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02-25-2009, 08:44 PM

Casey Anthony case: How fragile are George and Cindy?
posted by halboedeker on Feb 25, 2009 6:27:14 PM

George and Cindy Anthony won one Wednesday, but probably not in the long run.

They don't have to give depositions on Thursday in a defamation suit against their daughter, Casey Anthony, who is charged with murdering her daughter, Caylee. A judge delayed the depositions for at least 20 days.

Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez alleges that Casey Anthony defamed her by linking her to Caylee's disappearance. But George and Cindy's emotional health was the big issue Wednesday night.

"Their attorney went to court telling a judge they are not emotionally able to handle testifying in the defamation lawsuit against their daughter," WFTV-Channel 9's Kathi Belich said. Then she added, "But he did not bring any evidence to court today that would legally prevent them from testifying."

Fernandez-Gonzalez's lawyers say that Cindy Anthony didn't avoid the media during the stressful time that Caylee Anthony was reported missing, Bob Kealing of WESH-Channel 2 reported.

"The question at the end of the day here is whether the Anthonys truly are too grief-stricken to go through what could be a public process of giving sworn testimony under oath or is it simply a question they have gotten cold feet," Kealing said.

Judge Jose Rodriguez questioned whether the media have a right to attend the depositions, WKMG-Channel 6's Mike DeForest reported. The 20-day delay will give him time to research the matter and let the media make their case to be present.

"We're not inviting anyone to this," Fernandez-Gonzalez attorney Keith Mitnik said of the depositions. "It's a high-profile matter that everyone is interested in. And I'm not going to stand in the way of the media."

Brad Conway, attorney for George and Cindy Anthony, has said the media's presence would add to the couple's stress.

But WFTV's Belich explored the Anthonys' history with the media. "The Anthonys have never been media shy," she said. "Even after Caylee's remains were found and George Anthony's apparent suicide attempt, they've made very public appearances at Caylee's memorial service this month and the Anthonys have shown up more than once in Putman County, interjecting themselves for some reason into the disappearance of Haleigh Cummings."

WKMG's DeForest noted that even if the media are barred, videotaped versions of the depositions are likely to become public record. The deposition of Lee Anthony, Casey's brother, is still scheduled for Friday.

"Once the media show up, will Lee Anthony's attorneys allow Lee to actually answer the questions or will they walk out?" DeForest asked.

Another possible reason for the deposition delay? Belich speculated that Casey's criminal defense team could want to hold on to the Zenaida theory to create reasonable doubt at the murder trial. "That is exactly what Zenaida Gonzalez is worried about," Belich said.

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2009/02/casey-anthony-case-how-fragile-are-george-and-cindy.html

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02-25-2009, 08:48 PM

Judge delays questioning of parents in defamation case against Casey Anthony

Sarah Lundy | Sentinel Staff Writer
6:16 PM EST, February 25, 2009

The lawyers representing Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez -- the woman suing Casey Anthony in a defamation case -- will have to wait to question George and Cindy Anthony under oath.

Orange Circuit Court Judge Jose R. Rodriguez postponed the depositions, which were scheduled for Thursday, until media outlets could submit documents on why they should be allowed to attend the interviews.

The media have 20 days to respond.

The Anthonys' attorney, Brad Conway, argued that the Anthonys are seeing counselors to help cope with their granddaughter's death and their daughter's arrest. The stress of taking depositions in front of the media may prove too much for them, he said.

Rodriguez asked to see psychological reports from the Anthonys' doctors about the issue. He will review them under seal, which means the documents are not public record.

Casey Anthony, 22, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Caylee Marie, whose remains were found in December.

In July, Casey Anthony told investigators she left Caylee with a nanny named Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez at Sawgrass Apartments and the two later disappeared.

Fernandez-Gonzalez, who is suing Anthony, once visited Sawgrass but says she did not know Casey Anthony and Caylee.

In her lawsuit, Fernandez-Gonzalez says she has lost her job, and suffered humiliation and public embarrassment since Casey Anthony us.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-casey-anthony-zenaida-022509,0,5033735.story

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02-25-2009, 08:56 PM

Anthony depositions
postponed

Last Edited: Wednesday, 25 Feb 2009, 5:25 PM EST
Created On: Wednesday, 25 Feb 2009, 5:25 PM EST

- George and Cindy Anthony won’t have to give depositions in the Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez civil law suit, at least for now.

Casey Anthony’s parents were scheduled to be deposed in the civil suit filed against Casey on Thursday. During a hearing Wednesday judge Jose Rodriguez ruled that they won’t have to deposed but told the Anthony’s attorney Brad Conway he has 20 days to hand over documents from a doctor to buy his clients more time before depositions.

Conway filed a motion late Tuesday to block those depositions saying his clients aren't ready mentally or emotionally. “George Anthony tried to commit suicide that was less than a month ago that he was released from the hospital. Cindy Anthony has had to deal with that. Cindy Anthony puts on a strong face, but she was equally grieving and troubled...to say cold feet completely ignore what they're going through...

Zenaida Gonzalez is suing Casey Anthony in civil court. She has the same name as the babysitter Casey claims took Caylee. Gonzalez says it's ruined her. Her attorney Keith Mitnik says he understands George Anthony not being ready but not Cindy.” Cindy Anthony has not had suicide attempts...she is my primary person.”

Mantic says he does not want to delay clearing Gonzalez’s name any longer. “Someone’s name continues to be out there as a potential kidnapper...and murderer… what it will do is put my client's opportunity on the back burner.”
Judge Jose Rodriguez also told FOX 35, and other media outlets, that we have 20 days for our attorneys to submit an argument as to why we should be able to to sit in and record those depositions.

Meanwhile lee Anthony, Casey Anthony’s brother, is still set for depositions on Friday.

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/022509_anthony_depositions_postponed

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02-26-2009, 06:57 PM

Casey Anthony case: Experts evaluate evidence
Do the pieces in the Casey Anthony case add up? We ask legal experts

Sarah Lundy and Amy L. Edwards | Sentinel Staff Writers
February 26, 2009

Since Casey Anthony became the prime suspect in the disappearance — and eventual death — of her daughter Caylee Marie, prosecutors have released thousands of pages of evidence in their case against her.

But does the case, with its countless morsels of evidence, truly link the 22-year-old Orange County mother to Caylee Anthony's remains?

The Orlando Sentinel asked a handful of legal experts about some of the evidence released so far. They predict a difficult case for both sides.

"At this point ... this is a dogfight. This is not a slam-dunk for the state," said Charles Rose, a professor at Stetson University College of Law near St. Petersburg.

Skeletal remains
Anthony was charged with first-degree murder in Caylee's death before the toddler's remains were uncovered. Prosecutors faced the challenge of proving a murder without a body.

That changed when Caylee's remains turned up Dec.11 a few blocks from her home. Prosecutors can show that Caylee was the victim of a homicide. But the medical examiner ruled Caylee's death as homicide by "undetermined means."

For prosecutors trying to prove murder, "that's a huge factor," Orlando attorney Diana Tennis said.

Did Caylee die by accident, or was she intentionally killed?

Anthony contends that Caylee was kidnapped by a nanny and says that she had nothing to do with her disappearance.

Orlando attorney Bill Sheaffer, a legal analyst for WFTV-Channel9, said if the defense were to argue that Caylee died by accident, it would have to admit Anthony was involved in her daughter's death.

"The defense is far away even from making that decision," Sheaffer said.

Crime-scene items
When investigators uncovered Caylee's tiny bones scattered across a patch of woods, they also found a collection of items: a canvas laundry bag that held some of the remains, a piece of duct tape stuck to the child's skull, a Winnie the Pooh blanket and a heart sticker, among others.

At Casey Anthony's home nearby, detectives seized a gasoline can with a piece of duct tape stuck to it — the same brand of tape found on Caylee's skull. They found the same type of laundry bag and a variety of heart stickers. Caylee's grandmother said a Pooh blanket was missing.

The lawyers who spoke to the Sentinel predicted that Anthony's defense team will try to explain away some of the similarities. The Henkel duct tape is a common brand. Whitney Design laundry bags are all over the place — Tennis said she has one at home.

Prosecutors are likely to argue that one or two items might be dismissed as coincidence, but that so many similarities point straight to Casey Anthony.

"They're really going to have to paint a mosaic one piece at a time and hope that the jury can see the complete picture when they're done," Stetson's Rose said. "It's the most challenging type of a case for a prosecutor to try."

Forensic evidence
The results of certain forensic tests — DNA, fingerprints and blood splatter, for example — are accepted as evidence in U.S. courts every day.

But analysis of whether a hair strand came from a dead or live person, or whether components of an air sample prove the presence of something dead — two issues in the Anthony case — are fairly new to the criminal-justice system.

That could be a problem for prosecutors.

Casey Anthony's defense team can use this cutting-edge science to its advantage by asking the judge to disallow it in trial.

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Bob Jarvis, who teaches legal ethics and law and popular culture at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, said judges are supposed to keep what some call "junk science" out of the courtroom.

Still, the hair strand and air samples, which came from the trunk of Anthony's car, might not play such a prominent role now that Caylee's remains have been found.

This discovery made Caylee Anthony's death more like a typical murder case. Prosecutors can focus on the body and evidence from the scene.

Results of several forensic tests on items taken in December have not been released yet. But one analysis released last week — that the FBI found no fingerprints on duct tape from the crime scene — was not good news for prosecutors.

"I believe this case is going to be won or lost on forensic testimony and whether the jury believes the state expert or defense's — if the defense can find someone that contradicts the state's forensic evidence," lawyer Sheaffer said.

Lies and misbehavior
Anthony has lied to investigators, her family and friends. Detectives say she made up her story about having a nanny and led them on a wild goose chase to Universal Studios before admitting she didn't work there.

Then there's Anthony's behavior: After Caylee Anthony supposedly went missing, Anthony waited a month to tell her family.

The young mother claimed she was doing her own investigation during that time, but text messages and interviews with friends paint Anthony as a party girl, not as a frantic mother missing her daughter.

"The No.1 piece of circumstantial evidence that is going to bury the defense is [Anthony's] behavior when the daughter goes missing. It's not the kind of behavior we have come to expect of a parent who is frantically looking for their child," Jarvis said.

Prosecutors also have charged her with stealing checks from a friend — an arrest that led to the release of store video showing Anthony shopping for herself and her boyfriend — but not for missing Caylee.

Although such information might help prosecutors turn a jury against Anthony, prosecutors may not get to present much of it unless they can convince the judge that Anthony's demeanor is relevant in proving that she killed Caylee, Stetson's Rose said.

Defense lawyers could counter by bringing in an expert to explain that everyone reacts differently to stressful situations, Nova's Jarvis said.

But jurors tend to have an idea of how people should behave in certain situations. Even if the judge reminds jurors that a suspect is considered innocent until proven guilty, "'odd' behavior tends to have a big impact for the prosecution," Jarvis said.

Upcoming legal fights over the accumulated evidence will set the tone for what jurors will see and hear.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/caylee-anthony/orl-casey-anthony-news-022609,0,3270063.story?page=2

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02-26-2009, 07:00 PM

Hearing scheduled in
Anthony case

Last Edited: Thursday, 26 Feb 2009, 5:44 PM EST
Created On: Thursday, 26 Feb 2009, 5:42 PM EST

* By Greg Engle, FOX 35 NEWS

- A hearing in the Casey Anthony case will be held Monday afternoon to hear a motion by the defense that would prevent the public release of thousands of photos of Anthony.

The defense said Wednesday they were given two discs containing hundreds if not thousands of photos of Anthony by the state attorney’s office.

Judge Stan Strickland will hear arguments from defense attorney Jose Baez that the photos are irrelevant to the murder case against his client and that the release of the photos to the media would be embarrassing and could constitute harassment.

Casey Anthony’s 2 year old daughter Caylee was reported missing last June, nearly a month after she was last seen. Her remains were found in December.

In the motion Baez claims that releasing the photos, some of which were taken long before her daughter went missing, would serve to only sensationalize the case and paint the Anthony in a negative light.

Baez also attached a copy of a Fox News story about a Casey Anthony doll being sold on Ebay. The doll is wearing a flag draped dress similar to a photo of Anthony that was obtained by the media. Baez said this is proof of what could happen if other photos are released.

The hearing is scheduled for 4:15 Monday afternoon and Casey Anthony is expected to attend.

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/022509Anthony_Hearing_Scheduled

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02-26-2009, 08:14 PM

Casey Anthony's legal team wants to stop the release of embarrassing pictures
Casey Anthony's legal team doesn't want some pictures from Photobucket.com released to media.

Sarah Lundy | Sentinel Staff Writer
6:24 PM EST, February 26, 2009

Casey Anthony's defense lawyer asked a judge Thursday to block release of personal photos he says could embarrass the 22-year-old murder suspect.

Attorney Jose Baez filed the request to keep the pictures from being released with other evidence to reporters. Calling the images irrelevant to the case, he proposed that prosecutors release only those photos they intend to use at trial and keep the remainder under wraps.

Casey Anthony is charged with killing her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee Marie, whose remains were found near her family's home in December.

The request comes after the defense team received two computer discs from the state that contained hundreds of pictures from Anthony's account on Photobucket.com, an online photo-sharing Web site.

Under Florida's public record laws, the media is entitled to the information unless a judge intervenes. Baez did not describe the photos, but images that could be viewed on Photobucket.com last fall included dozens of pictures of Anthony partying and drinking with her friends.

"The images on the Photobucket Website were created over a year before her daughter Caylee Anthony went missing in June 2008," Baez's spokeswoman, Marti Mackenzie, said in an e-mail.

"These images are irrelevant to her case. If they were to be disseminated, they will only sensationalize the life of a young woman and may be used to attempt to paint her in a negative light."

Orange Circuit Judge Stan Strickland scheduled a hearing Monday to discuss the issue. Baez sent the judge an example of what he said can happen if such pictures are distributed to the public: an online story about a Barbie-type "Casey Anthony" doll offered on eBay.

The doll was dressed in an American flag, similar to a widely distributed photo showing Casey Anthony wearing a flag at a party.

Baez wrote that the example was "proof that the release of photographs which are unrelated to this case, are forming a biased opinion of the defendant, and her persona, as evidenced by the creation of said doll."

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-casey-anthony-pictures-022609,0,4238136.story

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02-26-2009, 08:20 PM

Anthonys Have 20 Days To Prove Emotional Distress

Thursday, February 26, 2009 – updated: 9:06 am EST February 26, 2009
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Cindy and George Anthony were supposed to give depositions Thursday morning, but a judge is giving them more time. The Anthonys have 20 days to turn over medical records to prove they're emotionally unable to answer questions in the suit.

The civil case against Casey Anthony was fought in court Wednesday afternoon. Casey's parents, George and Cindy Anthony, tried to get out of answering questions under oath in a defamation lawsuit filed against their daughter Casey and they were successful, at least for a now.

The day before the Anthonys were supposed to be questioned about their public comments naming Zenaida Gonzalez as the woman who took Caylee, the Anthonys' attorney told the judge it wouldn't be fair to force them to face depositions with cameras rolling.

VIDEO REPORT: Judge Puts Off Questioning

George Anthony testified against his daughter Casey on October 14 of last year before a grand jury for first-degree murder. He and Cindy testified at Casey's bond hearing in July when they wanted to get her out of jail, only days after George said he believed that Caylee's body had been in Casey's car trunk

But Wednesday, their attorney went to court telling a judge that they are not emotionally able to handle testifying in the defamation lawsuit against their daughter Casey.

"They believed that they had a murder case, but they didn't have a body. Now they do and you can see what it's done to this family," attorney Brad Conway said Wednesday.

The Anthonys' attorney said both are under a doctor's care as they grieve for their granddaughter Caylee, who disappeared eight months ago and whose remains were found more than two months ago, but he did not bring any evidence to court Wednesday to show that would legally prevent them from testifying.

"To spend three hours and answer questions for my client, who kind of gets lost in all of this and her rights, is probably the least painful thing they're gonna have to do in the next month," attorney Keith Mitnik said.

Mitnik, Zenaida Gonzalez's attorney, says she has a right to clear her name, she was sucked into the case through no actions of her own and the Anthonys have actually perpetuated the accusations that have ruined her reputation, such as a statement Cindy made in July about Casey forgiving Zenaida for taking off with Caylee.

"She forgives her and wants her to bring Caylee back to us safely," Cindy said in July.

"It is frustrating. She needs to move forward. We're gonna get 'em under oath. I wish tomorrow, but it's coming," Mitnik said.

It could boil down to whether the defense wants to use Zenaida Gonzalez as an option for creating "reasonable doubt" in the case, which is exactly what Zenaida is worried about.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18800480/detail.html#-

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02-26-2009, 08:28 PM

Media Cameras Welcome At Lee Anthony Deposition
Gonzalez Looks Into Legally Changing Her Name

POSTED: 3:17 pm EST February 26, 2009
UPDATED: 6:23 pm EST February 26, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- A lawyer for Casey Anthony's brother Lee said his client will give sworn testimony Friday morning in connection with the defamation suit brought by Zenaida Gonzalez.

Gonzalez has the same name as the person Casey Anthony named as her daughter Caylee's nanny. Casey Anthony said Caylee's nanny kidnapped the toddler last summer.
Casey Anthony is currently being held on murder charges at the Orange County Jail.

Gonzalez said she is looking to have her name legally changed.

Television cameras will be invited into the downtown courtroom Friday, according to attorney John Morgan.

Morgan said Gonzalez's name was taken in a public forum, so it should not be cleared behind closed doors.

Lee Anthony's attorney said Anthony wants to get the deposition over with. He said he knows nothing about Gonzalez.

Gonzalez's lawyer said his client may claim not to know much, but they still have plenty of questions to ask.

The deposition is slated for 9 a.m.

http://www.wesh.com/news/18803648/detail.html

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02-26-2009, 08:31 PM

Defense Challenges Release Of Anthony Photos
Hearing Set For Monday On Motion

POSTED: 5:16 pm EST February 26, 2009
UPDATED: 5:54 pm EST February 26, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Defense attorneys are challenging the release of hundreds of photos of Casey Anthony, which they say prosecutors are using to embarrass and harass their client.

Casey Anthony, dressed in flag, at party before her arrest.
The motion was filed Thursday afternoon and a hearing is scheduled for 4:15 p.m. on Monday.

Attorney Jose Baez said in the motion that the photos were on Photobucket.com, a photo-sharing site that contained many images of Anthony partying. (PDF: Read The Motion)

He said the photos are irrelevant to the case and will paint Anthony in a negative light. In his motion, Baez includes a photo of a "Casey Anthony doll," which is similar to a photo showing Anthony wearing an American flag at a party. The doll was for sale on eBay.

Prosecutors have released hundreds of pages of evidence in the case so far. WESH 2 News has learned that another 1,000 pages is scheduled for release soon.

Anthony is charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of her daughter Caylee, whose body was found in east Orange County in December 2008.

http://www.wesh.com/news/18804565/detail.html

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02-27-2009, 12:56 PM

Casey Anthony's brother gives deposition in defamation case

Sarah Lundy | Sentinel Staff Writer
9:11 AM EST, February 27, 2009

Lee Anthony and his attorney arrived at the mock courtroom at Morgan & Morgan law firm at 8:45 this morning.

Anthony is going to be deposed in a civil case against his sister, Casey Anthony, who claimed a woman named Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez kidnapped her daughter, Caylee Marie.

A local woman with the name Zenaida Gonzalez is now suing Casey Anthony in a defamation lawsuit. This woman says she never met, knew or took care of Caylee Anthony.

Members of the media were not allowed in the 16th floor mock courtroom where the deposition was to take place.

More than a dozen news cameras captured Lee Anthony and his attorney, Thomas Luca, going into the room and continued to film through the glass as the two sat down. Neither of the men spoke to reporters.

Lee Anthony, who was dressed in a pair of jeans and white polo-type shirt, sat with his arms crossed and avoided looking at reporters.

Soon after, Gonzalez and her lawyers entered.

The media was moved into the law firm's lobby, about 50-feet from where the deposition was taking place.

Morgan & Morgan law firm is video-taping the deposition.

Luca had said earlier that if the media was allowed in the room where the deposition took place, he and his client would leave.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-lee-casey-anthony-deposition-022709,0,6465018.story

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02-27-2009, 05:25 PM

Lee Anthony Deposition ~ Part 1 Video Re: Zenaida Gonzalez

http://www.wesh.com/video/18812803/index.html

One2Snoop

02-27-2009, 05:36 PM

Interview with John Morgan/Zenaida Gonzalez/ comment on the Deposition.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-lee-casey-anthony-deposition-022709,0,6465018.story

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02-27-2009, 05:44 PM

Lee Anthony: "I Believe Everything My Sister Tells Me"

Friday, February 27, 2009 – updated: 5:09 pm EST February 27, 2009
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Lee Anthony spoke in a deposition Friday morning in a civil suit filed against Casey Anthony by a woman named Zenaida Gonzalez. Casey has been charged with her daughter Caylee Anthony's murder and claims that Caylee was kidnapped by a baby sitter named Zenaida Gonzalez.

Gonzalez is suing Casey Anthony for defamation for connecting her to the disappearance of Caylee.

Lee contradicted previous statements that he's made when he testified under oath Friday. In the past, Lee Anthony told Orange County investigators and Casey's friends that she is a liar and that she's stolen money from him and other relatives.

However, Friday under oath, he told Zenaida Gonzales' lawyers that he believes everything his sister Casey has told him.

"To this day I believe everything my sister tells me," said Lee.

Lee said that he never met or seen Zenaida Gonzalez and that the first time he ever heard her name was in July when Casey was arrested.

Lee also said he believed his sister Casey when she told him in August, the first time she was released from jail that a woman named Zenaida Gonzales had taken off with Caylee and had threatened to hurt the family and Caylee if Casey went to police.

"If you go to authorities, if you tell anybody that I can harm Caylee or we know where you live, where your family lives and where your brother lives," stated Lee.

Lee said he never saw any threatening texts that Casey claimed Zenaida sent her and he never saw threatening emails on MySpace that Casey told him about, because Casey's emails between April and July had been deleted, which Casey denied doing.

"Zenaida didn't think that Caylee should've been with Casey and taking Caylee for a period of time to teach her a lesson," he said.

"I believed what she said," said Lee.

"There was no doubt in your mind? That this was not adding up?" asked Zenaida's Lawyer, John Morgan.

"No," responded Lee.

Lee also said someone emailed him Zenaida Gonzales' photo and suggested she was the "Zenaida Gonzales" who took Caylee. But Lee said she doesn't fit the description that Casey had given to him.

"If we can prove that someone else killed Caylee Anthony, then it exonerates our client," said Morgan.

Zenaida's attorney, John Morgan said he asked point blank whether Lee believes Casey killed Caylee. Morgan said Lee would not answer.

John Morgan told WFTV that he promises to take the issue to a judge.

Casey Anthony's civil attorney, Jonathan Kasen, never showed up for the hearing to represent her interests.

George and Cindy Anthony received a temporary reprieve due to their emotional state.

CASEY FILES "MOTION TO STAY"

On Thursday February 26, Casey Anthony filed a "motion to stay the release of discovery." The motion (Read Motion) asks that a judge block the release of video footage of Casey while she was in the jail's clinic on December 11 after receiving word of her daughter Caylee Anthony's body being found.

DOCUMENT: Motion To Stay Video Release

Casey Anthony is scheduled to appear in court again on Monday.

Her attorney Jose Baez wants to stop the state from releasing thousands of pictures from Casey's computer and her "photobucket" account.

However, many of the images have already been released.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18812752/detail.html

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02-27-2009, 05:49 PM

RAW VIDEO: Lee Anthony Feb 27 Deposition Part 1
Lee Anthony faced tough questioning during a deposition Friday. (02/27/09)

Part 1
http://www.wftv.com/video/18812469/index.html

Part 2
http://www.wftv.com/video/18812516/index.html

Part 3
http://www.wftv.com/video/18812516/index.html

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02-27-2009, 09:28 PM

Lee Anthony Deposition - PDF ~ 306 pages.

http://www.cfnews13.com/uploadedFiles/Stories/Local/Lee%20Anthony%20Depo.pdf

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02-28-2009, 12:02 AM

Casey Anthony case: Lee tells lawyers that he believes his sister
posted by halboedeker on Feb 27, 2009 6:11:35 PM

"Lee Anthony in the hot seat," WESH-Channel 2 anchor Jim Payne said.

That hot seat received heavy attention on Friday newscasts as stations replayed his videotaped deposition in Zenaida Gonzalez's defamation suit against his sister, Casey Anthony.

WESH's Bob Kealing described the questions as probing and said they extended to the criminal case against Casey, who is charged with daughter Caylee's murder.

Gonzalez attorney John Morgan asked if Lee Anthony believed his sister when she said a babysitter named Zenaida Gonzalez had taken the toddler.

"To this day, I believe everything that my sister tells me," Lee Anthony said.

But WFTV-Channel 9's Kathi Belich noted that Lee had told Casey's friends and Orange County investigators that his sister is a liar.

Gonzalez's lawyers questioned him for three and a half hours, and he repeatedly declined to answer whether he believed Casey was involved in her toddler's death.

"Zenaida's attorneys asked Lee point blank whether he believed Casey killed Caylee," Belich said. "He would not answer. But Zenaida's lawyers are going to take that issue to a judge."

Gonzalez's lawyers say the answers are critical to exonerating their client, Belich said.

Lee Anthony said he never heard Gonzalez's name before Casey's arrest and that this Zenaida Gonzalez did not match Casey's description of the babysitter who took Caylee, Kealing reported.

"I'm very happy that he was able to point to me and say, 'It was not that Zenaida Gonzalez,' " Gonzalez told reporters.

WKMG-Channel 6's Adam Longo reported that Gonzalez wanted to hear the same thing from Cindy Anthony, Casey's mother.

Longo also reported that Lee Anthony had told his lawyer not to try to block the release of the taped deposition. Longo said Lee's position was: "Don't fight it. This tape is going to get out eventually. It might as well be today."

In one of the most intriguing moments, which Belich highlighted, Lee Anthony said he could figure out what had happened if he had 15 minutes alone with his sister.

What do you think of that?

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2009/02/casey-anthony-case--12.html

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03-01-2009, 11:31 PM

Anthony Expected In Court Over Photo Release
22-Year-Old Remains Jailed In Death Of Daughter

POSTED: Sunday, March 1, 2009
UPDATED: 9:27 pm EST March 1, 2009
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Casey Anthony is scheduled to appear at a Monday afternoon court hearing centered around the release of potentially embarrassing photographs.

Anthony, 22, remains jailed on first-degree murder charges in the death of her daughter, whose remains were discovered in December. Caylee was 2 years old when she vanished in mid-June, although her disappearance wasn't reported until a month later.

Anthony's attorney, Jose Baez, will ask a judge at the hearing, which will be streamed live on ClickOrlando.com at 4:15 p.m., to block the release of photos, some of which show his client partying with her friends.

Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/18828723/detail.html#-

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03-02-2009, 06:47 PM

Casey Anthony Attends Hearing, Trial Date Set

Monday, March 2, 2009 – updated: 6:24 pm EST March 2, 2009
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Casey Anthony arrived at the Orange County courthouse Monday afternoon to attend a hearing as her lawyer tried to block prosecutors from using Casey's party girl pictures against her in court (read motion) and video of her reaction to her daughter's remains being found.

While the judge only ruled on one of the two motions, Judge Stan Strickland did set a trial date for October 12.

Casey's lawyers want the public to see her the way she looked when she walked into court Monday, professional, dressed in a blue blouse and dark slacks (images | raw video). But the Casey Anthony most people know is a party girl featured in pictures all over the Internet.

One might ask not whether you've ever seen the party photos of Casey, but how many times. It's been all over the Internet, and not just because of a Casey doll that briefly went on the market, but because of the defense motion to stop prosecutors from releasing it.

"I don't feel these images are relevant in any way," Baez argued in court Monday.

Casey Anthony sold photographs of her daughter Caylee only months after her disappearance for almost $200,000 and there is a report that the defense offered People Magazine an exclusive story for $500,000.

The defense now says a recent eBay pitch to sell a Casey doll is going too far. The doll resembles a PhotoBucket.com picture of Casey at an "Anything But Clothes" party on Memorial Day weekend, a party she took Caylee to when she told her mother she was working,

Now, after that photo and hundreds of others from her PhotoBucket site have been shown repeatedly, locally and on national television, the defense asked the judge to prevent prosecutors from releasing them.

"The horse was already left the barn. Now he goes back to lock the barn door. It doesn't make sense," WFTV legal analyst Bill Sheaffer said.

Sheaffer said the defense argument that the photos are irrelevant is weak.

"A mother has an infant, a child is missing, and she continues to party," Sheaffer said.

The defense also asked the judge to seal from the public a videotape of Casey at the jail on December 11 as she was told that her daughter's remains might have been found down the street from their house (read motion). Investigators say Casey hyperventilated and asked for medication. The defense says it was a violation of her privacy.

But Casey Anthony has to know that the jail video visitation center is not the only place in the jail where there are rolling video cameras; there are cameras all over the jail.

"The prosecution would want to show what her state of mind was," Sheaffer told Eyewitness News. "That's the type of evidence that a juror should consider when examining the evidence in this case. It's a jury question."

Sheaffer said the judge may be trying to err on her side, if at all, to avoid a second trial if she's convicted and asks for one.

"Second trials never benefit the public, because of the expense involved and also the prosecution has to retry their case," Sheaffer said.

The judge agreed to issue a stay on the release of the jailhouse video, but said he was still deciding on the issue of the photos.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18833742/detail.html#-

One2Snoop

03-02-2009, 06:55 PM

Updated: 5:18 p.m.
Judge: I'll rule on Casey Anthony photos later

Sarah Lundy | Sentinel Staff Writer
5:18 PM EST, March 2, 2009

Today's updates

5:19 p.m. A judge said he will decide later if the public will get to see personal photos Casey Anthony posted on an online-picture sharing Web site.

Casey's attorney told Orange Circuit Court Judge Stan Strickland the photos should remain private because releasing them would hurt her defense.

Anthony is charged with first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee Marie, whose remains were found Dec. 11. Authorities gathered the photos during their investigation.

"I understand the public's need to know," said attorney Jose Baez. "However, these are issues that are irrelevant and could jeopardize my client's right to a fair trial."

Today, a tentative date was set for Casey's trial -- Oct. 12

Casey attended the hearing but said little.

Her parents, Cindy and George Anthony, sat in the row behind Casey Anthony during the hour-long hearing at the Orange County Courthouse.

This is the first time the Anthonys have attended a hearing in months.

Strickland also has not ruled in favor or against the release of a videotape of Casey in jail when she learned a child's remains were found near her home Dec. 11.

She did not know she was being recorded in the jail clinic as she watched media reports of the discovery.

Sources told the Orlando Sentinel that she hyperventilated when she heard about the child's remains. The remains were identified as her daughter's almost a week later.

Baez feared the information released will taint a potential jury pool.

5 p.m.A tentative date was set for Casey's trial -- Oct. 12. Today's hearing is over.

4:59 p.m.Strickland is delaying the release of the video until Baez can see it. Baez will have 15 days after viewing the video to file another motion to block the release. He will get a copy by Wednesday. Strickland said he will issue an order about the photos soon.

4:56 p.m.Casey's attorney is arguing against the release of a video taken of Casey in jail when she first learned remains of a child were found. Baez said he wants to question jail officials under oath about the circumstances of how it happened. He called what happened a "game."

4:51 p.m.Chief Assistant State Attorney Bill Vose argued that Casey's photos are a public record unless there is an exemption. He said the state "doesn't have a dog in this fight."

4:47 p.m. An attorney for the Orlando Sentinel, which supports the release of Casey's photos, said images that are part of discovery are public record and should be released as part of the normal process of discovery. Sentinel attorney Rachel Fugate said the newspaper already has many of these photos, which are in the public domain, she argued. She said the images are not going to prevent the defendant's right to a fair trial.

4:35 p.m. Some of the photos Casey wants to keep private have never been available to the public, her attorney just said. Casey had several accounts with online photo-sharing sites, her attorney, Jose Baez just said. He said releasing the photos could hurt his defense. "I understand the public's need to know," Baez said. "However, these are issues that are irrelevant and could jeopardize my client's right to a fair trial."

4:21 p.m. Cindy and George Anthony are sitting in the row behind Casey Anthony during this afternoon's hearing at the Orange County Courthouse.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/orl-bk-casey-anthony-photos-videos-030209,0,501505.story

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One2Snoop

03-02-2009, 06:57 PM

Date set for Casey Anthony murder trial

An Orlando mother will go on trial for the murder of her slain toddler in October. Casey Anthony's first-degree murder trial has been tentatively set for Oct. 12 by Circuit Judge Stan Strickland.

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/subindex/news/anthony_case

lorettalockhorn

03-03-2009, 06:06 PM

Judge Won't Block Racy Casey Anthony Photos

ORLANDO, Fla. -- A circuit court judge dealt a serious blow to Casey Anthony's defense, late Monday night, ruling that photographs of Casey can be made public

Casey's attorneys went to court, Monday, asking to keep some pictures secret, along with a video of Casey, recorded in jail, as she learned her daughter Caylee's remains had been found...

http://www.wftv.com/news/18841582/detail.html

Link to photos on this page.

lorettalockhorn

03-03-2009, 06:08 PM

New Lawyer Joins Casey Anthony Defense Team

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Eyewitness News has learned the name of the newest member of Casey Anthony defense team.

Todd Macaluso has been a trial lawyer for more than 20 years. His practice is based in San Diego, California.

Macaluso says he joined Casey's team, because he believes she's innocent and wants to prove that in a court of law.

"I believe that Casey Anthony is innocent. I'm going to fight alongside Jose Baez and Linda Kenney Baden, as hard as I can to prove that in a court of law," Macaluso said through a statement released Tuesday...

http://www.wftv.com/news/18846454/detail.html

lorettalockhorn

03-04-2009, 04:09 PM

Casey Anthony Answers Questions In Civil Suit

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Eyewitness News has learned Casey Anthony did answer questions under oath and in writing in a civil lawsuit she's facing.

A woman named Zenaida Gonzalez sued Casey Anthony for defamation, claiming she's the Zenaida that Casey has said she gave her daughter Caylee to. Caylee's remains were found in December a quarter-mile from her grandparent's home.

Zenaida Gonzalez's attorney, John Morgan, submitted 17 different topics, some with multiple related questions, for Casey to answer as part of her deposition in the case.

Of the 29 total questions, Casey answered to only two. Casey wrote her name to answer the question asking for it, but had a much stronger response to another question.

"Were you involved in the death of Caylee?" question 17 asks.

"The defendant would object to the question and would move to strike it. This question is being brought solely to embarrass, harass and brought in an attempt to implicate the Defendant in an on-going criminal prosecution for First (1st) Degree Murder," Casey responded.

The document was signed by Casey and dated February 25.

A court hearing is scheduled for May 19 when Casey's attorney will attempt to get the lawsuit thrown out.

CASEY'S ATTORNEY MAY PICK UP JAILHOUSE VIDEO

Eyewitness News expects to find out soon if defense attorney Jose Baez picks up the jailhouse video taken of Casey the day she learned her daughter's remains were discovered. Baez could have picked up the videotape on Tuesday, but Eyewitness News learned he did not pick it up.

On Monday, Baez convinced a judge not to release the videotape to the public until he has a chance to see it and find out how it was recorded...

http://www.wftv.com/news/18853067/detail.html

lorettalockhorn

03-04-2009, 04:14 PM

Attorney wants to keep George Anthony's letter private

Casey Anthony's parents don't want the note her father wrote the night he threatened suicide in January to be made public, papers filed in Orange Circuit Court late Tuesday show.

George and Cindy Anthony's attorney, Brad Conway, wants Orange Circuit Judge Stan Strickland to stop the state from releasing the note with investigative documents that will become public in a few weeks. He requested a hearing for later this week.

He said the note contains personal information that could be "embarrassing" to the family. He said the contents of the letter were irrelevant to the criminal case, in which Casey Anthony, 22, is charged with killing daughter Caylee Marie, 2.

Distraught over his granddaughter's death and the arrest of his daughter, George Anthony threatened to kill himself in January. Police took Anthony to a hospital Jan.23 after finding him at a Daytona Beach motel with what appeared to be a suicide note. Family members reported him missing after he sent messages suggesting he wanted to end his life.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orl-george-anthony-letter-030409,0,4813124.story

lorettalockhorn

03-04-2009, 04:16 PM

Casey Anthony Photos: Photos entered as possible evidence in Casey Anthony trial

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/caylee-anthony/orl-casey-anthony-trial-case-photos,0,2398805.photogallery

One2Snoop

03-04-2009, 07:21 PM

State could still seek death penalt against Casey
Last Edited: Tuesday, 03 Mar 2009, 8:46 PM EST
Created On: Tuesday, 03 Mar 2009, 8:39 PM EST

According to a spokesperson with the State Attorneys Office the state could still decide to seek the death penalty before the murder trial of Casey Anthony begins in October.

Anthony stands accused of murdering her daughter Caylee who was reported missing last July a month after she had last been seen.

On December fifth last year the state said in a press release that “it is not in the best interest of the people of the state of Florida" to pursue the death penalty against 22-year-old Casey Anthony.

The press release however came out only days before the child’s remains were found.

Published reports this week said the State would not reconsider the death penalty and that Anthony would face life in prison.

But Tuesday night spokesperson Randy Means said that “They are preparing the case before them and nothing has changed.” And the penalty they are seeking has not changed but this is "not a predictor of the future"

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/030309Casey_Penalty

Native Alien

03-05-2009, 07:57 AM

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/caylee-anthony/orl-casey-anthony-zenaida-hearing-03-05-09,0,4803455.story

Zenaida Gonzalez's lawyers seek end to Casey Anthony's 'stonewalling'

The legal team asks for answers in the 38-year-old mother's lawsuit against Casey Anthony, mother of Caylee Anthony.

Zenaida Gonzalez's lawyers seek end to Casey Anthony's 'stonewalling'
The legal team asks for answers in the 38-year-old mother's lawsuit against Casey Anthony, mother of Caylee Anthony.

Sarah Lundy | Sentinel Staff Writer
March 5, 2009

Casey Anthony answered just one of the 29 questions posed in the defamation lawsuit against her -- she stated her name.

Now, the lawyers for Zenaida Gonzalez, a 38-year-old mother of six, plan to ask a judge to force Anthony to answer the rest of the questions.

"We are fed up with Casey Anthony stonewalling," said Gonzalez's attorney Keith Mitnik.

Gonzalez claims she lost her job and suffered humiliation and public embarrassment after Anthony told investigators that a baby sitter by the same name took her 2-year-old child Caylee Marie, who was found dead six months later in December. Anthony, 22, is charged with first-degree murder in the case.

Some of the questions Gonzalez wants answered include:

* How did Anthony describe (baby sitter Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez) to law enforcement?
* Does she admit that the Zenaida Gonzalez suing Anthony is not the Zenaida Gonzalez she told police about?

Anthony answered the questions with: "Upon advice and counsel of my attorney, I am invoking my right to remain silent pursuant to the 5th Amendment of the United States Constitution."

The last question -- "Were you involved in the death of Caylee?" -- was answered differently.

"The defendant would object to the question and would move to strike it. This question is being sought solely to embarrass, harass and brought in an attempt to implicate the defendant in an on-going criminal prosecution for first-degree murder. The question is without merit and wholly improper."

Orange Circuit Judge Jose R. Rodriguez came up with the idea of written questions in January after Anthony's attorneys tried to block a videotaped question-and-answer session with her in jail.

The judge was trying to balance Gonzalez's attempt to clear her name against Anthony's rights in the criminal process.

When Caylee's disappearance was first reported in July, Anthony told investigators that a month earlier she left Caylee with a baby sitter at Sawgrass Apartments, and when she returned later that day both were gone.

Authorities interviewed Gonzalez, who later filed the lawsuit. She told them she didn't know Anthony or her daughter.

Detectives have said the baby sitter story was one of many lies by Anthony that they discovered as they investigated the disappearance.

Also Wednesday, a hearing in the criminal case was set to deal with various motions filed in the past several months.

On March 12, the lawyers will present their arguments before Orange Circuit Court Judge Stan Strickland.

Some of the issues to be discussed:

* The defense's request for the state and law enforcement to produce all DNA notes and reports and standards used to collect evidence.
* The attorney for Casey Anthony's parents, George and Cindy Anthony, wants the judge to stop prosecutors from releasing the letter George Anthony wrote the night he threatened suicide.

Sarah Lundy can be reached at slundy@orlandosentinel.com or 407-420-6218.

lorettalockhorn

03-05-2009, 02:09 PM

Disturbing Photos In Newly-Released Casey Documents

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- More than 20 new documents were released Thursday in the case against Casey Anthony, including disturbing pictures showing skulls on Casey's Photobucket site (see images).

Eyewitness News has learned that there are photos of skeletons kissing and numerous photos of skulls. Those are the photos that the defense tried to keep out of the public record, even though they were accessible online during the hearing...

http://www.wftv.com/news/18861990/detail.html

Links on page.

lorettalockhorn

03-05-2009, 02:18 PM

Anthony's Ex Goes Undercover In Case Against Casey

ORLANDO -- Casey Anthony's ex-boyfriend, Anthony Lazzaro, agreed to wear a consensual wire tap as part of the investigation against Anthony.

More than 1,000 pages of legal documents were released Thursday morning by the State Attorney's Office as part of its case against Casey Anthony.

Lazzaro wore an "audio video recording device" during a meeting with Lee Anthony at a Subway in Winter Park. Orange County sheriff's investigators were behind a Target during the exchange.

The pages also include investigative reports and phone logs, text messages and leads from the public to law enforcement officers in this case...

http://cfnews13.com/News/Local/2009/3/5/1000_new_documents_released_in_casey_case.html

Links on page.

lorettalockhorn

03-05-2009, 02:38 PM

More Casey Anthony Documents Released
State Releases More Evidence From Investigation

ORLANDO, Fla. -- More documents were released on Thursday as prosecutors continue to prepare their case against Casey Anthony.

There are 21 files that include copies of photos from Anthony's Photobucket account as well as other investigative files and transcripts - including one from the day Anthony was taken into custody on a charge of first-degree murder.

Anthony is being held in the Orange County Jail for the alleged slaying of her daughter, Caylee Anthony...

http://www.wesh.com/news/18861435/detail.html

Links on page.

One2Snoop

03-06-2009, 03:00 PM

New evidence on Casey Anthony: 1,000 pages of documents, photos
Documents highlight a conversation Casey Anthony had the day she was indicted

Sarah Lundy and Amy L. Edwards | Sentinel Staff Writers
March 6, 2009

Casey Anthony told investigators she was trying to avoid the media — not the cops — the day she was indicted on a murder charge. Deputies arrested her on the BeachLine Expressway after she switched vehicles several times to circumvent those following her.

"That was us trying to counteract the media from following us down to jail because our only intention was to take me down to the jail to surrender me before this happened. That was the only thing we were trying to accomplish," Anthony said Oct.14 while sitting in an unmarked patrol car.

A transcript of the conversation was among more than 1,000 pages released Thursday by the State Attorney's Office. Anthony, 22, is accused of killing her daughter, Caylee Marie, whose remains were found Dec.11 — about six months after the 2-year-old was last seen alive.

More details emerged about what law enforcement did to follow up on Caylee-sighting tips; how one of Anthony's ex-boyfriends went undercover for law enforcement; and what happened the day Anthony was indicted.

Under Florida's public-records laws, prosecutors released the documents after first disclosing them to Anthony's defense lawyer, Jose Baez.

Baez later released a statement by e-mail: "We are going to reserve comment on discovery releases until those times when the discovery is of some importance to the real evidence in this case."

When Anthony was arrested in October and sitting in an unmarked patrol car, she seemed polite and even laughed a few times, according to the transcript. She also made a comment about her attorney's "crazy" driving.

Orange County sheriff's Cpl. Eric Edwards asked Anthony if she wanted to help authorities.

"I have had interest in helping law enforcement from the beginning," the transcript quotes her as saying. "Unfortunately my hands were literally tied and I was put in a position where someone's trying to trick a confession out of me ... That's not going to happen."

She told Edwards that she would be "open-minded" about answering questions with her attorney present.

"I'll take this as far as I need to to prove my innocence, which I guess is my point in all this," Anthony said.

Other details found in the latest investigative documents:

•Anthony Lazzaro, Anthony's former boyfriend, told investigators he remembered seeing Anthony crying as she watched a video of Caylee on her laptop.

•Lazzaro went undercover for investigators when he met with Anthony's brother, Lee, outside a Subway in Winter Park on July29. Nothing major was revealed. Lee Anthony talked about what he knew about the case, including that Caylee had been missing for 31 days before she was reported missing.

•Authorities traveled all over the state to follow up on possible sightings of Caylee and other tips. Authorities visited a 77-year-old woman named Zenaida Gonzalez in Aventura, looking for the person Anthony said took her child. Other stops included a church in Lakeland, a Walgreens in Port Orange, a dumpster in Boynton Beach, and several other restaurants and businesses.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/caylee-anthony/orl-loc-casey-anthony-caylee-anthony-video-030609,0,804412.story

One2Snoop

03-06-2009, 03:05 PM

Images From Casey's Photobucket Account Released
Friday, March 06, 2009 1:10:41 AM

Reported by Jacqueline Fell

ORLANDO -- Hundreds of pages released Thursday by the State Attorney's Office gives insight into the hardships the Anthonys were facing during the search for Caylee and after her body was found.

A private investigator told Orange County Sheriff detectives George told him back in September he considered taking his own life.

George also told the investigator didn't think his marriage with Cindy would last much longer because the two had been arguing.

News 13 also learned Thursday Casey Anthony's ex-boyfriend, Anthony Lazzaro, went undercover and recorded a meeting with brother Lee Anthony.

Pictures from Casey's Photobucket account were also included in the newly released documents.

Jose Baez, Casey's attorney, sent a comment out in regards to Thursday’s release.

Baez said, "We are going to reserve comment on discovery releases until those times when the discovery is of some importance to the real evidence in this case."

Meanwhile, lawyers for the woman suing Casey in a civil case are now looking to force her to answer some tough questions.

Zenaida Gonzalez said Casey has ruined her life by saying someone with the same name as hers abducted her daughter.

A judge blocked a full deposition of Casey by Zenaida's lawyers, but said written questions could be submitted.

