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prosecution opening statement
It is time to tell the story of a little girl named Caylee,” Prosecutor Linda Drane Burdick said Tuesday morning as she launched a two-hour opening statement at Casey Anthony’s trial for her 2-year-old daughter’s murder.

Burdick called Caylee Marie Anthony’s home life with her “doting grandparents” before her June 16, 2008 disappearance “every little girl’s dream.” However, she quickly shifted her focus to what happened between the last photo grandmother Cindy Anthony took of Caylee on June 15 and the first photo taken of her remains on December 11.

Casey Anthony cried at several points during Burdick’s presentation, such as when she described Caylee’s remains, and she shook her head as Burdick recounted some of the lies she allegedly told her family and investigators. ::snipping2::

http://nancygrace.blogs.cnn.com/2011/05/24/tot-mom-murder-trial-prosecution-opening-statement/

Baez Says Caylee Drowned In Pool; George Takes Stand

Posted: 5:18 am EDT May 24, 2011
Updated: 5:24 pm EDT May 24, 2011
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- George Anthony was the prosecution's first witness on day 12 of Casey Anthony's murder trial on Tuesday. Casey is accused of killing her daughter, 2-year-old Caylee, and dumping the body in the woods near her parent's home on Suburban Drive.

Circuit Judge Belvin Perry called the court to order around 9:00am on Tuesday.

Casey walked into the Orange County courtroom at 8:50am on Tuesday, wearing a white, long-sleeved shirt and she had her hair pulled back into a ponytail. Her parents, Cindy and George Anthony were present.

Casey cried throughout the opening statements from both the prosecution and the defense on Tuesday. However, Casey was most emotional after lunch when her attorney, Jose Baez, stated to the jurors that Caylee Anthony was never missing, but drowned in her family's pool.

"How in the world can a mother wait 30 days to report a child missing? It's insane. Something's just not right about that. The answer is relatively simple. She never was missing. Caylee Anthony died on June 16, 2008, when she drowned in her family's swimming pool," Baez stated. ::snipping2::
http://www.wftv.com/news/28001858/detail.html

Casey Murder Trial Brings Tears, Blame And Shame
Posted: 5:18 am EDT May 24, 2011
Updated: 6:40 pm EDT May 24, 2011
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- George Anthony was the prosecution's first witness on day 12 of Casey Anthony's murder trial on Tuesday. Casey is accused of killing her daughter, 2-year-old Caylee, and dumping the body in the woods near her parent's home on Suburban Drive.

Circuit Judge Belvin Perry called the court to order around 9:00am on Tuesday.

Casey walked into the Orange County courtroom at 8:50am on Tuesday, wearing a white, long-sleeved shirt and she had her hair pulled back into a ponytail. Her parents, Cindy and George Anthony were present. ::snipping2::

http://www.wftv.com/news/28001858/detail.html

George Anthony Denies Caylee Drowned, Molesting Daughter
Defense Says Caylee Drowned In Family Pool

POSTED: Tuesday, May 24, 2011
UPDATED: 6:57 pm EDT May 24, 2011
ORLANDO, Fla. -- George Anthony, the father of Casey Anthony and the state's first witness in her first-degree murder trial, on Tuesday denied major defense theories introduced by attorney Jose Baez during opening statements.
Less than an hour into George Anthony's questioning, the state asked him if he sexually abused Casey Anthony. He said no. He then denied knowing that Caylee drowned in the family pool on June 16, 2008.

George Anthony testified that he would have done anything to save his granddaughter. He said he had nothing to do with the disposal of Caylee's body.

The state began by asking George Anthony about his history, including how he met his wife and his history with working in law enforcement.

When the state completed its questioning of George Anthony, Baez began cross examination. ::snipping2::

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/28008941/detail.html

Day 2: Casey Anthony's ex-boyfriend takes witness stand By Jacqueline Fell, Adam Longo and Christine Webb, Team Coverage
Last Updated: Wednesday, May 25, 2011 5:13 PM
ORLANDO --

The Casey Anthony trial entered Day 2 Wednesday, with the prosecution calling more witnesses to the stand to support their case of murder against the 25-year-old mother.

Will more bombshell testimony come be brought to light?

Judge wants list of witnesses

Before Judge Belvin Perry brought in the jury Wednesday, he asked the state of Florida to hand over a list of its next 40 witnesses, so the defense could spent less time preparing their cross-

examinations. ::snipping2::

http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/may/251132/Day-2:-Casey-Anthonys-ex-boyfriend-takes-witness-stand

Casey Anthony trial: Ex-boyfriend, friends, neighbor who loaned shovel testify
Judge denies defense attorney Jose Baez's question to former boyfriend about "secrets" Anthony told him.
May 25, 2011|By Anthony Colarossi, Orlando Sentinel

Casey Anthony's ex-boyfriend took the stand Wednesday and told jurors the young woman showed no outward signs of depression or sadness in the days after her daughter's disappearance in mid-June 2008.

Anthony Lazzaro's testimony matched that of other members of her partying social network in Orlando who also recalled Anthony's behavior during that period.

The day that 2-year-old Caylee Marie was last seen alive — June 16, 2008 — Lazzaro confirmed that he and Anthony went to ::snipping2::

http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2011-05-25/news/os-casey-anthony-trial-day-2-20110525_1_cindy-anthony-casey-anthony-caylee-marie

Posted: 6:02 am EDT May 26, 2011
Updated: 12:48 pm EDT May 26, 2011
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Tensions ran high as George Anthony was brought back to the stand on day 14 of Casey Anthony's murder trial Thursday. There were several tense exchanges between Casey's lead attorney, Jose Baez, and George Anthony.

Casey entered the courtroom around 8:55am, wearing a light blue striped button-down shirt and grey pants. She had her hair pulled back in a tight bun.

Jose Baez began questioning Tony Lazzaro, Casey's ex-boyfriend, just after the court was called to order at 9:00am on Thursday.

Tony Lazarro testified under questioning from Anthony's defense attorney that she taught Caylee how to swim and regularly displayed affection for her daughter. ::snipping2::

http://www.wftv.com/caseyanthony/28031215/detail.html

Cops, on Caylee tips: How did we miss this?
December 19, 2008|By Bianca Prieto, Sarah Lundy and Amy L. Edwards, Sentinel Staff Writers

Could the search for Caylee Marie have ended months ago?

An Orange County utilities worker tried three times in August to alert law enforcement of a strange gray bag on the side of Suburban Drive near the home of missing Caylee Marie Anthony, a sheriff's official said Thursday.

Three times, deputy sheriffs checked the tips, with no results. When curiosity led the same utility worker back to the same spot last week, he found a plastic bag containing the remains of a small child. ::snipping2::

http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2008-12-19/news/casey19_1_caylee-marie-casey-anthony-woods

Casey Anthony trial: 'Oh, my God
I'm such a good liar,' Casey told witness
Ex-boyfriend Ricardo Morales sold Casey photos for $4K.
May 26, 2011|By Anthony Colarossi, Orlando Sentinel

Casey Anthony's ex-boyfriend raised suspicions about the young woman's family life Thursday, testifying that she told him her brother had molested her and her father had hit her.

Tony Lazzaro told the judge and attorneys involved in the first-degree murder trial that Casey Anthony had confided that her brother Lee tried to "feel her up."

"Lee Anthony tried to sexually abuse her," said Lazzaro, adding that he was shocked by her admission.

Then he described Anthony's allegations of abuse at the hand of her father, George Anthony.

"Hitting, that's all I can remember," Lazzaro said. "I took it as discipline."

http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2011-05-26/news/os-casey-anthony-trial-day-3-20110526_1_casey-anthony-george-anthony-state-attorney-frank-george

Casey Anthony Gloated About Lying, Was Sleeping With Two Men
By JESSICA HOPPER and ASHLEIGH BANFIELD (@ABCAshleigh)
ORLANDO, Fla. May 26, 2011

Casey Anthony was practically living with a new boyfriend and slept with an old boyfriend in the days before her daughter Caylee disappeared, according to testimony in her Orlando murder trial today.

In a day of testimony that appeared to get at the character of Casey Anthony, a woman who spent a July 4 weekend with her recalled the defendant making up an excuse to cancel an appointment with friends and then bragging, "Oh my God, I'm such a good liar."Casey Anthony Gloated About Lying, Was Sleeping With Two Men
http://abcnews.go.com/US/casey-anthony-trial-bragged-lying-sleeping-men/story?id=13693673

Caylee Anthony case: Magpie reports on trial 05/26/11
Posted on May 26, 2011 by Valhall

Let the tears begin. Which they did immediately with Casey as she looks at Tony L. as he talks about one of the only 2 or 3 times he saw Caylee. She looks at him as if he is Caylee’s father describing her count in Spanish. It is so hard
to understand casey and her defense strategy. They’ve fought to exclude any
mention of her sex life, promiscuity etc. yet that is a class book trait of an incest survivor. Of course that is the problem with diagnosing abuse (or defending/prosecuting it). The symptoms can range from being sexually overt and promiscuous or refusing to allow even the barest of touch. We can develop patterns and typical behaviors but no two survivors are the same and their coping manifestations can go either direction.

For the first time there are 6 extra large boxes, 5 medium boxes, 6 small boxes,
3 large bags and a file box of evidence on the court floor. YIKES! Are we going
to have to sift thru all of that?

Tony L. never makes any real effort to look at casey. He is the 1st witness
though that she has paid any real attention to. How much fun was it when Tony
gives Baez those little jabs? I.E. when Baez says “You would talk on the phone
even when you weren’t together. Wouldn’t you” and Tony’s like…Duh? That’s when
we would talk on the phone (under his breath) you idiot”. ::snipping2::

http://www.thehinkymeter.com/2011/05/26/caylee-anthony-case-magpie-reports-on-trial-052611/#more-6943

Early start for day 4 of Casey Anthony trial
By Jacqueline Fell, Adam Longo and Kelli Cook, Team Coverage
Last Updated: Friday, May 27, 2011 6:00 AM
ORLANDO --
It will be an early start for the Case against Casey Anthony.
Judge Belvin Perry said day 4 of the trial will begin at 8:30 a.m. It comes as the jurors were on the edge of their seats Thursday as one witness testifies Casey admitted to being "a good liar." ::snipping2::

http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/may/252672/Early-start-for-day-4-of-Casey-Anthony-trial

Casey Trial Day 15, Judge To Address State's Motion
Posted: 5:38 am EDT May 27, 2011Updated: 6:34 am EDT May 27, 2011
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Day 15 of Casey Anthony's murder trial will begin Friday, and so far, the prosecution has brought a parade of Casey's friends and ex-boyfriends to the stand to talk about how she acted during the 31 days after Caylee was last seen.
Attorneys will head to work earlier to begin court at 8:30am, where Chief Judge Belvin Perry will hear a motion by the prosecution that could lead to fewer sidebars and pauses in witness testimony.

Prosecutors are concerned that the defense is asking too many questioned about hearsay evidence, which is what others say Casey told them about her life. Now the state wants that testimony to be heard without the jury first. But the state said the defense’s questions are leading to a flood of objections.They want that problem handled first thing Friday morning. ::snipping2::

http://www.wftv.com/news/28044952/detail.html

Casey Anthony Trial: State to call more witnesses on Day 4
José Baez asked for mistrial again; Judge Belvin Perry denied it.

State prosecutors will continue to call witnesses today and build its first-degree murder case against Casey Anthony as the trial moves into its fourth day.

Prosecutors called four witnesses ranging from the fiancé of Lee Anthony, the defendant's brother, to the owner of the towing agency that towed Casey Anthony's car to a local AMSCOT parking lot.

The owner of the towing agency, Simon Birch said the smell of human decomposition emanated from Casey Anthony's car.

"Instant flash in my mind was, 'Woah, I know what that smell is,'" Birch said. ::snipping2::

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/caylee-anthony/os-casey-anthony-trial-day-4-20110527,0,3706684.story

Day 4: Towing manager smelled death around Casey Anthony's car
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ORLANDO --

For the first time, a witness in the Casey Anthony murder trial said he notice a "smell of death" coming from Casey Anthony's car.

On Friday, Simon Birch, the former manager of the towing company that removed the Anthonys' Pontiac Sunfire from an Amscot parking lot in late June 2008, told prosecutors he noticed a strong odor around the car after it had been sitting in his towing yard for days.

"Whew, I know what that smells like," Birch recalled thinking. ::snipping2::

http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/may/252672/Early-start-for-day-4-of-Casey-Anthony-trial

Casey Anthony Trial: Witness Says Car Smelled Like Human Decomposition
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By ASHLEIGH BANFIELD (@ABCAshleigh) and JESSICA HOPPER
ORLANDO, Fla. May 27, 2011

The supervisor of the tow truck company that removed Casey Anthony's abandoned car while her daughter, Caylee, was missing testified today that the car smelled like a dead body had been in it.

Simon Birch, the operations manager for Johnsons Wrecker Service during the summer of 2008, said that Anthony's white Pontiac Sunfire had been on the tow yard's lot for three days when he examined the car's exterior in early July.

"I put my hand up to the glass to shield the sun and look through the windows. At that point, I did notice a fairly strong odor emanating from the vehicle," Birch said in the Orlando, Fla., murder trial. "The instant flash in my mind was, woah, I know what that smells like." ::snipping2::

http://abcnews.go.com/US/casey-anthony-trial-witness-pontiac-sunfire-smelled-human/story?id=13702807

Casey Anthony Trial, Day 4: The Courting of George Anthony
May 27, 2011

“Show me a little respect and I’ll show you a little, too.”
- George Anthony on the witness stand, May 26, 2011, to defense attorney Jose Baez

ORLANDO, Fla. -- It’s a dirty, dirty job, but somebody has to do it — or do they? Murder defendant, Casey Anthony’s father, George endured a grilling to the point of harassment on the witness stand for much of day three during the death penalty trial of Florida vs. Casey Anthony. What so angered the defendant’s father?

The Smiling Inquisitor

At times smiling and appearing friendly, a crocodilian Jose Baez seemed more predator than sworn officer of the court. Although George’s own lawyer and friend, Mark Lippman, had prepared his client for the merciless questioning anticipated, the defendant’s father found himself on the defensive most of the time.
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It was merely the third day in the death penalty trial of a young woman who reportedly lied to too many, seemingly had many boyfriends and often, according to a considerable folio of state’s evidence photographs, had one too many drinks. As the long confrontation evolved, George Anthony’s anger coursed from his reddening complexion and could be traced, muscle by muscle, across his face. In one of many courtroom moves to distance, even acquit his client of all her alleged transgressions, Baez pushed George to the edge of composure, bullying the defendant’s father and victim’s grandfather to assert himself, to somehow get out from under Baez’s vicious cross-examinat
::snipping2::

http://blogs.discovery.com/criminal_report/2011/05/casey-anthony-trial-day-4-the-courting-of-george-anthony.html

Casey Anthony trial resumes after testimony on smell of human decay
On Friday, Anthony's father and a tow company manager testified that Anthony's car reeked of the unmistakable odor of a decomposing body.
::snipping2::
George Anthony said the odor was so powerful he could not drive it home from the impound lot where it had been towed without rolling down the windows, he said.

"I did worry for my daughter and granddaughter," George Anthony testified. "I didn't want to believe what I was smelling."
George Anthony: I smelled human corpse
Casey's dad back on the stand
Tot mon's former lover reveals a secret
Inside Casey Anthony's car trunk

The defense pointed out -- and George Anthony admitted -- that he did not call police after noticing the smell, nor did he tell authorities about his concerns. ::snipping2::

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/05/28/florida.casey.anthony.trial/

Court prepares for Saturday session in Case Against Casey
By Amanda Evans , Reporter
Last Updated: Saturday, May 28, 2011 6:04 AM
It is day 5 of testimony today in the Case Against Casey.

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Lawyers, the judge, and jury are all working a half day today and hearing more testimony in the case after more fireworks in court Friday.
Prosecutors wanted to introduce a sexually charged computer chat between Casey and her boyfriend, Tony Lazzaro.

The state says the messages showed Casey considered her daughter Caylee to be a burden, but the judge denied that request. ::snipping2::

http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/may/253267/Court-prepares-for-Saturday-session-in-Case-Against-Casey

Will IMs make it into evidence?

When court ended Friday, prosecutors were trying to introduce a sexually charged online chat between Casey and her then-boyfriend, Tony Lazzaro.

State prosecutors said the instant messages showed Casey considered her daughter, Caylee, to be a burden, keeping her from doing what she wanted.

But Judge Perry denied their request, saying the next logical question in that case would be "Why didn't Casey kill her parents?"

Lazzaro will likely return to the stand first thing Saturday morning.

http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/may/253267/Court-prepares-for-Saturday-session-in-Case-Against-Casey

Talk Of Caylee's Things Brings Cindy To Tears
Posted: 8:45 am EDT May 28, 2011Updated: 12:34 pm EDT May 28, 2011
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Casey Anthony's mother, Cindy, testified on day 16 of Casey's murder trial on Saturday. Cindy was brought to tears as she described Caylee Anthony's baby blanket to prosecutor Linda Drane-Burdick.

Casey walked into the courtroom smiling, wearing a light blue, beaded sweater and she had her hair pulled back into a bun.
Cindy Anthony described the layout of the family home Saturday during testimony. She also became emotional when she described a playhouse built for 2-year-old Caylee.

As Cindy tried to keep herself composed, she said, "I'm sorry."

Drane-Burdick asked her if she needed a minute and Cindy said, "Yes."

Casey sat stone-faced as her mother cried and at one point shook her head "no." ::snipping2::

http://www.wftv.com/news/28057538/detail.html

Text Messages Tony Lazarro:

Casey Anthony: I'm so sorry for not telling you what happened. We obviously need to talk. I need you, and I love you more than anyone.
Tony Lazarro: Where is Caylee?
Casey Anthony: I honestly don't know.
Tony Lazarro: I don't know ... Are you serious?
Casey Anthony: I've been filling out reports all night and driving around with multiple officers looking at old apartments I had taken her to. Everything. I'm the worst (expletive) mother ... I don't know what I would do if something happened to her.
Tony Lazarro: Why wouldn't you tell me of all people? I was your boyfriend who cares about you and your daughter. It doesn't make sense to me. Why would you lie to me thinking she was fine with your nanny?
Casey Anthony: I lied to everyone. What was I supposed to say? I trust my daughter with some psycho. How does that look?
Tony Lazarro: (I don't know) what to say. I just hope your daughter is OK. I'm going to do everything I can to help your family and the cops.
Casey Anthony: I was put in handcuffs for almost 10 minutes and sat in the back of a cop car. The best thing and the most important person in my life is missing, and God only knows if I'm every going to see her again.
Casey Anthony: I am the dumbest person and the worst mother. I honestly hate myself.
Casey Anthony: The most important thing is getting Caylee back, but I truly hope that you can forgive me. Granted I will never be able to forgive myself nor will my family. ::snipping2::

http://www.wesh.com/r/28057539/detail.html

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Casey Anthony: Does Cindy Anthony help or hurt state?
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WFTV legal analyst Bill Sheaffer said that Cindy was “a very powerful witness for the state” and that she “lends George credibility.”

