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George Anthony Talks Candidly About Investigation
Family Prepares To Celebrate Caylee's 3rd Birthday

POSTED: 6:19 pm EDT August 3, 2008
UPDATED: 6:45 pm EDT August 3, 2008


ORLANDO, Fla. -- Sunday marked 20 days since 2-year-old Caylee Anthony was reported missing.

George Anthony spoke extensively with WESH 2 News on Sunday. He spoke, for the first time, about new evidence in gas cans that were removed from his home by investigators on Friday.

George Anthony said he asked his daughter in jail on Sunday, "Where is Caylee?" In a one-on-one interview with WESH 2 News' Bob Kealing, he explained his daughter's reply.

"'She's safe. I'm worried about the family,'" he said Casey Anthony told him. "She knows who has her daughter. I've got to believe her. Do I believe she got involved in something? Possibly, I don't know."

He said he had no problem with law enforcement taking a pair of gas cans as evidence from his home on Friday.

"My gas cans were stolen," he said. "They just wanted to come in and line everything up. They're doing a thorough investigation. I said, 'You guys do what you need to do. Take the shingles off my roof to bring my granddaughter back.'"

Sources close to the investigation said George Anthony admitted to the FBI that, when he first smelled his daughter's car, he thought it was the odor of a body.

"It was an overpowering smell, I admit that," he said. "It's a possibility that maybe my daughter ran over something."

He said that he now believes the smell came from the combination of a rotting pizza and a cleaning fluid bottle being left in a hot car for 15 days. George Anthony said his daughter told him about a jailhouse letter she wrote.

"My daughter said, 'Dad, I've written some things and given it to Mr. Baez,'" he said. "That's all she said, and I said, 'OK.'"

George Anthony said Casey Anthony's attorney, Jose Baez, has finished the paperwork to take her bond appeal to the Florida Supreme Court.

Authorities also confirmed on Sunday that Casey Anthony's on-again, off-again boyfriend Jessie Grund admitted to law enforcement last week that, in a June 24 cell phone conversation, he did not hear Caylee in the background.

He said he only heard Casey Anthony tell her daughter to get off a table.

George Anthony said that controversial photographs released of Casey Anthony partying date back to when she was pregnant. He said the family feels strongly that none of the photos were taken after the time Caylee disappeared.

Anthonys Hold Another Prayer Vigil

The Anthonys held another prayer vigil and spoke about the 2-year-old's upcoming birthday Sunday night at their home.

Caylee will be 3 years old next Saturday. George Anthony said that, before she disappeared, the family had planned on having a small, intimate birthday party.

He said he wants to get his granddaughter back home safe and alive, give her an adjustment period and then have a huge birthday party that will include neighbors, volunteers and the media.

"Now when she's back for her third birthday, it's going to be a block party at our house," George Anthony said. "We've got that huge cul de sac where we live at. That's where the party's going to be."

Sunday night's prayer vigil took place in the Anthonys' front yard at 8:30 p.m.

http://www.wesh.com/news/17081458/detail.html   
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Investigators remove evidence from car belonging to Casey Anthony's father...

2:45 a.m. Investigators traveled to the Anthony home and removed evidence from a vehicle owned by Anthony's father, George Anthony. Deputies were seen removing the contents of the spare-wheel well and taking at least one item as evidence.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/orl-casey-anthony-090608,0,4836790.story

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Did Caylee’s mom chloroform her? Evidence mounts
Profiler: ‘Pretty damning’ that Casey Anthony may have Googled chemical


Sept. 5: FBI lab results found traces of chloroform in the car of Casey Anthony, the mother of missing Florida toddler Caylee Anthony. Investigative criminal profiler Pat Brown weighs in on the case.


The detection of chloroform in the trunk of the car driven by Casey Anthony, along with evidence that she researched the chemical on the Internet, does not bode well for the mother of missing 3-year-old Caylee Anthony, in the opinion of investigative criminal profiler Pat Brown.

“I think it’s pretty damning information,” Brown told TODAY co-host Meredith Vieira on Friday. “There’s no reason for chloroform to be in that trunk. You’re not going to use it as a cleaning fluid around your house.

“It would only be in some kind of criminal act,” Brown opined. “Therefore, if you have somebody looking for it on the computer and it’s in the trunk and there’s evidence Caylee was in the trunk, there you go — you’ve got a pretty good case.”


Caylee Anthony was last seen in mid-June, and was reported missing to authorities on July 15.

Her mother, Casey Anthony, 22, has told investigators she left the child with a baby sitter, who cannot be found. Cindy Anthony, mother of Casey and grandmother of Caylee, has supported her daughter’s claims despite mounting evidence and public outcry against her.

Today, Casey Anthony is expected to be released from jail for a second time after her family made arrangements for $500,000 bail on charges of child neglect and giving false information to authorities.

Brown said that Casey Anthony and her attorney, Jose Baez, have their work cut out for them.

“I’m sure when she gets together with her lawyer and sits in that back room, they’re going to come up with something that would be equivalent to an accident,” Brown said.

Potentially deadly chemical
Casey Anthony has been a “person of interest” in the investigation of Caylee's disappearance ever since Cindy Anthony made a 911 call explaining she had not seen her granddaughter in several days and that her daughter Casey’s car smelled like a dead body.



Cindy Anthony later claimed the smell had actually come from an old pizza and trash in the trunk. But investigators said the trunk smelled strongly of human decomposition, and hair samples appearing to belong to Caylee were also found.

The Orlando Sentinel reported Thursday that chloroform traces were also found in the trunk and, through sources, said there was evidence showing Casey Anthony had Googled the topic of chloroform.

Chloroform is a dangerous chemical compound that can be used as a reagent or a solvent. It is also considered environmentally hazardous. In older movies and television shows, it has been applied to rags to cover the mouth and nose of victims to make them lose consciousness. If too much of the chemical is inhaled, the results can be fatal.

Vieira asked Brown if performing a Google search on chloroform would make someone guilty of murder.

“Like I said, there’s no really good reason to look up chloroform,” Brown alleged. “And if you combine that with the fact that it was found in the trunk, then you’ve got a whole bunch of evidence — putting [it] together, the puzzle all fits, and you have a cause of death which would then lead up to murder.”

New explanation?
After her release today, Casey Anthony is expected to live with her parents at their southeast Orange County, Fla., home. She must wear an electronic monitor at all times.


With the possibility of serious charges looming, Brown wondered if Anthony’s attorneys might attempt a new explanation about Caylee’s disappearance once they are presented the new evidence.

“ ‘I bought chloroform because I was going to make some cleaning fluid out of it, and I left it around the living room and Caylee got into it,’ ” might be such an explanation, Brown suggested.

But, Brown added, “the fact that [Casey] would go out partying right away and have absolutely no remorse over what happened would show that it doesn’t seem like much of an accident.”

Brown also said it might be time for her family to break from Anthony’s original story.

“I think I’d like to see them all on a polygraph,” Brown said. “I think they’d all fail.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26558545/

Casey Anthony released from jail

Kalani Bowles of Winter Garden, standing on the sidewalk next to the Anthony's driveway, carried a poster that said, "Innocent until proven guilty."

Bowles said he has made several trips to the Anthony home to show his support.

Angel Jones carried a poster that said, "Free Casey!!!! Unless you seen her do it, shut up."

Jones, who lives several blocks away from the Anthony family, said she wants them to know "they're not alone."

She said Casey Anthony's rights are being violated and she is innocent until proven guilty.

"It's turned into a circus," she said of the case.

Meanwhile, protesters carried signs with messages such as, "Rot in jail" and "My mommy would never hurt me."

Protesters at Anthony home start fighting

8:34 p.m. The Sheriff's Office has about nine deputies out near the Anthony's home because protesters have started to fight.

An agency spokesman confirmed the units are on Hopespring Drive, but said no arrests have been made.

"We do have deputies down there to keep the peace," Deputy Carlos Padilla said.

ABC responds to rumors of the network paying George and Cindy Anthony $1 million for an exclusive interview


2:17 p.m. Some sources close to the Casey Anthony case said that ABC had offered the Anthonys compensation for an interview on the network's show 20/20. However, ABC denies those reports. "It's an ABC News policy not to pay for interviews," said Alyssa Apple, a New York-based publicist for the network.

Other reports show that ABC was offered compensation to sell video footage of the Anthonys to a Nashville-based production company. That claim also has been denied by ABC.

Mark NeJame, the Orlando attorney representing George and Cindy Anthony said he knows nothing about any deal with the network.

Onlookers continue to express their feelings in the Anthony case


12 p.m. More people holding signs have joined others across the Anthonys' home today. Amber Railing stood next to her daughter Cherokee, who is almost the same age as Caylee Marie.

The little blonde girl held a sign with a sad face on it that reads, "How could you kill a baby like me?"

Anita Castillo, of Clermont, said she is in disbelief with the recent events concerning Casey Anthony. "We just couldn't believe she is being released," said Castillo who thinks Caylee Marie is dead.

Her friend Denise Freideman, also of Clermont, said she continues to search for the missing girl with EquuSearch. "We've been following this case from day one. We figured we'd come out and help," Freideman said. Yesterday she searched for nearly four hours through thick and swampy brush. "It's definitely rough."



Officials told EquuSearch volunteers to look for a rolled up rug, duffel bag and bones before heading out, Freideman said.


Mandy Albritton, search director for Equusearch, said in the past they have found bodies inside of rolled-up carpet, or found things inside duffel bags and that is why they tell their volunteers to look for those items.

She added that some volunteers encountered snakes and alligators.

Others outside the home expressed sympathy.

"This is breaking my heart. I wish I could do something to help," Diana Velazquez said. "I've been praying and I've been crying."

Velazquez and her daughter Bridgette want to join the search teams to help look for Caylee Marie. "I honestly do not know. I'm not here to judge anybody," Velazquez said.

Attorney's car leaves Anthony home

11:24 a.m. Jose Baez's black Durango pulled out of the Anthony family garage just minutes ago with several men inside. It's unknown who was in the car. Shortly after Baez's car left, George and Cindy came out of the home to move their vehicles back into the garage.

About a dozen people are standing outside of the home, though they are not protesting.

George and Cindy Anthony are inside with their daughter, Casey, and possibly brother, Lee, whose car is parked outside of the home.

Casey Anthony is back home

10:40 a.m. The car transporting Anthony pulled into her parents' garage, she and Baez walked out and the garage doors closed. The return home was fairly quiet in comparison to the last time Anthony returned home from jail. That time, several cars squealed in and out of the driveway as Anthony walked inside the home from the garage.

Baez did not comment.

Nearly a dozen people are outside the home.

"Orlando's O.J.?"

10:30 a.m. Residents and others are beginning to gather outside the Anthonys' home this morning in protest of Casey Anthony's return. Neighbor Jeff Zwick was carrying a sign that reads, "Orlando's O.J.?" on one side and "Baby Killer" on the other.


"She knows where the kid's at," Zwizk said. "Let's end this thing tomorrow...she needs to start talking."

Meanwhile, helicopters are broadcasting the SUV transporting Anthony as she heads home.

Casey Anthony out of jail
10:15 a.m. Anthony walked out of the Orange County Jail at 10:13 a.m., surrounded by her attorney, Jose Baez, and several corrections officers. Anthony walked out with her head down and wearing a black baseball cap and a white T-shirt featuring her missing daughter, Caylee Marie.





News crews quickly moved around Anthony and the others as they walked away from the jail. Anthony and Baez drove away and are expected to arrive at the family's home soon.

George Anthony celebrates his birthday today with the return of his daughter
10:05 a.m. Mark NeJame, the high-profile attorney, who is representing Cindy and George Anthony, told the Orlando Sentinel this morning that "their daughter is coming home from jail. Today is George's birthday. We would hope the family would get a little bit of peace," he said. "Sadly, it looks like other people are not going to respect and honor that. We are hoping for the best."

Anthony fitted with ankle monitor
9:18 a.m. Jail officials confirmed the undisclosed hold on Anthony has been removed and she is in the process of being fitted with the ankle bracelet that will monitor her during the court ordered home confinement. The first ankle monitor was cut off after she was re-arrested on Aug. 29.

News crews gather outside the Anthonys' home
9:10 a.m. In an effort to keep media crews from catching Anthony's return to her Hopespring Drive home this morning, the family has parked their SUV and other car on their front lawn and moved the mobile billboard sign, depicting Caylee Marie, to the sidewalk in front of the house. The vehicles are blocking the view of the entrance.

DCF has open child abuse investigation involving Casey Anthony


9 a.m. Department of Children and Families spokeswoman Carrie Hoeppner said more than one person has contacted the agency with concerns about the welfare of Caylee Marie. Hoeppner said the case has been open since the family reported the toddler's disappearance in July.

Two DCF officials met with Anthony at the Orange County Jail Thursday. "That meeting is a normal part of any investigation. DCF officials are obligated to meet face-to-face with a parent who is being investigated for alleged child abuse," Hoeppner said. "Any information that we might obtain in our investigation will be provided to the Orange County Sheriff's Office in the hope of locating this child."

Jail takes unusual steps as it prepares for Casey Anthony's release

8:08 a.m. Corrections officers at the Orange County Jail have cordoned off the entrance of the booking and release center with yellow tape to keep the area clear.

"This is to preserve access to the lobby for the citizens who have business inside and to make sure there is a clear unblocked exit to meet building safety requirements and fire code," jail spokesman Allen Moore said.

But if Anthony's release this morning is anything like the previous time she left the jail, the tape will also prevent news cameras and reporters from ambushing her as she walks out. Local media crews swarmed around Anthony and her defense attorney, Jose Baez, the first time she was released from jail on Aug. 21.

Baez struck a couple of camera men as he struggled through the crowd with his client.

Currently, there are more than a dozen reporters, seven news trucks that transmit live feeds and nearly a dozen television cameras stationed outside the jail's entrance on John Young Parkway.

FROM THE SEPT. 5 EDITION OF THE ORLANDO SENTINEL:

Casey Anthony, mother of missing toddler Caylee Marie Anthony, will be released from jail for a second time today after her parents made new arrangements for her half-million-dollar bail on a child-neglect charge.

Bond documents show that George and Cindy Anthony put up the collateral to obtain their daughter's freedom. The paperwork did not explain the source of the collateral but said the couple signed off on a "promissory note indemnity agreement" -- essentially a contract that requires the parents to repay the bondsman for any losses.
A public-relations firm that represents Casey Anthony's attorney, Jose Baez, issued a statement saying that an "individual" who wishes to remain anonymous posted bond for Anthony because of concern that her constitutional rights have been violated.


"She is going home," said Todd Black of Press Corps Media.

Anthony, 22, will live with her parents at their southeast Orange County home and must wear an electronic monitor at all times, Orange County Jail officials said.

This will be her second shot at freedom. Anthony, whose 3-year-old daughter was reported missing more than seven weeks ago, was released Aug. 21 on similar terms but was rearrested Aug. 29 and jailed on bad-check charges. Her previous bail bondsman then revoked her bail on charges of child-neglect and giving false information to authorities.

Jail officials said Thursday that bond had been arranged on all the charges. Bond companies combined forces to meet the $500,000 bail for child neglect, the most serious offense with which she is charged.

Anthony has told investigators she left the child with a baby sitter, who cannot be found. Investigators have disclosed that tests of air samples from the trunk of the abandoned car she drove detected gases from human decomposition, and that traces of chloroform also were found. The lead investigator in the case has said there was a body in the trunk and that it likely was Caylee's.


Family criticizes searchers

Earlier Thursday, Cindy Anthony blasted Texas EquuSearch, the volunteer search-and-recovery team the family summoned to find the toddler.

The grandmother complained that the group's founder, Tim Miller, had suggested that Caylee might be dead, accused Cindy Anthony of not cooperating with the search and didn't spend enough time with Caylee's family. She maintained that Miller agreed to look for a living child, not a dead one.

"It is evident his motives were to obtain publicity for his organization at the expense of exploiting my granddaughter's disappearance," Anthony said in a release sent by a family representative. "Although I feel his organization has a purpose, his misrepresentation has tainted the efforts of so many people with good intentions."

Miller said he is working hard to find Caylee Marie, alive or dead. He has been searching for the missing child's possible remains in Orange County since Aug. 29.

"We are holding onto that little bit of hope that Caylee is still alive," Miller said. "But if not, it's important that her little body is found."

EquuSearch, along with volunteers and the Sheriff's Office, have combed about 15 square miles since the search began, but not all areas have been completely cleared, Miller said. Heavy rains have made some places impassible or difficult to search.


Search volunteers sought

More than 100 volunteers were looking for the child Thursday, Miller said.

Sheriff's investigators and Miller are seeking more volunteers. They are asked to meet by 8:30 a.m. today, Saturday and Sunday at the Orange County sheriff's search-command center, 6317 TPC Blvd. Searches will continue until dusk.

In other news related to the case, George and Cindy Anthony have enlisted high-profile Orlando defense attorney Mark NeJame to help them cope with intense media scrutiny and refocus attention on the search for Caylee, NeJame said Thursday.

"They've been maligned, and I think there's been just a real mischaracterization of them in the media and on the Internet," he said. "People have completely lost sight of the fact that they are victims."
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New Twist In Casey Anthony Case
Thursday, September 4, 2008   
   
Brother may be tied to case

by Rozzie Franco and Nada Taha, 540 WFLA/FNN

ORLANDO, FLA. --   The latest twist in the Casey Anthony case comes from the man who at one point gave her a “get out of jail free” card and may tie her brother, Lee Anthony, into the saga.


Bounty Hunter Leonard Padilla made national headlines when he bonded Anthony out of jail, but although he’s back in California, he’s not keeping himself too far away from the case of the missing 3-year-old toddler, Caylee Anthony.


Padilla said that he believes something didn’t add up about the preliminary DNA test results that came back last week from the trunk of Anthony’s car. Officials found strands of hair that they ruled could have either been Casey’s or Caylee’s.


“The Feds released information that the hair was either the mother’s or the daughter’s; they didn’t distinguish,” Padilla said. “Why would they not know whether it was the daughter or the mother? They didn’t say it was Caylee’s.”


Padilla said that officials ruled it was Caylee’s hair just by a process of elimination because the hair had a death ring around it and they know Casey is alive. The fact that the DNA is identical has something to do with who the father is, Padilla said.


“Would the DNA from a child resulting from a union from Lee and Casey have basically the same characteristics? Making the preliminary DNA check not definitive as to who the hair samples are from,” he said. 


Padilla’s statements come at a time when police have filed more charges against Casey Anthony, who has already been arrested twice. Officials charged Casey Wednesday with two counts of uttering a forged check, two counts of petty theft and two counts of fraudulent use of personal identification.


http://www.540wfla.com/cc-common/mainheadlines3.html?feed=227698&article=4189759

Bond Posted For Casey Anthony, Expected To Be Released

Casey Anthony's attorney Jose Baez walked into the Orange County jail before 8:30am Tuesday for bond hearing. The court appearance was for the new charges Casey faces, forging checks, fraud and petty theft.


CASEY IN COURT


"A $1,000 on count one, $150 count two, $100 count three and no contact with the victim Amy Huizenga. You understand that Ms. Anthony?" Judge John Jordan asked Casey during the hearing.

"Yes," Casey replied.

The charges were brought on by Casey's former best friend, Amy Huizenga.

Casey and her attorney were only in court for about five minutes. Baez said re-arresting Casey and grandstanding are scare tactics.

"I'm not intimidated, not in any way shape or form," Baez said Tuesday morning.

Last week, Casey spent several hours a day in her attorney's office while on home confinement. Many speculated why the mother of missing Caylee was spending so much time there.


JOSE BAEZ SPEAKS
Raw Interview w/ Attorney


"If you had the power of the state of Florida, what they're doing to her, you can all understand whey she is spending so much time in my office," Baez explained.

Baez told Eyewitness News he's preparing his client.

The Corrections Department also told Eyewitness News that they were in the process of issuing her release, but that it could be mid to late afternoon before she was set free.

"There is no way to predict the time of the release since there are variables which to could slow the release process," Corrections Department PIO Allen Moore said.

While being held, Casey Anthony is in Protective Custody Level One, meaning she has no contact with other inmates. According to the Corrections Department, "In protective custody level one, the cell is a normal cell that has visibility into the dayroom of the cell area. There is contact with Correctional Officers and the inmate is allowed out into the dayroom at least one hour a day to shower and move around. No other inmates can be in the dayroom at the same time and the inmate is not allowed to speak to other inmates through the cell doors."

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http://www.wftv.com/slideshow/news/17484681/detail.html

    
Baez: Casey has been prepared for the worst

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) -- In a media briefing Tuesday morning after Casey Anthony's first appearance on new check fraud and theft charges, defense attorney Jose Baez questioned how police were handling their investigation into missing 3-year-old Caylee Anthony.

Baez said members of the Orange County Sheriff's Office were making attempts to intimidate him and his client, Casey and said that games were being played in reference to her third arrest.

"I am not intimidated in any way, shape or form. If the state of Florida wants to play these games and waste your tax dollars and your resources, that's for everyone to stand up for and complain about," Baez said.

He was pleased with the sheriff's office agreement to allow him to turn Casey into police custody instead of them arresting her at her home, causing unnecessary attention.


Baez cited Casey's home confinement terms and said that police and the public know where she is and there is no need to draw anyone else toward the home off Hopespring Drive.

"She's not going anywhere. She's on house arrest for crying out loud," he said.

He said in the hours he has spent with Casey in the past weeks, he has prepared her to be tough and to be ready to face whatever information investigators have.

"Casey has been prepared for the worst," Baez said. "She won't cave in."

Baez questioned the media about "evidence leaked" on chloroform and DNA results from the Body Farm. He does not believe law enforcement has found anything substantial to convict Casey of anything other than check fraud and theft charges and says if they did have that evidence, they would have convicted her of it already.

He said he personally called the Body Farm in Tennessee who said their test results are not yet completed on air samples taken from Casey's trunk.

Baez says he has requested that he be given information on evidence they do have so his own investigators can look at it. Baez does not believe police have any evidence of missing 3-year-old Caylee being either dead or alive, or what would have turned it over to him.

On the subject of officers making multiple arrests and the possibility of future arrests, Baez said police knew about the charges and had the information to charge Casey in July.

"They could have easily saved the taxpayers thousands of dollars by just filing it with the formal charges," he said. "Officers are being wasted and could be on the street where they are needed."

At the conclusion of Baez's media briefing, he said he would have Casey out of jail within 24 hours.

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/pa...Y&pageId=3.2.1

Casey Anthony May Have Made Up Names Of Nanny, Friends



POSTED: 4:45 pm EDT September 17, 2008

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- There appear to be more lies and more deception in the Caylee Anthony case and only Channel 9 Eyewitness News is blowing the lid off the nanny mystery.



Eyewitness News has learned Casey Anthony might have made up the name of Caylee's so-called nanny, Zenaida Gonzalez, from former classmates' names and the street name for a drug. Investigators are now looking into it because of Eyewitness News' questions.

Casey Anthony said she used to call Zenaida Gonzalez "Zanny," which Eyewitness News found out is also the street name for the anti-anxiety drug Xanax. Eyewitness News has also learned that investigators have asked at least one of her friends questions about Casey and Xanax during a lie detector test.

Eyewitness News has learned that Casey Anthony had apparently asked her ex-fiancé Jesse Grund about Xanax while they were instant-messaging during the time they were engaged. Grund was asked the questions when he was hooked up to a polygraph by the FBI.

Xanax goes by the name "Zanny" on the street, which has some wondering if "Zanny the nanny" was a reference to the drug and not the nickname Casey says she used for the mysterious nanny, Zenaida Gonzalez.

Eyewitness News has discovered that a girl named Zenaida was in Casey's homeroom at Colonial High School before Casey dropped out. She had a different last name, not Gonzalez, but there were seven students in her class whose last name is Gonzalez.

The names Casey has made up as her friends who introduced her to Zenaida also show up in her Colonial High School classmates roster. She named a Raquel Ferrell, who investigators say does not exist, but there was a Raquel Rosa in her class. Casey also named Jennifer Rosa as a friend whom investigators can't find. She had a classmate named James Ferrell and the name Jennifer shows up close by.

Investigators are now checking into it to find out whether it's more than just a series of coincidences.
http://www.wftv.com/news/17497948/detail.html

NEW FACES SURROUND CASEY ANTHONY

Casey Anthony's entourage has grown. In addition to the two bodyguards that were with her as she walked out of jail, there was a new mystery man wearing a suit and a man in blue jeans who drove the truck that took Casey home from jail.

Eyewitness News asked the Anthony family spokesperson if the men were extra security or part of Jose Baez legal team and he didn't know. Eyewitness News called Baez's office, but the calls were not returned.

Todd Black, a spokesperson for Baez refused to answer questions and told Eyewitness News he plans to sue the TV station because questions were raised about his company's legitimacy

http://www.wftv.com/news/17497407/detail.html

A protester tried to drag George Anthony off his property.

ORLANDO -- A group of rock-throwing protesters shined flashlights into the windows of the home of missing toddler Caylee Anthony's grandparents and fought with the family early Thursday before trying to drag Anthony's grandfather into the street, FLORIDA TODAY news partner WKMG Local 6 News reports.

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Since Caylee's mother, Casey, was released from jail for a third time, protesters have continued to gather outside the home and become more aggressive.

Several people were seen banging on the Anthony family's home and throwing rocks at the structure.

"(We're here) just to protest," a woman said outside of the home. "It's just to break them down. I think they are just protecting their daughter (Casey) which is the wrong thing to do in this case."

Grandmother Cindy Anthony ran outside with a bat in hand when the group began screaming at her husband, George, early Thursday.

A protester then reached over and tried to drag George Anthony off his property.

Local 6 reported that Cindy Anthony was pushed by a protester during the incident.

After the confrontation, George Anthony sprayed down the group of people with a hose.

By the time, officers arrived at the Anthony home, the group had left the neighborhood. No one was charged in the incident but deputies are looking at the Local 6 video.

The group of protesters yelled, "See you tomorrow" before driving away.

http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080918/BREAKINGNEWS/80918006&referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL

Link to 9-1-1 call on Sept. 18, from Casey to LE regarding protestors:

http://www.wftv.com/news/17497948/detail.html

Casey  Anthony call 911  



http://www.ocso.com/LinkClick.aspx?link=MediaRelations%2f09.18-BAT.wav

From Carpe

FOR THOSE THAT CAN HEAR THE AUDIO HERE IS A TRANSCRIPT I JUST WROTE UP.


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Girl: 911 what is your emergency?  

Casey: Yes there are protestors still outside of our home. We already called about an hour an half ago. It took over 30 mins for officers to get here. The protestors are now banging on our garage door. They have still been throwing things at our windows and our garage. And now the media is here. My father is going outside and there is going to be a fight. So please could you can you send people down here because now there is physical altercation. You need to send vehicles immediatly.

Girl: Its now getting physical?

Casey: Yes. It is getting physical right now.

Girl: You see them physically fighting?

Casey: Yes I see them phsycialy fighting. We have survailiance.

Girl: OK do you know if there is any weapons?

Casey: I don't know if there are any weapons. I know that my father is outside and so is my mother so please send as many people as you possibly can.

Girl: and who is this?

Casey: ::: pause :::: They need to be arrested because this can't keep happening. We already had about 6 or 7 officers out here for 45 minutes and they didn't do anything. And these were the same punks that were out here all night throwing things at our house.

Girl: OK Stay on the line with me.

Casey: I absolutley will but they need to hurry up. They just left not that long ago.

Girl: The police officers?

Casey: The police officers just left about 1:00 yes.

Girl: OK stay on the line.

Casey: And a media van just pulled and thats when all this started happening.

Girl: OK I am going to connect with my dispatcher please don't hang up.

Casey: OK thank you.

Girl: About how many people are out there?

Casey: There are at least a dozen people and at least 2 media vans. And there is more people walking over across the street.

Girl: How many people were involved in the altercation?

Casey to her mom: ( I already did. I already did.) Channel 2 news has everything on tape already.

Girl: OK how many people were involved in the altercation?

Casey: There are at least a dozen people. My mom is already out there spraying people with the hose or my father is. They are trying to get the people off the property. They are trespassing on our property.

Girl: Is it still happening?

Casey: They are standing on the property yes. They are out there recording it.

Girl: What about the physical altercation is it over?

Casey: Its already over, yes.

The Guy Dispatcher: OK so its no longer physical?

Casey: Its no longer physical yes.

The Guy Dispatcher: Are you a protestor or a resident?

Casey: Im a resident. 

(Long Pause)

Casey: We have everything on tape thanks to channel 2 and also our home survailiance.

Guy Dispatcher: Was there any weapons involved?

Casey: No. Not that I could see no.

(Pause again)

Guy Dispatcher: Are both your parents outside?

Casey: Both my parents are outside. yes

Guy Dispatcher: Is it physical or still verbal?

Casey: Its verbal and there are still a dozen people on our property. My moms bringing my dad inside so at least my parents aren't outside. This needs to be taken care of immediatly,.

Girl is back: Are they inside now?

Casey: Yes. My parents are inside right now. 

Girl Dispatcher: What happend?

Casey: Both of my parents were hit by the protestors. As you heard from both of my parents Channel 2 news has it on video.  So can we get people out here immediatly please?

Girl Dispatcher: There is someone on the way we just need you to stay on the line OK.

Casey: OK I will stay on the line. No Problem.

Guy is back: OK we have several units on the way.

Casey: Ok thank you.

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After that Casey tells them that her mom got the model number of the car of the people who had got physical with her parents and then it ends after that cuz she never comes back to the phone.


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CASEY'S ATTORNEY MAY HAVE BOTCHED LEGAL REQUEST

It appears Casey Anthony's attorney, Jose Baez, botched his legal request to force detectives to stop testing evidence in the case.

Baez filed a motion with the Clerk of Court a week ago, asking for a halt to the lab testing being done by investigators to give him a chance to weigh in on how and where it's done. Baez claimed investigators might be more concerned with cost and expediency than they are about accuracy and fairness.

The legal merits of his motion have yet to be decided, because Baez blundered by not notifying the judge assigned to the case about his motion. Nor has he asked the judge for a hearing. So his motion sits in the clerk's office on the second floor of the courthouse going nowhere.

Anthony's trial for child neglect and lying to investigators is scheduled for November 17. Eyewitness News asked Baez's public relations firm whether he plans to ask for a hearing, but the firm has not returned the call.

Eyewitness News also learned that Baez was almost an hour late for the sentencing of his client, Nilton Diaz, in a Lake County child abuse death the day Anthony was released the first time. That same day, Baez shoved a reporter. He also kept the Lake County judge, the victim's family and witnesses waiting. When he arrived, he made no apology.

Baez also requested a special hearing the day before that, asking for a delay in Diaz's sentencing, telling the judge he expected the media to follow him to Lake County after Anthony's release and that it would be prejudicial to Anthony.

Lake County Circuit Judge Mark Nacke denied Baez's request for that delay. Baez ended up taking Casey back to her house the day she was released from jail before he headed to Lake County. No reporters followed him to Lake County that day.

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TODAY'S UPDATES:


Orange County Commissioner asks attorneys to look into curfew options
4:20 p.m.

Orange County Commissioner Linda Stewart just told the Orlando Sentinel she sent a memo to county attorneys on Wednesday asking that they look into the possibility of implementing a curfew to help residents who live in the Anthony's neighborhood.


 

"I don't want to limit anybody's right to protest," Stewart said. "I think that everyone has certain rights, and the neighborhood does too."

Stewart said she wants to know if something could be done to limit the time of day people can protest, so that residents could have peace and quiet during certain hours.

The commissioner hopes to have more information by Monday or Tuesday

Incidents outside Anthony family home documented
3:50 p.m.

