. They filed an answer.

VELEZ-MITCHELL: Well, yes. That`s inside baseball. But let me ask you this. Are you still planning on bringing the media to the deposition of Cindy? They said they won`t show up if you do that.

MORGAN: Well, I can`t stop the media from coming. What I would recommend that they do is to get a protective order from the court to stop the media from coming. It`s not my intention to bring the media.

VELEZ-MITCHELL: I want to thank you so much, John. I hope you come back soon.

MORGAN: I will.

VELEZ-MITCHELL: This case is not going anywhere. Appreciate it.


http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0902/16/ijvm.01.html

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Casey Anthony's Attorney Jose Baez Hospitalized

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Eyewitness News has learned Casey Anthony's lead attorney was hospitalized this weekend for stomach problems.

A spokesperson with Jose Baez's team confirmed to Eyewitness News he checked himself into the hospital to have some tests run.

Eyewitness News asked if it was stress-related. His spokesperson said Baez is more than ready to defend Casey in court...

http://www.wftv.com/news/18726218/detail.html

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Report: Mom's fingerprints not on tape found on Caylee's skull

ORLANDO, Florida -- Sources told 10 Connects news partner WKMG Local 6 News Monday that no fingerprints were located on the duct tape found wrapped around the skull of Caylee Anthony.

Hundreds of pages of additional documents are expected to be released in the case against the slain toddler's mother, Casey Anthony, as early as today. Anthony, 22, remains jailed on first-degree murder charges in her daughter's death.

Caylee's remains were discovered in December in a wooded lot near the home she shared with her mother and grandparents. The girl's skull was wrapped in duct tape, and sources told Local 6 News that sheriff's investigators headed to the Anthony house the day the discovery was made, looking for evidence that might link Casey Anthony or items in the house to the crime scene.

Sources said the soon-to-be released documents will show that investigators never found a duct tape roll at the home but did find a similar piece of tape on a gasoline can in the house. Sources also told Local 6 News that FBI lab tests reveal no fingerprints were found on the duct tape...

http://www.tampabays10.com/news/local/crime/story.aspx?storyid=100615&catid=82

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New Casey Anthony evidence includes duct tape found on child's skull, TV station says

WESH-Channel 2 is reporting that test results from the FBI crime lab on the tape found on the remains of slain toddler Caylee Anthony are in the latest batch of evidence. The TV station is reporting that more than 1,000 pages of new evidence have been released to Anthony defense team.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-casey-anthony-evidence-021609,0,6943471.story

State Releases New Evidence To Anthony's Defense Team
Evidence Includes Results Of Duct Tape Tests

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The state released over 1,100 pages of evidence to Casey Anthony’s defense team on Monday.

According to a source close to the investigation, test results from the FBI crime lab on the duct tape found on slain toddler Caylee Anthony's skull are in that new batch of evidence.

When asked by WESH 2's Bob Kealing if Casey Anthony’s fingerprints were on the duct tape, a source with direct knowledge of the investigation said, "This is not going to be good news for the defense."...

http://www.wesh.com/news/18725145/detail.html?treets=orl&tml=orl_break&ts=T&tmi=orl_break_1_04540202162009

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Casey Anthony case: Her fingerprints aren't on tape, WKMG reports; Jose Baez hospitalized with stomach problems --WFTV

FBI lab reports to be released this week will show that Casey Anthony's fingerprints are not on duct tape found wrapped about daughter Caylee's remains, WKMG-Channel 6 reported at noon today.

"That contradicts statements bounty hunter Leonard Padilla made on the Nancy Grace show last week," anchor Erick Weber said.

Weber quoted "sources inside Casey defense team" who said they are "sick of Padilla's lies and flat out want him to go away."

The WKMG anchor provided another preview of these new documents: Duct tape wasn't found in the Anthony home but it was found on a gas can.

Also at noon, WFTV-Channel 9 reported that Casey's lead attorney, Jose Baez, checked himself into a hospital last weekend for stomach tests. Anchor Barbara West said: "We asked if this was stress-related, and his spokesperson's response was that Baez is more than ready to defend Casey in court." Casey Anthony is charged with the first-degree murder of Caylee.

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2009/02/casey-anthony-case-her-fingerprints-arent-on-tape-wkmg-reports.html

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"Bombshell" Casey Anthony Evidence Expected To Be Released
Tuesday, February 17, 2009 – updated: 4:07 pm EST February 17, 2009

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- As early as Wednesday, another stack of evidence is due out in the case against Casey Anthony, but Eyewitness News has an idea of what the documents will reveal this time.

WFTV reporter Kathi Belich has learned the documents are likely to be about the evidence investigators collected at the Anthony house after Caylee's remains were found. How was Caylee Anthony murdered and did she suffer? Those are some of the questions that could be answered once it's released what investigators now know.

The 500 pages to be released include investigators' reports from the scene where Caylee's remains were found, the lists of all the property taken from the Anthonys' home and FBI reports on the evidence. They've been characterized as "bombshell" reports.

Detectives are still investigating whether there are discernible fingerprints on the duct tape that was stretched across Caylee's mouth by the killer. There is no answer to that question at this point.

Two days after defense attorney Jose Baez got the hundreds of "bombshell" documents last week, he went into the hospital for tests. His spokeswoman said he had a stomach ache, but said it's nothing that will slow down his work on the case.

Monday, another 1,100 pages of evidence was handed over to the defense team, including transcripts of statements witnesses gave to investigators and there's more computer evidence in the case that will go public sometime soon.

Eyewitness News has learned the new evidence builds a stronger case against the one who should have been Caylee's fiercest protector, her mother.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18734025/detail.html#-

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Conway Reacts To Report Of New Anthony Evidence

http://www.wesh.com/video/18735246/index.html

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Mother Hyperventilated When Caylee's Body Found

ORLANDO, Fla. -- New documents released by the State Attorney's Office show the mother of missing Florida toddler Caylee Anthony hyperventilated and asked for medication when she was notified that her daughter's body had been found last December.

The documents released Wednesday deal with evidence found at the crime scene where Caylee's body was found and items taken by authorities during subsequent searches of the house Caylee shared with her mother and grandparents.