The defense has alleged that George Anthony, Casey’s father, sexually abused his daughter and helped cover up his granddaughter’s drowning death. George Anthony denied the accusations on the witness stand.

Cindy “undercuts the defense argument that George is a monster,” Sheaffer said. “I think this reinforces and strengthens George’s testimony.”

Later, Cindy gave detailed testimony about Casey’s comments about Zanny the nanny, a figure who doesn’t exist. Casey Anthony listened stonily to her mother. Cindy’s testimony, Sheaffer said, revealed “the intricacies of the lies that Casey told.” Sheaffer said, “It’s astounding.” ::snipping2::

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2011/05/casey-anthony-does-cindy-anthony-help-or-hurt-state.html

Cindy Anthony Testifies In Daughter's Murder Trial
Casey Anthony, 25, Charged With Killing Daughter
POSTED: Saturday, May 28, 2011
UPDATED: 1:15 pm EDT May 28, 2011

Cindy Anthony broke into tears when showed a photo of Caylee's Winnie the Pooh themed bed.

The state then spent time having Cindy Anthony establish the layout of her home and yard on Hopespring Drive, where her daughter and granddaughter lived. She spoke extensively about locks on doors and how the home was set up.

She also described the ladder that was used to access the family's above ground pool. The defense has claimed that Caylee drowned in the family pool on June 16, 2008, and that grandfather George Anthony found her body.

When Judge Belvin Perry called for a recess in the middle of Cindy Anthony's testimony, Casey Anthony broke into tears and began talking to her attorneys.

The state asked Cindy Anthony if, before June 16 2008, how long she would go without seeing her granddaughter.

"I don't think I ever went more than 24 hours without seeing Caylee," Cindy Anthony said. ::snipping2::

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/28057597/detail.html

Defense's sex-abuse claims may force Casey Anthony to testify
May 28, 2011|By Bianca Prieto, Orlando Sentinel

In its effort to provide an alternate theory on how Caylee Anthony died and explain why her mother never reported the child missing, the defense team may have created a scenario in which Casey Anthony must take the stand.

http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2011-05-28/news/os-casey-anthony-trial-defense-tactic20110528_1_casey-anthony-defense-team-george-anthony

Casey Anthony trial: State wants to discuss Casey Anthony's fraud, theft convictions
By Amy Pavuk, Orlando Sentinel
5:31 a.m. EDT, June 1, 2011

Lawyers in the first-degree murder case against Casey Anthony are slated to argue this morning about her prior felony convictions in a check-fraud case.

The state wants to be able to tell jurors about the convictions, which occurred in January 2010 when Casey pleaded guilty to 13 charges. Orange County Circuit Court Judge Stan Strickland -- the judge who formerly presided over the murder case -- found Anthony guilty on six of the charges: one count of grand theft, four counts of check forgery, and fraudulent use of personal identification

Strickland withheld adjudication for the remaining seven counts.

Anthony, now 25, was sentenced to time-served. At that point, she had already served 412 days in jail. Strickland also ordered her to one year of probation and ordered her to pay the court and investigative costs associated with the check-fraud case.

Anthony was charged with stealing hundreds of dollars from a friend, Amy Huizenga, in July 2008. Investigators have said Anthony used Huizenga's checks to buy more than $400 worth of clothes and groceries at area Target and Winn-Dixie stores.

http://video.foxnews.com/v/4702530/emotional-day-in-court-for-casey-anthony
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Emotional Day in Court for Casey Anthony
May 31, 2011 - 4:39 -
Inside trial with former Anthony attorney Bradley Conway

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Casey Anthony Trial Heats Up
May 31, 2011
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FNC’s Geraldo Rivera on the latest in the trial of Casey Anthony for allegedly killing her daughter Caylee Anthony.

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Casey Anthony's brother testifies about confrontation over Caylee June 1st, 2011
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Casey Anthony's brother testified Wednesday about a "combative" confrontation between his mother and sister on the night of July 15, just before his 2-year-old niece Caylee's disappearance a month earlier was reported to police.

Lee Anthony told jurors in his sister's capital murder trial he arrived at his parents' house after being contacted by his father and asked to go. He said shortly after he arrived about 8 p.m., his mother Cindy Anthony came home, with his sister in tow.

The two were arguing about Caylee's whereabouts, Lee Anthony said. At that point, according to Cindy Anthony's previous testimony, she had not seen her daughter or granddaughter for weeks. She testified she found her daughter only after contacting a friend and being led to the home of Casey Anthony's then-boyfriend.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/casey-anthony-trial-taped-conversation-shows-lie-caylees/story?id=13732463
Casey Anthony Trial: Taped Conversation Shows Casey Anthony Building Elaborate Lie
By JESSICA HOPPER
June 1, 2011
The prosecution in Casey Anthony's murder trial put the Florida woman's ability to create elaborate lies on full display, playing a taped conversation of Anthony calmly describing to police the nanny who she claimed kidnapped 2-year-old Caylee.

A stone-faced Anthony listened in court today to the audio tape from July 16, 2008, the same day she would be arrested in the disappearance of her daughter, Caylee. On the tape, Anthony is being questioned about her written statement regarding Caylee's disappearance.

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Images: Lee, Deputies Questioned 06/01/2011

http://insession.blogs.cnn.com/2011/06/01/casey-to-police-getting-caylee-back-is-the-only-thing-that-matters/
June 1, 2011
Casey to police: Getting Caylee back is 'the only thing that matters'
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Casey Anthony: WFTV keeps viewers guessing with fluid scheduling
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Day 19, Testimony Continues In Casey Anthony Murder Trial
Posted: 5:50 am EDT June 2, 2011Updated: 6:18 am EDT June 2, 2011
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Day 19 of Casey Anthony's murder trial begins on Thursdayand it could be the day jurors see recorded video of Casey in jail, dismissing the theory that Caylee drowned.
It's from a conversation between Casey and her parents when they visited her in the Orange County Jail shortly after she was arrested in August 2008.

The defense tried to object to that video on Wednesday to keep it from being admitted to trial. But Judge Belvin Perry told Jose Baez that the time for those objections passed long before the trial began.

http://www.wesh.com/casey-anthony-extended-coverage/28105395/detail.html
Jury To See Casey Jailhouse Videos
Conversations With Family To Be Shown In Court
POSTED: 6:34 am EDT June 2, 2011

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Prosecutors in the case against Casey Anthony said they plan to show the jury videos of Casey's jailhouse visitation conversations with her family.

Prosecutors expect the jury to see the videos within the next day or so. They said the taped conversations could be some of the strongest evidence against her.

“Somneone just said that Caylee was dead this morning, that she drowned in the pool,” Cindy Anthony said to Casey in one of the calls.

“Surprise, surprise,” Casey answered.

Read more: http://www.wesh.com/casey-anthony-extended-coverage/28105395/detail.html#ixzz1O7FSNVvp

http://www.wftv.com/news/28105029/detail.html
Friend Did Not Know 'Zenaida'; Casey Said He Introduced Her
Posted: 5:50 am EDT June 2, 2011Updated: 11:29 am EDT June 2, 2011
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- An acquaintance of Casey Anthony testified on day 19 of her murder trial Thursday, that he never introduced Casey to a babysitter whom she claims kidnapped her daughter, Caylee Anthony.
Casey Anthony entered the courtroom around 8:50am, wearing a light blue, short-sleeved buttoned down shirt and dark pants. She had her hair pulled up in a tight bun.
At about 9:00am, Jeff Hopkins was called to the stand as the first witness.

Casey had told investigators that Caylee was kidnapped by a babysitter named Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez, but witnesses have testified that no such babysitter existed. Casey had also said that Hopkins introduced her to the babysitter and that Zenaida also took care of Hopkins's son.

However, on the stand, Hopkins said that he did not have a child and did not introduce Casey to a babysitter.

Mom Asks Casey Anthony in Jail: Will We Find Caylee?

Although Casey Anthony has not taken the stand, jurors have heard a lot from the 25-year-old Florida mom on trial for killing her daughter Caylee, 2.

On Thursday afternoon, prosecutors played recorded jail visitation between Anthony and her parents, George and Cindy, after Casey's arrest for what at the time was then still a missing-child case. ::snipping2::

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Casey Anthony Defense: Best Friend Testimony Inconsistent
Casey Anthony, 25, Charged With Killing Daughter

POSTED: Friday, June 3, 2011
UPDATED: 12:35 pm EDT June 3, 2011
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Casey Anthony's defense team wants her best friend to stay in Orlando for several more weeks, saying she gave testimony inconsistent with prior statements.

Amy Huizenga now lives in Spain and works on a cruise ship that leaves port once a week. To get back to work on time, she had to leave Wednesday night after testifying, but earlier in the week she was served with a subpoena to stay for direct examination from the defense.

"I live in Europe," Huizenga exclaimed when she was served at the Orange County Courthouse.

Bench transcripts from a conversation Huizenga had with Judge Belvin Perry reveals clues about the defense's strategy. ::snipping2::

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/28120634/detail.html

http://www.wftv.com/news/28117759/detail.html
Casey On Video Tells Parents Her "Heart Is Aching"
Posted: 5:53 am EDT June 3, 2011Updated: 5:28 pm EDT June 3, 2011
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Casey Anthony tearfully told her parents that her 2-year-old daughter Caylee was the "top point" in the family's star and predicted they would all be back together soon, according to jailhouse videos of their meetings while Casey was jailed in 2008 over Caylee's disappearance.

Day 9: Investigator Says Car Smelled Like Death
CSI Testifies About Anthony's Car
POSTED: 5:25 pm EDT June 3, 2011
UPDATED: 5:55 pm EDT June 3, 201

Video at link
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Prosecutors in the case against Casey Anthony gave the jury a tour of Casey Anthony’s car Friday afternoon through photos and evidence in the courtroom as a crime scene investigator said that, in his own opinion, the car smelled like human decomposition.
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http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/06/04/florida.casey.anthony.trial/
Experts: Videos could be damaging to Casey Anthony defense
See show times »Nancy Grace
By the CNN Wire Staff June 4, 2011 5:49 a.m. EDT

Video at link.
Tune in to HLN's "Nancy Grace" at 8 ET for live reports from Florida with all the details of the Casey Anthony trial. And follow the action on Nancy's special Casey Anthony trial page.

(CNN) -- The capital murder trial of Casey Anthony continues Saturday, a day after jurors were transfixed by taped jailhouse conversations that could be damaging to Anthony's defense.

In one conversation played Friday, Anthony responded sarcastically when her mother brought up media accounts that circulated at the time about the possibility that 2-year-old Caylee Anthony had drowned in the family pool.

"Surprise, surprise," Anthony said of the rumor, which is now the primary defense theory in her capital murder trial in Orlando, Florida.
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Hair in Casey Anthony’s car takes center stage
By Amanda Evans , Reporter
Last Updated: Saturday, June 04, 2011 6:37 AM
ORLANDO --

A hair found in Casey Anthony's trunk is expected to take center stage Saturday as her murder trial continues.

An FBI agent is expected to testify the hair showed signs of human decomposition.

It was found in the trunk after the Orange County Sheriffs' Office began analyzing the car in 2008.

Prosecutors say it proves Casey put Caylee's remains in the trunk after she was killed.

The defense has come forward with a different theory of the crime.

They also tried to prevent this evidence from being brought up at trial, but the judge ruled it will be up to jurors to decide.

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Day 10: Death Band, Air Samples
FBI Expert Testifies On Hair Sample
POSTED: 12:31 pm EDT June 4, 2011
UPDATED: 1:02 pm EDT June 4, 2011

Video at link.
ORLANDO, Fla. -- In groundbreaking yet technical testimony, an FBI analyst testified Saturday in Casey Anthony's murder trial that a hair sample found in Casey's trunk shows signs of decomposition.

Investigators found hair in the trunk of Anthony's car. Prosecutors claim the hair could only have come from a decomposing body.

Post-mortem root banding, the scientific name for the phenomenon, has never been used as evidence in a Florida criminal trial until the Anthony case.

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Day 10: Hair and air take center stage in Case Against Casey
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By Adam Longo and Amanda Evans, Team Coverage
Last Updated: Saturday, June 04, 2011 1:39 PM
ORLANDO --

Day 10 of the Casey Anthony murder trial was a “hairy” day for the defense.

FBI forensic scientist Karen Lowe took to the stand Saturday and testified about the microscopic details of hair.

The defense was ready to challenge this science along with the air samples, which were both presented by the prosecution Saturday.
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Hat tip to trimmonthelake

FBI forensic expert says hair removed from Casey Anthony's car consistent with decomposition
Forensic expert testifies in Anthony murder trial
Associated Press | 23 minutes ago in US
An FBI forensic expert testified Saturday in Casey Anthony's murder trial that a hair removed from the woman's car showed signs consistent with hair from a dead body. ::snipping2::
http://www.newser.com/article/d9nl7hu82/fbi-forensic-expert-says-hair-removed-from-casey-anthonys-car-consistent-with-decomposition.html

http://insession.blogs.cnn.com/2011/06/04/hair-showing-decomposition-similar-to-caylees-fbi-tech-testifies/
June 4, 2011
Hair showing decomposition similar to Caylee's, FBI tech testifies
Posted: 12:57 PM ET

(CNN) - A hair sample that shows evidence decomposition was similar to that of Casey Anthony's 2-year-old daughter, Caylee, an FBI evidence analyst testified at the Orlando woman's trial Saturday.

Investigators found hair in the trunk of Casey Anthony's car that prosecutors plan to claim could have come only from a decomposing body.

A crime scene investigator, the operator of a towing company and members of Anthony's family all say they smelled a bad odor coming from Anthony's car after it was found abandoned in a parking lot on June 27, 2008 and towed four days later.

Caylee was last reported seen by her family on June 16, 2008, but no one alerted police until July 15, 2008 - after Anthony's mother tracked Casey Anthony down and demanded answers.

Anthony, 25, is charged with seven counts in Caylee's death, including first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse and misleading police. If convicted, she could face the death penalty.

Prosecutors say she used chloroform on her daughter and then put duct tape on her nose and mouth to suffocate her. She has pleaded not guilty and has denied harming her daughter or having anything to do with the girl's disappearance.

The Orlando woman's attorneys argue Caylee drowned in the family pool on June 16, 2008. They say Anthony and her father panicked and covered up the death. George Anthony denied the claim during his testimony last week.

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Hair in Casey Anthony's trunk may be Caylee's: expert

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(Reuters) - A single 9-inch-long brown hair found in the car trunk of accused child killer Casey Anthony could have been ripped from the dead body of her 2-year old daughter, an FBI expert testified on Saturday.
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It was a good day for Jose Baez, defense lawyer in the Casey Anthony trial, who succeeded in casting doubt on the state's forensic evidence.

Everyone has an opinion about the Casey Anthony murder trial. So-called experts have weighed in on everything from the body language, the voice inflection, and the wardrobe choices of the young woman accused of murdering her daughter, two-year old Caylee Anthony in 2008. Today, the state took a different tacit, which was vigorously contested by the defense.
Forensic Experts and Evidence in the Casey Anthony Trial

http://www.suite101.com/content/the-casey-anthony-trial-day-10-a374334 ::boxingbaez::

Hair in Casey Anthony's trunk may be Caylee's: expert

By Barbara Liston – 2 hrs 23 mins ago

ORLANDO, Fla (Reuters) – A single 9-inch-long brown hair found in the car trunk of accused child killer Casey Anthony could have been ripped from the dead body of her 2-year old daughter, an FBI expert testified on Saturday.

The hair evidence is among the most contentious in Casey's first-degree murder trial on charges that she killed Caylee Anthony on June 16, 2008, and dumped her body in woods near the Anthony home. Defense lawyer Jose Baez contends the science behind some of the hair analysis is new and unreliable.

Caylee was first reported missing July 15, 2008, by her grandmother Cindy Anthony after finding Casey's car at an impound lot. Cindy and a series of witnesses have testified that the car was permeated by a strong stench that they likened to the odor of a body.

Casey told detectives Caylee was kidnapped by a nanny. But after a nationwide search, Caylee's skeletal remains were found in December 2008 in woods a 10-minute walk from the Anthony family home.

Baez has told jurors Caylee drowned accidentally in the backyard pool but that her death went unreported.

Karen Korsberg Lowe, who specializes in microscopic examination of hair samples at the FBI Laboratory in Quantico, Virginia, testified she found "root-banding" on the hair, something she said scientists have never seen other than on hairs from decomposing bodies.

"It has darkened bands at the root portion ... . This is consistent with apparent decomposition," Lowe testified.

Lowe also testified the hair appeared under a microscope to be similar to one recovered from Caylee's hairbrush. ::snipping2::

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Dr. Michael Baden appears to say “…they found chloroform in the baby’s hair” when asked about testing Caylee Anthony’s hair for the presence of chemical substances.

This is relevant because Dr. Baden’s wife, Linda Kenney-Baden is part of Casey Anthony’s defense team, and is privy to such information.
During the investigation, Anthony’s car was searched and traces of chloroform, a stain, and some of Caylee’s decaying hairs were found in the trunk.
See Dr. Baden’s statement below:

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Tomorrow brings Day 11 of the Casey Anthony trial
By Adam Longo and Amanda Evans, Team Coverage
Last Updated: Sunday, June 05, 2011 6:52 AM
ORLANDO --

Testimony is scheduled to resume tomorrow in Orlando in the first degree murder trial of Casey Anthony.

Prosecution experts are expected to take the stand to present more scientific evidence.

Saturday, Day 10 of the trial, was a “hairy” day for the defense.

FBI forensic scientist Karen Lowe took to the stand Saturday and testified about the microscopic details of hair.

The defense was ready to challenge this science along with the air samples, which were both presented by the prosecution Saturday.

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Experts: Casey Anthony Defense Team Faces Uphill Battle

Published June 05, 2011

| Associated Press

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Legal experts say prosecutors' meticulous murder case against Casey Anthony so far, along with the woman's sensational claims that her father covered up her daughter's death after the 2-year-old drowned, could make it difficult to avoid a conviction.

Saturday ended the second week of testimony in Anthony's murder trial, and prosecutors say it also marks roughly the halfway point of their case. Prosecutors are trying to prove that the single mother, then 22, suffocated her daughter Caylee by placing duct tape over the girl's mouth and then dumped her body in the woods near her parents' home.

It's a high-profile case that has demanded a methodical approach from a prosecution team with more than 70 years of combined experience -- in part because, if convicted, Anthony could become only the fourth woman added to Florida's current roster of 397 death row inmates.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/caylee-anthony/os-casey-anthony-trial-jose-baez-20110605,0,6426910.story

Casey Anthony trial: Legal experts question defense attorney Jose Baez's handling of case

By Anthony Colarossi, Orlando Sentinel

6:52 p.m. EDT, June 5, 2011

Defense attorney Jose Baez rocked the criminal-defense world — not to mention Orlando's legal community — when he told jurors in Casey Anthony's murder trial that the death of his client's daughter was not a murder but due to an accidental drowning.

He also blamed Anthony's lying on her family's deep dysfunction and the abuse she suffered at the hands of her father.

It was a spectacular way to start a trial. But since then, criminal-defense experts in Florida and the country have called Baez's opening statement in court a high-risk and dangerous move. After all, his client faces a possible death sentence if convicted of killing her young daughter.