However, other than putting her name, Casey refused to answer them, invoking her Fifth Amendment privilege.

Gonzalez's lawyers told the Orlando Sentinel they plan to ask a judge to force her to answer.

Casey is due back in court for another hearing on her murder case on March 12.

http://cfnews13.com/News/Local/2009/3/5/1000_new_documents_released_in_casey_case.html

One2Snoop

03-06-2009, 03:12 PM

Anthony's Newest Lawyer Discusses Case
Macaluso Says Casey Anthony Shouldn't Be In Jail

POSTED: Thursday, March 5, 2009
UPDATED: 11:57 am EST March 5, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- A defense team has been put in place for the trial of Casey Anthony, who is facing charges that she murdered her daughter, Caylee Anthony.

Eight attorneys will strategize over the next few months to defend Casey Anthony, and at least one of them -- Todd Macaluso -- is already openly saying the defendant is innocent.

"She should not be in jail right now," said Macaluso, who met Casey Anthony for the first time Monday.

Macaluso is a high-powered California attorney who handles a lot of civil case litigation. He's previously represented professional baseball players and the families of Marines. According to his biography, he's settled cases for a total of about $200 million for his clients and he said he has a 92 percent win rate in jury cases.

Now Macaluso will bring his talents to the eight-lawyer defense team for Casey Anthony.

"The more people and the more talent and different experience that we have on the case will certainly contribute to the best case being put on," Macaluso said. "I think everyone adds a different dimension to a very good trial team."

This is a combination that Macaluso thinks will be successful.

"I'm confident that we can win this case," Macaluso said, who said he wouldn't have joined the team if he didn't think they could win.

Part of Macaluso's confidence is based on his opinion of the state's case against Casey Anthony.

"Putting aside the quote 'junk science,' the prosecution has no evidence in this case," Macaluso said.

The "junk science" that Macaluso mentioned refers to the forensic tests that have been done in this case, including those on hair in Anthony's car and alleged evidence of decomposition.

"We just want you to wait until the evidence is presented at trial. There's an explanation for everything," said Macaluso, whose expertise is in the technical aspects of a trial and in cross-examining witnesses.

One area where the defense knows it's not winning is the battle of public opinion. Macaluso urged people to wait until the trial before making a judgment.

"The evidence is going to be very surprising to a lot of people in this community," Macaluso said.

While representing Casey Anthony could be considered a career risk for Macaluso, the attorney isn't concerned.

"If I thought she was guilty, I wouldn't be sitting here right now. I'd be in San Diego enjoying the good weather," Macaluso said.

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/18861050/detail.html#-

One2Snoop

03-07-2009, 05:06 PM

Casey Anthony case: Where did video of Caylee playing come from?
posted by halboedeker on Mar 7, 2009 3:06:25 PM

If you've been wondering about the source of that footage of Casey Anthony playing with daughter Caylee, we have someone speaking up.

I've heard from Momtective, who says, "Simply put I AM NOT CINDY ANTHONY."

Momtective says the video was found Sept. 19 and she downloaded it and put it in a public YouTube account. The footage received heavy play on Friday.

I was struck by this line from Momtective: "I do know right from wrong and profiting from the death of a 2 year old baby is wrong."

Momtective's full statement is at http://www.momtective.wordpress.com/

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2009/03/casey-anthony-case-where-did-video-of-caylee-playing-come-from.html

One2Snoop

03-07-2009, 05:14 PM

Expert Says YouTube Videos Could Help Casey
Tender Videos Of Casey, Caylee Playing May Paint More Positive Picture

POSTED: 5:49 pm EST March 5, 2009
UPDATED: 5:05 pm EST March 6, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Intimate videos of Casey Anthony and daughter Caylee surfaced on the video-sharing Web site YouTube.

A legal expert said those videos could help Anthony.

Video | Special Section

"It absolutely increases her chances of getting a fair trial," criminal defense attorney Richard Hornsby said.

Hornsby said the video of the two frolicking in front of the camera, and another showing Anthony in the mirror behind the camera, could help give perspective jurors a much more positive image of the 22-year-old.

The Anthony's former spokeswoman said the videos had been posted to Anthony's MySpace and Facebook accounts months ago, and were captured by people who had access to those accounts.

While those people's intention was to create memorials to Caylee, the result could help the woman now accused of killing her.

Meanwhile, the deputy who Roy Kronk, the meter reader who found Caylee's remains on Dec. 11, said blew him off when he tried to report a suspicious bag along Suburban drive August, Richard Kane, will be deposed by Casey Anthony's attorney, Jose Baez, a week from Friday.

Videos at the link...

http://www.wesh.com/news/18864900/detail.html

One2Snoop

03-08-2009, 06:20 PM

Caylee's Mother Fixated on Skull Images After Girl Disappeared, Police Records Show

Sunday, March 08, 2009

In the weeks after her 2-year-old daughter Caylee's disappearance, Orlando mother Casey Anthony apparently collected photos of skulls and sketches of skeletons kissing, newly released police documents show.

Anthony, 22, is in jail on a first-degree murder charge and other offenses related to the death of her daughter.

Orange County Sheriff's Office released about 1,100 pages of interview reports and photos this week, part of an unusual strategy of periodically publicizing troves of evidence in the case against Anthony before the case goes to trial.

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Caylee Anthony disappeared in early June but wasn't reported missing for about a month by her family. Police records show the images of skulls and skeletons were posted to Casey Anthony's online photo account on June 26.

The reason for Anthony's interest in the images wasn't clear. One skull image, labeled "apple of death," appears to be a photograph of a apple carved into a skull by an artist named Jaakko Ramala.

In December, a utility worker found the girl's skull, bones and other belongings in a plastic bag in a wooded area about a half-mile from the Anthonys' home.

Casey Anthony has said she last saw her daughter when she left her with a baby sitter — whom she says kidnapped the girl. Police have said that story is a lie and that no such baby sitter exists.

The documents also show that Anthony's then-boyfriend Anthony Lazzaro wore a wiretap in the police investigation when talking with her brother Lee Anthony. The recordings contradict the baby sitter story.

And in an Oct. 14 interview with police, detectives grill Casey Anthony on being evasive, according to the transcript.

"Do you have any interest in helping us?" an investigator asks her.

"I've had interest in helping law enforcement from the beginning," she replies. "Unfortunately, my hands were literally tied and I was put in a position where someone's trying to trick a confession out of me."

Later, she gave a tepid assertion of her innocence, the documents show.

"I try to keep an open mind when it comes to things, but if I'm innocent, that's, that's as far as it goes," Anthony says. "I'll take this as far as I need to prove my innocence, which I guess is my point in all this."

Among other revelations contained in the just-released paperwork is an expert's analysis that Caylee's remains had been in the woods for at least four months before they were found.

Last week, authorities publicized other case papers outlining that evidence found on or near Caylee's remains is a match to items collected at the house where she lived with her mother and grandparents.

Casey Anthony's murder trial is scheduled to begin Oct. 12. She has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,506774,00.html

One2Snoop

03-09-2009, 01:20 PM

Computer Password Used as Code in Casey Anthony Jail Conversation

Tony Pipitone deciphers the words and figures Casey Anthony used to communicate with her family from jail.

http://www.clickorlando.com/video/18252028/index.html

One2Snoop

03-09-2009, 01:22 PM

Casey Anthony Speaks To Parents At Hearing

http://www.clickorlando.com/video/18838882/index.html

lorettalockhorn

03-10-2009, 04:09 PM

Hearing May Reveal Source Of Defense Team Funding

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Casey Anthony's attorney Jose Baez is expected to respond to questions, Tuesday, regarding where his team of high profile attorneys is getting the money to defend their client.

Prosecutors requested a special hearing to find out where the money is coming from, and they have several money-related questions for Anthony's lead defense attorney.

Prosecutors want Judge Stan Strickland to find out what financial agreements are behind the hiring of high profile, nationally known defense expert Linda Kenney Baden and pathologist Henry Lee...

http://www.wftv.com/news/18894948/detail.html

lorettalockhorn

03-10-2009, 04:13 PM

Baez Plans Response To Motion On Defense Funds
Attorney Baez Calls Conflict Of Interest Allegations 'Witch Hunt'

ORLANDO, Fla. -- A spokesman for Casey Anthony's attorney said he plans to respond later Tuesday to a prosecution motion seeking to find out where Anthony is getting money to fund her defense.

Defense attorney Jose Baez will have his respond later Tuesday afternoon, spokeswoman Marti Mackenzie said.

Prosecutors on Monday said they want a judge to find out where Anthony, who is charged with her daughter Caylee's death, is getting the money to pay for her defense team.

They want Judge Stan Strickland to require Baez to produce all deposit records, retainer agreements and licensing arrangements. If any of these dealings exist, prosecutors want Casey Anthony to sign a waiver saying she's aware of them. Baez said he's been consulting an ethics lawyer all the way and said Monday he planned to file a sworn motion repeating his stance that he's done nothing unethical...

http://www.wesh.com/news/18889797/detail.html

lorettalockhorn

03-10-2009, 04:16 PM

How Is Casey Anthony Paying Her Lawyers?

ORLANDO -- State prosecutors want to know how Casey Anthony is paying for her defense.

According to the Orlando Sentinel, the motion was filed in Orange County Circuit Court Monday afternoon.

The motion argues that the only way Casey could afford her legal team would be to sell photos or videotapes relating to the story of the disappearance and death of her daughter, Caylee.

It also mentions that if her attorney Jose Baez is managing her assets, then there's a possible conflict of interest.

Marti Mackenzie, Baez's spokeswoman, said her client will file a response to the state's motion to disclose how Casey Anthony pays for her defense team at 4 p.m. Tuesday...

http://cfnews13.com/News/Local/2009/3/9/casey_anthony_due_back_in_court_thursday_for_2_new _motions.html

lorettalockhorn

03-10-2009, 04:21 PM

Cashing in on Caylee and Casey Anthony
Voodoo dolls, bumper stickers, refrigerator magnets and T-shirts are available -- for a price

In the months since Anthony and daughter Caylee Marie became household names, entrepreneurs across the country have seized the opportunity to profit off the mother and toddler. Products commemorating Central Florida's most famous mother and her murder case keep popping up online.

"There's a long history of people being interested in high-profile murder cases and other people trying to make a buck off the situation," said Bob Jarvis, who teaches legal ethics and law and popular culture at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale.

The items have outraged members of the Anthony family and others, who say the sellers are attempting to profit off the death of 2-year-old Caylee. "Politicians and celebrities expect to be satirized; it goes with their jobs. The difference for Casey is that she cannot defend herself. God forbid the people who buy and sell these shirts find themselves accused of a crime they did not commit," Anthony's defense attorney Jose Baez said...

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/services/newspaper/printedition/monday/orl-asec-casey-anthony-economy-031009,0,4327240.story

lorettalockhorn

03-10-2009, 04:24 PM

Casey Anthony's defense attorney will respond to State's motion at 4 p.m.

Today's updates:

11:48 a.m.

Marti Mackenzie, the spokeswoman for attorney Jose Baez, said her client will file a response to the State's motion to disclose how Casey Anthony pays for her defense team at 4 p.m.

From the March 10 print edition of the Orlando Sentinel

Prosecutors in the murder case against Casey Anthony are asking a judge to make her disclose how she pays for her defense.

The motion, filed in Orange County Circuit Court this afternoon, argues that the only way the 22-year-old could afford her high-powered legal team would be to sell photos or video tapes relating to the story of the disappearance and death of her daughter 2-year-old Caylee Marie Anthony. If her attorney Jose Baez is managing her assets, the motion argues, it may mean he has a conflict of interest.

"[T]he Defendant's seeming conversion from pauper to princess did not come from the sale of some tangible asset available to her prior to her initial arrest on charges related to this case," it states.

How Casey Anthony finances her defense is private, Baez's spokeswoman Marti Mackenzie said. The attorney is acting ethically and in his client's best interest, and Baez retained a legal ethics expert to ensure this, she added...

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-casey-anthony-jose-baez-031009,0,3939171.story

lorettalockhorn

03-10-2009, 04:29 PM

Judge Napolitano on the Anthony/Baez conflict of interest

- The prosecution in the Casey Anthony case fears a conflict of interest between Casey Anthony and Jose Baez. That's why they're asking a judge to force the attorney to reveal who's paying him to defend the mother accused of murdering her own child. We wanted to find out what this latest move means and why it would even matter to prosecutors if Casey's defense profits from her case. So we talked to FOX News analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano.

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/031009Judge_Napolitano_on_Anthony_Baez_conflict_of _interest

Video link on this page.

One2Snoop

03-11-2009, 10:43 AM

Video shows Casey Anthony, attorney meeting the day remains were found

Bianca Prieto | Sentinel Staff Writer
9:25 AM EDT, March 11, 2009

The Orlando Sentinel has learned Casey Anthony's attorney appeared to cry and wipe his eyes while meeting with her on Dec. 11 at the jail - the day the remains of a small child were found near the Anthony home.

The remains were later identified as those of Anthony's missing daughter, 2-year-old Caylee Marie Anthony.

Casey Anthony, however, seemed angry and had her arms crossed and looked away during the meeting, a source told the Sentinel.

The Orange County Sheriff's Office acknowledged a video tape exists.

"There is a video," spokesman Deputy Carlos Padilla said. "Baez has referenced that video in his motions."

Orange County Jail spokesman Allen Moore confirmed that many areas of the jail are under constant video surveillance, including areas where Baez could meet with Anthony such as small interview rooms or the classroom.

Moore said the surveillance is visual only and no audio is collected in order to respect attorney-client privilege.

Attorneys would not meet with their clients in the medical clinic, Moore said.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-casey-anthony-jail-video-031109,0,937095.story

One2Snoop

03-11-2009, 10:48 AM

Casey Claims Innocence In Sworn Affidavit
Posted: 5:17 pm EDT March 10, 2009Updated: 5:39 am EDT March 11, 2009

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Casey Anthony and her attorney Jose Baez responded to questions Tuesday regarding where his team of high profile attorneys is getting the money to defend their client.

Casey submitted a sworn affidavit (Read Sworn Affidavit) with seven points saying that Jose Baez does not have the right to sell her story or that of Caylee Anthony's. She added in her own handwriting. Writing, "I believe that Mr. Ashton is angry because I have refused to take a plea agreement for a crime that I did not commit."

VIDEO REPORT: Casey Signs Affidavit
DOCUMENT: Casey's Sworn Affidavit
At the link...

Jose Baez entered a motion to strike the prosecution's request to look into a conflict of interest. He denies the allegation and says the prosecution is trying to embarrass him. Baez says the prosecution has no evidence of a conflict of interest.

HEARING MAY REVEAL SOURCE OF DEFENSE TEAM FUNDING

Prosecutors requested a special hearing to find out where the money is coming from, and they have several money-related questions for Anthony's lead defense attorney.

Prosecutors want Judge Stan Strickland to find out what financial agreements are behind the hiring of high profile, nationally known defense expert Linda Kenney Baden and pathologist Henry Lee.

The state filed a motion, (Read Motion) Monday afternoon, saying eight different lawyers and numerous experts have been hired by Casey Anthony. The motion outlines exactly what prosecutors are hoping the judge will find out. Where is the money coming from?

There is a concern that Baez is managing her only assets, which include photos and videos of Caylee, for the wrong reasons.

Prosecutors are worried Anthony could ask for a new trial, arguing that Baez steered her in the wrong direction for the wrong reasons.

For example, Casey did not go from pauper to princess before her arrest. She's in no position to be managing her only assets, photos and videos of Caylee, so her defense attorney Jose Baez must be doing it.

"If she says, 'I'm aware of that. I'm aware there might be some conflict there, I don't believe there is but if there is, I waive that conflict.' End of story," said WFTV Legal Analyst Bill Sheaffer.

Prosecutors would insist she do it in writing. There have been concerns that Baez might steer the case toward a trial because it would make a more dramatic story. But as Casey stated in past documents, she is willing to do whatever it takes to defend herself and is determined not to let someone trick her into a confession.

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http://www.wftv.com/news/18900881/detail.html#-

One2Snoop

03-11-2009, 10:52 AM

Anthony: I Am Not Selling My, Caylee's Story
Anthony Says Prosecutors Angry Over No Plea Agreement

POSTED: 3:58 pm EDT March 9, 2009
UPDATED: 5:32 pm EDT March 10, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Casey Anthony said Tuesday that she believes prosecutors are "angry because I have refused to take a plea agreement for a crime that I did not commit."

The handwritten words - including capital letters for "DID NOT" -- are part of a sworn affidavit she signed on Tuesday.

The affidavit also states that she has no agreements to sell her story or "that of my daughter, Caylee Marie Anthony." (PDF: Affidavit)

Video | Special Section

Anthony's defense attorney filed the affidavit as part of his objection to a prosecution motion that is seeking to find out where Anthony is getting money to fund her defense.

Prosecutors on Monday said they want a judge to find out where Anthony, who is charged with her daughter Caylee's death, is getting the money to pay for her defense team.

They want Judge Stan Strickland to require Baez to produce all deposit records, retainer agreements and licensing arrangements. If any of these dealings exist, prosecutors want Casey Anthony to sign a waiver saying she's aware of them. Baez said he's been consulting an ethics lawyer all the way and said Monday he planned to file a sworn motion repeating his stance that he's done nothing unethical.

Repeatedly, Baez has declined to say who is paying for her legal dream team. He said it's nobody's business.

As questions persisted, Baez said he has "done nothing but conduct myself in a most professional manner, and that he has done nothing unethical" when asked about the role he played in building the defense fund.

One of the lead prosecutors said this deal could lead to a potential conflict of interest for Baez. Baez said this is a "witch hunt," and the state has "no evidence" to prove their allegations because he's done nothing wrong.

If Baez has made improper side deals for book or movie rights to the case, prosecutors said the arrangement could be "fraught with potential conflict of interest." One criminal defense attorney said it could give Casey Anthony grounds to ask for another trial.

For their part, prosecutors said they "are not trying to block Baez from representing Casey."

Meanwhile, on Thursday, attorneys for Casey Anthony and her parents, George and Cindy, are scheduled to head back to court to argue motions. The Anthonys' attorney is going to ask the judge to keep George Anthony's suicide note from being made public.

http://www.wesh.com/news/18889797/detail.html

One2Snoop

03-11-2009, 04:34 PM

Zenaida's Attorney Files New Motion In Case Against Casey

Posted: 1:06 pm EDT March 11, 2009Updated: 1:51 pm EDT March 11, 2009
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Eyewitness News has learned that the attorney for Zenaida Gonzalez has filed a new motion Wednesday in the civil case against Casey Anthony.

(Read Motion)http://www.wftv.com/blank/18907637/detail.html

On February 27 Casey's brother Lee Anthony gave a deposition for the defamation lawsuit filed by Zeneida Gonzalez. However, during the deposition, Lee did not answer two questions.

LEE DEPOSITION: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5
At the link...

Now Gonzalez's attorney, Keith Mitnik wants those questions answered. He wants Lee to answer if he knows who Caylee's father is and if he thinks Casey is responsible for Caylee's disappearance.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18907392/detail.html#-

One2Snoop

03-11-2009, 04:39 PM

Attorneys Not Satified With Lee Anthony's Deposition
Source Says Videotape Shows Casey, Baez Crying

POSTED: 12:05 pm EDT March 11, 2009
UPDATED: 4:23 pm EDT March 11, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Attorneys for Zenaida Gonzalez filed a motion Wednesday to compel Lee Anthony, brother of Casey Anthony, to answer some tough questions he dodged during his deposition 10 days ago.

Gonzalez is suing for defamation because, she said, her reputation was ruined when Casey Anthony, who is charged with murder in her daughter Caylee's death, used her name as the nanny who kidnapped Caylee.

Special Section

Among the questions Gonzalez's team is trying to get Lee Anthony to answer is who the father of Caylee is and if he thinks his sister, Casey Anthony, had anything to do with his niece's slaying.

During his deposition, Lee Anthony indicated that he's not 100 percent sure who Caylee's father is, but then his lawyer advised him not to answer that question. He had no answer to the question of whether he thinks his sister was involved in Caylee's disappearance.

At one time, attorney Mark Nejame was a spokesman for George and Cindy Anthony. He said the questions, while interesting, don't have to do with what Gonzalez is trying to prove. So he thinks Gonzalez will have a tough time convincing a judge.

Meanwhile, Jose Baez, Casey Anthony's attorney, said Wednesday that he has seen the videotape of Casey Anthony in jail when she found out a child's remains were found near her home.

Caylee's remains were found exactly three months ago in a wooded off of Suburban Drive near the Anthonys' East Orange County home.

Baez said he has seen the tape and it may compromise the attorney-client privilege.

According to a source who has also seen the tape, it shows Baez sitting with Casey Anthony and he appears to be crying.

Authorities said Casey Anthony was purposely taken to the jail infirmary because they knew there was a video camera in there and they knew she would see coverage of the remains discovery on the clinic's television.

In new court papers, Baez acknowledged he has seen the tape and calls it an unauthorized violation of the attorney-client privilege. He's fighting to keep it from being made public.

http://www.wesh.com/news/18906812/detail.html

One2Snoop

03-11-2009, 04:42 PM

Zenaida Gonzalez Attorneys Want More Answers From Lee Anthony
Casey Anthony Remains Jailed In Daughter's Death

POSTED: Wednesday, March 11, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Attorneys representing Zenaida Gonzalez want the brother of Casey Anthony to answer questions he refused to respond to during a deposition.

Lee Anthony -- on the advice of his attorney -- refused to say whether he believed his sister may have been responsible for disappearance of her daughter, Caylee. Lee Anthony also refused to discuss who he thought Caylee's father might be.

Gonzalez's attorneys are asking a judge to force Lee Anthony to answer the questions.

Casey Anthony, 22, remains jailed on first-degree murder charges in the death of her daughter, whose remains were found in December. She told investigators she left Caylee with a baby sitter named Zenaida Gonzalez in June, and the two were gone when she returned for her daughter.

A woman with the same name as the baby sitter filed a civil lawsuit against Casey Anthony, seeking more than $15,000 because she says her reputation has been ruined by being linked to the case.

Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/18908419/detail.html#-

One2Snoop

03-11-2009, 04:50 PM

Report: Video Shows Casey’s Attorney Crying
Wednesday, March 11, 2009 3:32:18 PM

ORLANDO -- Attorneys for Zenaida Gonzalez filed a motion in court Wednesday to force Lee Anthony to answer some questions in a civil case against his sister, Casey Anthony.

Gonzalez is suing Casey, saying her use of her name as the babysitter who abducted Caylee, has ruined her life.

Lee was interviewed, but refused to answer questions, including whether or not he knows who Caylee's father is, and whether or not he thinks Casey could be responsible for Caylee's disappearance.

Meanwhile, a new videotape is in the news.

According to the Orlando Sentinel, deputies confirm a tape exists taken the day the remains of Casey's daughter Caylee were found.

It shows attorney Jose Baez appearing to cry, and later shows Casey seemingly angry, according to the paper.

It's the second video from the jail to make headlines. Casey's initial reaction to the discovery of remains was also filmed.

Neither tape has been released.

The news comes just one day after a new denial of guilt by Casey on to charges she murdered her daughter.

In a motion filed Tuesday, Casey Anthony said her attorney, Jose Baez, does not have the rights to sell her story. Casey also said she would not "take a plea agreement for a crime that I DID NOT commit."

Several motions in the case are set to be heard in a hearing at 3:30 p.m. Thursday. You can watch it LIVE on News 13 when it happens.

http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2009/3/11/casey_refuses_plea_deal_returns_to_court_thursday. html

One2Snoop

03-11-2009, 08:49 PM

Updated: 6:20 p.m.

Casey Anthony's attorney wants jail to stop monitoring meetings with client
Jose Beaz has learned a corrections officer told investigators about a conversation Baez had with Casey

Sarah Lundy and Bianca Prieto | Sentinel Staff Writer
6:20 PM EDT, March 11, 2009

Casey Anthony's attorney Jose Baez wants the Orange County Jail to stop monitoring meetings between himself and Anthony. And he wants those who observe these meeting to stop talking about them.

He's asking a judge to bar the state from releasing any videos, audio tapes and interviews with correctional officers who may have heard any conversations.

He also wants the judge to find out who ordered the monitoring at the Orange County Jail.

Baez said this violates his client's Constitutional rights.

Jail officials would not comment about the latest motion, saying the specific issues would be addressed in court.

Spokesman Allen Moore said there are security cameras - without audio - set up throughout the jail.

Security cameras do record meetings between attorneys and inmates - for the protection of the attorney and to ensure jail policies are followed, he said.

The jail has no duty to visitors to inform them they are being recorded on security cameras, Moore said.

He would not discuss an interview Baez mentioned in his motion. The lawyer wrote that Lt. Tammy Uncer relayed a conversation between Baez and Anthony to investigators. She also told investigators about Anthony's medical history at the jail.

Baez learned this from recent investigative documents released to him. The documents will eventually become public record unless the judge stops them from being released.

This motion comes on the same day the Orlando Sentinel learned about a video of Anthony and Baez meeting at the jail on Dec. 11 - the day the remains of a small child were found near the Anthony home.

The remains were later identified as those of Anthony's missing daughter, 2-year-old Caylee Marie Anthony.

Casey Anthony, appeared angry and had her arms crossed and looked away during the meeting, a source told the Sentinel.

The Orange County Sheriff's Office acknowledged a videotape exists.

"There is a video," spokesman Deputy Carlos Padilla said. "Baez has referenced that video in his motions."

Baez's latest motion, filed yesterday, referred to the video, "...Defense counsel was videotaped by law enforcement meeting with his client."

Another video was taken earlier that same day when Anthony first learned of the discovery of remains. In that tape, Anthony was taken to the jail clinic. Sources say the video shows Anthony hyperventilating.

Investigators and prosecutors have copies of the video, but it's unclear whether the state will use it against her at trial.

Last week, Judge Stan Strickland allowed Baez to watch the video and decide within 15 days whether he will ask the judge again to bar the state from releasing it to the public. Baez has until next week to decide.

Orange County Jail spokesman Allen Moore confirmed that many areas of the jail are under constant video surveillance, including areas where Baez could meet with Anthony such as small interview rooms or the classroom.

Moore said the surveillance is visual only and no audio is collected in order to respect attorney-client privilege.

Attorneys would not meet with their clients in the medical clinic, Moore said.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-casey-anthony-jail-video-031109,0,937095.story

One2Snoop

03-11-2009, 08:56 PM

Baez Files Motion Asking Judge Not To Hold Hearing

Posted: 3:26 pm EDT March 11, 2009Updated: 3:55 pm EDT March 11, 2009
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Casey Anthony's Attorney Jose Baez filed an objection and motion to strike the state’s motion to determine potential conflict of interest (Read Motion), which means he's asking the judge not to hold a hearing on the state's motion.

Baez' motion was filed with the clerk Tuesday.

Prosecutors want Judge Stan Strickland to find out what financial agreements are behind the hiring of high profile, nationally known defense expert Linda Kenney Baden and pathologist Henry Lee.

Prosecutors requested a special hearing to find out where the money is coming from and they have several money-related questions for Anthony's lead defense attorney.

The state filed a motion, (Read Motion) Monday afternoon, saying eight different lawyers and numerous experts have been hired by Casey Anthony. The motion outlines exactly what prosecutors are hoping the judge will find out.

Last summer, profits from the sale of home videos of Caylee brought in almost $200,000.

Casey Anthony will be back in court on Thursday for another hearing scheduled at 3:30pm. Her lawyer, Jose Baez wants access to all notes and reports on any DNA testing, along with evidence taken from the computer of Casey's ex-boyfriend, Ricardo Morales.

The defense team also plans to ask the judge to keep George Anthony's suicide note from being released.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18908486/detail.html#-

One2Snoop

03-12-2009, 12:41 PM

Casey Anthony expected in court this afternoon

Bianca Prieto | Sentinel Staff Writer
9:09 AM EDT, March 12, 2009

Casey Anthony is expected to appear in court this afternoon to attend a motions hearing where a judge could rule to keep her father's suicide note out of the public eye.

The hearing will start at 3:30 p.m. at the Orange County Courthouse. Circuit Judge Stan Strickland will preside over the hearing.

Strickland is expected to rule on three motions including an amended motion to compel information about DNA reports, another motion to compel copies of the screenshots and printouts of the forensic exam performed on Anthony's ex-boyfriend Ricardo Morales' computer.

Anthony, 22, is accused of killing her daughter, 2-year-old Caylee Marie Anthony last summer.

Anthony was indicted on a first-degree murder charge in October for the slaying of her toddler. The child was reported missing in July, about a month after she was last seen alive.

In December, an Orange County meter reader stumbled upon the child's remains in a wooded area near the Anthony family home. A week after the discovery, the remains were identified as those of the missing child.

Anthony lied to Orange County deputy sheriff's deputies during the initial investigation and made up stories about where she worked. She also told deputies a woman named Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez, who was allegedly Caylee's nanny, stole the girl.

Deputies have been unable to find anyone with that name who ever watched the child or knew Anthony and believe Anthony made up the woman.

A local woman named Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez is suing Anthony in a civil case for defamation of character.

Check back for updates.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-casey-anthony-court-031209,0,3756392.story

One2Snoop

03-12-2009, 12:44 PM

Casey Anthony Due Back In Court Today

Posted: 9:50 am EDT March 12, 2009Updated: 11:52 am EDT March 12, 2009
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Casey Anthony is scheduled to appear in court Thursday afternoon. Her attorney wants access to all information on DNA testing done in the case.

Casey's lawyers are fighting for sanctions against prosecutors for allegedly failing to list all their witnesses. Her family's attorney will try to keep George's suicide note out of the public record.

DOCUMENT: Objection, Motion To Strike
DOCUMENT: State's Motion
DOCUMENT: Read Motion to Compel

Thursday's hearing comes on the heels of another brewing battle over jail video of Casey Anthony the day Caylee's remains were found on December 11.

The defense is asking for all paperwork involving the DNA testing done on the evidence in the case that was taken from the scene where Caylee Anthony's remains were found and on evidence taken from her house.

The defense also wants documents revealing the backgrounds of the experts who did the testing, lab certifications and standards.

WFTV legal analyst Bill Sheaffer says that's a common defense request, the goal being to find fault with some aspect of the scientific evidence.

But Sheaffer says the defense demand for sanctions against prosecutors for not listing two experts on the witness list who have tested evidence is meaningless with the trial at least seven months off.

"Waste of judicial time. The hearing is a waste of taxpayers' money. It's premature. The state is under a continuing obligation to disclose. It is not uncommon that in the weeks and months to come there will be amended witness lists," said Sheaffer.

Casey's defense team wants all computer evidence from her ex-lover Ricky Morales, who according to investigators had deleted files the day he turned it over to officers. Investigators say Morales had a page in his computer when he was dating Casey that read "Win her over with chloroform."

Morales thought it was funny, but said Casey could have seen it. The FBI said there was evidence of an unusually strong concentration of chloroform in Casey's car trunk where Caylee's body had been.

Casey's father, George Anthony wants to keep his suicide note private and out of the murder case. His attorney believes it's not relevant to the case.

The hearing is scheduled to begin at 3:30.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18914384/detail.html#-

One2Snoop

03-12-2009, 07:07 PM

Casey Anthony's defense fails to win sanctions against state

Sarah Lundy | Sentinel Staff Writer
5:17 PM EDT, March 12, 2009

5:17 p.m. After today's hearing, Casey Anthony's defense attorneys said they plan on contacting the FBI and asking for various notes from the agency.

The defense also said one thing they plan to follow-up with at trial is the fact that Orange County Sheriff's Office crime-scene investigators destroy their notes once they write their reports.

4:58 p.m. Judge Strickland has heard all the motions scheduled for today. He said that if the investigator who reviewed the ex-boyfriend's computer has notes, he or she needs to turn them over.

4:54 p.m. Judge Strickland denied the defense's request for sanctions.

They are now discussing the final motion, which is about screen shots from the computer belonging to one of Casey Anthony's ex-boyfriends.

Prosecutor Linda Drane Burdick said they are asking investigators to turn over all the contents.

The defense team already has the computer hard-drive, so the judge is asking why they actually need the screen shots.

Defense attorney Linda Kenney Baden said the defense wants to know if there are notes from the computer examiner.

4:47 p.m. Prosecutor Linda Drane Burdick told Judge Stan Strickland that Jose Baez is trying to argue something he hasn't proven. She said Baez is trying to insinuate some type of police misconduct.

4:40 p.m. Defense attorney Jose Baez was going to call another witness but changed his mind. He is now addressing Judge Strickland.

4:30 p.m. The crime scene investigator was at the Sheriff's Office when Dr. Henry Lee -- one of Jose Baez's experts -- arrived to inspect evidence. Lee was going to inspect the car and other evidence.

4:12 p.m. Defense attorney Jose Baez is now questioning a crime scene investigator who processed Anthony's car July 16.

4:00 p.m.The judge has called the attorneys to the bench and is talking to them now.

3:55 p.m. Judge Strickland has found the defense's request for DNA and evidence gathering is moot. Strickland wants the defense to request the information from the FBI and private labs.

3:40 p.m. Judge Stan Strickland granted Conway's motion. Conway asked the judge to block prosecutors from releasing a note George Anthony wrote in January when he threatened suicide.

3:35 p.m. A hearing in the case against Casey Anthony, the 22-year-old accused of killing her daughter, is about to start in Orange County courtroom 19D.

Anthony - who is required to attend all hearings - is sitting next to her attorney Jose Baez and co-counsel Linda Kenney Baden. She was seated before the public was allowed in the courtroom. Her hair is pulled back and she appears to be wearing a white cardigan atop a dark shirt and dark pants.

The courtroom is packed with reporters and onlookers. Anthony's parents - George Anthony and Cindy Anthony are sitting in the first row, behind their daughter. Orange County detectives John Allen and Yuri Melich are also in attendance.

Orange Circuit Court Judge Stan Strickland will hear arguments on four motions, including one filed by lawyer Brad Conway, who is representing George Anthony and Cindy Anthony.

Conway wants to stop prosecutors from releasing a note George Anthony wrote in January when he threatened suicide.

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The letter may be part of investigative documents that could be released to the public under Florida's open record laws.

Distraught over his granddaughter's death and his daughter's arrest, George Anthony threatened suicide in January.

He penned the note Jan. 23, before police found him in a Daytona Beach motel. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he stayed several days.

In paperwork filed in court, Conway argued that the note contains personal information that is not relevant to the criminal investigation. Releasing it would be embarrassing for the family, he wrote.

Another topic on the list of motions involve the defense's request for prosecutors and law enforcement to produce all DNA notes and reports and standards used to collect evidence.

Baez also wants the state to turn over computer screen shots or printout from a computer that belonged to Ricardo Morales, one of Anthony's former boyfriends. At one point, he had a picture of a woman on his MySpace page - a social networking Web site - that stated "win her over with chloroform."

Investigators examined Morales' computer and found "nothing incriminating." Baez wrote in his motion that the defense is entitled to know what the state felt was "not incriminating" so the defense can compare it to their own computer analysis.

The last issue scheduled today is Baez's request to have prosecutors sanctioned because a defense expert who examined Anthony's car was not informed about all the evidence removed from the vehicle.

Investigators removed trash from the trunk before criminalist Henry Lee inspected the car for the defense.

Authorities failed to tell him it was taken out. Now, the defense must request notes and opinions by the state's two experts, according to the motion.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-casey-anthony-court-hearing-031209,0,6839833.story

One2Snoop

03-12-2009, 07:11 PM

Judge Denies Every Motion From Casey's Defense Team

Posted: 9:50 am EDT March 12, 2009Updated: 6:50 pm EDT March 12, 2009
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Casey Anthony headed back to jail and her defense team headed back to square one. Her lawyers lost every ruling in court Thursday regarding evidence and proposed sanctions on prosecutors. The prosecutors' antics appeared to frustrate the judge.

Casey walked into the courtroom Thursday afternoon wearing a white Cardigan sweater and had her hair pilled back in a bun. She sat down and smiled as she waited for the hearing to begin. Casey sat fidgeting, not wearing the red lipstick she had ordered from the jail's commissary last week.

IMAGES: Casey Anthony In Court
RAW VIDEO: Casey Walking Into Court
DOCUMENTS: Motion To Strike | State's Motion | Motion to Compel

The hearing began at 3:35pm and lasted approximately 90 minutes.

Casey seemed more subdued in her manner and in her dress. But the usually subdued and laid back circuit Judge Stan Strickland appeared to lose patience with the defense team and he ended up not giving them anything they wanted at the hearing.

Casey Anthony appeared to give her father a passing glance as she shook hands with one of her new defense attorneys Todd Macaluso. George and Cindy Anthony attended the hearing and at one point, appearing to cry, George wiped his eyes.

The lawyer representing Casey's family, Brad Conway, also made a motion Thursday to keep George Anthony's suicide note a secret. That motion was put on hold.

George Anthony does not want his pain to be paraded through his daughter's murder trial. His lawyer said it would be even more embarrassing than everything else that has happened to them.

It was a tough day for her defense team.

Linda Kenney Baden wanted the judge to order the prosecutors to hand over the FBI's bench notes from the DNA testing it did on the evidence. The judge didn't do that because prosecutors don't have them and the judge has no jurisdiction over the FBI outside of Florida.

The judge told the defense to ask the FBI for the evidence. The defense wanted the judge to sanction prosecutors for allegedly keeping evidence from them and concealing the experts who examined the trash bag and a paper towel from Casey's car from the witness list.

The evidence was at labs when the defense team had made an appointment to see her car.

"The motion for sanctions is denied." said Judge Strickland.

Thursday's hearing comes on the heels of another brewing battle over jail video of Casey Anthony the day Caylee's remains were found on December 11.

Casey's defense team also wanted all computer evidence from her ex-lover Ricky Morales, who according to investigators had deleted files the day he turned it over to officers. Investigators say Morales had a page in his computer when he was dating Casey that read "Win her over with chloroform."

Morales thought the page was funny, but said Casey could have seen it. The FBI said there was evidence of an unusually strong concentration of chloroform in Casey's car trunk where Caylee's body had been.

Baez hopes to have another hearing over his concerns about a jail recording of him and Casey Anthony the day Caylee's remains were found, December 11.

The cameras in jail are visible and none of them record audio, still Baez believes it violated her rights to be videotaped at a public facility.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18914384/detail.html#-

One2Snoop

03-12-2009, 07:14 PM

Casey Anthony Hearing Concludes
Thursday, March 12, 2009 6:42:36 PM

ORLANDO -- Casey Anthony was back in court Thursday as her lawyer Jose Baez argued several motions.

Brad Conway, the attorney for George and Cindy Anthony, discussed his motion on keeping George's suicide note private. Judge Strickland approved the motion, saying it had no relevance to the case against Casey Anthony.

Meanwhile, Strickland moved on to the Amended Motion To Compel DNA Bench Notes/ Reports and Standards. Strickland told the defense they need to request the evidence from the FBI and Oak Ridge laboratory, and if a legal matter ensues, he will deal with it at that time.

Robert Guthrey, an assistant county attorney speaking on behalf of Orange County said they are working on gathering materials the defense has requested in item #19 of the motion, and said he can get the papers and ducments to the defense by March 20.

During the Motion for Sanctions, Geraldo Bloise, a crime scene investigator who processed Casey's car, was interviewed extensively.

The final motion discussed at the hearing was the Motion To Compel Copies Of The Screen Shots or Printouts Concerning the Forensic Examination Done on the Computer of Ricardo Morales.

Strickland concluded the hearing just before 5 p.m.

Updates During Hearing

4:54 p.m. Strickland concludes the hearing.

4:50 p.m. State says the hard drive from Morales was given on Jan. 30 and returned the same day to a defense expert.

4:48 p.m. Motion To Compel Copies Of The Screen Shots or Printouts Concerning the Forensic Examination Done on the Computer of Ricardo Morales is now being heard.

4:44 p.m. State should pay if they have to bring back Dr. Lee, Baez says

4:39 p.m. Baez says they were asked to inspect the vehicle, and evidence was taken out of it without disclosing it to the defense.

4:36 p.m. Bloise steps down.

4:33 p.m. Bloise says it is important of where the hairs were found.

4:30 p.m. Bloise said Dr. Lee was never denied the ability to look at the car.

4:28 p.m. State cross examines Bloise.

4:26 p.m. The garbage was in a box. Bloise told Baez and Lee that a plastic bag was at the Tennessee lab.

4:25 p.m. Bloise was present when Dr. Henry Lee came to inspect the car and its contents, which included the garbage that ws contained in a white plastic bag on Nov. 14.

4:23 p.m. Bloise said the hair was sent to Dr. Nick Haskell, an entomologist, and then returned, with a number of other items

4:21 p.m. Bloise said the evidence was handled by his supervisor, not him.

4:16 p.m. Bloise said he did not receive the vehicle with garbage in it.

4:12 p.m. The evidence was submitted to the FBI lab for DNA purposes.

4:11 p.m. Several pieces of hair were collected that day.

4:11 p.m. Supervisor Michael Vincent was with him when evidence was collected, according to Bloise. He said he did a visual inspection of the outside of the car, an internal inspection of the vehicle, and photographed the exterior of the vehicle.

4:10 p.m. Bloise says he was involvled in processing Casey's car on July 16, 2008.

4:09 p.m. Geraldo Bloise, a crime scene investigator level 2 for the Orange County Sheriff's Office, is sworn in takes the stand

4:09 p.m. Private chat concludes.

3:58 p.m. Strickland asks lawyers for the prosecution and defense to approach the bench for a private chat.

3:56 p.m. State objects to Jose Baez "testifying as to the facts of this motion, unless he wishes to be cross-examined."

3:56 p.m. Strickland moves on to Motion for Sanctions.

3:55 p.m. Guthrey saattorney representing Orange Co. says he can get papers and documents to the defense by March 20.

3:53 p.m. Robert Guthrey, assistant county attorney on behalf of Orange County, said they are gathering materials that the county has on item #19.

3:52 p.m. Defense should request evidene from FBI and the Oak Ridge laboratory, and if a legal matter ensues, Strickland will deal with it at that time.

3:48 p.m. Strickland tells the defense to contact the FBI, Oak Ridge laboratory to see what information they will release.

3:41 p.m. Strickland moves on to the Amended Motion To Compel DNA Bench Notes - Reports and Standards

3:40 p.m. Baez asks the court to remind the camera man not zoom into his communications between him and his client.

3:38 p.m. Judge Stan Strickland ordered the suicide not be kept secret, saying it had no relevance to the Casey Anthony case.

3:37 p.m. Brad Conway, attorney for George and Cindy Anthony, talks to the judge about his motion to not release George's suicide note.

3:35 p.m. Hearing is under way

http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2009/3/12/casey_anthony_heads_to_court_today.html

One2Snoop

03-12-2009, 07:18 PM

Motion To Compel Copies Of The Screen Shots or Printouts Concerning the Forensic Examination Done on the Computer of Ricardo Morales

http://www.cfnews13.com/uploadedFiles/Stories/Local/Motion%20to%20Compel%20Copies%20of%20the%20Screen% 20Shots%20or%20Pintouts%20Concerning%20the%20Foren sic%20Examination%20Done%20on%20the%20Computer%20o f%20Ricardo%20Morales%20March%204.pdf

Motion for Sanctions.
http://www.cfnews13.com/uploadedFiles/Stories/Local/Motion%20for%20Sanctions%20March%204.pdf

Amended Motion To Compel DNA Bench Notes - Reports and Standards
http://www.cfnews13.com/uploadedFiles/Stories/Local/Amended%20Motion%20to%20Compel%20DNA%20Bench%20Not es-Reports%20and%20Standards%20March%204.pdf

One2Snoop

03-12-2009, 07:33 PM

Photo Gallery from today's hearing - March 12, 2009 -
http://media.myfoxorlando.com/photogalleries/031209caseyanthonymotionhearing/indexGallery.htm

One2Snoop

03-12-2009, 07:35 PM

Casey Anthony back in court

Last Edited: Thursday, 12 Mar 2009, 5:58 PM EDT
Created On: Thursday, 12 Mar 2009, 4:21 AM EDT

ORLANDO, Fla. - The Orlando mother charged with murdering her daughter was back in court on Thursday. Casey Anthony returned to the Orange County Courthouse dressed in somewhat casual attire with her hair pulled back.

Orange Circuit Court Judge Stan Strickland heard motions to force prosecutors to turn over evidence dealing with DNA tests and investigative reports. He also ruled on whether a reported suicide note, written by Casey's father, George Anthony, was to be made public.

The first motion, filed by Brad Conway, attorney for George and Cindy Anthony, was to prevent prosecutors from releasing the note which George wrote in January after he disappeared for several hours and left threats of suicide. He was later found at a Daytona Beach hotel.

Judge Stickland granted the motion to keep the note private. He did leave open the possibility of revisiting the issue.

Attorney for the defense, Linda Kenney-Baden, then argued that her team had not received a complete accounting of bench notes regarding DNA testing, indicating that a simple DNA report was not sufficient enough and that knowledge of methodology behind the testing was as important.

"In any scientific case, it's not the report that's important to the case. It's procedures and guidelines," said Kenney-Baden.

Assistant State Attorney Jeff Ashton responded saying that "it is not incumbent upon the State to provide such information." He went on to say that "the counsel is going to get the bench notes she wants by simply making a phone call."

Judge Strickland found the defense's request for bench notes to be moot. He asked that the defense make a formal request for information from the Federal Bureau of Investigations and private labs at the University of Tennessee, which were involved in the testing.

Judge Strickland then addressed the defense's request for sanctions against the prosecution because they were not informed about all the evidence removed from Casey Anthony's 1998 Pontiac Sunfire GT on July 16.

The judge called attorneys to the bench and after about a 5-minute private meeting, Strickland ruled against the sanctions.

Casey's attorney, Jose Baez, then raised points of contention regarding what he perceived as lack of full disclosure and evidence gathered on the part of the prosecution. He questioned crime scene investigator, Gerardo Bioise, who processed Casey's car.

The car was impounded on July 16 by Orange County Sheriff's Detective Charity Beasley. The vehicle was transported by Johnson's Wrecker to the Orange County Forensics garage for further examination.