Details of two separate incidents that occurred outside the Anthony family home Thursday have been released, including a physical confrontation between protesters and George and Cindy Anthony.

At about 1:30 a.m., George and Cindy Anthony heard a loud noise come from their garage. When they went outside to see who or what struck the garage door, they saw about a half-dozen protesters who were screaming profanities at them, a sheriff's report said.

The Anthonys and the protesters were engaged in a heated argument when a woman pulled George Anthony by the shirt and arm toward the street.

Cindy Anthony told deputies she got between George and the protester to stop the woman from pulling him. A man then pushed Cindy.

The protesters fled the scene. The incident was captured by a news camera.

Sheriff's spokesman Jim Solomons said the case has been assigned to an investigator, who has identified some of the people involved. Those identities have not been publicly released.

The other incident, which occurred about 10:45 p.m., involved residents who live near the Anthony home, Guardian Angels and some onlookers.

The parties involved told deputies conflicting statements, and no one was arrested at the time. But the case is under investigation.

The sheriff's report said two onlookers were sitting in their vehicle near the Anthony home when they were confronted by two nearby residents who told them to leave.

The onlookers pulled out a small taser and activated it. They then drove away, and were followed by members of the Guardian Angels group.

When the couple stopped at a nearby intersection, the Guardian Angels approached their vehicle. One Guardian Angel told a deputy he stood in front of the onlooker's vehicle, who then drove into him.

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Jesse Grund will be on Geraldo at Large tonight...

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EDITORIAL

We think: Police need greater presence at Anthony home to prevent violence  

September 20, 2008

Everybody has a right to peaceful protest. It's a constitutional right.

But our Founding Fathers didn't make exceptions for a mob looking to start a ruckus.

And that's exactly what's going on outside the home of George and Cindy Anthony these days.

It's beyond distasteful. It's disgusting.

There's a reason people are upset over the disappearance of Caylee Anthony, especially when Casey Anthony, the little girl's mother, has been identified as a person of interest in the case.

But let's not kid ourselves. Cursing, taunting and throwing rocks aren't a standard part of the peaceful protester's playbook.

A handful of people are acting like fools in front of the crush of TV cameras. It's more about emulating Springer, not Gandhi.

That said, some of this nonsense might have been avoided if the Orange County Sheriff's Office had been more visible in the neighborhood.

It's a great deterrent. But it's taken some ugly incidents -- along with a meeting with attorney Mark NeJame, representing George and Cindy Anthony -- for the Sheriff's Office to agree to be more vigilant. That should have been happening before now.

A police presence is powerful. "Protesters" may have thought twice before throwing objects at windows at 2 in the morning. Or telling reporters that their goal with the Anthonys is to "break them down." Or challenging Mr. Anthony's manhood.

This is all about them. It has nothing to do with a missing 3-year-old.

What's worse, it's dangerously close to turning into vigilante justice. Somebody could get hurt or killed.

There's been a scare already. The child of a protester appeared to be injured as he was shouting inflammatory and confrontational statements with his mother at the Anthony home. The child wasn't hurt, but the incident did prompt an investigation by the Florida Department of Children and Families.

We understand it's a tough balancing act for the police. People can shout and scream at the top of their lungs while they're on public property. The First Amendment guarantees that. It's a precious right that everybody deserves.

But there is a notable difference between peaceful assembly and the mob scene at the Anthonys'.

A greater police presence won't give the Anthonys preferential treatment. The intent is to ensure the safety of everyone, including neighbors who have been besieged for weeks. It's far worse for the Anthonys, who have been provoked into confrontations. That's not the answer, either.

If somebody wants to protest, fine. If somebody wants to throw rocks, arrest them. These people belong in jail.

They aren't protesters. They are instigators. They will find no safe haven in our nation's constitution.

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Casey says She Left Her Daughter In Park

Last Edited: Saturday, 06 Sep 2008, 7:59 AM EDT
Created: Friday, 05 Sep 2008, 9:53 PM EDT



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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) -- The public story that has been most often attributed to Casey Anthony concerning the disappearance of her daughter Caylee may not be the same one she is telling privately.

According to the man who drove Casey Anthony around during the time she was first released on bond said Friday that Casey told him she left three year old Caylee with her babysitter at Blanchard Park in East Orange County.

Rob Dick is a bounty hunter who took Casey Anthony to and from her parent’s home in East Orange County to the jail for appointments and her attorney’s office in Kissimmee.   

Dick said that Casey was very talkative during the rides and spoke of her missing daughter in the present tense. And even though he wasn’t allowed to ask her any questions about the case, she gave him several names she said were involved in the disappearance of her daughter.
VIDEO: --Person who spent time with Casey Anthony talks about what she said


“She would try to, you know, give me leads and things to look into,” he said. “A lot of confirming of her story that she gave police.”

Dick also said that Casey never really showed any emotion.

“There was no crying,” he said. “There was no frustration other than the fact it seemed like it wasn't getting anywhere. She was telling a story and nobody was believing her.”

Caylee Anthony has been missing since the middle of June. Casey didn’t report her disappearance until July.

According to investigators the story she told them, and the one most often quoted in the media, was that she left Casey with a babysitter named Zanida Fernandez -Gonzalez at an apartment in Orange County. But when investigators went to the apartment, no one by the name lived there. Shortly after Casey was arrested and charged with child neglect making false statements and obstructing the investigation into her daughter's disappearance.

Investigators eventually did find a woman matching the name who had visited the apartment Casey named, but she said she didn’t know Casey Anthony or the child.

According to Dick, the story Casey told him was that she had left Caylee with Zanida Fernandez –Gonzalez and Gonzalez’s sister Samantha at Blanchard Park in East Orange County, and according to Dick, Casey Anthony was given a ‘script’ to use for 30 days that would be used to explain Caylee’s disappearance to Casey’s parents and the authorities.   

Early in the investigation, Sheriff’s department investigators repeatedly said that Casey was a habitual liar and had told them numerous mistruths and the original story concerning the apartment.

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Today's updates :0922 08

State Attorney's Office looks into complaints about Caylee Marie trust funds
11:15 a.m. The State Attorney's Office is reviewing complaints made about the donation accounts set up in the Caylee Marie Anthony case, according to spokesman Randy Means.

Several people filed complaints with the Florida Attorney General's Office, which forwarded the information that Means described as reports of "misuse of the Anthony trust and possible charity fraud" to local prosecutors.


 

Means said it could take weeks to review the allegations to determine if any wrong-doing occurred or if further investigation is warranted.

It's unclear which trust fund accounts were highlighted in the complaints.

However, the main donation outlet – Help Find Caylee Marie Anthony trust fund – that was set up at SunTrust Bank is no longer available, according to the bank. It's unclear why the fund was shut down.

Money for that trust fund was supposed to go toward finding Caylee, such as T-shirts, fliers and water for volunteers. The family would not benefit from any donations made, according to the Web site helpfindcaylee.com.

The organization's website this afternoon still asks donors to send money to the trust fund by contacting its administrators at the Bichler & Kelley law firm. Attorney Paul Kelley did not return calls to the Orlando Sentinel.

The Anthonys' MySpace pages, which are dedicated to finding Caylee, also show the law firm as the administrator of the trust fund. Donors are asked to send checks or money orders. All other donations to the trust fund can be sent to the Anthonys' Hopespring Drive home, the website shows.

Anthony's family spokesman Larry Garrison said there was very little money in the account and that there were no improprieties with the family.

"This has never been about money for the family. This is about finding Caylee alive," he said.

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Protesters Want Anthony Family to Admit Caylee's Dead
Monday , September 22, 2008

 ORLANDO, Fla. —

Each night, a half dozen protesters plant lawn chairs across the street from the home of missing 3-year-old Caylee Anthony, demanding a confession from her mother and grandparents.

"Baby killer," one woman's sign reads. "My mommy did it!" reads another.

But all they get is silence: The child's family stays quiet night after night, their yard lined with yellow caution tape and "No Trespassing" signs, and a collage of the hazel-eyed child's photographs taped to the front door.

Three months after Caylee disappeared under mysterious circumstances, the protesters have joined the crowd of reporters and gawkers outside the family's suburban Orlando home, hoping to get what police so far have not: a statement that the little girl is dead. They believe the girl's 22-year-old mother, Casey Anthony, killed her and that her grandparents, Cindy and George Anthony, are covering it up.

The protesters taunt the family at all hours, some dressing up in costumes and even recording rock songs about the case. There has been a videotaped scuffle and even 911 calls, but the group is undeterred in its mission.

"It's putting pressure on them," said Cathy Harris, a mother of 10 children who is among the group staking out the home.

Casey Anthony is "hiding something and she needs to be confronted until she tells everybody," said another protester, Richard Ellis Namey. In August, Namey drove a flatbed trailer carrying his son's rock band by the Anthony house as they played "Casey's Song [Wine Sick Mind]," a song they wrote about the missing girl's mother.

"You're the only one to blame ... can't wash away the pain, can't wash away the shame," the song goes.

After two months, there still is not an answer to whether or not the 3-year-old with big eyes and brown bangs is dead or alive. The child's grandmother first called police in July to say Casey Anthony had told her the toddler had been missing for about a month and that her daughter's car smelled like death, although she later said she was mistaken and the smell was old pizza.

Casey Anthony told authorities that she had left her daughter with a baby sitter in June, and that when she returned after work, the two were gone. Anthony said she spent the next month trying to find her daughter on her own and didn't call authorities out of fear.

But investigators said the apartment where the baby sitter supposedly lived had been vacant for months and that Anthony lied about her job.

She was arrested and charged with neglect of a child, making false official statements and obstructing a criminal investigation. She is now under house arrest and facing 13 charges in all, most of them stemming from writing forged checks and illegal use of a friend's bank account.

Todd Black, a spokesman for Anthony's attorney, said Casey insists she left Caylee with a baby sitter. "Her position is, she never did anything to harm her daughter and she is not believing her daughter is dead," Black said.

Now protesters show up at all hours. It is not the typical, supportive vigil so often seen when a child disappears.

A recent early morning scuffle wound up videotaped and aired on national television. Cindy and George Anthony told police they were trying to sleep when they heard a loud bang on their garage door. They found a group of seven or eight protesters at the edge of the driveway who began yelling and screaming profanities.

A woman grabbed George Anthony's shirt, stamped with a picture of his missing granddaughter, and his wife said she got between them to stop a fight. "This can't keep happening," Casey Anthony said in a 911 call.

After the confrontation, the Guardian Angels showed up and began patrolling the well-manicured, middle-class neighborhood.

The neighbors are tired of the spectacle and are asking a court to move the protesters to a vacant lot. They are afraid to let their children outside and some can't sleep at night. The Orange County Sheriff's Office has been called to the Anthony home more than 40 times since Caylee was first reported missing.

"It was a nice, quiet neighborhood," said Bill Fulton, president of the neighborhood association. "It's changed."

In August, bounty hunter Leonard Padilla traveled from California to help bail Casey Anthony out of jail in hopes that they could work together to find her daughter. He said Anthony told him a variation of the story she'd given police, but said when he questioned it, she told him to leave.

Padilla eventually left Orlando, in part, because the situation outside the home had grown too hostile. "I've seen vigils held for missing people," Padilla said. "But I've never seen one go into an accusatory tone of that nature."

The protesters say they will keep coming until the case is solved. Harris recently brought along her teenage daughter, who was dressed up as Casey Anthony with a short bob wig and similar glasses.

"Like what she did was really, really wrong," Yulia Harris, 13, said over the phone. She said she and her mom are "addicted to this case. I don't know how to explain it. It's just wrong."

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State Attorney's Office releases documents in Casey Anthony case
Walter Pacheco and Sarah Lundy | Sentinel Staff Writers
10:55 AM EDT, September 23, 2008

TODAY'S UPDATES:

State Attorney's Office releases documents in case
10:55 a.m. The State Attorney's Office has released nearly 600 of pages of documents in the case against Casey Anthony, the mother of missing 3-year-old Caylee Marie.

The documents, including interviews with family members and other investigative material, are released as part of discovery, which is procedure where the state releases information to defense. The Orlando Sentinel received the documents in response to a public records request
 

Another Orange County commissioner requests help from the sheriff's office
8:59 a.m. Commissioner Mildred Fernandez is asking the Board of County Commissioners to consider assigning a deputy from the Orange County Sheriff's Office to the Anthonys' home if the injunction filed by the homeowners association is not granted.

In a memo to Orange County Mayor Rich Crotty, Fernandez asks that a deputy be on duty Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m.

"Confrontations between demonstrators, deputy sheriffs and people coming to and from the Anthony household have escalated and interfere with normal neighborhood activities," Fernandez wrote in her memo.

She added that there is a "need for supplemental law-enforcement activities during certain critical times where demonstrators have most frequently appeared in front of the Anthony house and media attention that has been drawn to the neighborhood."

The Chickasaw Oaks Phase Three homeowners association filed a request for a temporary injunction last week to keep protesters on a vacant lot and away from the Anthonys' Hopespring Drive home. A hearing has not been scheduled to consider that request.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-casey-anthony092308,0,1398363.story

Among other discovery evidence, the material contains depositions and phone and text messages.

A woman who answered the phone at attorney Jose Baez's office on Tuesday said Baez was not in and she's referring all media calls to his spokesperson, Todd Black.

In a telephone interview, Black said the discovery evidence released by the State Attorney's Office Tuesday contains nothing new and, therefore, Baez is not going to comment on it. Black went on to say Baez received his copy of the evidence on Monday and that if there had been any new, condeming evidence against Casey, "she wouldn't be sitting at home right now" free on bond.

Black also said a third party has provided the funds to hire an independent investigative team to chase down leads regarding Caylee's whereabouts. Black said due to confidentiality agreements, he would not reveal the identities of the members of the investigative team or the location they're operating out of. He said the team will focus on looking into leads he believes the Sheriff's office has ignored.

Meanwhile, a local lawmaker wants to put some new rules in place to keep protesters away from the Anthony home in East Orange County.

Neighbors are pushing for an injunction to force protestors to stay in an empty lot, and not in front of the family's house.

Orange County commissioner Linda Stewart said that if that doesn't pass, she has another plan: Enact a curfew on the neighborhood.

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State Attorney's Office releases documents in Casey Anthony investigation
Walter Pacheco, Bianca Prieto, Amy L. Edwards and Sarah Lundy | Sentinel Staff Writer
4:04 PM EDT, September 23, 2008

Documents released today by the State Attorney's Office show Casey Anthony's conversations and text messages on the weeks prior to her arrest and the disappearance of her daughter, Caylee Marie.

The nearly 600 pages of interviews between detectives, family and friends, as well as hundreds of text messages from Anthony's cell phone, show that Anthony spent lots of time discussing relationship woes and planning parties -- with little mention of Caylee Marie -- as well as admitting to a family member that she was an unfit mother.

The file also shows the lies Anthony told friends and family about the smell of decomposition coming from her car and talk of jealousy stemming from her mother's affection toward Caylee.

Smell in the car
 
 

* Her friend Amy Huizenga said Cindy Anthony was worried when the tow company contacted her about the car that was hauled away from Amscot. The smell from the trunk was overpowering -- like something had died. The parents initially couldn't get it open because they didn't have the keys. When they did open it, Cindy Anthony feared the worse. " They were terrified it was either Casey or Caylee," Huizenga said. "Because they had not talked to either of them. Because of the smell."

* In late June, Anthony talked to Huizenga about the "horrible smell" in her car and she couldn't figure out the source. She said it smelled like something had died and the odor was coming from the engine. She told her friend that she thought her dad may have hit an animal when he borrowed her car. Days later, she told Huizenga that she found an animal "plastered" to the frame of her the car

* Anthony told her brother Lee Anthony that the smell came from a couple of squirrels that had crawled into the engine and died.

Jealousy between Casey Anthony and her mother
* Anthony's friend, Brittany Schieber, told detectives there were jealousy issues between the mother and daughter. "Cindy ... told me that her and Casey were having issues because Casey was having a jealousy issue about the relationship between Caylee and her grandmother and she didn't like it."

Questions about Anthony's car and Caylee's room
* Schieber said Cindy told her about Casey's car being towed from the Amscot. Cindy said Caylee's baby doll was in her car seat and there was a bag of diapers in the back. That was odd because Caylee never leaves without her baby doll, Schieber said.

* Cindy also told Schieber that items were missing from Casey's room, but nothing of Caylee's was gone. "And Caylee's stuff was never moved. No shoes, no pajamas, no clothes, no dolls, no anything."

* Schieber said Cindy also said Casey was stealing from her.

Text messages
*Casey Anthony sent a text message to her friend Amy Huizenga on June 6 that read "proud momma." She sent it after telling Huizenga that Caylee Marie had used the bathroom for the first time.

*As the news of Caylee's disappearance and Casey Anthony's lies became public, her friends' text messages changed from friendly banter to feeling of betrayal. "Dude, don't lie or lose your kid and pretend it didn't happen. I have a lot in common with her too," Huizenga texted a friend. "We were really close for months. She fooled us all. You aren't crazy, she is."

*Anthony sent Huizenga dozens of messages about her relationship troubles, planning parties and nights out at bar, with little mention of Caylee Marie, except for a text message dated June 6, in which she tells her friend that she is a "Sorry. Proud momma" after her daughter used the bathroom for the first time.

Detectives interview Casey's most recent boyfriend Anthony Lazzaro.

* After July 5, Anthony stayed at Lazzaro's apartment full-time. On several occasions, in the middle of the night, Anthony would have cold sweats. "And I would ask her uh, why and she said that she would have nightmares... she was having a nightmare or something…"

* One night in June, Anthony, Lazzaro and their friends went to a club. Afterward, they all went back to Lazzaro's, but he said Anthony had to leave because her mom wouldn't allow her to stay over.

* Lazzaro once took Anthony to her parents' home so she could pick up a gas can because she ran out of gas.

* Lazzaro picked Anthony up from the Amscot on Goldenrod Road, where she abandoned her vehicle. Anthony told him she ran out of gas and would take care of it later.

* On July 15, when Cindy Anthony and Amy Huizenga came to Lazzaro's apartment to find Casey, Lazzaro said there was a knock at the door and he said "Come in." "And there was Amy just standing there with a miserable face and we were, we were both confused," he said.

Anthony went outside, and about a half-hour later, she and Cindy came to the door, Casey stormed in and looked like she was in tears.

"Uhm, and her mom said, 'Get your things. Let, you're, you're coming with me.' And Casey said, 'No, I'm coming back.'"

Lazzaro said he had never met Casey's mother until that point, and so he said hello. Cindy Anthony responded " 'I hope you're rich because Casey's going to take all your money and leave you high and dry.'"

Investigators question one of Casey's ex-boyfriends Ricardo Morales.

* Morales told detectives about an online message Anthony sent him, possibly in April or May: "…Casey was just uh, I guess kind of venting on how she could, she didn't feel that she can participate uhm, fully, or uhm, with her friends because she was a mother."

* Morales said he never met the nanny nor could he remember an occasion where Casey actually spoke to the nanny on the phone. He said Anthony said the nanny was named Zani, and said her actual name was Zenita.

* Morales told detectives about one night when Caylee and Casey were at his house and they all fell asleep in the same bed. When he woke up in the morning, Caylee was gone. "Casey told me that uhm, her mom had called during the night and wanted her to bring Caylee home."


http://www.orlandosentinel.com/orl-casey-anthony-documents092308,0,2008725.story

In Casey Anthony Case
Casey Anthony, is the prime suspect.
POSTED: 11:50 am EDT September 23, 2008
UPDATED: 6:36 pm EDT September 23, 2008

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- "What have you done?" That's the question Cindy Anthony asked her daughter Casey after she smelled the stench of a dead body in Casey's car, according to new documents released Tuesday.



Eyewitness News sorted through 600 pages of legal documents just released in the Caylee Anthony case and found even more damaging evidence against Casey, evidence that came from interviews with Casey's own friends and family.

Caylee Anthony was first reported missing 69 days ago. Deputies believe she is dead. The documents released Tuesday reveal why her mother, Casey Anthony, is the prime suspect.

Most of the papers are transcripts of deputy interviews with key people in the case. The two most telling are investigators' interviews with Casey's brother Lee and with her most recent ex-boyfriend, Tony Lazaro.


LEE ANTHONY TOLD INVESTIGATORS SMELL WAS HORRIBLE

Lee told investigators that a smell in Casey's trunk was atrocious. The smell is critical to the case because deputies theorize it came from the decomposing body of Caylee. Lee says Casey claimed it was caused by dead squirrels (read full interview with Lee).

Lee told investigators that the first thing he noticed when he got to his parents' house, the day Casey's car was brought back, was the horrible smell.

"The trunk was open. The windows were rolled down to what I assume ventilate the horrible smell," Lee told investigators. "It hit you like a, a wave. I mean it was, it was, whatever it was it was very potent."

Lee told investigators Casey claimed she first noticed the smell on June 5, their mother's birthday, after she told Lee "two dead squirrels crawled up under the hood of the car, uhm, you know, and they died in there."

Lee told investigators he didn't believe it and said their father George was meticulous about keeping their cars clean and he would have noticed it right away.

Lee relayed to investigators how Casey started pouring her heart out about the tension between her and their mother over Caylee.

"'Mom has, uhm, thrown it in my face many times before that I'm an unfit mother and you know, maybe she's right and maybe I am,'" Lee quoted Casey to the investigators. "She offered up to me that even though Caylee's been the best thing and the best mistake that she indeed was a mistake. That she was Casey's mistake."

Lee said partly because of that atrocious smell in the car, their mother angrily confronted Casey about her claim that the nanny took Caylee.

"'We could have found her a month ago. Why did you wait? What have you done?'" Lee quoted Cindy saying to Casey.

In fact, despite all the bizarre claims that Casey's mother Cindy has made lately, she did admit to Eyewitness News long ago that her daughter obviously must have done something.


CASEY'S EX-BOYFRIEND REVEALED DETAILS ABOUT NIGHTMARES

Eyewitness News has learned that Casey wouldn't let her boyfriend, Anthony Lazaro, near the car when he picked her up at the Amscot after she said she ran out of gas and he told investigators Casey has had nightmares.

Minutes after Casey Anthony's first arrest, she looked as though she were "ready for her closeup," but her most recent ex-boyfriend told investigators at night when they were alone together in his apartment weeks after Caylee secretly disappeared, Casey woke them both with her cold sweats and nightmares (read full interview with Lazaro).

"I would just wake up in the middle of the night and see that she was sweaty in bed. And I would ask her, uh, why and she said that she would have nightmare. She was having a nightmare or something and then would bring up the nightmare pertaining to our relationship," Lazaro told investigators.

After June 16, still before anyone knew Caylee was gone, Casey started to live with Anthony Lazaro pretty much full time. He gave her a ride home from the Amscot where she claimed to have run out of gas. He wanted to try to start it, but she kept him from the car.

Days later, Lazaro told investigators, "She said that her father picked up the car and to take it either to a mechanic or to a dealership to get it fixed."

But George Anthony hadn't. Weeks later, when her parents realized the car had been abandoned and towed and smelled like death, Cindy Anthony tracked Casey down at Lazaro's apartment and told Lazaro, "I hope you're rich because Casey's going to take all your money and leave you high and dry."


CASEY'S FRIEND TOLD INVESTIGATORS OF SMELL

Amy Huizenga, who was with Casey Anthony around the time she was arrested, told investigators Casey even told her it smelled like something died in her car. The interview with Huizenga played out like a timeline, outlining Casey's movements and her demeanor around the time Caylee disappeared.

On May 25, at a "no clothing party" where Casey wore only an American flag, Huizenga told investigators Casey had an emotional run in with a man that she "claimed she had a miscarriage with."

In the days that followed, there were many more parties. Huizenga remembered seeing Caylee on June 10 and then not ever seeing her again.

Then an investigator asked, "The week of the 15th through the 21st you say she kind of fell off the face?"

"Pretty much," Huizenga told the investigator.

When Casey and Huizenga finally spoke again, it was the end of June. That's when Casey told Huizenga, "It smells like something died in my car."

During many more parties, according to Huizenga, Casey always had the excuse that Caylee was with a nanny.

Finally, the day before Casey's arrest, Casey's mom Cindy also told Huizenga about the smell in the car when they hadn't seen Casey or her daughter, saying, "They were afraid that it was either Caylee or Casey stuffed in the trunk."

Then, just after Casey was arrested, Huizenga told investigators Casey's boyfriend read a text message from Casey that said, "If they never find her guess who spends eternity in jail?"

The interviews with friends also show how they came to realize Casey constantly lied to them, including when she told Huizenga she couldn't take a trip to Jacksonville with her because her dad had suffered a stroke.


DOCUMENTS INCLUDE CASEY ANTHONY'S TEXT MESSAGES

The new documents released Tuesday also contain hundreds of text messages between Casey Anthony and her friends. Many of them are about partying and who is having sex with whom.

In fact, Eyewitness News only found one message that mentioned Caylee Anthony; her mom was excited that she was becoming fully potty trained. Then, shortly after Caylee's disappearance was revealed, Casey emailed her friends and told them the nanny took Caylee and she needed help finding her.


OFF-DUTY DEPUTIES MAY PROVIDE EXTRA SECURITY

There are new details about plans to use tax dollars to cover the cost of off-duty deputies protecting the Anthony home. One county commissioner is pushing the board to make its decision quickly.

Homeowners want protestors to stay on a vacant piece of land away from the Anthony home. If that doesn't happen through the courts, then Commissioner Mildred Fernandez wants the county to pay for off-duty officers.

People who live near the Anthony home are sick and tired of protesters invading the streets and their lives. Fernandez heard from several residents and now she wants the county to pay for off-duty officers from 5:00pm to 9:00pm on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

Eyewitness News obtained the memo the commissioner sent to Orange County Mayor Rich Crotty.

"I want to have a discussion with the board about the prospect of requesting a sheriff assign a deputy to the Anthony house," the memo read.

Sandy Calaley lives nearby and says her HOA pays for an off-duty officer for her neighborhood.

"I do believe those people need to stay away, but it's not our responsibility. They need to come up with other means to make this happen," she said.

Homeowners are also asking the courts for help. They want a court order mandating the demonstrators be required to move to the vacant lot. So far, the courts have not made a decision about the injunction.

There was also discussion that the HOA pay for off-duty deputies, but some argue they can't afford the $34 an hour each deputy would cost. Each homeowner pays $127 a year. That's $16,000, but the HOA claims it's already budgeted for maintenance and lawyer fees.

A spokesperson from the sheriff's office said they are in favor of off-duty patrols, but it's just a matter of funding.


DEFENSE TEAM ACQUIRES FORENSIC SCIENTIST

Casey Anthony's defense team has a new member. Doctor Lawrence Kobilinsky is a forensic scientist and a frequent guest on CNN's Nancy Grace show. Monday night, Grace asked why attorney Jose Baez needs a forensic scientist since Casey is primarily charged with economic crimes like check fraud and forgery.

"To Mr. Baez I think he as a good defense attorney is entitled to know what the science says. I don't make things black white, white black but I have to give him the best that science can offer," said Dr. Kobilinsky.

Eyewitness News received a fax from Baez's PR firm accusing the Orange County Sheriff's Office of leaking false and distorted information to the media and suggesting that Caylee may be found sooner if those leaks stopped.


ANTHONY FAMILY CANCELS VIGIL

Caylee Anthony's family cancelled their standing Sunday night prayer vigil in hopes of avoiding another confrontation with protestors. The Anthonys said they want to keep their friends and neighbors out of harm's way.

Casey Anthony met Monday with her home confinement officer as a condition of her bail. She set her weekly schedule, which includes meeting with her attorney Wednesday afternoon, Thursday and Friday, with her next appointment with her home confinement officer scheduled for Monday.

Meanwhile, problems continued over the weekend at the Anthony home. A fight broke out between protesters and neighbors early Saturday morning.

George Anthony tried to give bottled water to a group of Guardian Angels, who were patrolling the neighborhood at the request of neighbors. Some residents upset with protesters started shouting profanities and screamed for the demonstrators to go home.

When a physical confrontation seemed imminent, one of the Guardian Angels stepped in and everyone went their separate ways.

The sheriff's office told Eyewitness News that protesters who cross the line and break the law will be dealt with. Two situations are already under investigation

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Docs: Death Stench Prompted 'Trunk' Fears; Casey Blamed Dead Squirrel
600 Documents Of Interviews, Text Messages Released In Caylee Case

POSTED: 5:08 pm EDT September 23, 2008
UPDATED: 6:46 pm EDT September 23, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Nearly three weeks before deputies arrested the mother of missing Caylee Anthony, the 22-year-old admitted to a friend that her car smelled like death, according to new information in nearly 600 pages of released documents concerning the case

The documents, which included interviews and phone records, showed Casey Anthony was aware of a foul smell in her car.

In a phone call to Amy Huizenga, Casey Anthony told her friend, "It smells like something died in my car."

Casey Anthony claimed her father, George, had possibly run over a squirrel when he borrowed her car that week.

However, the date would have been during a period when the Anthonys said they could not find Casey Anthony.

Also, on June 27, documents show that Casey Anthony sent a cell phone text message to her friend (Amy Huizenga) that reads, "There was definitely part of a dead animal plastered to the frame of my car."

According to Huizenga, June 27 is the date when Casey Anthony admitted leaving her car at an Amscot, claiming it had run out of gas.

The car was later towed to an impound lot, where George and Cindy picked it up two weeks later.

Cindy Anthony initially told a 911 operator, "There's something wrong. I found my daughter's car today and it smells like there's been a dead body in the damn car."

Cindy Anthony later claimed the smell was rotting pizza.

But according to Huizenga, from the very beginning, Cindy Anthony apparently suspected foul play, Local 6 reported.

As Amy Huizenga and Cindy Anthony were driving around town looking for Casey, Cindy Anthony wondered if the foul odor was connected to her daughter and granddaughter.

Huizenga said, "They were afraid it was either Caylee or Casey stuffed in the trunk."

Mom-Daughter Feud Discussed


The documents also included information about Lee Anthony voluntarily sitting down with detectives and remembering vivid details about the night he discovered his niece was missing.

He told detectives that his mother and sister have had an ongoing feud that started before Caylee went missing.

On the night of July 15, Cindy Anthony finally tracked down Casey and retrieved her white Pontiac from an impound lot.

When Lee Anthony made it to the family home, he said the smell from the car was overwhelming.

Lee Anthony told detectives, "The trunk was open. The windows were rolled down to what I assume -- (to) ventilate the horrible smell that I had just smelled for the first time."

The investigator said, "The smell filled up the whole garage?"

"Yeah," Anthony said. "It hit you like a wave. I mean it was, it was whatever it was, it was very, very potent."

According to the interview that Lee Anthony gave detectives, Cindy Anthony grew tired of questioning her daughter about Caylee's whereabouts and getting no answers.

She eventually sent Lee Anthony to try to make some ground with Casey.

While Lee Anthony was alone with his sister, he said, "What's going on (and) what is the deal?" 'That's when she said mom has thrown it in my face many times before that I'm an unfit mother and you know, maybe she's right and maybe I am."

After interrogating her daughter and still not getting what she thought was a straight answer, Cindy Anthony threatened to call police.

Lee Anthony talked to Casey and told her she needed to come clean before detectives arrived.

He played the role of a police officer, saying, "The officer is going to say, 'Good evening, Mrs. Anthony. Um, where is your daughter?' And she says, 'She's sleeping.' And again, playing the role of the police officer, I say to my sister, 'Great Mr. Anthony. That's going to be a relief to everybody. Let's go get her.'"

The detectives then told Lee Anthony, "You just gave her a slap of reality."

Lee Anthony replied, "exactly."

Later, Lee pointed out to detectives that his mother and sister have always had a rocky relationship.

He also said that in the middle of Cindy Anthony trying to get answers about Caylee they were fighting.