Along with a series of courtroom bumblings played out on live TV, Baez's performance during the first two weeks of testimony has some observers wondering whether he knows what he is doing.

"The defense's handling of this case is not representative in any way of the standard I hold my profession to," says Mark NeJame, longtime Orlando attorney and legal analyst for WKMG-Channel 6. NeJame at one time represented Casey Anthony's parents, George and Cindy.

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Casey Anthony trial: Forensic, science experts expected to testify today
By Walter Pacheco, Orlando Sentinel
7:14 a.m. EDT, June 6, 2011
Testimony involving evidence such as air and hair samples will continue at 9 a.m. in the first-degree murder case against accused child killer Casey Anthony.

A single strand of hair recovered from the trunk of Casey Anthony's car showed signs of apparent human decomposition, an FBI hair-and-fiber examiner told jurors at her murder trial Saturday.

Karen Korsberg Lowe, the FBI expert, said the hair sample is similar to hair found on a brush belonging to Anthony's daughter, Caylee Marie, but she could not definitively say it belonged to the 2-year-old who died almost three years ago.

Other forensic and science experts are expected to testify today.

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/casey-anthony-trial-forensic-science-experts-expected-to-1521379.html

Saturday's second witness, Mike Vincent, an assistant supervisor with the Orange County Sheriff's Office crime-scene unit, said he found no blood in the trunk of the car. He explained how he collected various other pieces of evidence in 2008.

Vincent discussed how he used a pump apparatus with test tubes to collect air samples from inside the car trunk. A stain in the vehicle also was collected, Vincent said.

Scientists associated with Oak Ridge National Laboratory are expected to testify later in the trial about the findings from the air samples.

http://www.wftv.com/news/28140590/detail.html
Casey On Trial: Air Tests Expert Testifies On Day 22
Posted: 5:35 am EDT June 6, 2011Updated: 12:12 pm EDT June 6, 2011

Arpad Vass, a researcher at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, was the first witness called on Monday on day 22 of Casey's trial. Vass has pioneered a novel technique for detecting human decomposition from air samples.

Prosecutors trying to prove that Casey suffocated Caylee with duct tape in 2008 contend that traces of decomposition were found in her car.

The controversial air tests have never been introduced as evidence in a case and it’s from a device called a gas chromatagraph, which is part of a pile of high-tech crime scene evidence the state is now presenting.

Experts have already testified that a hair consistent with Caylee’s was found in a condition that only exists after a person has died and their body has begun decomposing.

The state is also expected to call its computer expert to testify about computer searches from Casey’s home, including the words chloroform and neck breaking. Those Google searches happened in the months before Caylee disappeared.

The state is expected to call witnesses through June 17, a day after the third anniversary of Caylee's death.

Casey has pleaded not guilty. Her defense attorney says the toddler drowned in her grandparents' swimming pool.

If convicted, the 25-year-old Casey could be sentenced to death.

http://www.wftv.com/news/28140590/detail.html
Chloroform Levels In Casey's Car Leave Experts "Shocked"
Posted: 5:35 am EDT June 6, 2011Updated: 4:42 pm EDT June 6, 2011
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- A researcher at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory was the first witness called on day 22 of Casey Anthony's murder trial on Monday.

Arpad Vass testified that he can detect human decomposition in the air from Casey's trunk. It's the first time a jury has heard testimony about controversial air tests. The evidence has never been used in a criminal case before.

Prosecutors say the tests prove Caylee's body was in the trunk of Casey's car. Vass analyzed containers of air that came from portions of the trunk material and compared it to similar samples from another car.

"I jumped back a foot or two," Vass said of the odor he observed when opening a can containing an air sample from Casey's Pontiac. "It was shocking that strong of an odor could be in that little can."

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National expert smelled death in air samples from Casey Anthony's car

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Dr. Arpad Vass of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory testifies during the Casey Anthony trial at the Orange County Courthouse on Monday, June 6, 2011. Vass is an expert in human decomposition.
By Jacqueline Fell, Adam Longo and Kelli Cook, Team Coverage
Last Updated: Monday, June 06, 2011 4:55 PM
As testimony in the Casey Anthony murder trial enters its third week, prosecutors have shifted their focus to air samples taken from the trunk of Casey's Pontiac Sunfire.

It's the first time the science has ever been introduced in a U.S. criminal case

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Expert at Casey Anthony murder trial testifies about human decomposition
By Anthony Colarossi / The Orlando Sentinel
Tuesday, June 7, 2011 - Added 4 minutes ago
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http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/on-the-record/transcript/casey-anthony039s-family-divided-and-torn-apart-caylee039s-murder-case
Casey Anthony's Family: Divided and Torn Apart By Caylee's Murder Case
Published June 06, 2011 | On the Record | On the Record
Special Guests: Mark Lippman
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http://www.wftv.com/news/28153797/detail.html
Jurors To Hear More Forensics In Casey Anthony Murder Trial
Posted: 6:18 am EDT June 7, 2011Updated: 8:13 am EDT June 7, 2011
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- On day 23 of Casey Anthony's murder trial, jurors are expected to hear more about forensic evidence, one day after groundbreaking evidence was introduced into the trial.
For the first time, testimony about controversial air tests was introduced on Monday, and the state hoped an expert on human decomposition could convince the jury Caylee Anthony's body was in her mother's car trunk before her remains were discovered.

Vass explained that the stain on the carpet contained acids generated by early stage human decomposition. He is a research scientist who's studied decomposing bodies for two decades.

He told jurors he was shocked to find 10,000 times the amount potentially deadly chloroform than would normally be expected in human decomposition alone.

“We were shocked. We've never seen chloroform in those levels before, at least I haven't,” he said.

On cross examination the defense found it difficult to grasp the scientific concepts enough to shoot holes in his testimony.

“Baez really didn't understand, nor have a grasp of the science behind those two statements wasn't able to lay a glove on him accordingly,” said WFTV legal analyst Bill Sheaffer.

Sheaffer said cross-examination of Vass failed to discredit the doctor’s expert credentials.

“Baez could not shake it, and at the end of the day, I think the jury found him credible and that there was a dead body in the trunk of that car,” he said.

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Casey Anthony trial: Jurors hear about chloroform, cadaver dog training
By Bianca Prieto and Walter Pacheco
Orlando Sentinel
Updated: 12:36 p.m. Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Posted: 7:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 7, 2011

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Jurors heard about a variety of evidence from several state witnesses in the first-degree murder case against Casey Anthony today, ranging from chloroform residue detected on items in her car to garbage found in the trunk.

Dr. Michael Rickenbach, a forensic chemist examiner with the FBI, told jurors he tested items from Casey Anthony's Pontiac Sunfire for chloroform, including fabric from a spare tire cover.

Rickenbach said residue of chloroform was identified on the item. Several jurors appeared to document this in their notes as Rickenbach testified.

He also said a chemical consistent with chloroform was found on fabric from the left and right sides of the trunk liner.

Chloroform can be deadly if inhaled, and investigators said someone at the Anthony's home searched the Internet for the term on the family computer.

Rickenbach, the state's third witness to testify today, told jurors chloroform is a volatile substance that doesn't stay around long. He told prosecutor Jeff Ashton he would have expected the chloroform to volatilize by the point of testing.

"I was surprised to even get any results for chloroform," he said.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20069709-504083.html
June 7, 2011 1:05 PM
Casey Anthony Trial Update: Evidence altered by CSI technician, says defense
Posted by Camille Mann
CBS/WKMG/AP) ORLANDO, Fla. - The defense in the Casey Anthony murder trial suggested Tuesday that crime scene evidence - garbage found in the trunk of Anthony's car - had been altered by a crime scene technician.
Gerardo Bloise, an Orange County Sheriff's Office CSI technician, testified about trash found in the trunk of Anthony's car, listing 37 items found in a bag, including napkins, receipts, soda cans and an empty pack of cigarettes, reports CBS affiliate WKMG.

Anthony's defense attorney Jose Baez asked Bloise why he dried out the garbage, which the defense contends created a foul odor in the car. Prosecutors say the smell was caused by human decomposition.

"You had no idea it would alter significant items in this case?" Baez said during cross-examination.

Bloise said he was following protocol, since drying out evidence preserves it and makes it easier to examine.
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Deputy: Cadaver Dog Alerted To Playhouse, Casey's Car
Posted: 6:18 am EDT June 7, 2011Updated: 4:31 pm EDT June 7, 2011

Deputy Jason Forgey was asked to explain how his dog, Gerus, was trained and what the dog detected in the case.

Caylee was last seen alive on June 16, 2008. Prosecutors believe Casey drove around with her dead daughter's body in the trunk for days. Casey's next-door neighbor said she borrowed his shovel for about one hour on June 18.

The Orange County Sheriff's Office cadaver dog had alerted on two different locations in Casey's backyard. The location that was given the most attention was close to Caylee's playhouse. The playhouse was a second-birthday present for Caylee that Lee and Cindy bought and George put it together. Caylee even had her own mailbox.

Prosecutors believe Casey might have tried to bury Caylee's body in that area where the Anthonys had so many memories with Caylee. George had directed deputies to one area where he noticed fresh dirt.

"He gave a final trained alert in the southeast corner of the yard. There was a playhouse in the area," said Forgey.

The sheriff's cadaver dog also alerted on Casey's car, which bolsters both new scientific evidence and other eyewitness testimony that the jury heard, indicating Caylee's body was in her mother's trunk.

"The trunk was open, Gerus jumped up into the trunk," said Forgey. "Of course, I was overwhelmed at that point because I'm hitting it same time as he is."

http://insession.blogs.cnn.com/2011/06/07/forensic-chemist-police-dog-handler-take-stand-in-casey-anthony-trial/
June 7, 2011
Forensic chemist, police dog handler take stand in Casey Anthony trial
Posted: 04:46 PM ET
(CNN) - Florida jurors heard more scientific testimony Wednesday in Casey Anthony's capital murder trial, focusing on analysis of the trunk of her car and on cadaver dogs.

Michael Rickenbach, an FBI forensic chemist examiner, testified that he analyzed pieces of Anthony's trunk liner, carpet and parts of the spare tire cover, among other items.

On those, he said, chloroform "residue" was found, but it was at low levels. On Monday, a scientist who tested the carpet from Anthony's trunk testified that levels of chloroform in that portion of the trunk were "shockingly high."

Rickenbach, however, did not want to offer specific levels, saying it would not be appropriate because he conducted qualitative testing, confirming chloroform's presence, rather than quantitative testing, which would detect its level.

Deputy: Cadaver Dog Alerted To Playhouse, Casey's Car
Posted: 6:18 am EDT June 7, 2011
Updated: 4:31 pm EDT June 7, 2011

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Caylee was last seen alive on June 16, 2008. Prosecutors believe Casey drove around with her dead daughter's body in the trunk for days. Casey's next-door neighbor said she borrowed his shovel for about one hour on June 18.

The Orange County Sheriff's Office cadaver dog had alerted on two different locations in Casey's backyard. The location that was given the most attention was close to Caylee's playhouse. The playhouse was a second-birthday present for Caylee that Lee and Cindy bought and George put it together. Caylee even had her own mailbox.

Prosecutors believe Casey might have tried to bury Caylee's body in that area where the Anthonys had so many memories with Caylee. George had directed deputies to one area where he noticed fresh dirt.

"He gave a final trained alert in the southeast corner of the yard. There was a playhouse in the area," said Forgey.

The sheriff's cadaver dog also alerted on Casey's car, which bolsters both new scientific evidence and other eyewitness testimony that the jury heard, indicating Caylee's body was in her mother's trunk.

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EXCLUSIVE: CASEY ANTHONY SECRET PLAN TO ESCAPE DEATH ROW!
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Monster mom CASEY ANTHONY has hatched an evil plot to beat the rap for her daughter Caylee’s murder – by goading her own father into killing himself! ::snipping2::

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Casey Anthony Trial: Cadaver Dog Alerted Cops to Dead Body in Trunk

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Tuesday June 07, 2011 05:40 PM EDT

Several people have testified to the foul smell of decomposition in and near Casey Anthony's trunk after 2-year-old Caylee was reported missing in July 2008. In court Tuesday afternoon, jurors heard about a specially trained non-human's detection of the odor: a German Shepherd named Gerus.

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20500758,00.html

http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/06/08/florida.casey.anthony.trial/
Casey Anthony trial
Nancy Grace By Ashley Hayes, CNN
June 8, 2011 5:46 a.m. EDT

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Tune in to HLN's "Nancy Grace" at 8 ET for live reports from Florida with all the details of the Casey Anthony trial. And follow the action on Nancy's special Casey Anthony trial page.

Orlando (CNN) -- Jurors will hear more forensic evidence in the Casey Anthony trial Wednesday, a day after experts testified that a trained dog alerted them to the smell of human remains in the suspect's car.

A dog trained to locate remains alerted its handler to the smell of human remains in the trunk of Anthony's car and a corner of her parents' backyard, a K-9 handler testified Tuesday.

When the dog, Gerus, passed around Anthony's white Pontiac Sunfire on July 17, 2008, "he started indicating in the rear of the vehicle," said Jason Forgey, a sheriff's deputy in Orange County, Florida.

"I could tell he was working something."

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-casey-anthony-trial-day-13-20110608,0,632189.story
Casey Anthony trial: State to call Osceola Sheriff's K-9 handler first
By Bianca Prieto and Amy Pavuk, Orlando Sentinel
5:54 a.m. EDT, June 8, 2011

An Osceola County Sheriff's K-9 handler will be the first witness called by the state this morning as the 13th day of the Casey Anthony trial gets underway at 9 a.m. today.

Deputy Kristin Brewer worked with her K-9 partner to sweep Casey Anthony's backyard in July 2008 to look for evidence of a dead body.

Jurors were dismissed 20 minutes early Tuesday after Orange-Osceola Chief Judge Belvin Perry decided it would be better for Brewer's testimony to be heard all at once and not broken up.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/crime/os-casey-anthony-trial-day-13-20110608,0,2777756,full.story
Casey Anthony trial: Computer detective testifies about Casey's phone, laptop
By Anthony Colarossi, Orlando Sentinel
12:23 p.m. EDT, June 8, 2011

Video at link.
A computer forensic detective from the Orange County Sheriff's Office testified this morning about text messages, videos and other digital media pulled from the cellphone, laptops and digital cameras of accused child killer Casey Anthony.

Detective Sandra Osborne said computers taken from the Anthony home contained browser searches for 'chloroform,' but she couldn't specify the specific dates of those searches.

She also searched a MacBook and thumb drives belonging to Casey Anthony's former boyfriend Ricardo Morales and found pictures of Caylee Marie and her mother. It did not contain searches or references to chloroform.

One picture shown to the jury included Casey Anthony and Caylee on Morales' bed taken on Jan. 28, 2008. A bruise could be seen below Caylee's eye, but at the suggestion of defense attorney Jose Baez, Perry stressed to the jury that the bruise was not caused by any kind of abuse.

No explanation was provided about how she got the injury

http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/june/259019/Day-13:-Witness-talk-computers,-cadaver-dogs-in-Casey-Anthony-trial
Day 13: Witness talk computers, cadaver dogs in Casey Anthony trial
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Judge Belvin Perry looks into the courtroom before the start of the trial of Casey Anthony, lower right, at the Orange County Courthouse on Wednesday June 8, 2011.
ORLANDO --

Just how reliable are cadaver dogs?

Jurors are listening to to more testimony about the dogs' use around Casey Anthony's home as attorneys on both sides of the murder trial argue the evidence's place in court.
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http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/june/258927/Lee-Anthony-says-hell-be-back-on-the-stand-again-soon
By Kelli Cook, Reporter
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 10:36 AM
ORLANDO --

Casey Anthony's trial could see the return of the accused killer's brother to the witness stand.

Lee Anthony said he is expected to be called back to testify.

But why now, as prosecutors are in the middle of talking about scientific evidence?

Lee Anthony was first called to the witness stand on June 1 -- Day 7 of the trial. He testified that he caught his sister in a number of lies when they were first searching for her missing 2-year-old daughter, Caylee.
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http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2011-06/new-forensic-technique-sniffs-crime-scene-samples-lingering-scent-death
In Caylee Anthony Case, New Forensic Technique Sniffs Crime Scene Air Samples for the Lingering Scent of Death
By Clay Dillow Posted 06.08.2011 at 4:06 pm
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Chromatography Liquid and gas chromatography instruments allow researchers to break down substances into their constituent parts and identify the components in complex mixtures. Arlen via Wikimedia

The high profile courtroom drama unfolding around Casey Anthony--the Florida mother accused of murdering her two-year-old daughter Caylee in 2008--has not been short on conflicts and legal confrontation. But one controversial aspect is stemming from an unexpected source: a can of air.

A novel and untested forensics technique that promises to sniff out the traces of decomposition on the air has been thrust into the spotlight during the trial, forcing the Oak Ridge National Labs researcher who developed it to defend his methods. It involves trapping air--in this case, air from Casey Anthony’s car--in a can for later extraction in a laboratory, where it is put through tests for the telltale signs of human composition.
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http://insession.blogs.cnn.com/2011/06/08/experts-chloroform-searched-on-anthony-computer/
June 8, 2011
Experts: 'Chloroform' searched on Anthony computer
Posted: 04:56 PM ET
By Ashley Hayes, CNN

(CNN) - Someone conducted keyword searches on "chloroform" using a desktop computer located in the home Casey Anthony shared with her parents, a computer examiner testified Wednesday in Anthony's capital murder trial.

The searches were found in the "deleted" or "unallocated space" portion of the computer's hard drive, Detective Sandra Osborne of the Orange County Sheriff's Office testified, meaning they had been deleted.

However, she told jurors, deleted material remains on a computer's hard drive and can be retrieved until it is overwritten by new data. It had not been overwritten on the Anthonys' computer, she said, and "a complete Internet history" was obtained. Osborne said she turned the data over to her sergeant, who is an expert at analyzing such material.

Anthony, 25, faces seven counts in the death of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee, including first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse and misleading investigators. If convicted, she could face the death penalty.

The toddler's family last saw her on June 16, 2008, but no one alerted police until July 15, when the girl's maternal grandmother tracked down the suspect and demanded answers.

READ MORE http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/06/08/florida.casey.anthony.trial/index.html#

http://www.wftv.com/news/28167030/detail.html
Day 24: Computer Expert Testifies In Casey Murder Trial
Posted: 6:24 am EDT June 8, 2011Updated: 4:59 pm EDT June 8, 2011

Sandra Osborne of the Orange County Sheriff's Office was called by prosecutors to testify about photos and Internet searches on a computer at Casey's home. Prosecutors have said previously that an Internet search on chloroform was conducted with the computer.

Forensics scientists testified this week that high levels of chloroform were found in Casey's car. Chloroform is a chemical that is associated with human decomposition, but the compound also can be used to render a person unconscious.

Osborne also testified that searches were also done on the Anthony family computer for the name Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez. Casey Anthony initially told authorities that a nanny by that name kidnapped her toddler Caylee. But the searches were not until July 16, 2008 -- 31 days after prosecutors say the 2-year-old first went missing. The same search was also done on a computer belonging to Casey Anthony's former boyfriend, Ricardo Morales, and didn't yield a hit for the name.