WFTV.com is going through the documents and thousands of images that were released. Many images and documents will be posted online as soon as possible...

http://www.wftv.com/news/18739816/detail.html

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Prosecutors Release More Caylee Evidence
Source Says News Won't Be Good For Defense

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Hundreds of photos and documents in the Casey Anthony case were released on Wednesday morning, much of it from the crime scene where her daughter Caylee’s remains were found in December.

The evidence is the latest provided by prosecutors to Anthony’s defense team, and includes such things as photos of the heart sticker found on Caylee’s remains and a similar sticker on an envelop from the Anthony’s home. Caylee's body was found on Dec. 11 just blocks from her Orange County home. She disappeared in June, but her mother, Casey Anthony, didn't report the missing child until July 15. She faces murder charges and is being held at the Orange County Jail.

WESH 2 News is going through the documents and will continue to update here with photos and details. We also will be updating the story during WESH 2 News at noon, which also be available on the WESH.com.

10:55 a.m.: An FBI analysis says the duct tape found on Caylee’s skull is consistent with the duct tape found on a gasoline can at the Anthony home.

10:58 a.m.: A photo of Casey Anthony’s diary, dated June 21, says, “I hope I made the right decision. I just hope the end justifies the means…This is the happiest I have been in a very long time.”

http://www.wesh.com/news/18738287/detail.html

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A sticker, missing its heart, found at the Anthony home.

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The sticker found on Caylee's remains.

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The diary, 6/21/08

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Duct tape on Caylee remains matches duct tape at the Anthony home

- The State Attorney's Office released about 500 pages and photographs of legal and investigative documents in the case against Casey Anthony Wednesday morning.

The big news: investigators say the duct tape discovered on Caylee Anthony's skull at the crime scene matches duct tape stuck on a gas can at the Anthony’s' house.

Photos released show strips of silver-colored duct tape and several plastic bags scattered at the site where Caylee's remains were found. Right now reporters are digging through the information. In the hundreds of pages of discovery, photographs of the crime scene and more interviews. At least one interview with Casey Anthony's friends say she had an emotional breakdown and "wanted to be committed"

Orange County detectives reports says that the small skull was near a black plastic bag, the skull didn't have any flesh left on it, but "quite a bit of hair" was still present,

Detective Yuri Melich says "I immediately noticed that there appeared to be a piece of silver duct tape across the mouth area of the skull, then goes on to say, "The tape appeared to have been purposely placed there."

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/local/021809_anthony_case_discovery_released

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Crime-scene photos, documents released in Casey Anthony case

Today's updates:

11:19 a.m.Crime-scene technicians spent several days at the scene where Caylee Anthony's remains were found and recovered numerous items, some of which was related to the case and a lot trash.

Here is a partial list of what was found:

- Several bones, including human teeth and animal bones. - Numerous pieces of plastic bags - A pregnancy test - Several discarded soda cans - A broken Winnie the Pooh helium balloon - Barbie doll legs - A disposable camera - A piece of "Henkel Consumer Adhesives" duct tape, the same kind found wrapped around the skull and attached to a gas can at the house.

11:05 a.m. Investigators have determined that Caylee died between June 16 and June 27, the report said. Detectives think that the body was stored in the trunk of Anthony's Pontiac for a period of time, but was removed before June 27.

"Evidence on the body suggests that the child's death was not accidental but an intentional act," Detective Yuri Melich wrote Feb. 5. "As of this writing, there is nothing to suggest that anyone but Casey Anthony is responsible for the death and disposal of Caylee Anthony."

10:49 a.m.Casey Anthony complained to a family friend about having a bad relationship with her father, George Anthony, documents show.

The friend is Michelle Murphy, Lee Anthony's old roommate and long-time friend of the Anthony family.

On two different occasions, Lee and George Anthony told Murphy that Cindy and George Anthony were considering getting custody of Caylee, the report said.

In Feburary 2007, Casey Anthony allegedly had a miscarriage from a man named Brandon Snow. None of her friends, including Annie Downing or Murphy, believed this was true.

In March 2007, shortly after the alleged miscarriage, Anthony called Murphy and told her she was feeling "crazy" and was considering getting "herself committed," the report said. Anthony had "imagined this life with Brandon [Snow] and that she was supposed to have this baby in October," according to the report.

Anthony also said she didn't feel like she was being a good mom to Caylee, but did not elaborate on details to Murphy. When Murphy called the following day to check on the situation, Anthony blew her off.

10:37 a.m. After Casey Anthony was released from jail once last year, Annie Downing visited Anthony several times at her home and spent the night once. Anthony told Downing, "when this is all said and done, I have so much to tell you," Downing told investigators.

While Downing was visiting the Anthony home, Casey Anthony found Cindy Anthony on the computer using Casey's email address and signing emails with Casey's name. They argued about it, but Cindy Anthony told her daughter that "if this can find us Caylee, then you know I'm going to do whatever I can."

At one point, while visiting Anthony at home, Downing asked her about the chloroform found in the trunk of her Pontiac, but Casey Anthony explained it away, saying she had stored cleaning supplies there. Anthony also alluded to the fact that her ex-fiancé, Jesse Grund, had a key to her car and "may have done something to it after it was abandoned," the report said.

Downing told investigators she thought that if Anthony had hurt Caylee, that she would not have acted alone because "she wasn't that smart," the report said. Investigators noted that the statement was only Downing's opinion and she didn't have any evidence to back it up.

10:24 a.m.In late 2006 or early 2007 Casey Anthony visited Downing at work and told her she need to talk to someone. Anthony said "she needed to get away and felt like she was having a breakdown," Downing told investigators.

Anthony didn't tell Downing what caused the breakdown, but said she wanted to go to "an institution" and that Caylee could stay with Cindy Anthony, Downing said.

But when Downing called her later that night, Casey Anthony said she'd talked to her mother and she was fine.

The two stopped being close friends around August 2007 because Downing found out that Anthony was a liar, the report said.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-casey-anthony-discovery-021809,0,5750058.story?page=1&track=rss


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Crime-scene photos, documents released in Casey Anthony case (continued):

The two stopped being close friends around August 2007 because Downing found out that Anthony was a liar, the report said.

10:16 a.m.During an interview with Annie Downing, she told detectives Casey Anthony was jealous of her mother's relationship with Caylee. Casey once told her that Cindy Anthony wanted Caylee to call her 'mom' instead of 'grand mom' the report said.