"They were fighting about this stuff in the past instead of trying to focus on the information that we need to get," Lee Anthony said.

"There is a genuine wedge between your mother and your sister, isn't there?" an investigator asked.

"My mother has been the provider for Caylee, even down to the extent that my mother was the first person to hold Caylee when she came out of the womb. So, my mom is convinced that my sister holds some kind of resentment to her."

The documents were released as a part of the discovery process, where the prosecution is required by law to hand over to the defense all of the evidence they may be using in the trial against Casey Anthony, who was charged with child neglect in mid-July, about a month after she said she last saw her daughter.

Once the documents are released to the defense, they are made a part of the public record and released to the media, Local 6 News reported.

About a month ago, 400 pages were released in the case, including interviews with friends of Casey Anthony.

Deputy Assigned To Home?

Orange County Commissioner Mildred Fernandez said she will request that a deputy be assigned to the Anthony home on weekends as protesters continue to demonstrate.

Several fights, scuffles and arguments have broken out at the home -- mostly on the weekends -- prompting numerous 911 calls to the home.

Fernandez said the request would be made as a last resort if a lawsuit filed by the neighborhood's homeowners association fails.

'Dr. Phil' Features Case

The Caylee Anthony case was featured on the popular "Dr. Phil" television show Monday night after the show received a series of questions from viewers concerning the girl's mother, Casey.

"What so many people have asked is, 'Dr. Phil, how could a mother do this if this is happening?' Dr. Phil McGraw said. "Let me say, I'm not saying she is guilty (but) it doesn't look good to me. I mean my common sense meter is pegged. But we don't know. It is too early to conclude."

McGraw then discussed some psychological aspects of the case.

"You could be talking about somebody who is psychotic here," McGraw said. "Whether it be a schizophrenic disorder or something where they just don't know who or where they are. But one of the most common personality patterns I see in situations like this is what is called the anti-social personality."

McGraw also discussed the facts of the case before moving on to the crowds of protesters.

Protester Actions 'Just Wrong'


The show included Local 6 video of protesters screaming and threatening Caylee Anthony's grandparents, George and Cindy, at their Orange County home.

"That is just so wrong," McGraw said. "I'm sorry but that is so wrong. There is absolutely not one shred of evidence that these grandparents have done one single thing wrong. For these people to be screaming on their front lawn is wrong."

Some of the protesters have said they believe Casey Anthony killed her daughter and that Cindy and George Anthony are covering it up.

George and Cindy Anthony's attorney, Mark Nejame, said the family has been wrongly attacked.

"It is beyond terrible," Nejame said. "It is endless and it is constant. And it just doesn't occur on their front lawn. The hate mail they get. They have spent hours speaking with law enforcement. Law enforcement has deemed that neither of them are people of interest and neither of them are suspects but because their daughter is being accused of something and because they have chosen to keep hope alive that Caylee, their beloved granddaughter, is still with us, they are being criticized endlessly and mercilessly."

McGraw said he did not know what people want the Anthonys to do.

"What is the message of the protesters?" McGraw said. "I just saw a lot of screaming and irrational anger. What is it that they are asking these people to do that they are not doing?"

"We continue to be baffled by it," Nejame said. "Some of these people have said the most obscene things (and) done some of the most obscene things. (They're) bringing 3-year-old children out on the front lawn with death posters. Somebody (put) a RIP cemetery stone on their front lawn -- horrendous things. If these people think they are helping, they are sadly mistaken. They are part of the problem not part of the solution."

Nejame said George and Cindy have helped in the search in every way possible.

"Who on the earth wants that child back more than them," Nejame said. "If anything could be done by them within the realm of human capacity, I promise you, they've attempted to do it. For them to be criticized by the allegations against their daughter is entirely misdirected."

Cindy Anthony More Breathless


McGraw talked with Local 6's Jessica D'Onofrio, who has broken four exclusive reports surrounding the case.

"Talking to Cindy on the night her daughter was arrested, she was very accommodating that night and invited us into her home," D'Onofrio said. "All she wanted to do was get her granddaughter's picture on television. She was completing sentences at that time. Now, if you talk to her, she is more breathless. She is not completing sentences as much."

D'Onofrio was asked whether it was her sense that George and Cindy were concerned about the whereabouts of Caylee.

"Absolutely," D'Onofrio said. "I have been watching this case progress. I've being watching Cindy and George get more and more desperate. (Cindy) has lost 25 pounds since all of this started."

D'Onofrio said from what everyone has been telling her, Cindy Anthony seems to be acting more like Caylee's mother and how people would expect the mother to react to their missing child.

Padilla Expected 'Cake Walk'


Bounty hunter Leonard Padilla, who traveled from California to help initially bail Casey Anthony out of jail, said he did not think it would be difficult to find Caylee after her mother was freed.

"We thought it was going to be a cake-walk," Padilla said. "She wanted out. She will lead us to the child and it will be over with (and) it will work out."

Padilla said Casey Anthony would not discuss anything except the baby sitter, which led to inconsistencies.

"It's the same line (as) the movie, 'The Usual Suspects,' in other words, when she gets cornered she goes on to the next lie and add to that," Padilla said. "So, she changed it from the apartments to Zenaida taking the child away from (to) Zenaida and her sister Samantha (to) Zenaida and her sister Samantha in a silver Ford Focus and then handing her a list of things to tell the cops for the next 30 days. She just kept going."

"I cannot assign a diagnosis to her but as everyone can see, this is very consistent with what we are describing as anti-social personality - the repeated lying and embellishments and ducking accountability and the absence of remorse that you are talking about," McGraw said.

A search continues for Caylee.


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New documents shed light on Casey Anthony's life, family's fears

Amy L. Edwards, Sarah Lundy And Bianca Prieto | Sentinel Staff Writers
September 24, 2008



Casey Anthony has lived for years with "one toe" in reality and would likely fall apart if anything happened to her young daughter, her ex-fiancé told detectives investigating the child's disappearance.

"I think if something happened to Caylee, her one toe that she's had in reality for the last couple years, her one foot, would be gone and she would be completely in her own separate world," Jesse Grund said.

Grund's interview with Orange County sheriff's detectives was included in nearly 600 pages of legal documents released Tuesday as part of the investigation into Caylee Marie's disappearance.


More than two months have passed since the 3-year-old was reported missing, and investigators have identified Anthony as a person of interest in their inquiry. The mother, who faces a bevy of charges, including child neglect and check fraud, insists that a baby sitter took her child in June.

Detectives have interviewed Anthony's relatives, friends and collected hundreds of text messages from cell phones as part of their investigation.

The latest documents depict a 22-year-old mother more interested in socializing than in finding her daughter. Some people detailed the various stories Anthony told to explain the foul smell in her car. Anthony also blamed family members for allowing her to take advantage of them.

Among those interviewed by detectives:

•Lee Anthony. Anthony's brother told investigators his younger sister confided in him that their mother, Cindy, constantly reminded her that having Caylee was a mistake. Right before investigators arrived at their family home to investigate the disappearance, Casey Anthony told him, "Mom has um, thrown it in my face many times before that I'm an unfit mother and you know, maybe she's right and maybe I am."

While Lee Anthony was trying to figure out why his sister had been keeping Caylee from the family, she replied, "'Well maybe I'm a spiteful bitch,'" the brother said.

Casey Anthony went on to tell him that she stole money from various relatives and that maybe the cops should have been called earlier. "I think she was trying to say that you know, you have been enabling me," he said. "It has been too easy."

He told detectives that everything in his sister's e-mail account had been deleted — there were no messages predating July15, the day Caylee's family reported her missing. On Casey Anthony's MySpace page, messages between April24 and July4 were deleted.

•Jesse Grund. Grund, the ex-fiancé, offered two theories on what could have happened to Caylee. He said Anthony didn't keep a close eye on the toddler and suggested Caylee could have choked on something and died. Or, Grund said, Caylee could have drowned in the family's backyard pool.

Grund, who originally told investigators he heard Caylee in the background during a telephone conversation he had with Anthony on June24, cast doubt on that recollection. During his July31 interview, Grund told investigators he wasn't 100percent sure he heard Caylee that day.

•Amy Huizenga. In late June, before Caylee's disappearance became public, Casey Anthony told her friend about the "horrible smell" in her car and said she couldn't figure out the source. Anthony said it smelled like something had died and the odor was coming from the engine.

Anthony told Huizenga she thought her dad, George Anthony, may have hit an animal when he borrowed her car. Days later, she told Huizenga that she found an animal "plastered" to the frame of her car.

Huizenga later spoke to Cindy Anthony, who had not seen her daughter or granddaughter for several weeks. During that time, the car was abandoned in a parking lot and later towed. Cindy Anthony said she and George were worried about the stench coming from the trunk and feared what was inside.

"They were terrified it was either Casey or Caylee," Huizenga said.

Investigators have suggested that the smell came from a dead body once placed in the car. Family members have said it could have come from a spoiled pizza with maggots, garbage or a dead animal.

•Brittany Schieber. On July16, Cindy Anthony visited her daughter's friend to talk about Caylee, who was reported missing the day before. Schieber said there was tension between the mother and daughter.

"Cindy ... told me that her and Casey were having issues because Casey was having a jealousy issue about the relationship between Caylee and her grandmother and she didn't like it," Schieber said.

•Anthony Lazzaro. Casey Anthony's most recent boyfriend told investigators that after July5, Anthony stayed at his apartment full time. On several occasions, in the middle of the night, Anthony would have cold sweats. "And I would ask her uh, why and she said that ... she was having a nightmare or something ..."

Lazzaro told detectives he picked Anthony up from the parking lot at Colonial Drive and Goldenrod Road where she abandoned her vehicle. Anthony told him she ran out of gas and would take care of it later.

•Ricardo Morales. Casey Anthony told Morales, another ex-boyfriend, in April or May that she felt being a mother hampered her social life.

Tuesday's documents also included text messages from cell-phone records. As the news of Caylee's disappearance and Casey Anthony's lies to her parents and detectives became public, her friends' texting changed from friendly banter to feelings of betrayal.

Huizenga texted a friend about Anthony: "Dude, don't lie or lose your kid and pretend it didn't happen. We were really close for months. She fooled us all. You aren't crazy, she is."

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Zenaida Gonzalez Hires John Morgan For Lawsuit Against Casey Anthony

POSTED: 4:43 pm EDT September 24, 2008
UPDATED: 6:19 pm EDT September 24, 2008

Zenaida Gonzalez says she has had enough. The civil suit was filed Wednesday afternoon. She wants Casey Anthony to pay for her lies.

T-shirts reading "The Nanny Did It" and "Zanny the Nanny" are just some one of the reasons why Zenaida Gonzales is suing Casey Anthony. Gonzales has never shown her face, but says thousands of people believe she either kidnapped or killed Caylee Anthony.

"What we want to make sure is that Casey Anthony does not profit for throwing Zenaida Gonzalez under the bus. They are out there talking about movie deals, book deals. There are t-shirts being sold," attorney John Morgan told Eyewitness News (watch full interview).

High-profile attorney John Morgan is seen on TV ads and has a firm of 130 attorneys. He is representing Gonzalez in the defamation lawsuit.

After Caylee was reported missing, Casey told detectives she dropped off the child at Zenaida Gonzalez's apartment off Conway Road and now has no idea where the child is. Gonzalez says she's never met Casey and wants her name cleared.

"We know this is the right one. They not only knew she was the right Zenaida, gave the names of her two children and type of car she drove. They knew the color of the car she drove. All given to them allegedly by Casey Anthony," Morgan said.

Morgan said his client's private life has been turned upside down. They want a settlement that could be partly paid out of the Anthony homeowner's insurance policy.

"She never asked for this. Casey Anthony asked that she be brought in to deflect her own issues," Morgan said.

Eyewitness News tried to get a comment form Casey Anthony's spokesperson, Todd Black, but phone calls were not returned.


SOURCE SAYS CASEY SAID CAYLEE WAS SOLD

Is there a Puerto Rico connection to Caylee Anthony's disappearance or is it just another lie from Casey? Sources who knew the family intimately during the past few months told Eyewitness News that Casey convinced her mother that Caylee was sold to someone in Puerto Rico.

You can find mention of the Puerto Rico connection buried in the documents investigators just released. On July 22, after Caylee was reported missing, Casey's former best friend, Amy Huizenga, got a text message in the middle of the night from an unidentified person about a trip she and two of Casey's friends took to Puerto Rico.

http://www.wftv.com/news/17549736/detail.html

Source Says Casey Said Caylee Was Sold To Someone In Puerto Rico

POSTED: 5:24 pm EDT September 24, 2008

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Is there a Puerto Rico connection to Caylee Anthony's disappearance or is it just another lie from Casey? Sources who knew the family intimately during the past few months told Eyewitness News that Casey convinced her mother that Caylee was sold to someone in Puerto Rico.

You can find mention of the Puerto Rico connection buried in the documents investigators just released. On July 22, after Caylee was reported missing, Casey's former best friend, Amy Huizenga, got a text message in the middle of the night from an unidentified person about a trip she and two of Casey's friends took to Puerto Rico.

"Won't take a genius or the Feds to start talking to you guys about the trip, because you three left at different times to [go] out of the country while Caylee was unaccounted for. Know what I mean?" Huizenga's friend wrote.

The friend then asked: "You guys keep your ticket stubs?" and "Just out of curiosity why did you, Troy and Ricardo go to Puerto Rico separately?"

Wednesday, sources who spent a lot of time with the family in recent weeks, told Eyewitness News that when Casey got out of jail the first time, she convinced her mother that she sold her daughter to someone in Puerto Rico. The only interview Cindy's done since then is with Telemundo, where she talked about a tip that Caylee was in Puerto Rico.

But Leonard Padilla, the bounty hunter who originally sprung Casey from jail, told Eyewitness News on Wednesday that it's just another crazy lie cooked up by Casey.

"Baby's dead. Baby's deceased," he said.

Padilla said he stationed a female employee in the house for nine days with Casey and claims Casey confided in her regularly, but never said anything about Puerto Rico.

"Her whole methodology the whole nine days that the young lady was in there with her was one of denial, guilt, that she had done away with her own daughter," Padilla said.

Those same exclusive sources close to the family also told Eyewitness News that Casey confides in Cindy a lot, while her father George spends most of the day away from the two women and, if he is home, he keeps to himself.


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Anthony Family May Be Making Millions On Movie Deal

POSTED: 5:48 pm EDT September 24, 2008
UPDATED: 6:06 pm EDT September 24, 2008
There are also claims that Casey's attorney is purposely trying to create drama in the case.

A movie director wouldn't have to make up the drama of Casey Anthony's first release from jail. When faced with Eyewitness News' tough questions, Casey turned away and nuzzled her face into her attorney's neck as he hugged her and shielded her from the rain and reporters.

It's the stuff that movies are made of.

The California bounty hunter who sprung her says that's what attorney Jose Baez is counting on, which is why his hired security force stood back and let the drama unfold. After that, Baez hired bodyguards for Casey at what Eyewitness News was told was $1,500 a week.

Bounty hunter Leonard Padilla told Eyewitness News on Wednesday that Baez made him sign away any rights on movie or book deals, that Baez is banking on the entertainment industry and so is his mysterious public relations man.

"He's representing that, to the family and to Jose, that 'I can get two million dollars.' Well, to be honest with ya, Hollywood will throw $2 million at anything that's, you know, sensationalized as something like this. Believe me," Padilla said.

Sources close to the Anthonys told Eyewitness News a $2 million contract with the Lifetime Movie Network has been signed. Padilla also said Baez broke his promise to beef up security because of the protesters to ramp up the drama the night Casey was arrested at her parents' house. He showed up after her arrest and held a marathon news conference slamming investigators for the show.

Most everyone knows the plotline of the story. Everyone's now waiting to see how it ends.

http://www.wftv.com/news/17550330/detail.html

Letters between Sheriff’s Office and Jose Baez show tension

Last Edited: Wednesday, 24 Sep 2008, 5:31 PM EDT  
Created: Wednesday, 24 Sep 2008, 5:31 PM EDT

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) -- FOX 35 has new information on the correspondence between the Orange County Sheriff’s Office and Casey Anthony’s attorney Jose Baez .

There is some struggle between the sides because the sheriff's office feels like Casey knows where her daughter is while her attorney Jose Baez continues to say his client does not.  Baez says Casey left Caylee with the babysitter and hasn't seen her since.

FOX 35 received two letters: one sent from lead investigator John Allen on September 19 and a response from Jose Baez on September 23.

The sheriff's office wrote the letter telling Baez that since he told them weeks ago he would cooperate fully they would take him up on it saying: "In your response to your offer to fully cooperate, I am requesting that you provide the circumstances and location caylee Marie Anthony was last seen.”

It goes on to say: "As you are aware previous statements provided by your client have been false and misleading."

A few days later Jose Baez fired off a letter saying he was pleased that the sheriff's office decided to take up his offer but throws a jab in saying "albeit two months later, it's better than never, I suppose.”

He then puts the ball in their court saying, "Please give me a call when you are more interested in searching for caylee, as opposed to improving your office's public relations image."
 


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Puerto Rico Basic Facts   FYI

Part of the USA  Puerto Rico is part of the US. There are no travel restrictions to other US areas and no customs duties or quotas on shipments between Puerto Rico and the US Mainland. Products manufactured in Puerto Rico are "Made in the USA". The people of Puerto Rico do not vote in national elections. They are represented in Congress by a Resident Commissioner who has a voice in the House of Representatives but no vote. Most federal taxes are not levied in Puerto Rico. No federal income tac is collected from island residents on ordinary income, except in cases of Federal employees.

History
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 Puerto Rico came under United States sovereignty by thr Treaty of Paris signed on December 10, 1898, terminating the Spanish-American War. Puerto Ricans have been US citizens since 1917. In July 1950, the US Congress enacted Public Law 600. It provided that existing laws which defined the political, economic, and fiscal realtionship between Puerto Rico and the United States should remain in full force. It also authorized Puerto Rico to draft and approve its own Constitution, which took effect on July 25, 1952. Puerto Rico's relationship with the US is referred to as commonwealth status.

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New Audio Tapes Released In Casey Anthony Case

POSTED: 4:43 pm EDT September 24, 2008
UPDATED: 3:26 pm EDT September 25, 2008

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Orange County deputies released four new audio recordings in the Casey Anthony case Thursday. They are interviews with ex-boyfriends Tony Lazzaro and Jesse Grund as well as an interview with Casey's brother Lee.

Eyewitness News has obtained the new recordings and are working quickly to get them posted on WFTV.com. As of now, we have three of four interviews posted (Lee Anthony - July 29 | Jesse Grund - July 31 | Jesse Grund - July 23). Due to their length, it will take some time to get the final recording encoded for posting online. We will have them posted as quickly as possible. Please click REFRESH for latest updates.
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In the interviews released of Jesse Grund, Casey's former fiance, he told investigators he thought, if Casey were to hide Caylee's body somewhere, she would have put her in the playhouse behind Cindy and George Anthony's home.

"She totally loved the playhouse. Every time I would go inside and play with Caylee, right to the playhouse. Every time she spent a lot of time out there with grandparents and with Casey. If something were to happen to her, I believe that would be the first place she would have put Caylee," Grund told investigators during the interview in July. "If she wanted to place Caylee's body somewhere that would be the first place that she would have put her."

Grund went on to tell investigators that Casey was a liar.

"We can all tell, for the last couple of years, is that Casey is an effective liar. I would describe it as diabolical the way she lies," he said.

http://www.wftv.com/news/17549736/detail.html

Misha
According to our sources, lab tests have been ongoing on as recently as last week to "triple check" that evidence."

"Investigators say they're confident those tests will provide "iron clad proof" that Caylee's body was in the trunk of the car, how her body was positioned, and that strands of her hair fell out after she died."

"Now they tell WESH 2 they're close to determining the date someone researched chloroform on Casey's computer before Caylee's disappearance."

Two things are missing:  definite motive and criminal intent for how Caylee's body got in the trunk.

http://www.wesh.com/video/17561343/index.html

here is Caylee?
Hundreds of legal documents in Casey Anthony case to be released
Amy L. Edwards and Walter Pacheco | Sentinel Staff Writer
9:40 AM EDT, September 26, 2008


TODAY'S UPDATES:

Hundreds legal documents in Casey Anthony case to be released

9:30 a.m. The Orlando Sentinel is expecting to receive hundreds of pages of legal documents related to the Casey Anthony case today.

The documents, as well as several CDs and a VHS tape, will be available after 10 a.m. The are being released by the State Attorney's Office in response to a public records request.
 

The CDs include images from Anthony's Photobucket photo-sharing Web site, as well as photos from a file titled, "Anything But Clothes Party." The VHS tape incluides a July interview with Cindy Anthony, the grandmother of missing Caylee Marie.

The Sentinel is also expecting a computer forensic report and multiple cell phone records.

Check back for more information.

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FROM ORLANDOSENTINEL.COM ON SEPT. 25:

Audio interviews of Anthony's brother, boyfriend released

1:25 p.m. The Sheriff's Office just released the recorded interviews between detectives and numerous people close to Casey Anthony.

Detectives interviewed her brother Lee Anthony, Anthony's most recent boyfriend, Anthony Lazzaro, and her ex-fiancé Jesse Grund.


NeJame: No truth to rumors of movie deal
9:55 a.m. The attorney representing the parents of Casey Anthony today denied that his clients have struck a deal with LMN for the rights to the story of their daughter and missing granddaughter, Caylee Marie.

"The first time I heard of any such thing was when I received a phone call from a reporter," said attorney Mark NeJame, who is representing George and Cindy Anthony. "We have not uttered one word or had one conversation with anybody from any media outlet...regarding negotiations or a deal."

LMN, formerly known as Lifetime Movie Network, is owned by the Walt Disney Company and the Hearst Corporation.

A woman caught up in the disappearance of Caylee Anthony filed suit Wednesday against the missing 3-year-old's mother, saying the parent's statements to investigators have ruined her reputation.

Zenaida Gonzalez, 37, of Kissimmee, contends she never met Casey Anthony, the girl's mother, who told investigators that a woman by that name took the child in June. Detectives have since said they do not believe Anthony's story.

Since news of the case broke, Gonzalez has been questioned about whether she killed, kidnapped or sold the missing girl. She's been threatened as well, said her attorney, John Morgan of Orlando. T-shirts proclaim, "The Nanny Did It," he said.

"Zenaida Gonzalez did not ask for her name to be put into this mess, but Casey Anthony made the mistake of her life by making her [Gonzalez] the person she decided to pull out of a hat," Morgan said.

A spokesman for Jos� Baez, Casey Anthony's attorney, did not return a call for comment. Gonzalez referred all questions to Morgan.

Morgan said he thinks the lawsuit may unravel the highly publicized mystery. He hopes to subpoena the missing girl's grandparents and possibly force them to reveal more about what Casey Anthony told them about the child's whereabouts.

"Zenaida Gonzalez is going to prove who's behind this case," Morgan said. "What Zenaida Gonzalez wants, what America wants, is the truth."

Anthony, 22, was arrested July 16 after her mother -- Caylee's grandmother -- called authorities to report the child missing. She told detectives that she left the child with her baby sitter at an apartment complex. No one named Zenaida Gonzalez lived there, but a woman by that name had inquired about an apartment, investigators said.

Caylee has not been found. Her mother, meanwhile, is facing charges that include child neglect and giving false information to law enforcement.

The lawsuit, filed in Orange-Osceola Circuit Court, alleges that Casey Anthony knew what she told Orange County deputy sheriffs about Gonzalez was false.

"The conduct of defendant, Casey Anthony, exceeded the bounds of decency in a civilized society and was such that a person of normal sensibility upon hearing what she did would exclaim 'outrageous,' " the complaint states.

Gonzalez is asking for unspecified damages exceeding $15,000.

Casey Anthony knew the names of Gonzalez's two children and gave a description of her vehicle. Morgan said he thinks Anthony obtained personal information that Gonzalez left while visiting an apartment complex as a potential renter.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-casey-anthony-caylee-documents-092608,0,6419224.story?page=2

Where is Caylee?
Hundreds of legal documents in Casey Anthony case released
Amy L. Edwards and Walter Pacheco | Sentinel Staff Writer
10:45 AM EDT, September 26, 2008


Hundreds legal documents in Casey Anthony case to be released

9:30 a.m. The Orlando Sentinel has received hundreds of pages of legal documents related to the Casey Anthony case today.

The documents, including several CDs, are being released by the State Attorney's Office in response to a public records request.
 

The CDs show images from Anthony's Photobucket photo-sharing Web site, as well as photos from a file titled, "Anything But Clothes Party." Another CD includes a July interview with Cindy Anthony, the grandmother of missing Caylee Marie.

The documents also include a computer forensic report and multiple cell phone records.

* Investigators seized Casey Anthony's laptops as well as computers and cameras belonging to George and Cindy Anthony.

The investigators' reports show that Casey Anthony's computer files included an image titled "girl" which depicts a drawing of a little girl with long straight hair and in a striped shirt staring up at a teddy bear that is hanging from a hangman's noose.

The caption reads: Why do people kill people, who kill people, to show people that to kill people is bad?

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-casey-anthony-caylee-documents-092608,0,6419224.story

Casey Anthony evidence photos

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-photos-casey-anthony-evidence-092608,0,7037788.photogallery

(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b104/Blondeonahd/Casey%20Anthony/Documents/websexsitesonfamilycomputercasey1.jpg)
(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b104/Blondeonahd/Casey%20Anthony/Documents/websexsitesonhomecomputercasey2.jpg)
(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b104/Blondeonahd/Casey%20Anthony/Documents/websexsitesonhomecomputercasey3.jpg)
 ::MonkeyEek::

Casey Anthony Makes Rare Saturday Visit To Attorney

POSTED: 10:52 am EDT September 26, 2008
UPDATED: 11:39 am EDT September 27, 2008

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Casey Anthony left her home Saturday morning for an approved trip to see her attorney, the day after stacks of of phone records, pictures and hours of police interviews related to the case were released by investigators to Eyewitness News.
Casey walked into attorney Jose Baez's Kissimmee office just after 9:30 Saturday morning, and as usual, had nothing to say to say to reporters.

Interviews that were released Friday were conducted with Casey Anthony's parents, lovers and friends.

The evidence was the biggest stack yet in the Caylee Anthony case. Some of the most disturbing things Eyewitness News found were on Casey Anthony's own computer, including a picture of a little girl with a teddy bear hanging from a noose. There was also a record of searches for missing children websites months before Caylee disappeared

http://www.wftv.com/news/17564624/detail.html

New Documents and Video Interviews ~ No Discussion Please
Here are already parts of the documents of interviews with Tony Lazzarro and Lee Anthony;


http://www.wftv.com/download/2008/0923/17540065.pdf


http://www.wftv.com/download/2008/0923/17540075.pdf


Transcripts of Anthony Lazarro July 22, 2008
http://media.myfoxorlando.com/photogalleries/092308anthonylazzaro/indexGallery.htm


Transcripts of Amy Huizenga July 23, 2008

http://media.myfoxorlando.com/photogalleries/092308amyhuizenga/indexGallery.htm

Transcripts of Jesse Grund July 23, 2008
http://media.myfoxorlando.com/photogalleries/092308jessegrund/indexGallery.htm


Transcripts of Brittany Schieber July 24, 2008
http://media.myfoxorlando.com/photogalleries/092308brittanyschieber/indexGallery.htm


Transcripts of Trow Brown July 25, 2008
http://media.myfoxorlando.com/photogalleries/092308troybrown/indexGallery.htm


Transcripts of Ricardo Morales July 25, 2008
http://media.myfoxorlando.com/photogalleries/092308ricardomorales/indexGallery.htm


Transcripts of Lee Anthony July 29, 2008
http://media.myfoxorlando.com/photogalleries/092308leeanthony/indexGallery.htm


Transcripts of Brian Burner July 30, 2008
http://media.myfoxorlando.com/photogalleries/092308brianburner/indexGallery.htm


Transcripts of William Waters July 30, 2008
http://media.myfoxorlando.com/photogalleries/092308williamwaters/indexGallery.htm


Transcripts of Lauren Gibbs August 1, 2008
http://media.myfoxorlando.com/photogalleries/092308laurengibbs/indexGallery.htm

Jesse Grund tape interview July 23rd;
http://www.wftv.com/video/17557465/index.html

Jesse Grund tape interview July 31st;
http://www.wftv.com/video/17556845/index.html


Lee's interview on tape.

http://www.wesh.com/download/2008/0925/17556680.mp3

Includes previously missing discovery documents:

Forensic Cell Phone Report for Cynthia Anthony's Cell Phone, Aug. 4, 2008
http://www.cfnews13.com/uploadedFiles/02%20Forensic%20Cell%20Phone%20Report.pdf

Text Messages taken from phone of Brittany Schieber
http://www.cfnews13.com/uploadedFiles/05%20Brittany%20Schieber%20July%2024.pdf

Text Messages from phone of Troy Brown, Collected On July 25, 2008
http://www.cfnews13.com/uploadedFiles/13%20Troy%20Brown%20Cell%20Phone%20Texts%20July%2025.pdf

Tow Truck Company Manager Interview;

http://www.wftv.com/download/2008/0926/17564882.pdf

Tow Truck Driver Interview;

http://www.wftv.com/download/2008/0926/17564882.pdf

Tony Rusciano ( Fired cop) Interview;

http://www.wftv.com/download/2008/0926/17564670.pdf

Ex- Bf Christopher Stutz Interview;

http://www.wftv.com/download/2008/0926/17564652.pdf


Casey's letter to Sheriff Beary;

http://www.wftv.com/download/2008/0926/17564742.pdf


Forensic Computer report;

http://www.wftv.com/download/2008/0926/17564976.pdf

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/1588255/Text-messages-1

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/1588261/Text-messages-2

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/1588270/Text-messages-3

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/1588272/Text-messages-4

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/1588278/Text-messages-5

Cindy Video Interview ~ Part 1 & 2
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/video/

Short versions...


Cindy Interview Part 1;

http://www.wftv.com/video/17565512/index.html

Cindy Interview Part 2;

http://www.wftv.com/video/17566546/index.htm
Parts 3 and 4 of Cindy's interview released:

http://www.cfnews13.com/default.aspx
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IM Messages of Casey with Anthony Rusciano ( fired deputy); ( (explicit)

http://www.wftv.com/download/2008/0926/17567142.pdf

Transcripts of Interviews with;




Christopher Stutz;
http://media.myfoxorlando.com/photogalleries/092608christopherstutz/indexGallery.htm

Karen Angel;
http://media.myfoxorlando.com/photogalleries/092608karenangel/indexGallery.htm

Shirley Plesea, Cindy's mom;
http://media.myfoxorlando.com/photogalleries/092608shirleyplesea/indexGallery.htm

Jonathan Daly;
http://media.myfoxorlando.com/photogalleries/092608jonathandaly/indexGallery.htm

Matthew Crisp;
http://media.myfoxorlando.com/photogalleries/092608matthewcrisp/indexGallery.htm

Sean Daly;
http://media.myfoxorlando.com/photogalleries/092608deandaly/indexGallery.htm

Maria Kissh;
http://media.myfoxorlando.com/photogalleries/092608mariakissh/indexGallery.htm


Danny Colamarino;
http://media.myfoxorlando.com/photogalleries/092608dannycolamarino/indexGallery.htm

Nicole Lett;
http://media.myfoxorlando.com/photogalleries/092608nicolelett/indexGallery.htm

Gary Ridgeway;
http://media.myfoxorlando.com/photogalleries/092608garyridgeway/indexGallery.htm

Jeffrey Hopkins;
http://media.myfoxorlando.com/photogalleries/092608jeffreyhopkins/indexGallery.htm

Mike Kozak;
http://media.myfoxorlando.com/photogalleries/092608mikekozak/indexGallery.htm

Simon Burch;
http://media.myfoxorlando.com/photogalleries/092608simonburch/indexGallery.htm

Anthony Rusciano;
http://media.myfoxorlando.com/photogalleries/092608anthonyrusciano/indexGallery.htm

Jamie Realander;
http://media.myfoxorlando.com/photogalleries/092608jamierealander/indexGallery.htm


George Anthony's video interview.