Under cross-examination, defense attorney Jose Baez pointed that though there were two user-created accounts on Anthony's desktop, that didn't mean that no one else could have used the computer for the chloroform searches.
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Jailhouse pen pal Robyn Adams recalls first time she met Casey Anthony
By Adam Longo, Reporter
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 8, 2011
ORLANDO --

Casey Anthony's jailhouse pen pal has been booked into the Orange County Jail from Tallahassee, and is waiting to testify.

Robyn Adams has been placed in protective custody in a separate section of the jail, so she will be unable to cross paths with Casey until she is called into Courtroom 23. ::snipping2::

http://www.wate.com/story/14861229/dr-bill-bass-explains-why-evidence-in-casey-anthony-trial-is-reliable

Dr. Bill Bass explains why evidence in Casey Anthony trial is reliable

By ERICA ESTEP
6 News Reporter

KNOXVILLE (WATE) - Techniques and tools developed in East Tennessee are playing a key role in the trial of Casey Anthony, the Florida mother accused of killing her two-year-old daughter.

Dr. Bill Bass, the man behind the University of Tennessee's body farm, explains why the science, which now seems to be on trial, is reliable.

"The body farm really is looking at some really important, cutting-edge science. It just isn't every day you get a Caylee Anthony case to apply it to," said Dr. Bass, a forensic anthropologist.

Dr. Bass says the research findings being used in the Anthony trial were developed at the body farm, and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientist who testified Monday, Dr. Arpad Vass, is his former student.

"They're trying to make Arpad look dumb and like this is voodoo science or something like that," said Bass. "But if you get rid of all of the 'I'm for this guy and against that one,' and you're looking at it scientifically, it is good research."

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ORLANDO --

Casey Anthony burst into tears Thursday as prosecutors showed the jury images of the remains of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee.
We have chosen NOT to repost any images of remains the jury may see. Please read our Crime Guidelines for more information.

Earlier Thursday morning, jurors heard a recording of a 911 call made on Dec. 11, 2008, the day meter reader Roy Kronk found skeletal remains in the woods. Those remains were not identified until days later. ::snipping2::

http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/june/259603/Day-14:-Casey-Anthony-jury-hears-911-call-from-day-Caylees-remains-were-found

Casey Becomes Angry, Cries As Caylee's Skull Is Shown

Posted: 6:38 am EDT June 9, 2011
Updated: 2:43 pm EDT June 9, 2011
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Casey Anthony cried, dabbed her eyes with a tissue and looked away as pictures of her 2-year-old daughter Caylee's skull was displayed in an Orlando courtroom on Thursday, which marks day 25, including jury selection, of her murder trial. ::snipping2::

http://www.wftv.com/news/28179628/detail.html

http://www.theledger.com/article/20110609/NEWS/110609310/1002/sports?Title=Casey-Anthony-Cries-as-Court-Views-Pictures-of-Caylee-s-Remains

Casey Anthony Cries as Court Views Pictures of Caylee's Remains
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Casey Anthony reacts to evidence photos showing the skeletal remains of her daughter Caylee Anthony shown during her trial at the Orange County Courthouse, Thursday, June 9, 2011 in Orlando, Fla. Anthony, 25, is charged with killing her daughter Caylee in the summer of 2008.
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Jury sees photos of Caylee Anthony's skull
Posted: Jun 09, 2011 2:03 PM CDT Updated: Jun 09, 2011 2:23 PM CDT
By KYLE HIGHTOWER
Associated Press

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Casey Anthony cried, dabbed her eyes with a tissue and looked away as pictures of her 2-year-old daughter Caylee's skull were displayed in Florida courtroom Thursday morning.

A few jurors could be seen wiping their faces and others began to glance away as more photos were shown of the December 2008 discovery of the toddler's remains during the 14th day of her mother's murder trial.

Judge Belvin Perry warned people in the courtroom that graphic photos would be shown. He asked anyone who might become queasy to leave during a short recess before prosecutors called a crime scene investigator from the Orange County Sheriff's Office.

Jurors viewed a series of photos depicting the wooded area near the Anthony home where Caylee's remains were found in December 2008. Duct tape was on the child's skull ::snipping2::

http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/june/259603/Day-14:-Casey-Anthony-breaks-down-as-jury-sees-Caylees-skull?cmpid=twitter
Day 14: Photos of Caylee's skull make Casey Anthony ill, court ends early
By Jacqueline Fell, Adam Longo and Kelli Cook, Team Coverage
Last Updated: Thursday, June 09, 2011 3:43 PM
Judge Belvin Perry abruptly dismissed the jury for the day Thursday, over an hour and a half before the usual, 5 p.m. mark.

Once the jury was out of the courtroom, the judge explained to the media that Casey Anthony had become ill. ::snipping2::

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http://www.clickorlando.com/news/28180947/detail.html
Casey Anthony Falls Ill After Caylee Skull Pics Shown
Anthony, 25, Could Face Death Penalty If Found Guilty
POSTED: Thursday, June 9, 2011
UPDATED: 4:00 pm EDT June 9, 2011
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Casey Anthony was removed from the courtroom Thursday afternoon after appearing very fragile as photos of her daughter's skulls were shown.

Anthony began to rock back and forth, breathe deeply and hold her head in the palm of her hand as Dr. Gary Utz, the Orange/Osceola County Chief Deputy Medical Examiner, showed pictures of Caylee Anthony's remains, including graphic photos of her skull.

Anthony did not look up as photos were shown by three witnesses over a period of several hours, but the photos were described in graphic detail. ::snipping2::

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/06/10/florida.casey.anthony.trial/
Unclear if Casey Anthony illness will delay trial
By Ashley Hayes, CNN
June 10, 2011 -- Updated 0940 GMT (1740 HKT)
Tune in to HLN's "Nancy Grace" at 8 ET for live reports from Orlando, Florida on the Casey Anthony trial. And follow the action on Nancy's special Casey Anthony trial page.

Video at link.
(CNN) -- It is unclear if the illness that halted Casey Anthony's murder trial will delay the trial Friday morning.

Anthony's murder trial ended an hour and a half early Thursday, with Orange County Chief Judge Belvin Perry Jr. telling members of the media in the courtroom that Anthony was ill.

Jurors were not told why the trial ended early Thursday, and Perry asked them not to speculate. He said court would be in recess until Friday.

http://www.cfnews13.com/article/entertainment/2011/june/256532/Who-likes-the-turkey-club:-Baez-Judge-Perry-or-Cindy-Anthony
ORLANDO --
When Judge Belvin Perry announces a 1.5 hour lunch recess, everyone inside the Orange County Courthouse scatters. So what are they craving and where do they go to fuel up?

Thursday, I stepped inside the brand new Terrace 390 restaurant on Livingston Street and Orange Avenue, across the street from the courthouse. Lead Defense Counsel Jose Baez and his entire team took up a pretty big table on the right

http://www.wftv.com/news/28193553/detail.html
Casey Gets Angry, Cries As Caylee Autopsy Pics Shown
Posted: 6:44 am EDT June 10, 2011Updated: 5:01 pm EDT June 10, 2011
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Casey Anthony became angry and cried as Chief Medical Examiner and local T.V. personality, Dr. Jan Garavaglia, also known as Dr. G., described photos that were shown to the jury of Caylee's autopsy on Friday. Friday marks day 26, including jury selection, of Casey's murder trial.

Dr. G. also described the crime scene and some of the pictures she took of Caylee's remains as they were shown to the jury.

"Were also looking at the hair mat and were looking at the roots that were going through the hair mat," said Dr. G.

Dr. G. explained how Caylee's remains were found entwined with growth and infested with bugs. She was asked to explain why Caylee's death was ruled a homicide, even though there was not a cause of death confirmed.

"Do you have an opinion as to the manner of death in this case?" Dr. G was asked.

"Yes," she replied. "Homicide. It's based on three main things. When a child isn't reported, that's something we look for; for foul play. The body was hidden, also the body is also in a closed container, a suitcase or a bag, like this one was. The last would be the duct tape, located somewhere on the lower half of the face."

Dr. G. continued to explain why she ruled Caylee's death a homicide.

"No child should have duct tape on their face when they die. There's no reason to put duct tape on the face after they die," said Dr. G.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20070588-504083.html
June 10, 2011 5:06 PM
Casey Anthony Trial Update: Medical examiner can't discern cause of Caylee's death

Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20070588-504083.html#ixzz1Ouc7a01X

http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/more-gruesome-testimony-in-casey-anthony-trial-061011
More Gruesome Testimony in Casey Anthony Trial
Updated: Friday, 10 Jun 2011, 5:28 PM EDT
Published : Friday, 10 Jun 2011, 5:28 PM EDT
ORLANDO, Fla. - A day after falling ill when jurors saw pictures of her 2-year-old daughter's skull, Casey Anthony returned to an Orlando courtroom, to hear more gruesome testimony as her murder trial resumed.

She broke down in tears and starting shaking when a professor of anthropology testified that some of her daughter Caylee's bones had been chewed on by animals. She was immediately comforted by defense attorney Dorothy Simms.

Professor John J. Schultz of the University of Central Florida, told jurors how a team of forensics people carefully searched the wooded area, marking with tiny flags the locations where the child's bones were found.

Read more: http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/more-gruesome-testimony-in-casey-anthony-trial-061011#ixzz1OucqNisn

http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/june/260275/Day-15:-Jury-sees-shocking-animation-of-Caylee-Anthony-becoming-skull
Day 15: Jury sees shocking animation of Caylee Anthony 'becoming' skull
By Jacqueline Fell, Dave D'Marko and Kelli Cook, Team Coverage
Last Updated: Friday, June 10, 2011 5:20 PM
ORLANDO --
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DR. MICHAEL WARREN -- Anthropology professor at the University of Florida. Created an animation comparing Caylee Anthony's skull to a photo of her taken when she was alive.

With the jury out of the courtroom, Casey Anthony watched in anger as prosecutors played a disturbing video of her daughter, Caylee's skull superimposed on a photo of the toddler taken when she was still alive.
Judge Belvin Perry called for a short recess to decide whether or not to allow the jury to see the animation.

Prosecutor Jeff Ashton said he wanted to call the video's creator, Dr. Michael Warren, to testify in order to show the jury that a piece of duct tape found near the skull was big enough to fit over Caylee's nose and mouth.

The defense called the video "disgusting" and "pure fantasy," but Judge Perry, citing a previous case from Volusia County, allowed the animation to be shown in court. The judge said the jury had already seen pictures of the skull, and both the prosecution and the defense had brought up duct tape in their previous lines of questioning.
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http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2011/06/casey-anthony-how-did-caylee-skull-animation-go-over.html
Casey Anthony: How did Caylee skull animation go over?
Caylee and Casey Anthony, Central Florida News 13, WESH, WFTV, WKMG, WOFL — posted by halboedeker on June, 10 2011 7:30 PM
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Casey Anthony tries to collect herself during court today. Photo credit: Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel
A forensic anthropologist’s animated video of how duct tape could have fit Caylee Anthony’s face produced strong reactions this afternoon.
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http://www.wftv.com/news/28205710/detail.html
Crime Scene, Insect Experts Testify In Casey Trial Day 27
Posted: 8:49 am EDT June 11, 2011Updated: 12:49 pm EDT June 11, 2011
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- A forensic entomologist testified on day 27 in Casey Anthony's murder trial, and he told the jury that the insects found in the trunk of Casey's car were related to decomposition.

Haskell, who analyzed insects found in Casey's car trunk, testified that the adult flies found on paper towels are very common with decomposition. Prosecutors believe Caylee's body was kept in the car before being left in a wooded area near Casey's home.

Haskell testified the flies were feeding on a substance on the paper towels, which was identified as decomposition fluid. He said the source of the decomposition fluids that attracted the bugs probably would have been in the car for several days.

Haskell said on Friday that the evidence is consistent with a body being left inside the trunk for a short period of time and then removed.

"That the body of a small child was stored in that trunk for a period of time and then removed and deposited in another location. Does that fit with the entomological evidence you found?" asked prosecutor Jeff Ashton.

"Absolutely," Haskell replied.

He added that the insect evidence at the scene where Caylee’s remains were recovered indicated that the body had been out there for months.

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20502106,00.html
Casey Anthony Trial: Bug Expert Testifies that Body Was in Car
By Steve Helling
Saturday June 11, 2011 12:50 PM EDT
There was more grisly evidence presented at the Casey Anthony murder trial on Saturday.

An entomologist testified that evidence of flies and fly larvae, so-called "coffin flies," found on trash and paper towels that had been inside the trunk of Anthony's car are indicative of decomposition of a human body.

Neal Haskell, an expert in forensic entomology from St. Joseph's College in Indiana, said the finding is "absolutely consistent" with a body being left in the trunk, although he conceded that the body had not likely been in the trunk for long.

WFTV Discovers Possible Duct Tape Link In Casey Case
Posted: 5:06 pm EDT October 2, 2009
Updated: 6:37 pm EDT October 2, 2009

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- It's the duct tape that could strengthen the link between Casey Anthony and her daughter's body and it was discovered only by Eyewitness News.

Eyewitness News found the same rare type of tape that was found on Caylee's skull being used by the Anthony family on a Caylee Anthony poster.

You can't buy the tape from Home Depot. It is industrial-grade duct tape that hasn't been sold in years.

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http://www.wftv.com/news/21185313/detail.html

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/11/us-crime-anthony-idUSTRE75956Z20110611
Bug expert testifies Caylee Anthony's body was moved By Barbara Liston
ORLANDO, Fla | Sat Jun 11, 2011 3:17pm EDT

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(Reuters) - The decomposing body of 2-year-old Caylee Anthony was moved twice according to a time line provided by a bug expert on Saturday at the first degree murder trial of the girl's mother Casey Anthony.
Caylee's skeleton was found in woods near their home on December 11, 2008 following a nationwide search.

Prosecutors said Casey smothered Caylee with duct tape wrapped around her head, nose and mouth. Defense lawyer Jose Baez contends Caylee accidentally drowned in the Anthony's backyard pool and that her death went unreported.

Entomologist Neal Haskell testified Caylee's body had completed a short, initial stage of decomposition before the body allegedly was placed in Casey's car trunk.

Haskell testified he based that conclusion on the remains of flies in a trash bag in the trunk. Haskell said he found only a single leg from the type of fly that feasts on a fresh body.

But Haskell said he found hundreds of eggs and adult specimens of another type of gnat-like fly which appears during the next stage of decomposition.

Haskell said the gnats were concentrated in stains on paper towels which were determined to be fluid consistent with human decomposition. Haskel said he believed the towels were used in an attempt to clean up a similar stain on the trunk's carpet.

Haskell estimated the body remained in the car trunk for up to five days, long enough for biochemical changes that attract the gnats, before being moved directly to the woods, likely in June or early July 2008.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/11/casey-anthony-trial-bug-e_n_875457.html
Casey Anthony Trial: Bug Expert Says Evidence In Car Consistent With Decomposition
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First Posted: 06/11/11 07:22 PM ET Updated: 06/11/11 07:48 PM ET
Associated Press

ORLANDO, Fla.-- Caylee Anthony's skull and most of the rest of her remains were 19 feet from the road when they were found, a crime scene investigator testified Saturday.

Defense attorney Jose Baez demonstrated the remains were virtually steps from the road, nearly the same distance as the jury from the defense table, by stretching a tape measure across the courtroom. That testimony that the scene was easily accessible from the road could be significant because defense attorneys claim the meter reader who found the remains tampered with them.

The defense has said that the 2-year-old girl accidentally drowned in her grandparents' swimming pool.
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Wendy Murphy article on why CA will be acquitted (http://www.patriotledger.com/opinions/x1459481866/WENDY-MURPHY-Why-Casey-Anthony-will-be-acquitted)

Pretty disturbing, reading that. But she does make a valid point -- because as obvious as it may seem that CA is guilty and although prosecutors have made a strong case, there's a tiny room left for doubt. And it's a pity that that's all it takes for jurors to reach a verdict other than "guilty."

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2011/06/casey-anthony-geraldo-rivera-shows-caylees-skull-photo.html
Casey Anthony: Geraldo Rivera shows Caylee’s skull photo
Caylee and Casey Anthony, Fox News Channel — posted by halboedeker on June, 12 2011 11:46 AM

Nobody does it like Geraldo Rivera, and we can be grateful there is only one of him.

Consider that graphic animation of Caylee Anthony’s face turning into a skull. Before the state showed the animation Friday, Chief Judge Belvin Perry reminded everyone that the media were aware of restrictions on showing the images by Dr. Michael Warren, a prosecution witness.

The two media pools — the Orlando Sentinel and “In Session” — understood they were to pixelate and blur the images, Perry said. And the judge noted there was ”an absolute prohibition” on the public as well.

But Rivera showed the Caylee skull image on his Fox News Channel show, “Geraldo at Large,” last night. And the animation didn’t look pixelated or blurred.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2011-06-11-casey-anthony-trial_n.htm
Investigator: Caylee's remains found near road Updated 3m ago
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Caylee Anthony's skull and most of the rest of her remains were 19 feet from the road when they were found, a crime scene investigator testified Saturday.
Stretching a tape measure across the courtroom, defense attorney Jose Baez demonstrated the remains were virtually steps from the road, nearly the same distance as the jury from the defense table. The testimony that the scene was easily accessible from the road could be significant because defense attorneys claim the meter reader who found the remains tampered with them.

The defense has said that the 2-year-old girl accidentally drowned in her grandparents' swimming pool.

http://www.wesh.com/r/28216483/detail.html
Casey Prosecution Continues To Lay Out Case Today
Anthony Trial Enters Third Week
POSTED: 6:03 am EDT June 13, 2011
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Casey Anthony murder trial enters its third week on Monday, and prosecutors are still laying out their case.
On Saturday, testimony in the Casey Anthony murder trial focused on bugs and evidence found with Caylee Anthony's remains.
Forensic entomologist Dr. Neal Haskell testified that Caylee's body was in the woods since June or early July of 2008

Read more: http://www.wesh.com/casey-anthony-extended-coverage/28216483/detail.html#ixzz1P9m5u6kz

http://sanfrancisco.ibtimes.com/articles/161704/20110613/casey-anthony-trial-day-16-bugs-dont-lie-caylee.htm
Casey Anthony Trial Day 16: Bugs don't lie
June 13, 2011 4:09 AM EDT
Casey Anthony trial on Saturday focused on bugs, bugs and bugs that were found at the site where Caylee's body was dumped as well as in the trunk of Casey’s car.

On Saturday, forensic entomologist Dr. Neal Haskell took the witness stand. He testified that Caylee's body was placed in the wood near Casey's house since about June or early July in 2008, according to the type of bugs found.
Haskell suggested that Caylee’s body was moved twice and not once as supposed earlier. Before the body was put in the trunk of Casey’s car, Caylee’s body had experienced a short, intial stage of decomposition, Haskell said.

Haskell draw the conclusion, basing on the types of bugs or maggots found in a trash bag in the trunk of Casey's car, a Pontiac Sunfire. Haskell said he found only a single leg from the type of fly - a blowfly - that feasts on a fresh dead body. But he found hundreds of eggs and adult specimens of another type of gnat-like bugs called phorid flies, which are found in the next stage of decomposition.