During Caylee's 2nd birthday, Casey Anthony told Downing "Oh my God, this is supposed to be Caylee's Day. I'm her mom. She's not her mom," in reference to Cindy Anthony helping Caylee open presents.

Downing also told investigators that she received a phone call from Lee Anthony in October after information had been made public about Casey telling another friend she could get some Xanex from her friend named Annie.

Downing said Lee Anthony told her, "We all know Casey's done bad things but you need to protect yourself. You need to…if they call you, you need to tell them the truth. You need to tell them anything you know because if you know something you need to tell them….Don't protect Casey."

10 a.m. Investigators did not find fingerprints belonging to George Anthony, Cindy Anthony or Lee Anthony on the duct tape found on Caylee Marie's skull, the FBI forensic reports show.

The discovery documents also include lists of the dozens of people who had been at the crime scene, ranging from FBI agents, Orange County Sheriff's Office detectives, crime-scene technicians and prosecutors.

Also included is a letter asking the FBI to compare items taken from the Anthony house in December, when a search warrant was executed. Among the items taken from the house are multiple garbage bags, a Bissel steam cleaner, Dirt Devil vacuum cleaner, a Bissel spot cleaner and one red gas can with duct tape.

The sheriff's office asked the FBI to compare the black plastic bag found with Caylee's remains to the garbage bags collected from the Anthonys' house; to compare the duct tape found on the remains to the duct tape on the gas can from the Anthonys' residence; and to examine vacuums and cleaners for possible decomposition materials or other related items.

9:45 a.m. The duct tape discovered on Caylee Anthony's skull at the crime scene matches duct tape stuck on a gas can at the Anthonys' house, investigators said.

The duct tape "Originated from the same source roll," according to the report.

9:33 a.m. Photographs show strips of silver-colored duct tape and several plastic bags scattered at the site, off Suburban Drive. One bag appears to be partially buried.

The State Attorney's Office this morning released about 500 pages and photographs of legal and investigative documents in the case against Casey Anthony.

The Orlando Sentinel will be reviewing the information and posting updates. The discovery includes photographs of the crime scene, from the ground and from the air, as well as interviews with key players.

Two of Anthony's friends, Annie Downing and Michelle Murphy, told investigators they remember a time when Anthony had an emotional breakdown and "wanted to be committed," according to the report.

In the wooded area where Caylee's body was found, detectives noted the remains were found not far from the road.

The small skull was near a black plastic bag, the report said.

The skull didn't have any flesh left on it, but "quite a bit of hair" was still present, Detective Yuri Melich wrote in the report. "I immediately noticed that there appeared to be a piece of silver duct tape across the mouth area of the skull," Melich wrote. "The tape appeared to have been purposely placed there."

The remains were found inside of two black plastic bags and a canvas laundry bag. Detectives also found a stained Winnie the Pooh blanket, a pair of size 24 month pink and white stripe shorts, a pink size 3T shirt with the words "BIG TROUBLE comes small" written on the front and what detectives thought to be pieces of a child's pull up.

Casey Anthony, 22, has been charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of her 2-year-old daughter Caylee Marie Anthony. Anthony has remained at the Orange County Jail since October where she is being held without bond.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-casey-anthony-discovery-021809,0,5750058.story?page=2&track=rss

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New Documents Released In Casey Anthony Case...

What We're Finding In Documents

>Investigator interview from Casey friend Michelle: "Michelle believed Casey was lying about her job. Michelle says Casey did not want her mother to find out about the bad things she's done. When asked to elaborate about what "bad things" these were, her alleged second pregnancy and a party she planned to throw at the Hopespring address that Cynthis did not know about."

>Investigator interview from Casey friend Michelle: "In February or March of 2007 Casey told Michelle that she had been pregnant with Brandon's child and later had a miscarriage. While pregnant, Casey shared this with Lee who in turn told Cynthia. Michelle said that Cynthia was very upset with this news. Michelle doubts Casey was ever pregnant."

>Ivestigator interview from Casey friend Annie: Casey told Annie that her mother Cynthia was a "horrible" person who was trying to control her life and take Caylee away from her. Casey said Cynthia wanted Caylee to call her "mom" instead of "grand mom".

>Investigators have determined that Caylee died between June 16 and June 27. Detectives think the body was stored in the trunk of Casey Anthony's Pontiac for a period of time, but was removed before June 27.

>Orange County investigators found a World of Disney plastic bag near the body of Caylee.
Inside the bag: Gatorade Cool Blue bottle with unknown liquid and white sediment and a syring in a wrapper inside a toilet paper roll in the bottle

>FBI Lab: Based on examinations, the pieces of duct tape found on the body and on the gas can are "comparable to one another in all physical attributes and in the chemical composition of their backing and adhesive components. Therefore, they originated from the same source roll of tape or from rolls of tape manufactured in the same manner."

>While processing the duct tape, the FBI lab found no finger prints. They did find a perfect shape of a heart that was consistent with the adhesive side of a heart shaped sticker. In the search area, investigators found a small heart shaped sticker similar in size. The sheet from which the sticker came was not found on scene.

>In the garage of the Anthony home, investigators found a canvass laundry bag of the same make as one found on the scene.

>Upon finding the body in the woods, the Orange County Sheriff's Office reports, "The duct tape over the mouth area of the skull appears to have caught up the hair along the side of the skull. This is what appears to have kept the tape in place. The hair had to be cut in order for the tape to be properly removed in the way it was found. On the tape within a black oval was written the word "HENKEL". Also written on the tape was "Consumer Adhesives Inc. max temp 200'f Avon Ohio 44011."
The report goes onto say, "During a search of the southernmost outside shed, crime scene investigators located a red metal gas can with a piece of duct tape on it. On the tape within a black oval was written the work "HENKEL". This tape appears to be of the same make and brand as the tape found on the body. This gas can was photographed and collected.

>During a search of Casey's room, investigators found a photo of Casey and Caylee Anthony. In the picture, Caylee is seen wearing a pink and white vertical striped pair of shorts. Similar shorts were found on the body...

http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2009/2/18/new_documents_released_in_casey_anthony_case.html

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Pages 1-90:

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Docstoc:

http://www.docstoc.com/documents/legal/court-and-cases/

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Part 2: http://www.cfnews13.com/uploadedFiles/3464-3513redacted.pdf

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Disturbing Casey Journal Entry Among Evidence Released

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Evidence discovered in the woods where Florida toddler Caylee Anthony's remains were found last December (see woods evidence) match items found in the house where she lived (see house evidence), according to court documents released Wednesday.