On July 28, 2008, Beasley submitted a synopsis to Bioise in which she stated that when she opened the door of the driver's side and the trunk, she perceived a "strong smell." She went on to report, "I proceeded to inspect the trunk of the vehicle using ALS light and I observed a suspected stain on the spare tire cover. On the floor of the trunk I observed residues of soil." In that same document, Beasley noted the possibility that the suspected stain was a body fluid.

In fact, a number of law enforcement agents inspected the car on July 16, and several items were removed before experts for the defense were able to inspect the car.

"They took items out and never notified the defense," said Baez. "We were granted an order to inspect the vehicle as it was inspected by law enforcement. I think the issue is clear here, where evidence was taken out of that vehicle."

Baez continued to question Bioise on how information was gathered during the examination of the car and learned that notes were destroyed after formal reports were submitted.

Judge Strickland briefly addressed motions regarding screen shots taken from the computer belonging to Ricardo Morales, one of Casey Anthony's ex-boyfriends. Morales had posted a picture of a woman on his MySpace page which included the words "win her over with chloroform."

Thursday hearing concluded shortly after 5 p.m.

Anthony is accused by authorities of killing her daughter, Caylee, whose remains were found in woods in Orlando last December, six months after the child's disappearance. Her first-degree murder trial has been tentatively set for Oct. 12. Casey Anthony has said a babysitter kidnapped Caylee.

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/local/031209Motion_hearing

One2Snoop

03-12-2009, 07:40 PM

Judge Denies Defense Motions In Anthony Case
22-Year-Old Charged With Murdering Daughter

POSTED: Thursday, March 12, 2009
UPDATED: 5:07 pm EDT March 12, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- A judge ruled on Thursday at a court hearing in the Casey Anthony murder case that her father's suicide note is not relevant to the case and should not be made public.

Brad Conway, the attorney for George and Cindy Anthony, asked the judge to block the eight-page suicide note from becoming part of the public record. Orange County Circuit Judge Stan Strickland said media outlets could challenge the ruling.

George Anthony threatened to commit suicide in January before he was found at a Daytona Beach motel.

"From the first paragraph of the letter I read, he wanted to end his life and wanted to be with his granddaughter," Daytona Beach Police Chief Mike Chitwood said after taking George Anthony to a hospital.

The letter contains personal -- and possibly embarrassing -- information, according to Conway.

Anthony, 22, remains jailed on first-degree murder charges in the death of her daughter, Caylee, whose remains were found in December near the Anthony family's east Orange County home.

Meanwhile, Casey Anthony's attorneys demanded that prosecutors hand over volumes of background information about the forensics evidence that has been collected in the case, including items taken from his client's car, the woods where Caylee's remains were found and belongings seized from the Anthony home. The motion was denied.

Anthony's attorneys also asked the judge to punish prosecutors for allegedly withholding evidence from him.

The defense claims the state has failed to give them a garbage bag that had once been inside the trunk of Casey Anthony's car. Baez also said prosecutors never told him about two scientists who examined evidence on behalf of the state. The judge also denied that motion.

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/18913720/detail.html#-

samanthajane13

03-13-2009, 10:48 AM

Suicide Note Barred From Anthony Trial
By Natisha Lance, CNN
posted: 12 HOURS 37 MINUTES AGO

ORLANDO, Florida (March 12) -- A note written by the despondent grandfather of Caylee Anthony will be kept from public view for now, a Florida judge ruled on Thursday.

Attorney Brad Conway argued that the note George Anthony wrote weeks after his granddaughter's remains were found should be kept private.

The note was found in Anthony's car in January. He wrote that he wanted to end his life and be with his granddaughter, Caylee.

Anthony's 22-year-old daughter, Casey, is accused of killing Caylee. Her murder trial is scheduled to begin on October 12.

"This note is very personal in nature," Conway told Judge Stan Strickland, adding it had no bearing on the murder case. "Exposure would embarrass and annoy the Anthony family."

The judge agreed, ruling that it has little evidentiary value at this stage in the case and should not be made public. Conway represents Anthony's parents.

Keeping the note from the public eye was among several pre-trial motions being argued in court on Thursday. Most of the motions dealt with evidence the defense is demanding from prosecutors.

They included requests for access to crime scene evidence and a former boyfriend's computer hard drive as well as FBI notes on DNA analysis. They also unsuccessfully sought sanctions against prosecutors.

The defense argued that prosecutors withheld evidence, even though thousands of pages of reports already have been released. The judge urged the lawyers involved in the case to work harder at sharing information and evidence reports.

Casey Anthony faces seven counts, including first-degree murder. Caylee Anthony was reported missing in July -- a month after she was last seen.

The child's remains were found in December, stuffed in a laundry bag wrapped in a plastic trash bag left in woods near the Orlando home of her grandparents, George and Cindy Anthony. Her skull was wrapped in duct tape, according to police documents released in the case.

George and Cindy Anthony attended the hearing, taking a front row seat. Their 22-year-old daughter wore her hair pulled back in a ponytail and read legal documents at the defense table.

Police said they believe Caylee was killed in mid-June, and that her body was in the trunk of her mother's car for "a period of time," according to documents released in February.

A crime scene investigator was called to the witness stand as part of the discovery battle.

http://news.aol.com/article/casey-anthony-trial/380988

One2Snoop

03-13-2009, 02:28 PM

Casey Anthony's newest attorney under investigation

By Sarah Lundy | Sentinel Staff Writer
11:16 AM EDT, March 13, 2009

The latest attorney to join Casey Anthony's defense team has been accused of unprofessional conduct in California.

Todd E. Macaluso, who has ffiled paperwork to practice law in Florida, was accused of unprofessional conduct in California because he didn't have enough money in an account to cover several business expenses totaling more than $170,000 between July 2006 and February 2007.

According to the California Bar, a complaint was filed against Macaluso in January.

Macaluso responded in writing last month to the charges. He wrote that the financial mistake was due to his office staff supervising the account. He wasn't overseeing the account at the time because of the unexpected death of his brother. The mistake was not intentional.

The investigation in California is pending.

The paperwork he recently filed in Florida seeks permission to practice law in the Anthony case.

He appeared in court in Orlando earlier this month. He told the media after a hearing that his specialty is cross-examining witnesses, especially expert-witnesses.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/caylee-anthony/orl-bk-casey-anthony-new-attorney-031309,0,3548082.story

One2Snoop

03-13-2009, 02:41 PM

Deputy Faces Deposition In Anthony Case
Cain Called To Investigate Suspicious Bag

POSTED: 9:06 am EDT March 13, 2009
UPDATED: 9:58 am EDT March 13, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- A defense team plans to question an Orange County sheriff's deputy on Friday who may have missed a chance to find Caylee Anthony's remains.

Video | More Images | Strongest Evidence?

Deputy Richard Cain indicated he found only trash when he described the suspicious bag that Roy Kronk pointed him to on Aug. 13, 2008.

Kronk had called 911 dispatchers to report the suspicious bag before Cain was sent to investigate.

After Cain dismissed the call, Kronk again called 911 four months later and Caylee's remains were found.

Cain met with detectives from the internal affairs division to explain why he didn't feel a need to investigate more thoroughly in August.

"The fact that there was a mistake possibly made, we don't know, again, there is an administrative review. We have to look at all of this," Orange County Sheriff's Office spokesman Carlos Padilla said.

Kronk said Cain was rude at the scene.

A review of Cain's record showed he was accused two other times of failing to thoroughly investigate the concerns of citizens.

A representative for the Orange County Sheriff's Office sad the claims were unfounded.

During the investigation into Kronk's claim, Cain has surrendered his gun and credentials. He was also reassigned within the department.

The deposition is scheduled for 1 p.m.

http://www.wesh.com/news/18923015/detail.html

One2Snoop

03-13-2009, 02:43 PM

Casey Anthony hearing hints at defense strategy
The defense in the Casey Anthony case claims fibers in the accused mother's car show it wasn't fully processed

By Sarah Lundy | Sentinel Staff Writer
March 13, 2009

The note Casey Anthony's father, George Anthony, wrote the night he threatened suicide will not be made public.

No sanctions were issued against prosecutors handling the case against Anthony, a 22-year-old mother accused of killing her daughter, Caylee Marie.

And defense attorneys must first ask the FBI and other crime labs for notes before they again ask the judge to intervene.

Orange Circuit Court Judge Stan Strickland decided a hodgepodge of issues during a 90-minute hearing Thursday afternoon.

Nothing shocking emerged, but the hearing hinted at the type of questions Anthony's defense team might raise in the future.

Her lead counsel, Jose Baez, learned while questioning an Orange County sheriff's crime-scene investigator that it's common practice for the investigator to destroy notes after writing reports.

Baez also pointed out that defense expert Dr. Henry Lee found 17 hairs and several stains while inspecting the trunk of Anthony's car. The state allowed Lee to examine the vehicle last fall — months after sheriff's investigators collected evidence from the vehicle.

"It tells us that the car was not completely processed at the time it was allegedly processed by law enforcement," Linda Kenney Baden, one of Anthony's attorneys, said after the hearing.

Forensic issues such as these will come up at trial, the attorneys promise.

The courtroom was packed with reporters and onlookers. Casey Anthony's parents, George and Cindy Anthony, took their usual seats in the front row, behind their daughter.

Casey Anthony, who is required to attend all hearings, sat quietly between Baez and Baden. Her hair was pulled back, and she had changed from a jail-issued uniform into a white cardigan atop a dark shirt and dark pants.

Brad Conway, the attorney for her parents, addressed the release of the letter George Anthony wrote Jan.23 before he threatened suicide.

He said it had nothing to do with the investigation and would embarrass the family.

The judge agreed without heated discussion.

Much of the hearing was focused on a white bag removed from Anthony's car by investigators. Baez claimed defense expert Lee, who traveled to Florida to inspect the car, was not notified that the bag had been removed and sent to a lab.

He also claimed the prosecutor did not alert them about two expert witnesses who had examined the bag.

But Orange County sheriff's crime-scene investigator Gerardo Bloise said he did inform Lee of the bag and its location.

Strickland denied Baez's request for sanctions.

Other issues — requesting notes from FBI and other crime labs — were handled quickly.

Strickland told the defense to ask the labs for the evidence-gathering techniques before filing any motion.

Baden had argued that the FBI and others never gave out that kind of information to private attorneys but would follow the judge's instructions.

"We want all our motions granted," Baez said after the hearing. "If they are not, we will continue fighting step by step."

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/services/newspaper/printedition/monday/orl-loc-casey-anthony-hearing-031309,0,3862759.story

One2Snoop

03-13-2009, 02:44 PM

Casey's New Attorney In Trouble With Bar

Posted: 5:56 am EDT March 13, 2009Updated: 1:23 pm EDT March 13, 2009
ORLANDO, Fla. -- There's another new twist in the case against Casey Anthony. Channel 9 discovered that her newest, high-profile attorney is in some trouble with the California state bar association. Mark Todd Macaluso is accused of writing bad checks from one of his client's accounts.

Eyewitness News' legal expert said that is one of the most serious allegations an attorney can face. The new attorney was in court with Casey Anthony for her most recent hearing.

VIDEO REPORT: Casey's Attorney In Trouble
DOCUMENT: Macaluso's Bar Certification

The most recent addition to Casey Anthony's defense team spoke with Anthony briefly in court before the hearing began yesterday. The man from California recently signed a motion asking to be allowed to appear in Florida court as a new attorney on the case alongside Jose Baez.

California state bar documents reveal, in January, the bar filed disciplinary charges against Macaluso. The charges allege he misappropriated client funds and misused a client's trust account. That type of account is set up for an attorney to hold the clients money. For example, after a settlement, the attorney would use the money in the account to cut a check.

When Eyewitness News asked Macaluso about the allegations he blamed his staff who didn't handle it appropriately.

Casey's defense team had a tough day in court.

Thursday, her lawyers asked for prosecutors to hand over the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) bench notes on DNA testing. However, prosecutors don't have them and the judge said he has no jurisdiction over the FBI outside of Florida.

The judge also denied a request to sanction prosecutors for allegedly keeping evidence from them and concealing experts from the witness list.

The judge did grant a request by George and Cindy Anthony's attorney, Brad Conway, ruling that George's suicide note will remain a secret.

After a setback in court Thursday, Casey's attorney, Jose Baez was asked on network TV about how his client is holding up. Reporter: "It was very difficult to read Casey's emotions in court yesterday. Can you tell us about her frame of mind?"

Baez: "I really can't. I'm not a psychiatrist or psychologist."

Reporter: "But you are her attorney. How's she doing?"

Baez: "I think she's holding up as best she can. Fortunately she's trying to stay strong under these times, which probably are the most difficult of her life."

It's not clear when Jose Baez and his client will be back in court. Casey's trial is scheduled to start October 12th.

CASEY ATTORNEYS TO QUESTION ORANGE COUNTY DEPUTY

Orange County deputy Richard Cain will be questioned under oath Friday by Casey Anthony's defense team, about his search at the scene in August. Four months before Caylee's remains were found there.

Records show deputy Cain chided County meter reader Roy Kronk in August at the scene where Kronk's said he had seen something suspicious in the wooded area.

VIDEO REPORT: Casey's Attorneys to Question Deputy

Cain allegedly told Kronk he was wasting the deputy's time. Documents show Kronk believes he was in the exact same spot in August and in December when he actually did find Caylee's remains.

Deputy Cain has been stripped of his gun and badge and is working supply while his department investigates his actions in August.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18922244/detail.html#-

One2Snoop

03-13-2009, 08:34 PM

Experts Discuss Possible Jury Makeup In Anthony Case
22-Year-Old Accused Of Murdering Daughter Caylee

POSTED: Thursday, March 12, 2009
UPDATED: 10:51 am EDT March 13, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- With Casey Anthony's murder trial scheduled to begin in mid-October, Local 6 News investigative reporter Tony Pipitone researches what will go into picking a jury, which may be the most crucial part of a criminal trial.

VIDEO: Tony Pipitone's Report

Twelve jurors will be selected from a pool of hundreds of names chosen randomly from driver's license records and will hear testimony from witnesses and experts in the case against Anthony, who is accused of killing her daughter, Caylee.

Pipitone asked noted defense attorney Cheney Mason and former prosecutor Elizabeth Rahter what kind of person they consider would make a good juror in Anthony's trial.

"I would want jurors that understand enough about life, that understand the frailties, the weakness of life, that have some empathy, forgiveness and that would not be young people," Mason said.

"I want people who are able to focus and kind of see through those smoke screens and listen to what evidence is being presented and see what's reasonable and what's unreasonable," Rahter said.

The process is part legal art, and jury consultant Susan Constantine says, part science.

Constantine was presented with what is known about the case thus far.

"A child disappears and the mother doesn't call the police for 30 days and makes up the name of a baby sitter she left her with and changes the story about where the baby was taken from her. Who's more apt to believe that kind of story versus those who say this is ridiculous and the woman's lying?" Pipitone asked.

"The person who would say they're not guilty would be the person who is not as logical. They could say, 'I could visualize that happening, so therefore, that makes sense to me. Whereas a logical person would say, 'Well, wait a minute, that doesn't makes sense to me,'" Constantine said.

But in a case where there are no fingerprints or confession or DNA or eyewitnesses, logical people may pose a problem, Pipitone reported.

"It's called the CSI effect: A tendency to acquit when the scientific evidence is anything less than ironclad, like it is on the TV show," Pipitone said.

"There's an awful lot of CSI that is true or partially true, and there are a lot of forensic evidence that doesn't get into the courtroom because the lawyers don't know about it," Mason said.

Constantine said when potential jurors are asked about the case, she would be looking at -- as much as listening to -- their answers.

"I am one that reads facial gestures. Body language tells whether they're deceitful or telling a lie, stretching the story, fabricating, anxious, nervous or whatever," Constantine said. "Their verbal and their nonverbal communication needs to be consistent."

She said that more than 2,500 factors can be evaluated in determining whether someone is going to be defense- or prosecution-oriented, so attorneys can't choose on demographics alone.

Pipitone inquired about some specific demographics, however, to get a gauge on what the jury could possibly look like.

"Twenty-nine-year-old divorced mother of two on her own. Good for the defense? Good for the prosecution?" Pipitone asked the panel.

"Well, that would be more for the prosecution. They tend to be more angry, to be honest with you. We find they have been divorced, have children, tend to to be more angry, especially if they have kids," Constantine said.

"I would not want this girl on my jury. I'd be afraid she'd be trying to prove to everyone how much a better mother she is," Mason said.

"A 19-year-old high school dropout living at home with her parents?" Pipitone said.

"They don't have the education, they tend to be more egalitarian, and the stats have proven those types of individuals would be more eligible to vote for the defense," Constantine said.

But both Mason and Rahter said they likely would not want that type of person on the jury.

"How about a 35-year-old married white male professional, say, an accountant, an engineer, someone who's detail oriented?" Pipitone asked.

"If there's any evidence that is subject to any form of scientific precision and it helps the defense, I might want one of those. If it helps the prosecution, I want him to watch it on TV," Mason said.

Constantine said studies have been showing that how people answer certain questions, and who they are demographically, can be a predictor of how they are likely to lean in a case. Mason, however, said after decades of experience, he'd just as well rely on his instincts.

http://www.clickorlando.com/money/18920197/detail.html#-

One2Snoop

03-15-2009, 01:53 PM

Florida laws open book on Casey Anthony's life

Amy L. Edwards | Sentinel Staff Writer
March 15, 2009

We know when Casey Anthony orders a ponytail holder, candy bars and deodorant.

We know whom she has slept with, and we've read the racy instant messages she shared with an ex-deputy.

And we know that Anthony's father lost money in an e-mail scam.

The public has learned a lot about Anthony, her family and friends since the 22-year-old mother was arrested last summer — and that's largely because of Florida's broad public-records laws.

"Without that muscle, without being able to exercise that muscle, none of this stuff would be available," said Charles Davis, executive director of the National Freedom of Information Coalition at the University of Missouri.

Today is Sunshine Sunday, the day designated by the Florida Society of News Editors to raise public awareness of the importance of open government in the state.

In the months since Anthony was arrested and eventually charged in the death of her daughter, Caylee Marie, thousands of pages of legal documents detailing the sweeping criminal investigation have been released in response to records requests.

That also has allowed the public to learn details of Anthony's life — including her parents' financial woes and family drama.

"Florida's open-records laws are some of the best in the nation when it comes to access to information," said Clay Calvert, a professor at The Pennsylvania State University who studies First Amendment issues.

"The Anthony story itself has sensationalistic appeal that makes it popular for our voyeuristic tendencies in a reality-TV world. Nonetheless, the open-records laws of Florida have helped to fuel that fire. Had this taken place in another state, we might not see quite as much interest, although there would certainly still be coverage by the likes of [Nancy] Grace and her ilk."

The public agencies involved with some aspect of the Anthony case — the State Attorney's Office, the Orange County Sheriff's Office and even the county jail — have been inundated with constant requests from reporters.

In the pre-Anthony days, jail spokesman Allen Moore said, he typically would log 80 to 120 contacts with news reporters per month. In July — when Caylee was reported missing and Anthony first jailed — Moore logged 357 media contacts.

By August, the volume of media contacts grew so large that Moore estimates it at 463 for the month.

"In the 12 1/2 years I have worked as P.I.O. [public information officer] for Orange County Corrections, no case has generated this much media activity for such a long period of time," he said.

In response to media requests, public agencies have released recorded video visitations with Anthony and her relatives, 911 calls and videotapes of her parents being questioned by detectives.

Orlando lawyer Bill Sheaffer, a legal analyst for WFTV-Channel9, said he has never seen a case where public records have been requested, and churned out, to the degree they have been with the Anthony case.

"This case is just unprecedented in a number of levels, including the public interest," he said.

Evidence collected for prosecutors in criminal trials must be shared with defense lawyers — a process known as discovery. Once the defense receives the information, it then can be released publicly. State Attorney's Office spokeswoman Danielle Tavernier said she has received hundreds of requests for records in the Anthony case.

The thousands of pages of court documents released so far have included everything from forensic-evidence reports and transcripts of detectives' interviews to the details about the parties and clubs Anthony frequented.

Davis, with the National Freedom of Information Coalition, said there's no state where the discovery records are as public as they are in Florida.

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"You have a level of access that is unprecedented," he said.

Although many of the Anthony records have been widely distributed online by news outlets, Florida courts have not made many court records easily available to the masses via the Web.

For example, the public can check out a county clerk's Web site and see whether prosecutors or defense lawyers have filed legal motions in criminal cases. But in most instances, those documents are not viewable on the Internet. The actual documents must be viewed or purchased at the county clerk's office.

Several years ago, the Florida Supreme Court ordered many court records be kept off the Internet until several issues could be studied further. Justices had concerns about how to deal with private information contained in many documents, such as Social Security numbers.

The clerk's office in Manatee County was allowed to run a pilot program that places criminal- and civil-court records on the Internet. Since the program was launched in 2007, more than 3,000 people have subscribed to the free service.

"We haven't had any issues with it at all," said Karl Youngs, general counsel for the Manatee County Clerk of the Court and Comptroller.

Adria Harper, director of the First Amendment Foundation in Tallahassee, said the debate continues on how to make Florida's court records available online. Among the more recent developments: A committee identified a narrow list of what records should be kept off the Internet.

"It's very important for citizens to be able to become involved with their government. The more access we have to public records and proceedings in court, the more we can participate and oversee what's going on," Harper said. "Access to records and proceedings is our window into the decision-making process."

Amy L. Edwards can be reached at aledwards@orlandosentinel.com or 407-420-5735.

Efforts to block access

Even as people push for greater access to Florida's records, state lawmakers are proposing dozens of bills that would block information currently available to the public.

The First Amendment Foundation, an open-government watchdog in Tallahassee, is opposing 37 bills during the 60-day legislative session. They include measures to block access to:

•A government database listing abandoned properties and foreclosures (HB 221 and SB 1044)

•The names of teachers and school administrators and personal information about them and their families (HB 409, SB 468 and SB 1260)

•Information about Department of Business and Professional Regulation investigators (HB 699 and SB 1218)

•Crime-scene photos and video that show a dead person or a victim's extreme injuries (HB 277 and SB 636)

•Cell-phone records of law-enforcement or corrections officers or investigators employed by the Department of Children and Families, Department of Health and Department of Revenue (HB 817 and SB 1488).

Each proposal would create an exemption to the Florida Constitution, which guarantees access to government records.

"Most of them have very good intentions, if not all of them," said Barbara Petersen, president of the First Amendment Foundation. "It's very important for legislators to remember that every time they create an exemption, they're creating an exception to the constitution, and I don't think they understand it."

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/caylee-anthony/orl-casey-anthony-caylee-public-records-031509,0,4389536.story?page=2

One2Snoop

03-15-2009, 02:12 PM

Demings Wants Lid On Leaks In Casey Anthony Case
Sunday, March 15, 2009 7:25:14 AM

ORLANDO -- Orange County sheriff Jerry Demings is telling his personnel to stop leaking information on the Casey Anthony case to the media.

Demings told the Orlando Sentinel, "We’re not going to lose cases because of loose lips."

He said anyone caught leaking information in an active criminal investigation will be treated "seriously."

The edict comes after months of intense publicity in the murder investigation of 2-year-old Caylee Anthony.

Anthony's lawyer, Jose Baez, has complained the leaks are unfair, and prejudicial to his defense.

Demings didn't identify specific leaks in the investigation, but said he's never seen a similar flow of active criminal information reported publicly during his 21-year career at the Orlando Police Department.

http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2009/3/14/demings_wants_lid_on_leaks_in_casey_case.html

One2Snoop

03-16-2009, 03:53 PM

Casey Anthony's brother seeks to block questions

Sarah Lundy | Sentinel Staff Writer
1:47 PM EDT, March 16, 2009

Casey Anthony's brother, Lee Anthony, doesn't want a judge to force him to answer two remaining questions in his sister's civil case.

Last week, lawyers for Zenaida Gonzalez -- the Kissimmee woman suing Anthony for defamation -- asked Orange Circuit Court Judge Jose R. Rodriguez to make Lee Anthony address two questions he didn't answer during an interview under oath last month.

Gonzalez is suing Casey Anthony in civil court for more than $15,000 in damages. She claims she lost her job and suffered public humiliation and emotional stress after Casey Anthony identified a nanny who took her child as Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez.

On the criminal side, Casey Anthony, 22, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of daughter Caylee Marie, whose remains were found in December.

In July, Anthony told investigators that she left 2-year-old Caylee with a woman named Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez at Sawgrass Apartments and that the two later vanished.

Zenaida Gonzalez, the one suing Casey Anthony, once visited Sawgrass but did not know Anthony or Caylee.

Lee answered more than a 100 questions for nearly three hours on Feb. 27. He told Gonzalez's attorney that Gonzalez is not the woman his sister described as the nanny.

The questions he didn't answer dealt with identifying who Caylee's father and whether Lee Anthony ever considered his sister involved in the toddler's disappearance.

Lee Anthony's lawyer, Thomas Luka, wrote in his legal response today that the questions only serve to embarrass and annoy the Anthony family.

And, Gonzalez's legal team, Luka wrote, didn't cite any legal reason why identifying Caylee's father is relevant.

No hearing has been set yet.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-casey-anthony-brother-wants-block-031609,0,1445038.story

One2Snoop

03-16-2009, 03:58 PM

Deputy Deposition In Caylee Case Continues
Deposition May Not Be Completed Until End Of Month

POSTED: 11:53 am EDT March 16, 2009
UPDATED: 1:29 pm EDT March 16, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- A source with Casey Anthony's defense team said it will be two weeks before a key deposition is completed in the case.

The source said the deposition is continuing with a deputy who may have missed a chance to find Caylee Anthony's remains in August.

Caylee was last seen in June, and her remains were found close to the family's home in December. The toddler's mother, Casey Anthony, was jailed on homicide charges and is awaiting trial.

Jose Baez and two other defense attorneys spent more than three hours questioning Deputy Richard Cain.

Because of scheduling conflicts, the source said it will likely take until the end of the month before questioning of Cain is completed.

Cain was reassigned to the Orange County Sheriff's Office evidence section, and an internal investigation is being completed to determine why the remains weren't located earlier.

http://www.wesh.com/news/18940557/detail.html

One2Snoop

03-16-2009, 04:05 PM

Jail Worker Who Witnessed Anthony During Bone Discovery ID'd
Casey Anthony Remains Jailed In Daughter's Death

POSTED: Monday, March 16, 2009
UPDATED: 2:38 pm EDT March 16, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Local 6 News has learned the identity of the jail employee who escorted Casey Anthony from her cell to a medical common area and witnessed her hyperventilating the day human remains later identified as Caylee Anthony were discovered near the Anthony family home.

Anthony, 22, remains jailed on first-degree murder charges in the death of her daughter, whose remains were found in December.

In a recent court motion filed by Anthony's lead attorney, Jose Beaz, he cites the name Lt. Tammy Uncer, who he claims discussed Anthony's medical details with prosecutors.

Local 6 News has confirmed that Uncer was the corrections employee who escorted Anthony from her cell and observed her reaction to the news, which she watched on TV in the common area. Anthony also asked for a sedative to calm her down, Local 6 News has learned.

Anthony's reaction was captured on jail surveillance cameras, and Baez is trying to keep thee recordings from becoming public through the discovery process.

He's also trying to keep a videotaped statement that Uncer gave to prosecutors from becoming public. Baez alleges that Uncer discusses his client's medical history, including what she observed that day.

Prominent local defense attorney Mark NeJame, who once represented Anthony's parents, said Uncer's statement to prosecutors could be a violation of Anthony's rights. NeJame also said Baez's argument could go either way, specifically in reference to what Uncer may have told prosecutors about Anthony's reaction to the breaking news.

"Can the state question a corrections officer about their observations? Yes. However, if the corrections officer was acting as an arm of law enforcement or the state attorney's office and it was done secretly, there's some real trouble with that," NeJame said.

The state maintains that there has never been any conspiracy or misconduct.

It's not known when a hearing will be held on the issue.

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/18941559/detail.html#-

One2Snoop

03-16-2009, 11:41 PM

Judge to rule in Anthony
deposition
Lee Anthony advised not to answer
questions

Last Edited: Monday, 16 Mar 2009, 9:25 PM EDT
Created On: Monday, 16 Mar 2009, 9:25 PM EDT

ORLANDO, Fla. - It's going to be up to a judge to decide whether or not the brother of an Orlando mom accused of killing her daughter will have to answer questions presented to him in a deposition last month.

Lee Anthony, brother of Casey Anthony, was deposed in a civil lawsuit brought against his sister by Zenaida Gonzalez. Casey claimed that a woman sharing the same name as Gonzalez took her daughter, Caylee Marie, last June. After months of searching for the missing toddler, her body was recovered in a wooded area near her grandparent's home in East Orange County in December.

Thomas Luka, attorney for Lee Anthony, objected to Zenaida Gonzalez's attorneys asking Lee Anthony if he knew the identity of Caylee Marie Anthony's father and if he thought his sister could be responsible for Caylee's disappearance. Luka advised Lee to not answer those questions, stating that they were not relevant to the civil lawsuit.

In a newly filed motion, Luka pointed out that his client spent more than three hours in Morgan and Morgan's law offices on February 26 and was cooperative in answering more that one hundred questions. Luka argued that neither of the questions which Morgan and Morgan are taking to a judge have anything to do with the civil defamation suit and are merely a publicity stunt.

Judge Jose Rodriguez will hear this argument on May 21.

The attorney for Cindy and George Anthony, parents of Casey, will also appear in court that same on behalf of his clients. Brad Conway is scheduled for a hearing before that Judge Roriguez on Wednesday. Gonzalez's lawyers were set to question Casey's parents the day before Lee back in February. Their depositions were put on hold because the two said they were not mentally or emotionally prepared to undergo questioning.

On Monday, Conway told FOX 35 that he will be talking to attorneys at Morgan and Morgan on Tuesday to see if they can agree on a level of professionalism and standard of conduct during the depositions. He said if they can work something out on their own, Wednesday's hearing might not be necessary.

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/031609_Judge_will_decide_on_Anthony_deposition

One2Snoop

03-16-2009, 11:44 PM

Lee Anthony Fights Back In Civil Suit
Monday, March 16, 2009 5:02:20 PM

ORLANDO -- Lee Anthony’s lawyer, Thomas Luka, fought back in court Monday when it comes to a civil suit against his sister, Casey.

Lee answered questions in a deposition in a case brought by a woman named Zenaida Gonzalez.

She said Casey's use of her name as the babysitter who allegedly abducted Casey's 2-year-old daughter, Caylee, ruined her life.

On March 11, Gonzalez’s attorneys filed a motion in court to force Lee to answer some questions he wouldn't in the deposition, including identifying Caylee's father and whether he thought Casey was involved with Caylee's disappearance.

According to the Orlando Sentinel Monday, Lee’s lawyer filed a response, saying answering those questions would only embarrass the family.

No hearing date has been set.

http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2009/3/16/lee_anthony_fights_back_in_civil_suit.html

One2Snoop

03-17-2009, 04:10 PM

State Releases Subpoena List In Anthony Case
List Includes Anthony Family, Nursing Home Employees

POSTED: 11:48 am EDT March 17, 2009
UPDATED: 2:03 pm EDT March 17, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The state of Florida has filed a list of people they've subpoenaed in the case against Casey Anthony.

Some interesting names on the list include members of the Anthony family and their relatives.

The list of those subpoenaed by the state includes Cindy, George and Lee Anthony and Cindy Anthony's mother.

Lee Anthony's girlfriend and employees of a Mount Dora nursing home where the last known videotape of Caylee was taken June 15 are also on the list.

Caylee Anthony's remains were found on Dec. 11 in a wooded area off of Suburban Drive near the Anthony home in East Orange County.

Mother Casey Anthony is in the Orange County Jail charged with murder in Caylee's death.

http://www.wesh.com/news/18949432/detail.html

One2Snoop

03-17-2009, 09:00 PM

Casey Anthony's parents to be deposed in April in civil case

Amy L. Edwards | Sentinel Staff Writer
6:24 PM EDT, March 17, 2009

George Anthony and Cindy Anthony will be questioned under oath in the defamation case against their daughter Casey Anthony next month, their lawyer said.

The lawyers representing Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez, who is suing Casey Anthony, want to depose her parents in the case.

In February, Orange Circuit Court Judge Jose R. Rodriguez postponed the depositions until media outlets could submit documents about why they should be allowed to attend the interviews.

The Anthonys' attorney, Brad Conway, earlier argued that he doesn't want reporters and cameras allowed in the depositions.

A hearing was scheduled for Wednesday to address the issues before Rodriguez.

But Conway said this afternoon that he has worked things out with Fernandez-Gonzalez' attorney. So there is no need for a hearing Wednesday.

"We'll show up for depositions in April," Conway said.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-anthony-zenaida-031709,0,7073525.story

One2Snoop

03-17-2009, 09:06 PM

Court Hearing On Anthonys' Depositions Canceled
Casey Anthony Charged With Murder In Daughter's Death

POSTED: Tuesday, March 17, 2009
UPDATED: 4:51 pm EDT March 17, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- A court hearing pertaining to the depositions of George and Cindy Anthony in connection with a deposition lawsuit filed against their daughter has been canceled.

The Anthonys' daughter, Casey Anthony, 22, remains jailed on first-degree murder charges in the death of her daughter, Caylee, whose remains were discovered in December. Casey Anthony said she left Caylee with a baby sitter named Zenaida Gonzalez in mid-June, but the two were gone when she returned to pick up her daughter.

A woman named Zenaida Gonzalez filed a civil lawsuit against Casey Anthony, saying she lost her job and her reputation was damaged because she was linked to the case. She's seeking $15,000 for pain and suffering.

Gonzalez's attorney, John Morgan, said he and Brad Conway, the attorney representing George and Cindy Anthony, worked out a deal for Casey Anthony's parents to be deposed April 9 -- without the media present.

Lee Anthony, Casey Anthony's brother, was recently deposed in the case and refused to answer two questions which sought Lee Anthony's opinion on whether he thought his sister had anything to do with Caylee's disappearance and who the father of Caylee is.

A judge is being asked to rule on whether Lee Anthony must answer the questions.

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/18951551/detail.html#-

One2Snoop

03-18-2009, 04:09 PM

Caylee Anthony's Memorial Site Up For Sale
Some Are Asking If It's Time To Remove Memorial

POSTED: 3:36 pm EDT March 18, 2009
UPDATED: 4:01 pm EDT March 18, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The owner of the land where Caylee Anthony's body was found has put the parcel up for sale, WESH 2 News learned Wednesday.

A real estate agent said the small parcel on Suburban Drive was put on the market by the owner, a resident of Winter Park.

The land quickly became a memorial to Caylee, with dozens of stuffed animals, notes and other mementoes placed along the road in east Orange County, after her body was found in December 2008.

Caylee's remains were found about five months after her mother, Casey Anthony, reported her missing. Anthony is in Orange County jail awaiting trial in October on a charge of first-degree murder in connection with Caylee's death.

The land is less than a mile from the Anthony family home.

The owner has not removed the memorial, which draws a steady stream of visitors. Some said on Wednesday that they think it is time to take it down.

WESH 2's Bob Kealing will take a closer look at the memorial and its possible removal during a special report at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

You can weigh in with your thoughts about the memorial by posting a comment below and taking our poll about whether it is time to remove it.

http://www.wesh.com/news/18960100/detail.html

lorettalockhorn

03-18-2009, 05:48 PM

Prosecutors release e-mails, videos to Casey Anthony's defense

Prosecutors have released more investigative information -- including e-mails and videos -- to Casey Anthony's defense team.

Among the 10 items made available: videos taken by private investigator Jim Hoover; e-mails the Oak Ridge National Laboratory sent the Orange County Sheriff's Office; e-mails Detective Yuri Melich sent to the laboratory; and a photograph of a child's T-shirt.

Evidence collected for prosecutors in criminal trials must be shared with defense lawyers -- a process known as discovery.

After the defense receives the information, it then can be released publicly. It's unclear when the items recently shared with the defense will become public...

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-casey-anthony-031809,0,787820.story

One2Snoop

03-18-2009, 06:41 PM

Casey Anthony's birthday will be another routine day in jail

Amy L. Edwards | Sentinel Staff Writer
5:33 PM EDT, March 18, 2009

Casey Anthony won't enjoy a birthday bash when she turns 23 on Thursday.

It will be a routine day for Central Florida's high-profile mother, who has been charged in her 2-year-old daughter's death.

Other than her attorney, Anthony doesn't have any scheduled visitors. If family members did want to visit, they'd have to talk to Anthony from a separate building via a video stream.

She'll start the day off with a cup of oatmeal, gravy and potatoes; and end the day with a dinner of smoked sausage, rice and mixed veggies.

She'll also get one cookie or piece of cake – but that's only because it's already on the jail's planned meal list.

"There is no special treatment for any inmate who has a birthday while in jail," said Allen Moore, spokesman for the Orange County Jail.

For weeks, bloggers and others have been making online pleas for people to send a birthday card to Anthony.

It's unclear if she's received any.

The jail doesn't track mail volume for specific inmates, Moore said, there are no public records that would show if anyone has tried to mail Anthony a gift.

But, Moore added, mail-room staffers say Anthony does receive "a significant amount of mail daily." Anthony's attorney, Jose Baez, said this through his spokeswoman Marti Mackenzie when asked about Anthony's birthday behind bars:

"Unfortunately many of my clients have spent their birthdays in jail. I will be visiting the jail tomorrow in the capacity as Casey's lawyer to discuss development in her defense."

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-casey-anthony-birthday-031809,0,1953556.story

One2Snoop

03-18-2009, 06:59 PM

Anthony Prosecutors Release Discs To Defense
Discs Contain Videos, E-Mails

POSTED: Wednesday, March 18, 2009
UPDATED: 6:03 pm EDT March 18, 2009

The prosecution in the case against Casey Anthony has released several CDs and DVDs to the defense.

The discs contain e-mails between the Oak Ridge Laboratory and the Orange County Sheriff's Office, videos taken by private investigator Jim Hoover of the scene where Caylee Anthony's remains were found, photo of a child's T-shirt and a photo of a snake.

The information has been provided for Anthony's defense attorney, Jose Baez.

Anthony is being held at the Orange County Jail. She is charged with the murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee.

Caylee's remains were discovered in December. She was 2 when she was reported missing in July.

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/18961104/detail.html#-

One2Snoop

03-19-2009, 02:46 PM

More Evidence Turned Over To Casey's Defense

Posted: 7:55 am EDT March 19, 2009
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- More of the prosecution's evidence in the case against Casey Anthony could be revealed as soon as Thursday.

The state attorney's office just handed over more files to the defense. That includes e-mails sent from Orange County investigators to the lab that tested some of the evidence.

The defense will also get to see videotapes of the wooded area near the Anthony home taken a month before Caylee's remains were found. The video shows the Anthony's private investigator Dominic Casey talking on a phone.

Prosecutors have also handed over three-dimensional photos of the scene and a photo of a child's t-shirt with the words "Big Trouble" on it.

Meanwhile, Thursday is Casey Anthony's 23rd birthday. She will spend the day in the Orange County Jail.

Her family and friends are not scheduled to visit her, but she may get a visit from her attorney Jose Baez.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18965023/detail.html#-

One2Snoop

03-20-2009, 11:56 AM

Documents: Money Stolen To Buy Caylee's B-Day Cake

Posted: 9:46 am EDT March 20, 2009Updated: 11:43 am EDT March 20, 2009
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- The State Attorney's Office released several documents Friday morning in the case against Casey Anthony, who turned 23 in jail on Thursday.

Casey Anthony held Caylee in her arms as Caylee blew out her candle shaped like the number two on her second birthday. Friday, in an interview on August 21, 2008 with Casey Anthony's grandmother, Shirley Plesea, it's revealed that Casey used money that she had stolen from her grandmother to buy the birthday cake and other party favors for Caylee's birthday celebration (read Plesea transcript).

Plesea is Cindy Anthony's mother and she told investigators during the August interview that, about a month after Casey's arrest, Casey had stolen $45,000 from her mother Cindy, possibly through taking out credit cards in Cindy's name and that Casey's father George also took out credit cards in Cindy's name.

Casey's grandmother Shirley also wondered aloud whether Casey hated her mother Cindy more than she loved her daughter Caylee.

Also among the documents released is the transcript of detectives interviewing the Anthonys' private investigator, Dominic Casey, who was recorded on video looking in the area where Caylee's remains were found one month later (read D. Casey transcript).

The sheriff's also released more crime scene reports and evidence forms (read them) as well as transcripts with a man whose wallet happened to be found in the remains area (read Timothy Monforte transcript) and a transcript of an interview with a friend who smoked marijuana with Casey.

Cameron Campina, who was friends with Casey, spoke with investigators on October 6, 2008 (read Campina transcript), and, among other things, told them he would supply marijuana and Zanax to friends. Casey would spend time with him, Campina told investigators, smoking marijuana at his apartment and she would cook food for him and her boyfriend Anthony Lazzaro.

"How was she when she smoked weed?" Orange County Sheriff's Office Detective Yuri Melich asked Campina during the interview.

"She seemed to like, almost like, I'm trying to think how to explain it. Like your first time, like almost the first time you ever smoked weed. Uh, she would, she'd get high off of very little. She'd always be laughing, smiling, you know, just having a good time. Just watching TV and movies, cooking, cooking food" Campina told investigators.

Investigators spoke to Charles Crittenden, a co-worker of Cindy Anthony at Gentiva Home Health, on November 24, 2008 (read Crittenden transcript). He told investigators that Cindy never mentioned any problems she was having regarding financial issues at home.

"As far as I knew everything was fine you know," he told investigators.

Crittenden told investigators that Cindy was told by Casey that Caylee was in Tampa.

"And you know some of the bizarre stories sounded really bizarre to us," he said, adding that he believed Cindy was accepting what Casey was telling her.

An investigative report among the documents released Friday (read cell records report) analyzes the cellular records of Casey Anthony and her boyfriend, Anthony Lazzaro, reveals a text message sent by Casey that reads, "There was definitely part of a dead animal plastered to the frame of my car." The investigative report comments that text "was believed to possibly be a pre-emptive explanation to the foul smell of decomposing tissue."

WFTV.com is going through the documents now and will have more details posted shortly. Click REFRESH for the latest updates.

http://www.wftv.com/news/18974121/detail.html#-

One2Snoop

03-20-2009, 11:58 AM

READ DOCUMENTS RELEASED 03/20/09
» Dominic Casey Interview Transcript
» Cameron Campina Interview Transcript
» Charles Crittenden Interview Transcript
» Jeffrey Hopkins Interview Transcript
» Shirley Plesea Interview Transcript
» Timothy Monforte Interview Transcript
» Debbie Bennett Interview Transcript
» Melina Calabrese Interview Transcript
» Crime Scene Report, Evidence Forms
» Cell Phone, Text Records Investigative Report

http://www.wftv.com/news/18974121/detail.html#-

One2Snoop

03-20-2009, 12:02 PM

Documents Show Strained Relationship Between Casey And Her Mother
Forensic Evidence, Interviews Released In New Casey Documents
Friday, March 20, 2009 11:20:18 AM

ORLANDO -- The State Attorney's Office has released hundreds of pages of new documents in the Casey Anthony case.

The documents include forensic evidence and interviews with private investigator Dominic Casey. Detectives also interviewed Casey's grandmother, Shirley Plesea, and coworkers of Cindy Anthony.

Members of Anthony's defense team were pushing to get access to some of these documents. They said the documents were needed to properly defend their client.
Read The New Documents
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* Sheriff’s Office Forensics Reports, Evidence Lists
* Interviews with Cameron Campina, Jeffrey Hopkins, Shirley Pleasea
* Interviews with Charles Crittenden, Debbie Bennett, Melina Calabrese
* Interview with Dominic Casey
* MBI Investigative Report by Agent, Melich Letters, Michele Murphyletter, Interview Timothy Monforte

http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2009/3/20/forensic_evidence_interviews_released_in_new_casey _documents.html

One2Snoop

03-20-2009, 12:06 PM

Updated: 17 minutes ago
Casey Anthony's grandma: Stolen money paid for Caylee's party

Bianca Prieto and Amy L. Edwards | Sentinel Staff Writers
11:48 AM EDT, March 20, 2009

11:48 a.m. One of Cindy Anthony's co-workers told detectives that after Casey and Caylee left the family home in mid-June, Cindy was upset that she wasn't allowed to talk to Caylee.

"So, it was disappointment after disappointment for Cindy, who was upset missing, missing the child," Debbie Bennett told detectives.

Bennett also told investigators she was "shocked" to learn that Cindy Anthony had never met Caylee's supposed baby sitter, Zenaida.

Bennett said Cindy Anthony always talked about Zenaida, "I always assumed that it was a friend of Casey's and that they all knew each other."

11:05 a.m. The documents include an analysis from an agent with the Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation about text messages Casey Anthony sent to her friend Amy Huizenga in late June, before Caylee's disappearance became public.

"There was definitely part of a dead animal plastered to the frame of my car," Anthony wrote June 27.

Investigators say Casey Anthony made up the story about the dead animal to explain the horrible smell of human decomposition in her car.

That is supposed by a analysis from MBI agent William Moore, whose report was included in today's document release.

The "text message referring to 'part of a dead animal' on the 'frame' of Casey Anthony's vehicle was suspicious and was believed to possibly be a pre-emptive explanation to the foul smell of decomposing tissue,'' the report said.

Also released:

- A duplicate of an earlier released interview between private investigator Dominic Casey and Sheriff's Office Sgt. John Allen and FBI Agent Nick Savage. It's the same interview where Dominic Casey told the investigators that ABC paid for George Anthony and Cindy Anthony to stay at The Ritz-Carlton hotel in Orlando.

- Transcribed interviewed with Cindy Anthony's co-workers.

Charles Crittenden told Sheriff's Office detectives that after Casey Anthony left home in mid-June, Cindy Anthony told co-workers she had been texting Casey, but hadn't really talked on the phone with her. Cindy Anthony told her peers that she wanted to talk to Caylee, but Casey always gave her an excuse why she could not.

"And you know I just mentioned to Cindy once, I said, 'That just doesn't sound right,'" Crittenden told detectives.

10:19 a.m. Detectives interviewed Shirley Plesea, Casey Anthony's grandmother, in August, new records show.

Plesea told investigators that the first time Casey Anthony stole money from her was on Caylee's second birthday and the $54 paid for the toddler's birthday party.

Casey Anthony took a check from her grandmother's purse while she stayed overnight at the family's home on Hopespring Drive in August 2007, the documents show.