Haskell said the bugs were found on Caylee's remains that were found in a wooded area, on paper towels as well as inside a vacuum cleaner that were used to clean the trunk of the car.

http://www.wftv.com/news/28216441/detail.html
Expert Testifies On Hair Found In Trunk, Caylee's Skull
Posted: 5:50 am EDT June 13, 2011Updated: 11:46 am EDT June 13, 2011

Stephen Shaw told jurors on Monday that he analyzed hair found in Casey's truck and samples taken from 2-year-old Caylee's skull, which was found in a wooded area near the Anthony home.

Shaw testified that he saw further evidence of decomposition on the hairs taken from the child's skull than on the hair found in Casey's trunk.

However, Shaw said, "I cannot say that a hair did originate from a person. I don't know the source of those hairs."

Before the prosecution wraps up, more experts are expected to testify, specifically a scientist specializing in plant growth, to help establish the time-line of when Caylee’s body was dumped in the woods. This week, the prosecution is expected to call a botanist, Dr. David Hall, to testify

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By Adam Longo, Kelli Cook and Amanda Evans, Team Coverage
Last Updated: Monday, June 13, 2011 11:59 AM
ORLANDO --
Prosecutors have kicked off what could be its final week of testimony in the Casey Anthony trial by calling a hair and fiber investigator for the FBI.
Monday marks Day 17 of testimony, and the beginning of Week 4 in the 25-year-old's murder trial.
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Casey Anthony Trial: Heart-Shaped Sticker Residue Found on Duct Tape
By Steve Helling
Monday June 13, 2011 12:15 PM EDT
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In court at the Casey Anthony murder trial on Monday morning, Elizabeth Fontaine, a physical scientist and forensic examiner, testified that there was heart-shaped residue on the duct tape that had been over the mouth of the 2-year-old.

"It was approximately the size of a dime," Fontaine testified. "If you were to wear a band aid for an extended period of time, and then take it off, there would be glue residue and debris. That's what this looked like, but in the shape of a heart."

The state plans to introduce evidence that similar heart-shaped stickers were found in the Anthony home.
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http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20110613/BREAKINGNEWS/110613011/Casey-Anthony-trial-adjourns-day-prosecution-could-wrap-up-by-Wednesday
Casey Anthony trial adjourns for day; prosecution could wrap up by Wednesday
11:20 AM, Jun. 13, 2011
ORLANDO — Judge Belvin Perry said the state will wrap its case against Casey Anthony by Tuesday or Wednesday, and he expects the defense to conclude its case by next Friday, according to a report from FLORIDA TODAY news partner WKMG Local 6.

Defense attorney Cheney Mason then asked for and was granted a sidebar just after noon on Tuesday.

At the conclusion of the sidebar, Perry adjourned court until Tuesday at 1 p.m. The state said its next witness is not available until then. ::snipping2::

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Judge Gives Shorter Timeline In Anthony Case
Anthony, 25, Could Face Death Penalty If Found Guilty
POSTED: Monday, June 13, 2011
UPDATED: 1:27 pm EDT June 13, 2011
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Judge Belvin Perry said the state will wrap its case against Casey Anthony by Tuesday or Wednesday, and he expects the defense to conclude its case by next Friday.
Perry noted that the timeline is subject to change.

It's expected that Anthony's mother, Cindy Anthony, will again be called to the stand this week, and the state could complete its case by the end of the week. ::snipping2::

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Roy Kronk Subpoenaed By Casey Defense
Kronk Called In Caylee's Remains In 2008
POSTED: 4:19 pm EDT June 13, 2011
UPDATED: 4:26 pm EDT June 13, 2011

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Roy Kronk has been subpoenaed as a witness for Casey Anthony's defense, his attorney told WESH 2 News.

Kronk is the former meter reader who discovered Caylee's remains in December 2008.

Anthony's defense claimed in opening statements that the young girl's remains were placed in the woods by Kronk, not by Casey as prosecutors allege.

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Casey Anthony: Could prosecution wrap up tomorrow?
Caylee and Casey Anthony, Central Florida News 13, George and Cindy Anthony, Jose Baez, WESH, WFTV, WKMG, WOFL — posted by halboedeker on June, 13 2011 2:05 PM
The Casey Anthony trial’s big headline today? A new timetable for the trial that had been estimated to last six to eight weeks. People were hearing that new timetable a little differently.

“It looks like the defense will start on Thursday, and as the judge said, it’s his hope that he has the jury deliberating by the 26th or 27th of this month,” WFTV-Channel 9 legal analyst Bill Sheaffer said. ::snipping2::

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Casey Anthony CSI: Outline of Heart Decal On Duct Tape
By BRYAN LAVIETES and JANICE McDONALD
ORLANDO, Fla. June 13, 2011

An FBI forensics expert testified today in the Casey Anthony murder trial that she found the outline of a heart-shaped sticker on a piece of duct tape that was on the decomposed skull of 2-year-old Caylee Anthony.

The heart shaped outline, likened to the outline of debris that gathers around the edges of a used band-aid, was similar to a heart-shaped sticker that was found at the scene where Caylee's body was discovered. It was also similar to a roll of heart-shaped stickers that police found in Casey Anthony's bedroom.

The testimony by FBI latent print analyst Elizabeth Fontaine was like an episode of the popular television series "CSI," as she presented a tutorial on how to search for fingerprints. ::snipping2::

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Fla. prosecutors are close to wrapping up their evidence in Casey Anthony’s murder trial
By Associated Press, Updated: Tuesday, June 14, 2:28 AM
ORLANDO, Fla. — The murder trial of Casey Anthony, who’s accused of killing her daughter, will resume in a central Florida courtroom with the prosecution close to wrapping up their evidence presentation.

Court recessed early on Monday with the state calling only a pair of FBI forensics experts. The reason for the early dismissal was because the prosecution’s next witness isn’t scheduled to arrive in town until early Tuesday afternoon. State attorneys say they’re ahead of schedule and the defense could be able to call its first witness Wednesday.
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Casey Anthony trial: Trial to begin at 1 p.m. today
By Amy Pavuk, Orlando Sentinel
5:20 a.m. EDT, June 14, 2011
Casey Anthony's first-degree murder trial will resume this afternoon, putting state prosecutors one step closer to wrapping up their case against the single mother.

Proceedings ended early Monday because the state announced its next witnesses weren't available until this afternoon.

It's unclear who the state intends to call today, but many speculate it will be forensic analysts. Court will begin at 1 p.m.

Orange-Osceola Chief Judge Belvin Perry told jurors Monday that the state may wrap up its case by Wednesday, which means the defense could begin calling its witnesses Thursday. ::snipping2::

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Casey Anthony listens to testimony during her murder trial at the Orange County Courthouse, in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday, June 14, 2011. Anthony, 25, is charged with killing her 2-year old daughter in 2008.
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Cindy Anthony Cries As Pics Of Caylee, Casey Shown
Posted: 6:46 am EDT June 14, 2011Updated: 4:29 pm EDT June 14, 2011
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Cindy Anthony took the stand once again on Tuesday in Casey Anthony's murder trial. Tuesday marked day 29, including jury selection, of her trial.
Cindy cried as photos of Caylee and Casey were shown during her testimony.

"I remember the clothing that she wore," Cindy said.

Casey is accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee, nearly three years ago. She walked into the courtroom at about 12:50pm, wearing a white sweater and grey pants, and her hair was in a ponytail. Her father, George Anthony, was also in the courtroom.

Prosecutors began wrapping up their case against Casey Tuesday afternoon. ::snipping2::

WFTV Duct Tape Video Used As Evidence In Casey Trial
Posted: 6:46 am EDT June 14, 2011Updated: 5:18 pm EDT June 14, 2011
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Evidence uncovered by WFTV was used on Tuesday, during the Casey Anthony's murder trial by the state, who says it's the murder weapon that killed Caylee Anthony.

Casey walked into the courtroom at about 12:50pm, wearing a white sweater and grey pants, and her hair was in a ponytail. Her father, George Anthony, was also in the courtroom and her mother, Cindy, testified again.

Late Tuesday afternoon, the state used WFTV's video of the rare duct tape from the Anthony family garage as evidence. Tuesday marked day 29, including jury selection, of Casey Anthony's murder trial.

It's one of the last things the state is showing the jury as it gets ready to rest its case in Casey Anthony's murder trial.

The state says the video is important because investigators did not find the rest of the roll at the Anthonys' home, so WFTV's video strengthened the connection between Casey and Caylee's remains.

During her testimony on Tuesday, Cindy Anthony helped prosecutors tie that evidence to the family by dropping a bombshell about a fourth bag missing from their garage.

Cindy frowned at Casey as she walked to the witness stand. Casey did not look at her

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Day 18: Jury sees Casey Anthony's tattoo, Cindy returns to stand
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By Jacqueline Fell and Adam Longo, Team Coverage
Last Updated: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 5:53 PM
ORLANDO --

Tuesday may have been the second half-day in a row in the Casey Anthony murder trial, but prosecutors showed the jury a full day's worth of evidence.

Among Tuesday's key pieces of the state's case were a heart-shaped sticker found near Casey's daughter, Caylee's remains, and a tattoo on Casey's back that says "Bella Vita," an Italian phrase meaning "beautiful life."
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Mom Tells Casey Anthony in Court, ‘I Love You’

PEOPLE MAGAZINE: As the prosecution against Casey Anthony winds down, the state once again called a crucial witness to the stand on Tuesday: Anthony’s mother, Cindy.

Testifying for the third time in the murder trial, Cindy helped the prosecution establish key bits of evidence by linking items found with granddaughter Caylee’s remains to the Anthony home.

As Cindy stepped off the stand, she mouthed, “I love you” to Casey. But her daughter looked away. Cindy took her seat next to her husband George, who put his arm around her ::snipping2::

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State prepares to rest case in Casey Anthony trial
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Casey Anthony before the start of court during day 18 of her 1st -degree murder trial at the Orange County Courthouse, in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday, June 14, 2011.

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 5:04 AM
The prosecution says it expects to rest its case following a few housekeeping matters in the murder trial of Casey Anthony, the Florida mother accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter.

State attorneys say they only have to introduce a few pieces of evidence Wednesday that are left over from earlier in its case and then it will be done. The defense says it will be ready to call its first witness Thursday, but only if a standard motion asking the judge to throw out the case is denied.
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State Expected To Rest Its Case On Day 30 In Casey Trial
Posted: 5:24 am EDT June 15, 2011Updated: 6:42 am EDT June 15, 2011
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- It's day 30 of Casey Anthony's murder trial and the prosecution will likely rest its case during what's expected to be a shortened day.
But prosecutors still haven't brought in some key evidence, or some important witnesses, including Casey’s ex-boyfriend, her jail-house friend and the man who found Caylee's remains.

WFTV legal analyst Bill Sheaffer said prosecutors still have a few tricks up their sleeves.

He said he believes that the state is not calling all of its witnesses yet, instead waiting to use specific people to rebut the defense’s case after they're done calling their witnesses. ::snipping2::

http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/june/262939/Day-19:-Prosecution-rests,-judge-denies-motion-to-acquit-Casey-Anthony
Day 19: Prosecution rests, judge denies motion to acquit Casey Anthony
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 11:35 AM

After the jury left for the day, defense attorney Cheney Mason moved to get Judge Belvin Perry to acquit Casey, saying the state's evidence was insufficient, and prosecutors had not proven anything beyond a reasonable doubt.

Mason pointed to the Day 15 testimony of "Dr. G," chief medical examiner Jan Garavaglia, who admitted she could not determine the exact means of how Casey's 2-year-old daughter, Caylee, was killed.

He also said the state could not prove when or where Caylee died, and who was there when it happened.

Mason even put part of the blame on his own client, citing Casey's untruthfulness with her family and friends. He said Casey's lies about Caylee's nanny started in 2006, two years before Caylee disappeared and was later found dead in the woods near her home.

Judge Perry ultimately denied the motion, citing a number of previous case rulings, both in Florida and in other states. The judge said those are strictly questions to be decided by the jury. ::snipping2::

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Defense Motion For Acquittal Denied In Casey Trial
Posted: 5:24 am EDT June 15, 2011Updated: 11:44 am EDT June 15, 2011
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Judge Belvin Perry has denied a standard defense motion asking for Casey Anthony's case to be thrown out on Wednesday. Casey is charged with first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee Anthony.

Judge Perry denied the defense motion asking for the case to be thrown out. The defense has claimed that Caylee was not slain but instead drowned in her grandparents' pool.

Over several weeks of testimony, prosecutors have laid out their case that Caylee was suffocated with duct tape, though a medical examiner testified the cause of death was undetermined. Only the "manner of death" was ruled to be homicide.

Prosecutors have built their mostly circumstantial case on 25-year-old Casey's conduct and the lies she told about her daughter's whereabouts.

They also have relied on forensics experts. They've talked about smells of human decomposition in Casey's car, searches on her computer, including for chloroform several times, and duct tape found on the girl's skull. ::snipping2::

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Casey Anthony Defense Begins Thursday
Judge Denies Defense Motion For Acquittal
By Ashley Hayes CNN POSTED: 1:24 am EDT June 15, 2011
UPDATED: 1:02 pm EDT June 15, 2011
(CNN) -- After prosecutors rested their case in Casey Anthony's capital murder trial Wednesday, the judge rejected a defense request for a judgment of acquittal, saying the jury must decide what to make of the evidence.

The ruling means that Anthony's defense will begin presenting its case Thursday. The prosecution rested after more than three weeks of testimony in a Florida, courtroom.
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Casey Anthony trial: Acquittal denied; defense introduces Vasco Thompson
The defense filing in court documents says Vasco Thompson is a 'recently discovered witness through the ongoing efforts of defense investigators'

On the same day Chief Judge Belvin Perry denied a defense motion for acquittal, Casey Anthony's team introduced a new person to the murder case — an Orlando felon with a violent past.

Anthony's defense amended witness list includes the name Vasco Thompson of Orlando.

The defense filing in court documents says Thompson is a "recently discovered witness through the ongoing efforts of defense investigators."

Thompson, according to the filing, "was connected to George Anthony through his cell phone records."

The document goes on to say "Thompson has a violent criminal history and has served a ten year prison sentence for kidnapping."

Thompson refused interview attempts by the defense and called law enforcement when questioned, the document says.

Due to the recently discovered and unexplained relationship between George Anthony and Thompson, their cell phone contact , including four calls on July 14, 2008, and Thompson's "violent criminal history," the defense claims "good cause is shown for the late disclosure of this witness."

The defense has to "depose Mr. Vasco Thompson to determine the existence of relevant admissible evidence in this trial," wrote defense attorney Cheney Mason.

It's unclear exactly how Thompson might play into the defense strategy.

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http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/june/263696/Defense-to-call-1st-witness-in-Casey-Anthony-trial
Defense to call 1st witness in Casey Anthony trial
Last Updated: Thursday, June 16, 2011 5:36 AM
ORLANDO --

The defense is expected to call its first witness in the central Florida murder trial of Casey Anthony, who's accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter in 2008.

The prosecution has presented all its evidence and Thursday jurors will look towards Casey's attorneys to begin delivering on several promises they made at the outset to explain why the 25-year-old's child is dead.

Wednesday, the defense filed a last minute witness, who they describe as "newly" discovered. http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/june/263420/George-Anthonys-lawyer-lashes-out-about-newly-discovered-defense-witness

Casey is charged with first-degree murder in the death of toddler Caylee in the summer of 2008 and has pleaded not guilty.

Casey Anthony trial: Attorneys for felon Vasco Thompson cancel news conference

George Anthony's cell phone records show he had contact with Vasco Thompson days before Caylee was reported missing, defense says.

Lawyers representing Orlando felon Vasco Thompson, the latest defense witness in the Casey Anthony trial, cancelled a news conference that was scheduled for this afternoon.

A secretary at attorney Richard Hale's office confirmed the 4 p.m. conference was cancelled because Thompson had found another attorney. Hale's offices said there was no need to hold the conference.
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George Anthony Calls 911 On Bounty Hunter
Leonard Padilla Paid Casey Anthony's $500K Bond
POSTED: Thursday, June 16, 2011
UPDATED: 3:19 pm EDT June 16, 2011

ORLANDO, Fla. -- George Anthony called the Orange County Sheriff's Office Wednesday night because the bounty hunter that repeatedly bailed his daughter out of jail was in front of his house with a news crew.
According to the Sheriff's Office call log, Anthony believed he had an order to keep bounty hunter Leonard Padilla away from his home and after contacting his attorney, he called 911 to report that Padilla was in front of his home on Hopespring Drive.

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Mistake, Objections Spark Fireworks In Casey Trial
Posted: 6:12 am EDT June 16, 2011Updated: 4:05 pm EDT June 16, 2011
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- The courtroom atmosphere became heated on Thursday as Casey Anthony's defense questioned its second witness during her murder trial. Objections, a defense mistake, and the judge's frustration, created fireworks inside the Orange County courtroom.

Thursday marks day 31, including jury selection, in Casey's murder trial. She's accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter Caylee. ::snipping2::

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Mark NeJame, Attorney for Texas EquuSearch, Donates Proceeds from Interviews to Texas EquuSearch

Posted on 16. Jun, 2011 by smckinney in Featured Articles

06/16/11 — We would like to express our continued appreciation for Mark NeJame’s extraordinary support of Tim Miller and Texas EquuSearch ::snipping2::

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Bounty hunter who bailed Casey Anthony talks exclusively with News 13
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By Christine Webb, Anchor
Last Updated: Friday, June 17, 2011 5:13 AM
He was the outspoken California bounty hunter who came to bail out Casey Anthony, hoping to get information on where Caylee was.

But all he seemed to get was more frustration.

Leonard Padilla was back in town, for a short time and News 13 caught up to him for an exclusive interview.
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Casey Anthony's lawyer: Was Caylee's uncle also her dad?
Judge dismisses jury after defense poses paternity question; FBI expert says DNA sample excludes him as dead girl's possible father
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ORLANDO, Fla. — The defense will enter its second day of calling witnesses as the murder trial of Casey Anthony, who's accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter, resumes Friday.
Defense attorney Jose Baez is expected to call more of the prosecution's forensic witnesses to the stand after questioning several crime scene investigators and FBI evidence analysts Thursday about the evidence they collected and examined.

Anthony is charged with first-degree murder in the death of her daughter Caylee nearly three years ago.

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Defense Enters Day 2 Of Its Case In Casey Anthony Trial
Posted: 6:44 am EDT June 17, 2011Updated: 7:29 am EDT June 17, 2011

Baez is expected to call more of the prosecution's forensic witnesses to the stand Friday after questioning several crime scene investigators and FBI evidence analysts on Thursday about the evidence they collected and examined.

The defense has spent time trying to discredit the state's evidence, instead of backing up their own theory.

As the defense began presenting its case, Baez questioned an FBI DNA analyst about whether investigators believed Casey and her brother, Lee Anthony, had a sexual relationship.

Baez didn't get far with that line of questioning. He also focused on evidence from where Caylee's remains were found.