George Anthony's

http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Sidebar/2008/9/2...

Thanks to Hannie

Baez Reviews Newly-Released Documents
Saturday, September 27, 2008 6:10:55 PM

ORLANDO -- Casey Anthony's lawyer said his firm is now going over the newly-released documents to make sure they're accurate.
   
A firm representing Jose Baez released a statement Friday and said they're going over each line because "history has proven that even official papers could be altered."
   
The statement went on to criticize the media for its reporting of the case, but did say none of the newly released documents held any surprises.

News 13 attempted to set up an interview with Baez, but his representative said the attorney has an agreement with a national network to provide exclusive interviews through next wee

http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2008/9/27/petition_protests_possible_movie_deal_on_caylee.html

Prayer vigil for Caylee Anthony to be held Sunday night
Sara Clarke | Sentinel Staff Writer
5:06 PM EDT, September 28, 2008

Family members of missing 3-year-old Caylee Anthony plan to hold a prayer vigil for the little girl tonight, one week after they cancelled the weekly event to help "bring peach back to the neighborhood."

Anthony family spokesman Larry Garrison announced Sunday afternoon that there will be a vigil for Caylee Anthony at 8:30 p.m. outside the Anthony home. Last week's vigil was cancelled after protesters clashed with family members in the days leading up to the vigil.

An e-mailed announcement said the family is "appreciative of the respect that has been given to them recently, and feels that the vigil should be resumed."

Three-year-old Caylee Anthony has been missing since June. The case has spiraled into a national media phenomenon and has attracted protesters to the home.

We ask the public to keep looking for Caylee alive and or any manner that one sees fit," Garrison said.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/orl-caylee-anythong-vigil-092808,0,5731517.story

Casey Anthony to meet with home-confinement officer

Robyn Shelton and Sarah Lundy | Sentinel Staff Writers
11:35 AM EDT, September 29, 2008

Casey Anthony is scheduled to meet with her home-confinement case manager at the Orange County Jail this afternoon. She must be back at her house by 4 p.m.

This is a regular meeting with her case manager who will set up Anthony's schedule to leave home this week.


http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-casey-anthony-092908,0,830360.story

Files Released In Casey Anthony Case
Saturday, September 27, 2008 3:14:17 PM  


Audio, Video Recordings Released

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

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

Note: Some PDFs are lengthy, so please be patient while the documents load.
GO HERE
http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Sidebar/2008/9/24/files_released_in_casey_anthony_case.html

Released Sept. 26, 2008
Transcript of interview with Karen Angel
Transcript of interview with Mike Kozak
Transcript of interview with Nicole Lett
Transcript of interview with Maria Kissh
Transcript of interview with Danny Colamarino
Transcript of interview with Chris Stutz
Transcript of interview with Jeff Hopkins
Transcript of interview with Jamie Realander
Transcript of interview with Matthew Crisp
Transcript of interview with Anthony Rusciano
Transcript of interview with Shirley Pleasea
Transcript of interview with Sean Daly
Transcript of interview with Jonathan Daly
Transcript of interview with Simon Burch
Transcript of interview with Gary Ridgeway
Transcript of interview with Brittany Schieber
Instant Message history between Casey and NYItaliano
Orange County Sheriff's Cell Telephone Reports
Orange County Sheriff's Office Documents
Computer Forensics Report of Casey Anthony's computer

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

 

The Full IM's between Casey and Tony R. (cop)

http://www.cfnews13.com/uploadedFiles/02%20IM%20History%20Casey%20&%20NYItaliano.pdf








 Posted by Out4Bull

Anthony family's neighborhood loses bid to limit protesters

Henry Pierson Curtis and Sarah Lundy | Sentinel Staff Writers
4:32 PM EDT, September 29, 2008


Trust fund re-opened, more documents released
4:30 p.m.: The Caylee Marie Anthony Trust Fund is back open. This time it's at Wachovia Bank.

Mark NeJame - the attorney for George and Cindy Anthony - has posted the documents on the www.helpfindcaylee.com site for those who want to seek more information.

This comes after several bloggers on the Web have doubted how the money in the trust fund was being used. Some suggested the family was using the donated money for reasons other than searching for the three-year-old.
 

But both the fund's administrator and NeJame said there is no indication of any impropriety.

Anthonys' neighborhood loses bid to limit protesters
3:45 p.m.: The neighborhood where the Anthony family live lost its bid to today to keep protesters out.

Orange Circuit Judge Cynthia Mackinnon denied Chickasaw Oaks Phase Three subdivision's request for a temporary injunction.

The homeowners association wanted the judge to order protesters to move to a vacant lot at the end of Hopespring Drive -- hundreds of feet north of George and Cindy Anthony's home. Dozens of protesters have gathered outside the home since Casey Anthony was released from jail earlier this month.

In a 20-page decision, MacKinnon wrote how the homeowners association again failed to adequately notify the protesters of the pleading -- giving protesters time to defend themselves against the allegations. The neighborhood tried to notify some of the protesters by handing out a notice of a hearing and posting signs on unknown number of mailboxes. It's unclear how many notices were handed out or whether any protesters actually received the information, the judge wrote.

"That the residence of Chickasaw Oaks Phase Three have endured inconvenience throughout this saga cannot be denied," MacKinnon concluded. "There should be no mistake that the Court's action is not a license to protesters or the Anthonys to do what they want, where they want, whenever they want. There is no First Amendment right to trespass, litter or inflict violence on another, and law enforcement personnel need not feel hamstrung in dealing with such activities."

The judge will allow the HOA to file another request for a temporary injunction if they want.

Beary says sheriff's office is working to solve Caylee's disappearance
11:48 a.m.: The Orange County Sheriff's Office is doing everything possible to solve the disappearance of Caylee Marie Anthony, Sheriff Kevin Beary said this morning when questioned by reporters after an unrelated press conference.

The child's mother, Casey Anthony, continues to be the lone "person of interest" in the investigation that Beary also acknowledged had played out daily in the national news.

Beary declined comment on what his investigators are doing in conjunction with the Orange-Osceola State Attorney's Office to prepare a case. His staff is working closely with prosecutors, he said.

"You might say it's a challenge," said Beary, referring to the investigation's complexity.

Sheriff's officials are meeting at 4 p.m. today to discuss strategy in the case, particularly in terms of patrolling the neighborhood where protesters regularly gather outside the house where Casey Anthony has been living with her parents.

Casey Anthony faces a bevy of charges, including child neglect and check fraud.

Anthony to meet with home-confinement officer

1:35 a.m.: Casey Anthony is scheduled to meet with her home-confinement case manager at the Orange County Jail this afternoon. She must be back at her house by 4 p.m.

This is a regular meeting with her case manager who will set up Anthony's schedule to leave home this week.

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FROM THE SEPT. 28 PRINT EDITION OF THE ORLANDO SENTINEL
Video
 
Related links
Anthony trust documents, receipts
Caylee Marie Anthony videos Video
New Casey Anthony evidence photos released Photos
READ FOR YOURSELF: Casey Anthony case discovery documents (Second Batch)
The Caylee Anthony saga in photos Photos
Audio files in the Caylee Marie Anthony case Audio
HEAR THE AUDIO: Lee Anthony's interview with authorities Audio
HEAR THE AUDIO: Anthony Lazzaro's interview with authorities Audio
HEAR THE AUDIO: Jesse Grund's interview with authorities Audio
HEAR THE AUDIO: Jesse Grund's second interview with authorities Audio
Caylee Marie case: 'How's the letter coming?' Audio
Caylee Anthony case: "It's something new every day" Audio
READ FOR YOURSELF: Casey Anthony case discovery documents
HEAR THE AUDIO: Lee Anthony's interview with authorities Audio
HEAR THE AUDIO: Anthony Lazzaro's interview with authorities Audio
HEAR THE AUDIO: Jesse Grund's interview with authorities Audio
HEAR THE AUDIO: Jesse Grund's second interview with authorities Audio
Complete coverage of missing Caylee Marie Anthony
 

By Robyn Shelton
Sentinel Staff Writer

Standing shoulder-to-shoulder, about 30 people bowed their heads in prayer Sunday outside the home of missing 3-year-old Caylee Anthony.

It was the Anthony family's weekly vigil, which had been canceled last week after scuffles between family members and protesters. Bathed in lights from television cameras, neighbors accepted candles from Cindy Anthony, the girl's grandmother.

They sang, prayed and asked God to help the Anthony family endure hostility from others and the sadness of not knowing Caylee's whereabouts. The toddler has been missing since June and her mother, Casey Anthony, is a person of interest in the case.

"We know you are out there somewhere. Caylee, wherever you are, we promise you will be back in our arms real soon," Cindy Anthony said.

A handful of protesters held signs across the street and taunted the supporters.

"She's dead, Cindy, give her justice," one shouted.

The protesters also called for Casey Anthony, 22, to emerge from the house. But there was no sign of her during the 45-minute gathering.

The child's grandfather pledged to keep the peace from now on.

"I will not lash out at them anymore; I'm done with that," said George Anthony. "I will tell them over there, 'God bless you.' "

Casey Anthony says she left her daughter in the care of a baby sitter. She has been charged with child neglect and check fraud.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-casey-anthony-092908,0,830360.story

 Order denying HOA's request for Temporary Injunctive Relief


http://www.wftv.com/download/2008/0929/17583509.pdf



Posted by anothermonkey

Witness List Released In Casey Anthony Case
Sheriff's Officials Decide Anthonys Should Hold Vigils Inside

POSTED: 12:48 pm EDT September 29, 2008
UPDATED: 6:44 pm EDT September 29, 2008

There are 85 names on the witness list including Anthony's own family and Zenaida Gonzalez -- the woman who said Casey and the Anthonys ruined her life by naming her as the baby sitter who disappeared with Caylee.

The questions persist about if Casey Anthony will be charged in connection with Caylee's disappearance.

Orange County Sheriff Kevin Beary gave a detailed response on Monday.
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http://www.wesh.com/news/17581962/detail.html

Casey Impersonator Joins Protests, Residents "More Than Fed Up"

POSTED: 6:30 am EDT September 30, 2008
UPDATED: 1:27 pm EDT September 30, 2008

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- A judge ruled against an injunction (read full ruling), but residents in Casey Anthony's neighborhood are still planning to show up at the county commission meeting Tuesday to demand protection from protestors.
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County leaders are trying to figure out what can be done legally to protect everyone's rights. Eyewitness News has been told the county has ruled out a neighborhood protest ordinance similar to the one the city of Orlando has, because it likely would not hold up in court.

George Anthony showed up at the meeting Tuesday morning, either to voice his opinion at the meeting or just to listen to what everyone else has to say, but the issue will be heard Tuesday afternoon during the public comment item on the agenda.


CASEY IMPERSONATOR:
Images | Watch Interview


Protesters have been showing up at the Anthony home on a regular basis, starting with the Labor Day weekend. The Anthonys cancelled one prayer vigil at their home because of it, but went forward on Sunday night with the vigil even though the homeowners' association asked them not to.

Most protesters were pleased with the judge's denial of the injunction request, but one protestor, a Casey impersonator, was more concerned about the media.

"I'm not talking, because you guys twist everything around and you don't know how to say what we say," the woman told Eyewitness News reporter Derrol Nail.

"I have the decision that says you can stay. What is your reaction?" Nail asked her.

The impersonator gave no response.

The county has pretty much ruled out a curfew. What's expected Tuesday is for the county commission to tell the sheriff's office to do what it has to in order to keep the peace in the Anthony's neighborhood.

The sheriff's new nearly $190 million budget for next year kicks in Wednesday, so commissioners will suggest Sheriff Kevin Beary can do whatever he needs to so he can "take care of business" as he likes to say.

Neighbors of the Anthonys who want to be heard on how to control the protesting in Chickasaw Oaks subdivision can be heard Tuesday afternoon at the Orange County Administration Building during the time dedicated to public comment at the meeting.

http://www.wftv.com/news/17587671/detail.html#

On Monday, Circuit Court Judge Cynthia MacKinnon refused to allow the homeowner's association representing the neighborhood where Casey Anthony lives to restrict protesters in front of the home -- but not for the reason you would expect, namely the right of all Americans to free speech and to protest on public property, that being the sidewalk in front of the Anthony home.

In fact, the judge actually warned protesters that free speech doesn't give them an absolute right to trespass on private property or litter while protesting. True, but those two restrictions won't prevent people from standing on the sidewalk in front of the Anthony home doing their thing, which I believe is probably what the homeowner's association really wants.

Instead, the judge threw the motion out on a technicality -- that the association hadn't adequately notified the protestors of the legal complaint so they would have an opportunity to defend themselves in court.

If that's the judge's standard, the homeowner's association might as well give up, because it seems like the Anthony home gets a new set of protesters every day. How do you notify all of these people about the legal proceedings?

If there's one thing this case has demonstrated, it's that there are a truly scary number of really pathetic losers in this state. Watching crowds gather around that home night after night, as if it were some kind of sacred shrine with amazing healing powers, is pitiful beyond words. While there may be a few people sincerely protesting against the child's disappearance, you can see from the fist fights and vulgarity of others that this home just has a natural pull for freaks that come in all shapes and sizes.

Don't any of these people have lives? Families at home? Jobs to go to? Hobbies beyond picking through the Anthony trash or hoping to stick their face in front of one of the local, round the clock TV cameras perched there? What would they be doing if the Anthony family lived in New Jersey? Hopping a bus?

I feel for the homeowner's association here. The very concept was created to provide a level of order and control over neighborhoods like this one. And while we've all heard the horror stories of overly picky and aggressive HA's that make the lives of some homeowners miserable, we've also heard the horror stories about brand new subdivisions where there is no homeowner's association because only a small handful of the homes actually got sold and have people living in them.

In this case, it must be pure torture for the people living anywhere near the Anthony home -- the constant noise, the camera lights all evening, the hideous parade of freaks who gather there. From the invasion of your privacy to the lack of sleep, living in the midst of a three ring circus has got to be maddening.

What can they can do it? When this case ends -- assuming it ever does -- that should help. But until then, who knows? The neighbors' high misery index is the price you pay for having notoriety next door. It serves as a clear object lesson to the rest of us: keep your fingers crossed that your neighbors remain quiet and uncontroversial for as long as possible.

http://blogs.theledger.com/default.asp?item=2267204

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Judge Denies Request to Bar Protesters, Press From Missing Florida Tot's Neighborhood

Tuesday, September 30, 2008
ORLANDO, Fla. —  A judge denied a central Florida homeowners association's request to keep protesters out of their neighborhood, where a 3-year-old girl was reported missing in July.

Casey Anthony's neighbors had asked a judge to force protesters and members of the media away from their homes.

An Orange County judge wrote in her decision that the association again failed to adequately notify the protesters of the pleading and give them time to defend themselves against the allegations.

Anthony's daughter, Caylee, was last seen in June.

Investigators say Anthony, 22, is a "person of interest" in the case and evidence indicates the girl's decomposing body was in her mother's car.

But Anthony has repeatedly said she doesn't know what happened to the girl.

She has been charged with child neglect, making false statements and obstruction.

Anthony also faces unrelated check fraud charges and is currently at home with her parents on house arrest after several stints in the Orange County Jail.


http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,430481,00.html

Anthonys Agree To Move Prayer Vigils To Church
Commissioners May Authorize Curfew, Funds For Deputies

POSTED: 9:00 am EDT September 30, 2008
UPDATED: 5:50 pm EDT September 30, 2008
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Cindy and George Anthony attended a county commissioners meeting Tuesday evening where their neighbors discussed their grievances with the protesters in their neighborhood.

The meeting concluded with the Anthonys agreeing to hold their weekly prayer vigils at a church, instead of at their house.
the Anthony home late at night.

Anthony family attorney Mark Nejame expressed the family’s frustration with the constant crowds at the house.

"I will not dignify the miscreants that have been in front of their lawn by calling them protesters," Nejame said. "As I said, they would not know the constitution if they threw that against the house."

Things had calmed down over the past week, but that ended on Sunday night when a prayer vigil was held in the Anthonys' front yard for missing toddler Caylee Anthony.

"Most of the people that come around here, they really don't care about what's going on at the house. They're more concerned with getting themselves on TV and stuff," neighbor Michael Ortiz said.

An effort by the homeowners' association to move protesters down the street to a vacant lot has failed twice in court. Neighbors are frustrated.

"The traffic has increased a lot, so now we have to be watchful out there for cars coming in and coming out," neighbor Rafael Torres said.

The Orange County Sheriff's Office said additional deputies are patrolling the neighborhood, but they want the Anthonys to do more.

A spokesman for Orange County Sheriff Kevin Beary said the sheriff’s office has received and responded to nearly 300 calls from neighborhood residents since Casey Anthony was released from jail. He said they have posted undercover officers in the area, detracting from the amount of deputies in high-crime areas.

The sheriff’s office agreed to assign two deputies to patrol the area around the Anthony home.

http://www.wesh.com/news/17588432/detail.html

Anthonys' neighbors seek relief from protests
Willoughby Mariano | Sentinel Staff Writer
October 1, 2008
County Commision chambers. Commissioners discussed issues concerning protesters near the Anthony home. (Red Huber, Orlando Sentinel / September 30, 2008)
Residents of the subdivision where the family of missing 3-year-old Caylee Marie Anthony lives asked the Orange County Commission for money Tuesday to help them quiet protesters and curious onlookers they say are disrupting the peace.

Since Caylee was reported missing in mid-July, her case has received national media attention. Protesters have gathered outside her family's east Orange County home to heckle the family.

"I will not dignify these miscreants by calling them 'protesters,' " said Mark NeJame, the attorney for Caylee's grandparents, Cindy and George Anthony. "They would not know the Constitution if they threw that against their [the Anthony's] home."

Caylee's grandparents attended the meeting but did not speak

Karen Wonsetler, an attorney for the homeowners association, said they have few other options. An attempt to restrict protesters to an empty lot collapsed after an Orange-Osceola Circuit Court judge ruled twice that the association failed to adequately notify demonstrators. A vote by association members to pay for additional security fell short.

County Commissioner Tiffany Moore Russell asked the homeowners association to raise its own funds for security.

"I sympathize with these folks," Moore Russell said of the Anthonys' neighbors. "But it's tough for me to look at my residents and say we'll use taxpayer dollars when I can't do that for my residents who have much bigger crime problems."

The Sheriff's Office has responded to 300 calls for service in the neighborhood and is using off-duty officers paid by the county to patrol the community. The Anthonys have gotten into shoving matches with protesters.

County staffers offered to help residents enact temporary parking restrictions to quiet the neighborhood.

The Anthonys agreed to move their weekly candlelight vigils to a church to avoid attracting visitors, NeJame said. Protesters have been videotaped and may be arrested on battery and other charges, he said.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-anthony0108oct01,0,6659609.story

Casey Anthony Enters "Not Guilty" Plea On Fraud Charges

POSTED: 12:51 pm EDT October 1, 2008
guilty" to all of the check fraud charges against her. Her arraignment is scheduled for later this month, but she is not expected to show up for the arraignment because of that written plea.  


HOA SAYS RESIDENTS BEING HELD HOSTAGE

Orange County Commissioners resisted requests for more money to pay for deputies' overtime to patrol the Anthonys' neighborhood.
The HOA says its residents are held hostage in their own homes because of unruly behavior by protestors in front of George and Cindy's home.

The sheriff's office says it needs extra funding because they are pulling deputies out of high crime areas to respond to calls to the Anthony home.

However, commissioners were unwilling to give the sheriff's offices' budget a boost.

"It's tough for me to look at my residents and say we'll use taxpayer dollars when we have residents that have bigger criminal activity going on in their community," said Orange County Commissioner Tiffany Moore Russell.

An attorney for the Homeowner's Association said the community doesn't have enough money to continue seeking an injunction against the protesters in court.
http://www.wftv.com/news/17598964/detail.html

Casey Anthony Officially Called 'Suspect'
Sheriff's Office Says She Is Only One Who Can Lead Them To Caylee

POSTED: 4:02 pm EDT October 1, 2008
UPDATED: 4:18 pm EDT October 1, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Casey Anthony is the first -- and so far only -- person to be called a suspect in her daughter Caylee’s disappearance, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office told WESH 2 News on Wednesday.

She is the only one who can lead investigators to the truth about what happened to Caylee, who has been missing for 79 days, an agency spokesman said.

Until now, investigators did not call Casey Anthony a suspect, usually calling her a “person of interest.”

But Capt. Angelo Nieves of the sheriff’s office said Casey Anthony is a suspect because of the evidence the agency has received from the FBI indicating that Caylee’s body was in her mother car. He also said she has repeatedly lied to investigators.

“Well, she was the last person to person to see her daughter, and we are continuing to follow up on this information, and granted she would be a suspect,” Nieves said.

Casey Anthony is out on bond on a variety of charges, from child neglect to check fraud. She initially told investigators her daughter was last with a babysitter.

Attorney Jose Baez, Casey Anthony’s attorney, said it doesn’t make a difference whether investigators call her a “person of interest” or a “suspect.” He declined a request for a further interview.
http://www.wesh.com/news/17600620/detail.html

Below are the names from the state witness list in the Casey Anthony case.

Sgt. John Allen, Orange County Sheriff’s Office

Karen Angel, Dora Nursing and Rehabilitation Center,   

Mount Dora, where Casey Anthony’s grandfather lived.  


Cynthia Anthony, Casey Anthony’s mother, Caylee Anthony’s grandmother

George Anthony, Casey Anthony’s father, Caylee Anthony’s grandfather.

Lee Anthony, Casey Anthony’s brother.

Deputy Charity R. Beasley, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

Gerardo Bloise, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

Rosanna Bonilla Resident of 301 Hillside, the seniors-only facility, who talked with LE during their search for Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez
Also Rosanna Bonilla Lives at the address Casey gave to police as a possible location of Zenaida?


Simon Burch, works at wrecker company that towed Casey Anthony’s car.

Brian Burner, neighbor of Cindy and George Anthony who loaned shovel to Casey Anthony.

Deputy Sandra G. Cawn, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

Ann Marie Chase Mother of Mark Hawkins, Marine friend of Casey’s stationed in California. Anne Marie last saw Casey in Target on July 10,

Kristina Chester, friend of Casey Anthony.

David D. Clarke, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

Danny Colamarino, works at tattoo parlor that Casey Anthony visited.

Dee Crawford, Event Imaging Solutions Group.

Matthew Crisp Went to high school with Casey (Colonial High School). He last saw Casey on July 7, 2008, at Subway.

Kiomarie Cruz Casey’s childhood friend who says Casey told her that she wanted to give Caylee up for adoption  

Jonathan Daly, Works at tattoo parlor that Casey Antony visited.

Kelly Deguzman, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

Tanya DePalmo, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

Annie Dowling  Friend of Casey's  Previously lived in Sawgrass Apartments

Deputy Ryan Eberlin, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

Eric Edwards, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputy Rendon Fletcher, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputy Jason Forgey, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

Thomas Galaida, Tom’s Auto Repair.

Harry Garcia, Sawgrass Apartments, where Casey Anthony said Caylee’s nanny lived.

Rich Garrad, Carlson Restaurants, Texas.

Zenaida Gonzalez, woman whose name Casey Anthony used as Caylee’s nanny.

Jessie Grund, Casey Anthony’s ex-boyfriend.they were Engaged at one time

Mark Hawkins, friend of Casey Anthony.

Deputy Susan Hempfield, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

Jeffrey Hopkins II, identified in police report as former high school classmate of Casey Anthony who ran into her in late June.

Jeffrey and Melissa Hopkins, Jeffrey II’s parents.

Reginald Hosey, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

Roy House  House, Roy Clint – aka Clint House. Anthony Lazaro’s former business partner and roommate.

Amy Huizenga, friend of Casey Anthony. Casey took her check book.

Sgt. Matthew Irwin, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

Michael Kispert, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

Maria Kissh  Acquaintance of Casey. Met her through her boyfriend Clint who is a close friend of Tony Lazaro’s

Anthony Lazzaro, recently Casey Anthony’s boyfriend.

Ricardo Lee, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

Anne Lennington, from nursing home where Casey Anthony’s father was.

Nicole Lett, from wrecker company that towed Casey Anthony’s car.

Dannielle Lucey-Austin Manager of Chuck-e-Cheese Restaurant at 541 West Highway 436 in Altamonte Springs, FL. She provided video surveillance tape to Yuri Melich from July 15 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Amanda Macklin, Sawgrass Apartments, where Casey Anthony said Caylee’s nanny lived.

Tom Manderville, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputy Peter Marino, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

Awilda McBryde, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

Joy McCabe, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

William McCoy, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputy Samara Melich, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

Yuri Melich, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

Officer William Moore, Orlando Police Department.

Ricardo Morales, dated Casey Anthony.

Custodian of 911 Calls, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

Custodian of Records of Johnson’s Wrecker Service, which towed Casey Anthony’s car.

Custodian of Records of AT&T Wireless.

Ryan Pasley  Friends with Casey since about age 4 or 5. Has never heard of the nanny, and finds it odd that Casey says she had known Zanaida or Zani for four years, but has never mentioned the name to him.  

Shirley Plesea   Mount Dora Nursing and Rehab Center,

Melissa Remy, FDLE

Gary Ridgeway, Johnson’s Wrecker, which towed Casey Anthony’s car.

Pedro Rivera, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

Kari Roderick, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

Dante Salah   Friend of Casey’s who did live in the Sawgrass Apartments. Worked at Don Reid Ford; quit as of June 17  Worked at Muscle Cars and Handlebars on Orange and Landstreet

Deputy Michael Salamat, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

Katherine Sanchez, Amscot

Nicole Schieber, Johnson’s Wrecker, which towed Casey Anthony’s car.

Deputy Michael Seagraves, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

Renee Simpson, Valencia Community College.

Dianne Tighe, Colorvision

Dave Turner, Sawgrass Apartments, where Casey Anthony said Caylee’s nanny lived.

Leonard Turtora, where Casey Anthony said she worked.

Michael Vincent, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputy Appling Wells, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputy Jerold White, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

Lance White   worked at Cast Iron Tatoo

Bobby Lee Williams employee of Cast Iron Tattoo. He is the tattoo artist who did Bella Vita (Beautiful Life)

Deputy Ryan Williams, Orange County Sheriff’s Office.


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

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On "Today," Casey Anthony's former fiance tells her: "Tell the truth. This isn't about you anymore"
posted by halboedeker on Oct 2, 2008 8:10:45 AM


Thursday morning to reveal what she knows about missing daughter Caylee.

"Casey, tell the truth. This isn't about you anymore," Jesse Grund said. "This is about Caylee. Stop dragging people's lives through this, stop destroying people's lives and tell the truth. What happened to Caylee? Because we're all done with it. We're all done with having to listen to your lies and your stories that make no sense over and over and over again. So tell the truth about what happened."

Grund summed up the frustrations so many people feel with Casey Anthony. Lauer conducted a good interview that provided several memorable moments in this perplexing, drawn-out story.   

Grund explained why he was attracted to Casey Anthony. He found her to be smart, sarcastic and fun to be around. But she started to lied the end of their rleationship and stole $250 from him.

He described Casey as a devoted and doting mother to Caylee. But at end of their relationship, Casey  pulled away, turned selfish, started partying and became closer to her mother, Cindy Anthony, Grund said.

Lauer asked if Casey Anthony could have hurt her child.

"Who knows the real Casey?" Grund said. "I think only she does. I think her personality has been so changed and molded over the years, I don't even know if she knows who she is." 

"Today" preceded the interview with a report by Kerry Sanders in Orlando. He noted the Orange County Sheriff's Office is now calling Casey Anthony a suspect in her daughter's disappearance. Sanders said that change came in an interview with reporter Bob Kealing of WESH-Channel 2.

Jose Baez, Casey Anthony's attorney, countered that there's little difference between being called "person of interest" and "suspect."

Perhaps Grund's words are the ones that will make a difference.


http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2008/10/on-today-casey.html#more

TRANSCRIPT

Lawsuit filed by Zenaida Gonzalez against Casey Anthony
September 24, 2008
http://media.myfoxorlando.com/photogalleries/092408zenaidalawsuit/indexGallery.htm
 




Tamikosmom

Can murder be proved without a body?
There are ways But can they prove it?


Nearly two months after Caylee's disappearance became public, the search for a child, living or dead, continues. Authorities have charged the toddler's mother, 22-year-old Casey Anthony, with child neglect, but she remains a "person of interest" in what could turn out to be a homicide case.

If no girl is found, legal experts say that prosecuting anyone for murder would be a challenge -- but it has been done.

"I don't think he was ever going to give it up without that kind of pressure," White said.

Only fragments of the evidence in Caylee's case have been disclosed, but sheriff's officials have openly speculated in court and elsewhere that the child could be dead.

Caylee had been missing several weeks before she was reported missing in July, and from the beginning, investigators have accused her mother of lying -- about her job, about circumstances of the girl's disappearance, about the people she claimed to have told about it.

Openly dismissive of Casey Anthony's story that a baby sitter took Caylee, they continue to urge her to tell them what she knows.



More ominous is the information released so far about the Pontiac that Anthony drove. Dogs trained to smell signs of human decomposition alerted on the trunk, where investigators found dirt, a mysterious stain and hairs. Tests of air samples from the trunk also indicated that a body once lay there.

Last week, news emerged that lab tests also found traces of chloroform -- the one-time anesthetic that can kill if inhaled in sufficient quantity. Still not disclosed are the results of DNA tests on evidence from the trunk.

And then there is the shovel Anthony requested from a neighbor in June, several days after the last reported sighting of Caylee at her grandparents' home in east Orange County.

Grandparents Cindy and George Anthony have reacted angrily to suggestions that Caylee is dead and continue to urge people to look for a live girl. Casey Anthony has not budged from her account that the child was kidnapped -- and that she, too, is a victim.

Legal experts say Orange County prosecutors don't have to rush to charge anyone with murder because there is no time limit on homicides.


'Proceeding cautiously'

"The prosecutors handling the case are extremely experienced," said criminal-defense attorney F. Wesley "Buck" Blankner Jr. "They are waiting to see the results from the lab. They are trying to see what they can prove. The state is proceeding cautiously."

Investigators would have to look at whether a death were caused by accident or criminal intent.

They must consider whether the case they have is the best it will be or whether they should wait for more evidence.

"If they lose the case, the defendant can't be retried," Putnam said.


How some cases were prosecuted

Roy Ballard: Autumn Marie Traub vanished in 2006, and her body was never found. Ballard awaits sentencing. Forensic tests showed Traub's blood was on a bag in the trunk of Ballard's car.

Anton Daryl Meyers: This was the first time prosecutor Chris White pushed forward with murder charges without a body. Meyers was convicted and eventually led authorities to the remains of Kathy Engels.

 "If the body has not been found or recovered, [prosecutors] must present circumstantial evidence that allows the jury to conclude the victim is dead and died at the hands of the defendant," said Charles Putnam, a former prosecutor and researcher at Justiceworks, a research group in justice studies at the University of New Hampshire.

In most homicide cases, prosecutors have a body as direct evidence that a killing took place.

Investigators in Modesto, Calif., waited until the bodies of Laci Peterson and her unborn child were found in 2003 before they charged her husband, Scott Peterson, who had been identified as a person of interest for months.

Without a body, circumstantial evidence becomes key.