Plesea didn't realize the check was missing until a few days later.

Plesea found out her granddaughter stole the check after she went to the Mount Dora police.

She told investigators that the money paid for Caylee's Mexican-themed 2nd birthday party. She used the stolen check to pay for $54 at Publix for birthday party decorations and cake.

"She was buying the birthday stuff and evidently she needed the extra money," Plesea said. "And instead of asking grandma for some more money…[She] took the check. I would have gladly given her some money."

Plesea told detectives she was mad at her granddaughter, but forgave her. Casey Anthony apologized to her grandmother.

Plesea, who is Cindy Anthony's mother, told investigators Cindy Anthony's behavior and changing stories were caused by denial.

"She's out of control for one reason. If she doesn't believe Casey than Caylee's dead," Plesea said. "If she could not believe Casey, believe in Casey, she'd have to accept the fact that …Caylee might be dead, or would be dead, or whatever."

The interview was included in about 300 pages of documents related to its case against Casey Anthony that the State Attorney's Office just released.

The documents also include a transcribed interview with private investigator Dominic Casey, who worked for the Anthony family and for Casey Anthony's defense attorney, Jose Baez.

Anthony's defense team has already received the documents.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-casey-anthony-documents-032009,0,1424670.story

One2Snoop

03-20-2009, 07:06 PM

Casey Anthony nearly caused parents to lose house, grandmother says

Bianca Prieto and Amy L. Edwards | Sentinel Staff Writers
1:16 PM EDT, March 20, 2009

1:15 p.m. Grandmother Shirley Plesea told investigators Casey Anthony may have stolen as much as $45,000 from her parents and nearly caused them to lose their home on Hopespring Drive.

"I don't think she blowed (sic) it all at once, but what was she doing all this time?" Plesea said. "She didn't have an income. She was out all the time. She always had money . . ."

At the time of the Plesea's interview with investigators in August, Casey Anthony had been bailed out of jail and staying at her parents' house.

Plesea told investigators she wished Casey had been left in jail and worried for the family's safety.

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http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-casey-anthony-documents-032009,0,1424670.story

One2Snoop

03-20-2009, 07:11 PM

Bounty hunter wants to buy land where Caylee's remains were found

Amy L. Edwards | Sentinel Staff Writer
1:29 PM EDT, March 20, 2009

1:30 p.m. Karen Wonsetler, the attorney who represents the Chickasaw Oaks Phase Three Homeowners Association, said the community is "absolutely against" the bounty hunter's idea to turn the land into a memorial for Caylee Marie.

"If we have a shrine literally in the middle of our association, it's going to encourage unwanted traffic, unwanted attention," she said. "We do not want this."

Wonsetler said if the land was purchased and allowed to be turned into a permanent memorial, it would further burden the neighborhood.

12:07 p.m. California bounty hunter Leonard Padilla just told the Orlando Sentinel he wants to buy the land where Caylee Marie Anthony's remains were found.

Padilla said he has made a $50,000 offer on the land, which is for sale, but hasn't heard back from the real estate agent. Padilla said the property owner is asking $89,000 for the tract.

Padilla wants the site to be a memorial for Caylee, whose remains were found there in December.

Red Huber of the Sentinel staff contributed to this report.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-casey-anthony-leonard-padilla-032009,0,7275530.story

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03-21-2009, 04:35 PM

Who is Caylee Anthony's
father?

Last Edited: Friday, 20 Mar 2009, 6:00 PM EDT
Created On: Friday, 20 Mar 2009, 4:55 PM EDT

- New documents released Friday shed light on who Caylee’s father may be. For the first time we're hearing from this woman named Melina Calbrese. In an interview with Orange County Sheriff’s Office Captain Yuri Melich on October 9, 2008, she says she's been close friends with Casey since middle school.

Melina says she thought Caylee's father was Jessie Grund, Casey’s former fiancé, until the couple broke up. By then Caylee was 9 months old. Calabrese says that's when Casey told her Caylee's father is "a really hot guy" named Josh from Georgia who she met at Universal Studios. Calabrese says Casey had a one night stand with josh at a hotel near universal studios and caylee was conceived. Josh had a girlfriend he was planning on marrying and already had a child.

Casey Anthony told Calabrese the same story she told her mother.caylee's father is dead, killed in a car accident around the time of caylee's second birthday.

Casey did have a rest in peace memorial to a guy named Josh on her facebook page. But Josh was not from Georgia. Fox 35 did find an obituary for a "Josh". At this point we're still not sure who Caylee's dad is. In sworn testimony last month Casey’s brother lee told lawyers he didn't know with 100 percent certainty who Caylee's dad was and neither do investigators.

FOX 35 has also learned Casey tried to hide her pregnancy and letting people know sometime around her 7th month. Caylee was born in August. Charles Crittenden, one of Cindy Anthony’s coworkers told investigators in an interview November 24, 2008, that some time in June Casey came to see her mom and work and was noticeably pregnant. He said "she had on this big coat was trying to cover it up."

Casey's grandmother told detectives she didn't realize her granddaughter was pregnant until around that time either. The co-worker said quote "I didn't know how Cindy didn't she was pregnant. But I didn’t know how she could not see that."

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/032009who_is_caylees_father

One2Snoop

03-23-2009, 03:55 PM

Bounty Hunter Deposition Delayed
Monday, March 23, 2009 2:28:58 PM

ORLANDO -- Depositions have been delayed in the Casey Anthony defamation case.

Bounty hunter Leonard Padilla was scheduled to be questioned Tuesday by lawyers for Zenaida Gonzalez, but that will now be moved until May.

Attorneys for the Gonzalez, 38, are suing Casey Anthony for more than $15,000 in damages.

Gonzalez’s attorneys said they are delaying Padilla until after they speak with Casey Anthony's parents, George Anthony and Cindy Anthony. Their depositions are set for next month..

On Thursday, private investigators Dominic Casey and Jim Hoover are scheduled to be questioned at the law office of Morgan & Morgan.

Gonzalez claims she lost her job and suffered humiliation and public embarrassment after Casey Anthony told investigators that a baby sitter by the same name took her 2-year-old child Caylee Marie, who was found dead six months later in December.

http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2009/3/23/bounty_hunter_deposition_delayed.html

One2Snoop

03-23-2009, 03:58 PM

Bounty hunter interview delayed in Casey Anthony civil case
Leonard Padilla will be questioned after Casey Anthony's parents.

Sarah Lundy | Sentinel Staff Writer
12:00 PM EDT, March 23, 2009

The bounty hunter who loves to talk will have to wait to be interviewed under oath in Casey Anthony's defamation case.

Leonard Padilla said he'll be questioned under oath for the civil case in May after her parents are interviewed by attorneys.

Padilla was going to be questioned on Wednesday – an interview scheduled months ago by attorneys for Zenaida Gonzalez, the 38-year-old Kissimmee woman suing Casey Anthony.

He said he's not fighting the deposition but attorneys wanted to talk to him after they speak with Casey Anthony's parents, George Anthony and Cindy Anthony. Their depositions are set for next month at the office of Morgan & Morgan law firm.

Later this week, private investigators Dominic Casey and Jim Hoover are scheduled to be questioned at the law office.

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http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-casey-anthony-padilla-032309,0,4972794.story

One2Snoop

03-24-2009, 04:00 PM

Expert: Evidence Proves Nanny Didn't Take Caylee
Detectives To Give Depo In Gonzalez Suit

ORLANDO, Fla. -- A criminal defense expert told WESH 2 News Monday that new evidence released by the state in the case against Casey Anthony is further proof there was no baby sitter named Zenaida Gonzalez.

Gonzalez is suing Casey Anthony for defamation, saying that by naming her as the nanny who kidnapped her daughter Caylee, it destroyed Gonzalez's name.

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A defense expert also said Jose Baez, Casey Anthony's attorney, is painting himself and his client into a corner by saying she is "innocent" rather than "not guilty."

Casey Anthony text messaged and made cell phone calls frequently. That's why a legal expert said it's damaging to her alibi that she had no record of phone calls or text messages to anyone named Zenaida or Zanny.

In the month-long period between the time Caylee was last seen and her disappearance reported to police, an analysis of Casey Anthony's cell phone by investigators turned up this fact: Not once did Casey Anthony make a call or receive one from someone named Zenaida Gonzalez. That critical piece of information is included in the state's most recent evidence release.

Criminal defense attorney Richard Hornsby said that fact will make it more difficult to convince a jury that a baby sitter named Zenaida Gonzalez or Zanny took Caylee. In addition, no one in Casey Anthony's family recalls seeing this woman.

"When you say my client's innocent, you're assuming a burden that you're going to show a jury why she's innocent," Hornsby said.

With the amount of evidence against Casey Anthony, Hornsby said Baez should concentrate on creating enough reasonable doubt for a "not guilty" verdict.

Baez has not yet shown his cards on exactly what his defense will be. However, he has shown that his defense team found 17 hairs in Casey Anthony's car the state did not find.

Baez and Casey Anthony's defense team -- particularly how she is funding such a legal dream team -- has been under a lot of scrutiny since the investigation began.

Earlier this month, Casey Anthony and Baez admitted entering in to a retainer agreement.

In evidence released last Friday, her grandmother told investigators that Casey Anthony made as much as $45,000 in unauthorized charges on her parents account.

She's also facing more than a dozen felony counts of stealing money from her friend in July.

In a sworn affidavit, criminal defense expert Hornsby said Casey Anthony revealed she "signed and executed a retainer agreement" with Baez. That means she hired him, paying up front for his services. That raises questions about where she got the money.

In papers filed this month Baez said his retainer with Casey Anthony does not allow him financial gain based on selling the rights to her story. In her own sworn statement Casey Anthony said that agreement also does not give Baez any right to sell Caylee's story.

Prosecutors have a pending motion before Judge Stan Strickland asking him to inquire where the money is coming from.

Their fear is that some deal that was done to fund Casey Anthony's defense could lead to the case being overturned on appeal.

Meanwhile, a pair of private eyes who at one time worked for George and Cindy Anthony are scheduled to give depositions this week in the Gonzalez civil suit.

On Wednesday, James Hoover and Dominic Casey are due to give sworn testimony at the offices of Gonzalez's lawyers.

At one time both detectives were helping the Anthonys follow up on live sightings of Caylee Anthony.

Caylee's remains were found Dec. 11 in a wooded area off of Suburban Drive near the Anthony family home. Her mother, Casey Anthony, is being held at the Orange County Jail, charged with murder in her daughter's disappearance.

Casey was also at the center of a controversy about conducting multiple searches in the wooded area along Suburban drive before Caylee's remains were found.

He claims he was following up on information from a psychic. Gonzalez is suing for defamation, saying Casey Anthony's false claims damaged her good name and ability to support her family.

A new witness list in the case was also released Monday.

Sources told WESH 2 that new list is 15 pages long and contains around 250 names of those who could be called to testify against Casey Anthony. Many are experts from places like the FBI lab in Quantico, Va. and the so called "body farm" in Oak Ridge, Tenn. Casey Anthony's parents, George and Cindy, and brother, Lee, are still listed, as well as her maternal grandmother and uncle who have been openly critical of Casey Anthony and questioned her possible involvement in Caylee's disappearance.

http://www.wesh.com/news/18992388/detail.html

One2Snoop

03-24-2009, 04:04 PM

Hearing to focus on how Casey Anthony pays defense
Prosecutors say Casey Anthony's attorney may have a conflict of interest

Sarah Lundy | Sentinel Staff Writer
12:03 PM EDT, March 24, 2009

A hearing is set for Wednesday morning to determine whether Casey Anthony will have to reveal how she is paying for her defense.

Orange Circuit Court Judge Stan Strickland will hear arguments from prosecutors on why Casey Anthony needs to disclose the information. They contend the 23-year-old could only afford her high-powered legal team by selling photos or videotapes relating to the story of the disappearance and death of her daughter, Caylee Marie.

Casey Anthony is charged with first-degree murder.

Her attorney, Jose Baez, is managing her assets, prosecutors wrote in their motion, and he could have a conflict of interest.

In court papers, Baez fired back with objections to the prosecutors' assumption. He wrote the state wants to "harass and embarrass" the defense team. He has no conflict of interest and no rights to his client's story, according to the paperwork.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-casey-anthony-hearing-032409,0,7725314.story

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03-24-2009, 04:11 PM

Casey To Appear In Court Wednesday For Hearing

Posted: 12:24 pm EDT March 24, 2009Updated: 1:26 pm EDT March 24, 2009
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Eyewitness News has learned Casey Anthony will be back in court Wednesday.

A hearing was scheduled in the criminal case against Casey for Wednesday morning to discuss a possible conflict of interest (read motion) and whether the defense has any book or movie deals that could be influencing the direction of the case.

Casey's attorney, Jose Baez, filed his response (read motion) as well as filed an affidavit from his client Casey Anthony (Casey's response).

Also Wednesday, lawyers for Zenaida Gonzalez will question the Anthony family's two private investigators in the civil case against Casey Anthony.

Gonzalez is suing because she has the same name as the mystery nanny who Casey blamed for Caylee's disappearance.

WFTV.com will be providing live video online of the hearing.

NEW WITNESSES ADDED IN CASE AGAINST CASEY

In the case against Casey Anthony prosecutors have added dozens of new witnesses to a list of people who could be called to testify at Casey's murder trial.

Many of those witnesses are FBI investigators who processed the crime scene after the discovery of Caylee's remains.

Tuesday, the defense can look over more evidence recently released from prosecutors.

The evidence includes a statement given by Deputy Richard Cain last year, after investigators learned he had searched the scene in August, based on meter reader Roy Kronk's tip.

Roy Kronk is the meter reader who found Caylee Anthony's remains and repeatedly reported the discovery to police.

http://www.wftv.com/news/19002037/detail.html#-

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03-24-2009, 07:17 PM

Motion: How Did Casey Go From 'Pauper To Princess'?
George, Cindy Take Stand Against Permanent Caylee Memorial

POSTED: 12:24 pm EDT March 24, 2009
UPDATED: 5:38 pm EDT March 24, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- A new hearing has been scheduled in the case against Casey Anthony.

Circuit Court Judge Stan Strickland will hear a motion from the state at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in courtroom 23 in the county courthouse in Orlando. WESH.com is planning to stream the hearing live.

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The hearing is on a motion to determine whether Anthony's attorney has a conflict of interest. Prosecutors want to know if her main defense attorney, Jose Baez, has been selling the story of Casey and Caylee Anthony.

They point out that Casey Anthony has gone from "pauper to princess" and wonders how she is paying for the eight attorneys on her defense team. (Read The Motion)

Baez and Casey Anthony have filed sworn statements assuring the judge that Anthony did not give Baez the right to sell her story. Baez said he does not have a conflict of interest.

Baez and Casey Anthony both also admitted they had entered in to a retainer agreement. Criminal defense attorney Richard Hornsby said has a legal right to know if Casey Anthony paid Baez with money she stole.

Hornsby also said the judge needs to find out if Baez brokered the sale of Anthony's home videos to help fund her defense.

While Baez is not commenting further, the lawyer for George and Cindy Anthony said the couple is anxious about Wednesday's hearing. Brad Conway said it's time to put the money issue to bed.

"This is a major distraction. This takes away from everything that needs to be done in order to defend her," he said.

Anthony is charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of her daughter Caylee, who was 2 when she was reported missing in July 2008. Caylee's remains were found in December 2008 in Orange County, not far from the home where she and her mother lived.

Also on Tuesday, the state released a list of about 250 names of potential witnesses in the case. The list is an updated version of one that was released earlier by prosecutors.

It includes the names of law enforcement officials, forensic lab experts, Anthony family members and Anthony's friends.

Meanwhile, Caylee's grandparents, George and Cindy Anthony, invited WESH 2 News to their home Tuesday.

They are taking a stand against a permanent memorial to Caylee along Suburban Drive.

For the first time in months, George Anthony spoke one-on-one to WESH 2's Bob Kealing.

Caylee's grandparents are getting ready to unveil a Caylee Anthony foundation that will have a search and rescue component like a page from the Texas Equusearch playbook. At the same time, they're coming out against a permanent Caylee memorial along Suburban Drive.

George and Cindy Anthony unveiled a new search boat named for Caylee. They also unveiled plans for a Caylee Marie Anthony Foundation they both will spearhead.

The boat was built by the Anthony's long time ally Dennis Milstead of Kid Finder's network with $30,000 donated from the Never Lose Hope Foundation.

"They funded the boat and an ATV to start us out with the search group," Milstead said.

"I never want to look for a child in the water or the woods and stuff but if that's what we have to do that's what we're going to have to do," George Anthony said.

Cindy Anthony remained silent as her husband weighed in on the controversy surrounding what to do with the land along Suburban Drive. It's home to the Caylee memorial and currently up for sale.

"This is the kind of tribute I would rather see, not down at the end of the street. I think that's great, don't get me wrong," George Anthony said.

The couple's lawyer said the owner should not sell the land to bounty hunter Leonard Padilla who has talked about establishing a permanent memorial to Caylee.

"I think Mr. Padilla's motives are suspect and he's not the one to memorialize this little girl," George Anthony said.

The Anthonys also said they would like to see a park where children can play as the permanent memorial to Caylee.

http://www.wesh.com/news/19002036/detail.html

One2Snoop

03-24-2009, 07:24 PM

New photos of Casey
published
RadarOnline.com has exclusive pics

Last Edited: Tuesday, 24 Mar 2009, 7:00 PM EDT
Created On: Tuesday, 24 Mar 2009, 6:56 PM EDT

ORLANDO, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) - New photographs of Casey Anthony at a 2006 Halloween party have been published on Radar magazine's website. Anthony is accused of murdering her daughter, Caylee Marie, whose body was discovered in December in a wooded area not far from the home of the Orlando toddler's grandparents' home in East Orange County. Casey told investigators that a nanny by the name of Zenaida Gonzalez took Caylee in June of 2008. Caylee was not reported missing until mid July.

Click here to view the photos on RadarOnline.com
http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2009/03/exclusive-new-photos-accused-murderer-casey-anthony%E2%80%99s-secret-wild-life

On Tuesday, for the first time since his granddaughter's funeral, George Anthony faced our cameras. The Anthony family sent a text message to FOX 35 reporter Holly Bristow, asking her to meet them at their Hopespring Drive home.

Anthony is scheduled to appear in court again on Wednesday. Orange County Circuit Judge Stan Strickland will sort through accusations about how Anthony's lawyer, Jose Baez, is being paid for his legal services. There have been questions about a possible book or movie deal, but Baez has repeatedly denied any such arrangements.

MyFoxOrlando.com will provide a live stream of the hearing, which is scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m.

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/032409_New_photos_of_Casey_published

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03-25-2009, 12:44 PM

Judge: No Conflict Of Interest In Casey Anthony Case

Posted: 12:24 pm EDT March 24, 2009Updated: 12:22 pm EDT March 25, 2009
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- In another legal victory for Casey Anthony's defense team, Judge Stan Strickland ruled Wednesday there is no conflict of interest in Jose Baez serving as Casey's attorney.

Casey was in court wearing a long-sleeve purple shirt and blue pants (see images). George and Cindy Anthony were also present at the 10:30am hearing, along with their attorney, Brad Conway.

The hearing was scheduled to discuss a possible conflict of interest and whether the defense has any book or movie deals that could be influencing the direction of the case. In the state's motion (read motion), it reads, her "seeming conversion from pauper to princess did not come from the sale of some tangible asset."

Casey's attorney, Jose Baez, filed his response (read motion) as well as filed an affidavit from his client Casey Anthony (read Casey's response).

"It's come up, so I have to deal with it," Judge Stan Strickland said Wednesday in court. "I'm going to make a couple of inquiries ... part of this is just to protect your client."

Attorney Jose Baez argued that any inquiries be made "in camera," a legal term for in private.

"I have to determine whether a conflict or not exists," the judge said. "She can either waive the conflict or say she wants a new lawyer."

The judge then asked Baez to assert that it's true that nothing is be sold.

"The undersigned's Retainer Agreement does not contain any clauses allowing him financial gain based on selling the rights to Ms. Casey Anthony's story, nor are there any other instruments giving Defense counsel or any third party the rights to Ms. Casey Anthony's story," Judge Strickland quoted from Baez's motion.

Baez asserted his statements to the judge and denied any literary rights exist.

Judge Stickland then swore in Casey Anthony to discuss the affidavit that was filed (raw video). She said all the items in her sworn affidavit are true.

Then, after a brief recession while the judge and attorneys met in private to discuss matter, the judge made his ruling (raw video).

"As far as I'm concerned, the matter has been resolved," Judge Strickland said. "I'm convinced, as we sit here today, that no conflict exists. I think we've covered the bases. The court is not going to issue an order per se. this was just a motion to determine if a conflict existed."

WFTV legal expert Bill Sheaffer said, several weeks ago, if Anthony's attorney made a deal to sell her story then Casey could potentially use that deal to appeal if she is convicted. Some prosecutors think it's very possible Baez sold Casey's story to cover legal fees.

"She will say and do whatever it takes and have her attorneys do and say whatever it takes for her to gain an acquittal in the case," Eyewitness News legal expert Bill Sheaffer said.

The defense has admitted to selling images of Casey and Caylee. WFTV has reported that they've received almost $200,000 for some of the photographs.

Also Wednesday, lawyers for Zenaida Gonzalez will question the Anthony family's two private investigators, Jim Hoover and Dominic Casey, in the civil case against Casey Anthony. Gonzalez is suing because she has the same name as the mystery nanny who Casey blamed for Caylee's disappearance.

http://www.wftv.com/news/19002037/detail.html#-

One2Snoop

03-25-2009, 01:09 PM

Judge: No conflict exists between Casey Anthony, lawyer
The public may never know how Casey Anthony is paying for her defense team.

Sarah Lundy and Amy L. Edwards | Sentinel Staff Writers
11:50 AM EDT, March 25, 2009

11:46 a.m.

The public may never know how Casey Anthony is paying for her defense team.

Orange Circuit Court Judge Stan Strickland, during a 40-minute hearing, found there was no conflict of interest involving Anthony's lead defense attorney, Jose Baez.

Baez left the courtroom and spoke briefly to reporters. The lawyer said he's glad the issue will no longer be a distraction.

Anthony's parents, George Anthony and Cindy Anthony, left the courtroom without talking to reporters.

11:18 a.m. Court has adjourned, but before it did, there was a brief exchange of words between Baez and Ashton.

Baez asked Strickland to remind the court that what the lawyers and the judge discussed behind closed doors, in front of a court reporter, this morning was private information and needed to stay that way.

Prosecutor Jeff Ashton was offended by Baez's comments and said he didn't need to be reminded, but he agreed.

Strickland responded by telling the bickering lawyers, "This is getting old."

11:09 a.m. The lawyers and Judge Strickland just returned.

Strickland said he is "convinced" no conflict exists.

He's now having a brief meeting with the lawyers at the bench.

11:03 a.m. Judge Strickland is meeting with prosecutors, Casey Anthony and Baez behind closed doors right now to go over the issue.

A few minutes ago, Baez told the judge he has no literary agreement with Casey Anthony.

Prosecutor Jeff Ashton wanted Baez to define "story," but Baez objected.

Strickland briefly questioned Casey Anthony about the affidavit she signed, which was recently submitted to the court. He confirmed with Casey Anthony that she signed a retainer agreement with Baez and it doesn't entitle him to any rights to her story.

Casey Anthony agreed no literary rights or fee agreements exist between her and Baez.

10:58 a.m.

Casey Anthony is being briefly questioned by Judge Stan Strickland.

Jose Baez told the judge prosecutors are trying to say there is a possible conflict of interest.

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http://www.orlandosentinel.com/orl-casey-anthony-court-032509,0,4195387.story

One2Snoop

03-25-2009, 01:11 PM

Casey Anthony case: Judge shows his disgust with bickering
posted by halboedeker on Mar 25, 2009 12:35:09 PM

There were fireworks and headlines in the Casey Anthony saga this morning.

The main headline: Judge Stan Strickland says he sees no conflict of interest in Jose Baez representing the young mother. She is charged with the first-degree murder of her child, Caylee. The state was concerned that Baez could have made entertainment deals that might be the basis for an appeal in the case. Baez says he has done nothing unethical in representing his client.

Another headline: Anthony has a retainer agreement with attorney Linda Kenney Baden as well as Baez.

Anthony evidently shared details -- in the judge's chambers -- of how she's paying for her high-profile defense team.

But noon newscasts were especially interested in the fireworks between the defense team and prosecutors as this morning's hearing ended.

"Even the judge showed his disgust for it," WFTV-Channel 9's Kathi Belich said.

WESH-Channel 2's Bob Kealing described the "terse exchange" between Baez and prosecutor Jeff Ashton. Kealing added, "Judge Strickland said, 'This is getting old and I'm getting tired of it.' "

WKMG-Channel 6's Mike DeForest said of the exchange, "The judge definitely [was] frustrated by the antics."

DeForest also talked to Baez. "Baez says prosecutors should be more worried about prosecuting Casey and not worrying about any kind of appeal," DeForest said. "He says they shouldn't be spiking the ball before they get to the end zone. And Baez says Casey is innocent."

During the hearing, George Anthony, Casey's father, could be seen smiling or deep in thought. WFTV's Belich described Casey Anthony's court look as "dressed casually but conservatively with a navy pullover sweater with gray pants."

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2009/03/casey-anthony-case--8.html

One2Snoop

03-26-2009, 05:06 PM

Anthony Family Private Eye Testifies Under Oath

Posted: 1:43 pm EDT March 25, 2009Updated: 11:59 am EDT March 26, 2009
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- While Casey Anthony was in court Wednesday morning for a hearing in the criminal case against her, there were depositions for her civil lawsuit.

HOOVER DEPOSITION: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5
VIDEO REPORT: P.I. Testifies Under Oath
At the link....
http://www.wftv.com/news/19011434/detail.html#-

Eyewitness News obtained the DVDs from the videotaped deposition in the civil case against Casey. Lawyers for Zenaida Gonzalez interviewed a private eye who worked for the Anthony family.

Jim Hoover said in the deposition Wednesday that private investigators Dominic Casey took him to the woods before Caylee's remains were found there acting on a tip. He didn't know for sure, but he believes the tip came from Lee Anthony.

Before the deposition, Hoover didn't have much to say to Eyewitness News, but in the three-hour videotaped session with attorney John Morgan he did have some things to say about the other private eye, Dominic Casey.

"He asked me to go with him to find Caylee's body," Hoover said in the deposition Wednesday.

In a civil lawsuit against Casey Anthony, Morgan represents Zenaida Gonzalez, the woman with the same name as the babysitter Casey claims took Caylee.

Hoover is the man who videotaped the other Anthony family private eye, Dominic Casey, in the woods where Caylee's remains were later found. According to Morgan, Hoover believes Casey's brother led him to those woods.

"He believes the tip came from Lee Anthony," Morgan said.

Hoover also revealed Dominic Casey told him ABC News paid Casey's attorney, Jose Baez, big money, $200,000 to $225,000, for videos of Casey and Caylee, and later said Dominic Casey told him who, after investigating, he believes Caylee's father was.

"He thinks it was Jesse Grund," Hoover said.

"He thinks the father is Jesse Grund?" Morgan asked.

"That's what he had mentioned," Hoover said.

Eyewitness News has been told paternity tests show otherwise, but have never seen the tests.

Dominic Casey was also supposed to be deposed Wednesday, but he failed to show up, telling John Morgan he hired a criminal attorney to represent him.

One2Snoop

03-26-2009, 05:09 PM

CASEY ANTHONY CASE
Casey Anthony should not answer questions in civil case, attorney says
Casey Anthony's attorney wants civil court to put questioning off until criminal case is done.

Sarah Lundy | Sentinel Staff Writer
2:07 PM EDT, March 26, 2009

The attorney for Casey Anthony in her civil case this week filed paperwork, saying the 23-year-old mother should not have to answer questions while her criminal case is pending.

Every question proposed is "inextricably intertwined" with her first-degree murder case, wrote Fort Lauderdale-based attorney Jonathan Kasen in the four-page document.

Casey Anthony invoked her Fifth Amendment right to remain silent through nearly all the 29 written questions posed in the defamation case.

Lawyers for Zenaida Gonzalez, the Kissimmee woman suing Casey Anthony, want Orange Circuit Court Judge Jose R. Rodriguez to force Casey Anthony to answer the questions. They issued the written questions earlier this year.

Gonzalez is suing Anthony for more than $15,000 in damages. She claims she lost her job and suffered humiliation and public embarrassment after Anthony told investigators that a baby sitter by the same name took her 2-year-old child, Caylee Marie.

The toddler's remains were found six months later in December in a wooded area near Casey Anthony's family home. Kasen wrote in the motion filed Wednesday that Casey Anthony told detectives that Gonzalez – the one suing her – is not the baby sitter. Detectives showed her a picture of Gonzalez and Casey Anthony reported that she had never "seen that lady in her life."

Casey Anthony described the baby sitter as being around 24 years old and having no children. Gonzalez – the one suing her – is a 38-year-old mother of six.

Gonzalez's attorneys haven't questioned the detectives – a move they should have done before attempting to question Casey Anthony, Kasen wrote.

And, Casey Anthony's brother, Lee Anthony, who was questioned by attorneys under oath, said Gonzalez – the one involved in the lawsuit – is not the woman described by his sister.

Kasen is asking the judge to stop Gonzalez's attorneys from getting the questions answered while the criminal case is pending. No hearing date has been set.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/orl-bk-casey-anthony-questioning-032609,0,911964.story

One2Snoop

03-26-2009, 05:13 PM

A judge asked Casey Anthony several questions about her defense team in court on Wednesday.

http://www.wesh.com/video/19010251/index.html

One2Snoop

03-26-2009, 05:16 PM

Caylee Land Controversy

http://cfnews13.com/MediaPlayer2/MediaPlayer.htm?video=0323PadillaLandOS_0323200910 40&cat=CAC&title=Caylee%20Land%20Controversy

One2Snoop

03-27-2009, 04:49 PM

Key Players To Be Questioned In Casey Case

Posted: 11:49 am EDT March 27, 2009Updated: 12:24 pm EDT March 27, 2009
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Casey Anthony's attorney Jose Baez will soon question more key players under oath.

Former Anthony family private investigator Jim Hoover and several Orange County sheriffs' investigators will give depositions next week. Four Orange County jail officers will also be questioned.

Two of the jailers witnessed Casey's reaction when she was told about the discovery of Caylee's body.

Casey apparently doubled over and asked for medication.

http://www.wftv.com/news/19028551/detail.html#-

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03-27-2009, 04:54 PM

Casey Anthony lawyer Jose Baez gets slammed by former client
Man convicted in Lake County toddler death cites "defectiveness" of Casey Anthony's attorney Jose Baez

Stephen Hudak | Sentinel Staff Writer
3:11 PM EDT, March 27, 2009

TAVARES - A Lake County man, serving a 15-year prison sentence in the death of a toddler, wants his manslaughter and child-abuse convictions overturned, citing judicial and prosecutorial misconduct and the "defectiveness" of his defense lawyer, Jose Baez.

Baez is better known these days as Casey Anthony's lawyer. But last spring he was busy defending Nilton Diaz.

Diaz, 31, insists he did not kill or harm 2-year-old Noeris Vazquez, granddaughter of legendary Puerto Rican prize-fighter Wilfredo Vazquez. Instead, Diaz claims he lost his freedom because of Baez' trial performance, strategy and failure to disclose evidence to prosecutors, a tactical decision that prevented jurors from viewing a defense video.

The video, created by a biomechanical expert, would have shown the jury how the toddler's skull fracture could have been an accident, according to new court filings.

In documents seeking a new trial and other post-conviction relief, Diaz said "...Mr. Baez wanted to surprise the prosecution, and the surprise blew up in the defense's face."

Baez was attending a law seminar today and not immediately available for comment.

A time-share salesman and part-time conga drummer, Diaz was accused of causing the fatal head injury to "Noni" Vazquez, the daughter of his live-in girlfriend, Samaris Bobe Silva, and the boxer's son Noe.

Lake County sheriff's detectives say the injury occurred Feb. 11, 2006, while Diaz was alone with the child.

Silva, who met Diaz while working in housekeeping at a Disney-area resort, had left Diaz alone with the child for 10 minutes.

Diaz remains in state custody at the Taylor Correctional Institution in Perry, Florida.

The motion for a new trial was filed on behalf of Diaz by Alfonzo A. Russi, who provided Lake Circuit Judge Mark Nacke with a letter that linked the imprisoned man with Human Rights Eye Watch Agency, a Texas-based organization "created and dedicated to investigate violations of human rights in the American Hemisphere."

The documents rehash many of the arguments cited by Baez last summer when he urged the judge to toss out the verdicts, which he called "inconsistent" and suggested were the result of confusing jury instructions. Jurors decided Diaz did not cause "great bodily injury" to the toddler but also found he caused her death.

The filing also contends that Nacke, who presided over the trial, and Assistant State Attorney Bill Gross, who prosecuted the case, were "working friends" who entered into a "silent pact…to inflict the most severe punishment allowable by law" on Diaz for rejecting a pre-trial plea-bargain offer.

Nacke declined to comment.

Gross said Diaz' claims were baseless, including those disparaging the judge and Baez.

"He should have started his motion with 'Once upon a time,' " Gross said. "It's total baloney, totally bogus, nonsense."

Gross noted that Baez provided "more than effective counsel" for Diaz, challenging the state's case with arguments, experts and testimony.

Diaz maintained during his testimony that he was innocent, suggesting that the toddler's mother may have hurt the child because she feared the Vazquez family would take Noni away from her.

With no eyewitnesses, the state's case focused on medical testimony, which ruled out an accidental fall and which attempted to pinpoint the time of the child's injury. State experts and a deputy medical examiner testified that the injury was too severe to have occurred hours earlier when the child would have been alone with her mother.

In the filing, Diaz argues that "Mr. Baez' defectiveness affected the fairness and reliability of the trial, that confidence in the outcome was undermined."

Diaz, who this week voluntarily withdrew an appeal of his conviction that had been filed with the 5th District Court of Appeal in Daytona Beach, asks for a new lawyer, a new trial and his conditional release from prison. He pointed out that during a videotaped interview with detectives he denied 19 times hurting the child.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-casey-anthony-lawyer-baez-032709,0,4266860.story

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03-27-2009, 04:59 PM

Casey Anthony's attorney plans to question corrections officers
Jose Baez filed schedule for next week's depositions

Sarah Lundy | Sentinel Staff Writer
4:03 PM EDT, March 27, 2009

Casey Anthony's attorney filed in court a schedule of depositions he plans to take next week.

Jose Baez will question -- under oath -- four people with Orange County Corrections on Thursday. These are the folks watching his client in jail.

Casey Anthony, 23, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of her 2-year-daughter, Caylee Marie.

On Tuesday, he plans to interview two people from the Orange County Sheriff's Office and private investigator Jim Hoover, who volunteered his services to the Anthony family last fall. Hoover went with another private investigator who got a tip on the location of Caylee's body. In November, Hoover and private investigator Dominic Casey searched the wooded area on Suburban Drive with no luck.

Her remains were found there a month later by an Orange County meter reader.

On another matter, prosecutor Linda Drane Burdick filed a document, saying she turned a CD of "duct tape photos" from the FBI lab to Baez.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-casey-anthony-criminal-032709,0,6545669.story?track=rss

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03-29-2009, 09:03 PM

Casey's Friend's Interview Could Be Damaging
Huizenga Says Casey Was Partying, Carefree When Caylee Was Missing

POSTED: 5:33 pm EDT March 26, 2009
UPDATED: 6:47 pm EDT March 26, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Fresh from his court victory Wednesday, Jose Baez, Casey Anthony's attorney, told WESH 2 Thursday that he's planning to take a number of key depositions next week. At the top of that list is Casey Anthony's friend, Amy Huizenga.

Casey Anthony is the mother of Caylee Anthony. Caylee's remains were found in a wooded area off of Suburban Drive near the Anthony family home in December. Anthony is in the Orange County Jail, charged with murder in her daughter's death.

Huizenga has provided details about Casey Anthony's attempts to explain that smell in her car, and Anthony's apparently carefree, party lifestyle at the same time she told investigators she was out looking for Caylee on her own.

During the weeks after Caylee Anthony was last seen and before she was reported missing to police, Anthony often confided in Huizenga.

In an audio taped interview, Huizenga gave details of what investigators believe was Anthony's cover story to explain that terrible smell in her car.

On June 27, around the time investigators believe Anthony dumped Caylee's body, she sent a text message to Huizenga saying what the smell was a dead animal.

The first week of July, Anthony stayed with Huizenga, getting a tattoo, always having an explanation for why Caylee wasn't there and going out partying. Only one family issue made her visibly upset.

"She got upset, saying her brother was coming to look for her and they had to leave," Huizenga said.

Huizenga said Cindy Anthony confronted her daughter about her partying -- a feud that prosecutors believe was Casey Anthony's motive for murder.

"She thought Casey was an unfit mother and she would sue for custody of Caylee if it got to that," Huizenga said.

Baez said he also plans to finish deposing Richard Cane. He's the Orange County deputy who may have missed a chance to discover Caylee's remains in August.

Meanwhile, a private investigator who at one time did volunteer security work for the Anthony family said ABC News paid $225,000 to Anthony's defense fund in exchange for pictures and video of Caylee.

That revelation came Wednesday during an interview with James Hoover, a private investigator who did security work at the Anthony home. Hoover gave a sworn deposition in the Zenaida Gonzalez civil suit. Attorney John Morgan asked the questions.

Gonzalez is suing Anthony for defamation. She said her good name was ruined when Anthony named her as the nanny who kidnapped Caylee.

Feuds Between Casey, Cindy May Become Key For Prosecution

This week, Cindy and George Anthony, grandparents of slain toddler Caylee Anthony, have been back in the public eye supporting their daughter in court and talking about their new foundation.

But unlike the Cindy Anthony we came to know last year during Caylee's disappearance, she's chosen to stay silent and in the background.

Gone are the days of Cindy Anthony's shouting matches with protesters outside their East Orange County home. Now her feuds with her daughter, who is in the Orange County jail charged with murder in Caylee's death, are taking on far greater importance.

George and Cindy Anthony this week unveiled a new search boat, the Caylee Marie. The boat is just one resource to be offered by their new foundation that George Anthony told the media about.

'"When you lose a child, you need all the resources you can get. If it takes me to bring awareness I'm going to do that," he said.

Off camera, Cindy Anthony said she'd be doing the administrative duties.

The couple's lawyer, Brad Conway, talked about how difficult it was for Cindy Anthony to hear her own mother's words to law enforcement revealed just last week. Shirley Plesea speculated that Casey Anthony may have hated Cindy more than she loved Caylee.

This is all personal life. Many families go through these things, having their personal life exposed to the world is difficult," Cindy Anthony said.

From the new evidence, criminal defense lawyer Richard Hornsby said the state will use Cindy Anthony's battles with Casey Anthony over how to raise Caylee as the motive for her murder.

http://www.wesh.com/news/19023080/detail.html

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03-29-2009, 11:24 PM

FAPI Issues Statement Regarding James Hoover of the Caylee Anthony Homicide Investigation and Florida State PI Licensing Statutes

The Florida Association of Private Investigators issued the following press release today:

March 27, 2009
For Immediate Release
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Press Release

Florida Association of Private Investigators Deplores Reports of Unlicensed Activity

Florida Licensing Statutes are clear; The Private Investigators who involved themselves in the Anthony case appear to have acted in violation of the regulatory provisions governing the investigative profession as set forth in FSS 493. Public should be aware of Licensing Statutes

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Fort Lauderdale, FL, March 26, 2009: While refraining from speculation regarding the Caylee Anthony murder case, the Florida Association of Private Investigators, Inc. (FAPI) is speaking out about the activities of the private investigators allegedly working for the Anthony family and their defense attorney having possibly violated of Florida statutes.

http://pursuitmag.com/

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03-29-2009, 11:28 PM

Caylee Blog - CNN.com
updated 4:36 p.m. EDT, Fri March 27, 2009
Caylee Blog

Friday, March 27, 2009

2 PM ET - Next week may be a crucial one for Casey Anthony's defense, as attorney Jose Baez plans to depose one of her best friends, several sheriff's deputies and four Orange County Jail employees. Friend Amy Huizenga has already told investigators about the suspicious smell in Anthony's car that she claimed was from a dead animal and about her partying lifestyle, but it remains to be seen whether she has anything to say that could help the defense's case. Other upcoming depositions will focus on deputies involved in the search for Caylee Anthony, including one who investigated an August tip from Roy Kronk in the same area where Kronk would later discover Caylee's remains, and jail staffers whose answers could potentially address Baez's concerns about what he has argued are violations of attorney-client privilege in the facility. It is not known, however, what the attorney's line of questioning for these witnesses will be or how their depositions will impact the defense strategy as the case moves toward the trial.

1 PM ET - Hundreds of pages of new discovery documents are expected next week in the murder case against Casey Anthony. The state attorney's office says it is currently preparing another large batch of documents for release to the media. We'll have more details on what those documents contain and what they mean for the prosecution and the defense as soon as they're available.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/09/08/NGfindcayleeblog/index.html?iref=werecommend

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03-30-2009, 05:22 PM

Casey Anthony: Can she Twitter? Don't you believe it
posted by halboedeker on Mar 30, 2009 4:44:34 PM

Tweets from a jailbird?

Message from a reader: "You may be interested in Casey Anthony using twitter."

I was. But she isn't.

Allen Moore, spokesman for the Orange County Jail, said this recurring topic is a hoax. In a message to a colleague, he said:

"1. Inmates are not allowed access to the Internet or cellular phones.

"2. Attorneys cannot bring mobile phones into the jail.

"3. While an attorney is allowed to bring a laptop into the jail with an air card, inmate clients are not allowed to use it or touch it."

If someone tells you Casey Anthony is Twittering, don't believe it.

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2009/03/casey-anthony-can-she-twitter-dont-you-believe-it.html

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03-31-2009, 12:18 AM

Anthonys Want To Visit Casey At Jail
Family Requesting To Mourn Caylee With Casey

POSTED: 6:12 pm EDT March 30, 2009
UPDATED: 7:03 pm EDT March 30, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- George, Cindy and Lee may soon visit Casey Anthony in jail.

Casey Anthony is charged with murder in the death of her daughter Caylee. Caylee's remains were found in a wooded area off of Suburban Drive near the Anthonys' East Orange County home.

George and Cindy Anthony asked permission to gather with their daughter to hold a family requiem of sorts for Caylee.

A source close to the family told WESH 2 News the wheels are in motion for that meeting, so the family can mourn Caylee together for a short time.

http://www.wesh.com/news/19048728/detail.html

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03-31-2009, 01:14 PM

Depositions In Casey Anthony Case Delayed

Posted: 10:27 am EDT March 31, 2009Updated: 12:21 pm EDT March 31, 2009
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Casey Anthony's defense team will have to wait two more days to interrogate several key players in the murder case, but one of them will be deposed Tuesday as planned.

Jose Baez was going to depose former Anthony family private investigator Jim Hoover and several Orange County Sheriff's Office investigators Tuesday, but those depositions have been delayed until Thursday.

Four jail officers will also be questioned. Two of those jailers witnessed Casey's reaction when she was told about the discovery of Caylee's remains.

Eyewitness News learned early Tuesday afternoon, Baez will depose Jail Sergeant Dennis Moonsammy at 4:00pm. He could be one of the supervisors that witnessed Casey's reaction when she was told about the discovery of Caylee's remains last December.

http://www.wftv.com/news/19053648/detail.html#-

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03-31-2009, 01:20 PM

Casey Anthony's attorney asks for private hearing before judge
Jose Baez doesn't want to tip off others about defense's theories

Sarah Lundy | Sentinel Staff Writer
12:08 PM EDT, March 31, 2009

Casey Anthony's attorney, Jose Baez, doesn't want the public to know about any defense theories that are being developed.

He filed a request for an ex-parte hearing before Orange Circuit Court Judge Stan Strickland. That means he wants to meet with the judge without prosecutors or the public present so "sensitive matters which are critical to the defense can be addressed," according to the document filed late Monday.

In the process of investigating the case, the defense claims they will need to obtain certain records, which could be used at trial. Baez doesn't want to prevent others from knowing about any theories.

And the items Baez is seeking cannot be obtained through normal discovery process, the legal process of prosecutors turning over investigative information about the case.

Strickland or prosecutors have not responded to the request.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-casey-anthony-hearing-033109,0,7397632.story

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04-01-2009, 01:32 PM

Casey Anthony and family will not get special jail visit
April 1, 12:02 PM ·

According to a statement released by the Orange County Jail on Tuesday, there are no plans to allow an in-person visit between George, Cindy, and Lee Anthony and Casey.

On Monday, it was reported that a source close to the family said the “wheels are in motion for that meeting, so the family can mourn Caylee together for a short time.”

The meeting was allegedly to take place under the supervision of the jail and Casey’s attorney, Jose Baez.

A jail spokesperson said the meeting will not take place and Casey will not receive special treatment from the jail.

Casey is charged with the first-degree murder of her 2-year-old daughter Caylee Anthony. Her trial is tentatively scheduled for Oct. 12.

http://www.examiner.com/x-1168-Crime-Examiner~y2009m4d1-Casey-Anthony-and-family-will-not-get-special-jail-visit

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04-01-2009, 05:15 PM

Casey's Friend Who Sold Story Questioned By Baez

Posted: 11:42 am EDT April 1, 2009Updated: 2:46 pm EDT April 1, 2009
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- A longtime friend was testifying under oath Wednesday in the case against Casey Anthony. Defense attorney Jose Baez questioned Casey's childhood friend, Kiomarie Cruz. She is best known for selling her story to a tabloid.

Cruz made a lot of money selling her story to the National Enquirer. She sold her story for $20,000 and sources say that takes away from her credibility.

The deposition happened Wednesday inside the State Attorney's Office in downtown Orlando. Cruz showed up for her scheduled deposition with a bodyguard leading the way (see images). She's accused of selling her story the National Enquirer, but Wednesday she didn't feel like answering any questions.

Casey Anthony's attorney, Jose Baez, scheduled the private deposition to pry information out of Cruz.

"The more information we have, the closer we get to the truth," Baez said (watch raw video).

Cruz told the National Enquirer the spot where Caylee's body was found is the same area where she and Anthony spent lots of time. Cruz said Anthony used the land as a pet cemetery. Cruz said the two would wear black dresses and pray as they buried their dead pets.