In a misstep he asked about a blanket that's not in evidence, “My apologies, the blanket that was just described is not in evidence. I move to strike,” said Baez.

WFTV’s legal analyst Bill Sheaffer said those kind of mistakes hurt the defense's case.

“That kind of mistake is sloppy and it undercuts in the jurors' minds his authority and credibility,” he said.

Baez spent the entire day on Thursday attacking prosecutors' evidence. It's unclear where his witness list will go from there, but Sheaffer said Baez will have to move along much quicker, or he can expect Judge Belvin Perry to intervene.

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Anthony defense team may lose potential witness
By the CNN Wire Staff
June 18, 2011 6:11 a.m. EDT
CNN) -- As the defense case for accused daughter-killer Casey Anthony enters its third day Saturday, attorneys for the Florida woman may be scrambling to recover from the potential loss of a witness who publicly denied having any relevance to the trial.

Anthony's attorneys had sought to question convicted felon Vasco Thompson about his relationship with the defendant's father, George Anthony. It is not clear how the 52-year-old convicted kidnapper may have fit into the defense team strategy.

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Casey Anthony Murder Trial Enters Week 5
Posted: 5:53 am EDT June 20, 2011Updated: 6:17 am EDT June 20, 2011
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Week five of Casey Anthony's murder trial will begin on Monday, and when testimony resumes, an expert witness for the defense who was sent away by the judge on Saturday will return to the stand.

Monday marks day 34, including jury selection, in Casey's trial. She's accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee.
The circumstances surrounding this witness could get Casey’s lead attorney Jose Baez in trouble with the state bar.

Dr. William Rodriguez was turned away at the witness stand after prosecutors complained that Baez planned to question him in a way he had not disclosed in court, which is in violation of Judge Belvin Perry's pre-trial order.

Rodriguez was sent out of court on Saturday, after Baez questioned him about something prosecutors didn't know about. Perry then threatened to hold Baez in contempt of court.

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/06/20/florida.casey.anthony.trial/
Anthony case judge scolds attorneys
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By the CNN Wire Staff
June 20, 2011 -- Updated 1455 GMT (2255 HKT)

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Tune in to HLN's "Nancy Grace" at 8 ET for live reports from Orlando, Florida on the Casey Anthony trial. And follow the action on Nancy's special Casey Anthony trial page.

Orlando (CNN) -- Clearly irritated with what he termed continued "gamesmanship" among attorneys in Casey Anthony's capital murder trial, Judge Belvin Perry on Monday threatened longer workdays and suggested any further shenanigans could result in the exclusion of critical evidence from the case.

"If y'all don't want to act professional, I will work you real full days," Perry said at the outset of Monday's session following complaints from both the prosecutors and the defense attorneys about each others' conduct.

Perry is supervising the trial of Anthony, the 25-year-old Orlando woman accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee, in 2008. ::snipping2::

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Judge Perry listened for almost 25 minutes Monday morning before asking prosecutor Jeff Ashton and defense attorney Jose Baez to look at the clock and tell him the time. Ashton said 9:25, while Baez responded 9:26. That prompted Perry to say, "that shows the two of you will never agree on anything."

Ashton asked the judge that defense witness, Dr. Rodriguez, not to be called first because he wanted to read over his deposition again. Baez asked the judge for sanctions against the state and said he feels they are unreasonable.

Rodriguez was turned away at the witness stand after prosecutors complained that Baez planned to question him in a way he had not disclosed in court, which is in violation of Perry's pre-trial order. Perry then threatened to hold Baez in contempt of court.

Perry admonished the lawyers for wasting the jury's time with legal matters that should have been taken up before court began. He also said they will work a full day on Saturday. He ruled that they will be required to arrive at court at 8:30am everyday.

Perry ruled that testimony from Rodriguez will be delayed, per the prosecution's request. Perry then called a 45 minute recess, waiting for the defense's next witness to arrive. ::snipping2::

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Casey Trial In Recess For Day
Defense Unable To Call Witnesses To Testify
POSTED: 11:13 am EDT June 20, 2011
UPDATED: 12:02 pm EDT June 20, 2011

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Judge Belvin Perry has called a recess until Tuesday in the Casey Anthony trial.
The order came after the two witnesses who planned to testify for the defense Monday were blocked by the prosecution because of discovery issues.

Perry said earlier that he was tired of the games being played by the attorneys. Before unleashing a sharp rebuke, he asked both prosecutor Jeff Ashton and attorney Jose Baez to look at the courtroom clock and read the time. Ashton said it was 9:25 a.m., and Baez said it was 9:26 a.m.

"That shows that the two of you will never agree on anything and never see anything the same way," Perry said. ::snipping2::

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Day 23: Judge scolds attorneys, calls it a day in Casey Anthony trial
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Judge Belvin Perry listens to defense attorney Cheney Mason, right, and assistant state attorney Jeff Ashton during a sidebar before the start of court in the Casey Anthony trial at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando, Fla. on Monday, June 20, 2011.
Last Updated: Monday, June 20, 2011 12:15 PM
ORLANDO --
The Casey Anthony murder trial has ended for the day after the judge scolded prosecutors and defense attorneys, and said he was tired of their infighting.
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Vasco Thompson is a 'non-party' in Casey case
Filed today was a motion to quash the subpoena for Vasco Thompson, the man the defense listed as a late witness last week.
The motion, filed by attorney Matt T. Morgan, says Thompson is set to appear before Perry at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday.
It goes on to say Thompson "has no personal knowledge of facts relating to the alleged killing of Caylee Marie Anthony."
The motion calls Thompson's subpoena for trial "a misguided attempt to draw attention and publicity to an already highly publicized matter."
Thompson "believes that the defendant's subpoena for trial is only a delay, to create confusion in the evidence and a ploy to create an illusion of reasonable doubt," Morgan's motion says.
It adds that the subpoena "was filed in bad faith against the non-party Vasco Thompson" and creates an undue burden on him.
The motion asks Perry to quash the subpoena and enter "a protective order prohibiting the defendant, Casey Anthony, from further contact with" Thompson. ::snipping2::

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/caylee-anthony/os-casey-anthony-trial-day-23-20110620,0,7263962.story?page=3

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2011-06-20-should-casey-anthony-testify_n.htm
Should Casey Anthony testify at her murder trial?By Marisol Bello, USA TODAYUpdated 22m ago
The drama of the summer continues in Courtroom 23 in Orlando as court watchers wonder if Casey Anthony, the Florida mom accused of killing her toddler, will take the stand in her own defense.
Legal analysts say she has little choice but to testify after her defense lawyer said in his opening statement that Anthony's daughter, Caylee, drowned in the family pool and her father helped cover it up. The lawyer, Jose Baez, told the jury that Anthony had been molested by her father as a child and that conditioned her to keep quiet about what happened to her daughter.

"She has to take the stand now," says George Parnham, a lawyer who defended Andrea Yates, the Houston mother who drowned her five children during a psychotic breakdown. "She has to explain this to the jury. They need to hear from her. You need to humanize your client."

George Anthony's Alleged Mistress Speaks Out
Holloway Says Anthony Told Her Toddler's Death Was Accidental
POSTED: Monday, June 20, 2011
UPDATED: 5:48 am EDT June 21, 2011
VIDEO: Krystal Holloway Interview http://www.clickorlando.com/video/28302370/index.html

Holloway said George Anthony told her Caylee’s death was an accident that snowballed out of control.

Typically, testifying about what someone told you is hearsay and not admissible, but Local 6 legal analyst Mark O’Mara said Holloway’s testimony would be allowed.

O’Mara said Holloway’s testimony could be used to impeach previous testimony by George Anthony that he knew nothing about Caylee drowning.

Holloway said she also does not believe the defense’s claim that George Anthony sexually abused his daughter, Casey Anthony, for years when she was a child.

Holloway said she knows it was wrong to grow so close to a married man, but she is strong enough to own up to it under oath.

Casey Anthony, 25, is on trial, charged with first-degree murder in Caylee's death. If convicted, she could face the death penalty.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-casey-anthony-trial-day-24-20110621,0,1688989.story
Casey Anthony trial: Defense to resume calling witnesses today
Judge Belvin Perry abruptly ended court Monday after giving stern warnings to attorneys in the Casey Anthony case.
By Amy Pavuk, Orlando Sentinel

5:27 a.m. EDT, June 21, 2011
Casey Anthony's defense team should resume calling witnesses this morning — one day after Judge Belvin Perry gave stern warnings to the attorneys in the first-degree murder case and abruptly adjourned court before lunchtime.

No witnesses testified Monday.

The proceedings, which unfolded without the jury's presence, centered on allegations that defense attorney Jose Baez violated court procedure by failing to fully disclose the opinions that his experts would testify about to the state.
Prosecutor Jeff Ashton said he was late in getting a report, opinions and other materials from Richard Eikelenboom, a Dutch forensic expert who specializes in "Touch DNA" involving small amounts of the genetic material.

Ashton said he intended to call for new sanctions against Baez for failing to disclose the information. ::snipping2::

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2011/06/casey-anthony-lost-day-in-court-but-whos-to-blame.html
Casey Anthony: lost day in court, but who’s to blame?
Caylee and Casey Anthony, Jose Baez, WESH, WFTV, WKMG, WOFL — posted by halboedeker on June, 20 2011 6:03 PM

Attorney Richard Hornsby told WESH’s Bob Kealing that Judge Perry is partly responsible, because Cheney Mason should be acting as lead attorney for the defense.

“Judge Perry should be asking Cheney Mason: Why aren’t you handling more important aspects of this case?” Hornsby said. ”He [Perry] has Jose Baez, the inexperienced attorney, who’s commanding the trial and setting the schedule. Clearly, Jose isn’t ready for prime time.”

Attorney Jeff Deen, also on WESH, expanded on that idea: “Jose Baez stepped into the big leagues. He can’t step into the batter’s box and ask people to throw it underhanded.”

Hornsby added that Perry “should not be yelling at Jose Baez but be yelling at Cheney Mason. At the end of the day, Cheney Mason is the one who will be looked at as the lead attorney on appeal.”

Baez always comes up with excuses, and that’s the wrong way to respond to a judge, Hornsby said.

WKMG-Channel 6 legal analyst Mark NeJame compared Baez’s complaints to being caught speeding and saying that everyone is doing it. “Too bad, you got caught,” NeJame said.

NeJame added that Jeff Ashton is “a smart, able prosecutor who you don’t mess with. He does it by the rules.”

And NeJame said that Perry was guided by one issue above all. “The biggest thing here is to make sure she receives a fair trial,” NeJame said. ::snipping2::

http://www.wftv.com/news/28304223/detail.html
Casey Trial To Continue After Judge Called Abrupt Recess
Posted: 6:10 am EDT June 21, 2011Updated: 6:30 am EDT June 21, 2011
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Casey Anthony's murder trial continues on day 35, and both the state and the defense will return to court by 8:30 a.m.

Perry is threatening Baez with contempt of court.

“We did not intentionally look at this order and say we're going to disobey it. Just the mere thought of it disturbs me greatly,” said Baez.

“It's evident there is a friction between attorneys. That is something I guess the Florida bar will deal with,” said Perry.

But at this point, any punishment for Baez before the trial ends is also a punishment for Casey.

“The judge is not gonna make any ruling that would cause this case to come back. But, he's going to do whatever is necessary to make Mr. Baez play by the rules,” said WFTV’s legal analyst Bill Sheaffe ::snipping2::

Forensic Botanist Testifies About Caylee's Remains
Posted: 6:10 am EDT June 21, 2011
Updated: 12:45 pm EDT June 21, 2011
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Casey Anthony's murder trial continued on Tuesday and a forensic botanist testified that 2-year-old Caylee Anthony's remains could have been in the woods for as little as two weeks before they were discovered in December 2008, a much shorter time period than prosecutors allege.

Tuesday marks day 35, including jury selection, in Casey's trial. She's accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee Marie Anthony. ::snipping2::

George Anthony's Alleged Mistress Speaks Out
Holloway Says Anthony Told Her Toddler's Death Was Accidental
POSTED: Monday, June 20, 2011
UPDATED: 2:58 pm EDT June 21, 2011

ORLANDO, Fla. -- A woman who said she had an affair with George Anthony after growing close to him during the search for his missing granddaughter has been subpoenaed to testify in his daughter’s murder trial.

Krystal Holloway received a subpoena to testify for the defense at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. That does not mean she will be called on Tuesday.
In an interview with Local 6 reporter Tony Pipitone, Holloway said she is upset the defense used her as a "scapegoat” in its opening statements ::snipping2::

http://www.clickorlando.com/video/28302370/index.html

http://www.wftv.com/news/28304223/detail.html
State: Casey May Have Used Inmate's Child Drowning Story
Posted: 6:10 am EDT June 21, 2011Updated: 6:13 pm EDT June 21, 2011
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- There were two major developments on Tuesday in Casey Anthony's murder trial. Tuesday marked day 35, including jury selection, in Casey's trial. She's accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee Marie Anthony.

The state said Casey may have used another family's tragedy to come up with her story about Caylee dying in a swimming pool. Also on Tuesday, another error by the defense was so big, that it could win Casey a new trial if she's convicted.

Casey's lead attorney, Jose Baez, told the jury during his opening statement that Caylee drowned accidentally, and when George found her lifeless body at the bottom of the family's pool, he carried her to Casey and blamed her.

Also, the defense claims George, who Casey alleges sexually abused and bullied her for years, forced her to cover it up.

However, on Tuesday, prosecutor Linda Drane-Burdick told Judge Perry that the state has identified in computer records, searches and instant messages made from the Anthonys' computer.

"The data refutes that timeline," said Drane-Burdick.

However, Baez cried foul, saying it's too late for the state to introduce "new evidence."

"We got the hard drive, but that's everything judge," Baez said.

But prosecutors told the Judge Perry that the defense has had the hard drive for at least two years.

"It's not new evidence. I don't know how something could be new evidence when it was given to you," Judge Perry said.
::snipping2::

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Could Tot Mom Have Taken Drowning Story From Other Inmate?
June 21st, 2011
06:17 PM ET
While the defense called several forensic experts to the stand Tuesday, perhaps the most intriguing revelation of the day came from prosecutor Linda Drane-Burdick, when she informed the court that authorities are looking into whether Casey Anthony had any contact with an Orange County Jail inmate whose child died in a way very similar to the scenario laid out in defense attorney Jose Baez’s opening statement.

April Whalen’s 15-month-old son, Isaiah, drowned in her family’s pool on Christmas Day in 2007, and his body was found by his grandfather. Baez had claimed in his opening statement that 2-year-old Caylee Anthony drowned in the family pool on June 16, 2008 and was found dead by her grandfather George Anthony. ::snipping2::

http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/june/267140/Casey-Anthony-trial-set-for-short-day-of-testimony
Casey Anthony trial set for short day of testimony By Kelli Cook, Adam Longo and Jacqueline Fell, Team Coverage
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 4:44 AM
ORLANDO --
The Florida trial of Casey Anthony, who's accused of killing her daughter, will resume a day after the defense attacked forensics evidence previously offered by the prosecution.

Judge Belvin Perry says Wednesday will only be a half-day because he must attend a judge's meeting.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/06/22/florida.casey.anthony.trial/index.html?asid=d79d9e5c
Casey Anthony's drowning defense similar to inmate's storySee show times »By Ashley Hayes, CNN
June 22, 2011 6:26 a.m. EDT
Video at link.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-casey-anthony-trial-day-25-20110622,0,2409887.story
Casey Anthony trial: Defense to continue calling witnesses in abbreviated trial day
By Amy Pavuk, Orlando Sentinel
5:46 a.m. EDT, June 22, 2011Casey Anthony's defense team will continue calling witnesses in her first-degree murder trial this morning.

Today's proceedings will be abbreviated because Chief Judge Belvin Perry has other matters, unrelated to the case, to tend to.
Court is expected to be held 8:30 a.m. to noon. Perry earlier this week told attorneys to start arriving at 8:30 so they can take up matters before the jury is brought in at 9 a.m.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/casey-anthony-trial-witness-refutes-human-decomposition-car/story?id=13902899
Casey Anthony Trial: Witness Refutes Human Decomposition in Car's Trunk
By JESSICA HOPPER
June 22, 2011
A forensic chemist testifying in the Casey Anthony trial said today that the car belonging to the Florida mom accused of murdering 2-year-old daughter Caylee did not test positive for human decomposition.

Michael Sigman, a chemist at the National Center for Forensic Science, said that air samples from Casey Anthony's car trunk tested positive mainly for gasoline. Chloroform and two other chemicals were present.

"I could not conclusively determine that the presence of those compounds indicated that there had been human remains in the trunk of that car," Sigman told jurors. ::snipping2::

Science Again Takes Forefront In Casey Anthony Trial
Anthony, 25, Could Face Death Penalty If Found Guilty
POSTED: Wednesday, June 22, 2011
UPDATED: 12:08 pm EDT June 22, 2011
Video at link.
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The murder trial of Casey Anthony, who is accused of killing her daughter, Caylee, resumed Wednesday, a day after the defense attacked forensics evidence previously offered by the prosecution.
Judge Belvin Perry said day 25 of the trial will only be a half-day because he has to attend a meeting.

The defense's first witness on Wednesday was Maureen Bottrell, a geologist/forensic examiner with the FBI, where she's worked for 16 years. Bottrell said her main duty is analyzing soil, rocks and gemstones.

In her report from March 4, 2009, Bottrell said she received items from Anthony's car and home, including a shovel and 22 pair of shoes. She also examined soil from the area where Caylee's remains were found.

Bottrell said the shoes could not be scientifically connected to the wooded area where the remains were found. She said under cross-examination, however, that doesn't mean the shoes were not ever worn at the scene. ::snipping2::

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Jose Baez Grants First Interview Since Casey Anthony Trial
Posted on June 21st, 2011 in Casey Anthony, Caylee Anthony by lalate
CORAL GABLES (LALATE) – Jose Baez will grant his first interview since the start of the Casey Anthony trial to Terra.com tomorrow, LALATE has learned. Jose Baez has yet to speak to news since the commencement of the Casey Anthony murder trial. While Baez is currently underway with the defense’s case-in-chief, he will grant his first interview since the trial started on Wednesday to Terra.com (HERE).http://noticias.terra.com/noticias/jose_baez_abogado_de_casey_anthony_habla_en_exclusiva_para_terra/act2896211

Casey Anthony Trial: Defense to question convicted kidnapper

Orlando, Florida - Defense attorneys in the Casey Anthony murder trial want to question convicted felon, Vasco Thompson, who served prison time for kidnapping.

They may get that chance today.

Thompson is scheduled to participate in a deposition at defense attorney Cheney Mason's office in Orlando. The meeting is set up for 1:30 p.m ::snipping2::

http://www.wtsp.com/news/article/197951/250/Caseys-defense-to-question-convicted-kidnapper-today

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2011/06/casey-anthony-sentinel-reporters-discuss-case-on-abc-tonight.html
Casey Anthony: Sentinel reporters discuss case on ABC tonight
ABC, Nightline, Orlando, Orlando Sentinel, Primetime, WFTV — posted by halboedeker on June, 22 2011 10:44 AM
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Casey Anthony talks to attorney Jose Baez during a court recess today. Photo credit: Red Huber/Orlando Sentine
When ABC News went looking for experts on the Casey Anthony case, the network turned to the Orlando Sentinel.
::snipping2::
You’ll see reporters Anthony Colarossi and Bianca Prieto talk about a story they’ve covered for a long time.