This can include evidence acquired by crime-scene investigators, statements from witnesses, and details about the behavior and actions of the suspect in the crime. To prove a circumstantial case, the information presented at trial must be sufficient to convince a jury that a murder is the only reasonable explanation of what took place.

This summer, prosecutors in Polk County did this when a jury convicted Roy Ballard of first-degree murder for killing his stepdaughter.

Autumn Marie Traub, 33, disappeared Sept. 13, 2006, and her body was never found. A jury recommended the death penalty.

He is awaiting sentencing by a judge.


Forensic tests

In Ballard's case, authorities had forensic tests that showed Traub's blood was on a bag in the trunk of Ballard's car. He bought a pipe more than a week before she disappeared. A witness who shared a cell with Ballard testified that Ballard confided to him how he brutally beat his stepdaughter and used acidic water to get rid of the body.

Polk County prosecutors would not comment about the case because the outcome is pending. However, 10th Circuit State Attorney's Office spokesman Chip Thullbery said, "Theoretically, you could have a no-body case that was stronger than a body case, depending on the all the facts."

In Seminole County, seven years passed between the disappearance of 14-year-old Kathy Engels and the guilty verdict for her killer, Anton Daryl Meyers. This 1994 case was the first time veteran prosecutor Chris White ever pushed forward with murder charges without a body.

"There were a bunch of facts that made me confident we could do it," he said.

Three jailhouse snitches testified that Meyers confessed to them. Meyers was seen with the teenager on the night she disappeared. Investigators also found a shoe impression on Meyers' chest that matched the type of sneakers worn by Engels -- as if someone had kicked him hard, White said.


Applying pressure

Meyers was sentenced to death. But in 2001, Meyers agreed to confess to the killing and lead authorities to Engels' body if the state would convert his death sentence to life in prison. Investigators dug up her remains in a wooded lot between a chiropractor's office and a bank on Lake Mary Boulevard.

"I don't think he was ever going to give it up without that kind of pressure," White said.

Only fragments of the evidence in Caylee's case have been disclosed, but sheriff's officials have openly speculated in court and elsewhere that the child could be dead.

Caylee had been missing several weeks before she was reported missing in July, and from the beginning, investigators have accused her mother of lying -- about her job, about circumstances of the girl's disappearance, about the people she claimed to have told about it.

Openly dismissive of Casey Anthony's story that a baby sitter took Caylee, they continue to urge her to tell them what she knows.


More ominous is the information released so far about the Pontiac that Anthony drove. Dogs trained to smell signs of human decomposition alerted on the trunk, where investigators found dirt, a mysterious stain and hairs. Tests of air samples from the trunk also indicated that a body once lay there.

Last week, news emerged that lab tests also found traces of chloroform -- the one-time anesthetic that can kill if inhaled in sufficient quantity. Still not disclosed are the results of DNA tests on evidence from the trunk.

And then there is the shovel Anthony requested from a neighbor in June, several days after the last reported sighting of Caylee at her grandparents' home in east Orange County.

Grandparents Cindy and George Anthony have reacted angrily to suggestions that Caylee is dead and continue to urge people to look for a live girl. Casey Anthony has not budged from her account that the child was kidnapped -- and that she, too, is a victim.

Legal experts say Orange County prosecutors don't have to rush to charge anyone with murder because there is no time limit on homicides.


'Proceeding cautiously'

"The prosecutors handling the case are extremely experienced," said criminal-defense attorney F. Wesley "Buck" Blankner Jr. "They are waiting to see the results from the lab. They are trying to see what they can prove. The state is proceeding cautiously."

Investigators would have to look at whether a death were caused by accident or criminal intent.

They must consider whether the case they have is the best it will be or whether they should wait for more evidence.

"If they lose the case, the defendant can't be retried," Putnam said.


How some cases were prosecuted

Roy Ballard: Autumn Marie Traub vanished in 2006, and her body was never found. Ballard awaits sentencing. Forensic tests showed Traub's blood was on a bag in the trunk of Ballard's car.

Anton Daryl Meyers: This was the first time prosecutor Chris White pushed forward with murder charges without a body. Meyers was convicted and eventually led authorities to the remains of Kathy Engels.


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

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-murder0708sep07,0,931506.story?page=2

Two New Areas Being Checked In Search For Caylee Anthony

POSTED: 5:13 pm EDT October 2, 2008
UPDATED: 6:12 pm EDT October 2, 2008

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Eyewitness News has learned detectives have been searching for the body of Caylee Anthony in two more places in east Orange County. Caylee was reported missing 78 days ago. Detectives say she is dead and that at one point her body was in the trunk of her mom's car.

Both wooded areas they're searching are not far from where Casey Anthony lives with her parents. One is near the Amscot at Goldenrod and Highway 50 where Casey abandoned her car in late June. Investigators have searched the area more than once with cadaver dogs.

The other area is closer to Orlando International Airport, where a driver told investigators she saw a car like Casey's white Pontiac Sunfire parked in the median days after Caylee disappeared and she saw someone slight of build wearing a baseball cap and what looked like athletic wear walk out of the woods, someone she believes could have been Casey. It was odd to her because it's not a popular spot for joggers.

Thursday, Casey's attorney said it's not in her best interest to tell what she knows about where Caylee is.

"It does her no good to show her cards to give the prosecution any advantage they have to put her away for life," Jose Baez said.

Judging by what he said, it would seem that Casey would get herself into trouble by telling what she knows about Caylee's whereabouts.

"Casey, tell the truth. It's not about you anymore," said Jesse Grund, Casey's ex-fiance.

Grund shot back at Casey's mother Cindy, who told investigators he's involved in Caylee's disappearance. He said when Casey and Cindy patched things up, Casey's maternal instinct withered away.

"Stop destroying people's lives and tell the truth. What happened to Caylee?" Grund said.

The sheriff's office says it has no idea how many times investigators have searched for Caylee over the last two and a half months or how much it's costing taxpayers. The helicopter alone costs $500 an hour every time it goes up.


ZENAIDA'S ATTORNEY SAYS ANTHONYS LOOKING TO PROFIT

Attorney John Morgan who is representing Zenaida Gonzalez, a woman who shares the name of the so-called nanny Casey claimed had her daughter said he is certain that Casey's team is trying to profit from the case. Morgan appeared on CNN's Nancy Grace Wednesday night.

"I know for a fact that magazines have been approached by members of her team to receive monies," said Attorney John Morgan (watch interview).

Morgan's client is suing Casey for defamation of character. Zenaida was questioned by deputies and says she can't get a job because her name was used.

Gonzalez says she's never even met Casey and investigators have cleared her in the child's disappearance.

http://www.wftv.com/news/17610344/detail.html

 
October 3, 2008

For the first time, Casey Anthony has been labeled a suspect in her daughter's disappearance.
case
Bianca Prieto | Sentinel Staff Writer
Anthony, 22, was previously called a "person of interest" by investigators looking into what happened to 3-year-old Caylee Marie.

Sheriff's spokesman Capt. Angelo Nieves said Thursday there was no new evidence to prompt the change -- just a culmination of several factors, including Anthony's persistent deception.

He cited "the subsequent totality of those deceptive responses, lies, uncooperativeness, coupled with the investigative efforts that are still ongoing in this investigation, cause her to be a suspect in the continuing missing-person investigation," in an e-mail to the Orlando Sentinel explaining the change.

A person of interest is someone law enforcement wants to speak to in order to provide information about a case, Nieves said. A suspect is someone who is thought to have been involved in crime.

"Her information has been suspect since we began this investigation," Nieves said. "This is a person who has been uncooperative since the first day."

The child was reported missing July 15, but Anthony told detectives that she hasn't seen Caylee since mid-June, when she said she left her daughter with a baby sitter.

Detectives have not been able to find the baby sitter and question whether she exists.

Deputies also have suggested that the child may be dead.

During a bond hearing in July, Detective Yuri Melich, the lead investigator on the case, called Anthony a person of interest for the first time.

She became a suspect this week.

"Over the past two and half months, we have been diligently working to resolve the case of the missing child," Nieves said. "The information she has provided has proven to be false."

Meanwhile, the Florida Department of Children and Families confirmed Thursday it has concluded its investigation related to Caylee's disappearance.

DCF spokeswoman Carrie Hoeppner said the agency's findings have been given to the Sheriff's Office, but she did not say what those findings were.

"The information obtained in the investigation does not meet the criteria for release at this time," she said in an e-mail.

DCF's role in the case remains "very limited," she said.

A spokesman for Anthony's attorney said calling Anthony a suspect is ridiculous.

"They won't say what she is suspecting of doing?" said Todd Black, a spokesman for Anthony's attorney, Jos� Baez. "A suspect in [her child's] disappearance means that she left her child with a baby sitter?"

The Anthony family could not be reached for comment.

Anyone with information about the child's whereabouts is encouraged to call Crimeline at 1-800-423-8477.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/crime/orl-casey0308oct03,0,7843744.story

Veteran Investigator: Casey Anthony 'One Of Toughest He's Ever Come In Contact With'
Sheriff: New Evidence Coming

POSTED: 9:25 am EDT October 4, 2008
UPDATED: 10:02 am EDT October 4, 2008
Casey Anthony, who is the only person named as a suspect in her daughter's disappearance, has provided what investigators have called "deceptive responses" in connection with the case.

In an exclusive interview with Local 6, Beary said lead detective Sgt. John Allen has described Casey Anthony's attitude.

"I've had some very experienced people working on this case and Sgt. John Allen is one of those," Orange County Sheriff Kevin Beary said. "Sgt. Allen said that's one of the toughest individuals he's ever come in contact with when it comes to attitude and as you called the poker face."

"In your heart, do you believe (Caylee) is gone -- she is dead?" Local 6's Mike Holfeld said.

"Well, my dad-instinct says you never want to give up," Beary said. "But the way the evidence is looking, that's probably what's going to be how down the road."

"She's gone?" Holfeld said.

"She's gone," Beary said. "Everyday that passes, everything in your gut instinct tells you we're not going to find that child -- at least not alive."

Evidence from the trunk of Anthony's 1998 Pontiac included traces of chloroform and DNA pointing to a body in the vehicle. Also, hair in the trunk was linked to the missing 3-year-old, Local 6 reported.

"You know, we know that something's wrong," Beary said. "We know something happened and that's why we are still building the evidential case for the future."

Bear said the evidence could play a criminal court showdown with Casey Anthony, Holfeld reported.

"Is it possible, speaking of the future, that we could see here brought to justice without a body being found?" Holfeld asked.

"Well, Florida has laws on the books like that," Beary said. "I think before anybody does anything, the state attorney, the sheriff's office, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the FBI will make sure that if that is the scenario, we will have all our ducks in a row for a good solid case."

Beary said that additional evidence is coming but he has asked investigators not to brief him until they are ready to release it.

The sheriff also said that he is hopeful that the case will come to a close before he leaves office in less than three months.

A national search continues for missing Caylee Anthony.

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Psychological Analysis of Casey using BRACE Character Profile™  system by Russell L Smith, M.S., HSP-PA, NCP

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Hearing set to discuss motions in case against Casey Anthony

Sarah Lundy and Susan Jacobson | Sentinel Staff Writers
11:14 AM EDT, October 6, 2008

TODAY'S UPDATES:
Hearing set to discuss motions in case against Casey Anthony
11:10 a.m.: A hearing is set Friday to discuss eight motions filed by the defense in the case against Casey Anthony -- the mother of missing 3-year-old Caylee Marie.
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Anthony's attorney, Jose Baez, filed the motions last Friday. Orange Circuit Court Judge Stan Strickland will hear arguments at 10:30 a.m.

Anthony is charged with child neglect, filing false information to law enforcement and a slew of check-fraud charges. The 22-year-old single mother told investigators she last saw her daughter in mid-June when she left the toddler with a babysitter named Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez. When Anthony returned later to pick up

Caylee, the child and baby sitter were gone, Anthony has said.

Investigators don't think the baby sitter exists.

The child was reported missing on July 15.

The motions are:

* Defense wants the state to release all records about its investigation into Zenaida Gonzalez.

* Defense wants Anthony - who is on home confinement - to be able to visit "key points of interest in the case" to help in the search for her daughter. Baez is requesting that her travels not be made public.

* Defense wants the Department of Children and Families - which did its own investigation into the child-neglect issue - to release its records.

* Defense wants to inspect the polygraph exams that have or will be given to anyone related to the case.

* Defense is asking for the flight manifest of Air Tran flight 862 that flew from Orlando to Atlanta on July 2. Someone reported seeing Caylee on the plane. (Investigators later located the child and the toddler was not Caylee.)

* Defense wants to the state to turn over results of forensic testing, including testing on traces of chloroform allegedly found in Anthony's car and any documentation about the air sample testing done at the Body Farm at the University of Tennessee. (Authorities reported the samples showed at some point there was a decomposing body in the trunk.)

* Defense wants to be able to inspect digital forensic evidence, such as computer hard drives, cell phones, SIM cards and media cards.

* Defense wants the state to stop testing and handling forensic evidence until the court rules on how the testing will proceed. --------


FROM THE OCT. 6 EDITION OF THE ORLANDO SENTINEL:


Hope abounded Sunday night at a Conway-area church as about 80 people gathered to pray, sing and light candles for missing toddler Caylee Marie Anthony.

Caylee's grandparents, George and Cindy Anthony, thanked the crowd for its support and told it how difficult the past months of worry have been. Friday, for instance, "I think I cried probably 23 out of 24 hours," Cindy Anthony said.

Caylee was reported missing in mid-July, and her mother, Casey, this month was named a suspect in the disappearance.

Nonetheless, the couple encouraged people to keep their faith that Caylee, 3, would return safely to her family in east Orange County. Cindy Anthony also said they should not believe media coverage of the case -- presumably the reporting of investigators' suggestion that Caylee may be dead -- that she says is "fabricated."

"It's going to take a lot of you guys' positive thinking to bring her home," she said.

Cindy Anthony read a poem for the first time that a stranger, moved by the family's plight, gave to her husband. The couple vowed to read it twice a day until the toddler returns. "Please bring Caylee home," it began.

The 35-minute service ended with singing and the lighting of candles, which supporters waved in the air.

"We're trying just to encourage them," said Shane Stutzman, pastor at Eastside Baptist Church, where the vigil was held. "Encouragement goes a long way."

Previously, vigils were held in front of the Anthonys' home, but the location was moved to deter protesters who have denounced the family and demanded that Casey Anthony cooperate with detectives.

Outside the church, the message was supportive.

Find Caylee!" read writing on one car window, which had pink and blue hearts drawn on it.

"Support Casey Anthony."

"We (heart) Caylee."

"Team Caylee."

Sherri Anderson, 46, of Orlando said she came to show support for the Anthonys, who have been attending services at the church. "I feel honored that God told them to come to this church," said Anderson, who wore a helpfindcaylee.com wristband. "There's still hope, and God can do amazing things."

In other news in the case, the volunteer group Texas EquuSearch could be back in the area by the end of next week to again look for Caylee.

Mandy Albritton of the mounted search-and-recovery team said Orange Sheriff Kevin Beary wants the group to finish the job it began in late August.


Susan Jacobson can be reached at sjacobson@orlandosentinel.com or 407-540-5981.

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Casey Anthony wants privacy and lots more

Sarah Lundy | Sentinel Staff Writer
October 7, 2008
Casey Anthony — out of jail on court-ordered home confinement — wants a judge to let her visit "key points of interest" as part of the search for her missing 3-year-old daughter, Caylee Marie.

She also would like Circuit Court Judge Stan Strickland to keep her travel dates and times secret from the public.

These are two of nine requests from Anthony's lawyer that Strickland is scheduled to consider Friday at the Orange County Courthouse. It's unclear whether Anthony will attend.

Anthony, 22, has been charged with 13 felony counts, including child neglect, filing a false statement to law enforcement and various check-fraud charges, since reporting in July that her daughter disappeared in the care of a baby sitter named Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez.


Sheriff's investigators have not found the child, who according to her mother vanished in mid-June. They also have not located the baby sitter and question whether she exists.

Anthony has posted bail totaling more than $500,000 and is living at home with her parents in east Orange County. Every Monday, she visits her home-confinement officer to arrange her schedule for the week — a report that is open to the public. Most of her time away from home is spent at the office of her attorney, José Baez.

Baez filed eight requests with the judge Friday. The ninth was filed last month.

Todd Black, a spokesman for Baez, said many of the requests result from media reports quoting unnamed sources about evidence in the case. For example, no one ever confirmed on the record that traces of chloroform were found inside the trunk of Anthony's car, but that information has appeared on TV and in the Orlando Sentinel.

The idea behind Anthony's requests is to get prosecutors and detectives to "tell the truth," Black said. "If you have a report from the FBI, show it. If you have a report from the Body Farm, show it."

The defense wants the state to turn over results of forensic testing, including testing on traces of chloroform supposedly found in Anthony's car and any documentation about the air-sample testing done at the Body Farm at the University of Tennessee.

Authorities reported the samples showed that the car trunk contained a decomposing body at one point.

In other documents, the defense says it wants:

•Access to the car, which is being held by the Orange County Sheriff's Office. Baez has hired his own defense expert to examine the vehicle in preparation for trial.

•Release of all records about the state's investigation into Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez.

•Disclosure of records from the Department of Children and Families, which investigated the child-neglect issue.

•Permission to inspect the polygraph exams that have or will be given to anyone related to the case. This includes questions asked and answered and all reported conclusions from examinations.

•Access to the flight manifest of AirTran Airways Flight 862 that flew from Orlando to Atlanta on July2. Someone reported seeing Caylee on the plane. Investigators, who got a copy of the manifest, later found that child was not Caylee.

•Approval to inspect digital forensic evidence, such as computer hard drives, cell phones, SIM cards and media cards.

•A halt to testing and handling of forensic evidence until the court rules on how the testing will proceed.

While Baez has been handling legal issues in the case, Black — who is with a firm called Press Corps Media — met with focus groups last weekend to gauge public opinion about the case. He said he was encouraged with the findings.

The main point he learned, he said, is that the public is tired of the case and no longer trusts the media.

He said he will issue a report to Baez, who may choose to use the findings to argue in favor of moving any trial on the charges to another city.

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

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Analyst: Motion intends to portray Casey as grieving mother

Last Edited: Tuesday, 07 Oct 2008, 9:52 AM EDT
Created: Tuesday, 07 Oct 2008, 9:52 AM EDT

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) -- FOX 35’s Mike Dunston spoke with FOX News Senior Judicial Analyst Andrew Napolitano about the motions released yesterday that could allow Casey Anthony to leave her home and help search for her daughter, Caylee.

Casey Anthony’s attorney, Jose Baez, requested that his client be allowed to visit key places. “I suggest that motion has been made for PR purposes so that she can telegraph to the public from among the 12 jurors who will try her, that she’s interested in finding the baby,” Napolitano said.

Napolitano said he believes the motions were filed as a ruse to get the public to think that Casey is a grieving mother. “Whether she’s grieving or not we may never know. Whether she really wants to find the child or not we may never know,” he added.

Baez also filed motions to obtain copies of inspection and forensic evidence from Casey’s computer, cell phone and car.

A motion is scheduled Friday to determine whether these motions will be granted or denied. The meeting is scheduled at 10:30 a.m. at the Orange County Courthouse.

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Casey Anthony's Lawyer Asks To Inspect Evidence
Monday, October 06, 2008 11:21:09 PM

ORLANDO -- The mother of missing 3-year-old Caylee Anthony will be in court on Friday as her attorney files a number of motions in Casey Anthony's child neglect case.

In total, Anthony's attorney, Jose Baez, filed eight motions.

Baez asked to see all records from the Department of Children and Family in regards to Caylee, and all documents relating to Zenaida Gonzalez -- the babysitter Casey said she gave Caylee to.

He also wants the state to turn over results of forensic testing, including traces of chloroform and the odor of decomposition reportedly found in Casey's car.

In addition, Baez asked to see a passenger list for AirTran Airways flight 862 on July 2 to Atlanta. The family said they got a tip that Caylee was on that flight.

Baez requested to see all polygraph tests done by deputies.

Meanwhile, the defense wants Casey to be able to visit "key points of interest in the case" so she can help with the search. However, Baez doesn't want those travels to be made public.

Casey is currently on home confinement pending her trial.

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Casey Anthony allowed to attend court Friday
Amy L. Edwards and Sarah Lundy | Sentinel Staff Writers
4:14 PM EDT, October 7, 2008

TODAY'S UPDATES:


Casey Anthony allowed to attend court Friday

4 p.m.: Casey Anthony's home confinement schedule has been modified to allow her to attend court Friday, an Orange County Corrections spokesman just said.

She will be allowed out of her family's Lee Vista-area home at 8:30 a.m. and must return by 4 p.m. She is also allowed to travel to defense attorney Jose Baez's office after the court proceedings.

Anthony wants a judge to let her visit "key points of interest" as part of the search for her missing daughter Caylee Marie. She also wants a judge to keep her travel dates and times secret from the public.

Those are two of nine requests from Baez that a judge will consider Friday morning.

FROM THE OCT. 7 EDITION OF THE ORLANDO SENTINEL:


Casey Anthony out of jail on court-ordered home confinement -- wants a judge to let her visit "key points of interest" as part of the search for her missing 3-year-old daughter, Caylee Marie.

She also would like Circuit Court Judge Stan Strickland to keep her travel dates and times secret from the public.

These are two of nine requests from Anthony's lawyer that Strickland is scheduled to consider Friday at the Orange County Courthouse. It's unclear whether Anthony will attend.

Anthony, 22, has been charged with 13 felony counts, including child neglect, filing a false statement to law enforcement and various check-fraud charges, since reporting in July that her daughter disappeared in the care of a baby sitter named Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez.

Sheriff's investigators have not found the child, who according to her mother vanished in mid-June. They also have not located the baby sitter and question whether she exists.

Anthony has posted bail totaling more than $500,000 and is living at home with her parents in east Orange County. Every Monday, she visits her home-confinement officer to arrange her schedule for the week -- a report that is open to the public. Most of her time away from home is spent at the office of her attorney, Jos� Baez.

Baez filed eight requests with the judge Friday. The ninth was filed last month.

Todd Black, a spokesman for Baez, said many of the requests result from media reports quoting unnamed sources about evidence in the case. For example, no one ever confirmed on the record that traces of chloroform were found inside the trunk of Anthony's car, but that information has appeared on TV and in the Orlando Sentinel.

The idea behind Anthony's requests is to get prosecutors and detectives to "tell the truth," Black said. "If you have a report from the FBI, show it. If you have a report from the Body Farm, show it."

The defense wants the state to turn over results of forensic testing, including testing on traces of chloroform supposedly found in Anthony's car and any documentation about the air-sample testing done at the Body Farm at the University of Tennessee.

Authorities reported the samples showed that the car trunk contained a decomposing body at one point.

In other documents, the defense says it wants:

*Access to the car, which is being held by the Orange County Sheriff's Office. Baez has hired his own defense expert to examine the vehicle in preparation for trial.

*Release of all records about the state's investigation into Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez.

*Disclosure of records from the Department of Children and Families, which investigated the child-neglect issue.

*Permission to inspect the polygraph exams that have or will be given to anyone related to the case. This includes questions asked and answered and all reported conclusions from examinations.

Access to the flight manifest of AirTran Airways Flight 862 that flew from Orlando to Atlanta on July 2. Someone reported seeing Caylee on the plane. Investigators, who got a copy of the manifest, later found that child was not Caylee.

*Approval to inspect digital forensic evidence, such as computer hard drives, cell phones, SIM cards and media cards.

*A halt to testing and handling of forensic evidence until the court rules on how the testing will proceed.

While Baez has been handling legal issues in the case, Black -- who is with a firm called Press Corps Media -- met with focus groups last weekend to gauge public opinion about the case. He said he was encouraged with the findings.

The main point he learned, he said, is that the public is tired of the case and no longer trusts the media.

He said he will issue a report to Baez, who may choose to use the findings to argue in favor of moving any trial on the charges to another city.


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

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Analyst says motion portrays Casey as grieving mom

Last Edited: Tuesday, 07 Oct 2008, 11:32 AM EDT
Created: Tuesday, 07 Oct 2008, 9:52 AM EDT

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) -- FOX 35’s Mike Dunston spoke with FOX News Senior Judicial Analyst Andrew Napolitano about the motions released yesterday that could allow Casey Anthony to leave her home and help search for her daughter, Caylee.

Casey Anthony’s attorney, Jose Baez, requested that his client be allowed to visit key places. “I suggest that motion has been made for PR purposes so that she can telegraph to the public from among the 12 jurors who will try her, that she’s interested in finding the baby,” Napolitano said.

Napolitano said he believes the motions were filed as a ruse to get the public to think that Casey is a grieving mother. “Whether she’s grieving or not we may never know. Whether she really wants to find the child or not we may never know,” he added.

Baez also filed motions to obtain copies of inspection and forensic evidence from Casey’s computer, cell phone and car.

A motion is scheduled Friday to determine whether these motions will be granted or denied. The meeting is scheduled at 10:30 a.m. at the Orange County Courthouse.


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Baez Says Anthony Already Tried For Homicide
Attorney Says All Evidence Should Also Be Turned Over To Defense Team

POSTED: 3:04 pm EDT October 7, 2008
UPDATED: 5:27 pm EDT October 7, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. -- In the words of the attorney for Casey Anthony, mother of missing toddler Caylee Anthony, his client has already been tried for homicide in the public eye.

Jose Baez went on to say his client has suffered the public's hatred and watched her own privacy disintegrate.

of forensic tests done on the air, hair and a stain found in Anthony's car. Anthony will be able to accompany him.

In the court papers, he's trying to draw a connection between the child neglect charges Anthony is facing now and whatever charges the state may bring from ongoing forensic tests.

"Essentially, law enforcement or the state attorney's office has successfully tried a homicide case against the defendant in the public eye," Baez said.

He goes on to argue, "The defendant has suffered the public's hatred, the picketers calling her a murderer in front of her own home, the insensitive and scathing assaults by media shows, and the complete disintegration of her privacy without even having access to the same information the media systematically and exclusively receives from law enforcement about her case."

Baez argues that the only way to preserve fair administration of justice is for the state to turn over all the evidence it leaks to the media to the defense team as well.

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Private investigators following out of state lead on Caylee

Last Edited: Tuesday, 07 Oct 2008, 5:46 PM EDT
Created: Tuesday, 07 Oct 2008, 5:46 PM EDT
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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) -- Caylee Marie Anthony has been missing for 12 weeks now.  On Tuesday her mother's legal teams says they could be one step closer to find the missing 3-year-old.

Private investigators working for her attorney Jose Baez are out of state following up on something they say is significant.

Jose Baez’s spokesperson Todd black tells fo3 35 their investigators are out of state talking to a man and getting pictures of the zanaida Gonzalez Casey says took caylee.

Black says the picture was taken at a park and has all involved parties in it: the woman they say is the zanaida Fernandez Gonzalez, Casey and caylee. No information at this point when this picture was taken.
And black says they have been trying to find the man who has the picture for weeks and they just located him and got in touch with him.

Friday court hearing

Casey Anthony will be in court Friday. She asked for and was given permission from Orange County home confinement to go to the courthouse on Friday.  Circuit Judge Stan Strickland will hear eight motions regarding evidence in the case at 10:30 a.m. at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando.



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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) -- Caylee Marie Anthony has been missing for 12 weeks now. On Tuesday her mother's legal teams says they could be one step closer to find the missing 3-year-old.

Private investigators working for her attorney Jose Baez are out of state following up on something they say is significant.

Jose Baez’s spokesperson Todd B tells fox 35 their investigators are out of state talking to a man and getting pictures of the ZG Casey says took caylee.

Black says the picture was taken at a park and has all involved parties in it: the woman they say is the ZFG, Casey and caylee. No information at this point when this picture was taken.
And Todd B says they have been trying to find the man who has the picture for weeks and they just located him and got in touch with him.

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Police to release documents, video related to Casey Anthony check fraud charges
Sarah Lundy | Sentinel Staff Writer
9:56 AM EDT, October 8, 2008

Prosecutors are expected to release documents and video this morning related to the check fraud charges against Casey Anthony - the mother of missing 3-year-old Caylee Marie.

The single mother is charged with 13 counts, including grand theft, forgery of a check and fraudulent use of personal identification. Authorities say Anthony took checks that belong to her friend, Amy Huizenga.

Anthony also is charged with child neglect and providing false information to law enforcement. This is connected to the disappearance of her daughter. Anthony told detectives that she last saw her daughter in mid-June when she left the girl with a babysitter. When she returned later that day to pick Caylee up, the toddler and nanny were gone. Her family reported Caylee missing a month later on July 15.

Investigators have not been able to find the babysitter and question whether she exists.

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County installs camera at Anthony home; Lawyer claims new lead

Last Edited: Wednesday, 08 Oct 2008, 10:43 AM EDT  
Created: Tuesday, 07 Oct 2008, 5:46 PM EDT


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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) -- Caylee Marie Anthony has been missing for 12 weeks now.  On Tuesday, her mother's legal teams said they could be one step closer to find the missing 3-year-old.

There is also now a permanent set of eyes on the Anthony's home. 

The Orange County Sheriff's office told neighbors Tuesday they installed a surveillance camera on Hopespring Drive.  It’s on a light pole and gives a birds eye view of the Anthony home. 

The HOA president said he was told it will allow deputies to record activities in front of the Anthony’s home if there are any more problems.  It will also let them know if and when they need to dispatch deputies to Hopespring Drive.

VIDEO: --Orange County installs camera at Anthony house

The home has been the site of several confrontations between protestors, residents and the Anthony family. The homeowners association has tried unsuccessfully to get a court order banning people from the street outside the home. And County government is studying several ways to keep the peace while not infringing on protestors rights

Private investigators working for Anthony’s attorney Jose Baez are out of state following up on a lead they said is significant.

Jose Baez’s spokesperson Todd Black said their investigators are out of state talking to a man and getting pictures of the Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez Casey says took Caylee.

Black says the picture was taken at a park and has all involved parties in it: the woman they say is the babysitter, Casey and Caylee. No information has been released at this point as to when the picture was taken.

Black added they have been trying to find the man who has the picture for weeks and they just located him and got in touch with him.

Friday court hearing

Casey Anthony will be in court Friday. She asked for and was given permission from her Orange County home confinement manager to go to the courthouse on Friday.  Circuit Judge Stan Strickland will hear eight motions regarding evidence in the case at 10:30 a.m. at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando.



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Investigators release additional discovery in Casey Anthony case

Last Edited: Wednesday, 08 Oct 2008, 11:18 AM EDT
Created: Wednesday, 08 Oct 2008, 11:15 AM EDT

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) -- The Orange County Sheriff's Office has released hundreds of additional pages of discovery related to the Casey Anthony case.

The documents include surveillance photos of Casey Anthony fraudulently using her former friend, Amy Huzienga's, Bank of America bank account.

Also included in the discovery are physical copies of the check Casey wrote including checks written out to herself for cash, Winn-Dixie and Target. Surveillance video has also been released showing Casey using Amy's checks.

Police have also determined that the shirt she was arrested in, a blue hooded t-shirt, was purchased at Target using Amy's check.

FOX 35 is working to make these documents available to viewers. Check back constantly for updates.


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New Casey Anthony evidence photos released
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Casey Anthony Caught On Video Buying Items With Allegedly Stolen Checks

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- New video released by the State Attorney's Office on Wednesday shows Casey Anthony making some very recognizable purchases at a Target store. A target security video shows Casey buying lingerie and the sunglasses she's often worn while walking in and out of her lawyer's office.