The documents released by the State Attorney's Office reveal several new details about the case of the Orlando girl who was missing for a month before authorities were notified.

Caylee's mother, Casey Anthony, has been charged with her daughter's murder. She claims that Caylee was kidnapped by a baby sitter and has pleaded not guilty.

One of the most disturbing things that was released Wednesday was a page from Casey's diary dated June 21 (read journal entry), where she wrote, "This is the happiest I have been in a very long time. I hope that my happiness will continue to grow."

Casey also wrote that she had "no regrets, just a bit worried. I just want for everything to work out okay. I completely trust my own judgment and knew that I made the right decision. I just hope that the end justifies the means. I just want to know what the future will hold for me. I guess I will soon see."

The same types of laundry bag, duct tape and plastic bag discovered at the crime scene also were found by investigators in the house where Caylee lived with her mother and grandparents, according to detectives' reports on the evidence.

The new documents show that Cindy Anthony told investigators in December after Caylee's remains were found that she had sent someone to walk "that area" a month earlier and there was nothing in the area then. That could mean she's the one who told her private investigator, Dominic Casey, to go to the scene and look around in November, when he was told to look near concrete stones. Caylee's remains were found by concrete stones.

Documents also show investigators said meter reader Roy Kronk believes he found the same bag in August that he found in December where the remains were discovered, but can't be completely sure because it looked different in December, drier.

When investigators collected the evidence from the house after Caylee's remains were found, they said in the documents that Cindy Anthony told them a Winnie the Pooh blanket was missing from Caylee's bed; Caylee's remains were found with a Winnie the Pooh blanket.

Along with a skull and bones, investigators found the stained Winnie the Pooh blanket, a pink-and-white-striped shorts and a shirt that said 'BIG TROUBLE Comes Small" in the woods at the crime scene. The skull had duct tape over the mouth similar to duct tape found at the Anthony house and the remains were found in a laundry bag and plastic bag that also were similar to ones found at the home, according to the documents.

Marti Mackenzie, a spokeswoman for Casey Anthony's attorney, Jose Baez, said in an e-mail that the detectives' reports were "biased and speculative."

In a statement, Baez and defense co-counsel Linda Kenney Baden said that the brand of duct tape was the most widely sold in the United States and that it was significant that no fingerprints were found on the duct tape.

Also seized from the home were heart-shaped stickers. A heart-shaped sticker was found on the duct tape that covered the mouth of the skull found with Caylee's remains, according to detectives.

The report didn't say whether the sticker found at the crime scene was identical to the stickers found at the home, and Baez in a statement disputed that a sticker was on the duct tape found on the skull.

Other documents released Wednesday show Casey Anthony hyperventilated and asked for medication when she was notified that her daughter's body had been found last December.

The documents also feature interviews by detectives that reveal the tense relationship between Casey Anthony and her parents, George and Cindy Anthony.

Casey Anthony once told her friend, Annie Downing, that her mother was a "horrible person" who tried to control her life. Downing also told investigators that she believed Casey Anthony was jealous of her mother's relationship with Caylee and that Cindy Anthony was trying to assume the role of Caylee's mother.

Downing also told investigators that Casey Anthony lied to everyone she knew and that she stole from friends and family members. In 2006 or 2007, Casey Anthony told Downing and another friend, Michelle Murphy, that she was having a breakdown and wanted to be committed to an institution. Casey Anthony never mentioned having a breakdown again, Downing said...

http://www.wftv.com/news/18739816/detail.html

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Baez responds to
discovery

Last Edited: Wednesday, 18 Feb 2009, 5:06 PM EST
Created On: Wednesday, 18 Feb 2009, 5:05 PM EST

- Casey Anthony’s attorney Jose Baez responded to the discover released by the state attorney’s office Wednesday.

Baez released the following statement:

Released February 18, 2009
Regarding discovery released by the State of Florida (State of Fl v. Casey Anthony) . . .
According to defense lawyers for Casey Anthony, the States forensic report on duct tape, plastic bags and other items is a one-sided law enforcement-generated report and is biased and speculative. It uses junk science, the kind of flawed comparative analysis that the two-year study by National Academy of Sciences released today.
This study--"Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward by its Committee on Identifying the Needs of the Forensic Science Community, released today and the subject of a public briefing scheduled for 1:00 p.m. EST.
The New York Times, CBS 60 Minutes and the Washington Post have all recently weighed in on flawed forensics evidence (see below).
Defense co-counsel Linda Kenney Baden says:
Were looking closely at the NAS report. Comparative forensic analyses like those in this discovery are conducted by law enforcement agencies with no independent oversight. Our defense experts will make sure there is an objective analysis of this biased discovery. The Anthony case may be one to set a precedent in exposing the flaws in evidence that only law enforcement has tested.
See this link: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/05/us/05forensics.html?_r=1&scp=3&sq=solomon%20forencis%20evidence&st=cse

She also notes that:
Not only is this brand of tape the most widely sold in the United States, the State is relying on comparative analysis just like comparisons exposed as flawed in the study of bullet lead in 2004. These chemical studies have put hundreds of innocent people in jail.
Lead defense counsel Jose Baez says: It is just as important to focus on the fact that there are no fingerprints on the duct tape and there never was any red sticker of any shape or size found on the tape.
For More Information: Contact Marti Mackenzie (917) 345-5049
lawyerpr@nyc.rr.com

See the Washington Post and 60 Minutes
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/11/16/60minutes/main3512453.shtml

Evidence of Injustice: FBI's Bullet Lead Analysis Used Flawed Science to Convict Hundreds of Defendants, Sept. 14, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/16/AR2007051601967.html