That tip led the Anthony's private investigators to the site.

"When you take all the facts, we're in the process of investigating a lot of facts, really taking time to prepare based on information we have and piecing it all together," Baez said.

Cruz insists she told police about her tip. The deposition was completed before noon.

At least three more corrections officers will be interrogated by Casey's defense team Thursday, along with the Anthonys' former private investigator, Jim Hoover. Orange County Sheriff's Office investigators will be questioned on Friday.

JAIL SERGEANT QUESTIONED IN CASE AGAINST CASEY

Casey Anthony's defense team interrogated a witness late Tuesday afternoon. Jail Sergeant 58-year-old Dennis Moonsammy was questioned by her attorney, Jose Baez.

Moonsammy supervises Casey Anthony at the jail, and told Eyewitness News he did not see Casey's response the day Caylee's remains were found.

VIDEO REPORT: Jail Sgt. Deposition

"Did you see Casey Anthonys reaction when they found her daughter's remains?" asked WFTV reporter Jeff Deal.

"No sir. No sir," responded Moonsammy.

The veteran Orange County corrections sergeant headed into the State Attorney's Office to answer questions under oath from Casey Anthony's attorney Jose Baez.

"Every witness is critical," said Baez.

Moonsammy is a shift sergeant who oversees the Women's Detention Center at the Orange County Jail. He is the first of four corrections officers who will be deposed this week in the Casey Anthony criminal trial.

While he says he didn't see Casey's reaction, it is possible someone else described it too him.

Eyewitness News has learned she hyperventilated and asked for medication when she heard that Caylee's remains had been found.

Moonsammy said he had a lawyer with him during the questioning.

"I didn't do anything wrong," said Moonsammy.

Jose Baez said he believes the depositions he has lined up this week are a serious part of this case.

"It's a life changing situation so I think every part of it is," said Baez.

Casey Anthony's defense team will have to wait two more days to interrogate other key players in the murder case.

Jose Baez was going to depose former Anthony family private investigator Jim Hoover and several Orange County Sheriff's Office investigators Tuesday, but those depositions have been delayed until Thursday.

Four jail officers will also be questioned. Two of those jailers witnessed Casey's reaction when she was told about the discovery of Caylee's remains.

http://www.wftv.com/news/19064502/detail.html

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04-01-2009, 05:17 PM

Judge Denies 'Secret' Casey Anthony Hearing
Also, Childhood Friend Being Deposed

POSTED: 8:52 am EDT April 1, 2009
UPDATED: 12:29 pm EDT April 1, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- A judge has denied a request from Casey's attorney to hold a private meeting without prosecutors or the public.

Circuit Court Judge Stan Strickland issued his ruling on Wednesday, a day after attorney Jose Baez filed the motion.

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Baez said the meeting was necessary to discuss "sensitive matters" that the defense saw as "critical."

From the beginning, Baez has said he has information that would explain why Anthony failed to report her daughter's disappearance for more than one month and why he believes she's not guilty of the toddler's murder.

The ruling came as Baez was taking a deposition from Kiomarie Cruz, a childhood friend of Casey Anthony. The questioning is under way at the State Attorney's Office in Orlando and is not open to the public.

Anthony is charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of her daughter, Caylee, who was reported missing in July 2008. Caylee's body was found in woods not far from the Orange County home where she and her mother lived.

http://www.wesh.com/news/19063043/detail.html

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04-02-2009, 02:10 PM

Anthony Lawyer Plans 4 Depositions Today
Baez To Depose 3 Corrections Officers, Private Investigator

POSTED: 8:25 am EDT April 2, 2009
UPDATED: 12:39 pm EDT April 2, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Another round of questioning is planned on Thursday in the case against Casey Anthony.

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Anthony's attorney, Jose Baez, scheduled depositions with three corrections officers and private investigator Jim Hoover. Hoover volunteered his services to the Anthony family.

A childhood friend of Anthony, KioMarie Cruz, was questioned on Wednesday. She wouldn't comment on the deposition. The Cruz deposition lasted just under two hours and wasn't open to the public.

In the past, Cruz told investigators that the wooded area where the remains of Caylee Anthony were found was called "The Zone" by Anthony and her.

An attorney for the Anthonys, Brad Conway, has tried to distance his clients from Cruz.

"She sold her story to the Enquirer, and I don't know what the exact number is, but what I've been told is that it was somewhere around the amount of $20,000, so I wouldn't put any stock in what she has to say, and people are crawling out of the woodwork to make statements about Casey Anthony, and most of it is just not true," Conway said.

Baez tried to subpoena some records on Wednesday that he said was critical to his client's defense, but the petition to keep the records secret from the state and public was denied.

http://www.wesh.com/news/19073972/detail.html

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04-02-2009, 02:13 PM

4 More Depositions Thursday In Casey Anthony Case

Posted: 10:07 am EDT April 2, 2009Updated: 2:00 pm EDT April 2, 2009
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Thursday is a busy day in the case against Casey Anthony. Casey's attorney will question a former Anthony family private investigator and three more jail corrections officers, all under oath.

Being questioned first Thursday was Sgt. Billy Richardson, who is a supervisor at the jail's female detention center, where Casey Anthony has been held without bond since October 14.

Casey's defense attorney has made serious accusations against Sgt. Richardson and the other jail officers for violating her privacy, attorney Jose Baez doesn't provide any evidence to show how that happened.

Sgt. Richardson did not want to answer any questions as he showed up for his deposition Thursday. The jail spokesman said that defense attorney Jose Baez has based his accusations against jail officers, for allegedly violating Casey's privacy rights concerning medical information, on false information. The jail says corrections officers have no access to inmates' medical records.

Baez is also fighting the release of a jail video of Casey recorded on December 11, the day Caylee's remains were found. Officers in the public jail told investigators she hyperventilated and asked for medication.

"Well, I think we clearly laid it out legally in our motion with all of the different possible violations both constitutional as well as privacy issues," Baez told WFTV reporter Kathi Belich Thursday morning as he walked into the State Attorney's Office (watch raw video).

"Possible violations? What do you mean possible violations?" Belich asked, but got no specific answer from Baez.

Baez also won't talk about what information he is looking for or what information he's getting from the jail officers. He has put off the hearing he asked for, to convince a judge not to release the jail security video of Casey's reaction on December 11, for some reason. It has not yet been scheduled.

http://www.wftv.com/news/19074734/detail.html#-

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04-02-2009, 02:16 PM

Casey Anthony's attorney questions four more people today
Casey Anthony's attorney, Jose Baez, will interview three corrections officers and a private investigator

Sarah Lundy | Sentinel Staff Writer
1:12 PM EDT, April 2, 2009

Today marks day three of depositions in the Casey Anthony criminal case.

Her attorney, Jose Baez, is scheduled to question - under oath - three Orange County Corrections officers and a private investigator who volunteered his services to the Anthony family.

He's going to interview them at the State Attorney's Office at the Orange County Courthouse. The depositions are not open to the public.

Casey Anthony, 23, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee Marie, whose remains were found in a wooded area near her family home on Dec. 11.

Here's the list of those to be questioned today:

Orange County Corrections Sgt. Billy Richardson - He was involved with taking Casey Anthony to the medical facility the day the child's remains were found, according to a motion from Baez.

Orange County Corrections Lt. Tammy Unser - She told investigators about a conversation she heard between Casey Anthony and Baez, according to a motion from Baez. The motion said Unser also talked about Casey Anthony's medical history while in the jail.

Orange County Corrections Officer Marlene Baker - While in jail, Casey Anthony gave her a letter addressed to then-Sheriff Kevin Beary. In the Aug. 14 note, Casey Anthony asked the sheriff to set up a meeting between her and her father, George Anthony.

According to court records, Baker gave the note to Sgt. Dennis Moonsammy, who was questioned by Baez on Tuesday.

Private investigator Jim Hoover - He has volunteered his services to the Anthony family. He told investigators he went with private investigator Dominic Casey in November to the same wooded area where Caylee's remains were found a month later. They found nothing. Dominic Casey never told Hoover were the tip came from.

Allen Moore, a spokesman for the Orange County Jail, has released a statement:

"No one in the security staff has access to inmate medical records. Only Corrections Health Services Medical Staff would have access to an inmates medical records. None of the Correctional personnel being deposed are part of the Corrections Health Services Division."

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-casey-anthony-depositions-040209,0,4949809.story

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04-03-2009, 03:46 PM

P.I. Jim Hoover Breaks Silence In Casey Case

Posted: 6:29 pm EDT April 2, 2009Updated: 10:06 am EDT April 3, 2009
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Lawyers interrogated two corrections officers about violating Casey's rights in jail Thursday and a private investigator for the Anthony family, whose undercover work could link Casey to her daughter's remains.

WFTV reporter Kathi Belich had a chance to interview private investigator Jim Hoover (watch raw video). Eyewitness News was first to report about and show his videotape at the scene a month before Caylee was found. It could show the Anthonys' private investigator had inside information.

Hoover was planning to tell the defense Thursday that's why he believes the Anthonys' private eye took him there a month early.

The Anthony family's private investigator, Dominic Casey, who was also working for Casey Anthony, directed private eye Jim Hoover, who was behind the camera, to a grouping of paver stones in mid-November. Caylee's remains were found near a group of stones just feet from the location.

"That day, he was real somber," Hoover told Eyewitness News.

For the first time, Hoover told Eyewitness News on camera Thursday that Dominic was somber that day because he said he found out Caylee was dead.

"'She's dead and I know where she is,'" Hoover said Dominic told him.

"What do you think about all his other stories about a psychic and that he was checking out a teen hangout?" Belich asked Hoover.

"Stories, just stories," he said.

Hoover says Dominic was on the phone getting direction on exactly where to look. Dominic told Eyewitness News he was talking to his ill daughter and later said he was talking to a Virginia psychic.

"He never said anything to you at all about a psychic?" Belich asked Hoover Thursday.

"No, not at all," he said.

WFTV legal analyst Bill Sheaffer says prosecutors will use Hoover's testimony to link Casey Anthony to the scene where Caylee's body was dumped.

"Where did he get that information? And you can only get that information from the killer or someone so closely associated with the killer that they had that information," Sheaffer said.

Hoover was behind closed doors at the State Attorney's Office Thursday for nearly three hours facing defense questions. Hoover has also said that the Anthonys' private eye never looked for the mysterious nanny of the same name whom Casey claimed disappeared with Caylee.

http://www.wftv.com/news/19080447/detail.html#-

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04-03-2009, 03:49 PM

Casey Anthony's Attorney Questioning Investigators

Posted: 12:25 pm EDT April 3, 2009Updated: 1:07 pm EDT April 3, 2009
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Casey Anthony's defense team is questioning more witnesses Friday, including two sheriff's investigators. The sheriff's investigators were involved in the tips coming in about the case.

BAEZ TALKS: Comments Before Depositions On 4/3
VIDEO REPORT: Sheriff's Investigators Questioned

One of the investigators investigated Deputy Richard Cain's performance at the scene in August, when county meter reader Roy Kronk called in his first tip about finding something suspicious off Suburban Drive.

The defense would probably want to go with Deputy Cain's conclusion in August that there was nothing there, to help direct suspicions away from Casey Anthony. But a botanist told investigators that plant growth at the spot where Caylee's remains were found indicates that her body was there at least since August, and quite possibly since June when Caylee disappeared.

The defense is also questioning one of Kronk's co-workers Friday who was with Kronk at the scene.

"I hope to accomplish getting to the truth. That's all I can tell you," Baez said before the depositions Friday morning (watch raw video).

"Hasn't Casey told you the truth?" WFTV reporter Kathi Belich asked.

"I want to find out what investigators know. That's part of the whole story," Baez replied.

The sheriff's office told Eyewitness News on Friday that Deputy Richard Cain is still under internal investigation for the way he conducted his search at the scene in August. Kronk told investigators in December, when he did find the remains, that he believed he was in the exact same spot as he had been in August.

CASEY'S FORMER BEST FRIEND HIRES ATTORNEY

Casey Anthony's former best friend, Amy Huizenga, has hired a lawyer. Her deposition has been postponed.

Casey is charged with stealing Huizenga's checkbook and writing more than $400 worth of checks, including one to Target during a shopping spree after Caylee's murder.

Huizenga had loaned Casey her car while she was away with friends in Puerto Rico and it is believed that's when Casey allegedly stole the checks.

http://www.wftv.com/news/19086937/detail.html#-

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04-03-2009, 03:54 PM

Meter Reader's Supervisor Being Deposed By Casey's Attorney
Friday, April 03, 2009 11:54:44 AM

ORLANDO -- The depositions continue Friday, and high on the list is Alex Roberts, supervisor for Roy Kronk, the meter reader who found Caylee's Anthony's remains.

Thursday's deposition of the Anthony family's former private investigator brought some new details to light.

A month before Caylee Anthony's remains were found at a vacant lot less than a mile from her home, that area was searched.

News 13 knows who might have led two private investigators into that area.

We caught up with Jim Hoover, who volunteered to help the Anthony family during the search for Caylee.

He answered questions under oath Thursday with Casey Anthony's defense team.

It was one of three depositions and the third day of questioning this week.

Hoover headed into the woods to look for Caylee with another private investigator, Dominic Casey.

Hoover said Dominic Casey was acting as if he was getting exact direction from someone as to where to look in the woods.

However, Casey Anthony’s attorney, Jose Baez, won't comment on the questions he's asking.

"I think we went into more detail with Mr. Hoover that went into in the past, but that's as far as I'll go," Baez said.

“Like everybody who all was on the phone? Why were we out in the woods? That sort of thing. (In your gut who do you believe was on the phone that day?) I answered that last week and I was threatened to be sued. (You believe it was Lee?) There's a slight possibility it could be Lee,” Hoover said.

Earlier in the day, Sgt. Billy Richardson from Orange County Corrections was deposed. Richardson wouldn't comment about Casey's constitutional rights.

Lt. Tammy Unser who had talked to investigators about conversations between Anthony and Baez, cancelled her interview.

Marlene Baker, a correctional officer who works in the Female Detention Center, was also deposed Thursday. Baker was the officer to whom Casey handed a letter to the sheriff requesting a meeting with her father.

Hoover was deposed on March 25 in the civil case against Casey Anthony, brought by attorney's for Zenaida Fernandez Gonzalez.

The defense said it will continue depositions Friday with Orange County Sheriff's deputies.

http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2009/4/3/did_lee_anthony_lead_investigators_to_caylees_rema ins.html

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04-03-2009, 03:58 PM

Was Lee Anthony Involved In Discovery Of Caylee's Remains?
Thursday, April 02, 2009 10:48:40 PM

ORLANDO -- A month before Caylee Anthony's remains were found, that area was searched.

News 13 knows who might have led two private investigators into that area.

We caught up with Jim Hoover, who volunteered to help the Anthony family during the search for Caylee.

He answered questions under oath Thursday with Casey Anthony's defense team.

It was one of three depositions and the third day of questioning this week.

Hoover headed into the woods to look for Caylee with another private investigator, Dominic Casey.

Hoover said Casey was acting as if he was getting exact direction from someone as to where to look in the woods.

However, Casey Anthony’s attorney, Jose Baez, won't comment on the questions he's asking.

"I think we went into more detail with Mr. Hoover that went into in the past but that's as far as I'll go," Baez said.

“Like everybody who all was on the phone? Why were we out in the woods? That sort of thing. (In your gut who do you believe was on the phone that day?) I answered that last week and I was threatened to be sued. (You believe it was Lee?) There's a slight possibility it could be Lee,” Hoover said.

Earlier in the day, Sgt. Billy Richardson from Orange County Corrections was deposed. Richardson wouldn't comment about Casey's constitutional rights.

Lt. Tammy Unser who had talked to investigators about conversations between Anthony and Baez, cancelled her interview.

Marlene Baker, a correctional officer who works in the Female Detention Center, was also deposed Thursday. Baker was the officer to whom Casey handed a letter to the sheriff requesting a meeting with her father.

Hoover was deposed on March 25 in the civil case against Casey Anthony, brought by attorney's for Zenaida Fernandez Gonzalez.

The defense said it will continue depositions Friday with Orange County Sheriff's deputies.

http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2009/4/2/casey_attorney_deposes_anthony_family_investigator .html

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04-03-2009, 04:00 PM

Text Of Jim Hoover's Deposition In Civil Case

http://www.cfnews13.com/uploadedFiles/Stories/Local/Hoover%20Deposition.pdf

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04-03-2009, 04:07 PM

Casey Anthony buys chips, water, candy with out-of-state donations
Casey Anthony currently has more than $480 in jail account.

Sarah Lundy | Sentinel Staff Writer
9:22 AM EDT, April 3, 2009

Casey Anthony got a $100 money order from Ohio, $10 from California and $5 from Kansas.

As of Thursday, the mother charged with first-degree murder in the death of her daughter had $486 in her jail commissary account. So far, her father has deposited dough and strangers from throughout the county have sent money orders, according to jail records.

She uses the account to buy food and other items from the jail's commissary. Her order Thursday totaled $29. It included ponytail holders, tortilla chips, bottled water, cocoa, strawberry pop tarts and M&M peanuts, according to jail records.

At the Orange County Courthouse, her attorney, Jose Baez, plans to question more witnesses under oath today. The depositions are not open to the public.

On Monday, more investigative material is expected to be made public by prosecutors. Baez already has the information but the documents will be released to the media under the state's public record law.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-casey-anthony-040309,0,7870304.story

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04-03-2009, 04:31 PM

Anthony Attorney Questions Investigators
Baez Seeks Information On How Kronk's Tips Were Handled

POSTED: 12:11 pm EDT April 3, 2009
UPDATED: 12:36 pm EDT April 3, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Three more people involved in the case against Casey Anthony faced tough questions from attorney Jose Baez.

Much of the questioning was related to how meter reader Roy Kronk's tips were handled by authorities.

Baez said he hoped to learn more about why the Orange County Sheriff's Office dismissed Kronk's suspicions in August.

Baez wouldn't talk about Anthony or her reaction to learning of the discovery of a body along Suburban Drive near her Orange County home.

The body was later identified as that of her daughter, Caylee. Anthony was charged with murder and remains jailed awaiting her trial.

Baez wants to learn more from some of the key players in the case about the handling of Kronk's tips about Caylee's remains.

He was expected to question the detective who made the call on Aug. 12 not to send someone to investigate Kronk's call because the area had previously been searched. A sheriff's office supervisor who handled all the tips also was questioned.

"I would say yes, we've been very successful in getting a lot of information over the last several days. We're very happy with the progress," Baez said.

More developments are slated for next week in the Anthony case. Prosecutors will release three new discs of evidence on Monday.

George and Cindy Anthony are also scheduled to give separate sworn depositions in the Zenaida Gonzalez civil suit on Thursday.

http://www.wesh.com/news/19086840/detail.html

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04-04-2009, 03:45 PM

Baez: Successful Week Of Depositions In Casey Anthony Case
Saturday, April 04, 2009 7:49:54 AM

ORLANDO -- Depositions have wrapped up for the week in the Case Against Casey, and Jose Baez says they've been successful.

The supervisor of meter reader Roy Kronk was questioned Friday, as well as Orange County Sheriff's investigators.

The concern is the first time Kronk phoned in about finding Caylee Anthony's remains.

Kronk called months before her body was found and Baez said he wants to know what happened the first time around.

"Why law enforcement behaved in the way they did and why this case was investigated in that way, and in hopes that if a more thorough job would have been done, we believe there could have been something to help us exonerate our clients," Baez said.

Richard Cain, the deputy who was sent to investigate the scene the first time around, did not show up for questioning Friday.

The state is expected to release more documents next week.

http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2009/4/3/did_lee_anthony_lead_investigators_to_caylees_rema ins.html

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04-04-2009, 03:52 PM

Family Has Secret Plan For Caylee Memorial Land
Attorney: Buyer Would Block Permanent Memorial

POSTED: 6:27 pm EDT April 3, 2009
UPDATED: 11:56 am EDT April 4, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- An attorney for Casey Anthony's family said Friday someone is working on a plan to block a permanent memorial at the site where their granddaughter's body was found.

"That's not where they want to remember...Caylee Marie being," Brad Conway told WESH 2.

Caylee's remains were found in December 2008 in woods on Suburban Drive in Orange County. Her mother, Casey Anthony, is charged with first-degree murder in connection with Caylee's death.

A makeshift memorial has grown on the site since December, but the land is for sale. Some people, including bounty hunter Leonard Padilla, propose a permanent memorial on the site.

Conway, who represents Cindy and George Anthony, said someone sympathetic to the Anthony family is working on a deal to buy the land where the Anthony's granddaughter was discovered and use it for something other than a Caylee memorial.

"They would rather have something that is a living memorial, something that children can play at," Conway said.

Padilla, who once worked with the Anthony family, has said he wanted to buy the land for $50,000 to put up a Caylee memorial.

The half-acre parcel's owner is from Winter Park and the asking price is $89,000. The real estate agent for the property did not return phone calls or text messages seeking comment.

Padilla also did not return a call for comment, and Conway would not elaborate on who is helping the family.

Caylee and Casey Anthony lived with Cindy and George Anthony not far from the parcel.

Conway's comments came on the same day that defense attorney Jose Baez finished a series of depositions of corrections officers. Baez was seeking information about a video that was taken in Orange County Jail on the day a child's remains were found that sources say shows Casey Anthony doubling over at the news.

The remains were identified later as Caylee.

Baez said he will be seeking to have a judge throw out the video.

http://www.wesh.com/news/19090460/detail.html

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04-05-2009, 04:07 PM

Casey Anthony case: George talks to WKMG and says what?
posted by halboedeker on Apr 5, 2009 10:00:51 AM

WKMG-Channel 6 this morning heralded its "exclusive interview" with George Anthony.

The station said he "breaks his silence and talks only to Local 6." He is the father of Casey Anthony, who is charged with the murder of her daughter, Caylee.

WKMG anchor Ramin Khalili said, "Yesterday the Anthonys invited Local 6 along for a maiden voyage of the S.S. Caylee Marie. The boat is billed as an extreme search-and-rescue vessel. Kid Finders Network raised about $30,000 in donations to make the purchase and then custom-designed the boat as well. It's outfitted with the latest technology that some police forces and police boats don't even have."

Then George talked briefly about the boat's sonar and design. That's all. So much for the buildup to this "report."

Khaili continued: "The Anthonys are also busy planning the Caylee foundation. The primary purpose will be to help families who are dealing with a lost or missing child. Tonight at 11 o'clock, you're going to want to watch this, more of our interview with George Anthony. How he feels he can help families deal with tragedies similar to his family's own."

I'm no fan of promos masquerading as reports. Did George say anything interesting? Well, I guess we'll have to tune in at 11.

But I'm not hopeful. Do you think George can "help families deal with tragedies similar to his family's own"? Does Caylee's strange saga parallel those of lost or missing children? Will George say anything about his suicide attempt? Are you interested in celebrating the controversial Kid Finders Network? There's a lot stacked against this "exclusive" interview.

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2009/04/casey-anthony-case-george-talks-to-wkmg-and-says-what-.html

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04-05-2009, 04:10 PM

Anthonys Take S.S. Caylee Marie On Maiden Voyage
Couple's Daughter Remains Jailed In Caylee's Death

POSTED: Sunday, April 5, 2009
UPDATED: 9:48 am EDT April 5, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- George and Cindy Anthony were aboard the S.S. Caylee Marie, a boat billed as an "extreme" search and rescue vessel, when it went on its maiden voyage Saturday.

The Kid Finders Network raised about $30,000 in donations to purchase the boat, which is outfitted with the latest technology, including equipment some police forces do not possess.

The Anthonys said they are planning a "Caylee Foundation," which will have a primary purpose of helping families that are dealing with a missing child.

The Anthonys' daughter, Casey Anthony, is charged with murder in the death of Caylee Marie Anthony, who was 2 years old when she was reported missing over the summer. Caylee's remains were found in December.

Casey Anthony remains jailed in her daughter's death.

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/19098619/detail.html#-

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04-06-2009, 01:15 PM

More Documents Released In Anthony Case
Hundreds Of Pages Of New Material Coming

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Prosecutors released more evidence Monday in the case against Casey Anthony.

Hundreds of pages of new material were released Monday morning. The information includes documents, images, audio, and videos of interviews with Anthony and others.

Video | New Images | Forum

The information was contained on three DVD's, including one that shows investigators with Casey Anthony in October after she was indicted on a charge of first-degree murder. She appeared weepy and sorrowful at an earlier news conference at her attorney's office, but just a few hours later at the Orange County Sheriff's Office, she laughed and joked with detectives. She accused law enforcement of not taking her up on previous offers to talk.

"We have discussed before that we would be sitting down together ... and speaking with law enforcement or listening to all the questions that you have and discussing it and we would go from there ... and nobody has taken us up on that," Anthony said.

Watch Casey Anthony Interview | Part 2 | Part 3

There also are audio recordings of Anthony's boyfriend, Tony Lazzaro, meeting with Lee Anthony On July 29. Lazzaro agreed to work with detectives, and the meeting was secretly taped. Lee Anthony didn't seem to have any inside information about what happened to Caylee, but he questioned his sister's honesty.

"It's not Casey's nature. It's not something that, you know, she would do, that she would knowingly do ... I don't know if there was an accident or what the situation is," Lee Anthony said during the meeting.

Lee Anthony and Lazzaro laughed at how ridiculous it seemed when Casey Anthony told them she hadn't seen Caylee in a month.

"I remember her giving me that call ... that she hadn't seen Caylee ... She tells my mom, you and everybody, 'She's with the Nanny;' she's wherever, you know," Lee Anthony said.

There were also conversations released of detectives talking with Richard Cain, the Orange County Sheriff's Office deputy who was called to the scene where Caylee Anthony eventually was found in Orange County.

WESH 2 is reviewing the material and will be posting it online throughout the day.

Anthony, 23, is behind bars charged with the murder of her daughter, Caylee.

Caylee's body was found in December in a wooded area along Suburban Drive in Orange County after she was reported missing over the summer.

http://www.wesh.com/news/19103233/detail.html

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04-06-2009, 01:18 PM

Videos, New Pics Released In Anthony Case
Woman, 23, Remains Jailed In Daughter's Death

POSTED: Monday, April 6, 2009
UPDATED: 12:50 pm EDT April 6, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Prosecutors on Monday released hours of taped interviews by detectives investigating the slaying of Caylee Anthony, and they say the evidence links the toddler's mother, Casey Anthony, to the death.

The new files, released on DVDs, show an interview between Anthony and the FBI on Oct. 14 -- the day a grand jury indicted her on murder charges in the death of her daughter, Caylee -- Anthony said repeatedly that she and her attorney, Jose Baez, would be willing to talk to detectives about Caylee’s disappearance.

"We have discussed before that we have no problems sitting down together, him and I, speaking to law enforcement, or listening to the questions you have, him and I, discussing it, and we go from there," Anthony said.

Anthony then called Baez to arrange the meeting with the FBI.

"She invoked (her attorney-client privilege), but she also said her exasperation is the same as ours," an FBI agent said to Baez on the phone. "You guys want the opportunity to speak to law enforcement face to face. And if you guys are interested in that, let’s get that done. Quit the finger-pointing."

While awaiting Baez's arrival, Anthony talked about her then-missing daughter.

"I as a mom, I know in my gut -- there's a feeling as a parent you know certain things about your child, you can feel that connection, and I still have that feeling, that presence -- I know that she's alive. Whether you have a bucket load of evidence downstairs that contradicts that and says otherwise, or all you have is speculation or nothing at all," Anthony said.

The video then shows FBI agent Nick Savage informing Casey Anthony that they have a lot of evidence against her.

"We have more than speculation. We have a lot," he said.

When Baez arrived at the jail, it appeared as if he and his client would answer questions.

"He's going to ask you a question. You don't say anything else other than the answer," Baez said to Anthony.

"We would listen and discuss it, and if we have something to respond, we'll respond," Casey Anthony said.

"Do you want to speak to me in private, so we can clarify this?" Baez asked Casey Anthony.

"Yes," she said.

Baez and Casey Anthony were then escorted to another room that contained no cameras and microphones, and when they returned, Baez announced that his client would not answer any questions.

"I'll just go ahead and state for the record that she's invoking her right to counsel, and at this time requests to go to the jail," Baez said.

It's not known if Casey Anthony genuinely wanted to answer the questions.

Another DVD shows a two-hour conversation between Casey Anthony's brother, Lee Anthony, and her former boyfriend, Anthony Lazzaro, who allowed police to place four cameras in his car to tape the dialogue.

"Does she realy like to lie a lot?" Lazzaro asked.

"My sister -- ever since middle school and high school -- I don't know if I can even say that now. Was she doing it -- telling white lies -- to better herself or just to do it. I want to figure out which Casey I'm dealing with," Lee Anthony said.

Check back with ClickOrlando.com later for video of the entire conversation.

Never before seen images were also released on Monday, including pictures that the state thinks shows a connection between the wooded lot where Caylee's remains were found and the home of Casey Anthony's parents, where Caylee lived with her mother.

A gas can found in the shed at the east Orange County home had a piece of duct tape and the name of the tape manufacturer -- Henkel -- is seen on the outside of the duct tape.

Casey Anthony's defense team has said that Henkel is a popular brand of duct tape.

Another image showed Casey Anthony playing with Caylee, who was wearing pink-striped pants. They may be the pants Caylee was wearing when she was last seen alive.

Interviews with Roy Kronk, the utility worker who first alerted authorities to remains of a body in August, and the deputies who first responded to those calls, were also released.

There are also interviews with jail guards who oversaw Anthony when her daughter's remains were found. A jail supervisor said in one of the interviews that Casey Anthony, asked jail medical staff for a sedative after learning of the discovery of the remains. DNA tests later showed the remains belonged to her daughter.

Casey Anthony, 23, is set to stand trial in October on a first-degree murder charge. She is accused of killing her daughter, whose remains were found in the woods in east Orange County last December. Caylee was 2 years old when she was reported missing in July.

Casey Anthony claimed that Caylee was kidnapped by a baby sitter and has pleaded not guilty. She remains jailed in Orange County.

Hundreds of volunteers helped search for Caylee after she was reported missing over the summer; the case has received worldwide media attention.

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/19103348/detail.html#-

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04-06-2009, 01:36 PM

More Evidence Released In Casey Anthony Case

Posted: 8:00 am EDT April 6, 2009Updated: 12:59 pm EDT April 6, 2009
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Eyewitness News has obtained a new batch of evidence in the case against Casey Anthony. The State Attorney's Office in Orlando on Monday released three DVDs containing video and audio interviews along with other evidence and numerous Photobucket images.

The evidence includes Casey talking to investigators the day she was indicted and an undercover video of her brother Lee Anthony talking to her ex boyfriend, Tony Lazarro.

LEE CONVERSATION: Pt.1| Pt.2 | Pt.3 | Pt.4
CASEY PHOTOS: Evidence | Personal
IMAGES: Lee Talks To Casey's Ex
http://www.wftv.com/news/19103711/detail.html#-

The surveillance video of the conversation between Casey's former boyfriend Tony Lazarro and her brother Lee Anthony was released Monday. Lazarro cooperated with investigators by installing a hidden camera inside a car. The video shows an unfiltered conversation discussing the events surrounding Caylee disappearance including a clip showing Lees reaction to the smell in his sister's car.

"I just went, holy s**t, I couldn't even describe it smelled like garbage, but I couldn't describe. It's something you don't want to, but you actually have to smell. It was atrocious," said Lee.

In the other video that was released, Casey Anthony sat and joked with the FBI and Orange County detectives on the day she was indicted. She spoke more about her frustration over all the publicity than she did about anything else.

Detectives were trying to get her to tell them where Caylee was.

"Are there cameras in all the rooms?" asked Casey.

Casey Anthony was more concerned about the media reporting her indictment than she was about Caylee. Her second question was not about Caylee either.

"Here's my question: I know a lot of people have been asking this. I thought grand juries were supposed to be secret, but it was released to the media right off the bat," Casey said.

When the FBI agent defended the media for helping to find missing kids, Casey changed her tune immediately.

"The exposure has helped bring in so many tips for my daughter," she said.

Even as detectives tried to get her to break down, open up and put an end to the mystery of where Caylee was Casey wouldn't budge.

"I know in my gut. The feeling as a parent, you know certain things about your child. You can feel that connection and I still have that feeling that presence. I know she's alive. Whether you have a bucket load of evidence, or speculation, or nothing at all," stated Casey.

Casey claimed she was willing to open up to detectives all along, but when they cornered her and said, "Let's do it" she called her attorney to sheriff's headquarters and once again she refused.

Nearly two months later, Caylee's remains were found and that cool and calm Casey Anthony, Eyewitness News was told, Hyperventilated and asked for medication.

Prosecutors released documents in February showing the same type of laundry bag, duct tape and plastic bag discovered with the child's body also were found in the house where Caylee lived.

Casey Anthony was charged with first-degree murder after her daughter Caylee was found dead in December, months after disappearing.

She claims that Caylee was kidnapped by a baby sitter and has pleaded not guilty. A month passed before authorities were notified of her disappearance.

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04-06-2009, 03:40 PM

State releases more documents in Casey Anthony case

Amy L. Edwards, Sarah Lundy and Bianca Prieto | Sentinel Staff Writers
3:25 PM EDT, April 6, 2009

3:25 p.m.

The deputy sheriff who failed to find the remains of Caylee Marie Anthony in August told investigators different versions about what happened when he checked out a tip about something suspicious in the woods near the girl's home, reports released today show.

In one interview about what happened Aug. 13, Deputy Richard Cain told investigators he found a couple of trash bags and when he picked up one of the bags, leaves and sticks fell out.

In a different interview a few hours later, Cain said he didn't pick up a bag and he didn't touch anything and he used his baton to poke around what he said he had found: sticks, twigs and "something the size of a leaf."

He could have found a piece of something like a garbage bag or a piece of dark clothing.

An Orange County meter reader, Roy Kronk, called in the tip and waited nearby as Cain checked out the woods.

When he emerged from the woods, he told Kronk: "I found some stuff in there but there's nothing in it," according to the documents.

The investigators -- Corp. Yuri Melich and Sgt. John Allen – wanted to know if Cain had asked Kronk to show him what the meter reader had found earlier. Cain said he didn't and he acknowledged under questioning that doing so would have been "reasonable."

The interview with Cain was conducted in Dec. 18, a week after Caylee Marie's remains were found.

Cain said he called or emailed someone, probably Crimeline, in August about how he just checked out the tip.

But when asked why he didn't contact invesitgators after the remains were found Dec. 11, Cain said he thought detectives already had that information because he "thought all this stuff was kind of connected" by computers.

2:51 p.m.

Orange County Corrections Lt. Tammy Unser described how Casey Anthony collapsed in a chair after she saw WFTV-Channel 9 news report about child remains discovered near her home on Dec. 11.

"She never appeared to cry but continued to breathe rapidly," Unser told detectives hours after Caylee's remains were found on Suburban Drive. The wooded area is less than a mile from the Anthony family home.

The corrections officer said she escorted Casey Anthony to the medical clinic around 11:35 a.m. so she could view the TV and "see what was happening" before her attorney arrived. The mental health staff, Unser said, also would be able to watch her and offer services if needed.

"She walked into the medical clinic and immediately looked at the TV, which was on Ch. 9," Unser said in a taped interview.

After she collapsed, her hands became sweaty and red blotches appeared on her neck. She didn't look at the TV anymore but she could hear reports about the body of a small child found near the Anthony home. "She definitely heard all of that," Unser said.

After 10 minutes, the mental health staff determined Casey Anthony had "had enough."

Unser escorted Casey Anthony to a conference room where a psychologist spoke to her. He wanted to make sure she wasn't going to harm herself, Unser said. Casey Anthony assured both Unser and the psychologist that she would not.

She requested a sedative and asked when her attorney was going to arrive. Unser told her that she assumed he was on his way.

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http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-casey-anthony-discovery-040609,0,5750057.story

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04-07-2009, 03:53 PM

Jail Officer Interviews Should Not Have Been Released

Posted: 10:02 am EDT April 7, 2009Updated: 10:18 am EDT April 7, 2009
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Eyewitness News obtained hours of new DVD interviews, pictures and audio Monday in the case against Casey Anthony, including audio interviews with two jail officers that apparently shouldn't have been released.

Prosecutors told Eyewitness News they mistakenly released the recordings of the jail officers who saw Casey on December 11, the day Caylee's remains were found. At the time, it was still unknown if the remains were in fact those of Caylee.

The officers said Casey heard the news on the radio in her jail cell and saw WFTV's special report, in which investigators found what they believed were Caylee's remains less than a half-mile from the Anthony home.

The audiotapes were supposed to be held until a judge ruled on a defense request to keep them away from the public.

INTERVIEWS RELEASED WITH JAIL OFFICERS WHO SAW CASEY

A jail lieutenant said the only time Casey Anthony ever had an emotional reaction, ever, at the jail was the morning of December 11 when she saw WFTV's report that Caylee's remains had probably been found near her house (listen to Unser interview). There was no reaction like that the month before over a similar report at Blanchard Park that turned out to be bogus.

As the evidence closed in on Casey Anthony on December 11, the likely discovery of her daughter Caylee's remains less than a half-mile from her house, she complained to a jail officer that her handcuffs were getting tighter.

"She collapsed into the chair and started to, what appeared to be, hyperventilating," Lt. Tammy Unser told investigators during an afternoon interview on December 11. "Her hands started to sweat. She started rubbing them profusely. She was in the waist chains and handcuffs and she kept saying the waist chains kept getting tighter and tighter and will you please loosen them."

The jail had tried to keep her away from the televisions at the jail once the news broke on the morning of December 11, but she found out about it anyway.

"She had her own radio and she was listening. She was showing emotional distress," Sgt. Billy Richardson told investigators (listen to Richardson interview).

Jail officers said they took her to the medical clinic at the jail, where there was a television. Casey tried not to look, but she heard that the body of a small child had been found. She didn't cry. The jail was making sure she didn't try to hurt herself.

"She showed signs of despair. She was pulling herself in. She was bent over, hyperventilating. She said she was sick to her stomach," Richardson said.

"She said, 'No, no, I'm not going to hurt myself,'" Unser said. "She did ask for a sedative … That was not normal for her. That was the first drug she has taken in jail."

And Casey Anthony said something startling.

"She said, 'This is surreal. This can't be,'" Unser said. "Then she started talking about football."

Specifically, Unser said she started talking about the college championships. Casey also talked to the jail psychologist and then her attorney Jose Baez showed up.

Unser said that's when she held her head in her hands and cried. Later, she took a shower and said the sedative had settled her stomach and she calmed down.

In addition to the jail officer interviews, the state also released an October interview of Casey, video of an undercover interrogation with her brother Lee Anthony conducted by Casey's ex-boyfriend, as well as interviews with the deputy who couldn't find Caylee's body.

http://www.wftv.com/news/19115596/detail.html#-

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04-07-2009, 04:00 PM

Casey’s Reaction To Body Discovery Accidentally Leaked
Tuesday, April 07, 2009 1:03:25 PM

Reported by Jacqueline Fell

ORLANDO -- New details about how Casey Anthony reacted to news of a child’s remains found in December were accidentally released among hours of new interviews and hundreds of pages of documents made public Monday.

The state Attorney’s Office said they did not mean to release the recordings of Casey’s reactions until a judge made a decision on them.

The defense did not want the recordings to be released, and requested a judge to rule them private. No ruling had been made before Monday’s accidental release.

Lt. Tammy Uncer took Casey Anthony to a medical clinic in the Orange County Corrections Facility the day remains that would later be identified as Casey’s 2-year-old daughter, Caylee, were found just one-quarter mile from the Anthony home.

“She collapsed into the chair and started to, what appeared to be hyperventilating,” Uncer said. “She lost her breath. We told her a couple of times to take some deep breaths. She got real shallow breathing.”

Uncer said Casey never appeared to cry, but did ask for a sedative later to help calm her stomach. That was the first time Casey had taken any drug in jail.

Casey told Uncer she did not believe what was happening. According to Uncer, Casey said she could not cry, because “it wasn’t real.”

Then the conversation took a different turn.

“Then she started talking about football,” Uncer said. “Off the subject, she started talking about the national championship.”

When Casey’s attorney, Jose Baez, showed up, that was when she broke down, according to Uncer.

“He asked for tissues. She definitely was holding her head in her hands, crying,” Uncer said. “Her back was toward us, so I couldn’t see her facial expressions, but you could tell she was crying.”

Casey was put on psych watch, as officials were afraid she might hurt herself.

Uncer said Casey was allowed to take a shwoer and talk with a mental health counselor shortly afterward.

Jail officials said that was the first time they had seen any emotional reaction from Casey Anthony.

The judge was expected to rule on the audio files May 7.

A second recording, with a corrections sergeant, was also released by accident.

http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2009/4/7/caseys_reaction_to_body_discovery_accidentally_lea ked.html

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04-07-2009, 04:04 PM

Casey Anthony weeps, chuckles in evidence photos, videos
Prosecutors released hours of taped interviews, photos and other documents as part of its case against the 23-year-old mother who is accused of killing her daughter, Caylee.

By Amy L. Edwards and Sarah Lundy | Sentinel Staff Writers
April 7, 2009

After she was charged with murder in October, Casey Anthony chuckled with detectives before heading to jail.

But when she heard that a child's remains had been uncovered just blocks from her home, Casey Anthony collapsed in a jail chair, her hands became sweaty, red blotches appeared on her neck and she appeared to hyperventilate.

Casey Anthony's contrasting reactions were disclosed Monday when prosecutors released hours of taped interviews, photos and other documents as part of its case against the 23-year-old mother who is accused of killing her daughter.

When the remains — later determined to be Casey Anthony's 2-year-old daughter, Caylee Marie — were uncovered Dec. 11, Anthony watched a local news report in the jail clinic.

She requested a sedative and asked an Orange County Corrections employee to sit with her because "she didn't want to be alone," Lt. Tammy Unser told detectives.

Casey Anthony continued to breathe rapidly, spoke fast, but didn't cry.

She didn't talk about her case, either. Instead, Casey Anthony talked about football.

It wasn't until Casey Anthony's defense lawyer arrived and the two met that Unser saw the inmate "break down" and cry.

Investigators also released a two-hour video of Casey Anthony at the Sheriff's Office on the October afternoon she was indicted on a first-degree murder charge.

Casey Anthony chatted with investigators from the Sheriff's Office and FBI and chuckled.

Other evidence released Monday in the case:

•Three interviews between investigators and Roy Kronk, the meter reader who found Caylee's remains off Suburban Drive.

Kronk told investigators about the day he met Deputy Richard Cain in August to report his earlier suspicious sighting in the woods.

When Kronk told the deputy he thought he saw a human skull, the deputy started arguing with him. Kronk said Cain took two steps into the area, got to the water's edge of the swamp, and that was about it.

Kronk told sheriff's detectives Cain belittled him and basically told him he was wasting the county's money.

•Cain told investigators different versions about what happened when he checked out Kronk's tip.

Sheriff's detectives wanted to know if Cain asked Kronk to show him what he spotted earlier.

Cain said he didn't, and he acknowledged that doing so would have been "reasonable."

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/orl-casey-anthony-evidence-photos-040709,0,1814523.story

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04-07-2009, 07:36 PM

Zenaida's Lawyers Go After Anthonys' P.I.

Posted: 6:07 pm EDT April 7, 2009
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Lawyers representing Zenaida Gonzalez are going after the Anthony family's private investigator for missing his deposition. Dominic Casey asked a judge to delay the deposition so he could hire a new attorney. However, he never showed.

Zenaida's lawyers want a judge to find him in contempt and sanction him for their expenses.

Dominic Casey's private eye license could also be in jeopardy after a judge found that he divulged defense secrets to detectives investigating the Caylee Anthony murder.

http://www.wftv.com/news/19120795/detail.html#-

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04-07-2009, 07:40 PM

Fla. Bar Launches Another Investigation Into Baez
Baez Accused Of Asking P.I. To Not Call 911 If Caylee's Remains Found

POSTED: Tuesday, April 7, 2009
UPDATED: 6:02 pm EDT April 7, 2009

The Florida Bar has launched an investigation into Casey Anthony's defense attorney, Jose Baez.

Allegations have been made against Baez that he told private investigator Dominic Casey to avoid calling 911 if he found Caylee Anthony's remains.

No proof has been offered that the conversation actually took place, but the Florida Bar has begun an investigation into the matter, to see whether Baez violated any rules. The bar would not confirm who made the complaints, but did confirm that several complaints were made.

"Like I've told everyone all along, the defense has not done anything unethical," Baez said.

Home video of Casey searching the woods where Caylee's remains were later found was released several months ago by Geraldo Rivera. Baez allegedly told Casey to stay quiet if he were to find the body.

Casey searched the wooded area off Suburban Drive three times in the month before Caylee's remains were discovered. Casey told detectives in an interview in January he never found the remains, but if he had, he would have done the right thing.

"I wouldn't have moved. I would have said a prayer. I would have called 911 and I would have stood right there -- if I were to have found Caylee Marie I would not move from that spot," Casey told detectives.

Casey told detectives in that interview that someone asked him to keep quiet if he found the body. Parts of that interview were determined by a judge to be confidential and were not released to the public.

Baez called the allegations "ridiculous."

The defense team issued a statement on Tuesday, which said, "Mr. Baez has done nothing unethical throughout the investigation and as Casey Anthony's defense lawyer. He and his counsel will respond at the appropriate time to refute any and all of untrue allegations."

Casey declined to talk to Local 6 News about the matter.

Earlier this year the bar looked into allegations that Baez was unethically brokering book or movie deals. The bar cleared Baez of any wrongdoing.

Whoever filed the recent complaints signed a sworn affidavit that they believed an ethics violation may have occurred.

Casey Anthony is charged with first-degree murder in the death of her daugher Caylee.

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/19120145/detail.html#-

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04-07-2009, 07:43 PM

George Anthony: Casey's 'A Good Mother'
Grandfather Of Slain Toddler Opens Up In Interview

POSTED: Tuesday, April 7, 2009
UPDATED: 11:13 am EDT April 7, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- George Anthony opened up in his first candid interview since learning of his granddaughter's death.

Local 6 News reporter Adam Longo joined Anthony on the maiden voyage of the S.S. Caylee Marie on Lake Underhill and spoke with him about his daughter, Casey Anthony, and how he wants to remember Caylee Anthony.