The video shows Casey at the checkout counter buying bras, camisoles, chemises and the big white sunglasses. The purchases also included a beret and even the light blue hoodie she was wearing the first time she was arrested

Investigators said Casey bought all of the goods at the Winter Park Target, six days before she was arrested in connection with the disappearance of her daughter Caylee, using a check stolen from her ex-best friend

The video also shows Casey walk out of the store while putting on another pair of large sunglasses.


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Video from the downtown Orlando Bank of America, taken five days after the Target shopping spree, shows Casey at the teller's window presenting what investigators say is another stolen check from friend Amy Huizenga for $250 in cash.

The State Attorney's office also released more documents related to the case. The documents detail how Huizenga went to Puerto Rico and let Casey borrow her car. In a statement to the sheriff's office, Huizenga said she had left her checkbook in the glove compartment. When she returned home, she said she found her checking account depleted. She became suspicious of Casey after talking to Casey's mother, Cindy.

The sheriff's office report says at least five checks were written from Huizenga's account and they all had what appeared to be Casey Anthony's name and signature on them. The report indicates Casey was able to use her own identification to somehow write the checks on Huizenga's account. The checks amounted to hundreds of dollars. Casey allegedly also wrote them at a Winn Dixie store where she bought groceries.
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State Seeks Homicide Charge Against Mom Of Missing Caylee
3-Year-Old Last Seen In Mid-June

POSTED: 3:18 pm EDT October 8, 2008
UPDATED: 5:08 pm EDT October 8, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The state is seeking homicide charges against Casey Anthony in connection to the disappearance of her missing 3-year-old daughter Caylee, Local 6 News reported.

The State Attorney's Office is planning on presenting its case to a grand jury on Tuesday, according to Local 6 News. The grand jury will then decide if prosecutors have enough evidence to charge 

Anthony, the report said.


It is not known if it will be a murder or manslaughter charge, Local 6 reported.

Caylee was last seen in mid-June but was not reported missing until mid-July. Even with no body, the state plans to charge Anthony in connection with the death of her child.

Orange County sheriff's investigators -- and Sheriff Kevin Beary -- said they believe Caylee is dead.

Anthony was recently named a suspect in her daughter's disappearance after evidence allegedly showed a dead body was inside Anthony's car.

Air samples taken from the trunk of the car indicated a dead body was present, investigators said. Cadaver dogs also alerted on the car, according to investigators.

In addition, FBI results showed that a hair sample taken from the trunk of the car likely belonged to Caylee, Local 6 News reported. High levels of chloroform were also found inside the trunk, according to the report.

Anthony was previously charged with child neglect in her daughter's disappearance.

New Video, Documents Released

Newly released surveillance videos show Casey Anthony shopping at different Central Florida stores using stolen checks, according to investigators.

Authorities said the video and photos, which were released on Wednesday, prove Casey Anthony is a thief, Local 6 reported.

Investigators said Casey Anthony used stolen checks from her one-time best friend Amy Huizenga, and then spent the money in stores including Target.

Copies of checks Anthony allegedly wrote were also released Wednesday, including one check on which Anthony apparently signed her own name.

When Casey Anthony was initially arrested on charges of child neglect, she was videotaped wearing a blue hoodie with the number 82 on it.

On surveillance video, Anthony can be seen buying the same blue-hoodie outfit at a Target store located on Alafaya Trail. Investigators said she made the purchase using a stolen check.

According to sheriff's deputies, Anthony stole Huizenga's checkbook while she was out of the country on vacation and then illegally went to at least four stores.

Prosecutors said Anthony stole more than $1,300 from Huizenga.

Anthony apparently made grocery and clothing purchases during a time in mid-July -- after Caylee had been missing for more than a month and when Casey Anthony was living with her boyfriend.

In addition to using Huizenga's checks to buy items, prosecutors said Anthony also cashed a check at a Bank of America where surveillance cameras captured her at a teller window.

Anthony allegedly wrote a check to herself for $250, Local 6 reported. Prosecutors said Anthony forged Huizenga's signature on the bottom of a check.

Also, on one of the checks Anthony allegedly spent in a Central Florida Target store, she signed "Casey Anthony" on the bottom of Huizenga's check, Local 6 reported.

In addition to five paper checks, detectives said Anthony wrote an electronic check to AT&T for $574.

If Anthony is convicted of all 13 check fraud charges, she could be sentenced up to 65 years in prison, Local 6 reported.

New Motion Filed


Meanwhile, Anthony's attorney, Jose Baez, filed a new motion wanting evidence that may be favorable to his client.

The motion requests a list of any promises the state has made to any witnesses and any fees witnesses may be paid.

It also requests any information investigators have discovered that could be used to Anthony's disadvantage.

There have been several reported sightings of missing 3-year-old Caylee.

Baez has requested reports from any law enforcement agency that has investigated the tops.

A national search for Caylee continues.

Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.

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Report: State to seek homicide charges against Casey Anthony
Walter Pacheco, Sarah Lundy and Amy L. Edwards | Sentinel Staff Writers
5:23 PM EDT, October 8, 2008


TODAY'S UPDATES:

6:30. Prosecutors may seek homicide charges against Casey Anthony in the disappearance of her 3-year-old daughter Caylee Marie, sources confirmed

The state may present the case before an Orange County grand jury on Tuesday.

In other news, Casey Anthony's parents, Cindy and George, met with investigators at the Sheriff's office yesterday. Her brother Lee Anthony as at the office today.

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4:07 p.m. The director of the Texas-based group that helped organize the volunteer search for Caylee Marie Anthony will be back in Central Florida on Friday, an organization spokeswoman just told the Orlando Sentinel.

Tim Miller, founder and director of Texas EquuSearch, will assess the weather conditions -- including water levels and vegetation -- and determine if it's the right time to resume the search for Caylee.

The group left Central Florida a month ago because the high water levels caused by Tropical Storm Fay were preventing a thorough examination of the search areas -- many of which were areas of thick brush and woods in east Orange County near the Anthony family home.

While in town, Miller will also meet with Orlando police detectives to discuss the Jennifer Kesse case, said EquuSearch search director Mandy Albritton.

Kesse, 24, vanished in January 2006 near her south Orlando apartment.

It's unclear exactly what will be discussed at the meeting, but there are no new developments in the case. They may search areas that had already been searched earlier, a detective said.


2:47 p.m.
Documents released today by the State Attorney's Office today show Casey Anthony went on a $400 spending spree with money investigators said she stole from a friend.

Copies of receipts from Orlando- and Winter Park-area Target stores show the mother of missing 3-year-old Caylee Marie purchased Bud Light, about 4 pounds of cherries, instant mashed potatoes and Eggos, among other groceries.

The list of clothing includes the blue Mossimo brand hoodie Anthony wore on the day Orange County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested the 22-year old mother at her parents' house on charges of child neglect and filing a false statement to law enforcement.

She also allegedly bought two bras and other undergarments, records show. The transactions were made in July during the period Anthony said she was looking for Caylee Marie and but just before she was reported missing.

In addition to the purchases she made by forging her friend Amy Huizenga's signature on the checks, she also withdrew $250 from Huizenga's checking account by making a check out to herself at a local Bank of America, according to sheriff's office records. She also attempted to pay an AT&T cell phone bill for $574 with another of Huizenga's checks -- but there wasn't enough money left in the account.

"I found out a lot about the person I thought I was a very good friends with," Huizenga told detectives. "[Cindy Anthony] told me Casey had been stealing money from her for years and about all the lies she had been telling me and everyone really. They go deep and long."

Huizenga told detectives that she had loaned Anthony her vehicle on July 8 while she traveled to Puerto Rico. She said Anthony picked her up at Orlando International Airport on July 15. After talking to Anthony's mother later that day, Huizenga learned her friend had drained her checking account. The purchases and cash withdrawal were made during this period with checks Huizenga had left in her vehicle.

Still images taken from surveillance cameras at the Bank of America at 2701 S. Conway Road show Anthony standing in front of a teller's window and waiting for the teller to hand over $250 in cash from Huizenga's account. See the evidence photos

Other still images from area Target stores show Anthony at the register with items on the conveyor belt and handing the cashier an allegedly forged check.

Other pictures show her wearing oversized white sunglasses and walking out of the stores with her purchases.

A preliminary review of the receipts does not appear to show any items purchased specifically for a child.

Anthony's daughter, Caylee Marie, has been missing since June 15. Since her disappearance, Anthony has told detectives, as well as her parents, George and Cindy Anthony, lies about her daughter's whereabouts, officials said.

Anthony is a suspect in the disappearance of her daughter.

 
None of the items released today offer any clues on Caylee Marie's disappearance.

Meanwhile, the Orange County Sheriff's Office announced today that officials will use a camera in front of the Anthony's home on Hopespring Drive to monitor protesters. The county has already increased its presence in the neighborhood after protesters clashed with neighbors and the Anthony family.

Protesters and hecklers say they are trying to pressure Casey Anthony into revealing what they think happened to the little girl.

She told investigators she left her daughter with a baby sitter in mid-July. But investigators have not found that person and they doubt she exists. Caylee was reported missing in mid-July.

Casey shopped for groceries and clothing with money she stole from her friend
11:15 a.m. Documents reveal that Anthony spent hundreds of dollars on groceries, clothing and other items at Target and Winn Dixie by forging Amy Huizenga's name on the checks she stole from her. She also withdrew $250 in cash from Huizenga's Bank of America account.

The documents also include photos of Anthony at a Bank of America teller's window and strolling through Winn Dixie wearing large white sunglasses and shopping for cherries, cheese, beer and popsicles, among other groceries.

State releasing documents today relating to fraud charges
9:50 a.m. Prosecutors have released documents and video this morning related to the check fraud charges against Casey Anthony - the mother of missing 3-year-old Caylee Marie.

The single mother is charged with 13 counts, including grand theft, forgery of a check and fraudulent use of personal identification. Authorities say Anthony took checks that belong to her friend, Amy Huizenga.

Anthony also is charged with child neglect and providing false information to law enforcement. This is connected to the disappearance of her daughter. Anthony told detectives that she last saw her daughter in mid-June when she left the girl with a babysitter. When she returned later that day to pick Caylee up, the toddler and nanny were gone. Her family reported Caylee missing a month later on July 15.

Investigators have not been able to find the babysitter and question whether she exists.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/orl-casey-anthony-100808,0,2674096.story?page=2

TEAM COVERAGE:
Eyewitness News obtained newly released surveillance video showing Casey Anthony on a shopping spree. (10/08/08)
http://www.wftv.com/video/17665234/index.html

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Casey Anthony arrives at her lawyer's office this morning. (Red Huber, Orlando Sentinel)
Prosecutors to seek indictment of Casey Anthony in Caylee's death

Prosecutors will seek homicide charges against Casey Anthony in the disappearance of her 3-year-old daughter, Caylee Marie, sources said Wednesday.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/

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http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/27097458#27097458

Grandmother Of Missing 3-Year-Old Girl Conducting Own Investigation
Girl's Mom Remains Jailed On $500,000 Bond

POSTED: 12:58 pm EDT August 13, 2008
UPDATED: 10:20 am EDT August 14, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The grandmother of a missing 3-year-old Orlando girl said on Wednesday that her family is conducting its own search for the child, who has been missing since mid-June.

"I was out yesterday doing my own foot-pounding up in another county based on some tips and some leads, so yeah, we're all out there kind of doing our own thing," said Cindy Anthony, the grandmother of Caylee Anthony.

Caylee's mother, Casey Anthony, remains held on $500,000 bond on charges of child neglect and filing a false statement. She reported Caylee missing in mid-July, 31 days after she said she 

last saw her daughter.


Casey Anthony said she left Caylee with a baby sitter named Zeniada Gonzalez at the Sawgrass Apartments in Orange County.

"I believe my daughter. I know that someone has my granddaughter," said George Anthony, Casey Anthony's father, who suggested on Tuesday that that the kidnappers may be under surveillance.

Orange County sheriff's officials on Wednesday cautioned anyone against conducting their own investigation.

"Obviously we don't want anybody who's not trained in law enforcement and proper procedures to do anything out of the norm that they think they should be doing," Orange County sheriff's Capt. Angelo Nieves said.

But Cindy Anthony said she has recruited a team to help her in the search.

"We get tips every day on Zenaida Gonzalez. They have over a thousand Zenaida Gonzalezes that are linked to the places that Casey told them to look, so it does take time to search through. Private individuals (are) doing it, authorities are doing it, private investigators are doing it, family members are doing it," Cindy Anthony said. "One of those tips is going to say, 'Hey, I know exactly where (Caylee) is at,' and it's probably going to be a very covert operation."

"One hundred percent of resources are going to find Caylee," Orange County sheriff's Chief Mark Strobridge said when asked what percentage of the investigation is going toward a missing child search versus making a case against Casey Anthony.

Local 6 News reported that Casey Anthony's attorney, Jose Baez, met with investigators Tuesday at his Kissimmee office.

George and Cindy Anthony said a mobile billboard displaying information about Caylee that they are pulling behind their vehicle will venture outside of the Orlando area for the first time on Wednesday.

FBI Checks Threats

Meanwhile, FBI agents are now checking into some of the daily threats targeting the family of Caylee Anthony.

"The sheriff's department (and) the FBI are looking into this," George Anthony said. "Whenever you start threatening people with bodily harm, that's a problem."

The Anthony family said they have received threats every day by letter, e-mail or phone.

Family Upset About 'Leaks'


Detectives continue to focus on three days in June that may be critical to finding the truth, sheriff's office sources told Local 6.

Investigators are honing on June 16 as a time when something may have happened to Caylee.

On June 17, Caylee's mother, Casey, asked a neighbor to borrow a shovel and on June 18 a neighbor reported seeing Casey Anthony back a car up to the garage of the family's home.

It is something she did not normally do, Local 6 has learned.

Casey Anthony also apparently made a flurry of phone calls on June 17 and 18.

George Anthony was not happy about the timeline leak, fearing it could convince the public that Caylee is dead, Local 6's Tiffany Tift said.

"If that is what they want to do, that is fine," George Anthony said. "It is just a shame, you would think that in any type of investigation, no matter what is going on, you'd think certain things are going to be withheld. Finding my granddaughter -- that's what the whole thing is supposed to be for."

Billboard Moving Around State


George Anthony also said he will be driving a mobile billboard around Florida featuring his missing granddaughter

Anthony said he plans to go to Gainesville, Jacksonville and possibly even the Keys this week.

George Anthony said since he lost his job, driving a mobile billboard will be his full time job.

A national search for Caylee continues.

Watch Local 6 News for more on this developing story.

http://www.local6.com/news/17180896/detail.html

Casey Anthony's Father To Testify Against Her In Front Of Grand Jury

http://www.wftv.com/news/17680298/detail.html

Casey Anthony's Father To Testify Against Her In Front Of Grand Jury

POSTED: 5:56 pm EDT October 9, 2008
UPDATED: 6:29 pm EDT October 9, 2008

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Detectives think they have a solid case against Casey Anthony and Eyewitness News found out Thursday that Casey's own father will testify against her in front of Orange County's grand jury next week.

Sources told Eyewitness News that prosecutors now have all the forensic evidence they need to ask the grand jury to indict Casey for the murder of her daughter Caylee.

Two members of the Anthony family now have key roles in the case against Casey, her father for what he's going to do and her brother Lee for what he didn't want to do.

Sources told Eyewitness News the Orange County grand jury will hear about high levels of chloroform in the trunk of Casey Anthony's car. The panel will hear how lab tests on the hair and the stain in the trunk will show that Caylee's body was in that trunk and that investigators also believe the little girl's body was at some point in the Anthony's backyard near her playhouse.

The focus on when Caylee was murdered is on the afternoon of June 16, sometime between mid-day, when Caylee's grandfather last saw her alive with Casey, and the evening, when Casey went to her boyfriend's apartment without Caylee.

Eyewitness News has learned George Anthony will testify against his daughter next week before the grand jury about, among other things what he's already told investigators, how in late June Casey prevented him from going near her trunk, which he later found exuded the smell of death.

"Her and I got into a little verbal, she don't want me to go in the trunk," Anthony told investigators during questioning.

George and Cindy Anthony voluntarily gave up DNA samples this week so investigators could scientifically exclude either of them as the source of the hair and stain in Casey's trunk, but investigators had to get a search warrant to get Casey's brother Lee to submit to a DNA test. He also has refused to take a lie detector test for the FBI.

The fact that a grand jury is being called to hear the case at all does not bode well for Casey. In Florida, a grand jury only has to be presented with a case for "capital" crimes, a charge of either first-degree murder or felony murder. It won't be as difficult to convince a grand jury to indict Casey as it would be to convince a regular jury to convict her.

Trial jurors have to convict defendants beyond a reasonable doubt. Grand jurors only have to have probable cause, meaning a reasonable person would conclude from the evidence that Casey committed the crime.

http://www.wftv.com/news/17680298/detail.html

VIDEO REPORT: Chloroform Evidence To Be Part Of Grand Jury Hearing

http://www.wftv.com/video/17680584/index.html

VIDEO: Phone Records Tracked

http://www.local6.com/news/17670307/detail.html

Casey Anthony's lawyer has raft of requests for circuit judge
Sarah Lundy | Sentinel Staff Writer
October 10, 2008

Casey Anthony followed by reporters and photographers -- is expected to appear in Orange County court this morning as a judge hears nearly a dozen legal requests in the single mother's high-profile case.

Her attorney, Jose Baez, will ask Orange Circuit Court Judge Stan Strickland to seal from the public Anthony's weekly schedule so she can go to "key points of interest" to help search for her daughter, Caylee Marie, who was reported missing July 15.

The hearing comes two days after reports surfaced about prosecutors' plans to present a case next week to an Orange County grand jury in an effort to seek more serious charges, possibly a murder charge, against Anthony.

Some other items to be addressed in court include:

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-casey1008oct10,0,1377554.story

Jose Baez in court October 10, 2008:

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/news_local_orlandocrime/caylee_anthony/index.html

Huddled at bench
posted by Sarah Lundy on Oct 10, 2008 12:38:09 PM
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All the attorneys are huddled at the bench. It's unclear what they are talking about. The courtroom remains quiet. It's filled with mostly media. Those with computers are sitting in the balcony.

The judge just announced, "That's a wrap."


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Filed under: Caylee Anthony Zenaida factor
posted by Sarah Lundy on Oct 10, 2008 12:33:42 PM
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Defense - Wants all the info about Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez

State - Drane-Burdick says he wants the state to do his investigation him. She suggest he depose the investigators.

Defense - A big part of the case is the lack of investigation into finding Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez.  He wants to know who the cops talked to and what type of investigation they did.

Judge - The state must turn over what prosecutors have but Baez may need to do his own leg work to see if anything else exists. The state appears to have met its obligation.





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Filed under: Caylee Anthony Judge did not rule on DNA issue
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Defense - Wants samples preserved so defense can do its own DNA testing. If there isn't enough to preserve, the defense's expert should be allowed to be present for the testing.

Judge -- He will take this issue under advisement.

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posted by Sarah Lundy on Oct 10, 2008 12:21:01 PM
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Defense is questioning an expert via a phone. It's unclear what he's an expert in because the state wanted to skip over listing his credentials. The prosecutor has another trial to attend at 12:30 p.m.

The doctor is worried the DNA samples will be destroyed when the state is testing and there will be nothing left for a defense expert to inspect.

State questions the expert. Ashton wants to know if he's ever gone to a site to watch the testing.

The expert replies that it wasn't needed after he inspected the procedures on how samples were tested. He also knew the lab.

Defense - Asked the expert if he is familiar with Florida crime labs in Orlando. The expert replied that he is not.

State - Asked if the issue is more about labs he is not familiar with the labs. The experts said that is correct.

Judge - Strickland said he's trying to figure out what exactly the state wants.

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Everyone is huddled around a speaker phone because the defense is calling a witness on the phone.

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State -- Drane-Burdick says polygraphs are not allowed in court so it's not discoverable. But the state will disclose the statements.

Defense - It would be good to get statements but want more info on who is giving the polygraph.

Judge -- The state must turn over any statements prosecutors have from people who gave polygraphs -- including FDLE and Orange County Sheriff's Office. The motion is granted.

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posted by Sarah Lundy on Oct 10, 2008 11:54:08 AM
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Judge - The state has turned over what it has about the manifest. It's a moot point.

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Judge decides to come back at another time to the defense's request to DCF records. He wants to hear from DCF.

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Drane-Burdick - She says the state can turn over tips that have already been investigated. However, tips that may be part of the investigation should not be turned over because the defense may interfere.

Judge - He grants the motion but adds that any investigation into tips must be completed.

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posted by Sarah Lundy on Oct 10, 2008 11:41:59 AM
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Defense wants access to reports, logs and other documents for evidence dealing with chloroform, DNA, cadaver dogs and other evidence.

Ashton - None of these things are not going to be used in neglect case. The request for information about cadaver dogs can be received through public records request from the sheriff's office. That has not been done.

Judge -- He denies paragraph 5 - request about cadaver dogs.

But the inspections dealing with air samples analyzed at the body farm may be limited to reports or statements of experts regarding that.

Ashton says there are reports from the body farm.

Judge grants the motion. The state must present reports, logs and statements dealing with DNA, air samples, hair strands and chloroform found in trunk within the next 10 days.

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posted by Sarah Lundy on Oct 10, 2008 11:33:22 AM
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Ashton - The motion is filed not because of the neglect case but charges that may come in the future. Legally, he doesn't have a right to inspect the car at this time. In the future, he might.

But judge grants the defense motion. The state must coordinate with defense to figure out a time to inspect the car.

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posted by Sarah Lundy on Oct 10, 2008 11:28:11 AM
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This is one about Baez's request to inspect evidence, such as the car. He wants an expert to have access to  Casey's car.

Jeff Ashton - assistant state attorney - replies that the car is not listed a piece of evidence.

The judge asked if the state plans to use the air samples - the ones that detected a decomposing body in the vehicle. Prosecutor said not in the neglect case.

Baez disagreed, pointing out Ashton was not present for the three-hour bond hearing. He says defense should be allowed to inspect the car. The state may want to restrict Casey's search for the truth.

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posted by Sarah Lundy on Oct 10, 2008 11:17:11 AM
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The county opposes the motion. It's too vague. It's basically a request to be removed from home confinement, says county assistant attorney Tamara Gappen.

Prosecutor says it appears that Baez is asking the court to trust him and the bondsman that she will abide by the home confinement. Drane-Burdick points out that Casey hasn't even asked to go anywhere other than her attorney's office. He appears he wants to conduct this in secret and the state opposes it.

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posted by Sarah Lundy on Oct 10, 2008 11:16:18 AM
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Baez points out that the Casey case is an unusual case. Hughes agreed.

Baez then tells the judge that this case involves the case of a missing child. He would like a few hours to travel with her to certain places - they could range from places she has been in the last few months and to places she allegedly took cops. He wants to go to other places of interest that are relevant to the case.

The issue may be whether she is a flight risk, Baez says. But he is requesting that she goes with Baez - an officer of the court - and be followed by the bondsman. He said this is the most stringent and narrow request that he has asked for since she was placed on home confinement. This would allow her to contribute to her defense.

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posted by Sarah Lundy on Oct 10, 2008 11:10:18 AM
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Prosecutor Linda Drane-Burdick questions Hughes about allowing Casey to see her attorney for six hours a day. Hughes said she has never had someone ask that but she had people ask to see attorneys at restaurants and places like that.

The prosecutor asks Hughes that if Casey wanted travel to Amscot to help in her case would she be allowed? Hughes says she would want more details as to why, but she can request that.

And Casey can ask the court for permission if Hughes refused to allow her to go somewhere, Drane-Burdick asked. Hughes replied that Casey could do that.

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Baez asked Hughes if Casey has been drug tested. She has, and the results have come back negative.

County assistant attorney is questioning Hughes. Casey has asked for an extension in her time allowed away from home. She has called and requested more time the last two days, Hughes said.

Hughes said she needs to know where Casey is throughout the day. She must know specific location and times so she can verify Casey's location.  The close monitoring is to make it hard for a defendant to flee the area or take part in criminal activity.


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Filed under: Caylee Anthony Home confinement officer for Casey Anthony takes the stand
posted by Walter Pacheco on Oct 10, 2008 11:00:29 AM
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The Orange County Jail home confinement officer Meg Hughes said Casey Anthony has always followed the rules.

Drug tests on Anthony have not tested positive for drugs, Hughes told Baez.

Anthony has started to ask for extension of time out of her home, Hughes told prosecutors. Her scheduled times usually include attorney visits in the morning as well as visits to see Hughes.


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posted by Sarah Lundy on Oct 10, 2008 10:56:43 AM
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Meg Hughes - Casey's home confinement officer - is testifying. Baez is questioning her about if she is allowed errand time. People on home confinement are allowed errand time, Hughes says.

People on home confinement are given a risk score based on their charge and criminal history. That dictates what defendants are allowed to do. Hughes has seen Casey about five times so far.


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posted by Sarah Lundy on Oct 10, 2008 10:53:08 AM
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A bail bondsman who posted Casey's bond is testifying that he is not opposed to her being allowed to travel freely on home confinement. He would go with her. He doesn't know what the "key points of interest" are that mentioned on the motion.


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Filed under: Caylee Anthony Bondsman says Casey Anthony is not a flight risk
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A bondsman with MacDonald Bail Bonds, the company that bailed Casey Anthony out of Orange County Jail, speaks about the case.

"I don't believe she's a flight risk," bondsman Robert Haney told Baez. "Everyone knows her face."

Haney said Anthony's travel to look for her daughter will be local and not involve any flights.


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Filed under: Caylee Anthony Sentinel attorney speaks about keeping Casey Anthony's schedule public
posted by Walter Pacheco on Oct 10, 2008 10:47:01 AM
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There should not be a whole lot of travel because she is on home confinement, a county official said who is in charge of the home confinement order.

Attorney Rachel Fugate of the Orlando Sentinel said docs are public records and don't think defense has given enough evidence to seal records.

"Not effective in protecting her safety," Fugate said of keeping records private.


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Filed under: Caylee Anthony Casey Anthony's attorney speaks about safety issues
posted by Walter Pacheco on Oct 10, 2008 10:43:44 AM
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"Biggest issue we have with this is security," Anthony's attorney, Jose Baez, said about not disclosing his client's movements made public on her home confinement schedule.

"Her comings and goings are made public...and could create an imminent security problem," Baez said.

Prosecutors said Baez needs to come up with an exception to the public records law.


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Filed under: Caylee Anthony Casey Anthony is a no show - so far
posted by Walter Pacheco on Oct 10, 2008 10:20:33 AM
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Casey Anthony's attorney, Jose Baez, arrived without his client.

Sheriff's officials, FBI agents and the prosecutors have entered the courtroom, while more than 20 reporters, photographers and other media representatives wait outside the locked doors.


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Filed under: Caylee Anthony Sheriff's officials make appearance at State Attorney's Office this morning
posted by Walter Pacheco on Oct 10, 2008 10:09:18 AM
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Orange County Sheriff's Office officials, including Sgt. John Allen, the lead investigator in the case of missing 3-year-old Caylee Marie Anthony; and spokesmen Capt. Angelo Nieves and Deputy Carlos Padilla, arrived this morning at the Orange Osceola State Attorney's Office.

The three officials have been working the case since Casey Anthony reported her daughter missing.


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Filed under: Caylee Anthony Casey Anthony in court today
posted by Roger Simmons on Oct 10, 2008 10:02:56 AM
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Casey Anthony is back in court today as a judge hears nearly a dozen legal requests in the case of the mother and her missing daugther, Caylee.

We will be live blogging the hearing (which should start around 10:30 a.m.) here on the Orlando Crime Blog. We will also have a live video stream, if you would like to watch the hearing: Click here for the video stream.

And if you want to get caught up on the case, click here for our gallery of videos, photos, documents and a timeline about the case. There is a lot of ground to cover: Caylee was first reported missing on July 15.

Play by play of everything that happened in court today can be found here:

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/news_local_orlandocrime/caylee_anthony/index.html

They may have the video of the hearing in 3 parts on this website:

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

Defense gets access to more evidence
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Defense wants access to reports, logs and other documents for evidence dealing with chloroform, DNA, cadaver dogs and other evidence.

Ashton - None of these things are not going to used in neglect case. The request for information about cadaver dogs can be recieved through public records request from the sheriff's office. That has not been done.

Judge -- He denies paragraph 5 - request about cadaver dogs.

But the inspections dealing with air samples analyzed at the body farm may be limited to reports or statements of experts regarding that.

Ashton says there are reports from the body farm.

Judge grants the motion. The state must present reports, logs and statements dealing with DNA, air samples, hair strands and chloroform found in trunk within the next 10 days.

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/news_local_orlandocrime/caylee_anthony/index.html

Judge Grants Several Motions Requested By Casey Anthony's Attorney

POSTED: 6:11 am EDT October 10, 2008
UPDATED: 2:00 pm EDT October 10, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Casey Anthony was at the center of a court hearing Friday, but she didn't show up. A judge ruled on several motions, but tabled the decision on the motion to keep Casey's daily schedule a secret.

Circuit Judge Stan Strickland granted eight of the 11 motions and tabled three of the motions (Motions 1-8 | Motion 9 | Motion 10 | Motion 11), including one that might be considered the most controversial, the request to allow Casey to travel in secrecy to search for Caylee.

Strickland allowed motions that the defense be given access to forensic tests involving chloroform, DNA air samples and hair strands within 10 days. He denied access to evidence collected by cadaver dogs.

Casey Anthony's attorney, Jose Baez, walked into the court hearing just after 10:00am.

"No, I don't have any statements to make right now," Baez said. "I'm going to court."

Baez walked by reporters without his client, Casey Anthony, and she never showed up.

A total of 11 motions were heard Friday. The first two discussed were the motion to seal information and the request for Casey to search for her daughter. The latter request would not allow the public to know Casey whereabouts during the search.

Baez said he asking for secrecy for Casey's safety.

"Posting of that information is creating a very imminent, a possibility of an imminent security risk, and that's the crux of the motion," Baez said.

Robert Haney works for McDonald Bail Bonds and posted part of Casey's half-million dollar bond. He said he is her personal security guard and would be with her while she searched in key points of interest.

"I would escort you and Casey when you went out," Haney said.

Judge Strickland granted the following eight motions: Demand For Discovery And Inspection Relating to Digital Forensic Evidence, Motion To Inspect, Test And Photograph Evidence Held By The State Of Florida, Motion To Compel Department Of Children And Family Records, Demand For Discovery And Inspection Relating To Polygraphs, Motion To Compel Flight Manifest, Motion To Compel Results Of Forensic Testing, and Motion To Compel For Evidence Related To Any Zenaida Gonzalez.

The judge tabled the following three motions and said he would not rule before Monday: Motion To Preserve Forensic Evidence, Motion For Allowing Defendant To Travel To Places Of Interest and Motion To Seal.

Shortly after the hearing ended, the Anthony family released the following statement: "Judge Strickland's decision today to grant access to all of the tips regarding Caylee's sightings is a victory for Caylee Marie. This is the first step in bringing Caylee home safely."

http://www.wftv.com/news/17684992/detail.html?rss=orlc&psp=news

Judge grants Anthony defense access to tests

Last Edited: Friday, 10 Oct 2008, 2:14 PM EDT  
Created: Wednesday, 08 Oct 2008, 11:15 AM EDT

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) -- Casey Anthony chose not to attend court Friday for a motion hearing. In court Ninth Judicial Circuit Court Judge Stan Strickland ruled that her attorney, Jose Baez, can have access to her car and forensic tests.

The hearing got underway at 10:30 a.m.   Casey parents, George and Cindy Anthony and her brother Lee Anthony, were not in the courtroom. 

In court Ninth Judicial Circuit Court Judge Stan Strickland disagreed with an argument by Orange County prosecutors that the evidence did not pertain to the child neglect charges that Anthony faces in the disappearance of her 3-year-old daughter, Caylee.