CBS 60 Minutes Report Update 9/11/08: Aside from eyewitness testimony, some of the most believable evidence presented in criminal cases in the United States comes from the FBI crime laboratory in Quantico, Va. Part of its job is to test and analyze everything from ballistics to DNA for state and local prosecutors around the country, introducing scientific credibility to often murky cases.But a six-month investigation by 60 Minutes and The Washington Post last November showed that there are hundreds of defendants imprisoned around the country who were convicted with the help of a now discredited forensic tool, and that the FBI never notified them, their lawyers, or the courts, that the their cases may have been affected by faulty testimony.
The National Academy of Sciences Report will be aired during a live audio webcast. Submit questions using an e-mail form at: http://www.national-academies.org

At the time of release, the report will be made available online at: http://www.nap.edu

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/021809_baez_responds_to_discovery

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Anthony P.I. Gave Conflicting Statements To Investigators

Thursday, February 19, 2009 – updated: 1:04 pm EST February 19, 2009
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- The Anthony family's private eye, Dominic Casey, gave conflicting statements to investigators under oath (read transcript) about what he was doing at the scene a month before Caylee Anthony's remains were found there and he was being represented at the time by the

Dominic Casey first told investigators what he first told Eyewitness News, that he had gone to the scene on November 15 merely to determine whether it was a teen hangout as one of Casey's old friends had said. But Dominic Casey could not explain what relevance that would have, since it had been years since Casey was a teenager.

Then, Dominic Casey told investigators he got a call from a psychic the same morning he'd planned to go there that Caylee's remains were in the woods.

Dominic Casey also gave conflicting reports as to who he was talking to on the phone. First it was a psychic, then, when he was asked about talking to his sick daughter, which is what he first told Eyewitness News, he added his daughter to the list of people he was talking to at the scene.

Dominic Casey also told investigators he went to a house nearby based on the psychic tip to look in the culvert, but the video does not show him at the culvert; it shows him digging and poking right next to the house.

The Anthonys' private eye also told investigators, under oath, that he did not know he was being videotaped by another private investigator, Jim Hoover, although at times it looks as though he's being videotaped from close up. Mr. Casey called Hoover a "sneaky devil."

The statement was the first Dominic Casey gave to investigators. There's a second one that the judge hasn't decided whether to release yet.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18751052/detail.html#-

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Judge: PI’s interview
not privileged

Last Edited: Thursday, 19 Feb 2009, 1:09 PM EST
Created On: Thursday, 19 Feb 2009, 12:37 PM EST

- More documents in the Casey Anthony case were released Thursday morning. Circuit Court Judge Stan Strickland ruled that an interview conducted by police with private investigator Dominic Casey, who used to work for Casey’s attorney Jose Baez, does not contain privileged information.

Click here to read the transcript

The interview was one of two conducted on January 7, 2009 by Orange County Sheriff's Office Sgt. John Allen and FBI Agent Nick Savage.

Judge Strickland has not issued a ruling on the second interview.

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/021909_Dominic_Casey_interview

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Transcript of interview with Dominic Casey on January 7, 2009

http://media.myfoxorlando.com/photogalleries/021909dominiccaseytranscript/indexGallery.htm

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Source: Casey's Reaction To Remains Taped
Report: Tape Shows Anthony's Consciousness of Guilt

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Investigators arranged to videotape Casey Anthony's reaction in jail when she learned that a child's remains were found near her family's home, a source told WESH 2 News exclusively on Thursday.

Anthony doubled over twice and appeared to hyperventilate, according to the source who has seen the tape...

http://www.wesh.com/news/18753750/detail.html

Links to seven related videos on the WESH page.

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Judge releases transcript of interview with Caylee investigator

An ABC producer paid for George Anthony and Cindy Anthony to stay at one of Central Florida's most expensive hotels for three days in December after their missing granddaughter's remains were found, according to newly released testimony.

The couple stayed at the Ritz-Carlton Orlando Grande Lakes from Dec. 11 to 14 after Caylee's remains were found near their home. The company that footed the bill is owned by Disney.

The new details were part of an interview of Anthony family private investigator Dominic Casey taken Jan. 7 by Orange County sheriff's Sgt. John Allen and FBI Agent Nick Savage...

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-casey-anthony-021909,0,656748.story

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Nancy Grace, 2/17/09:

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-casey-anthony-021909,0,656748.story

Nancy Grace, 2/18/09:

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0902/18/ng.01.html

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Jane Velez-Mitchell, 2/17/09:

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0902/17/ijvm.01.html

Jane Velez-Mitchell, 2/18/09:

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0902/18/ijvm.01.html

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ISSUES WITH JANE VELEZ-MITCHELL

Experts Say Anthony Family Troubled
Aired February 19, 2009 - 19:00:00 ET

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0902/19/ijvm.01.html

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Audio Released Of Detectives Interviewing Anthonys' P.I.


Part 1: http://www.wftv.com/video/18760256/index.html

Part 2: http://www.wftv.com/video/18760645/index.html

Part 3: http://www.wftv.com/video/18760832/index.html

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ISSUES WITH JANE VELEZ-MITCHELL

New Evidence Released in Caylee Anthony Case
Aired February 20, 2009 - 19:00:00 ET

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0902/20/ijvm.01.html

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Contradictions Abound In Private Eye's Taped Interview

Friday, February 20, 2009 – updated: 6:06 pm EST February 20, 2009
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- In the case against Casey, Friday was the first time the public heard the contradictions and conflicting statements all from a

Eyewitness News first reported details of the interview Thursday. Friday, the tape of the actual interview was released.

Private eye Dominic Casey has been under fire, because he visited the crime scene where Caylee Anthony's body was found a full month before detectives did. The private eye gave detectives different reasons for why he went there.

The Anthonys' private eye claimed he didn't expect to find anything based on a psychic's tip, but still searched there at least three times. He said, at the time, he was working for the Anthonys and separately also for Casey Anthony.

The reason the Anthonys' private investigator searched the scene in November, on videotape, where Caylee's remains were later found is not any clearer after listening to what he told detectives under oath.

"I don't want to go in there. I don't want to see anything and I don't want to. I just don't want to do this," Dominic Casey told investigators.

But he did go in there. He insists it was because a psychic from Virginia told him to, giving him detailed directions right down to looking for groupings of paver stones.

"I was freaked out," Dominic Casey told investigators.

"You were freaked out because of the pavers?" Sgt. John Allen asked.

"Yeah," he said.

Yet, he went back.

"Did you notify anybody in this room that…" asked FBI Special Agent Nick Savage.