"I think about Casey every single day," George Anthony said. "She's my daughter. I'm going to support her no matter what. I'm not giving up on her."

Casey Anthony is due to stand trial later this year. She is charged with first-degree murder in the death of her 2-year-old daughter Caylee.

"Casey's a good lady. She's a good mother. She's a good woman," George Anthony said. "I really think what she's going through right now is unfair. She's been tried. I wouldn't want to be tried that way."

George Anthony praised his daughter's legal team, and said he knows how difficult the next few months and the trial will be for his daughter.

"She's got a tough road ahead of her, but I really think the defense team she has, Jose and the people with him, I think they're doing a good job," George Anthony said.

George Anthony also commented on the plans to turn the land where Caylee's remains were found into a memorial.

"I don't want her memorialized down the end of our street," George Anthony said. "It's hard for me to talk about that now. I haven't even been down there."

He said the family hopes to build a park where they and others can pay their respects to Caylee.

"There's not a day that goes by that we don’t think about her," George Anthony said. "The song of Caylee that was sung at our memorial, that's played every single day inside of our cars when we're out."

George said he and his wife Cindy want to assist other families in need. They're planning a foundation where they'll be able to send a group to assist families dealing with similar circumstances.

The Kid Finders Network raised about $30,000 in donations to purchase the S.S. Caylee Marie, which is outfitted with the latest technology, including equipment some police forces do not possess. It will be used as an "extreme" search and rescue vessel.

"You can search a lake this size in just minutes rather than having to send divers in," Dennis Milstead of the Kid Finders Network said.

"We want to be an extension of the sheriff's office that can use the equipment he has here," George Anthony said.

George Anthony said the boat is now his life's work.

"I haven't been working since November of last year. I feel this is what I need to do. It's taken me 50 years to know what I should do with the rest of my life," George Anthony said.

He said the family is proud of the donations raised to fund the boat, but they hope they never have to use it.

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/19115776/detail.html#-

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04-07-2009, 08:28 PM

Caylee crime scene under
contract
Half-acre land could soon have a new
owner

Last Edited: Tuesday, 07 Apr 2009, 7:09 PM EDT
Created On: Tuesday, 07 Apr 2009, 7:07 PM EDT

* HOLLY BRISTOW | FOX 35 News

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) - The property where Caylee Anthony 's remains were found could soon have a new owner. FOX 35 confirmed on Tuesday that a contract has been signed on half-acre property off Suburban Drive.

It was listed for sale at $89,900 in mid March. The moment the public found out the land was on the market, offers started rolling in, one of which came from Leonard Padill a. Padilla is a bounty hunter who assisted in the search for Caylee early in the investigation.

Last month, FOX 35 asked George Anthony , Caylee's grandfather, what he thought about Padilla's interest in the property. "I'm not going to even comment about that. I'd rather not even get into that," Anthony told us with disgust.

Padilla was offering $50,000 cash. Padilla's assistant told FOX 35 that he wanted to buy the lot to put up a memorial. The Anthony's attorney, Brad Conway, tells FOX 35 Padilla did not get the property. He assures me it was sold to a "good person who has good intentions."

The Anthonys have said that they hope the property gets fenced-off, and they want the makeshift memorial, which has been present for months, to come down.

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/040709_Caylee_crime_scene_under_contract

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04-08-2009, 08:20 PM

Case Against Casey Anthony Could Be in Jeopardy After Confidential Evidence Released

Wednesday, April 08, 2009

The murder case against Casey Anthony could be in jeopardy after tapes of her reaction to news that her daughter's remains had been found were mistakenly released to the public.

The Florida State Attorney's Office said the video and audio tapes of Anthony and two corrections officers were accidentally included in discovery released Tuesday, MyFOXOrlando.com reported.

As result, the public now can hear and see how she reacted when she first got word that the bones of her missing daughter Caylee Anthony were found in a plastic bag in a wooded lot.

Lt. Tammy Unser, one of the officers present, said Anthony "collapsed into a chair and started to do what appeared to be hyperventilating" when she heard the news on Dec.11, according to MyFOXOrlando.com.

But neither the audio nor the video recordings of the incident were supposed to be released to the media until Judge Stan Strickland heard an emergency motion filed by Anthony's defense team, the station said.

The mistake could turn into a significant advantage for Anthony's lawyers, according to local defense attorney Diana Tennis.

"This is the kind of thing that gets people new trials," she told the station. "Everybody has a right to strict confidence of their conversation with their lawyer. Just because you're in jail doesn't mean you have any less of a right."

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04-08-2009, 08:23 PM

Friend: Casey Wanted To Commit Herself
Annie Downing Tells Investigators Anthony Was Chronic Liar

POSTED: Wednesday, April 8, 2009
UPDATED: 7:04 pm EDT April 8, 2009

Casey Anthony's former best friend spoke to investigators about time she spent with the Anthony family immediately after Anthony was released on bond the first time.

Annie Downing stayed at the Anthony family home on Hope Spring Drive in east Orlando for one night in the summer of 2008.

Downing told investigators that Anthony did not give her a good idea of what happened to Caylee Anthony, but Downing said if Anthony did kill her daughter, she would not have acted alone.

"If Casey harmed Caylee, she didn't do it alone. I know that for sure. Casey's not that smart," Downing said.

Downing said Anthony was an overprotective mother to Caylee, who was 2 when she disappeared in July. Caylee's body was discovered near the Anthonys' home in December.

Anthony is charged with first-degree murder in Caylee's death.

During the recorded interrogation, Downing told investigators Anthony lied often. She said she always thought Anthony was a liar, but no one ever accused her of it.

"Everything I knew or thought I knew about her was a lie," Downing said.

Downing recounted a time before Caylee went missing when Anthony came to her with a serious problem.

"There was one time I do recall her basically having an emotional breakdown," Downing said. She did not specify what the problem was.

Downing told investigators Anthony told her she wanted to commit herself to a mental institution.

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/19131357/detail.html#-

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04-09-2009, 03:27 PM

George Anthony Denies Meeting 'Zanny' The Nanny
Thursday, April 09, 2009 3:15:52 PM

ORLANDO -- George and Cindy Anthony are being deposed in the civil case against their daughter, Casey Anthony by lawyers for Zenaida Gonzalez Thursday.

The deposition for George Anthony began at 10:30 a.m. at the Law Offices of Morgan & Morgan. The video of that deposition will be available at ForThePeople.com

The deposition started with questions about Casey's work history at Universal Studios. George said Casey was working full-time with a variety of hours. Anthony said Casey did not pay rent but helped out with households expenses.

At first Anthony said he did not hear a description of Zenaida Gonzalez until July 2008 when Caylee went missing. Later in the deposition he said that he might have heard the name a year earlier and he was under the impression that "Zanny" was watching Caylee. He said Casey told him that she met "Zanny" through working at Universal Studios.

"Do you believe there is a 'Zanny'?" Anthony was asked during the deposition.

"I have a belief in my daughter. ... I still believe there is a 'Zanny' out there," George Anthony said.

Anthony said he has never seen "Zanny" the babysitter, nor has he seen the person who was sitting in the deposition room who was identifed as Zenaida Gonzalez.

Cindy Anthony will be deposed at 1:30 p.m.

The Anthonys arrived with their attorney Brad Conway around 9:55 a.m. Thursday.

Attorneys for Gonzalez say Cindy is key in the case because she spoke publicly about the nanny when Casey could not.

Gonzalez said Casey ruined her life by saying a nanny with the same name abducted her daughter.

Gonzalez is suing for more than $15,000 in punitive damages for loss of her job and public humiliation.

Meanwhile, a new hearing is scheduled in the criminal case.

The Emergency Motion for Protective Order, which was filed on March 11, will be heard May 7 at 4 p.m. before Judge Stan Strickland.

http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2009/4/9/george_cindy_anthony_to_be_deposed_today.html

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04-09-2009, 03:29 PM

Caylee Doll Makers Sued By Attorney General
Thursday, April 09, 2009 1:19:05 PM

JACKSONVILLE -- Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum has filed a lawsuit against the maker of the Caylee Sunshine Doll and the Michael Vick Chew Toy.

The Attorney General's office said the company, Showbiz Promotions, misrepresented where the proceeds of the sale would go. Profits from the sale of the doll were to benefit the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and profits from the chew toy were to be directed to local animal shelters and organizations. However, McCollum said, little or no contribution had been made to date to those organizations either by Showbiz Promotions, or its owner, Jaime Salcedo.

Showbiz Promotions originally listed the Caylee Sunshine doll, which sings "You Are My Sunshine" when its belly is pushed, for $29.99. They said it was a tribute to Caylee Anthony, the Orlando girl whose mother is now awaiting trial in her death.

In late January, an online statement from company President Jaime Salcedo said public reaction to the doll had prompted them to suspend its release.

"It was our intention to begin the sale of the Sunshine Caylee Doll at 12 p.m. January 27, 2009," Salcedo said. "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."

The Attorney General’s Economic Crimes Division began investigating Salcedo and Showbiz Promotions after receiving over 200 complaints about the sale of the Michael Vick dog chew toy in 2008.

The lawsuit requests the Duval County Circuit Court issue a permanent injunction prohibiting the defendants from operating www.cayleedoll.com and from engaging in any activity in violation of the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act.

The Attorney General is also seeking civil penalties in the amount of $10,000 per willful violation of the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act.

http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2009/4/9/caylee_doll_makers_sued_by_attorney_general.html

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04-09-2009, 03:39 PM

Questions in civil case annoy Casey Anthony's father
'I'm getting ready to walk out,' George Anthony announces to attorney representing Zenaida Gonzalez

Sarah Lundy | Sentinel Staff Writer
2:51 PM EDT, April 9, 2009

Today's Updates
2:50 p.m.

The 93-page transcript of George Anthony has been released. A reporter is reading it and will update.

George Anthony started off a bit combative with the lawyer for Zenaida Gonzalez. He did not want to go into details about what daughter Casey Anthony bought for the family house and how much money he gave her while she and her daughter Caylee lived there.

He said he had never heard of Gonzalez until July of 2008. He did hear the name "Zanny" from his daughter a year prior to Caylee's disappearance. George Anthony even corrected the way attorney Keith Mitnik pronounced "Zanny."

Many of the questions make him angry.

"Brad, I'm getting ready to end this. I'm getting ready to walk out," he said to his lawyer Brad Conway at one point.

In a related matter, the maker of a doll inspired by Caylee Marie Anthony was sued today by the Attorney General.

1:41 p.m.

Lawyers began questioning Cindy Anthony under oath around 1:30 p.m.

George Anthony finished shortly before 12:30 p.m.

Attorney John Morgan said George Anthony responded to a lot of questions but refused to answer some, including details about an incident when Casey Anthony kept him from looking into the trunk of her car and a conversation he had about the ladder on the side of their pool.

He plans to request the judge to force George Anthony to answer those questions, Morgan said.

The lawyer -- who is representing Zenaida Gonzalez -- was surprised to learn that George Anthony did not know about the tip that sent private investigator Dominic Casey looking in the wooded area near the Anthony home in November.

George Anthony said he learned about this after the remains were found a month later, Morgan said. And George Anthony heard the tip came from a psychic.

Casey Anthony's attorney, Jonathan Kasen, was not at the deposition. Morgan said he was "shocked" that her attorney hasn't attended any of the depositions. He said Anthony had even filed a counter claim against his client.

When asked why he's asking about the crime, Morgan said he can clear his client's name by proving who committed the crime.

"Who committed this murder has everything to with Zenaida Gonzalez," Morgan said. "Whoever committed this murder means Zenaida didn't."

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http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-casey-anthony-civil-case-040909,0,6179979.story

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04-09-2009, 03:44 PM

George Anthony: I Believe There Is A 'Zany'
Interview With Ex-Fiance Reveals Sordid Sex Claim, Violence In Home

POSTED: 6:28 am EDT April 9, 2009
UPDATED: 3:26 pm EDT April 9, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- George Anthony said he never heard the name Zenaida Gonzalez until July 2008, but he did hear his daughter talk about "Zany" a year before that.

Anthony made his comments while giving sometimes contentious deposition Thursday morning in a civil suit. His wife, Cindy, is giving her deposition now. (WESH 2 will be posting video of the depositions as they become available; See George Anthony video about "Zany" and read his transcript.)

"I still believe there's a Zanny out there," Anthony said during his deposition.

He said he has never seen the Zany who is a babysitter for his granddaughter, Caylee, whose remains were found in Orange County woods in December 2008.

He would not answer whether his wife still believed a babysitter existed. The family's attorney said conversations between the couple were privileged communication between a husband and wife.

The Anthonys arrived at the offices of attorney John Morgan in downtown Orlando Thursday morning.

Zenaida Gonzalez of Kissimmee said Casey Anthony damaged her reputation by saying a woman by the same name kidnapped Caylee Anthony last summer. Gonzalez said she lost her job and her life was ruined as a result.

The Anthony family said it was not the same Gonzalez that took Caylee. Their daughter, Casey Anthony, is charged with first-degree murder in connection with Caylee's death.

Gonzalez is suing Casey Anthony for defamation.

The interviews come one day after a bizarre twist in the Anthony investigation after an allegation surfaced that Casey Anthony's brother, Lee Anthony, tried to pressure his sister to have sex with him.

The sordid claim came after rampant rumors on the Internet that Lee Anthony was the biological father of Caylee Anthony.

Casey Anthony is charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of her daughter Caylee, who was reported missing last summer. Caylee's body was found in December 2008 not far from the Anthony family home in Orange County.

Video | Audio & Transcripts

Evidence released earlier in the year showed the FBI found the rumors credible enough to order Lee Anthony to take a paternity test that showed he was not Caylee's father.

But in a newly released interview between investigators and Casey Anthony's ex-fiance Jesse Grund, he claimed she told him her brother made sexual advances toward her.

Audio Excerpt On Sex Allegation

"Uhm, Casey uh, and Lee were at the house alone together and Casey, and Lee attempted to have sex with her," Grund said to investigators on Sept. 8, 2008. "My impression was that somehow he was trying to pressure her into it somehow."

Grund also told investigators that Lee Anthony told him shortly before Caylee went missing that Casey Anthony had a very violent fight with her mother.

Audio Excerpt: Fight Allegation

"Cindy confided in him that the reason, he thought, she felt that Casey ran off was there was a big fight between the two of them, and the fight concerned Casey not being home a lot and not bringing Caylee by," Grund said. "It got into a very heated argument, which turned physical, and Cindy started choking Casey."

The Anthony family has long questioned the credibility of Grund and suggested that, as Casey's ex-fiance, he may have had something to do with Caylee's disappearance.

http://www.wesh.com/news/19135484/detail.html

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04-09-2009, 03:46 PM

Ex-Boyfriend: Anthony Said Brother Made Sex Advance
Claim Comes In Newly Released Documents

Casey Anthony's ex-boyfriend told detectives that her brother Lee tried to pressure her to have sex.

In a newly released transcript and recording of a law enforcement interview with Anthony's ex-fiance Jesse Grund, Grund claims Anthony told him that her brother Lee had made sexual advances towards her.

"Uhm, Casey uh, and Lee were at the house alone together and Casey, and Lee attempted to have sex with her," Grund said to investigators on Sept. 8, 2008. "My impression was that somehow he was trying to pressure her into it somehow."

Grund said he was told in September 2005, but she didn't say exactly when the incident happened. (Audio Excerpt On Sex Allegation)

Rumors have long been rampant on the Internet that Lee Anthony was Caylee's biological father. There even has been speculation that the name "Cay-Lee" was a combination of Casey and Lee's names.

Evidence documents released earlier this year reveal Lee Anthony was ordered by the FBI to undergo a paternity test, which came back as negative, showing Lee was not Caylee's father.

But now, Grund's statements might add to the rumors that there was more than a brother-sister relationship between Casey and Lee Anthony.

Casey Anthony is charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of her daughter Caylee, who was reported missing last summer. Caylee's body was found in December 2008 not far from the Anthony family home in Orange County.

Hear Audio; Read Transcript | Watch The Story

Also in his interview, Grund is says Lee Anthony said his sister and their mother, Cindy Anthony, had a violent fight that led Casey Anthony to leave the home just before Caylee was reported missing. According to Grund, Lee Anthony said Cindy Anthony told him about the fight, which involved Cindy Anthony choking her daughter.

Grund, however, said Casey Anthony never mentioned the fight to him. (Audio Excerpt: Fight Allegation)

In past, Grund has called Casey Anthony a pathological liar.

On Thursday, Cindy Anthony and her husband, George, are schedule to give sworn testimony in the Zenaida Gonzalez' civil suit. Gonzalez, whose name Anthony used for the babysitter she said had taken Caylee, is suing Casey Anthony for defamation. She says that Anthony's false claims damaged her reputation and ability to get a job.

http://www.wesh.com/news/19129570/detail.html

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04-09-2009, 04:31 PM

Anthonys Questioned In Civil Case
Woman Suing Casey Anthony For $15,000

POSTED: Thursday, April 9, 2009
UPDATED: 3:45 pm EDT April 9, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- George Anthony was deposed Thursday in the civil case filed by a woman named Zenaida Gonzalez against his daughter, Casey Anthony.

His wife, Cindy Anthony, who arrived with a video camera and a tripod at the deposition, will be questioned under oath later in the day.

According to attorney John Morgan, George Anthony refused to answer a question about opening Casey Anthony's trunk and whether Cindy Anthony asked anyone to check the woods off Suburban Drive where Caylee Anthony's remains were eventually found.

The depositions were held at the offices of Morgan and Morgan in downtown Orlando.

Casey Anthony, 23, remains jailed on first-degree murder charges in the death of her daughter, Caylee, whose remains were found in December. Caylee was 2 years old when she was reported missing in July.

Casey Anthony claims that she left Caylee with a baby sitter named Zenaida Gonzalez at an apartment complex, but the pair was gone when she returned to pick up her daughter.

A woman with the same name as the baby sitter -- and who is the only person by that name to be linked to the apartment complex -- filed a defamation lawsuit against Casey Anthony, saying she lost her job and her reputation has been ruined by being connected to the case. She's seeking more than $15,000 in damages.

Gonzalez's attorney, John Morgan, will depose George and Cindy Anthony, who spoke out against the attorney in November.

"It's frivolous, and he needs to just get back to chasing the ambulances," said Cindy Anthony, referring to Morgan.

"Instead of talking about chasing ambulances, I would be talking about chasing after Caylee. I would be back in the woods," Morgan said in response.

Casey Anthony's brother, Lee Anthony, was deposed in the case in February and said that the woman suing his sister is not the same Zenaida Gonzalez to whom Casey Anthony was referring.

"I'm very happy one of the family pointed at me and said, 'It's not that Zenaida Gonzalez," Gonzalez said after Lee Anthony's deposition.

Meanwhile, Casey Anthony will appear in court next month in her criminal case as her attorney, Jose Baez, fights to block the release of video that shows his client's reaction when a child's remains were found.

Earlier this week, the state attorney's office mistakenly released audio recordings of a corrections officer detailing what happened. She said Casey Anthony hyperventilated upon hearing the news and requested sedatives.

The hearing is scheduled for May 7.

Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/19135790/detail.html#-

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04-09-2009, 08:54 PM

Cindy, George Anthony Give Tense Testimony
Interview With Ex-Fiance Reveals Sordid Sex Claim, Violence In Home

POSTED: 6:28 am EDT April 9, 2009
UPDATED: 8:21 pm EDT April 9, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- George Anthony said he never heard the name Zenaida Gonzalez until July 2008, but he did hear his daughter talk about "Zany" a year before that.

Anthony made his comments while giving sometimes contentious deposition Thursday morning in a civil suit. His wife, Cindy, finished her deposition late Thursday afternoon, going over some of the same ground as her husband. (See George Anthony video about "Zany" and read the transcripts of both George and Cindy Anthony.)

"I still believe there's a Zanny out there," George Anthony said during his deposition.

He said he has never seen the Zany who is a babysitter for his granddaughter, Caylee, whose remains were found in Orange County woods in December 2008.

Both George and Cindy Anthony got upset several times during hours of questioning. Each said the Zenaida Gonzalez in the civil suit is not the Zany their daughter mentioned.

George Anthony threatened to walk out, but he also turned and said he felt sorry for Gonzalez, who was at the depositions.

The Anthonys arrived at the offices of attorney John Morgan in downtown Orlando Thursday morning.

Video Excerpts And Transcript

Zenaida Gonzalez of Kissimmee said Casey Anthony damaged her reputation by saying a woman by the same name kidnapped Caylee Anthony last summer. Gonzalez said she lost her job and her life was ruined as a result.

The Anthony family said it was not the same Gonzalez that took Caylee. Their daughter, Casey Anthony, is charged with first-degree murder in connection with Caylee's death.

Gonzalez is suing Casey Anthony for defamation.

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http://www.wesh.com/news/19135484/detail.html

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04-09-2009, 08:57 PM

Cindy Anthony Angry After Deposition
Cindy And George Anthony Deposed By Lawyer For Woman Suing Casey Anthony

POSTED: Thursday, April 9, 2009
UPDATED: 6:52 pm EDT April 9, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The parents of Casey Anthony were deposed for several hours in a civil case against their daughter. More

VIDEO | IMAGES | PDF: George Deposition | PDF: Cindy Deposition | Deposition Video

George Anthony and his wife Cindy Anthony, who arrived with a video camera and a tripod at the deposition, were questioned under oath Thursday afternoon.

Cindy Anthony yelled at attorney John Morgan while leaving the deposition regarding comments Morgan made about her not looking for her missing granddaughter.

According to Morgan, both George and Cindy Anthony refused to answer many questions. George Anthony refused questions about opening Casey Anthony's trunk and whether Cindy Anthony asked anyone to check the woods off Suburban Drive where Caylee Anthony's remains were eventually found.

A recording of George Anthony's deposition shows Anthony growing frustrated with the questions and arguing with Morgan over pronunciation of the name Zanny.

"Am I upset sir? You're darn right I'm upset being here. I think this is just uncalled for," George Anthony said.

George Anthony told Morgan he never met Zenaida Gonzalez but had heard the name Zanny since 2007.

Both George and Cindy said that the Zenaida suing their daughter is not the baby sitter their daughter mentioned in Caylee's disappearance.

Morgan admitted he is conducting a homicide investigation, saying the homicide case is relevant to his defamation suit against Casey Anthony.

"Who committed this murder has everything to do with Zenaida Gonzalez because whoever committed this murder means Zenaida didn't," Morgan said.

The depositions were held at the offices of Morgan and Morgan in downtown Orlando.

Casey Anthony, 23, remains jailed on first-degree murder charges in the death of her daughter, Caylee, whose remains were found in December. Caylee was 2 years old when she was reported missing in July.

Casey Anthony claims that she left Caylee with a baby sitter named Zenaida Gonzalez at an apartment complex, but the pair was gone when she returned to pick up her daughter.

A woman with the same name as the baby sitter -- and who is the only person by that name to be linked to the apartment complex -- filed a defamation lawsuit against Casey Anthony, saying she lost her job and her reputation has been ruined by being connected to the case. She's seeking more than $15,000 in damages.

"It's frivolous, and he needs to just get back to chasing the ambulances," said Cindy Anthony, referring to Morgan.

"Instead of talking about chasing ambulances, I would be talking about chasing after Caylee. I would be back in the woods," Morgan said in response.

Casey Anthony's brother, Lee Anthony, was deposed in the case in February and said that the woman suing his sister is not the same Zenaida Gonzalez to whom Casey Anthony was referring.

"I'm very happy one of the family pointed at me and said, 'It's not that Zenaida Gonzalez," Gonzalez said after Lee Anthony's deposition.

Meanwhile, Casey Anthony will appear in court next month in her criminal case as her attorney, Jose Baez, fights to block the release of video that shows his client's reaction when a child's remains were found.

Earlier this week, the state attorney's office mistakenly released audio recordings of a corrections officer detailing what happened. She said Casey Anthony hyperventilated upon hearing the news and requested sedatives.

The hearing is scheduled for May 7.

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/19135790/detail.html#-

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04-09-2009, 08:59 PM

Casey Anthony's parents leave law office visibly upset
'I'm getting ready to walk out,' George Anthony announces to attorney representing Zenaida Gonzalez

Sarah Lundy and Willoughby Mariano | Sentinel Staff Writers
6:30 PM EDT, April 9, 2009

George and Cindy Anthony answered questions under oath today in civil case brought by a woman suing their daughter for defamation.

A visibly upset Cindy Anthony left the downtown Orlando law office of Morgan and Morgan late this afternoon after three-and-a-half hours of questioning by John Morgan, the attorney for Zenaida Gonzalez.

Minutes before, voices were raised inside the office. Before she left, Cindy Anthony told Morgan, "Don't tell me I can't pray."

Anthony said nothing to reporters waiting nearby. George Anthony asked that no one follow them onto the elevator.

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http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-casey-anthony-civil-case-040909,0,6179979.story

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04-10-2009, 01:20 PM

Cindy To Zenaida: 'You're Cute, But You're Not A 10'
Friday, April 10, 2009 10:18:03 AM

ORLANDO -- George and Cindy Anthony were deposed in the civil case of Zenaida Gonzalez v. Casey Anthony Thursday.

Cindy Anthony started her deposition at 1:30 p.m.

During the deposition, Cindy said she never saw Caylee's babysitter, Zenaida, but she knows what she looks like based on Casey's description and this Zenaida is not her.

"No, it's not undone because Casey's handwritten statement does not describe her. Her birthday is not September 1st. She's not 25-years-old. She's not 5 foot 7. She's not 140 pound. She does not have black hair. She doesn't have perfect teeth. She's not a 10. I'm sorry ma'am. You're cute, but you’re not a 10."

Cindy was also forced to answer questions on her daughter, Casey's income, and Cindy's explanation on a premonition made by Casey that tragically came true.

Cindy’s deposition was a combative and emotional one. Brad Conway, her attorney, said the Anthonys just weren’t ready for that line of questioning.

"The lawyers today knew what buttons to push today and they did," Conway said.

John Morgan and his team of attorneys focused on proving that the alleged "Zanny the Nanny" doesn't exist.

"(Did anybody say to you ‘hey I met Zanny. She's a nice girl?) No. Zanny never came up in conversation other than Casey typically," Cindy said.

Cindy testified that she had phone numbers and addresses for Caylee's alleged babysitter, but never saw her, nor was she able to explain how she would have paid for the nanny.

Gonzalez’s attorney set out to prove that she knew exactly where Caylee was and that it was not with a woman named Zenaida Gonzalez. They said their proof lies in a statement she said months before Caylee was found.

Gonzalez’s attorneys said they may file motions to force Cindy to answer some questions she refused to answer. But overall, they did have one major victory.

"The acknowledgement today both George and Cindy, saying this isn't this Zenaida. This is a wonderful step for us," said Keith Mitnik.

The Anthonys left Morgan & Morgan around 4:30 p.m.

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04-10-2009, 01:31 PM

Casey Anthony case
P.I. files latest complaint against Casey Anthony's attorney

12:20 PM EDT, April 10, 2009

The Florida Bar confirmed that private investigator Dominic Casey filed the latest bar complaint against attorney Jose Baez, the Orlando Sentinel has learned.

Dominic Casey accused Baez of advising him to do something other than call 911 if he discovered missing Caylee Marie Anthony. Dominic Casey had searched the area where the child's remains were found several weeks earlier.

A portion of Dominic Casey's interview with Orange County and FBI investigators that may have included information about this incident was not released to the public and was reviewed by Judge Stan Strickland. The judge ruled that it would not become public information.

The contents of that interview has not been released.

http://boards.crimelibrary.com/newreply.php?do=newreply&noquote=1&p=9181437

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04-10-2009, 01:45 PM

Casey Anthony case
Rocky day for Casey Anthony's parents

By Sarah Lundy | Sentinel staff writer
April 10, 2009

Casey Anthony's parents appeared combative and threatened to walk out Thursday while being questioned separately under oath in the defamation case against their daughter.

Tension dominated the five hours of videotaped questioning conducted behind closed doors at the Orlando offices of the Morgan & Morgan law firm.

"I'm giving Mr. Morgan what he wants. He wants a friggin' TV show," said Cindy Anthony during her three-hour interview. "We're getting it. You know, this is all he wants. This is why we're here today."

At the end, Cindy Anthony walked out of the firm's mock courtroom looking upset. Minutes before, reporters had heard raised voices inside.

Anthony turned back to attorney John Morgan and told him, "Don't tell me I can't pray."

Morgan said afterward he did not know what sparked that comment.

Anthony did not explain. Her husband, George Anthony, escorted his wife to the elevators, asking that no one follow them out.

Transcripts and video released afterward by Morgan made Thursday appear to be a rocky day for everyone involved. George Anthony lashed out emotionally at attorneys Keith Mitnik and Morgan for asking questions about his daughter Casey, who is charged with killing the couple's only granddaughter.

"When you say you sympathize and all that kind of stuff, you don't give — anything about me," Anthony said as he threatened to leave during his two-hour interview. "You don't care. I hope you never have to go through what I've had to go through."

The Morgan firm represents Zenaida Gonzalez, a 38-year-old Kissimmee mother of six. She is suing Casey Anthony, who told investigators that a baby sitter named Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez — also known as "Zanny" — abducted 2-year-old Caylee Marie in June.

The toddler's skeletal remains were found Dec. 11 in woods less than a mile from the Anthony home in east Orange County. Casey Anthony, 23, is charged with first-degree murder.

After Thursday's questioning, the couple's lawyer, Brad Conway, said most of it focused on the criminal case and had little to do with clearing Gonzalez's name.

"I think it just exacerbates the circus-like atmosphere that has surrounded this case from the beginning," he said.

Conway asserted that Morgan's primary goal was to get attention, and that his questions were designed to provoke the grandparents.

"The questions were designed to evoke emotion. They did," Conway said.

Both Cindy and George Anthony said the woman suing their daughter is not the Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez described by their daughter. They said they think that person is still out there.

Morgan said George Anthony responded to a lot of questions but refused to answer some, including details about an incident in which his daughter kept him from looking in the trunk of her car and a conversation he had about the ladder on the side of their backyard pool.

Cindy Anthony refused to talk about whether her daughter, who also is charged with check fraud, took any credit cards without permission.

Morgan was surprised to learn that the couple did not know about the tip that sent private investigator Dominic Casey looking in the woods near the Anthony home in November. They learned about it in December — after Caylee's remains were found in the area.

The investigator, who met the couple through Casey Anthony's attorney, José Baez, has worked for the family since November. However, no money has been exchanged, George Anthony said.

Before the remains were found, he helped the family look for Caylee and for the baby sitter, Cindy Anthony said.

George Anthony said he searched for Caylee but didn't look for anyone named Zenaida Gonzalez or Zanny.

When asked why, he just said he did not and he didn't have to "give a specific answer."

Casey Anthony's attorney in the civil matter, Jonathan Kasen, was not at the deposition. Morgan said he was "shocked" that her attorney hasn't attended any of the depositions.

When asked why many of his questions concerned Caylee's disappearance, Morgan said he can clear his client's name by showing who killed the child.

"Who committed this murder has everything to do with Zenaida Gonzalez," he said.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/caylee-anthony/orl-loc-casey-anthony-041009,0,7488580.story

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04-10-2009, 02:01 PM

Cindy Anthony Fires Back During Deposition
Casey Anthony's Parents Questioned In Civil Suit

POSTED: 9:21 am EDT April 10, 2009
UPDATED: 10:02 am EDT April 10, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Depositions in the civil case of Zenaida Gonzalez led to some tense moments involving the parents of Casey Anthony on Thursday.

George Anthony was first up in the videotaped deposition. He was followed by his wife, Cindy Anthony.

Like everything else in the saga, the depositions were emotional, and the Anthonys appeared to be drained at the end of the day after hours of questions in the defamation suit against their daughter.

Video Excerpts And Transcript

Attorneys for Gonzalez said answers were hard to come by, and they called the parents combative from the beginning.

* John Dill: Who lived there during the time period -- let's say about March or April of last year?
* Cindy Anthony: Explain to me the relevance of the question regarding the civil lawsuit with Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez, please?

It was clear from the start that Cindy Anthony wanted attorneys to know she believes the Gonzalez suing her daughter for defamation isn't the same woman who Casey Anthony claimed took her daughter, Caylee Anthony.

But attorneys John Morgan and Dill wondered how Cindy Anthony would even know if she never met the nanny and had never seen a picture of her. They wondered if she even had a phone number for the woman who had been watching her granddaughter.

* Cindy Anthony: Actually, I had phone numbers for Zanny at different times, and I had addresses at different times.
* John Dill: Why don't you tell me the phone number.
* Cindy Anthony: I don't have it now.

Casey Anthony is charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of Caylee, who was reported missing last summer. Caylee's body was found in December 2008 not far from the Anthony family home in Orange County.

The questioning was also emotional for George Anthony, when attorneys asked about the days before his granddaughter's disappearance after Father's Day in June and when Casey Anthony resurfaced one month later without Caylee.

* George Anthony: I'm not going to discuss the last day with my granddaughter, the last thought I had of her, the last time I saw her.
* John Morgan: I didn't ask your last thought.
* George Anthony: Yes you did. Yes you did. You asked me what the last thing I ... don't do that to me, sir.

Cindy Anthony faced similar questions.

"I have no idea, and I'm not going to speculate on where my daughter was. I'm not going to speculate, and you shouldn't either. You don't have a crystal ball," Cindy Anthony said.

Attorneys also questioned Cindy Anthony about the search for Caylee, and about an incident when Casey Anthony told her family she believed the toddler was nearby.

* John Morgan: There was a time when Casey was saying, at jail or at home, "I feel like she's close. I feel like Caylee is close to home." Do you remember that?
* Cindy Anthony: I remember what she said.
* John Morgan: It turns out she was right, wasn't she?
* Cindy Anthony: Well, people heard that.
* John Morgan: That's a yes or no. It turns out Casey was right when she said, "I feel like ... "
* Cindy Anthony: Yes.
* John Morgan:"Caylee is close."
* Cindy Anthony: Yes, and someone probably heard that and put Caylee's body there after the fact.

"Someone probably heard that and put Caylee's body there after the fact."
- Cindy Anthony

Cindy Anthony said the family's private investigator searched the woods near their home in November based on a tip from a psychic, and the body wasn't there at that time.

Her volatile 2.5 hours of testimony turned explosive when she turned the table and questioned Gonzalez about why she signed her name C. Zenaida Gonzalez in June instead of Zenaida Fernandez Gonzalez, trying to prove the woman in the civil suit isn't the person Casey Anthony named.

* Cindy Anthony: Where does the Fernandez come in?
* John Morgan: Let me tell you.
* Cindy Anthony: Casey gave that.
* John Morgan: Let me say this to you.
* Cindy Anthony: So there you go, Mr. Morgan. Where did she get the Fernandez? Where did you get the Fernandez? Why don't you tell the camera and all the viewers out there where Fernandez came from?

Morgan said he believes Cindy Anthony could have come out sooner to clear Gonzalez' name.

George Anthony did shake her hand and said he was sorry she had to go through this.

The Anthonys didn't answer every question, so a judge could force them to testify again.

http://www.wesh.com/news/19146552/detail.html

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04-10-2009, 02:52 PM

Cindy: Caylee's Body Was Planted
Cindy Anthony Says She Beleives Caylee's Body Was Planted To Incriminate Casey

POSTED: Thursday, April 9, 2009
UPDATED: 2:03 pm EDT April 10, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The parents of Casey Anthony were deposed for several hours in a civil case against their daughter.

George Anthony and his wife Cindy Anthony, who arrived with a video camera and a tripod at the deposition, were questioned under oath Thursday afternoon.

Cindy Anthony yelled at attorney John Morgan while leaving the deposition regarding comments Morgan made about her not looking for her missing granddaughter.

According to Morgan, both George and Cindy Anthony refused to answer many questions. George Anthony refused questions about opening Casey Anthony's trunk and whether Cindy Anthony asked anyone to check the woods off Suburban Drive where Caylee Anthony's remains were eventually found.

Cindy Anthony said she believes someone put Caylee's body in the woods after hearing Casey Anthony say she felt Caylee was nearby. She noted that when a private investigator searched the woods months before Caylee's remains were found, he did not find anything.

A recording of George Anthony's deposition shows Anthony growing frustrated with the questions and arguing with Morgan over pronunciation of the name Zanny.

"Am I upset sir? You're darn right I'm upset being here. I think this is just uncalled for," George Anthony said.

George Anthony told Morgan he never met Zenaida Gonzalez but had heard the name Zanny since 2007.

Both George and Cindy said that the Zenaida suing their daughter is not the baby sitter their daughter mentioned in Caylee's disappearance.

Morgan admitted he is conducting a homicide investigation, saying the homicide case is relevant to his defamation suit against Casey Anthony.

"Who committed this murder has everything to do with Zenaida Gonzalez because whoever committed this murder means Zenaida didn't," Morgan said.

The depositions were held at the offices of Morgan and Morgan in downtown Orlando.

Casey Anthony, 23, remains jailed on first-degree murder charges in the death of her daughter, Caylee, whose remains were found in December. Caylee was 2 years old when she was reported missing in July.

Casey Anthony claims that she left Caylee with a baby sitter named Zenaida Gonzalez at an apartment complex, but the pair was gone when she returned to pick up her daughter.

A woman with the same name as the baby sitter -- and who is the only person by that name to be linked to the apartment complex -- filed a defamation lawsuit against Casey Anthony, saying she lost her job and her reputation has been ruined by being connected to the case. She's seeking more than $15,000 in damages.

"It's frivolous, and he needs to just get back to chasing the ambulances," said Cindy Anthony, referring to Morgan.

"Instead of talking about chasing ambulances, I would be talking about chasing after Caylee. I would be back in the woods," Morgan said in response.

Casey Anthony's brother, Lee Anthony, was deposed in the case in February and said that the woman suing his sister is not the same Zenaida Gonzalez to whom Casey Anthony was referring.

"I'm very happy one of the family pointed at me and said, 'It's not that Zenaida Gonzalez," Gonzalez said after Lee Anthony's deposition.

Meanwhile, Casey Anthony will appear in court next month in her criminal case as her attorney, Jose Baez, fights to block the release of video that shows his client's reaction when a child's remains were found.

Earlier this week, the state attorney's office mistakenly released audio recordings of a corrections officer detailing what happened. She said Casey Anthony hyperventilated upon hearing the news and requested sedatives.

The hearing is scheduled for May 7.

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/19135790/detail.html#-

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04-10-2009, 04:42 PM

Deputy sheriff fired for failing to properly investigate Caylee tip
Meter reader who reported possible body in woods in August said deputy who responded was rude to him

Bianca Prieto and Sarah Lundy | Sentinel Staff Writers
4:39 PM EDT, April 10, 2009

Deputy sheriff fired for failing to properly investigate Caylee tip
Meter reader who reported possible body in woods in August said deputy who responded was rude to him

Bianca Prieto and Sarah Lundy | Sentinel Staff Writers
4:39 PM EDT, April 10, 2009

An Orange County deputy sheriff who failed to properly investigate a tip that might have led investigators earlier to the body of missing Caylee Marie Anthony was fired today.

Deputy Richard Cain was notified of his termination after an internal investigation found his actions to be negligent. He intends to appeal, a sheriff's spokesman said

Roy Kronk, an Orange County meter reader who found Caylee's remains on Dec. 11 told investigators he'd called the tip in several times months before the discovery but the deputy who responded -- Cain -- was rude to him.

Cain did not immediately tell investigators he checked out Kronk's tip in August. Deputies found out about Cain's role only after Kronk alerted authorities. Cain was transferred to the supply division in January. He was forced to turn in his sworn credentials and agency-issued equipment, including badges, gun, patrol car and radio and no longer allowed to represent himself as a deputy.

An internal investigation was launched on Dec. 19 for two counts of truthfulness and two counts of unsatisfactory performance. The report was completed on March 27 and the accusations were sustained, according to records.

The State Attorney's Office recently released transcripts of taped interviews investigators conducted with Cain a week after the discovery of Caylee's remains in the wooded lot near the Anthony family home in east Orange County.

Cain told investigators different versions about what happened in August when he checked out a tip about something suspicious in the woods near the girl's home, reports released Monday show.

In one interview about what happened Aug. 13, Cain told investigators he found a couple of trash bags and when he picked up one of the bags, leaves and sticks fell out.

In a different interview a few hours later, Cain said he didn't pick up a bag and he didn't touch anything. He used his baton to poke around what he said he had found: sticks, twigs and "something the size of a leaf."

He said he could have found a piece of something like a garbage bag or a piece of dark clothing.

Kronk called in the tip and waited nearby as Cain checked out the woods.

When he emerged from the woods, he told Kronk: "I found some stuff in there but there's nothing in it," according to his deposition.

The investigators -- Corp. Yuri Melich and Sgt. John Allen – asked why he didn't have Kronk lead him to what the meter reader had found.

Cain said he didn't and he acknowledged under questioning that doing so would have been a reasonable thing to do.

Cain said he called or email someone, probably Crimeline, about how he checked out the tip in August.

But when asked why he didn't contact investigators after the remains were found Dec. 11, Cain said he thought detectives already had that information because he "thought all this stuff was kind of connected" by computers.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-caylee-anthony-investigator-fired-091009,0,2152264.story

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04-10-2009, 04:48 PM

Anthony Lawyer Thinks Civil Suit Is Frivolous

Posted: 11:57 am EDT April 10, 2009Updated: 1:25 pm EDT April 10, 2009
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- The attorney for George and Cindy Anthony spoke out Friday morning after the two were deposed in the civil lawsuit against their daughter, Casey Anthony.

During their depositions Thursday, both George and Cindy were combative and refused to answer questions. The woman with the same name as the supposed babysitter, who Casey Anthony says took her daughter, is suing Casey for defamation.

Appearing on network TV Friday morning, Conway said the lawsuit is frivolous.

"Nobody believed from the beginning, nobody believed at any point that, this lady had anything to do with the disappearance of Caylee Marie Anthony. So for her to claim that she was the focus of the investigation is ridiculous," Conway said.

Attorneys for Zenaida Gonzalez said they may ask a judge to force George and Cindy Anthony to come back to answer questions they refused to answer.

http://www.wftv.com/news/19148059/detail.html#-

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http://www.wftv.com/video/19148420/index.html

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04-10-2009, 04:52 PM

Gonzalez Attorneys May Call George Anthony Back
Casey Anthony's Parents Questioned In Civil Suit

POSTED: 9:21 am EDT April 10, 2009
UPDATED: 4:07 pm EDT April 10, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- In the wake of Thursday's heated depositions of George and Cindy Anthony, attorneys for Zenaida Gonzalez said they are leaning towards only calling back one of them for more questions.

Gonzalez' attorneys said Friday that Cindy Anthony answered most of their questions. They said that leaves George Anthony as the person they are leaning towards bringing back in for more questions in the civil suit against the Anthonys' daughter, Casey.

In three contentions hours of sworn testimony, attorneys for Gonzalez said Cindy Anthony was argumentative, barking back at attorney John Morgan at one point that Casey Anthony "didn't have a fight with me. Go there. Go ahead Mr. Morgan!"

Gonzalez' attorneys said George Anthony would not answer questions about Casey trying to keep him from looking in the trunk of her car late June 2008 as well as some other key points.

Casey Anthony is charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of her daughter, Caylee, whose body was found in Orange County woods not far from the Anthonys' home.

Casey Anthony told authorities a babysitter named Zenaida Gonzalez took Caylee, but the family says it is not the same woman who is suing for defamation. In her suit, this Zenaida Gonzalez said she lose her job and suffered because Casey Anthony linked her name with the missing child.

http://www.wesh.com/news/19146552/detail.html

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04-10-2009, 08:46 PM

Deputy Fired Who Missed Chance To Find Caylee
Richard Cain Called To Site Back In August

POSTED: 4:47 pm EDT April 10, 2009
UPDATED: 6:30 pm EDT April 10, 2009

http://www.wesh.com/news/19150678/detail.html

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04-12-2009, 12:57 AM

Casey Anthony case: WKMG finds another Caylee searcher who got the cold shoulder from deputy
posted by halboedeker on Apr 11, 2009 7:18:20 AM

Meter reader Roy Kronk wasn't the only person ignored by Deputy Richard Cain, WKMG-Channel 6 is reporting.

In an "Only on 6" report this weekend, the CBS affiliate says a volunteer who searched for Caylee Anthony in August also received "the cold shoulder" from Cain.

Volunteer Keith Williams told WKMG that he searched the woods in August and found a bag of undamaged stuffed animals. "Williams immediately alerted the Orange County Sheriff's Office and soon found himself meeting with Deputy Richard Cain," WKMG's Mike DeForest reported.

Cain looked at the bag of stuff animals and threw it back in the woods, Williams said.

The Williams-Cain meeting happened five days after Kronk was "blown off" by the deputy, DeForest reported. Caylee's remains were found in December after another tip from Kronk.

DeForest explained that Williams could become a crucial witness for Casey Anthony. Because Williams said he searched the woods several times and didn't find Caylee's remains, her defense team might argue that the child's remains weren't in the woods in August when Casey was jailed. Anthony is charged with the first-degree murder of her child.

The Orange County Sheriff's Office fired Cain on Friday for lying about his actions in the Caylee search.

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2009/04/casey-anthony-case-wkmg-finds-another-caylee-searcher-who-got-the-cold-shoulder-from-deputy-sheriff.html

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04-12-2009, 02:05 AM

Baez Files New Court Motion
New Witness Emerges With Phone Records Request

POSTED: Friday, April 10, 2009
UPDATED: 4:01 pm EDT April 11, 2009
Casey Anthony's defense attorney filed new court papers on Friday requesting additional phone records.

Jose Baez has already received more than 5,000 pages of documents, but many of the phone records in those documents are not complete and Baez wants the full records.

Casey Anthony is being held at the Orange County Jail. She is charged with murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee.

In the motion, Baez is asking judge Stan Strickland to order 11 different cell phone companies to turn over certain records to the defense.

Baez wants complete records for meter reader Roy Kronk, the man who found Caylee Anthony's remains; Jesse Grund, Anthony's ex-fiance; Tony Lazzaro, the man Anthony was dating when she was arrested in July on charges of child neglect in the disappearance of her daughter; Richard Cain, the deputy who searched the woods where Caylee's body was later found; Anthony's friend Amy Huizinga; private investigators Dominic Casey and Jim Hoover; and the entire Anthony family.