The program airs at 10 tonight on WFTV-Channel 9. This “Primetime Nightline” carries the title “Crime & Punishment: Casey Anthony Trial.”
::snipping2::

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Images: Defense Continues Testimony
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Day 25: Dirt, Hair, Decomposition
Defense Calls Forensic Experts On Short Day
POSTED: 12:54 pm EDT June 22, 2011
UPDATED: 1:14 pm EDT June 22, 2011
video at link.
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Chemical testing of air samples from the trunk of Casey Anthony's car primarily showed the presence of gasoline, jurors heard in a shortened day of testimony Wednesday.

Other compounds, including chloroform, were also found, but the amount did not appear to be large, University of Central Florida chemist Michael Sigman told jurors. Testing was not done to determine the amounts, Sigman said, but "they gave very low responses in the instrument."

Read more: http://www.wesh.com/casey-anthony-extended-coverage/28321247/detail.html#ixzz1Q1pQjp8x

http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/june/267833/Report:-Casey-Anthonys-parents-believes-shes-not-innocent
Report: Casey Anthony's parents believes she's not innocent
Last Updated: Thursday, June 23, 2011 5:48 AM
In a surprising new development, CNN is reporting the parents of Casey Anthony say they do not believe she is innocent.

It is a stark contrast from what the Anthony's said in the early days of this case when Casey's parents told the media over and over that their daughter had nothing to do with Caylee's death.

Orlando attorney Mark Lippman issued the following statement regarding the Anderson Cooper Show on June 22, 2011.

Statement at link. http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/june/267833/Report:-Casey-Anthonys-parents-believes-shes-not-innocent

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/28328035/detail.html
Lawyer: Anthony's Parents Feels She's Guilty
Despite Lack Of Confidence In Daughter's Innocence, Parents Do Not Want Death Penalty
By the CNN Wire Staff
POSTED: Thursday, June 23, 2011
UPDATED: 5:50 am EDT June 23, 2011
Video at link
The parents of Casey Anthony do not believe she is innocent, their lawyer told CNN.

George and Cindy Anthony do not, however, want their daughter to receive the death penalty for the killing, said lawyer Mark Lippman.

Casey Anthony, 25, is charged with seven counts in her daughter's death, including first-degree murder. If convicted, she could face the death penalty.

Lippman's bombshell statement to CNN's Gary Tuchman was discussed on "AC 360" Wednesday night. It is unclear how the remarks would affect testimony that is scheduled to continue in Anthony's capital murder trial Thursday.

"But this is important and they wanted me to stress this," said Tuchman. "They love her, they support her and they do not want her to get the death penalty and they will do all they can to avoid her getting the death penalty in this case."
::snipping2::

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/casey-anthony-trial-defense-to-continue-calling-witnesses-1556944.html
Legal experts say Casey Anthony's defense team is trying to argue a lack of evidence.
By Amy Pavuk
Orlando Sentinel
Updated: 7:26 a.m. Thursday, June 23, 2011
Posted: 7:25 a.m. Thursday, June 23, 2011

Casey Anthony's defense team will continue presenting its case when her first-degree murder trial resumes at 9 a.m. today.

It's unclear who the defense will call to testify.

Attorneys spent several hours questioning FBI analysts on Wednesday, before court ended early so Chief Judge Belvin Perry could tend to matters unrelated to the case.
::snipping2::

State crime lab chief resigns after problems raised on DUI evidence

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/State-crime-lab-chief-resigns-after-problems-1264475.php#ixzz1Q6zVlRq8

The head of the state labs that test crime evidence is stepping down, a move that prosecutors and defense lawyers say could help bring back lost confidence in the way drunken-driving cases are handled around the state.

Barry Logan's resignation, effective March 14, comes after a series of problems at the Washington State Patrol toxicology lab have cast doubts on breath tests for suspected drunken drivers.

"Barry has done an excellent job of addressing the issues during this difficult period," State Patrol Chief John Batiste said. "But he and I agree that forward momentum will require different leadership."

The decision stunned attorneys who have worked with Logan on criminal cases and saddened his staff, leaving some in tears, but the lab has drawn stinging criticism about errors and ethical problems in recent months.

"Too many things went wrong on his watch," said defense attorney Francisco Duarte, who specializes in DUI cases. "I believe he wanted to run a laboratory that was based on integrity -- and ultimately, he failed to do so." ::snipping2::

http://www.wftv.com/news/28329373/detail.html
Day 37: Casey's Defense Tries To Counter Prosecution
Posted: 5:35 am EDT June 23, 2011Updated: 11:37 am EDT June 23, 2011
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Defense attorneys called an FBI expert on hair and fiber to the stand Thursday as they continued trying to poke holes in the prosecution's case against Casey Anthony, who is charged with killing her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee Marie Anthony.
Casey entered the courtroom just before 9:00 a.m., wearing a pink sweater set. She had her hair pulled back in a tight bun. Casey's parents Cindy and George Anthony were also present.

Court was called to order and the defense brought in their first witness, Susan Mears. She's a crime scene investigator for the FBI. The defense admitted into evidence a Gatorade bottle and a syringe. Mears was excused after the prosecution declined to question her.

Afterward, FBI hair analyst Stephen Shaw took the witness stand.

Shaw had testified for the state earlier in the trial. Defense attorney Jose Baez began questioning Shaw about a study he conducted on hair banding, which included 600 hairs taken from 15 living people that were then subjected to different elements. Images from the test were shown to the court and Shaw said apparent decomposition can be seen on the bands of hair.
::snipping2::

REPORTER: Parents Say Casey 'Not Innocent' http://www.wftv.com/news/28331492/detail.html

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20504697,00.html
Inside the Casey Anthony Trial: Who Is Judge Belvin Perry?
By Michelle Tauber
Thursday June 23, 2011 11:35 AM EDT
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During the Casey Anthony murder trial, senior writer Michelle Tauber has been providing exclusive behind-the-scenes impressions and insights from PEOPLE's up-close courtroom seat

"Judge Perry is my homeboy."

So say the T-shirts that went on sale near the Orange County Regional courthouse in Orlando, Fla., shortly after Belvin Perry Jr. began presiding over the Casey Anthony murder trial on May 24.

Shrewd, sharp and utterly no-nonsense, Perry, 61, has emerged as a star during the widely watched trial, despite – or perhaps because of – his seeming disinterest in the cameras that capture the ongoing drama in courtroom 23.

In person, Perry – who presides as chief judge of Florida's massive Ninth Judicial Circuit – initially evokes The Office's world-weary Stanley: hangdog expressions, a "let's just get on with it" air. You wonder if he would rather be doing a crossword puzzle in a comfy chair at home.
::snipping2::

http://www.examiner.com/us-headlines-in-national/florida-death-penalty-deemed-unconstitutional-may-affect-casey-anthony-case
Florida death penalty deemed unconstitutional, may affect Casey Anthony case
June 23, 2011 4:29 am ET
Continue reading on Examiner.com Florida death penalty deemed unconstitutional, may affect Casey Anthony case - National US Headlines | Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/us-headlines-in-national/florida-death-penalty-deemed-unconstitutional-may-affect-casey-anthony-case#ixzz1Q7RxCrMh

http://www.wftv.com/news/28329373/detail.html
Cindy: Searched Web For Chloroform, Car Stain Was Old
osted: 5:35 am EDT June 23, 2011Updated: 5:20 pm EDT June 23, 2011
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Casey Anthony's mother, Cindy Anthony, testified on Thursday in court that a stain found in Casey's car trunk was there when it was purchased. Cindy also testified that she used a computer at her home to do searches about chloroform.

Separately, an attorney for Casey's parents on Thursday sought to clarify statements to a CNN reporter in which he implied George and Cindy Anthony no longer think their daughter is Innocent (full story) . Attorney Mark Lippman said in a statement that he wanted to

"clear any misunderstanding" that came from his conversation with CNN reporter Gary Tuchman, but the statement didn't deny the claim in Tuchman's report Wednesday evening.

Lippman's statement said Cindy and George "simply want justice in this case."

Lippman also said George and Cindy still love Casey, and they will do "all they can" to stop her from being sentenced to death.

In July 2008, days after Cindy called 911 to report Caylee missing, Cindy told WFTV Casey did something.

"For whatever she's done, everybody, she has done something OK? She's holding back or whatever it is, otherwise Caylee would be right here with us. So she has done something. So, I forgive her for whatever that is," Cindy told reporter Kathi Belich in 2008.

Casey is charged with first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse, aggravated manslaughter of a child and four counts of lying to law enforcement. She has pleaded not guilty and faces the death penalty if convicted.

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http://www.wftv.com/news/28342780/detail.html
Testimony Continues After Casey's Mom Shocks Court
Posted: 5:43 am EDT June 24, 2011Updated: 6:23 am EDT June 24, 2011
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Surprising prosecutors, Casey Anthony’s mother, Cindy Anthony, testified that she had conducted Internet searches on chloroform on their home computer.
Casey is charged with killing her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee Marie Anthony. Friday marks day 38, including jury selection, in Casey's murder trial.

Cindy Anthony's testimony on Thursday directly contradicted prosecutors' theory that Casey was the one who made the Internet searches.

Chloroform is a chemical compound that can be used to knock someone unconscious and also is found in human decomposition.

She said she started searching chlorophyll, but Google sent her elsewhere. Her attorney said she's telling the truth and not just trying to protect Casey.

"She testified as truthfully today as she did when she testified for the state of Florida,” said attorney Mark Lippman.

Lippman said Cindy Anthony’s memory is now better because of medication, and now she remembers being home from work on the day "chloroform" was Goggled.

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2011/06/casey-anthony-cindy-gives-everyone-something-to-talk-about.html
Casey Anthony: Cindy gives everyone something to talk about
Caylee and Casey Anthony, George and Cindy Anthony, WESH, WFTV, WKMG, WOFL — posted by halboedeker on June, 23 2011 6:52 PM

O’Mara said prosecutors will have to go after Cindy “as someone who seemingly is changing their testimony and shading it in favor of their daughter. And that’s the tack they’re going to take from now on.”

Mark Lippman, attorney for George and Cindy Anthony, was asked if Cindy was lying for Casey. “Absolutely not,” he replied.

Kathi Belich saw things differently on WFTV-Channel 9. “Cindy Anthony told a whole new story under oath today, even claimed she’s the one who looked up neck-breaking,” Belich said. “Cindy’s testimony was inconsistent today with itself and inconsistent to what she’s said before.”

Judge O.H. Eaton Jr., legal analyst WESH, saw problems with Cindy’s testimony. “She certainly did shoot some holes in the prosecutors’ case, if she is credible,” he said. “She came across today a little less credible than she did before. She equivocated some, she tailored her testimony towards her daughter some.”

Letting George and Cindy Anthony sit in the courtroom was a mistake, Eaton said. “This is a perfect example of why witnesses should not be allowed to stay in the courtroom,” Eaton said. ::snipping2::

Quote from: Blonde on June 24, 2011, 09:06:36 AM

Nothing but to Lie

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CORAL GABLES (LALATE) – The Cindy Anthony testimony you heard today in the Casey Anthony trial was not a change from her deposition, claimed Anthony attorney Mark Lippman. The Cindy Anthony testimony today about chloroform, how to make chloroform, and stains inside the Pontiac Sunfire was quickly dubbed “bombshell” testimony”, “changing testimony”, and a shocker by news. But Lippman tonight told news that Cindy Anthony’s testimony today at trial was the same that she gave in her deposition in 2009.

Cindy Anthony was called by Jose Baez on his defense case-in-chief Thursday. Baez initially asked Cindy Anthony about her work timesheets, then about the Pontiac Sunfire, and finally about her online searches.

Cindy Anthony first said that her timesheets are not a far indication if she was or wasn’t at home on March 17 or March 21. Rather, she said that her employer prohibited overtime hours so often she would have to accountant for her hours by listing extra days.

The State seemed shocked by Cindy’s assertion that she was home that day. Lippman implied the State was acting up for the jury. Why? He says that they asked Cindy in her depo about her search activities online at home those two days. He said they didn’t rule out her being at home, and even asked her about questions presuming she was at home and the work logs were inaccurate.

http://news.lalate.com/2011/06/23/cindy-anthony-testimony-didnt-change-from-deposition/

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/caylee-anthony/os-casey-anthony-trial-day-27-20110624,0,5034502,full.story
Casey Anthony trial: Baez expects to wrap up by Thursday
By Anthony Colarossi and Water Pacheco, Orlando Sentinel
5:12 p.m. EDT, June 24, 2011
A defense attorney for Casey Anthony just told Chief Judge Belvin Perry that he expects to rest his case by Thursday, meaning jurors can expect another five days of defense strategy.

State prosecutors estimated they need another one or two days after that to respond to what the defense has presented.

Perry said he expects to issue an order next week about "basic parameters" of the process to bring this case to a close.

Defense testimony will continue for a full day Saturday, resume Monday and continue through Thursday.

Defense Attorney Jose Baez accused state prosecutors or investigators of improperly withholding information – an alleged discovery violation.

Baez said Detective Yuri Melich testified he obtained Anthony family phone records from June to December 2008

But Baez said he only had two weeks of phone records.

"We don't have the rest,'' Baez said.

State prosecutor Linda Drane Burdick said she will ask Melich about what Baez said is missing.

She was unaware of any intentional discovery violations.

http://www.wftv.com/news/28355559/detail.html
Judge Recesses Court Until Monday In Casey Murder Trial
Posted: 8:49 am EDT June 25, 2011Updated: 9:56 am EDT June 25, 2011
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Casey Anthony's murder trial was unexpectedly recessed only 45 minutes after it was supposed to start. Saturday marked day 39, including jury selection, of her trial.

Casey Anthony's murder trial on Saturday started with undisclosed, closed-door meetings with Judge Belvin Perry.

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/28355538/detail.html
'Legal Issue' Ends Casey Anthony Trial Day 28 Early
Casey Anthony, 25, Charged With 1st-Degree Murder
POSTED: Saturday, June 25, 2011
UPDATED: 9:58 am EDT June 25, 2011
Day 28 of the Casey Anthony murder trial ended with no witness testimony.

Judge Belvin Perry announced around 9:45 a.m. that a legal matter separate from the issues discussed earlier in the morning forced him to recess for the day.

On Friday, Baez grilled lead detective Yuri Melich and accused him of not looking into the possibility of other suspects.

As court concluded on Friday, Baez accused Ashton of prosecutorial misconduct and asked for a mistrial.

Baez accused Ashton of calling defense witness Robert Rodriguez's supervisor at the Department of Defense, prompting Rodriguez to be told he would lose his job if he testified. Ashton said Rodriguez's supervisor contacted him, and both sides agreed to let Rodriguez go home.

Earlier Friday, Casey Anthony's mother, Cindy Anthony, testified about Caylee's use of the Anthony family pool. The defense said in opening statements that Caylee drowned in the pool on June 16, 2008.

Anthony, 25, is charged with first-degree murder in Caylee's death. If convicted, she could face the death penalty. ::snipping2::

Casey Anthony trial delayed by unexplained "legal issue"

(Reuters) - The Saturday session of Casey Anthony's first-degree murder trial was scuttled by an unspecified "legal issue" announced by Judge Belvin Perry.

The delay could push back the end of the trial in which Anthony is accused of smothering her 2-year-old daughter Caylee on June 16, 2008 and hiding the body in the woods while claiming the little girl had been kidnapped by a nanny.

Asked to identify the legal issue which delayed the trial, neither defense lawyer Cheney Mason nor prosecutor Jeff Ashton would comment.

"I can't tell ya," Ashton said. Mason said nothing.

At the 9 a.m. trial starting time, the lawyers and Perry disappeared into a side room to talk in private. They emerged 40 minutes later for Perry to make the announcement to spectators and then to the jury in its holding room. ::snipping2::

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/25/us-crime-anthony-idUSTRE75M60020110625

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José Baez: Think what you may about Casey Anthony's guilt or innocence, but it has been painful watching her lawyer get scolded like a schoolchild in open court so often over what seem like basic oversights. We keep waiting to hear Baez tell Circuit Judge Belvin Perry, "The dog ate my expert witness' report." His cringe-worthy missteps are slowing down this already lengthy and expensive (for taxpayers) trial.

http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2011-06-25/news/os-ed-champ-chump-062511-20110624_1_jose-baez-champ-and-chump-mouse

http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/june/269495/Will-Casey-Anthonys-defense-still-rest-case-this-week
Will Casey Anthony's defense still rest case this week?
Last Updated: Sunday, June 26, 2011 6:52 AM
Speculation is swirling Sunday in the Case Against Casey.

But right now, no one knows for sure what caused a sudden recess Saturday before the jury was even brought in for the day.

Casey's lawyers would only say "see you Monday" as they walked out of the Orange County courthouse Saturday. ::snipping2::

http://abcnews.go.com/US/casey-anthony-case-difficult-family-members-loyalties-lie/story?id=13934566
Casey Anthony Case: Not Always Easy to Know Where Family Members' Loyalties Lie
By YUNJI DE NIES and LAUREN VANCE
June 26, 2011
Video at link.
Does justice for 2-year-old Caylee Anthony mean a death sentence for her mom, Casey Anthony?
At its heart, the murder trial of Casey Anthony, accused of murdering her little girl, is a story about a family facing that horrifying dilemma.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/caylee-anthony/os-casey-anthony-trial-day-29-20110627,0,3654894.story
Casey Anthony trial: After abrupt recess Saturday, proceedings to resume this morning
By Amy Pavuk, Orlando Sentinel
6:01 a.m. EDT, June 27, 2011

Dr. Daniel Tressler examined Anthony late Saturday morning, Perry said. Dr. Harry McLaren, from Quincy, Florida, examined Anthony Saturday evening and Sunday and Dr. Ryan Hall examined Anthony Sunday.

After reviewing the experts' reports, Perry said that Anthony was competent to stand trial.

The experts' reports will be sealed, but the defense's motion and the judge's order appointing experts will be filed.

Also Monday morning, defense attorney Ann Finnel filed a new motion for mistrial. Read more here.

http://www.wesh.com/r/28367763/detail.html

http://www.wftv.com/news/28366382/detail.html
Casey Smiles, Laughs Prior To Mental Competency Ruling
Posted: 6:41 am EDT June 27, 2011Updated: 7:30 pm EDT June 27, 2011
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Casey Anthony was giddy, laughing and smiling just before Judge Belvin Perry ruled that she's mentally competent to proceed in her murder trial on Monday. Casey's jovial mood changed after receiving the judge's ruling. She's accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee Marie Anthony.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/27/casey-anthony-death-penalty_n_885570.html#s294277&title=Casey_Anthony_Personal
Casey Anthony's Lawyers Call For Mistrial, Ask Court To Reconsider Death Penalty
First Posted: 06/27/11 06:53 PM ET Updated: 06/27/11 06:54 PM ET
Video at link.
Casey Anthony's defense team filed a motion Monday asking the court to reconsider the death penalty, a direct response to a recent Florida court ruling in which a Miami federal court judge found the death penalty unconstitutional.