"No, sir, I did not," he said.

"Okay, why?" Savage asked.

"Because there was nothing there and that was part…" Dominic Casey said.

"But you went back and looked a second time. Obviously you felt there may have been something there," Savage said.

"No," Dominic Casey said.

But he went back a third time, still insisting it was all because of one psychic's tip in particular.

"One of them you did find to be credible and you followed up on that?" Allen asked Dominic Casey.

"No, I did not," he said.

"You didn't follow up on it?" Allen asked.

"Yes, I did follow up on it," he replied.

"What initially could've been a sideshow has become and remains one of the key issues in this case. What was he doing there? Who sent him there?" WFTV legal analyst Bill Sheaffer said Friday.

Even though the physical evidence against Casey Anthony is mounting in the first-degree murder case, Sheaffer said it's still a circumstantial case without any eyewitnesses, so any possible link between Casey Anthony and the crime scene is crucial.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18760259/detail.html#-

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Jail recorded Casey Anthony's reaction to discovery of Caylee's remains

Bianca Prieto | Sentinel Staff Writer
10:08 PM EST, February 20, 2009

Casey Anthony doubled over and began to hyperventilate when Orange County Jail officials told her in December that the remains of a small child were found just a short walk from her parents' home.

Orange County sheriff's officials made sure her reaction was caught on video and instructed jail corrections officers to closely monitor her reaction, a source told the Orlando Sentinel on Friday.

At that time, no one knew whose bones an Orange County meter reader had stumbled upon near Suburban Drive on Dec.11. Orange County's medical examiner confirmed Dec.19 that the remains were those of 2-year-old Caylee Marie Anthony.

Casey Anthony has been held without bail at the Orange County Jail since her indictment in October on a first-degree murder charge in the death of her daughter. She has pleaded not guilty.

When she learned about the discovery Dec.11, Anthony began rocking back and forth and was visibly upset, according to the source.

The video of her reaction was later reviewed. Statements were taken from the Orange County Jail corrections officers who told Anthony of the discovery, according to documents released earlier this week from the State Attorney's Office.

Marti Mackenzie, a spokeswoman for Anthony's attorney, José Baez, e-mailed a statement to the Sentinel on Friday denouncing what happened.

"It is outrageous and cruel that they were standing by to record her emotions," Mackenzie said. "Let's call this the latest in a 'tape and release' strategy that the Sheriff's Office seems to have used since Casey was first arrested. Even if it's not their primary motive, the release of this kind of information has to have an influence on viewers and readers. Just look at the blogs."

The Orange County Sheriff's Office refused to release a copy of the videotape to the Sentinel, saying it was evidence in an ongoing criminal investigation, said Deputy Carlos Padilla, a sheriff's spokesman. If the tape is turned over to the State Attorney's Office as part of the prosecution's case, it could then become a public record.

Jail officials would not comment about the video or confirm its existence.

"As we have consistently stated, we do not report reaction or demeanor of any inmate in our custody," Orange County Jail spokesman Allen Moore said in an e-mailed statement. "Further, Orange County Corrections will not reveal any information about law enforcement investigations or requests."

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-casey-anthony-video-reaction-caylee-022009,0,4253724.story

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Defense Slams Videotaping Of Casey Anthony
Report: Tape Shows Anthony's Consciousness of Guilt

POSTED: 5:57 pm EST February 19, 2009
UPDATED: 4:24 pm EST February 20, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Casey Anthony's defense attorneys said Friday that it was "outrageous and cruel" for officials to videotape their client's reaction to news that a child's body was found near her home.

"Let's face it, there is nothing 'normal' about anyone's reaction to losing a child," Anthony's defense attorneys said in a statement. "Everyone handles personal tragedy in an individual way."

New Images: Crime Scene, Anthony Home | Special Section

The reaction comes a day after WESH 2 News reported that investigators brought Casey Anthony to an Orange County Jail nurse's station in December and seated where she could see breaking news coverage on TV about the child's remains. A video camera documented her reaction, a source said.

Anthony doubled over twice and appeared to hyperventilate, according to the source who has seen the tape.

Investigators said the tape shows Anthony's consciousness of guilt, because it was days before the remains were identified as her daughter Caylee.

The remains, which were later identified as Caylee's body, were found by a meter reader in a wooded area off of Suburban Drive near the Anthony family home.

It was more than a week before the remains were identified as Caylee, who was reported missing last July.

Casey Anthony is charged with first-degree murder in connection with Caylee's death. She is in Orange County Jail on no bond awaiting trial later this year.

Today's reaction came on the same day audio was released of an investigator's interview with former Casey Anthony private investigator Dominic Casey. (Read The Article About Dominic Casey.

Earlier this week, prosecutors released hundreds of photos and documents in the case against Casey Anthony. A Step-By-Step Tour Of The Evidence)

http://www.wesh.com/news/18753750/detail.html

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Mommy Dearest
Sociopath Mothers Who Kill

Posted: Monday, February 23, 2009
Updated: February 20th, 2009 11:07 AM EDT

DR. DOUG HANSON
Forensics Contributor

Let me say at the outset that Casey Anthony, who in jail for the murder of her two-year-old daughter, Caylee Anthony, is presumed innocent until a jury finds her guilty. However, the circumstantial evidence in the case and public opinion, thanks mainly to media coverage of the case, all point to her being responsible for the child's death whether intentional or accidental. Anthony herself has done nothing to aid the Orange County Sheriff's Office in its investigation to find the child. Her lies and fabricated stories have wasted valuable time; time that is critical in an apparent abduction case.

Forensic Psychology
Forensic Psychology is defined as the study of psychology as applied to legal cases in the court. The forensic Psychologist is usually called upon by the court to evaluate a defendant's sanity or insanity at the time of the offense. This is relevant to the question of criminal responsibility. In addition the forensic psychologist may be called upon to render a decision on the general state of mind of a defendant. These are not primarily questions of a psychological nature but rather questions of a legal nature. A forensic psychologist must be able to readily translate psychological observations into the legal framework of a particular case.