Another name on the list is not as familiar.

Keith Williams is one of a number of people who walked around the woods off suburban drive months before Caylee was found.

Williams used to live in the same neighborhood as the Anthonys, and when he heard of Caylee’s disappearance, he immediately thought of the woods where Casey Anthony used to hang out.

Williams went to look in the area on Aug. 5. and again on Aug. 18.

“The second time I was out there I actually found a bag of stuffed animals and that was suspicious to me because none of them were damaged,” Williams said. “There were just in a bag thrown in the back woods there.”

Williams called the Orange County Sheriff’s Department thinking his finding might be significant. Cain responded to the call.

The sheriff’s department announced its intent to fire Cain on Friday over the way he handled tips about the wooded area called in by Roy Kronk, the man who eventually located Caylee’s remains.

“I showed him the stuffed animals and he just kind of grabbed and looked at it. He ended up throwing it back into the woods,” Williams said.

That incident occurred five days after Cain responded to Kronk’s call.

“You think about it and you think, ‘Why not?’ Why not put a little more effort into it?” Williams said.

Local 6 News reported that Williams could be a key witness for the defense. Williams was in the woods five times and never found Caylee’s body.

“Man I was close,” Williams said. “I was so close to finding this girl. It hit me like a dagger, but then the more I thought about it then I actually went out there. I said, ‘You know, I did walk around there. I was in that area and I don’t believe I saw a bag there.’”

Williams is referencing the bag in which Caylee’s remains were later found.

Williams could help Casey Anthony’s defense team argue that Caylee’s remains were not in the woods in August, and therefore, she could not have placed them there.

Williams said he did not smell anything while he was looking in the woods in August.

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/19151346/detail.html#-

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04-12-2009, 02:10 AM

Legal Analyst On Anthonys: "Like Mother, Like Daughter"

Posted: 5:25 pm EDT April 10, 2009Updated: 6:48 pm EDT April 10, 2009
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- George Anthony may have to face questions under oath again. Lawyers for Zenaida Gonzalez say they may force him to answer questions he refused to answer Thursday in the civil case against Casey.

The Anthonys are accusing Gonzalez and her attorneys of jumping on the publicity bandwagon. They want to reduce the case to grandstanding to defend their daughter.

But Gonzalez say she's lost her job and her peace of mind after Casey gave her name to investigators and they questioned her. WFTV legal analyst Bill Sheaffer says Zenaida's attorneys were patient and polite, despite the Anthonys' belligerent behavior.

"It makes them look as though there's something to hide," WFTV legal analyst Bill Sheaffer said.

Sheaffer watched Cindy and George Anthony's videotaped depositions and told Eyewitness News the Anthonys' behavior is damaging to their daughter Casey's defense against charges she premeditatedly murdered her daughter Caylee two months before her third birthday.

"I'm not gonna answer that," George Anthony told attorneys during his deposition Thursday.

"Very arrogant, very combative," Sheaffer said about George's attitude during the deposition.

Sheaffer told Eyewitness News the Anthonys now appear to be less sympathetic and less believable; if the jury doesn't like them, the jury's not going to like their daughter.

"Can somebody… Uhhhhh! You're not letting me speak," Casey yelled during a video visitation with her parents months ago.

Some comparisons could be drawn to Cindy during her own deposition Thursday.

"I'm answering it and then he cuts me off. That's exactly what the sheriff's office did to my daughter. They never let her speak. You're doing the same thing to me," Cindy told attorneys during her deposition.

But, in fact, investigators let Casey talk for hours and Cindy's deposition was three hours long. They both talk in circles and they both change their stories.

"A jury's gonna look at that quite frankly and say, 'Like mother like daughter. Like father like daughter,'" Sheaffer said.

Sheaffer said it might actually help Casey during the sentencing phase if she's convicted. The jury might feel sorry for her and take her upbringing into consideration.

SHEAFFER ANALYSIS: "ACTS OF DESPERATION"

Casey Anthony said Caylee's mystery nanny, Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez, who also goes by the name Zanny, disappeared with Caylee. Then, she insinuated Casey's ex-fiance might be involved. Then Casey's mother told investigators Zanny might be him or even one of Casey's friends. Thursday, Cindy didn't back off of that.

"I think Zanny could be Amy or Jesse at this point," Cindy Anthony said during Thursday's deposition.

Cindy Anthony repeated under oath Thursday what she said to investigators in August; she first believed Zanny the nanny was real, then that Zanny could be Casey's good friend Amy Huizenga or even her ex-fiance Jesse Grund and Thursday she let those accusations stand.

Sheaffer says, if she does it at Casey's murder trial, she will make her daughter look bad.

"This is where she gets her attitude and her ability to lie with impunity and to hurt anyone who is innocent in order to advance her own cause," Sheaffer said.

Thursday, Cindy said Jesse Grund was actually the first one to mention the name Zanny. George said under oath Thursday he believes Zanny the nanny took Caylee. Even last summer, he told investigators he asked Caylee about Zanny before all this happened and got no response.

"If you asked her how, did you have a good time with Zanny today, there was never any brightness or anything like that come through her," George previously told investigators.

"There was no recognition on her part?" FBI Special Agent Scott Bolin asked George.

"No, none whatsoever," he replied.

Sheaffer says the Anthonys' inconsistent statements make them look deceitful and desperate, which makes Casey look guilty.

"It looks like acts of desperation. These people will say and do and drag anybody down that they have to," Sheaffer said.

http://www.wftv.com/news/19150991/detail.html#-

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04-12-2009, 02:16 AM

Deputy Refuses To Accept Firing Over Response To Call

Posted: 4:56 pm EDT April 10, 2009Updated: 8:47 am EDT April 11, 2009
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- The deputy who investigated a call for service from the man who ended up finding Caylee Anthony's remains was fired by the Orange County Sheriff's Office, but he refused the termination and will keep his job until an appeal is heard.

An investigation of Deputy Richard Cain, regarding his response and investigation of a call for service from Roy Kronk on August 13, 2008, found his response to be "unsatisfactory" and "additional effort should have been expended by him to exhaust the findings of the call," the report released from revealed.

Deputy Cain testified on December 18, 2008 and again on January 14, 2009 and the investigation deemed his testimony to be "untruthful."

The resulting punishment for his actions is two-fold, according to the sheriff's office. Cain is to receive 160 hours suspension without pay for "Unsatisfactory Performance" and termination for being untruthful.

However, Cain didn't accept the termination and is fighting the recommendation. He gets two appeals. If he loses the first appeal, he'll be fired immediately. A second appeal would be heard after his termination.

The Orange County Sheriff's Office told Eyewitness News it could be weeks before a ruling on the first appeal in Cain asks for an extension. If he doesn't, it could be a week or two before a ruling.

Deputy Cain was assigned to the supply section by the sheriff's office pending the appeal he has requested and has no law enforcement powers during that time.

"The information that Deputy Cain lied about the most critical piece of evidence in the case played second fiddle all week. Instead, most people focused on analyzing Casey Anthony’s behavior at various junctures in this tragic case," Marti Mackenzie, spokesperson for Jose Baez, wrote in a statement released early Friday evening. "The defense knows what's relevant, and we are concentrating on that."

Previous Kronk/Cain Related Stories:

* March 17, 2009: Casey Attorneys Question Orange County Deputy
* February 2, 2009: Meter Reader Who Found Caylee Gets New Job
* January 15, 2009: Deputy Reassigned Over Meter Reader Call Response
* January 14, 2009: Deputy Being Investigated For Handling Of Call
* January 13, 2009: Man Who Found Caylee's Remains Denies Involvement

WFTV LEGAL ANALYST REVIEWS ANTHONY DEPOSITIONS

George Anthony may have to face questions under oath again. Lawyers for Zenaida Gonzalez say they may force him to answer questions he refused to answer Thursday in the civil case against Casey.

LEGAL ANALYSIS: Sheaffer Reviews Depos
CINDY DEPO: Part 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Read | Images
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The Anthonys are accusing Gonzalez and her attorneys of jumping on the publicity bandwagon. They want to reduce the case to grandstanding to defend their daughter.

But Gonzalez say she's lost her job and her peace of mind after Casey gave her name to investigators and they questioned her. WFTV legal analyst Bill Sheaffer says Zenaida's attorneys were patient and polite, despite the Anthonys' belligerent behavior.

"It makes them look as though there's something to hide," WFTV legal analyst Bill Sheaffer said.

Sheaffer watched Cindy and George Anthony's videotaped depositions and told Eyewitness News the Anthonys' behavior is damaging to their daughter Casey's defense against charges she premeditatedly murdered her daughter Caylee two months before her third birthday.

"I'm not gonna answer that," George Anthony told attorneys during his deposition Thursday.

"Very arrogant, very combative," Sheaffer said about George's attitude during the deposition.

Sheaffer told Eyewitness News the Anthonys now appear to be less sympathetic and less believable; if the jury doesn't like them, the jury's not going to like their daughter.

"Can somebody… Uhhhhh! You're not letting me speak," Casey yelled during a video visitation with her parents months ago.

Some comparisons could be drawn to Cindy during her own deposition Thursday.

"I'm answering it and then he cuts me off. That's exactly what the sheriff's office did to my daughter. They never let her speak. You're doing the same thing to me," Cindy told attorneys during her deposition.

But, in fact, investigators let Casey talk for hours and Cindy's deposition was three hours long. They both talk in circles and they both change their stories.

"A jury's gonna look at that quite frankly and say, 'Like mother like daughter. Like father like daughter,'" Sheaffer said.

Sheaffer said it might actually help Casey during the sentencing phase if she's convicted. The jury might feel sorry for her and take her upbringing into consideration.

http://www.wftv.com/news/19150728/detail.html#-

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04-13-2009, 03:13 PM

George, Cindy Anthony To Appear On Oprah

Posted: 11:39 am EDT April 13, 2009Updated: 12:54 pm EDT April 13, 2009
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- George and Cindy Anthony will sit down with Oprah for their first interview together since Caylee's remains were found.

Oprah will question them about the investigation into Caylee's death. Caylee's mother, Casey, is charged with her murder and has been in jail since October.

The Oprah Winfrey Show has not given an exact date for when the show will air, but said it will happen in May. You'll be able to see it on WFTV Channel 9 when it airs.

http://www.wftv.com/news/19166427/detail.html#-

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04-13-2009, 05:31 PM

State To Seek Death Penalty In Casey Anthony Case

Posted: 4:30 pm EDT April 13, 2009Updated: 5:17 pm EDT April 13, 2009
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Casey Anthony could be put to death for the murder of her daughter Caylee. Late Monday afternoon, Eyewitness News learned the State Attorney's Office will be pursuing the death penalty in the case against Casey.

READ: State's Notice Of Intent To Seek Death Penalty
http://www.wftv.com/blank/19169222/detail.html

The State Attorney's Office filed a notice of intent stating the decision Monday. The state had previously decided not to pursue the death penalty, but that was before Caylee's remains were found.

"Based upon additional information that has become available since the waiver of intent to seek the penalty of death filed on December 5, 2008, sufficient aggravating circumstances exist to justify the imposition of the Death Penalty," the filed letter stated.

http://www.wftv.com/news/19169044/detail.html#-

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04-13-2009, 05:34 PM

State To Seek Death Penalty For Casey Anthony
Baez Not Qualified To Defend In Death Penalty Case

POSTED: 3:37 pm EDT April 13, 2009
UPDATED: 4:46 pm EDT April 13, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- In a change of heart, the state attorney's office has filed a letter of intent Monday to seek the dealth penalty for Casey Anthony.

A spokesman for Jose Baez, Casey Anthony's attorney, has confirmed that the defense has been notified. Baez is not qualified to defend a client in a death penalty case because he does not have the required amount of experience by the Florida Bar.

The court has also been notified of the state's intention.

Previously, the state said they would not seek the death penalty for Anthony, who is in the Orange County Jail charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of her daughter, Caylee.

The state attorney's office is citing "sufficient aggarvating circumstances" as the reason for Monday's decision.

Meanwhile, the latest legal maneuver by Baez, may reveal where he plans to go with his client's defense.

Baez filed a motion asking a judge to let him subpoena cell phone records from a dozen people -- and some of the names on the list are surprising.

Casey Anthony's own family -- George, Cindy and Lee Anthony -- are on the list that Baez submitted to Judge Stan Strickland. Several of Casey Anthony's friends and Roy Kronk are also on the list.

Kronk is the meter reader who found the remains of Caylee Anthony in a wooded area off of Suburban Drive last December.

A criminal defense lawyer WESH 2 News spoke with said Baez can use these phone records to find out who Kronk spoke with and whether he told those people the same things he told investigators about what he saw and when.

"The state puts on their case first; suddenly all these things that seemed so incriminating, you lose focus when the defense is raising issues that affect the credibility of the prosecution," criminal defense attorney Richard Hornsby said.

http://www.wesh.com/news/19168682/detail.html

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04-13-2009, 05:36 PM

State To Seek Death Penalty Against Anthony
Baez Not Qualified To Defend Death Penalty Case

POSTED: Monday, April 13, 2009
UPDATED: 5:23 pm EDT April 13, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The state attorney's has filed the paperwork with the clerk's office to announce its intent to seek the death penalty against Casey Anthony.

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04-13-2009, 11:23 PM

Casey Anthony case
Oprah to interview Casey Anthony's parents

Hal Boedeker | Sentinel Staff Writer
11:02 AM EDT, April 13, 2009

"The Oprah Winfrey Show" has announced it will have an exclusive interview with George and Cindy Anthony in May.

Here's what the show says:

"Grandparents Cindy and George Anthony talk with Oprah about their granddaughter Caylee Anthony and the investigation into her death. The Anthonys sit down for an interview together for the first time since their granddaughter's remains were found."

Cindy and George's daughter, Casey, is charged with Caylee's murder.

No date was given. Winfrey's show airs at 4 p.m. weekdays on WFTV-Channel 9.

Winfrey's people announced the exclusive for May with two others: On May 4, Kate and Gerry McCann, the parents of missing Madeleine McCann, talk to Winfrey.

On May 11, Elizabeth Edwards talks to Winfrey about her husband, former Sen. John Edwards, his affair and her terminal cancer.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/caylee-anthony/orl-bk-casey-anthony-parents-oprah-041309,0,2804156.story

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04-13-2009, 11:24 PM

State to seek death penalty in Casey Anthony case
The State Attorney's Office confirmed Monday it will seek the death penalty against Casey Anthony in the death of her daughter Caylee Marie.

Amy L. Edwards and Sarah Lundy | Sentinel Staff Writers
5:36 PM EDT, April 13, 2009

The State Attorney's Office will seek the death penalty against Casey Anthony.

This reverses an earlier decision made by prosecutors.

In a notice filed this afternoon, prosecutors stated that additional information has become available since they filed their initial waiver of intent to seek the death penalty on Dec. 5. The filing states that "sufficient aggravating circumstances exist to justify the imposition of the Death Penalty..."

The remains of Casey Anthony's daughter Caylee Marie were found a week after prosecutors made that earlier filing.

A State Attorney's Office spokeswoman would not comment on their notice of intent filed today.

Marti Mackenzie, spokeswoman for Anthony's defense lawyer, just told the Orlando Sentinel: "This is not a death penalty case. We will do whatever is necessary to defend Casey Anthony from the state trying to take her life. We already have death qualified defense lawyers on our team and are prepared for a vigorous defense."

Terence Lenamon, a Miami attorney who was once part of Anthony's defense team, gave prosecutors a report in November outlining why the mother should not receive the death penalty.

"I'm greatly disappointed in the State Attorney's Office has decided to take this route," he said Monday after hearing the news.

He said this may be a sign that there is a potential weakness in the state's case. Prosecutors may want "death-qualified jurors" -- jurors who are willing to sentence someone to death. Those jurors are more opt to convict defendants, Lenamon said.

"It changes the dynamics of everything," he said.

In addition, it's unclear whether Lenamon will rejoin the defense team. He said he spoke with Baez today, and Baez is reviewing a list of death-penalty-qualified attorneys.

Baez will have to add such a co-counsel if he wishes to continue as lead attorney, should the case indeed becomes a death penalty case.

Meanwhile, legal experts say this latest development in the Anthony case is very unusual.

Bob Jarvis, who teaches legal ethics and law and popular culture at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, said there are two reasons why prosecutors would put the death penalty back on the table.

One of those reasons -- and what he thinks is the most likely in this case -- is that prosecutors are frustrated because Anthony isn't accepting a plea.

Jarvis said if Anthony is convicted, a jury will likely not sentence her to death.

"We don't execute women in Florida. Juries find it very difficult to send young women to death row," he said.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-casey-anthony-case-death-penalty-041309,0,1925641.story

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04-14-2009, 02:24 PM

Baez: Forces Out To Get Casey Anthony
State To Seek Death Penalty In Case

POSTED: Tuesday, April 14, 2009
UPDATED: 8:48 am EDT April 14, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Casey Anthony's lead attorney called the state's decision to seek the death penalty against his client a "sad day for justice" and said she's "aware of the forces that are out to get her."

Jose Baez spoke with Local 6 News late Monday night after spending about 30 minutes with Anthony inside the Orange County Jail. The visit took place after the state announced that it would be seeking the death penalty against Anthony, who is charged with first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee.

The remains of Caylee, who was 2 years old when she was reported missing in July, were discovered in a wooded lot near the Anthony family home in December. Anthony has claimed that she left her daughter with a baby sitter in June, and the pair was gone when she returned to pick up Caylee.

Baez said the state's announcement was not a surprise to his client.

"She was fully aware that this was a strong possibility. She's aware of the forces that are out to get her," said Baez, who is a strong opponent of the death penalty. "If they think that this is going to make her plea, they're sadly mistaken. They've been trying to intimidate Casey Anthony from day 1 and it didn't work then, and it's not going to work now."

Noted defense attorney Cheney Mason said the state has a lot to prove.

"They don't know the cause of death. They don't know when the death was caused. They don't know who caused the death. They don't know how it happened. This is a far reach. They better have something real strong in their bag of tricks," said Mason, who is not involved in the case.

Mason also said the start of Anthony's trial -- currently scheduled for Oct. 12 -- will likely be pushed back.

"I would say it would be remarkable if this case could get to trial within the next year and a half to two years," Mason said.

"Will it affect the trial? Yes, it may delay it. It certainly will make the costs to the taxpayers to the state of Florida at least triple," said Baez, who is not qualified to be lead counsel on a death-penalty case.

"It changes absolutely nothing. For people to be out there saying I'm going to be off the case or I'm going to be in the background, they really don't know what they're talking about," Baez said.

There are currently eight known attorneys on the Anthony defense team, and three are death-penalty qualified, Local 6 News reported. Also, three other attorneys working behind the scenes for the defense are also death-penalty qualified, sources told Local 6 News.

The jury in the case will now also have to be "death-qualified," which means jurors will be asked if they could vote for death in the case.

Anthony's reaction to the news was not disclosed by the jail or Baez.

Anthony claims she was offered a plea deal earlier in the case, which she rejected because she said she is not guilty.

It's not known if a new deal will be offered.

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/19174406/detail.html#-

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04-14-2009, 02:28 PM

Baez's Reaction - Video

http://www.clickorlando.com/video/19174398/index.html

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04-14-2009, 02:31 PM

Death-penalty possibility changes much in Casey Anthony case, experts say

By Amy L. Edwards and Sarah Lundy | Sentinel Staff Writers
11:29 AM EDT, April 14, 2009

Prosecutors raised the stakes in the Casey Anthony murder case Monday, announcing they will seek the death penalty for the single mother accused of killing her child.

The State Attorney's Office previously declared that it hoped to send Anthony to prison for life. Prosecutors announced that decision Dec. 5 — less than a week before investigators found the bones of 2-year-old Caylee Marie in woods near her family home.

Since then, sheriff's investigators have gathered additional evidence and "sufficient aggravating circumstances exist to justify the imposition of the Death Penalty" if Anthony is found guilty, according to the notice filed late Monday by prosecutor Linda Drane Burdick.

Anthony, 23, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Caylee, who disappeared last summer. Anthony maintains that the child was taken by a baby sitter who has not been found. Prosecutors in murder cases are required to declare before trial whether they will seek the death penalty.

Her lawyers criticized the state's change of plan.

"This is not a death-penalty case. We will do whatever is necessary to defend Casey Anthony from the state trying to take her life," said Marti Mackenzie, spokeswoman for defense lawyer José Baez.

Baez visited Anthony in the jail for about an hour Monday night, according to records released Tuesday morning. He was Anthony's first visitor in nearly a week.

Some legal experts characterized the state's move as unusual and said it could be a sign of potential weakness.

Bob Jarvis, who teaches legal ethics and law and popular culture at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, said there are two reasons why prosecutors would put the death penalty on the table.

One reason — the one he thinks is most likely in this case — is that prosecutors are frustrated because Anthony has refused to accept a plea.

If Anthony is convicted, a Florida jury is not likely to recommend she be executed, Jarvis said.

Of the 392 prisoners on the state's death row, only one is a woman. That woman, Tiffany Cole, was convicted last year of taking part in the murder of a Jacksonville couple who were buried alive, according to Florida Department of Corrections.

"Juries find it very difficult to send young women to death row," Jarvis said.

If they found Anthony guilty of first-degree murder, jurors then would have to consider whether there are "aggravating circumstances" that justify execution. Those factors could include whether the homicide was committed in a cold, calculated and premeditated manner.

They would have to weigh those reasons against any "mitigating circumstances" — also outlined in state law — such as whether the defendant acted under extreme duress.

Jurors recommend the penalty to a judge, who has final say.

Because of Monday's announcement, Anthony's defense team must have a lawyer who is certified to handle death-penalty cases. Lead attorney Baez, who was admitted to The Florida Bar in 2005, is not certified.

Mackenzie, his spokeswoman, said that is not a problem:

"We already have death-qualified defense lawyers on our team and are prepared for a vigorous defense."

Terence Lenamon, a Miami attorney who was once part of Anthony's team, gave prosecutors a report in November outlining why the mother should not receive the death penalty.

His report cited Anthony's erratic behavior after her daughter's birth, suggesting signs of emotional or mental distress. It also mentioned that she lacked a criminal history.

"I'm greatly disappointed that the State Attorney's Office has decided to take this route," he said Monday after hearing the news.

He said this may be a sign that prosecutors are worried about a conviction. They may want "death-qualified jurors" — jurors who are willing to sentence someone to death. Those jurors also are more likely to convict defendants, Lenamon said.

"It changes the dynamics of everything," he said.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/caylee-anthony/orl-casey-anthony-14041409apr14,0,1582095.story

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04-14-2009, 02:42 PM

Casey Anthony's death penalty lawyer Terry Lenamon has new blog

http://swartzlenamon.com/deathpenaltyblog/

Casey Anthony -
http://swartzlenamon.com/deathpenaltyblog/five-questions-to-ask-yourself-about-the-casey-anthony-case

http://swartzlenamon.com/deathpenaltyblog/category/casey-anthony-case

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04-14-2009, 07:21 PM

Death Penalty For Women Rare In Fla.
Baez: Casey's Not A Serial Killer

The prosecution announced Monday its intent to seek the death penalty against Casey Anthony, but historically the state of Florida has been hesitant to put a woman to death.

The state attorney's office initially said it would not seek the death penalty, but changed that decision with a court filing Monday afternoon.

Anthony is charged with first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee Anthony.

In nearly 100 years, a Florida jury has sentenced only 16 women to death, and most of those sentences were later thrown out for various legal reasons.

"Very few women are put to death in Florida," defense attorney Jose Baez said. "She's not a serial killer."

There are 392 people sitting on Florida's death row, and only one, Tiffany Cole, is a woman.

Cole was convicted of kidnapping a husband and wife from Duval County and burying them alive.

Two women have been executed in the state of Florida in the past 85 years, serial killer Eileen Wurenos and Judy Buenoano.

Buenoano earned the nickname "The Black Widow" for poisoning her husband with arsenic in 1971. She later drowned her paralyzed son in a lake and tried to blow up her boyfriend with a car bomb.

Anthony is charged with murdering a child, a crime that juries rarely find worth of capital punishment.

A South Carolina jury rejected the death penalty for Susan Smith in 1995. She was convicted of murdering her two young sons.

Andrea Yates was given a life sentence by a Houston jury for drowning her five children in a bath tub. Texas executes more people than any other state.

Orange County prosecutors did not seek the death penalty against Kenya Hill. While already on probation for child abuse, authorities found the body of hill's four-year-old daughter decomposing in a South Orange Blossom Trail motel room that was covered in trash and soaked with urine.

The child's skull had been fractured and she had contusions on her neck.

Hill was convicted of second-degree murder.

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/19179372/detail.html#-

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04-14-2009, 07:24 PM

Baez Tells Casey State's Seeking Death Penalty
Anthony Attorney To Depose 2 Law Enforcement Officers

POSTED: 11:47 am EDT April 14, 2009
UPDATED: 4:45 pm EDT April 14, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Jail records Tuesday show that defense lawyer Jose Baez has notified Casey Anthony of the state's decision to seek the death penalty.

Baez spent more than an hour Monday night with his client at the Orange County Jail where Casey Anthony is charged with first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee.

Caylee's remains were found in a wooded area near the Anthonys' East Orange County home last December.

Meanwhile, in the wake of Monday's stunning about-face by the state attorney's office to seek the death penalty against Casey Anthony, Baez is scheduling more depositions.

On Tuesday, Baez filed a notice to depose two law enforcement officers. One is a Corrections Lt. Tammy Unser, who said she witnessed Casey Anthony hyperventilate upon seeing TV coverage of a child's remains discovered along Suburban Drive, which was later revealed to be her daughter.

Both will be deposed on May 5.

http://www.wesh.com/news/19176124/detail.html

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04-15-2009, 01:12 PM

With Casey Anthony's life at stake, court costs will soar

Sarah Lundy | Sentinel Staff Writer
April 15, 2009

When prosecutors decided this week to seek the death penalty against Casey Anthony, they set the stage for what could turn out to be a pricey case for the state and the defense.

Death penalty cases are not cheap. Because the stakes are so high, attorneys file more motions, conduct more research and interview more witnesses. The trials also take more time.

For Anthony, the young mother charged with killing her 2-year-old daughter, the possibility of execution promises to prolong and complicate the trial, scheduled tentatively for October in Orlando.

"It can make the case 10 times more expensive. It's a very complex issue that has to be litigated by both sides," said Kevin McNally, a Kentucky-based death penalty attorney who is director of the Federal Death Penalty Project, which collects information on federal cases.

Jurors face tough scrutiny
Capital punishment cases need a special jury, and the case comes in two parts: the guilt-innocence phase and the penalty phase — all adding days or weeks to the process.

The first hurdle is selecting a jury. A juror on a death penalty case must be willing to sentence someone to die if needed. That shrinks a potential jury pool, eliminating people who say they can't vote for the death penalty no matter the circumstances.

Unlike other cases where jurors are questioned in groups, jurors in death penalty cases are interviewed individually.

"It is a battle over each one," said Richard Dieter, executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center. "It can take weeks. ... That doesn't happen in regular cases."

Veteran defense attorney Cheney Mason said it took three weeks to pick a jury in the first-degree murder case against his client, Nelson Ivan Serrano, who was sentenced to death in 2007 for the murders of four people in Polk County.

Once a jury is picked, the trial begins with the guilt-innocence phase, like most trials. Prosecutors present their evidence, and the defense tries to poke holes in the case.

The jury then decides whether the defendant is guilty of first-degree murder. If the jury finds the person guilty, the trial moves to stage two: the penalty phase.

Prosecutors present "aggravating factors" — outlined by law — that add weight to the argument that the person should be sentenced to death. Those factors could include whether the killing was committed in a cold, calculated and premeditated manner.

The defense then puts on its case, presenting "mitigating circumstances" why the defendant's life should be spared, such as the defendant acted under extreme duress.

"It's a second trial within a trial," Mason said.

That's where much of the cost starts to ratchet up.

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04-15-2009, 01:20 PM

Rep. Grayson wants to launch missing-child program named after Caylee Anthony

Amy L. Edwards | Sentinel Staff Writer
12:44 PM EDT, April 15, 2009

U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson wants $500,000 from Congress to establish a missing child program in Orlando named in memory of Caylee Marie Anthony.

If granted, the funds would be given to the Ft. Lauderdale-based "A Child is Missing" organization, which helps law-enforcement across the country search for missing children, elderly or disabled people.

ACIM uses a rapid-response telephone system to alert communities when someone is missing. The nonprofit can place 1,000 calls in 60 seconds, can process multiple cases simultaneously, and works without jurisdictional boundaries.

Grayson's request requires the money be spent in the 8th District, which includes Orange and Lake counties.

"I have five children. Every parent's worst nightmare is to lose a child," Grayson said Wednesday morning. "We need to do everything we can to prevent that."

Grayson has not spoken to Caylee's family about his federal funding request, but thought naming the program after the slain toddler would honor her memory.

"We're naming the center after her because she has become a symbol of love lost," he said.

Sherry Friedlander, executive director of ACIM, said if the funding request is granted, her group will be able to establish numerous programs in Central Florida, including awareness programs on bullying and sexual-predator awareness. The funding would also be used to help train law enforcement officers.

"This program is the only program of its kind in the country," she said. "We appreciate [Grayson's] acknowledgment in wanting to safeguard the children and adults in his area."

None of the funds would be given to members of Caylee's family, who established a foundation to help families of missing, abused or exploited children.

On Wednesday, the lawyer representing Caylee's grandparents, George and Cindy Anthony, said he hasn't had an opportunity to talk to Grayson.

But he said the funding request "sounds promising and we want to contact Mr. Grayson's team and see what we can do to help."

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-caylee-anthony-funding-041509,0,7402230.story

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04-15-2009, 07:41 PM

WFTV Legal Analyst Bill Sheaffer talks about phone records and maps in the case against Casey Anthony. (04/14/09)

http://www.wftv.com/video/19179054/index.html

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04-15-2009, 07:44 PM

Detectives Track Casey Anthony Sleep Patterns, Travel

Posted: 4:36 pm EDT April 14, 2009Updated: 6:33 pm EDT April 14, 2009
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- A special Channel 9 investigation found that Casey Anthony used her cell phone so much during Caylee's disappearance that she might actually help investigators build the murder case against her.

Eyewitness News focused on just how closely detectives were able to track Casey's movements in one crucial month last summer, the time from June 16, when Caylee was last seen, to July 15, when Cindy Anthony called 911.

DOCUMENTS RELATED TO REPORT:
» Casey Sleep Pattern Evidence
» Casey Travel Map For June 27, 2008
» Tower Locations Mapped For Case

DOCUMENT ANALYSIS: Sheaffer On Mapping, Sleep Patterns
VIDEO REPORT: Kathi Belich Reports On Evidence

WFTV reporter Kathi Belich tracked Casey's phone records and sleep patterns using a special sheriff's office computer file buried in evidence released last week. Casey made so many calls and text messages, she left a trail of bread crumbs for detectives.

Detectives worked all night, day after day, tracing her every move the first month Caylee was missing, including determining when Casey was awake and when she was asleep (sleep pattern document). They were hoping it would tell them when she murdered Caylee and when she dumped her daughter's body, but they still don't know the answer to those two questions.

Investigators believe Casey Anthony did not want them to find Caylee's body. That's why she never reported Caylee missing. They mapped cell phone towers near key locations, Sawgrass Apartments, where she first claimed Caylee was dropped off with the mystery nanny, her house, her boyfriend's apartment and even the east Orange County landfill.

One week after Casey's July 17 arrest, records Eyewitness News uncovered show detectives weren't sleeping at 4:00am, they were plotting Casey's sleep patterns using her cell phone activity to try to find out when and where she dumped Caylee's body.

"They knew that she would lie and they couldn't shake her from a lie," WFTV legal analyst Bill Sheaffer told Eyewitness News (watch full interview). "They needed to find that body."

Detectives plotted her down time, when there were no calls, no texts and for how long. They cross-referenced that evidence with what they found out from eyewitnesses about her whereabouts and when she was unaccounted for.

Detectives even used detailed cell tower maps (see tower map) to trace her movements June 27 (June 27 travel map), the day she ditched her car at an Amscot, which investigators and even her father say smelled of death.

Around 11:00am June 27, when Casey told boyfriend Tony Lazzaro she ran out of gas and asked him to pick her up at the Amscot at Goldenrod and Colonial, investigators tracked her phone from south Goldenrod northwest of Lee Vista Boulevard to the end of Chelsea Harbor Drive and eventually up to North Forsythe Road near Old Cheney Highway.

"Detectives did not know whether or not she acted alone," Sheaffer said.

On the afternoon of June 16, when Caylee disappeared, there was about a two-hour stretch between 1:45 and about 3:35 when Casey's phone was quiet and that was shortly after followed by a flurry of calls to her mother, her boyfriend, and her ex-fiancee.

http://www.wftv.com/news/19179078/detail.html#-

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04-15-2009, 07:45 PM

Baez To Interrogate Witnesses In Casey Case

Posted: 5:45 pm EDT April 15, 2009Updated: 6:22 pm EDT April 15, 2009
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Casey Anthony's defense team will get their chance to interrogate more witnesses in May.

On May 5, Jose Baez is set to question an Orange County deputy and corrections officer Tammy Unser.

Last week, recordings were released of Unser telling detectives about Casey's reaction when she learned Caylee's remains had been found (Lt. Unser audio interview).

On May 7, Baez will be back in court fighting to keep the videotape of Casey's reactions sealed.

http://www.wftv.com/news/19190846/detail.html#-

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04-15-2009, 07:47 PM

Anthony Family Reacts To Death Penalty
State To Seek Death Penalty Against Casey Anthony

POSTED: Wednesday, April 15, 2009
UPDATED: 4:59 pm EDT April 15, 2009

The Anthony family has released an official statement regarding the recent announcement that the state would seek the death penalty against Casey Anthony.

VIDEO: Baez's Reaction To Death Penalty

The statement was released through George and Cindy Anthony's attorney, Brad Conway.

"The states decision to seek the death penalty will not change the support and love the Anthony's have for Casey. Casey Anthony, like all other defendants, is entitled to the presumption of innocence. If the state can overcome that presumption before a jury of 12 of Casey's peers, the Anthonys will then begin to deal with the potential sentence."

Casey Anthony's defense attorney, Jose Baez, reacted to the new development on Monday.

Baez said the state's announcement was not a surprise to his client.

"She was fully aware that this was a strong possibility. She's aware of the forces that are out to get her," said Baez, who is a strong opponent of the death penalty. "If they think that this is going to make her plea, they're sadly mistaken. They've been trying to intimidate Casey Anthony from day 1 and it didn't work then, and it's not going to work now."

Casey Anthony is being held at the Orange County Jail. She is charged with murder in the death of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee Anthony.

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/19189806/detail.html#-

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04-15-2009, 07:51 PM

Anthonys Hopeful Death Penalty Wouldn't Be Imposed
Sources Say Family Surprised, Not Surprised Over Monday's News

POSTED: 4:20 pm EDT April 15, 2009
UPDATED: 5:59 pm EDT April 15, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- After speaking with a number of sources from within the Anthony camp, the family is in shock but not completely surprised at this week's decision by prosecutors to seek the death penalty against Casey Anthony.

They're resigned to seeing the process through to the finish. The Anthony family is also hopeful that, even if Casey Anthony is convicted, that the death penalty will not be imposed.

The Anthonys' spokesman e-mailed a statement to WESH 2 News: "The state's decision to seek the death penalty will not change the support and love the Anthonys have for Casey."

Casey Anthony is at the Orange County Jail charged with first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee.

The attorney for Lee Anthony, Casey's brother, said he did not expect the state attorney's office to make this move given the evidence that's been made public. He described what his client is going through.

"He is probably in shock and horror as is the rest of his family that the state is prosecuting the case to this level," Thomas Luka said.

Luka is a former prosecutor who has tried a death penalty case. He's expecting it to take up to two months just to pick a jury now that it's a death penalty case. That would be twice the amount of time prosecutors originally estimated the entire trial would last.

http://www.wesh.com/news/19189900/detail.html

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04-15-2009, 07:55 PM

Attorney for Casey Anthony's parents comments on state seeking death penalty
A statement was released today about prosecutors seeking the death penalty against Casey Anthony.

Sarah Lundy | Sentinel Staff Writer
3:59 PM EDT, April 15, 2009

CASEY ANTHONY CASE
Attorney for Casey Anthony's parents comments on state seeking death penalty
A statement was released today about prosecutors seeking the death penalty against Casey Anthony.

Sarah Lundy | Sentinel Staff Writer
3:59 PM EDT, April 15, 2009

The attorney for Casey Anthony's parents released a statement today about prosecutors seeking the death penalty against the 23-year-old.

"The State's decision to seek the death penalty will not change the support and love the Anthony's have for Casey. Casey Anthony, like all other defendants, is entitled to the presumption of innocence. If the State can overcome that presumption before a jury of 12 of Casey's peers, the Anthonys will then begin to deal with the potential sentence," Brad Conway said in an e-mail to the Orlando Sentinel.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/orl-casey-anthony-family-statement-041509,0,4636055.story

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04-16-2009, 02:22 PM

Federal money sought for missing-persons program bearing Caylee Anthony's name

By Amy L. Edwards | Sentinel Staff Writer
April 16, 2009

Federal money sought for missing-persons program bearing Caylee Anthony's name

By Amy L. Edwards | Sentinel Staff Writer
April 16, 2009

U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson wants $500,000 from Congress to establish a missing-child program in Orlando named in memory of Caylee Marie Anthony.

If granted, the funds would go to the Fort Lauderdale-based A Child Is Missing organization, which helps law enforcement across the country search for missing children, elderly or disabled people.

ACIM uses a rapid-response telephone system to alert communities when someone is missing. The nonprofit can place 1,000 calls in 60 seconds, can process multiple cases simultaneously and works without jurisdictional boundaries.

The request requires the money to be spent in the 8th District, which includes Orange and Lake counties.

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http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/caylee-anthony/orl-caylee-anthony-money-16041609apr16,0,36743.story

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04-16-2009, 02:25 PM

P.I. Never Paid By Anthony Family
Dominic Casey's Past Includes Financial, Legal Issues

POSTED: Wednesday, April 15, 2009
UPDATED: 1:56 pm EDT April 16, 2009
ORLANDO, Fla. -- More has been revealed about a private investigator whose name has been brought up numerous times in the case against Casey Anthony.

Dominic Casey said he searched the woods where the remains of Caylee Anthony were later found numerous times while working for the Anthony family.

Casey has been accused of knowing the body was there and not telling anyone, but he has maintained he was sent there by a tip from a psychic and never found any evidence that Caylee's body was there.

Casey's name came up again earlier this month when the Florida Bar revealed Casey filed a complaint against Anthony's defense attorney, Jose Baez. Casey claimed that Baez told him not to tell anyone if he found Caylee's body.

Baez denied the claim.

"That is a ridiculous assertion," Baez said.

Casey is also entangled in the civil case against Anthony.

Lawyers representing Zenaida Gonzalez have asked a judge to find Casey in contempt of court for failing to show up for a deposition.

Anthony initially told investigators she left Caylee with a baby sitter named Zenaida Gonzalez.

Gonzalez is suing Anthony for damages to her reputation.

According to state records, the England-native has been in the construction and consulting business since at least the mid-80s.

Casey's Web site claims he and his team have more than 20 years experience with civil and criminal investigations.

Casey told investigators that Baez contracted him to help look for Caylee less than two weeks after the toddler was reported missing.

A spokeswoman for Baez said the defense never paid Casey for his services.

Casey's colleague, Jim Hoover, said Baez and Casey parted ways over a money issue.

"He and Mr. Baez had had a run-in, or a blow-out, or whatever. He stopped working for him, I guess sometime in September or October over the money issue," Hoover said.

Money was an issue for Casey at the time. He was behind on his mortgage by three months and his homeowners association said he owed over $1,000 in fees.

After ending his work with Baez, the Anthony family contracted Casey in October. Both Cindy and George Anthony, Casey Anthony's parents, have admitted under oath to having a contract with the private investigator.

"Dominic did whatever we asked him to," Cindy Anthony said during a deposition.

Cindy Anthony said the family asked him to help look for Caylee by following up on possible sighting and looking for the missing toddler.

In December, Caylee's remains were found in the wooded area where Casey searched. The defense is expected to use Casey's search to prove that Caylee's remains were placed there after Casey Anthony was already in jail.

George Anthony said the family has not paid Casey for his services.

Casey also had legal troubles. He was arrested in 2003 on domestic abuse charges. He was accused of verbally abusing and pushing a female family member, but the state attorney's office later decided not to prosecute him.

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/19191289/detail.html#-

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04-16-2009, 06:52 PM

Nancy Grace
Tot mom texting all night! 3:56
In newly released phone records, Casey Anthony is text messaging friends of hers after Caylee goes missing!

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/crime/2009/04/16/ng.mom.texting.cnn

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04-17-2009, 08:15 PM

Could State Help Pay For Anthony's Defense?
It's Possible, Orlando Attorney Tells WESH

POSTED: 5:48 pm EDT April 16, 2009
UPDATED: 6:54 pm EDT April 16, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The cost of defending Casey Anthony could be in the millions, and taxpayers could foot some of the bill.

Orlando criminal defense lawyer Richard Hornsby said Thursday this is the only way attorney Jose Baez will be able to hire the experts necessary to defend Anthony in what will be an expensive death penalty case.

"I think the taxpayers are going to get stuck with paying for his costs," Hornsby said.

Hornsby said Baez has a legal right to argue the state should pay for a chunk of Anthony's defense fees.

Florida's Justice Administrative Commission has a set expert witness fee schedule. Defense experts would have to accept a set fee, do it for free or leave the so-called dream team that Baez has been assembling.

For this to happen, the court would have to declare Anthony indigent. Baez would have to disclose his current funding sources and sign a 20-page contract agreeing to the commission's guidelines.

On Thursday, Baez would neither confirm nor deny whether he is considering asking the state to help fund the defense. He told WESH 2 that he is aware this is a possible option, but does not want to disclose what the defense team's next move is going to be.

Anthony is charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of her daughter, Caylee, whose remains were found in Orange County woods in December 2008.

http://www.wesh.com/news/19201460/detail.html

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04-17-2009, 08:16 PM

Gonzalez Attorneys Prepare For Anthonys On Oprah
No Sale Pending For Caylee Memorial Land

POSTED: 4:45 pm EDT April 17, 2009
UPDATED: 6:38 pm EDT April 17, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Attorneys for Zenaida Gonzalez said Friday they are preparing a packet of information in advance of George and Cindy Anthony appearing on national TV next month.

Gonzalez's lawyers said they plan to send the information to Oprah Winfrey in hopes she'll ask the Anthonys tougher questions.

Gonzalez is suing Casey Anthony because she said her reputation was ruined when she was named as the nanny who kidnapped Caylee. Casey Anthony is at the Orange County Jail, charged with first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee. Caylee's remains were found in a wooded area off of Suburban Drive near the Anthonys East Orange County home last December.

Gonzalez's lawyers said they're preparing video evidence showing how the Anthonys depositions last week contradicted their previous sworn testimony.

George Anthony was combative and refused to answer some of the more pointed questions posed by attorneys for Gonzalez.

The Anthony's attorney scolded Gonzalez's lawyers for their line of questioning.

Now Gonzalez's lawyers are questioning if it pains the Anthonys so much to answer their questions, why are they willing to go on national television and relive the nightmare of losing Caylee with Oprah?

Gonzalez's lawyers are also preparing what they said are videotaped examples to send to Winfrey of the Anthonys contradicting themselves in sworn testimony. Why?

"We hope that she will ask them some tough questions based on this information," attorney Keith Mitnik said.

They plan to share that information when they send it out next week.

Meanwhile, there is no sale pending on the land where slain toddler's Caylee Anthony's remains were found, WESH 2 News confirmed Friday.

In the online listing for the property, three photos show no evidence that a memorial with hundreds of stuffed animals still sits on that property.

The property is listed for $89,900.

http://www.wesh.com/news/19211221/detail.html

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04-17-2009, 08:20 PM

California attorney on Casey Anthony's defense team can practice law in Florida
Judge grants Todd Macaluso permission

Sarah Lundy | Sentinel Staff Writer
12:23 PM EDT, April 17, 2009

Orange Circuit Court Judge Stan Strickland permitted a California attorney - who is on Casey Anthony's defense team - to practice law here once he pays filing fees with the Florida Bar, according to paperwork filed today in court.

Todd Macaluso joined the Casey Anthony team last month. He told reporters on March 2 that he excels at cross-examining technical experts.

"This is my world. I deal with the best experts in the world and I deal with the best attorneys in the world," he said after a court hearing last month."And on a case such as this where I believe that she is innocent, I'm going to fight as hard as I can to prove that in a court of law."

In January, Macaluso was accused of unprofessional conduct in California.

The complaint was filed with The California Bar because Macaluso didn't have enough money in an account to cover several business expenses totaling more than $170,000 between July 2006 and February 2007.

Macaluso responded in writing in February to the charges. He wrote that the financial mistake was due to his office staff supervising the account. He wasn't overseeing the account at the time because of the unexpected death of his brother. The mistake was not intentional.

The investigation in California is pending.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-casey-anthony-041709,0,918892.story

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04-17-2009, 08:23 PM

Men In Casey's Life Keep Money In Her Account

Posted: 5:57 pm EDT April 16, 2009Updated: 6:55 pm EDT April 16, 2009
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Casey's jail account is staying full thanks to two men in her life. One benefactor, Michael Kelley from San Diego, sends Casey $25 almost every week.

George Anthony also deposited $100 in Casey's account on Monday. She spent nearly $65 on food, toiletries and snacks.

Casey's account balance is around $500.

http://www.wftv.com/news/19201566/detail.html#-

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04-17-2009, 08:24 PM

ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW CAPTAIN TO HEAR CAIN'S APPEAL

The Orange County deputy accused of missing a major Caylee tip last summer took another step in his appeal to save his job.

An Administrative Review Captain will now hear Richard Cain's appeal. The sheriff's office says Deputy Cain lied twice about how deeply he investigated a tip from meter reader Roy Kronk last August about bones in a trash bag near Caylee's house.

Her remains were found in the same spot on December 11.