Strickland allowed motions that the defense be given access to forensic tests involving chloroform, DNA air samples and hair strands within 10 days. He denied access to evidence collected by cadaver dogs.

Defense attorney Jose Baez had sought the car and other items available so he can conduct his own tests.

There were 11 motions filed.  Here is where they stand:

1. Motion to seal
No ruling yet, will be heard at a future court date

2. Motion for production of favorable evidence
Ruled in favor of defense

3. Demand for discovery and inspection relating to digital forensic evidence
Ruled in favor of defense

4. Motion to inspect, test and photograph evidence held by the state of Florida   

Ruled in favor of defense

5. Motion to compel department of children and family records
Denied, Baez has to retile

6. demand for discovery and inspection related to polygraphs
Ruled in favor of defense

7. Motion to compel: release of records about investigation into Senoia Gonzalez
Ruled in favor of defense

8.  Motion for allowing defendant to travel to places of interest
No ruling yet, will be heard at a future court date

9. Motion to compel flight manifest
Ruled in favor of defense

10. Motion to compel results of forensic testing
Ruled in favor of defense

11. Defendants motion to preserve forensic evidence and for court to consider additional testing
No ruling yet, will be heard at a future court date






Meanwhile Texas Equusearch (TES) is back in Orlando to continue its search for missing 3-year-old Caylee Anthony.

Tim Miller, the founder and director of the group, says the group is back in central Florida for two reasons.

He will meet with the Orlando Police Department to talk about the Jennifer Kesse case because the department was unwilling to work with them two years ago. Kesse, a 26-year-old female, has been missing since January 24, 2006.

Miller says while he is here, he plans to go out and continue the search for Caylee Anthony . He plans to check water levels and vegetation to determine whether now is a good time to resume the search.

TES left the area after Tropical Storm Fay flooded several areas where volunteers searched.

Miller says the Orange County Sheriff's Office does want the group to come back and finish their search but they have not given any information on specific areas they would like searched.


Possible homicide or murder charges expected next week

The state attorney’s office and the Orange County Sheriff's office are working together in a possible bid to file murder charges against Casey Anthony, although they have not formally filed any charges yet.

A grand jury is convening in Orange County next week and the evidence could be presented to that grand jury although there is no word or confirmation that the sate attorney will do so.

Earlier Wednesday, the Sheriff's Office released hundreds of additional pages of discovery related to the Casey Anthony case.

The documents focus on Casey's check fraud charges and include various evidence related to those charges. The discovery included surveillance photos of Casey Anthony fraudulently using her former friend, Amy Huzienga's, Bank of America bank account.

CLICK HERE TO READ THE DISCOVERY

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail;jsessionid=9B0F3120502599D068C72A848A34C284?contentId=7603650&version=26&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1&sflg=1

Casey Anthony Grand Jury Meeting Details Leaked
Sunday, October 12, 2008 2:43:40 PM

ORLANDO -- Casey Anthony's defense team and neighbors in her family's community are outraged that the grand jury will meet, and that information on the meeting was leaked to the media.

Information that 15 to 21 randomly chosen people will decide Tuesday whether Casey Anthony is indicted on homicide charges was leaked earlier in the week.

The Supreme Court states the secrecy to all grand jury proceedings is of the utmost importance to protect grand jury members from outside pressure or intimidation.

"I thought that info was confidential," said Shelly Soltis, a resident of Lee Vista. "I don't know how it got leaked or where you would even find the information for the community to be involved in that, to see what's going on. I was very surprised that press knew all about this jury."

Florida only holds a grand jury for capital cases, any crime for which the maximum punishment is death.

Although it has been quiet in the Anthony neighborhood, residents said they just want the hearing to be over with, so they can start getting life back to normal, without protesters or media.

EquuSearch Returns To Look For Caylee, Jennifer Kesse

Search and recovery team Texas EquuSearch is back in Central Florida to resume the search for Caylee Anthony as her mother, Casey, works her way through the court system on child neglect charges. See previous story.

EquuSearch spokesman Tim Miller said the group hopes to start searching by late Sunday or Monday, because the ground is too saturated this weekend.

Miller said he believes Caylee is dead, but the 3-year-old deserves a proper burial.

"My heart goes out to the Anthony family," Miller said. "It's a position they've never wanted to be put in, and I can empathize with them."

Along with the search for Caylee, EquuSearch will be working with law enforcement to work on the case of Jennifer Kesse, who has been missing for more than two years after vanishing from her condominium in January 2006.
Casey Granted Access To Evidence

A judge Friday granted Casey access to some evidence after a motion hearing.

Judge Stan Strickland allowed Casey to access her car, as well as forensic tests completed by authorities trying to figure out what happened to Caylee.

Casey has been called a suspect in her daughter's disappearance, but has so far only been charged with child neglect.

"Casey is elated and excited that we had this motion granted," said Jose Baez, Casey's lawyer.

The judge did not rule on whether Casey could leave her home to help search for her daughter.

http://cfnews13.com/News/Local/2008/10/11/equusearch_returns_to_look_for_caylee_jennifer_kesse.html

J  Baez on Geraldo, 10/11/2008

http://www.youtube.com/v/5eBG8mIiwoE&hl=en&fs=1

October 12, 2008
Texas EquuSearch and the Caylee Anthony Case

I won't bore you with all the legalities going on in the case of Casey Anthony and her missing two-year-old daughter, Caylee Anthony. As you are already aware, the case is headed to a grand jury on Tuesday and they will determine whether to charge Anthony in her daughter's death.

That being said, I would like to update you on Texas EquuSearch and the search for Caylee.

I spoke with Tim Miller last night and he informed me that he is still not sure if now is the right time to resume the search. After exploring some of the search areas this weekend he found that there is still a lot of standing water, which could obstruct searchers from clearing those areas. In addition, the Orlando area has received a lot of rain in the last several days, further adding to the problem. Tim said that he is going to take all of this into consideration when making his final decision.

If Tim decides to continue the search, it will most likely resume after the hearing on Tuesday. The Orange County Sheriff's Office is busy preparing for Tuesday's hearing and will be unavailable to help EquuSearch until after that session has adjourned.


In a nutshell, the search for Caylee now hinges on whether Tim Miller feels he can get his team into areas of interest to conduct a thorough search. That is a lot of weight for one man to have on his shoulders; however Tim is a seasoned search veteran and whatever his final decision is you can guarantee it is based upon years of search and rescue experience. Texas EquuSearch has a stellar track record and no matter what Tim's final decision is, I will continue to stand behind him.

In the mean time, both myself and thousands of volunteers are currently on standby. As soon as I hear something I will post it here.

That being said, I know there are a lot of readers who would like to join in the search but are unable to for a variety of reasons. Please know that even if you cannot physically come to Florida, you can still help by sending a desperately needed donation to EquuSearch. The last search for Caylee cost in access of $35,000. EquuSearch is a nonprofit organization that relies upon donations so that they can continue to offer their services to the public and law enforcement. Even a donation as small as $5.00 is greatly appreciated and can help them purchase much needed supplies. I would not ask you to do anything that I myself am not willing to do and as soon as I post this I will be sending my own donation.

To donate to EquuSearch, visit www.texasequusearch.org or send your monetary donation via snail mail to:
http://blogs.discovery.com/criminal_report/2008/10/texas-equusearc.html

Here is the addy to the Transcript page for the Caylee Case ....

http://www.acandyrose.com/caylee_anthony_transcripts.htm

To get to the Names List associated with the documents just look for the link in the top left hand corner.

New transcripts are being added daily to what she already has there.


POSTED BY Rizzy
Scared Monkey

Equusearch may pull out of Caylee search

Last Edited: Monday, 13 Oct 2008, 6:14 AM EDT  
Created: Sunday, 12 Oct 2008, 11:50 PM EDT

BY TRACY JACIM
FOX 35 NEWS

ORLANDO, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) --  Texas Equusearch, a non-profit group that is helping to organize searches for missing 3-year-old Orlando toddler Caylee Anthony, may be pulling out of Orlando for good.

"We gotta think about what's good for Equusearch in these tough economic times, because people who donate money may not donate again if all our money goes to one person when there are more (missing persons) out there," Equusearch founder Tim Miller told FOX 35 reporter Tracy Jacim in an exclusive interview on Sunday.

The fact that Miller says Equusearch has already spent $44,000  on the search for Caylee, only having recouped $5,000 from the Orange County Sheriff's Office and another $7,000 from private donations, and the fact that the Anthonys are not cooperating, is forcing Miller to reconsider continuing the search.

Miller flew into Orlando on Thursday with a few members of the group and a board director.   New York Times bestselling author Judith McNaught is helping with the financing and came to support Tim in what she calls "a draining case."
     
"I'm out here to write checks, that's what the Board of Directors does, because we all want it to turn out so well," said McNaught.  "At the same time, this is the first time I've made a public appearance on any case, because he (Tim) is so exhausted," she said, adding "I'm worried about our main resource."

Tropical Storm Fay forced Miller and his team to table a search a few weeks ago.   Since returning, Miller says he and about ten others have done small-scale searches with the Sheriff's Office and have turned up nothing.   He says water is still an issue too.

Miller says he'll have his final decision Monday.

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=7631148&version=3&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1


If you do not hear this from Tim or the TES office it is NOT true

Possible murder charge against Casey Anthony could come as early as tomorrow

11:06 AM EDT, October 13, 2008  

Prosecutors are expected to present the case against Casey Anthony to an Orange County grand jury Tuesday morning.

At least 15 jurors will hear from witnesses, including Anthony's father, George Anthony, and others, before they decide whether the 22-year-old should be indicted on more serious charges, possibly murder.

Anthony is currently charged with child neglect, filing a false statement with law enforcement and check fraud. Investigators have said she is the main suspect in the disappearance of her 3-year-old daughter, Caylee Marie.

Anthony's family reported the toddler missing on July 15 but Anthony told investigators she hadn't seen the girl since mid-June.

Officials with the State Attorney's Office will not comment on the Tuesday's proceedings, which are not public and are supposed to be held in secret. This is to protect jurors and witnesses from being subjected to any outside pressures.

Anthony -- like any accused person -- can not be forced to testify before the grand jury.

And unlike a trial, no defense is offered.

After testimony and evidence is offered, the jurors will discuss the case to determine if there is enough to indict Anthony on murder charges.

A tally is taken and at least 12 members must agree for a decision to be made. The grand jury has two options. They can return a "true bill," which becomes an indictment once it's filed in court.

Another result could be a "no-true bill," which means the grand jury found there wasn't enough evidence to issue an indictment.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/casey-anthony-missing-101308,0,1967447.story

Casey Anthony Awaits Grand Jury Decision On Possible Charges

POSTED: 4:31 pm EDT October 13, 2008
UPDATED: 5:46 pm EDT October 13, 2008


ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Monday night could be Casey Anthony's last night of freedom. Eyewitness News is digging into the case against Casey and has obtained new inside information about Tuesday's grand jury testimony and how soon she could be re-arrested.

Tuesday's grand jury testimony will be behind closed doors, but sources are revealing more information to Eyewitness News about what will happen.

 
Casey Anthony's mother Monday accused prosecutors of playing politics and rushing the case to the grand jury before the November election, but Eyewitness News was told there are more important deadlines, legal ones, steering the strategy.

Casey could've pleaded guilty to child neglect to try to close the case before more serious charges were filed. Taking it to the grand jury stops that.

"Are you nervous about the grand jury?" WFTV reporter Kathi Belich asked Casey Anthony on Monday.

Casey didn't answer as she rushed to her weekly jail. She was not wearing her big white stolen sunglasses, either.

Casey's father George, a former sheriff's deputy in Ohio, will be one of the key witnesses against her Tuesday before the grand jury.

Casey's mother came to the jail Monday, as well, complaining that investigators are no longer accepting tips about Caylee.

"I'm worried for my granddaughter. Casey is gonna be able to defend whatever is out there right now, because it's just purely circumstantial evidence. I'm worried for Caylee. I found out they are no longer taking tips on my granddaughter," Cindy Anthony told Eyewitness News (watch full interview).

Eyewitness News has learned the grand jury will hear from half a dozen witnesses Tuesday, investigators from the Orange County Sheriff's Office and the FBI, FBI lab specialists and Casey's father. The grand jury will hear how investigators found high levels of the potentially toxic chemical chloroform in the trunk where they say Caylee's body had been.

If the grand jury indicts Casey for murdering her daughter Caylee, prosecutors would very likely drop the child neglect charge against her, because she couldn't be charged with neglecting Caylee by not reporting her missing if she had already killed her.

Depending on what the grand jury does Tuesday, Casey's visit to her lawyer's office Monday could be one of her last and Monday night could be the last night she spends at her parents' house.

http://www.wftv.com/news/17705500/detail.html

Last Edited: Monday, 13 Oct 2008, 8:31 PM EDT
It is unknown whether or not the grand jury will take up the case in the morning or the afternoon.  FOX 35 will carry breaking news if and when a decision is released.  It is our plan to carry court action and news conferences live on the air and streaming through MyFoxOrlando.com.

The State does have some damning evidence, but investigators still have not located a body.  While prosecutors feel confident that they can indict Casey, her attorney,  Jose Baez, believes the missing toddler is alive.  The State only has to prove that there is probable cause in the murder of Caylee. Ultimately, it will be up to fifteen people to decide.

New lead attorney for Casey?

Should Casey face a homicide charge, she could be going to trial with a new lead counsel.  FOX 35 has learned from the president of the Criminal Defense Attorney's Association that Baez might not be permitted to represent Anthony in a first degree murder trial.

Richard Hornsby said Baez does not meet the standards set forth by attorneys in capital cases.  To be lead counsel you must:

have had five years experience as an attorney
served as co-counsel on two death penalty cases
demonstrated proficiency and commitment which exemplify quality representation in capital cases
However, Baez could still be part of a legal team.   Todd Black, spokesperson for Baez, offered this response on Monday:

"It will not change the commitment of the Baez Law Firm and they are fully prepared if an indictment is handed down to represent Ms. Anthony to the fullest."

more at site
http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=7637901&version=2&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.1.1

October 13, 2008
Caylee Anthony - The Scoop Behind The Dress

If you watched Nancy Grace tonight, you'll recall that she made a big deal out of the discovery of a dress - similar to a dress of Caylee's - that was "just found" near the airport. During the show, Grace interviewed Tim Miller, who mentioned that the find had been leaked to a member of the media. I am that member of the media and I can provide you with the details of that find.

On Saturday, I received an email from an individual in Florida, who informed me that he was with a group who found a child's dress in an area, not far from the airport - that was identical to the dress that Caylee is wearing in photo #3 at the following web link: www.wftv.com/slideshow/news/17399904/detail.html.

Texas EquuSearch did not make the find. It was found by an independant search group that had helped out in the first search for Caylee.The email went on to describe the item and the fact that the individual had an "exclusive" photo of the dress.

After receiving the email, I contacted Tim to confirm the find. As you can imagine, Tim was quite upset that the information had been leaked. Not only that, but he was also upset because the information the person was providing constituted a direct violation of search and rescue protocol.

Tim told me that the authorities did not believe the dress was connected to the Caylee case. He also said that the dress was "too big" for Caylee. As a result, I chose not to publish that information. The last thing we needed was another media frenzy, at a time in which Tim was trying to determine what to do. Grace has since picked up on the find, which is why I am addressing it now.

I am not going to identify the name of the organization involved, as they should not be judged by the actions of a single person; however, I will say that Tim told me that there are suspicions regarding the origin of that dress and how it ended up in that area.

http://blogs.discovery.com/criminal_report/2008/10/caylee-anthony.html

Witnesses arrive for grand jury in Casey Anthony case

Sarah Lundy and Bianca Prieto | Sentinel Staff Writer
9:02 AM EDT, October 14, 2008
TODAY'S UPDATES:

Witnesses Arrive
9 a.m. Witnesses began to show up to testify before the Orange County grand jury. The lead detective - Yuri Melich - was the first to arrive outside the courtroom. State Attorney Lawson Lamar arrived minutes later.
Prosecutors today are expected to present the case against Casey Anthony -- the mother of missing 3-year-old Caylee Marie -- to members of a grand jury who will decide whether she will face more serious charges, possibly murder.

The 22-year-old mother is the main suspect in the disappearance of her daughter, who was reported missing July 15. She told detectives that she last saw Caylee in mid-June when she left the girl with a baby sitter. When Anthony returned later, both Caylee and the baby sitter were gone, she said. Authorities have not been able to find the nanny, and they question whether she exists.

Anthony is currently charged with child neglect, filing a false statement with law enforcement and check fraud.

For the grand jury, State Attorney Lawson Lamar and an assistant state attorney will question witnesses as part of the closed-door proceeding.

Anthony's father, George Anthony, is expected to be one of the witnesses, a source said. Typically, detectives are called to speak before the grand jury.

How does a grand jury work?

People who have drivers licenses or state identification cards are selected at random to serve on grand juries.

They are allowed to ask witnesses questions and, if needed, ask to hear from specific witnesses. However, the state cannot force Casey Anthony to testify if she doesn't volunteer, and prosecutors must also question any witnesses who can offer evidence that could clear Anthony.

The state has to prove only probable cause to charge Anthony with a crime. Proving a case beyond a reasonable doubt is the standard for a criminal trial.

Is the grand jury open to the public?

No. What happens before a grand jury is secret. By law, witnesses, jurors and prosecutors are not allowed to talk about testimony. If they do, they may be held in contempt of court.

The media is not allowed in the grand jury proceedings. This is to ensure the witnesses and jurors are free from outside pressures.

However, participants can speak about the proceeding once the grand jury makes a decision.

What could happen?

After witnesses are questioned and evidence is presented, the jurors will talk about what they heard and will make a decision. It takes only 12 jurors to agree when deciding what to do.

The jury could opt for a lesser degree of murder, such as manslaughter.

They can issue a "true bill," which becomes an indictment once it's filed with the court. The indictment remains sealed to the public until authorities take the defendant into custody, which could happen the same day.

If jurors agree there isn't enough evidence, they can issue a "no-true bill," which means no indictment.

What happens after a no-true bill?

Prosecutors can opt to present the case again.

There is no statute of limitations for murder charges, so the state can pursue them at any time.


Bianca Prieto of the Sentinel staff contributed to this report. Sarah Lundy can be reached at slundy@orlandosentinel.com or 407-420-6218.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-casey-anthony101408,0,6776908.story

George Anthony Is Here
October 14, 2008 - No Responses

George Anthony and attorney Mark NeJame just walked past the media and into a conference room outside the room where the grand jury is meeting. We have counted 18 grand jurors, made of of 10 mostly older women. The men appear slightly younger, more in their 30s and 40s.

Who Is On Grand Jury?
October 14, 2008 - No Responses

Members of a grand jury are chosen similarly to other juries — from a pool of people with driver’s licenses or a state ID card. The proceedings, unlike a trial, are held in private and only the prosecution presents witnesses. At the end of the process, the grand jury votes on an indictment on a charge. They do not have to be unanimous. When could this happen? As soon as later today.

Also, just getting word now that George Anthony is on his way up.

Lamar Has Arrived
October 14, 2008 - No Responses

Orange-Osceola State Attorney Lawson Lamar just arrived at the grand jury. He declined to speak to the media, but called out a greeting to the people inside the courtroom as he entered.

http://www.wesh.com/breakingnews/index.html

George Anthony In Grand Jury
October 14, 2008 - 3 Responses


George Anthony and Mark Nejame

By Bob Kealing, WESH 2 News:

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At 9:24 George Anthony was just escorted in to the grand jury room along with  his attorney Mark NeJame.  Just before going inside, Anthony was visited in a conference room by an FBI agent and Prosecutor Jeff Ashton. Ashton is a veteran prosecutor who has tried many homicide cases over the years. He tried to first successful DNA case in Orange County two decades ago.

A nineteenth grand juror has also arrived. A man who appears to be in his late 20s or early 30s. That makes almost an even split of ten women and nine men. A court baliff explained to a member of the public trying to get inside that this is not an open proceeding.

State Attorney Lawson Lamar told us he would comment after the hearing was over.

A spokeswoman for the ninth judicial circuit says the grand jury’s findings will be read in open court after the jurors reach a decision. If an indictment is reached, the suspect would not be named if the person is not yet in custody.

No timetable yet on how long it might take.

Anthony Done Testifying
October 14, 2008 -


10:55 a.m.: By Bob Kealing, WESH 2 News

After more than an hour with an Orange County grand jury, George Anthony has completed his testimony. Anthony appeared somber as he waited for the elevator to take hm back downstairs. All the while he held a plastic folder with his missing granddaughter Caylee Marie Anthony’s picture on the front.

“Mr. Anthony answered all the questions he was asked,” said his attorney Mark NeJame, “Beyond that we’re really not allowed to comment.”

We’ve also seen the canine handler whose cadaver dog “hit” on the back of Casey Anthony’s car and the Anthony’s back yard.

One court deputy said she believes there are about a half dozen witnesses to testify. It’s also believed that this is the only case the grand jury is hearing.

More On George Anthony
October 14, 2008 - One Response

11:29 a.m.: WESH 2 News reporter Amanda Ober is outside the courthouse and caught up with Mark NeJame and George Anthony when they left earlier this morning. As he said to media inside the courthouse, NeJame said he wasn’t legally allowed to talk about what was said inside the grand jury room. But he added:

“All we can say is that George Anthony answered all questions directly and honestly and did what no human being could be prepared to do.” He added that if an indictment is handed up, he will comment.

After his testimony, George Anthony had no comment, but several of you have asked for more details on what he said before entering the courthouse. Here is the quote:

“This is going to be hard for me to do. My focus is always on my granddaughter. It always will be. I love my daughter, wife and my son.” He tend asked everyone to pray, especially for Caylee. He did mention praying at 11 a.m. and 11 p.m., although he didn’t explain the significance, if any, of that time.
http://www.wesh.com/breakingnews/index.html

Grand jury hears testimony in Casey Anthony case

Sarah Lundy and Bianca Prieto | Sentinel Staff Writer
11:26 AM EDT, October 14, 2008

TODAY'S UPDATES:

Testimony of dog handler lasts 30 minutes
11:17 a.m. Deputy Jason Forgey walked out of the courtroom after giving his testimony.

Dog handler next to testify

 

10:45 a.m. Orange County Sheriff's Deputy Jason Forgey was called before the grand jury. He had testified earlier in a bond hearing that his cadaver dog alerted on the trunk of Casey Anthony's car. This signaled that a body was once held there. The dog also alerted to a section of the Anthonys' backyard but nothing was found when officials dug up the area.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-casey-anthony101408,0,6776908.story

TODAY'S UPDATES:

Baez spokesman issues statement
11:50 a.m. The spokesman representing defense attorney Jose Baez issued a statement this morning accusing State Attorney Lawson Lamar of using Casey Anthony's case for his political benefit.

"Lawson Lamar has allowed authorities to let any real search fall by the wayside, to let his fight to keep his political office benefit from being placed on the front burner," the faxed statement from Todd Black said.

READ FOR YOURSELF: Casey Anthony documents related to check fraud charges "THE TRUTH IS -- there's no time limit on bringing murder charges against any suspected offender. But, there is a limit on how much time Lawson Lamar has to impress voters, and, sadly, it is less impressive for him to deliver a missing child alive, or he would DEMAND that law enforcement keep investigating," the statement said.

"What Lawson Lamar has chosen to do is commercialize Ms. Anthony's missing daughter, Caylee, as the 'perfect springboard' to squeeze out his re-election. HIS TIME LIMIT ….the November elections!"
 http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-casey-anthony101408,0,6776908.story

Here is video of Casey going to Baez office



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http://www.wftv.com/video/17711648/index.htm

Grand Jury Breaks For Lunch
October 14, 2008 - 8 Responses

11:59 a.m.: The prosecution team just left as the grand jury is taking a break for lunch. Testimony is expected to resume at 1 p.m. So far this morning, the witnesses we have seen come in and out of the grand jury room are George Anthony, an FBI agent and a deputy whose cadaver dog hit on the trunk of Casey Anthony’s car. Orange County Sheriff’s Detective Yuri Melich also is here, and expected to testify later. Other than him, it is not known who will be called before the grand jury or when exactly it will end today.

Please check back for more updates after lunch — and post comments with questions that we answer.

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Oct 14, 2008 | 1:03 PM Baez will make statement at 1:30 p.m. with Casey
12:58 p.m. Casey Anthony's attorney Jose Baez announced a few moments ago that he will hold a short press conference with his client outside of his Kissimmee office.

The press conference will start at 1:30 p.m.

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TODAY'S UPDATES:

Anthony will turn self in if indicted
2 p.m. If the grand jury decides to indict Casey Anthony on homicide charges this afternoon, she will turn herself in to authorities, attorney Jose Baez said at his office.

Anthony stood next to her attorney, wearing a white collared shirt with a Where's Caylee button, during the six-minute press conference.


"She is doing her best to stand tall in front of everyone," Baez said. "They [the sheriff's office] threw the kitchen sink at her a long time ago."

Anthony, who has never appeared at a press conference, did not comment. She became emotional at times and shed a few tears.

"Casey is going through a nightmare," Baez said. "She has a missing child. She is also someone's child."

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Lead detective takes the stand
2:22 p.m. Orange County sheriff's Detective Yuri Melich has begun his testimony in front of the grand jury. Melich, who is on crutches because of an earlier motorcycle accident, is reportedly the last person to testify today.

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Last Witness On The Stand
October 14, 2008 - No Responses
2:33 p.m. By Bob Kealing, WESH 2 News

A court deputy tells me the last witness to testify before the grand jury is now on the stand. He is Orange County detective Yuri Melich who has been on the case since Caylee Anthony was reported missing three months ago this week.

We’ve counted around a half dozen witnesses presented by the state, they include: George Anthony, Orange County’s cadaver dog handler, and an FBI agent also closely involved with the case, Nick Savage.

Once the testimony is complete and all the evidence presented, the grand jury of ten women and nine men will deliberate. Once they have reached a decision, the media will be invited in to the courtroom to hear from State Attorney Lawson Lamar whether the grand jury has decided on a “true bill” or “no true bill” decision; To indict or not to indict. If Casey is in custody, her name will be revealed at that time; if not, we’ll hear the charges.

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TODAY'S UPDATES:

State Attorney's Office responds to political attack
3:41 p.m. Randy Means, a spokesman for the State Attorney's Office, recently issued this statement in response to allegations his office is using Casey Anthony's case for State Attorney Lawson Lamar's political benefit.
 

Means wrote in an email to the Orlando Sentinel that there "is an old axiom in law enforcement that goes 'When defense attorneys can't successfully attack the evidence they then attack the evidence collector. If this fails you then attack the prosecutor.....This is not the first time we have seen such a ploy as this. "All investigations, to include homicide investigations, have a chronological process and this case is no different. In late September, the Orange County Sheriff's Office, FBI and this office received a letter of confirmation from the University of Tennessee. They had concluded their examination of the forensic material sent to them by law enforcement contained relevant information to the disappearance of Caylee Anthony. "While I am not at liberty to discuss the specific nature of the material, I will tell you that this correspondence is dated very late September. This was the piece of the puzzle, as prosecutors, we were waiting for before we could appropriately convene the Grand Jury. "Normally making arrangements for the Grand Jurors will take a week or two, which leads us to today. Sufficient admissible evidence has been collected and evaluated and it is now the state's duty to seek justice. "As much as I would like to respond to these apparent smoke and mirror allegations, I am prohibited from doing so, as is the Defense, as described in the Cannons of Ethics. I believe the defense attorney's wild allegations serve no legitimate purpose other than to obfuscate the search for the truth. We will continue to prosecute this case in the courts and not in the media.

Grand jury makes a decision
3:40 a.m. The grand jury has made a decision but it has not been announced yet. The media is setting up in the courtroom to hear from the judge.

Anthony and mother leave attorney's office
3:35 p.m. Casey Anthony and her mother have just left attorney Jose Baez's Kissimmee office. She has until 4 p.m. to be at her parent's Hopespring Drive home or will be in violation of her home confinement.

Meanwhile at the Orange County Courthouse, the grand jury is still meeting behind closed doors.
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Indictment handed down, Anthony under arrest

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Indictment handed down, Anthony under arrest

Last Edited: Tuesday, 14 Oct 2008, 4:34 PM EDT
Created: Tuesday, 14 Oct 2008, 8:29 AM EDT


LIVE CHAT: Grand Jury hearing evidence regarding possible murder charges against Casey Anthony
Where's Caylee



PHOTO GALLERY: Grand Jury hears evidence

 ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) -- A grand jury has issued a sealed murder indictment in the disappearance of 3-year-old Caylee Anthony and the mother Casey Anthony was arrested shortly after.

Prosecutors did not immediately release the name of the indicted suspect, saying the person has not been arrested yet. They also asked that bond be revoked. According to the Associated Press the sealed indictment is a murder charge.

Judge Belvin Perry granted both motions.

Soon after the announcement the Orange County Sheriff’s department confirmed that Casey Anthony is under arrest.

Casey Anthony waited Tuesday more than a dozen miles away. Her attorney had said she would turn herself in if she is the person indicted.

Anthony, 22, has been called by investigators a suspect in her daughter's disappearance, but so far has only been charged with child neglect, lying to investigators and some unrelated fraud and theft counts.

Casey Anthony's father, George, testified behind closed doors to the grand jury along with a detective and an FBI agent.

Shortly before the announcement Casey Anthony was handed off to an unknown person or persons. While in route from her attorney’s office with her mother, Cindy Anthony, Anthony stopped the vehicle under a bridge near Boggy Creek road in south Orange County near an SUV that belonged to the Orange County Sheriff's department.

Casey Anthony was placed into the SUV and taken away. Where she was bound was unknown.

Lawson Lamar, State Attorney in the Ninth Judicial Circuit of Florida spoke in court shortly after the judge returned.

"The spring term of the Orange County Grand Jury has listened to evidence today,” Lamar said. “And has heard evidence from scientific sources including the FBI laboratory, the Oak Ridge laboratory, an FBI agent and quite a bit of work done by the Orange County Sheriff's Office. 

They have considered the evidence; they have deliberated and have returned an indictment.  In this indictment, the named defendant is not in custody, and for that reason, this need be sealed if your honor will so order until such time as this person is reduced to custody.   Count one is a capital count and that being the case, and the State averring that the evidence is compelling, we would ask the Court to set bond at no bond on count one an issue a capeas.”


Timeline of testimony:

9:20 a.m. Casey’s father, George Anthony arrived at court with his attorney Mark NeJame. NeJame speaks briefly to reporters and then they go inside.  George is the first called to testify.

VIDEO: George Anthony arrives at court for Grand Jury testimony

10:15 a.m.  Casey Anthony leaves her home
VIDEO: Casey Anthony leaves home

10:28 a.m. George Anthony still testifying

10:40 a.m. George Anthony finishes testifying and leaves court.
VIDEO: George Anthony leaves court

10:51 K9 Officer Orange County Sheriff's Deputy Jason Forgey called to testify before grand jury.  His dog detected the scent of human decomposition in the Casey Anthony's car trunk

10:52 Cindy Anthony drops Casey off at Jose Baez's office in Kissimmee and leaves
VIDEO: Casey Anthony arrives at attorney's office

11:15 a.m. Cindy Anthony returns to Baez’s office carrying in with her framed 8x10 pictures of Caylee

11:40 a.m. Jason Forgey, the Orange County Sheriff's deputy who is in the K-9 division finished testifying.

11:45 .m. FBI Agent Nick Savage testifies

11:55 a.m. Grand Jury convenes for lunch.