Mothers who Kill
Mothers who kill are typically narcissistic and addicted to drama, says Dr. Schurman-Kauflin Ph.D. from the Violent Crimes Institute. Out of sight, out of mind - that was Casey's reaction to her daughter's disappearance. She let over a month go by without reporting Caylee was missing. Even when Caylee was around, Casey complained about taking care of Caylee, whom she called a "little snot head." Casey is a sociopathic, superficial sensationalist. To a mental health professional, she fits the description of someone with an antisocial personality disorder - just a fancy name for "sociopath." This is a disorder that is recognized by its lack of concern for others, and total focus upon ones own needs.
For law enforcement it is always troubling to have to investigate this type of case. Most, if not all, officers have children of their own or younger brothers and sisters.
So what bring a mother to the brink of committing such a horrific crime as filicide; the murdering of their own child?

The Mind of the Sociopath
According to Criminologist, James Alan Fox, professor of criminal justice at Northeastern University, some act on genuine psychotic delusions. Others can be motivated by selfish reasons if the child is perceived by them to be an obstacle in their relationship with a boyfriend, or preventing them from living the carefree lifestyle that they want.
"It's a crazy thing to do, but crazy describes the behavior, not the mind," Fox said and then added that between 300 and 350 children have been parental homicide victims in 2008.

High Profile Cases
A number of other high profile cases of filicide have attracted national attention in the last few years. These include; the 2001 case of Andrea Yates an act on genuine psychotic delusions, as jurors determined to be the case with the Texas mother who told doctors she drowned three of her children because God told her to do so. Yates drowned three of her five children. Others can be motivated by selfish reasons. Susan Smith's alleged motive for killing her children was that she perceived them to be an obstacle in her relationship with her boyfriend. In 1994 the South Carolina mother drove her car into a lake with her children seat belted in the back seat. She said that the car had been car-jacked by a large black man.

The Caylee Anthony Case
In the case of little Caylee Anthony the Mother claimed that a fictitious babysitter had kidnapped her child. Casey Anthony is characterized by her friends and family as a habitual liar and petty thief, all of which are part of the persona of the sociopath personality. They believe that the are the only ones that are important, that people who question them are trying to persecute them and they show a contempt for law enforcement and any other forms of authority.
All of this makes the investigation of a parent/child murder case much harder for investigators and prosecutors alike. The Anthony case is a convoluted tale of fabricated lies by Casey Anthony in an attempt to place the blame for her missing child on some one, anyone, but herself. Throughout the investigation her lies led investigators in the wrong direction and wasting valuable time. Since her arrest she has steadfastly refused to tell investigators any details of what she knows about the child's disappearance.

The Child is Found
Recently the child skelatonized body was found less than a mile away from the mother's home. The child's mouth was bound with duct tape and she was discarded in a plastic garbage bag; discarded like yesterday's newspaper. To the sociopath, others are always expendable whether they are family, friends, or acquaintances. Once they are no longer of use the sociopath discards them and moves on. Criminal psychologists believe that on some level, the sociopathic criminal takes a strange sort of pleasure in getting away with illegal and irresponsible behavior.
Anthony has shown no remorse during the months of searching for her child or upon the news that the young girl was dead. In taped sessions with her parents in the jail her concern has always been well what about me? Sociopathic criminals have no desire to change and no insight into their own behaviors and motivations. In all of the hours of taped conversations in the jail Anthony rarely if ever mentions her missing daughter, never asked if there are there any new leads, never asked about areas searched or how many people were out there searching for little Caylee.
Casey Anthony will undoubtedly go thru her murder trial without saying a word or sharing even the smallest detail about what actually happen to her daughter. If found guilty and the death sentence is imposed (permissible under Florida law) she will go to her grave most likely feeling that she has put one over on law enforcement, her family and the public. Holding those secrets to herself allows her to feel that she is better than anyone else and that she has had ultimate control over everyone.




Web Links:

* The Eider Files, The Search for a New Breed of BioTerrorism Weapons, by Doug Hanson
* Profile of a Sociopath
* A Forensic Psychologist Comments on the Case
* Sociopathworld

Doug Hanson, Ph.D. is a Ph.D. Biochemist who has operated toxicology and analytical chemistry laboratories for over 25 years. He is also a freelance writer who has written extensively for law enforcement, EMS and first responder magazines. His areas of expertise and written articles include: forensic investigation, DNA analysis, blood spatter, trace analysis, toxicology, drug and analytical chemistry, and forensic anthropology among others. He has written about car bombs, IEDs, soft targets, biological and chemical agents and attack scenarios. He has written on juvenile arson and illegal meth labs. Doug has written and published a book entitled The Eider Files, a novel about bioterrorism.


http://www.officer.com/web/online/Investigation/Mommy-Dearest/1845493

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Anthony Attorney Fights Sworn Depositions
Kronk Considers Legal Action Against Padilla

POSTED: 10:55 am EST February 23, 2009
UPDATED: 3:05 pm EST February 23, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The lawyer for George and Cindy Anthony, grandparents of slain toddler Caylee Anthony, is promising a court fight to keep them from having to give sworn depositions Thursday.

The attorney representing Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez told WESH 2 he'd have some surprise questions for the Anthonys and invite reporters.

Fernandez-Gonzalez filed a civil suit over Casey Anthony's allegations that someone by the same exact name kidnapped her daughter Caylee. Gonzalez said her reputation has been severely damaged.

Caylee's remains were found in a wooded area near the Anthony family home in December. Casey Anthony is in the Orange County Jail on murder charges.

The Anthonys' lawyer said there is no way he would let them be part of some sort of circus.

If nothing happens, on Thursday George and Cindy Anthony are under subpoena to testify under oath about Fernandez-Gonzalez.

The Anthony's lawyer said attorney John Morgan's plan to depose the Anthonys in front of the press is ludicrous. He plans to ask a judge to at least postpone the depositions until the Anthonys are in better shape psychologically to answer more questions.

"They're both fragile emotionally and they need to recover but it'll take a little bit of time. I don't want them going in there without a clear head," attorney Brad Conway said.

Lee Anthony is scheduled to testify Friday. His lawyer said he does not plan to block the deposition because Lee knows nothing about Fernandez-Gonzalez and will say so.

Meanwhile, the man who found Caylee Anthony's remains wants a bounty hunter who searched for the missing toddler to be quiet.

Roy Kronk's attorney has sent Leonard Padilla a letter that demands he stop what Kronk considers personal attacks on various national platforms.