The sheriff's office wants to fire Deputy Cain.

http://www.wftv.com/news/19201566/detail.html#-

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04-17-2009, 08:25 PM

New Lawyer Joins Casey Defense Team

Posted: 12:51 pm EDT April 17, 2009Updated: 1:16 pm EDT April 17, 2009
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- A new lawyer is joining Casey's defense team. Judge Stan Strickland gave Todd Macaluso the green-light Friday to join Casey's team.

Macaluso said that his expertise is in cross-examining expert witnesses. The judge let Macaluso on, despite ongoing problems with the California bar.

Casey's lead attorney, Jose Baez, has also had problems with the Florida bar.

http://www.wftv.com/news/19209119/detail.html#-

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04-18-2009, 03:48 PM

Nancy Grace

Tot mom's fake nanny? 4:16
Did Casey Anthony get her description of the nanny she claims kidnapped Caylee from a t.v. show?

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/crime/2009/04/18/ng.tot.mom.nanny.cnn

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04-18-2009, 03:53 PM

Casey Anthony's jury: Could you be impartial?

By Henry Pierson Curtis | Sentinel Staff Writer
April 18, 2009

Everyone knows Casey.

Even the tiniest details in the death-penalty case against Casey Anthony are common knowledge in Orange County's neighborhoods, wealthy and poor, large and small.

Drive as far as possible without leaving the county and residents still know about her green shamrock tattoo and the red heart-shaped sticker found on her dead daughter Caylee's skull. It's hard to imagine anyone untainted by the pretrial publicity.

"How could you not be? " asked Tony Geraci outside the Oakland Post Office serving 1,200 residents on the Lake County line. "You can't avoid it."

An original Walt Disney World cast member, the retired executive chef remembers every high-profile local murder case since moving to Central Florida in 1970. None compare to the constant, near 24-hour media coverage that followed 2-year-old Caylee Anthony's disappearance last summer.

"I don't think I could sit on a jury in that case," said Geraci, who questioned his impartiality. "The whole thing started out and turned into a circus too quickly."

Last week, Orlando Sentinel reporters asked county residents whether they would be willing to serve as jurors in the wake of Orange-Osceola State Attorney Lawson Lamar announcing he wants Anthony put to death if she is convicted of killing her child.

Hardly anyone declined comment.

Before saying whether they would sit on the jury, most expressed a mixture of disgust with the way the case has been handled so far. That included law-enforcement leaks, Anthony's defense team, Lamar's prosecution and reporters' daily, sometimes hourly, updates on Anthony's life and the lengthy list of bounty hunters, private eyes and psychics voicing opinions.

Peter Kearsley couldn't avoid the case, even stopping for water at Killarney Station while riding his mountain bike on the West Orange Trail. He doubts 12 impartial jurors can be found anywhere in the state.

"Basically, I'm sick and tired of it. There are so many other things going on in the world that it's a distraction," said Kearsley, lamenting that the case has overshadowed important news about a global recession, the Iraq war and threatened closings of Orange County schools.

"I've been overexposed to it, and that's a national issue, not just here in Orange County. Whenever I'm in New York or Chicago, it's playing on CNN and getting loads of attention."

Undecided about Anthony's innocence or guilt on premeditated murder, Kearsley said Lamar's decision to seek the death penalty looks like a tactic to force a plea bargain.

On the county's east side, Michael Buckle is ready for jury duty, willing to listen to weeks of testimony and decide whether Anthony's guilty. But there's a catch. He doesn't support the death penalty.

"You already have a dead child," he said. "There's no need in taking another life."

Buckle said he wishes the Anthony case would simply go away but "the court has to do its due process" and the trial should be held here.

Nearby, scores of Orlando-area residents exercised Thursday afternoon on the Little Econ Greenway trail in Jay Blanchard Park. It's where UCF graduate student Nicole Ganguzza was murdered last summer in an unsolved crime that many in law enforcement think has been overshadowed by attention to the Anthony case.

David and Ana Ruiz, who were walking their French bulldog, also doubted Anthony can get a fair trial here.

"It's too personal for a lot of folks around here," he said.

The couple's adult daughter disagreed slightly.

"I don't think she'd get a fair trial anywhere," Melinda Ruiz said.

In downtown Orlando, mothers watching their children at the Lake Eola playground have no interest in sitting on the jury.

"I don't want to see pictures of a [dead] child who is my daughter's age," said Erin Schauer of Oviedo. "Any mother who doesn't report their child missing for a month should be sentenced to death."

At Orlando Fashion Square mall on East Colonial Drive, Valerie Johnson of Orlando said her faith would prevent her from sitting on a jury in a death case.

"I wouldn't want to make that decision. ... Only God can," said Johnson, a human-resources director who thinks Anthony is probably guilty. "I don't know if she deserves the death penalty."

In Windermere, Daisy Vina cared for the latest child in her 15-year career as a nanny by walking with the year-old girl in a stroller. A mother of three and a grandmother as well, Vina says every young mother faces frustration but nothing justifies hurting a child.

"If it's proven she did it, I would raise my hand and say she deserves to die," Vina said. "Her child won't be free until her killer is convicted."

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orl-aseccasey19041809apr18,0,213902.story

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04-20-2009, 12:09 PM

Execute Casey? Not a chance -- but now she might cut a deal

Mike Thomas | COMMENTARY
April 19, 2009

State Attorney Lawson Lamar says he wants to kill Casey Anthony, which I suppose is one way of guaranteeing she dies of old age.

The odds of Casey taking a lethal snooze are about equal to the odds she'll celebrate with milk and cookies if exonerated.

Even Lamar understands that.

For historical reference, I refer you to Richard Adams, an evil psychopath who brutally beat and stomped his 6-year-old daughter Kayla to death. Lake prosecutors tried, but failed, to get a death sentence against him.

And Adams was much more loathsome than Casey. There was no doubt about his guilt. Kayla's body testified to the horrors of the crime.

Lamar has nothing close to this strong a case against Casey. He has no confession, no cause of death and no indication of premeditation. Evidence consists of Casey's mysterious and indifferent behavior, her compulsive lying, a piece of fairly common duct tape and iffy evidence that there once was a body in the trunk of the abandoned family Pontiac.

Casey's defense team may be headed by José Baez, a not-ready-for-prime-time Kissimmee lawyer whom I wouldn't hire to defend my traffic ticket. But he is backed by some serious talent, including New York defense attorney Linda Kenney Baden, criminalist Henry Lee and forensic scientist Larry Kobilinsky, a regular on Nancy Grace.

I imagine they will put the prosecution's trunk-sniffing machine — the one used to indicate the presence of a body in the car — on the witness stand and make a convincing case it can't sniff the difference between a cadaver, a rotten pizza or a bottle of Chanel No. 5.

And any number of expert witnesses could testify that it's typical for a woman who has lost a daughter to go into shock, forget the mystery nanny's name, grab a six-pack, call up the gang and put off notifying the cops for a month.

You scoff at this only if you haven't seen a good lawyer magnify preposterous notions into gaping chasms of reasonable doubt.

Lamar obviously has to be concerned.

So his best offense has become a good bluff: the death penalty. His office resurrected it last week after ruling it out in December. The official explanation is that "sufficient aggravating circumstances" have come to light.

Like what, more pictures of Casey wrapped in an American flag guzzling beer?

This is nothing more than an old prosecutor's trick.

It goes like this: To get seated for a death-penalty trial, a juror must say during the selection process that he or she is willing to sentence someone to death. This tends to weed out the softies and liberals like Scott Maxwell and myself, giving prosecutors more of a law-and-order jury — one more likely to convict.

Noted Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz claimed prosecutors in Texas used this tactic to get a conviction against Andrea Yates, who drowned her five children in 2001.

"The prosecutors ... never really expected, nor even wanted, the jury to return a death sentence," he wrote in an analysis. "They manipulated the death penalty processing order to get a pro-prosecution jury, more likely to reject the insanity defense and return a verdict of guilt. This tactic, well known to those who practice criminal law, is becoming more widespread in states which authorize the death penalty."

Her conviction was overturned on appeal, and Yates subsequently was ruled not guilt by reason of insanity.

Jury consultant Beth Bochnak from the National Jury Project, calls this ploy a "massive problem."

She says the focus on the death penalty during the selection process gives potential jurors the impression that guilt is a foregone conclusion, or else why would everybody be harping on the punishment?

"I recently heard from jurors in a capital [murder] case," Bochnak says. "One told me about another juror in the deliberations who was completely confused because he thought the guy already was convicted."

Dershowitz hopes the courts "will finally declare this practice unethical, even unconstitutional."

Until then, this is Lamar's best hope to force Casey into a plea deal that could spare his office a long and expensive trial, followed by a very bad outcome.

Not only have prosecutors stacked the deck against her, they have added considerable time and cost to her defense. That may temper the enthusiasm of some of her defenders who obviously won't be getting paid their normal hourly wage.

And Casey now has something new to think about: the image of being strapped down on a gurney, a jail nurse prepping her veins.

Maybe that will make her squirm enough to end this freak show. If this is prosecutorial misconduct, then this one time I can look the other way.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-locmiket19041909apr19,0,6936648.column

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04-21-2009, 01:32 PM

Kronk Objects To Baez's Phone Records Subpoena
Protective Order Calls Phone Records Subpoena 'Overboard, Harassment'

POSTED: 2:41 pm EDT April 20, 2009
UPDATED: 5:18 pm EDT April 20, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Roy Kronk is asking Monday for a protective order so he does not have to turn over certain phone records to Casey Anthony's defense team.

In new court papers obtained by WESH 2, Kronk said Jose Baez's recent application to subpoena phone records is "overbroad, and constitutes harassment."

Kronk is the meter reader who discovered the remains of slain toddler Caylee Anthony last December.

His lawyer said Kronk would not be opposed to a limited subpoena to determine if he ever had contact with Casey Anthony, her family or the Anthony's private investigators.

Kronk's lawyers said the way Baez has the subpoena now, it would give him the ability to invade Kronk's privacy. They're asking for a hearing from Judge Stan Strickland.

Casey Anthony is in the Orange County Jail, charged with first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee.

In other news in the case, lawyers for Zenaida Gonzalez are sending information to the Oprah Winfrey show concerning contradictions in the Anthonys' recent videotaped depositions.

Gonzalez is suing Casey Anthony, claiming her reputation was destroyed when Casey Anthony named her as the nanny who kidnapped Caylee.

"The Anthonys in our deposition as opposed to their previous statements to the police were apples and oranges," Morgan said.

Their lawyer so far has not responded to questions about why George and Cindy Anthony have agreed to do a nationally televised interview with Winfrey next month. Gonzalez's attorney John Morgan said Casey Anthony's parents want to plant reasonable doubt in the minds of potential jurors in advance of their daughter's upcoming death penalty trial.

"We want to make sure the Oprah people aren't manipulated by what I call the Anthony alibi tour," Morgan said.

http://www.wesh.com/news/19231137/detail.html

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04-21-2009, 01:44 PM

Meter Reader Refuses Records Request
Phone Records Request Part Of Motion Filed By Baez

POSTED: Monday, April 20, 2009
UPDATED: 11:55 am EDT April 21, 2009

The meter reader who discovered Caylee Anthony's remains is refusing to turn over his cell phone records to Casey Anthony's defense team.

Earlier this month, defense attorney Jose Baez filed a motion requesting the cell phone records of several witnesses in the case -- including those of Roy Kronk.

Kronk found Caylee's remains in a wooded area off Suburban Drive on Dec. 11.

Anthony is being held at the Orange County jail. She is charged with murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee, who was 2 years old at the time of her disappearance.

Kronk's attorney, David Evans, filed a motion on Monday, which objects to the phone record request, saying it amounts to an invasion of privacy and harassment.

Evans said he and Kronk would not object to a "reasonable" subpoena: one that limits the amount of information turned over to Baez. The existing request calls for all of Kronk's phone records – including cell phone pings and text messages with times and locations.

According to Evans, Kronk does not want the phone numbers of his friends and family to be fodder for the defense team and the millions of other people following the case throughout the country.

Monday night, Beaz said other people do not get to decide what is important to his case

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/19232621/detail.html#-

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04-21-2009, 01:50 PM

Roy Kronk Doesn't Want To Give Up Phone Records

Posted: 7:31 am EDT April 21, 2009Updated: 1:11 pm EDT April 21, 2009
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- The meter reader who initially discovered Caylee Anthony's remains doesn't want to turn over all of his phone records.

DOCUMENTS: Kronk's Objection | Baez Motion
VIDEO REPORT: Kronk Files Objection To Motion

at the link....

http://www.wftv.com/news/19237649/detail.html#-

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04-21-2009, 01:52 PM

Casey Anthony: George, Cindy to sit for "Early Show" interview
posted by halboedeker on Apr 21, 2009 10:47:53 AM

Step aside, Oprah Winfrey. CBS will have the first interview with George and Cindy Anthony since granddaughter Caylee's remains were found. Winfrey's people had promoted that she would have that first interview next month.

Don't George and Cindy know it's not nice to cross Oprah?

CBS' "Early Show" will interview the Anthonys over two shows this week.

Maggie Rodriguez will conduct the interview Wednesday and Thursday in the show's New York studio.

And the topics? CBS said, "Rodriguez will talk to the Anthonys about the investigation into their granddaughter's death, including the timeline of events leading up to the arrest of their daughter, Casey, for the crime. The Anthonys also will talk about how their daughter is handling the prosecution's recent decision to seek the death penalty in their case against her."

Which raises a question: How do George and Cindy know if they haven't visited Casey?

"The Early Show" airs at 7 a.m. weekdays on WKMG-Channel 6.

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2009/04/casey-anthony-george-cindy-to-sit-for-early-show-interview.html

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04-21-2009, 06:36 PM

Casey Anthony: Oprah Winfrey drops interview with George, Cindy
posted by halboedeker on Apr 21, 2009 6:03:55 PM

You won't see George and Cindy Anthony on "The Oprah Winfrey Show."

"Based on the Anthonys' decision to appear on other programs, we have decided not to move forward with their interview on 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' at this time," an Oprah spokesman told me this afternoon.

The Anthonys will appear on CBS' "Early Show" tomorrow morning.

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2009/04/oprah-winfrey-drops-interview-with-george-cindy-anthony.html

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04-21-2009, 06:41 PM

Legal Analyst: Casey's Attorney Made Blunder

Posted: 5:22 pm EDT April 21, 2009Updated: 5:54 pm EDT April 21, 2009
ORLANDO, Fla. -- There are no secrets in the case against Casey Anthony. If Casey Anthony's lawyer, Jose Baez, wanted to keep secret his attempt to get phone records from key people in the case, WFTV's legal expert says he went about it the wrong way.

SHEAFFER INTERVIEW: Analysis Of Baez Motion
http://www.wftv.com/video/19243196/detail.html

There will be at least one hearing because at least two of the 12 witnesses Baez wants to track through unlimited cell phone records are fighting it and most of the others probably will. Meter reader Roy Kronk and Casey's friend Amy Huizenga say Baez wants way too much.

Baez wants unlimited cell phone records for 12 prosecution witnesses. Two of them, Kronk and Huizenga, are fighting it as an invasion of privacy.

"Let's use a scalpel to get at the problem and not a meat cleaver to get at the problem," said Kronk's attorney, David Evans (full interview).

Defense attorney Jose Baez tried to keep his strategy secret, but after Circuit Judge Stan Strickland refused to meet secretly to discuss sending secret subpoenas to witnesses, WFTV legal analyst Bill Sheaffer said Baez filed an unnecessary court motion that will bring unwanted attention.

"Asking the court's permission to do something you have permission to do to begin with," Sheaffer explained (watch interview).

Sheaffer said Baez could've identified the witnesses' cell phone providers during depositions and then subpoenaed the companies' records directly. Instead, he's asked the judge's permission.

"That will force Baez to tell the court what relevance these phone records may have to the defense," Sheaffer explained.

That includes if he's asked for more witnesses' records than he really wants as a way to try to cover his tracks. Baez is also asking for the unlimited, detailed cell phone records for Casey's parents and her brother. Her parents' lawyer says they'll hand them over, but they have no idea why Casey would want them.

http://www.wftv.com/news/19243193/detail.html#-

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04-21-2009, 11:41 PM

Scooped Oprah cancels appearance by George, Cindy Anthony

Hal Boedeker | Sentinel Staff Writer
6:29 PM EDT, April 21, 2009

The message is clear: Don't scoop Oprah after she gives you the first invite.

A spokeswoman for "The Oprah Winfrey Show" told the Orlando Sentinel that George and Cindy Anthony, parents of indicted daughter Casey Anthony, will not appear on her show.

You won't see George and Cindy Anthony on "The Oprah Winfrey Show."

"Based on the Anthonys' decision to appear on other programs, we have decided not to move forward with their interview on 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' at this time," the spokesman said this afternoon.

Why? Because after it was announced that the Anthonys would be on Oprah, George and Cindy accepted an invitation to appear on CBS' "Early Show" tomorrow morning.

It's a public relations setback for the Anthonys, who have embarked on something of a media tour in the wake of a decision by State Attorney Lawson Lamar to seek the death penalty against Casey. She is charged with the first-degree murder of her daughter, Caylee Marie.

Meanwhile, George and Cindy are adding up appearances.

They are billed as keynote speakers at the Melanie Ilene Rieger Memorial Conference next month in Connecticut.

Rieger was a college student who was murdered by her boyfriend in 1994. The Web site for the meeting says, "The conference was established in her memory with the hope that others would avoid such tragedy." The conference is presented by the Melanie Ilene Rieger Memorial Foundation and the Connecticut Department of Correction.

The Anthonys are scheduled to speak at 4:30 p.m. May 13 at the two-day conference in Cheshire, Conn.

Their session is titled as "Under Siege: A Homicide Survivor's Story." The schedule offers no more details about what the title means.

Brad Conway, attorney for George and Cindy, confirmed to the Sentinel that Cindy will be speaking.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-casey-anthony-oprah-cancel-042109,0,3151493.story

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04-22-2009, 01:09 PM

Anthonys Tell TV Show They Stand By Casey

Posted: 8:48 am EDT April 22, 2009Updated: 12:56 pm EDT April 22, 2009
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The grandparents of slain Florida toddler Caylee Anthony told a national audience Wednesday they support their daughter, calling her a great mother who could not have harmed the child.

George and Cindy Anthony told CBS' "Early Show" they miss their granddaughter, who was 2 when she disappeared, and their daughter, Casey Anthony. Casey, 23, is jailed pending trial for first-degree murder in the death of the child, whose remains were found in December.

George and Cindy Anthony stayed calm during the live network interview, but dodged key questions about Casey.

"We're gonna have to wait and see what plays out," said George.

The Anthonys were told it doesn't look good for Casey. With all the evidence, including the duct tape over Caylee's mouth and topped with a heart sticker.

They were asked whether they would want punishment for Caylee's killer, even if it's Casey.

"Again, we want the truth, but again, we have to wait for everything to come out at trial," replied Cindy.

Prosecutors said last week they will seek the death penalty if Casey is convicted. Her trial has been tentatively set for October.

What was very telling is what the Anthonys did not say and haven't said since Caylee's remains were found around the corner from their house.

"I don't understand what happened, I don't know what happened and again, I think we'll learn a lot more as time goes on," Cindy said.

"We love our daughter. We stand behind her. We know what kind of mother she was," Cindy Anthony said.

The grandparents said it was unlikely that Casey Anthony will accept any sort of plea deal. They said Casey would not admit to something she did not do.

"I don't think it's possible for my daughter to hurt anyone. And she wouldn't definitely hurt her own child. My gosh, I've seen the love every single day that she had for her," George Anthony said.

The child's remains were found in woods in Orlando in December, six months after she disappeared.

Casey Anthony claimed that Caylee was kidnapped and has pleaded not guilty.

Cindy Anthony said that her daughter didn't tell authorities when the child disappeared in June because she was "afraid."

"I think the truth will come out at trial," said Cindy Anthony.

George Anthony also talked Wednesday about his emotional difficulties since Caylee's body was found.

In January, Anthony was admitted to a Florida hospital after he was reported missing and found in a hotel. Authorities said he had sent despondent text messages to family members.

"There's only so much a person can take," he said.

George and Cindy will be the keynote speakers at the Melanie Ilene Rieger's memorial conference next month in Connecticut.

Rieger was a college student who was murdered by her boyfriend in 1994. The conference is meant to help the families of murder victims.

Prosecutors could release more evidence in the case this week.

http://www.wftv.com/news/19248537/detail.html#-

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04-22-2009, 01:26 PM

Casey Anthony
Casey Anthony 'feared for all of our lives,' mom says

Amy L. Edwards and Kevin P. Connolly | Sentinel Staff Writers
8:21 AM EDT, April 22, 2009

Casey Anthony's parents interviewed on CBS

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During a nationally televised interview this morning, George Anthony and Cindy Anthony offered supportive words for their daughter, Casey Anthony, and said more information will come out during her daughter's murder's trial.

Casey Anthony, 23, is charged with the murder of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee Marie.

George Anthony told CBS Early Show co-anchor Maggie Rodriguez said he doesn't think it is possible that his daughter would hurt anyone, especially Caylee.

"I've seen the love every single day that she had for her," George Anthony said. "She wouldn't hurt her."

The Anthonys were accompanied by lawyer Brad Conway, who said they are "anxiously awaiting" details that will come up during trial.

Cindy Anthony said her daughter is presumed innocent.

"I think the truth will come out at trial," Cindy Anthony said.

Rodriguez asked the Anthonys about their daughter's odd behavior, and questioned why she didn't report Caylee missing.

Cindy Anthony said she didn't understand all the things her daughter did. But she said the reason Casey waited 31 days to report Caylee missing was because she worried for her family's safety.

"She was afraid," Cindy Anthony said. "She feared for all of our lives."

Cindy Anthony also said she never had a reason not to trust her daughter with Caylee.

"Caylee belonged to her," she said.

Cindy Anthony also said there was never a "red flag" that anything was amiss until July 15.

Rodriguez asked George Anthony about his reaction when Caylee's remains were found just blocks away from their family's Lee Vista-area home.

"Sorrow. Didn't want to believe it," George Anthony said.

The second part of their interview will air Thursday.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-casey-anthony-cindy-cbs-interview-042209,0,2455680.story

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04-22-2009, 01:39 PM

Casey Anthony: George, Cindy display an interview style reminiscent of 'The Three Faces of Eve'
posted by halboedeker on Apr 22, 2009 8:50:57 AM

George and Cindy Anthony remind me of the old movie "Three Faces of Eve."

Just like Joanne Woodward, they've run through a series of personalities.

They shared their subdued side in an exclusive interview with CBS' "Early Show" this morning. They were far different from the furious people who gave depositions in the Zenaida Gonzalez defamation suit against their daughter, Casey. Casey is charged with daughter Caylee's murder.

The news from the interview? Casey, who is facing the death penalty, probably won't accept a plea deal, George said. And Cindy said they wouldn't encourage her to do so.

"I don't think Casey would take a plea deal," Cindy said. "Casey's not going to admit to something she hasn't done."

OK, so maybe it wasn't front-page news. But the interview was another example of how the Anthonys have a habit of contradicting what they've said -- and what has been reported in this well-chronicled saga.

"Early Show" interviewer Maggie Rodriguez asked how Cindy could say with such conviction that Casey hadn't committed the crime. "We know what kind of mother she was," Cindy said.

"I don't think it's possible for my daughter to hurt anyone, definitely her own child," George added.

He didn't think it was possible Casey could hurt anyone? Really?

Rodriguez asked about the 30 days Caylee was missing -- the days before Cindy called authorities.

"I believed she was with her mom," Cindy said. "I've never had a reason not to trust Casey with Caylee."

But, of course, that statement contradicts reports that Cindy wanted to gain custody of the little girl.

This morning, Cindy said Caylee had been Casey's priority.

"I'm just the grandmother," Cindy said. "Just because she lived with me doesn't mean Casey wasn't in charge of Caylee."

Rodriguez pressed the point, asking about Casey's history of lies.

"There was never a red flag until July 15," Cindy said.

Never a red flag? Really?

Rodriguez was sympathetic with two very difficult interview subjects. The chat will continue on Thursday's show. But you have to wonder about the Anthonys' media savvy. They went with "The Early Show" after an interview with daytime queen Oprah Winfrey had been announced. With Winfrey, they would have reached a far wider audience. Yet once Winfrey learned of "The Early Show," she dropped the Anthonys.

Maybe Oprah was the lucky one. The Anthonys are like a minefield for an interviewer.

Rodriguez asked about the penalty. Cindy said they couldn't think about that.

When Rodriguez asked about Cindy's original call to authorities, the grandmother wouldn't touch that question and turned to her attorney, Brad Conway, who was at her side.

George said trying to take his life was the wrong thing and complained about how people had come after his family.

What about the punishment for Caylee's killer?

"We want the truth," Cindy said.

But can they handle the truth? And who are they today?

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2009/04/casey-anthony-george-cindy-show-lowkey-side-to-early-show-grandma-says-she-saw-no-red-flag-in-caylee.html

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04-22-2009, 01:44 PM

Caylee Anthony: Cindy tells CBS' 'Early Show' that she considered suicide but Casey kept her from it
posted by halboedeker on Apr 22, 2009 11:40:39 AM

Cindy Anthony contemplated suicide several times, she tells CBS' "Early Show" in an interview to air Thursday morning.

"Cindy reveals that George wasn't the only one who considered suicide. She did, too," "Early Show" anchor Maggie Rodriguez told me. "She wrote several suicide notes. Then Casey came home for the first time. When they released her the first time, Cindy says they sat together and prayed, and Casey kept her from going through with it."

Cindy Anthony "told me with tears in her eyes" that it was "something she had never confessed before," Rodriguez said.

George and Cindy Anthony gave "The Early Show" their first joint interview since granddaughter Caylee's remains were found. Their daughter, Casey, is charged with murdering Caylee.

Rodriguez interviewed the couple live today. The second part was taped after today's show and will air on Thursday's show. "The Early Show" starts at 7 a.m. on WKMG-Channel 6.

Rodriguez said she had 30 minutes with the couple after the show. She said the interview could run 10 or 20 minutes -- which would be an eternity in television. She added that it's likely the entire interview will be posted at CBSNews.com.

What else is coming Thursday?

*Rodriguez asked if Cindy regretted making the 911 call that could be used to convict Casey.

"She said, 'I don't regret it. I had to tell the truth. Casey thanked me for making the call immediately after making the call,' " Rodriguez said.

"They say they have no regrets," Rodriguez added. "Would they have called for help sooner? No."

*The couple wouldn't say what they thought happened to Caylee, but "Cindy does say she would like to have private time with her daughter."

*Rodriguez said she could ask anything. But the couple wouldn't answer any questions pertaining to evidence, and their attorney, Brad Conway, would jump in when she tried, Rodriguez added.

*The interviewer's take on the Anthonys? "They are bent on supporting their daughter, no matter what," Rodriguez said. "They don't want to lose another family member."

How did Rodriguez gain the interview over Oprah Winfrey?

"I dont' know their dealings with Oprah," Rodriguez said. "We have been working to secure the interview for many months." Rodriguez said she had reached out repeatedly to the couple and Conway.

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2009/04/caylee-anthony-cindy-tells-cbs-early-show-that-she-considered-suicide-but-casey-kept-her-from-it.html

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04-22-2009, 01:51 PM

Anthonys: Casey Unlikely To Accept Plea Deal
Casey Anthony's Parents Appear On 'Early Show'

POSTED: 8:05 am EDT April 22, 2009
UPDATED: 1:00 pm EDT April 22, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The grandparents of slain Florida toddler Caylee Anthony said they are standing behind their daughter, who is accused of killing the girl.

George and Cindy Anthony appeared Wednesday on CBS' "The Early Show." They said it is unlikely that Casey Anthony will accept any sort of plea deal in the case, adding that the 23-year-old "is not going to admit to something she hasn't done."

Video: Anthonys On 'Early Show'

Caylee was 2 when she went missing in 2008; she was later found dead. Her mother, Casey Anthony, is charged with the girl's murder.

Prosecutors said they plan to seek the death penalty.

The Anthonys were scheduled to appear on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" next month. According to the Orlando Sentinel, Winfrey canceled the interview because the couple decided to appear on other programs.

http://www.wesh.com/news/19248274/detail.html

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04-22-2009, 01:56 PM

Anthonys Stand Behind Daughter
Interview Covers Death Penalty For Casey Anthony

POSTED: Tuesday, April 21, 2009
UPDATED: 12:13 pm EDT April 22, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- In their first interview together since their granddaughter's remains were found, George and Cindy Anthony reaffirmed their belief that their daughter, Casey Anthony, did not kill her daughter.

The Anthonys appeared Wednesday on CBS's "Early Show," answering a wide range of questions about their daughter and granddaughter, Caylee.

Casey Anthony, 23, remains jailed on first-degree murder charges in the death of her daughter, Caylee, whose remains were discovered in December. Caylee was 2 years old when she was reported missing in July, a month after she was last seen alive.

"I don't think it's possible for my daughter to hurt anyone," George Anthony said. "She wouldn't have definitely hurt her own child."

The Anthonys were asked about their daughter facing the death penalty, a sentence that prosecutors recently announced they would pursue.

"We can't think about what's to come. She hasn't even had her trial yet. Casey's presumed innocent. We can't think about that right now," said Cindy Anthony, who added that she didn't think her daughter would accept a plea deal if offered.

The Anthonys said they are still mourning the loss of Caylee, but also supporting their daughter.

"Casey's not going to admit for something she hasn't done," Cindy Anthony said.

When asked how she could be sure her daughter was not guilty in Caylee's death, Cindy said: "We love our daughter. We know what kind of mother she was."

George Anthony also said that he didn't think his daughter would accept a plea deal.

"I don't really believe that her defensive team is going to do anything to jeopardize anything in the future for her. We're going to have to wait and see what plays out. I don't believe that's going to happen with her," George Anthony said.

The Anthonys said they're dealing with two losses.

"I think sometimes it gets lost -- that we've lost someone very close to us and we have someone else that's hurting, and we miss her dearly, too," Cindy Anthony said.

Cindy Anthony deferred to her attorney, Brad Conway, when she was asked about the 911 call she placed in July, saying the car Casey Anthony was driving smelled like a dead body had been in it. Conway said the Anthonys did not want to discuss their statements made to authorities

"She's presumed innocent. I think the truth will come out at trial," Cindy Anthony said. "The defense is going to do their job, and (the public) will be able to see for themselves there's more to it."

Cindy Anthony was also asked if she thought it was odd that Casey Anthony did not report her daughter missing.

"I don't understand what happened. I don't know what happened. I think we'll probably learn a lot more as time goes on," said Cindy Anthony, who added that Casey Anthony did not report Caylee missing because she feared for her the lives of her family.

Cindy Anthony said she had no reason to call authorities to report Caylee missing.

"Because she was with her mom. And I believed that she was with her mom and I never had a reason not to trust Casey with Caylee. Casey made Caylee her priority and it was very evident, and anybody that ever saw Casey and Caylee together knew that Caylee was No. 1 for Casey," Cindy Anthony said.

"I'm just a grandmother. There's a lot of grandmothers that don't know everything about their grandchildren. Just because she lived with me, that doesn't mean that Casey was not in charge of Caylee," Cindy Anthony said.

"There was never a red flag until July 15," said Cindy Anthony, referring to the day Caylee was reported missing.

George Anthony said he and his wife think about Caylee every day when asked about their reaction to hearing the news that Caylee's remains had been found in a wooded lot near their home.

"Sorrow. Didn't want to believe it. I still have a hard time coping with that," George Anthony said.

"This was our year to do more with her because she was getting older. You know how it is when their toddlers, and she was the perfect age to take her places," Cindy Anthony said.

George Anthony was also asked about his suicide attempt a few months ago, he said he hopes to talk to other people about the incident.

"You can never give up," he said.

Last week, Oprah Winfrey announced she would have the first interview with Anthonys, but the "The Early Show" interview aired on Wednesday and part 2 will air on Thursday. Winfrey has since canceled the interview with the Anthonys.

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/19241873/detail.html#-

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04-22-2009, 07:50 PM

Anthony's Under Fire By Victims' Advocates

Some victims' advocates are offended by George's actions because someone is already under arrest for Caylee's murder. (04/22/09)

http://www.wftv.com/video/19254538/index.html

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04-22-2009, 07:59 PM

Cindy Anthony: I Wrote Suicide Notes
'Early Show' Interview Covers Death Penalty For Casey Anthony

POSTED: Tuesday, April 21, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Cindy Anthony admitted to writing suicide notes after her granddaughter went missing in an interview with the 'Early Show' that will air Thursday morning.

"George and I are living the same nightmare, but I don't know. And I can't judge George for certain things that he's done, you know? I understand certain things. I understand his suicide attempt. A lot of people don't know. I was there too. I wrote suicide notes back in end of July and August. No one knows that," Anthony said.

Anthony said her daughter, Casey Anthony, helped her get through the tough times.

"I couldn't bear not having Caylee around and not knowing what happened to her. And I wanted, you know, I just didn't, you know, you get to a point when you miss someone so much, that you think life's not worth living," Cindy Anthony said.

In their first interview together since their granddaughter's remains were found, George and Cindy Anthony reaffirmed their belief that Casey Anthony did not kill her daughter.

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http://www.clickorlando.com/news/19241873/detail.html#-

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04-23-2009, 02:45 PM

Cindy Anthony to detective: Casey must have had help

Amy L. Edwards | Sentinel Staff Writer
1:25 PM EDT, April 23, 2009

On July 23, one day after an investigator publicly disclosed the startling details surrounding Caylee Marie Anthony's disappearance -- and suggested she might have been dead -- the toddler's grandmother left a detective a lengthy voicemail.

In the message left for Orange County Sheriff's Sgt. John Allen, Cindy Anthony said her daughter Casey Anthony "had to have had help no matter what you think the scenario might be."

Listen to the message here.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-cindy-anthony-voicemail-042309,0,2072020.mp3file

"There are people that know information," she said.

Cindy Anthony's voicemail, which was recorded and turned over to prosecutors, was recently released by the State Attorney's Office.

She left the message the day after a detective testified at Casey Anthony's lengthy bond hearing, in which he disclosed Casey's car reeked of death, and strands of hair, a mysterious stain and bits of dirt were found in the trunk.

Anthony asked that detectives look at other things brought to their attention, including a photo of Caylee that was taken at her supposed baby-sitter's apartment.

"I got the feeling yesterday, you know, you guys have already wasted a lot of time trying to point fingers at Casey…." Cindy Anthony said.

"There's a lot of people out there that feel that you guys are starting to lose focus of finding Caylee. I do want to be working with you guys and I don't want to work against you."

In the more than three-minute voicemail, Anthony also talked about her ailing parents and said she wanted to talk to detectives with her husband George Anthony and son Lee Anthony "to clear the air on some things."

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-casey-anthony-voicemail-042309,0,184066.story

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04-23-2009, 02:49 PM

Casey Anthony's mom couldn't 'bear not having Caylee around'

Kevin P. Connolly | Sentinel Staff Writer
10:31 AM EDT, April 23, 2009

In an interview that aired this morning, Cindy Anthony disclosed she had suicidal thoughts because she was distraught about her granddaughter's disappearance last year.

Cindy Anthony said during an interview with CBS Early Show co-anchor Maggie Rodriguez that she wrote suicide notes in July and August because she sorely missed 2-year-old Caylee Marie.

Cindy Anthony said she couldn't "bear not having Caylee around."

Cindy Anthony's daughter, Casey Anthony, is accused of killing her daughter.
Cindy Anthony and George Anthony expressed support for their daughter in today's show, which is the second part of an interview with the Orlando . The first part aired Wednesday.

Caylee was reported missing in July. Her remains were found in December. George Anthony attempted suicide in January. In today's interview, Cindy Anthony said no one knew until now that she also considered taking her own life.

"You know, you get to a point when you miss someone so much that you think life is not worth living," Cindy Anthony said.

Cindy Anthony said seeing Casey prevented her from committing suicide.

Check back for updates.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/orl-bk-casey-anthony-parents-cbs-interview-042309,0,777465.story

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04-23-2009, 02:51 PM

Mom: Casey Reads Law Books In Jail
Anthonys Give Exclusive Interview To CBS 'Early Show'

POSTED: Thursday, April 23, 2009
UPDATED: 10:20 am EDT April 23, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- In the second part of an exclusive interview, George and Cindy Anthony told the CBS "Early Show" that their daughter was full of energy as a child and now spends her time in jail reading law books.

Maggie Rodriguez conducted the interview and asked the Anthonys to describe Casey Anthony as a child.

"Casey was just full of energy. She was very inquisitive. She loved to read. She started reading at a very young age," Cindy Anthony said.

"Very sensitive, very caring – the kind of daughter that any father is proud of," George Anthony said. "I'm proud of my daughter.

Casey Anthony, 23, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee, whose remains were found in a wooded lot near the family's east Orange County home. Caylee was 2 years old when she was reported missing, about a month after she was last seen alive.

The Anthonys were asked about their fondest memory of Caylee.

"I don't think we have enough time to talk about it," George Anthony said.

"Her goal was to make us smile and make us laugh," Cindy Anthony said. "She was very sensitive. If I came home from work and she could tell I had a bad day, she would grab my face and (give me a kiss) and say, 'C.C., I love you,'"

The Anthonys said dealing with Caylee's death is a daily struggle.

"We're dealing with it the best that we can. It's very hard, it's very difficult," Cindy Anthony said.

Rodriguez asked the Anthonys if they've fully dealt with the brutal aspect of the death.

"We don't know what happened to Caylee," Cindy Anthony said.

"But we know that she was murdered," CBS's Maggie Rodriguez said.

"But we don’t know what happened to her. That's the thing," Cindy Anthony said.

Cindy Anthony said she has no regrets in how's she handled the situation.

"When I saw Casey (in July), I could tell something was wrong," said Cindy Anthony. "I don't know how I would react any differently. After I made the first 911 call, Casey thanked me in the car because she said I did something that she couldn't do, which was go to the police."

The Anthonys said they want to know what exactly happened to their granddaugther.

"I'd love to know more. I want to know what happened," said Cindy Anthony, who added that she can't fault her daughter. "How can we? We don't know what she's been through. I don't know what that girl has been through."

Cindy Anthony then revealed that she wrote suicide notes a short time after she first learned about Caylee's disappearance.

"George and I are living the same nightmare, but I don't know. And I can't judge George for certain things that he's done, you know? I understand certain things. I understand his suicide attempt. A lot of people don't know. I was there too. I wrote suicide notes back in end of July and August. No one knows that," Anthony said.

Cindy Anthony said her daughter helped her get through the tough times.

"I couldn't bear not having Caylee around and not knowing what happened to her. And I wanted, you know, I just didn't, you know, you get to a point when you miss someone so much, that you think life's not worth living," Cindy Anthony said.

The Anthonys said they do not visit Casey Anthony because the conversations are videotaped and made public.

"Unfortunately, we have laws in Florida where anything is up for grabs as far as – media has access to whatever – so if we go in for a normal visit, it's going to be on videotape," Cindy Anthony said. "We go to our hearings and get to see her."

George said it hurts not to be able to let her know that he's there for her.

"She's presumed innocent. The facts will all come out," Cindy Anthony said. "All we can do is stand behind our daughter, that's all we can do."

"That's our daughter. No matter what, that's still our daughter," George Anthony said.

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/19259035/detail.html#-

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04-23-2009, 02:57 PM

Anthonys Off Conference Agenda Due To Threats

Posted: 7:26 am EDT April 23, 2009Updated: 1:21 pm EDT April 23, 2009
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- George and Cindy were scheduled to be keynote speakers at the Melanie Ilene Rieger's memorial conference next month in Connecticut. However, Eyewitness News discovered Thursday that the Anthonys were taken off the agenda after the organizers received hate mail and threats.

Rieger was a college student who was murdered by her boyfriend in 1994. The conference is meant to help the families of murder victims.

Cindy and George Anthony face constant criticism for choosing to support Casey. After telling investigators about Casey's lies, how she stole from the family and even from Caylee's piggy bank, the Anthonys are now dodging questions about whether they fault Casey for anything at all.

The Anthonys appeared on national television for the second day in a row Thursday to talk about their daughter Casey.

"She'd grab my face and go, 'CC I love you.' That's the type of child she was," said Cindy.

"How can we? We don't know what she's been through. I don't know what that girl has been through. George and I are living the same nightmare," Cindy said.

Focusing more attention on themselves, rather than on Caylee is another issue that victims' advocates in Central Florida claim they are outraged over.

"I wrote suicide notes back in July and August. No one knows that," said Cindy.

In July and August the Anthonys were insisting that Caylee was alive. The Anthonys say they don't know what happened to Caylee and say they can't ask Casey certain questions. That may be a sign they know she has the answers, but still they say they give her unwavering support.

"No matter what. That's still our daughter. No matter what," George said.

George says he wants to be a victim's advocate, helping the families of missing or murdered loved ones in Caylee's memory.

However, some advocates are offended by his actions because someone is already under arrest for Caylee's murder. Many of those victim advocates said they don't want his help.

They say the Anthonys have damaged the progress made for victims' rights and for missing person's cases.

Claire fielding's daughter Debra was kidnapped, raped and murdered in April of 2000 in downtown Orlando. She and others believe what brought Caylee here is very different and that George and Cindy Anthony knew that from the beginning.

"I want to talk to more people about that kind of stuff. You can't give up. Even though the days get very hard for you, there are people to talk to besides your own family," said George Anthony.

George Anthony showed up in Putnam County saying he was there to help Haleigh Cummings' family, even though he had told a judge he was too depressed to face a court hearing at that time.

"To me, this whole thing with the Anthonys, it's like a big circus and George and Cindy are the ringmasters," said Fielding.

Fielding is working with the Bereaved Survivors of Homicide in Orange County, a well-established group that quietly helps victims' families.

She says she is disgusted with the Anthonys' network TV appearances and their overtures about helping others.

"If Casey didn't do it somebody did. Why are you not out there instead of going on national television to publicizing whatever it is you want to publicize?" said Fielding.

Casey's next court appearance is on May 28, when her lawyer will try to block the release of her videotaped reaction after she learned Caylee's remains had been found.

http://www.wftv.com/news/19258778/detail.html#-

One2Snoop

04-23-2009, 02:59 PM

Cindy Voicemail: "Casey Had To Have Had Help"

Posted: 9:00 pm EDT April 22, 2009Updated: 11:35 am EDT April 23, 2009
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- A voicemail obtained by Eyewitness News is raising new questions in the case against Casey Anthony. As the complex and layered story continues to develop, the voicemail message gives a better idea of Cindy Anthony's mindset in the days following her granddaughter's disappearance.

CINDY'S VOICEMAIL: Listen To Message Left In July
http://www.wftv.com/video/19259736/index.html

Casey's mother, Cindy Anthony, left the message for Sgt. John Allen, one of the lead detectives in the case, in July 2008. In the message, Cindy Anthony tried to emphasize that she was trying to help the investigation (listen to message).

"I'm very sorry, because I've been more bent over backwards than anybody else in this investigation," Cindy Anthony said. "Casey had to have help, no matter what the scenario might be, so there are people who know that information."

The message is nearly four minutes long and was recorded in the very early stages in the search for Caylee Anthony. Cindy offered help, suggesting one photo of Caylee may have been taken at the apartment of mystery babysitter Zenaida Gonzales (see that photo).

During a jail visit three days later, Casey said that photo was actually taken at an ex-boyfriend's apartment.

The phone message seems to contradict public statements the Anthonys made during a nationally-televised interview on Wednesday, saying they did not believe Casey would hurt her daughter.

"We love our daughter, we stand behind her," Cindy Anthony during the nationally televised interview on Wednesday morning.

"She definitely wouldn't hurt her own child. I've seen the love every single day she had for her," George Anthony said during the same interview.

Also during Wednesday's television interview, Cindy said she thought about taking her own life and wrote suicide notes last summer after one search for Caylee turned up nothing.

http://www.wftv.com/news/19255787/detail.html#-

One2Snoop

04-23-2009, 03:01 PM

Tonight At 11: Why Casey Could Go Free
WESH 2's Bob Kealing examines why Casey Anthony could go free in a special report at 11 p.m. Thursday.

http://www.wesh.com/video/19254149/index.html

One2Snoop

04-23-2009, 04:31 PM

updated 58 minutes ago

Nancy Grace Blog: Anthonys Speak Out on National TV

Thursday, April 23, 2009

As Part 2 of their interview with CBS hits the airwaves, George and Cindy Anthony removed as keynote speakers at a major crime victims conference. The Anthonys were set to speak on May 13 in Connecticut, but now their names are missing from the line-up on the Melanie Ilene Rieger's memorial conference website. Reports of a backlash by some victims advocates who say they do not want the Anthonys helping the families of murdered or missing people and are also angry with the Anthonys for making repeated TV appearances. (From Stacey Newman, Nancy Grace Producer)

http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/09/08/NGfindcayleeblog/index.html

One2Snoop

04-23-2009, 10:38 PM

Casey Anthony case meets TV sweeps for a perfect media storm

Hal Boedeker | Sentinel Columnist
5:19 PM EDT, April 23, 2009

WESH-Channel 2 promises to tell us how Casey Anthony could walk away from a murder indictment. WKMG-Channel 6 says it will "break some new ground" in the case against Anthony.

And public relations experts are baffled by the young woman's parents, George and Cindy Anthony, who blew an interview set up with Oprah Winfrey in favor of a two-part appearance on CBS' Early Show.

This is what happens when the Casey Anthony case meets television's May ratings period, which began Thursday.

"We're going to be breaking some new ground in the Casey Anthony case in the next few weeks," WKMG news director Steve Hyvonen said. "Tony Pipitone will do investigations."

Like it or not, the case promises to be a recurring topic in May, and WESH wasted no time. As The Early Show concluded its two-part interview with the Anthonys, WESH countered with an exclusive interview with Anthony attorney Jose Baez.

"Obviously, what happened in the woods is critical," Baez told WESH, alluding to a wooded area where the remains of Caylee Marie Anthony were discovered in December.

WESH reporter Bob Kealing conducted a half-hour interview with Baez this week that will be spread among other reports in coming weeks.

"He's not doing multiple interviews," Kealing said. "There will be follow-up material. We've made a commitment to cover the story in sweeps and non-sweeps."

In Thursday's report, Kealing examined how Anthony might be acquitted of the murder of her daughter, Caylee. In a preview, Kealing said the spot where Caylee's remains were fo