1:30 p.m. Casey Anthony’s attorney Jose Baez holds a news conference at his office in Kissimmee
VIDEO: Casey Anthony’s attorney Jose Baez speaks to the media

2:30 p.m. Cpl. Yury Melich,  with Orange County Child Abuse Missing Person's Unit testifies

3:00 p.m. Jury begins deiberating

3:50 p.m. Jury  issues a sealed murder indictment in the case of missing 3-year-old girl, Caylee Anthony.

Prosecutors did not immediately release the name of the indicted suspect, saying the person has not been arrested yet.
   
The mother, Casey Anthony, waited Tuesday more than a dozen miles away. Her attorney says she would turn herself in if she is the person indicted.

Anthony, 22, has been called by investigators a suspect in her daughter's disappearance, but so far has only been charged with child neglect, lying to investigators and some unrelated fraud and theft counts.

Casey Anthony's father, George, testified behind closed doors to the grand jury along with a detective and an FBI agent.
 
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1st Degree Murder Capaital , Aggrivated Child Abuse  Aggrivated Manslaughter of a Child





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Count one is first-degree murder.

Count two is for causing great bodily harm to Caylee, by intentionally inflicting injury on her or causing the injury to happen.

Count three is aggravated manslaughter of a child.

Counts four to seven involve lying to law enforcement during her discussions with investigators.

5:20 p.m.: Here are a few more details of the 7 count against Casey Anthony.

The first count is for first-degree murder, a capital offense that is punishable by the death penalty. (State Attorney Lawson Lamar, however, did not say specifically he would seek execution, if Casey Anthony is convicted. He took no questions.)

This charge alleges that Casey Anthony caused the death of Caylee “from a premeditated design” between June 15 and July 16. Those dates correspond to the last time Caylee was seen and when she was reported missing. The indictment offers no other information on how, why or when.

 Count two is aggravated child abuse. This alleges that between the same dates Casey Anthony “did knowingly or willfully…causes great bodily harm, permanent disfigurement or permanent disability to Caylee Marie Anthony…by intentionally inflicting physical injury…or by intentionally committing an act or actively encouraging another person to commit an act which could reasonably expected to result in physical injury.”

Count three is aggravated manslaughter of a child. This count alleges that Casey Anthony caused Caylee’s death by failing to provide “the care, supervision and services necessary to maintain Caylee Marie Anthony’s physical and mental health” or that she did not make “a reasonable effort” to protect Caylee from someone else abuses, neglecting or exploiting her.

Counts four through seven are all “providing false information to a law enforcement officer.” Each count lists a time when Casey Anthony is alleged to have lied to investigators about Caylee. Count four says she lied to Orange County Sheriff’s Office Detective Yuri Melich when she said she worked at Universal Studios in 2008. Count five alleges she lied to Melich when she said she left Caylee with a woman named Zenaida Gonzalez. Count  six alleges she lied to Melich when she said she told two former Universal Studios employees that Caylee was missing. And count seven alleges Anthony lied to Melich when she said she received phone call from Caylee on July 15.
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Grand jury indicts Casey Anthony for murder of daughter Caylee Marie

Sarah Lundy, Bianca Prieto and Amy L. Edwards

Sentinel Staff Writers

5:33 PM EDT, October 14, 2008



Casey Anthony was indicted today on seven charges in the disappearance of her missing daughter, Caylee Marie Anthony, including first-degree murder.

She also was charged with:

One count aggravated child abuse
One count aggravated manslaughter of a child
Four counts of providing false info to a law enforcement officer

The decision came after an Orange County grand jury heard more than six hours of testimony from a half-dozen witnesses, including Anthony's father, George Anthony, and sheriff's Detective Yuri Melich, who is heading up the investigation.

Jurors completed their work at the Orange County Courthouse at mid-afternoon. Chief Judge Belvin Perry, who presided over the proceeding, received the indictment shortly before 4 p.m. today but ordered it sealed until Anthony was arrested.

The young mother, who spent much of the day at her lawyer's office in Kissimmee, was on the road shortly before 5 p.m. when Orange County deputy sheriffs stopped the vehicle in which she was riding on the Beachline Expressway.

She was taken to the Sheriff's Office command center in Orlando and was expected to be taken to the Orange County Jail sometime this evening.

Caylee Marie's body has not been found, but the indictment indicates that prosecutors believe they can prove at trial that her mother killed her. The first-degree murder charge carries a possible death penalty if she is convicted.

"The investigation contains intricate forensics that are on the cutting edge of science," State Attorney Lawson Lamar said after the indictment was unsealed. "We are used to complex forensics and are ready to manage this evidence at trial."

To win a grand jury indictment, prosecutors had to demonstrate only probable cause that Anthony committed the crime. Proving a case beyond a reasonable doubt is the standard for a criminal trial.

Anthony, 22, has been the main suspect for months in the disappearance of her daughter, who was reported missing July 15. The mother told detectives that she last saw Caylee in mid-June when she left the girl with a baby sitter.

When Anthony returned later, both the child and the baby sitter were gone, she said. Authorities have not been able to find the nanny, and they question whether she exists.

Deputies charged her with child neglect a day after reporting her daughter missing.

They also charged her with providing false information, saying she told lies and directed them to dead-ends. Among the lies, they said, was leading deputies to a vacant apartment she said belonged to the baby sitter and telling them she was an event planner at Universal Studios.

Anthony also is facing several check fraud cases. "The case will not be prosecuted by news release laying out our case to further excite the public," Lamar said. "We will properly do our work in a courtroom setting with a circuit judge presiding to ensure a fair trial for the defendant. Remember that this indictment is not proof of guilt, it is a grand jury finding, an accusation."

Anthony's first appearance will be Wednesday either at 8:30 arm or 1:30 p.m.

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Audio Of Secret Proceedings Mistakenly Broadcast Outside Courtroom In Anthony Case
Casey Anthony Indicted On First-Degree Murder Charge, Arrested

POSTED: 5:50 pm EDT October 14, 2008
UPDATED: 6:15 pm EDT October 14, 2008
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Audio of a grand jury's secret proceedings in the nationally-watched case of Casey Anthony was mistakenly sent outside the courtroom and to all media outlets plugged into the courthouse system.

I don't know what was listened to or what was heard until the time that it was turned off," Orange County Chief Judge Belven Perry said. "Everyone who may have heard needs to govern themselves 

accordingly."


Tuesday afternoon, Casey Anthony was accused in the indictment of killing her daughter even though the child's body has not been found.


A grand jury returned charges of first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse, aggravated manslaughter and four counts of lying to investigators against Casey Anthony in the death of her daughter, Caylee, State Attorney Lawson Lamar said.

However, before the indictment, Local 6 crews realized that audio from the grand jury's secret meeting on the 23rd floor of the Orange County courthouse was being piped out of the building.

Court officers and the state attorney's office were immediately notified of the breach.

After a flurry of activity that could be witnessed outside the grand jury room, the audio feed was cut off and proceedings were suspended.

Perry said court administration was to blame for the mistake. He said the state attorney's office had nothing to do with the mistake.

Casey Anthony's attorney, Jose Baez was notified of the breach.

"This should have been a secret proceeding," Baez said. "There is so much that should not have been leaked and has. It is making a joke of the whole situation. It is a sad day for justice."

Baez said he is researching whether the breach could impact the murder indictment.

Perry warned anyone who heard anything that they should not reveal what they learned under threat of contempt of court.

It is not known if the breach could jeopardize the state's case against Casey Anthony but the state attorney said he does not think it will have an impact on the indictment.

Baez: Everyone Will Understand


Earlier, Casey Anthony's attorney, Jose Baez lashed out at law enforcement and what he called "systematic leaks" in the case as a tearful Anthony stood next to him during a news conference.

Baez and Anthony walked in front of a group of reporters and first discussed a grand jury.

"(The grand jury) is secret for various reasons," Baez said. "One, you don't want it to compromise the integrity of the grand jury. Two, you certainly don't want any targets of the grand jury be aware and three you don't want to have to possibly taint those opinions of the grand jurors. Of course, none of that is being accomplished today. You have a situation where, I truly believe, if a prosecutor wanted to walk in there without calling any testimony, they can ask does anyone want to indict Casey Anthony and they'd all vote yes by now. They'd do this no because of any evidence that has been presented or released in discovery in this case (but) they do this because of the systematic leaks that have gone out from the state attorney's office and law enforcement. Evidence that no one has seen and no one has had the opportunity to test and no one has the opportunity to independently verify."

Baez said Casey Anthony has never run from the situation.

"She is not running from this. She has never attempted to run away from the situation and everyone must understand that. She is doing her best to stand strong before everyone and to standup to the powers that are working against her. They threw the kitchen sink at her a long time ago -- a very long time ago."

Baez then asked people to remember the U.S. Constitution.

"Casey has been going through a nightmare and has been living a nightmare for the last several month," Baez said. "She has a missing child and she is also someone's child. This family has had to withstand something unlike anyone has ever seen. We just ask that everyone respect that and everyone understand what Casey Anthony is going through."

Baez said if the evidence is what it is supposed to be, it will withstand the rigors of cross examination. He warned people not to jump to conclusions.

"That is not why we have people dying in Iraq for," Baez said. "That's not why we have been fighting to keep these freedoms alive. This is the ultimate test. Everyone here should be aware of that and everyone should embrace that. I've told you many times that I understand the freedom of the press but I think it should be fair and balanced. And just because we have yet to disclose or explain Casey's version of events doesn't make it any less credible."

Baez then lashed out at law enforcement.

"The question should be posed and turned around toward law enforcement as to why they are behaving the way they are," Baez said. "Why they are attempting to circumvent our Constitution."

Baez said he has been asked about the politics of the situation.

"I want you to hear it straight from my mouth." Baez said. "These are my words. I understand that there is an election going on and I understand that those days are numbered and I understand that Casey Anthony is public enemy #1 and that the state attorney's office and the sheriff's department is under a great deal of pressure to close this case. I don't think Lawson Lamar -- and I certainly hope -- that Lawson Lamar would not utilize a missing child to keep his job. So, I'm not going to throw out any accusations. We all know what the situation is and if people want to conclude that, I'll allow them to do so. But as far as straight up accusations, it is not coming from me."

Baez also said that he thinks it will be investigated.

"If that is a reality of the situation, it will come out at a later time," Baez said. "I'm not going to engage in any mudslinging. I don't think it has any place here."

Baez said he has been preparing for the very worst.

"I wouldn't be doing (Casey Anthony) a proper service for what is probably going to go down today," Baez said. "We have a court system set up for this and that is what we are going to utilize the system for -- for a search for the truth and nothing more."

Baez urged the media to ask the tough the questions.

"I sincerely believe when we have finally spoken, everyone -- and I mean everyone -- will sit back and say, 'Now I understand and that explains it.'"

Baez then ended the new conference without answering questions.

Baez let nearly all local media crews into his office except for a television crew.

"Casey wants to be here and she has always wanted to speak but she trusts me and will allow me to speak for her," Baez said. "There will be no questions or any blurting out of anything. If there is, of course, you will find yourself out in the parking lot with some other less respectful people (TV crew)," Baez said. "I won't stand for any tabloid reporting or any cheap shots or lack of respect."

Cindy Anthony Discusses Leaks


Meanwhile, the grandmother of missing Caylee Anthony is blaming politics and the upcoming election on recent leaks concerning the case of her daughter, Casey.

"I feel that a lot of what is going on right now is a political move on the state attorney's office - Lawson Lamar," Anthony said. "I feel that right now I think the reason these leaks are being let out -- especially about the grand jury is because of the upcoming election."

Anthony said she is tired of how the story of Casey and Caylee Anthony has played out in the media, Local 6 reported. She said she hopes that media reports don't negatively affect the panel of 15 grand jurors Tuesday.

Anthony said Tuesday's grand jury is not upsetting her daughter.

"She is upset about her daughter," Anthony said. "You know that the grand jury hearing tomorrow is not upsetting her. What she is upset with is finding out the information that you know, they stopped looking for Caylee. That is what is upsetting to her."

Search Team Leaving


Local 6 learned that the volunteer search group EquuSearch will be leaving Orlando.

Tim Miller of EquuSearch said a search for Caylee will resume in two to three weeks.

A national search for Caylee continues.

Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.

http://www.local6.com/news/17715337/detail.html

WFTV reporter Steve Barrett and his cameraman were kicked out of Jose Baez's press conference. (10/14/08)

http://www.wftv.com/video/17713424/index.html


Casey Anthony's attorney spoke to the media before she was indicted on a murder charge. (10/14/08)

http://www.wftv.com/video/17714989/index.html

Watch raw video inside the court room as a grand jury hands up an indictment against Casey Anthony. (10/14/08)

http://www.wftv.com/video/17714433/index.html


INDICTMENT DELIVERED: Read It (PDF) | Raw Video In Court

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Casey Anthony arrested on busy Orlando-area highway after switching cars

Sarah Lundy and Amy L. Edwards | Sentinel Staff Writers
    October 15, 2008

Casey Anthony's attorney said his client would turn herself in. But after a murder indictment was filed against her Tuesday, deputies followed Anthony and arrested her on an Orange County highway before she could surrender.

After several hours at defense attorney Jos� Baez's office in Kissimmee, Anthony left with her mother so the two could spend time together, said Baez spokesman Todd Black.

Sheriff's officials said deputies knew where Anthony was at all times, and even knew that she changed vehicles under a highway overpass.

Anthony's mother, Cindy Anthony, reportedly pulled her vehicle over at Narcoossee Road and State Road 417, where Casey got into a sport utility vehicle.
     
That vehicle was driven by an unidentified bail bondsman. Black said the bondsman was taking Anthony to jail.

Larry Garrison, a spokesman for the Anthony family, said in an e-mail that Cindy Anthony was taking her daughter to meet Baez "for him to turn her in as agreed."

But before Anthony and the bondsman could arrive at the jail, deputies stopped the SUV on the BeachLine Expressway and took Anthony into custody.

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Cindy Anthony Scolds In Street, Casey Swaps Cars During Wild Ride
Audio Of Secret Proceedings Mistakenly Broadcast Outside Courtroom

POSTED: 3:06 am EDT October 15, 2008
UPDATED: 9:44 am EDT October 15, 2008

Cindy Anthony Scolds In Street, Casey Swaps Cars During Wild Ride
Audio Of Secret Proceedings Mistakenly Broadcast Outside Courtroom

POSTED: 3:06 am EDT October 15, 2008
UPDATED: 9:44 am EDT October 15, 2008


ORLANDO, Fla. -- The mother of Casey Anthony was videotaped scolding a TV news van and erratically cutting across traffic before her daughter, Casey, was secretly transferred to a vehicle and later arrested during a wild post-indictment ride in Orlando streets.


A grand jury issued a sealed indictment charging Casey Anthony with first-degree murder in the death of daughter Caylee, even though the child's body has not been found during a four-month search.

The grand jury also charged Anthony, 22, with aggravated child abuse, aggravated manslaughter and four counts of lying to investigators about Caylee's disappearance.

After the indictment was delivered, Casey Anthony and her mother left attorney Jose Baez's office in Kissimmee and began to drive around Orlando at about 3:30 p.m.

Cindy Anthony was videotaped cutting across two lanes of traffic in an apparent attempt to lose several television crews following behind.

Anthony then cut across a shopping center and drove through parking lots.

Sky 6 showed Cindy Anthony eventually jumping out of the vehicle on a road and waving her finger at the driver of a television van while walking down the road.

Anthony jumped back in her SUV and drove into a no-fly zone near the Orlando International Airport and Casey Anthony switched vehicles.

"They pulled a switcharoo," a photographer yelled as the cars stopped underneath an overpass and out of view of helicopters.

A car traveling behind another sport utility vehicle then cut off a Local 6 vehicle.

Local 6 asked Baez about the incident.

"As he attempted to try to get away from them, he didn't know if someone was trying to harm Casey or what," Baez said. "At that point, finally, it turned about to be law enforcement and they in turned pulled him over and (the driver) identified himself as the bondsman."

Anthony was taken into custody by police during the stop.

Baez also said he didn't want a media circus or anyone filming Anthony being handcuffed, Local 6 reported.

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Cindy Anthony coming up on Today Show
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New interview with George at home. 10/15/08  ::MonkeyNoNo:: unreal...

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Judge orders no bond at Casey Anthony's initial appearance
Walter Pacheco

Sarah Lundy, Bianca Prieto and Amy L. Edwards, Sentinel Staff Writers

9:01 AM EDT, October 15, 2008

 Casey Anthony appears before judge, no bond ordered
9:01 a.m. Casey Anthony appeared before an Orange County judge this morning for a first-appearance that lasted less than one minute.

Anthony stood beside her defense attorney Jose Baez.

Judge John Jordan read the charges: First degree murder, aggravated child abuse, aggravated manslaughter of a child and four counts of providing false information to law enforcement.

"There's no bond on these charges," Jordan said.

The judge asked Baez if he would be filing a notice of appearance. Baez responded that he would.

Casey Anthony is 19 on list to appear before judge
8:40 a.m. Jail spokesman Allen Moore said Anthony is No. 19 on the list of inmates to appear before the judge. However, it is up to the judge's discretion to advance her on the list.

Baez arrives at jail
8:30 a.m. Jose Baez just arrived at the jail for his client Casey Anthony's initial appearance. Check back for updates.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/orl-casey-anthony-initial-appearance-101508,0,6996414.story

Casey in court today

http://www.wesh.com/video/17720270/index.html


Slide show of pictures from court
http://www.wftv.com/slideshow/news/17721410/detail.html

George interview today

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Cindy Today Show today

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Grand Jury
http://www.wesh.com/video/17717819/index.html

http://www.wesh.com/video/17715697/index.html

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/1903949/casey-anthony-indictment-14-Oct-08

Court This Morning

http://www.wesh.com/video/17720270/index.html

Grand Jury
http://www.wesh.com/video/17717819/index.html

http://www.wesh.com/video/17715697/index.html

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October 15, 2008
Casey Anthony Arraigned on Murder Charges

Cindy Anthony Produces Caylee's Dress

Casey Anthony, mother of missing two-year-old, Caylee Anthony, made her initial court appearance before Judge John Jordan today, on charges that she murdered her daughter.

Anthony said nothing during the hearing, which lasted less than 2 minutes. Jordan read the charges against her and then ordered her held without bond. 

Anthony's attorney, Jose Baez, had no comment for reporters when he left the courthouse.

Meanwhile, Casey Anthony's mother, Cindy Anthony, made another appearance on NBC's "Today" show today. During the segment, Cindy was asked if she had considered the possibility that her daughter may have murdered her grandchild. Cindy's response:

"I know my daughter. I know my daughter's relationship with Caylee and I know that there's nothing in this world that could make me think Casey did anything to Caylee. There's never been any child neglect, child abuse or anything. This young lady loves her child more than I love Casey. I'll tell you that right now. And my love for Casey is stronger every day.  My love for my granddaughter is stronger every day and I know Caylee is alive. There's a lot of people out there who have seen Caylee."

http://blogs.discovery.com/criminal_report/

Threat Of Death For Casey Could Be Used To Help Find Caylee

POSTED: 4:39 pm EDT October 15, 2008
UPDATED: 6:02 pm EDT October 15, 2008


ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Casey Anthony had the look of dread on her face in court Wednesday and she knows she could face the death penalty. Eyewitness News is asking if the threat of death could force her to help find her dead daughter.


Casey Anthony is living in her tiny jail cell where she'll stay until her trial. She appeared before a judge Wednesday morning, facing first-degree murder charges for the death of her daughter Caylee. The judge told her she would not be allowed to bond out of jail.

Casey Anthony appeared tense as the judge told her she won't get bond. She was all tears Tuesday just before she was indicted for first-degree murder. Hours later, after her latest arrest, she created the bespectacled look of a law student, wearing slacks, a button-up shirt and eyeglasses, not at all like her image before anyone knew her daughter Caylee was missing.

Eyewitness News has learned the party girl in her could have contributed to Caylee's death in a big way. In March, friends told investigators, Casey was disappointed that she couldn't join friends for an island party vacation in July, because she couldn't find a babysitter for Caylee.

Starting in March, Casey's computer shows that someone researched the stories of missing children on several websites. Now prosecutors could pressure Casey with the death penalty to open up about where Caylee is. "No body, no death penalty," Orlando defense attorney William Sheaffer told Eyewitness News.

Sheaffer, a former prosecutor, believes prosecutors will back off the death penalty to ease the pressure that could discourage jurors from convicting Casey of first-degree murder without Caylee's body in evidence, but says the defense team's insistence that Caylee is alive has blown their chance to negotiate Casey out of a possible life sentence.

"The defense has missed the boat on bargaining with the state other than taking the death penalty off the table," Sheaffer said.

Sheaffer told Eyewitness News an experienced defense attorney would have argued it was accidental and negotiated a lesser charge.

With more and more evidence against her in her daughter's murder coming out, Sheaffer told Eyewitness News he believes this is one of Orlando's highest profile cases ever and would not expect the trial to be held in Central Florida or in any of the large television news markets in Florida where Caylee's disappearance has captured people's emotions almost constantly for the last three months.

"I believe it'll be a rural community, not Orlando or Jacksonville or Miami, probably somewhere more toward the panhandle," he said.

Cutting-edge forensic evidence and results from air tests taken from the stain in Casey's trunk are expected to be presented at trial. State attorney Lawson Lamar's team was the first to win a murder conviction with DNA evidence decades ago.

Sheaffer said it won't be daunting for Orlando prosecutors and believes it won't be difficult to prove even to today's rural jurors who've come to expect scientific evidence before they'll convict.

"I believe that those individuals would be prepared to receive it and weigh it," he said.

As soon as the defense asks to see the evidence in the case, prosecutors have 15 days to give him what they know at that point that they will use at trial, but evidence keeps coming in from law enforcement in the ongoing investigation and they don't have all of it yet.


CASEY CONFINED TO 8-BY-10 FOOT CELL

Life behind bars is nothing short of miserable for Casey Anthony. Her 8-foot by 10-foot jail cell has concrete walls on three sides and a Plexiglas wall on one. That means there is no privacy; everything she does is on display.

Eyewitness News was told she spends most of her day reading books and she doesn't have any money in her account to buy anything from the jail commissary.

Casey was being served smoked sausage for dinner Wednesday night.


JUDGE TOSSES TWO MOTIONS

A judge ruled Wednesday on some of the motions filed on Casey Anthony's behalf. Two of the motions have been tossed due to her new arrest on murder charges.

Casey had asked the judge to seal her weekly schedule and to travel to locations of interest in the case. The judge said those points are moot now.

There was still no ruling, though, on the appeal by defense lawyer Jose Baez to do his own testing on the evidence in the case.


JUDGE DENIES BOND ON MURDER CHARGES

Casey's now charged with first-degree murder in the death of her daughter Caylee, as well as aggravated child abuse, manslaughter and charges for lying to investigators. Her first-appearance in court on the new charges lasted only 40 seconds Wednesday.

 
"Yes," was the only thing Casey Anthony said during the appearance, acknowledging to the judge who she is.

Casey Anthony was all business in court. She seemed somewhat tense as the judge told her she's on no bond because of the indictment against her for first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse.

Casey looked up at her attorney, Jose Baez, afterward, smiled tensely and then walked out of court. It was a stark contrast to Tuesday afternoon, from the tears that were flowing outside her lawyer's office before the grand jury indicted her and even to the new look she sported after her arrest, the party girl trying to look more like a law student with slacks and a button-up shirt.

Baez would not answer questions after Casey's first appearance.

Even though Casey is now facing new and much more serious charges, her trial is still scheduled at this point for November 17. No one has asked for any delay for any reason at this point.

Casey Anthony's family will be allowed to visit her in jail. She'll be limited to three video visitations every week. She can't request a visit, a member of her family would have to request it and then Casey would get the option to accept or turn them away. So far, no one has asked to visit her.


GEORGE SAYS CASEY WILL NOT REPRESENT SELF

George Anthony told Eyewitness News that Casey she would not represent herself. Her current attorney, Jose Baez, walked into court Wednesday along side another attorney. The two stood beside Casey when she made her first appearance.

The judge asked Baez if he will file a Notice of Appearance, in other words, if he would represent Casey, and he said he would. Casey's father George also spoke to Eyewitness News about his daughter's plans for representation in court.

"No, she's gonna assist her attorney and or attorneys, or people that are there to help her in any way she can and she's done that," he said.


CINDY, GEORGE DEFEND DAUGHTER DESPITE CHARGES

George and Cindy Anthony are defending their daughter. Despite everything, both say they still believe Caylee is still alive.

Casey Anthony's parents spoke out Wednesday morning about the new charges their daughter now faces. They are both worn down, but vow not to give up hope Caylee is still alive. They spent the morning defending their daughter.

"No matter what has been portrayed or no matter what has been brought against my daughter at this moment, my granddaughter is still out there," George told Eyewitness News.

In addition to the first-degree murder charge, Casey faces a seven-count indictment including charges of child abuse, manslaughter and charges for lying to investigators.

Casey's mother spent Wednesday morning speaking on a national news program. She looked worn out and, in the face of evidence her dead granddaughter was in the trunk of Casey's car, seemed to be in denial of the possibility her daughter is a killer.

"I know that there is nothing in this world that could make me believe that Casey did anything to Caylee," Cindy said.

George said he and his wife haven't slept in the past two days. The couple has spent hours looking at pictures of the little girl their own daughter is charged with murdering. However, despite the new charges, George is convinced Casey didn't do anything wrong.

"This 3-year-old little girl was never harmed by my daughter, never. My daughter would not do that to her. I know that in my heart. She's a good mother," George said.

http://www.wftv.com/news/17723629/detail.html

Baez Staying As Casey Anthony's Attorney
Thursday, October 16, 2008 5:44:04 AM
ORLANDO --   Casey Anthony made her initial court appearance on charges that she murdered her missing 3-year-old daughter, Caylee.

Dressed in a blue jail jumpsuit, Casey only said one word during the appearance, by acknowledging Judge John Jordan with a "yes" when he called her name.

After that, he read all of the charges on the seven count indictment a grand jury handed up Tuesday and then ordered her held without bond.

As for those charges, Casey is facing one count of first-degree murder, one count each of aggravated child abuse and manslaughter, and four counts of lying to investigators.
Baez Staying On As Casey's Lawyer, Had No Comment Following Appearance

Casey's lawyer Jose Baez was by his client’s side for her court appearance.

However, Baez did not make any comment on the case when leaving.

On Tuesday, he said in a press conference we haven't heard the full story on the case, and accused State Attorney Lawson Lamar of possibly bringing the case to a grand jury in order to help him win re-election.
   
Casey's mother and father are also standing by their daughter. On Wednesday, George said that he still believes Caylee is alive.

Meanwhile, since Casey's murder indictment, questions have been raised as to whether Baez will remain her attorney in the case.

According to Todd Black, Baez's representative, Baez will remain on the case to represent Casey on the murder charge.

Black said right now the case has not been declared a capital murder trial, and said Baez has been preparing for this possible scenario, and has a team of attorneys, including one that can handle a capital murder case.
Casey Placed In Protective Custody

Casey is being held under level one protective custody at the Orange County Jail's Female Detention Center.
   
Under the protective custody umbrella, Casey will spend her days in a cell by herself without inmate contact.

Protective custody is normally used in high-profile cases.

While in jail, Casey will be allowed out of her cell for one hour per day to take a shower, sit in the dayroom and make phone calls.
   
Additional time out of the cell can be granted at the discretion of the officers.
   
Attorney visits are allowed anytime.

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Thursday, October 16, 2008
Story last updated at 11:15 a.m. on Thursday, October 16, 2008

Missing girl is dead, spokesman says


The Associated Press
 

ORLANDO, Fla. - The missing daughter of a Florida woman who was indicted on first degree murder charges is dead, a spokesman for her defense team said on CNN late Wednesday.

 

Todd Black, speaking on behalf of defense attorney Jose Baez, appeared on a live phone interview to discuss the first degree murder charges against Casey Anthony in the disappearance of her 3-year-old daughter, Caylee.

Black said the case is not just about the loss of the girl's life but the loss of whatever is going to happen with Casey Anthony.

Calls to Black were not immediately returned.

Caylee Anthony disappeared in June but was not reported missing until a month later. An Orange County grand jury, acting on forensic evidence, indicted her on Tuesday. Caylee Anthony is still missing.


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Spokesman For Casey's Attorney Backtracks On Comments Caylee Is Dead

POSTED: 6:31 am EDT October 16, 2008
UPDATED: 1:01 pm EDT October 16, 2008

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- A spokesperson for Casey Anthony's legal team told a national TV audience that Caylee Anthony was dead, but that's not what he's saying Thursday afternoon.

Jose Baez's spokesperson, Todd Black, is backtracking on a statement he made Wednesday night during a phone interview with CNN. He said Caylee was dead, but he had an explanation for his words Thursday.

Black is backtracking and said Jose Baez is holding a news conference Thursday afternoon to respond to the comment. Eyewitness News talked to George Anthony about it before he left home Thursday.

George is still driving around the billboard with Caylee's picture on it. He is determined to find his granddaughter alive and downplayed what the spokesman for his daughter's legal team said on national television Thursday night.

"That's not a belief that's in my brain. If some people want to do that, that's up to them," George told Eyewitness News.

Todd Black, the spokesperson for Casey Anthony's attorney, Jose Baez, was asked why Casey was captured in pictures partying while her daughter was missing. That's when he admitted what investigators have long said

."This is a very serious case, involving not just the loss of the life of this little girl, but the loss of whatever is going to happen with Casey Anthony," Black said on CNN Wednesday night (Hear It All).

Eyewitness News tracked him down late Thursday morning and, over the phone, he denied that is what he meant. He insisted the Baez legal team is confident Caylee is just missing and Casey had nothing to do with her disappearance.

"I did not say that on national television. I responded to what someone else said," Black told Eyewitness News.

In late August, Eyewitness News was the first station to uncover the DNA evidence that showed the toddler was no longer alive. A spokesperson for George and Cindy Anthony called the statement made by Black, someone who's supposed to be on Casey's side, inappropriate.

"If he said something like that and that's what he meant then he shouldn't be representing, working for, Jose Baez because that's an inappropriate statement," said Larry Garrison, Anthony family spokesperson.

Baez visited Casey in jail late Wednesday night. Meanwhile, the Anthony family is still raising money that's going to a fund to help find Caylee. The family also said they are setting up tip line.


http://www.wftv.com/news/17726847/detail.html#

Attorney's Spokesman Denies Saying Caylee Is Dead

Thursday, October 16, 2008 1:24:39 PM

ORLANDO -- A spokesman for Casey Anthony's attorney says a controversial comment he made about the case was taken out of context.


According to published reports, the spokesman for Jose Baez, Todd Black, appeared to say that Caylee Anthony is dead.


That was in an interview shown on CNN Headline news.


In the clip Black says, "This is a very serious case involving not just involving the loss of the life of this little girl but the loss of whatever is going to happen with Casey Anthony." The comment has since sparked a fire storm of controversy with news reports saying that .


News 13's Evrod Cassimy spoke with Black who said the statement was in reference to the way this case was being talked about and was in response to an earlier comment. He would not elaborate further.


Investigators have said they no longer believe the little girl is alive. Casey Anthony is now sitting in jail, charged with first-degree murder.
Caylee's grandfather, George Anthony, denied Thursday that Caylee is dead. He said he is 99 percent sure Caylee is out there.

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

RAW INTERVIEW: Baez PR Firm Spokesman Admits Caylee Is Dead
http://www.wftv.com/video/17728272/index.html


RAW INTERVIEW: Todd Black Says Comment That Caylee Is Dead Was Out Of Context
http://www.wftv.com/video/17729306/index.html


Spokesman For Casey's Attorney Says He Didn't Say What He Said
http://www.wftv.com/video/17728926/index.html


Statement From PR Firm Representing Baez (PDF)
http://www.wftv.com/download/2008/1016/17728061.pdf