Kronk's attorney, David Evans, who also represents WESH-TV, said he's documenting every Padilla statement and will consider action against him.

Padilla responded to the letter by saying if Kronk wants a legal fight, he should "saddle up."

http://www.wesh.com/news/18775504/detail.html

Read letter
http://www.wesh.com/download/2009/0223/18775668.pdf

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Letter to Padilla from Roy Kronks attorney...

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Posted 2/19/09

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2009/02/casey-anthony-case--6.html

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In other news:

WFTV's Salt said that today Casey Anthony had her first visit by her defense team in 10 days. WFTV also reported that another thousand pages of evidence will be released next week.

WKMG's Adam Longo explored how ABC had paid for rooms at the expensive Ritz-Carlton for the Anthonys on the day the remains were found. Brad Conway, attorney for George and Cindy Anthony, stressed that the family "never profited" from the situation, Longo said. Conway and the family "have cut out" ABC out to show their displeasure that the network had paid a licensing fee to meter reader Roy Kronk, Longo added. Kronk found Caylee's remains.

Longo noted that networks will say they don't pay for interviews. "But they do pay licensing fees and apparently for hotel rooms, too" Longo said with sarcasm.


WESH asked who is Annie Downing? WESH's Amanda Ober said Downing could be a major witness against former friend Casey Anthony. Downing went online today and described her mood as "triumphant," Ober said.

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Casey Anthony's defense attorney at center of another Florida Bar inquiry
Amy L. Edwards | Sentinel Staff Writer
2:43 PM EST, February 23, 2009
The Florida Bar has another inquiry open into Casey Anthony's defense attorney, Jose Baez.

A Bar spokeswoman couldn't disclose details about the inquiry, but said it pertains to Baez's relationship with his now former media-relations company.

Since fall, Baez's law firm referred news reporters to a spokesman named Todd Black with Press Corps Media.

Black never agreed to in-person interviews with reporters, would not provide his photograph and did not reveal his true identity.

Press Corps Media later confirmed that three people used the Todd Black name.

And recently, the company confirmed that one of the people who called himself Todd Black was Gil Cabot. Cabot was sentenced to five years in a California prison in 1990 after he was convicted of attempting to extort television journalist Jann Carl.

In October, The Florida Bar initiated an investigation into Baez after the State Attorney's Office faxed the Bar several news releases Black had sent to media outlets.

The Bar closed its file in January and found that no disciplinary proceedings against the Kissimmee lawyer were appropriate.

Two of those news releases criticized State Attorney Lawson Lamar.

Timothy Chinaris, an attorney representing Baez in that inquiry, told the Bar that Press Corps Media was retained by a Connecticut family.

Chinaris said his client had not paid and will not pay "any part" of Press Corps Media's fees or expenses.

Baez has since hired Marti Mackenzie as his new spokeswoman. In an e-mail statement, Mackenzie said this afternoon: "The circumstances of Mr. Baez's now severed association with Press Corps Media have not changed; as Timothy Chinaris, an ethics attorney representing Baez in the first Bar inquiry, told the Bar, Press Corps Media claimed that it was retained by a Connecticut family. We expect that the Bar will again close the file and find that no disciplinary proceedings are appropriate."

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-casey-anthony-baez-bar-022309,0,3694212.story

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Updated: 4:59 p.m.

Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez seeks more than $15,000 in damages from Casey Anthony

Sarah Lundy | Sentinel Staff Writer
4:59 PM EST, February 24, 2009

Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez, the woman suing Casey Anthony in a defamation case, wants more than $15,000 in punitive damages, according to papers filed by her attorney, Keith Mitnik.

According to the request, she deserves it for what she has suffered since Anthony told investigators that a nanny named Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez at Sawgrass Apartments disappeared with her daughter, Caylee Marie Anthony, in June.

Anthony is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Caylee, whose remains were discovered less than a mile from her family home Dec. 11.

A motion filed today requested that Fernandez-Gonzalez, a Kissimmee woman who once looked at an apartment at Sawgrass, receive punitive damages for the damage to her reputation, loss of job, public humiliation and severe emotional distress -- all brought on by Anthony.

The motion was filed with her response to Anthony's efforts to get the lawsuit dismissed.

A hearing is set May to hear arguments on the matter.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-casey-zenaida-022409,0,7027502.story?track=rss

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The Caylee Anthony case
Meter reader who found Caylee's remains wants bounty hunter to back off

Sarah Lundy | Sentinel Staff Writer
February 24, 2009

Orange County's once most-famous meter reader, Roy Kronk, wants bounty hunter Leonard Padilla to hush up.

Kronk is tired of hearing the California cowboy-hat-wearin' and toothpick-chewin' Padilla drag his name into conspiracy theories about Caylee Marie Anthony --the 2-year-old whose remains were discovered in the woods near Suburban Drive by Kronk on Dec. 11.

Caylee's mother, Casey Anthony, 22, is charged with first-degree murder in her daughter's death.

Kronk's attorney, David Evans, sent Padilla a letter last week to put the bounty hunter on notice: Be quiet or prepare for a potential legal fight.

"We are cataloging each and every false and defamatory statement you have made concerning Mr. Kronk and will be thoroughly reviewing your public statements," Evans wrote in the Feb. 20 letter.

"Even though your public statements are pure speculation, with absolutely no factual basis . . . they are taken by many who do not know better as being true," the lawyer wrote.

Orange County hired Evans to represent Kronk. Evans is earning $225 hourly -- about $100 less than his normal rate, according to the terms of his agreement with the county. The fee is capped at $10,000.

Padilla doesn't understand why his talk of Kronk is such a big deal.

It's no secret what he is doing, Padilla said.

He's simply looking into the circumstances of how Caylee's remains were found. He has spoken to some of Kronk's co-workers and relatives.

"Things just don't add up," he said about how Kronk discovered the remains.

Padilla is convinced the former meter reader was somehow tipped off.

It's possible, Padilla said, that Kronk may not know why the tip came to him.

"I'm continuing to get the bottom of it," Padilla said.

Orange County sheriff's officials have said Kronk was never a suspect and is not linked to the Anthony family.

Kronk, who came cross the remains while on the job, has transferred to an inventory-control job in a county warehouse.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-casey2409feb24,0,6887165.story