Monday's motion argues that the death penalty would be "in violation of the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution and ... the Florida Constitution."

The motion cites the June 20 decision by U.S. District Judge Jose E. Martinez to grant a new sentencing hearing to a convicted killer. In making his decision, Martinez found that the way the death penalty is handed down in Florida is unconstitutional because juries, unlike judges, are not required to explain what aggravating factor or factors led them to justify execution.

Martinez's ruling does not strike down Florida's capital punishment law, but it is proving to be a thorn in the side for lawmakers. Criminal justice experts have also voiced concerns that the decision will result in a flurry of appeals by the recently convicted, the Miami Herald reported. ::snipping2::

http://www.wesh.com/r/28374659/detail.html
Day 29: Smell Of Death, Private Investigators
POSTED: 6:14 pm EDT June 27, 2011
UPDATED: 7:14 pm EDT June 27, 2011
video at link
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The smell of death was a hot topic at the murder trial of Casey Anthony on Monday.

Testimony centered on a defense chemist Dr. Kenneth Furton, who testified that the smell in Anthony's trunk could have come from trash in the car and cleaning products like bleach could explain the chloroform findings. ::snipping2::

Read more: http://www.wesh.com/casey-anthony-extended-coverage/28374659/detail.html#ixzz1QWb8hFh3

http://www.wftv.com/news/28366382/detail.html

Casey Smiles, Laughs Prior To Mental Competency Ruling

Posted: 6:41 am EDT June 27, 2011Updated: 8:59 pm EDT June 27, 2011
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Casey Anthony was giddy, laughing and smiling just before Judge Belvin Perry ruled that she's mentally competent to proceed in her murder trial on Monday. Casey's jovial mood changed after receiving the judge's ruling. She's accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee Marie Anthony.

On Saturday, the defense filed a motion that Casey be examined by three psychologist to determine her competency to proceed in her trial. ::snipping2::

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/06/28/florida.casey.anthony.trial/
Meter reader who found girl's body may testify in Casey Anthony trial
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By Ashley Hayes, CNN
June 28, 2011 -- Updated 0946 GMT (1746 HKT)
Video at link.
(CNN) -- The meter reader who discovered Caylee Anthony's remains could testify Tuesday as a defense witness in the murder trial of her mother Casey, his attorney said.

Roy Kronk has been ordered to report to court at the start of the day, according to lawyer David Evans.

In his opening statement, Casey Anthony's attorney Jose Baez pointed the finger of responsibility at Kronk, who discovered Caylee's body on December 11, 2008, according to a sheriff's detective.

According to the defense, Kronk actually discovered the remains months earlier, then manipulated them for his own selfish goals. Baez called Kronk "a morally bankrupt person who took Caylee's body and hid it ... he thought he had a lottery ticket. ... He can't be ignored in this."

Evans denied the accusations made by Baez.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/caylee-anthony/os-casey-anthony-trial-day-30-20110628,0,6543072.story
Casey Anthony trial: After long day and variety of witnesses, defense to continue presenting case today
By Amy Pavuk, Orlando Sentinel
5:48 a.m. EDT, June 28, 2011

After calling an array of witnesses in what ended up being a nearly 11-hour workday Monday, Casey Anthony's defense team will continue presenting its case this morning.

It's unclear who the defense will call, but meter reader Roy Kronk, credited with discovering the body of Anthony's toddler daughter, may be called to testify today.

On Monday, the defense team called Sheriff's Office detectives, two private investigators who worked for the Anthony family, and a decomposition expert.

The defense team on Monday also filed a motion asking Chief Judge Belvin Perry to declare a mistrial, citing a recent federal court ruling on a South Florida case that said the state's death penalty statute is unconstitutional.

The defense wants Perry to hold a hearing on the issue, order the prosecution to file a memorandum of law on the issue and protect Anthony's due-process rights by declaring the statute unconstitutional. ::snipping2::

http://www.wftv.com/caseyanthony/28378800/detail.html
Attorney: Baez Wants Roy Kronk To Be In Court Tuesday
Posted: 5:47 am EDT June 28, 2011Updated: 8:00 am EDT June 28, 2011
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Tuesday could bring one of the most highly anticipated witnesses to the stand. Roy Kronk was working as an Orange County meter reader when he discovered Calyee's remains along Suburban Drive in December 2008.

Kronk's attorney told WFTV late Monday night that his client was told to be at the courthouse on Tuesday, and ready to testify. Kronk is to report to court at 8:30 a.m. He could be the first witness, after the defense spent a long day Monday, setting up his testimony with two private investigators.
::snipping2::

http://www.wftv.com/news/28378800/detail.html
Ex-Meter Reader Roy Kronk, Anthonys Called To Stand
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Posted: 5:47 am EDT June 28, 2011Updated: 11:50 am EDT June 28, 2011
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- George, Cindy and Lee Anthony were called to the stand on Tuesday by the defense in Casey Anthony's murder trial. Also called to testify was former meter reader Roy Kronk, who found Caylee's remains in December of 2008.
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Casey Anthony Trial Update June 28
June 28, 2011 By Rebecca Davis
Casey Anthony Trial Update June 28

In Orlando, Florida, the trial continues today for the 2-year-old girl,Caylee Marie, that was found dead, allegedly killed by her own mother Casey Anthony in the summer of 2008. A psychic given a teddy bear belonging to Caylee, had a private investigator, Dominic Casey searching the woods in November 2008.
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http://www.wagerrun.com/7096/casey-anthony-trial-update-june-28/comment-page-1/

Casey Anthony trial: Defense asking to allow corrections officers to testify
This is happening outside the presence of the jury before court is adjourned for the day.
By Anthony Colarossi, Orlando Sentinel

3:54 p.m. CDT, June 28, 2011

Defense attorneys are attempting to have the judge allow a couple of corrections officers to testify on Casey Anthony's demeanor while in jail, but the judge said no.

Defense attorney Jose Baez called two corrections officers to the stand outside the presence of the jury this afternoon, presumably to have them testify about how she was happy and cordial to them all the time she has been in custody.

But the judge will not allow those witnesses, he said, citing relevance. ::snipping2::

http://www.wftv.com/news/28378800/detail.html
Kronk: Left Bones Untouched, Tried To Do "The Right Thing"
Posted: 5:47 am EDT June 28, 2011Updated: 5:20 pm EDT June 28, 2011
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- The meter reader who found Caylee Anthony's remains testified on Tuesday that he didn't touch the bag containing the Caylee's bones after he spotted it in the woods and called his supervisor, who then called police.

"I saw an object that looked a little odd to me," Kronk testified on Tuesday. "I told them I saw an object that looked like a skull."

Kronk said he was reprimanded the deputy who arrived at the scene because they found nothing at the time.

"I simply tried to do the right thing and for doing that I was chewed out for a half-hour and was pissed off about that," Kronk stated.

"Were you angry at the sheriff's office?" Mason asked.

"No, I wasn't angry at the Orange County sheriffs, no one person doesn't make a department," Kronk said.

Defense attorney Cheney Mason asked Kronk if he touched the suspicious object or moved it when he saw it in August.

"I never was closer than 30 feet to that bag," Kronk said.

Kronk returned to the area in December 2008 and spotted the remains, which were then recovered by authorities.

Kronk testified that he lifted the skull with his meter reader stick to get a better look..

"I very gently took it and put it into the right eye socket and I gently pivoted it up and I looked down and realized what it was and I set it down as gently as I could," said Kronk.

Mason asked Kronk if he shared what he'd seen in August with anyone else. Kronk said he mentioned it in passing to a roommate, but nothing beyond that. Kronk said only "I believe so" when asked if he knew there was an award being offered for finding the child.

Nearly every member of the jury could be seen taking notes while Kronk testified. ::snipping2::

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2011/06/casey-anthony-did-roy-kronk-hold-his-own-on-the-stand.html/comment-page-1
Casey Anthony: Did Roy Kronk hold his own on the stand?
Caylee and Casey Anthony, George and Cindy Anthony, WESH, WFTV, WOFL — posted by halboedeker on June, 28 2011 5:08 PM
How did Roy Kronk fare on the stand today at the Casey Anthony trial?

“The defense fell short with Kronk,” said WFTV-Channel 9 legal analyst Bill Sheaffer. “Roy Kronk has come off exactly as to what Roy Kronk is, a good Samaritan who stumbled across the child’s remains, did what he thought was the right thing and now has become the subject of attempted repeated character assassination. But he handled himself well.” ::snipping2::

http://www.39online.com/newsfix/os-casey-anthony-trial-day-30-20110628,0,395517.story
Casey Anthony trial: Defense asking to allow corrections officers to testify
This is happening outside the presence of the jury before court is adjourned for the day.
By Anthony Colarossi, Orlando Sentinel

3:54 p.m. CDT, June 28, 2011

Defense attorneys are attempting to have the judge allow a couple of corrections officers to testify on Casey Anthony's demeanor while in jail, but the judge said no.

Defense attorney Jose Baez called two corrections officers to the stand outside the presence of the jury this afternoon, presumably to have them testify about how she was happy and cordial to them all the time she has been in custody.

But the judge will not allow those witnesses, he said, citing relevance. ::snipping2::

ORLANDO --

Prosecutors in the Casey Anthony murder trial have begun showing the jury hours of recorded visitations with Casey at the Orange County Jail.
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The jury learned that Casey was arrested on July 16, 2008, after she lied to Orange County detectives about working at Universal Orlando Resort while attempting to lead them to her missing 2-year-old daughter, Caylee.

Casey, 25, is on trial for her daughter's murder, but her lawyers said Caylee actually drowned in the family swimming pool.

On Thursday, the defense said it wanted to introduce a new witness, a grief counselor named Dr. Sally Karioth, to explain Casey's behavior after Caylee allegedly drowned.

The potential witness may be the same Dr. Karioth listed as a professor at Florida State University's College of Nursing.

http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/june/255460/

Judge Belvin Perry tells the jury about a hawk outside the courtroom.

Symbolic Meaning of the Hawk
By Jack Mehoffer

Attributes & symbolic meanings of the hawk

» Attention
» Vision
» Power
» Energy
» Leadership
» Intensity
:
We take these indications from observing the hawk in nature. Here we see the hawk has tremendous vision. Their eyesight is phenomenal and a key factor in their incredible hunting abilities. Here the hawk is a message for us to keep our eyes (both physical & spiritual) keen on the areas that most require our attention. Specifically, the hawk beckons us to hone our focus on the areas that are out of balance in our lives. Recognition is the first step to solution
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http://budz.wordpress.com/2008/01/27/symbolic-meaning-of-the-hawk/.

http://abcnews.go.com/m/story?id=13947225

Casey Anthony Trial: Former Fiance Says Lee Anthony Groped Sister
By JESSICA HOPPER
12 minutes ago

Jesse Grund Says Casey Anthony Wanted to Keep Caylee From Brother
A former fiance of Casey Anthony testified today that the Florida woman's brother once groped her while she slept and that she wanted to keep her daughter Caylee away from him.

Jesse Grund testified at Casey Anthony's murder trial without jurors in the room. Judge Belvin Perry will decide Wednesday whether the testimony is admissible.

If his testimony is allowed, it could help the defense's claims that Casey Anthony suffered sexual abuse at the hands of her brother and father. Casey Anthony, 25, is accused of murderinig daughter Caylee and could face the death penalty if convicted.

Her father, George Anthony, has denied the abuse accusations. Lee Anthony has never been asked directly by the prosecution or defense if he abused his sister.

Another former boyfriend of Casey Anthony, Tony Lazzaro, previously testified that the Florida woman said her father was physically abusive and that Lee Anthony had tried to "feel her up" but didn't succeed. ::snipping2::

http://www.wftv.com/news/28391868/detail.html
Defense Winds Down Its Case In Casey Murder Trial
Posted: 6:30 am EDT June 29, 2011Updated: 6:37 am EDT June 29, 2011
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Casey Anthony’s murder trial could bring several new developments on Wednesday as the defense is on the verge of wrapping up its case.

Wednesday marks day 42, including jury selection, of Casey's trial. Casey's accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee Marie Anthony.

There are only a handful of witnesses left to call, and on Wednesday we may find out whether Casey will be one of them.

Before testimony on Wednesday, Casey’s attorneys are expected to argue that the whole trial should be thrown out and started over with a different jury.

The court will hear defense arguments about a new death penalty ruling that will happen with a member of the defense team on the record by phone. The defense says this new appeals case out of south Florida means the current jury should be re-seated.

The defense is expected to call a grief expert to the witness stand on Wednesday.

On Tuesday, Casey’s defense team said they have only a half dozen witnesses left to call. ::snipping2::

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/caylee-anthony/os-casey-anthony-trial-day-31-20110629,0,7263970.story
Casey Anthony trial: Attorneys slated to argue mistrial motion, call six witnesses
By Amy Pavuk, Orlando Sentinel
6:03 a.m. EDT, June 29, 2011
Casey Anthony's first-degree murder trial could begin this morning with the defense team arguing for a mistrial because of a recent federal ruling faulting Florida's death-penalty laws.

The defense team filed the motion earlier this week.

They want Chief Judge Belvin Perry to declare a mistrial because the federal court in South Florida found the death-penalty statute unconstitutional. The motion also asks Perry to select a new jury that is not death-qualified, which was a requirement of Anthony's current jury. ::snipping2::

Testimony centers on Caylee Anthony's remains
Updated 3h 24m ago
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The defense scrutinized the testimony of a meter reader who it argues moved the remains of 2-year-old Caylee Anthony so he could collect a reward for the discovery and again painted her family as dysfunctional during the murder trial Tuesday of the girl's mother.
The defense continued to hammer away at forensics evidence at the heart of the prosecution's case against 25-year-old Casey Anthony, who has pleaded not guilty in her daughter's death. The prosecution says Caylee's remains were in the woods for some six months after she was killed when they were recovered in December 2008.

The defense is trying to prove that they could have been there for much less time to try to cast doubt on prosecution experts who said the body had been decomposing for several months. ::snipping2::

http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/casey-anthonys-father-breaks-991957.html
National / World News 11:16 a.m. Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Casey Anthony's father breaks down on the stand
By KYLE HIGHTOWER

The Associated Press

ORLANDO, Fla. — Casey Anthony's father has broken down crying while describing his emotions when he learned that granddaughter Caylee's remains had been found in a wooded area near his Orlando home.
George Anthony testified again Wednesday in the murder trial of his daughter. Court was adjourned so the former police officer could compose himself. ::snipping2::

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/casey-anthony-trial-attracts-tourists-to-orlando-courthouse/2011/06/29/AG4KuqqH_blog.html
Posted at 12:46 PM ET, 06/29/2011
Casey Anthony trial attracts tourists to Orlando courthouse
By Sarah Anne Hughes
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While a trip to the Orlando area usually entails a visit to the “Happiest Place on Earth,” some tourists are flocking to the area for the trial of Casey Anthony, the young mother accused of killing her toddler daughter.

Dozens of people, primarily women, have traveled to the Florida city to wait in line outside the Orange County Courthouse for a chance to watch the trial firsthand. The New York Times interviewed some of the court-case tourists.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/29/casey-anthonys-father-admits-suicide_n_886916.html#s294277&title=Casey_Anthony_Personal
Casey Anthony's Father Admits Suicide Attempt, Denies Molestation
First Posted: 06/29/11 12:44 PM ET Updated: 06/29/11 12:44 PM ET
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Casey Anthony's first-degree murder trial descended into chaos on Wednesday morning when prosecutors entered a flurry of objections as the defense attempted to question the accused child killer's parents about sexual abuse they allege she suffered at the hands of family members.

"I would never do anything like that to my daughter," the defendant's father, George Anthony, said when asked if he had molested Casey.

Defense attorney Jose Baez then asked George Anthony if he would ever admit to abusing his daughter. "You would never admit to it, would you sir," Baez asked. Anthony again denied any wrong doing. "I would never do anything to harm my daughter in that way," he said.
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http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/june/271083/Day-31:-George-Anthony-breaks-down,-jury-hears-from-Kronks-son,-grief-expert
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Day 31: George Anthony breaks down, jury hears from Kronk's son, grief expert
By Jacqueline Fell, Adam Longo and Kelli Cook, Team Coverage
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 6:17 PM
ORLANDO --
Casey Anthony's defense said it will likely be ready to rest sometime Thursday.
Judge Belvin Perry told prosecutors to have witnesses ready for rebuttal, and to have closing arguments prepared for Saturday at the earliest.
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http://www.clickorlando.com/news/28392742/detail.html
Casey Anthony Defense Says It Will Rest Thursday
Casey Anthony, 25, Could Face Death Penalty If Convicted
POSTED: Wednesday, June 29, 2011
UPDATED: 7:19 pm EDT June 29, 2011
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Casey Anthony jury could be deliberating her fate over the holiday weekend.

Casey Anthony's defense team said Wednesday evening it will rest on Thursday.

Judge Belvin Perry said closing arguments could be held Saturday, and it is up to the jury if they would want to hear closing arguments on Sunday or on Independence Day on Monday.

The defense has claimed that George Anthony found Caylee dead in the family swimming pool on June 16, 2008, and helped try to cover up the toddler's death.

During cross-examination, prosecutor Jeff Ashton asked George Anthony about his suicide note. George Anthony said he wanted to be with Caylee, and he would be dead had law enforcement not intervened.

George Anthony began to cry again as he reviewed his suicide note on the stand.

"My emotional state, even through today, is very hard to accept that I don't have a granddaughter anymore, but for that particular day, it just felt like the right time to go and be with Caylee," George Anthony said.

George Anthony said that in his suicide note, he acknowledged questions he had about what had happened to Caylee.

"There was numerous pages I wrote ... I probably repeated myself numerous times. I had to express what I was feeling," George Anthony said.

Ashton said he plans to introduce the suicide note during the rebuttal phase of the trial. The note ordinarily would not be allowed, but Judge Belvin Perry said Baez opened the door for the note to be introduced by bringing up the suicide attempt. ::snipping2::

Dr Sally Karioth – Casey Anthony Grief Expert Heats up Defense
Posted on June 29th, 2011 in Casey Anthony by lalat
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CORAL GABLES (LALATE) – Dr Sally Karioth was called by the Casey Anthony defense today as its grief expert. Dr Sally Karioth has handled issues of grief, she told the jury. But as to grief, trauma, and death related issues, Karioth told the jury that she has worked thirty six thousand hours over her career while authoring books on the subject. But has the defense made an error in calling Karioth as one of its final witness? ::snipping2::
http://news.lalate.com/2011/06/29/dr-sally-karioth-casey-anthony-grief-expert-heats-up-defense/

http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2011/jun/30/defense-casey-anthony-murder-trial-ready-wrap/
Defense in Casey Anthony murder trial ready to wrap up
Posted June 30, 2011 at 5:20 a.m.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/caylee-anthony/os-casey-anthony-trial-day-32-20110630,0,7460571.story
Casey Anthony trial: Defense expected to conclude its case today
By Amy Pavuk, Orlando Sentinel
5:34 a.m. EDT, June 30, 2011
Casey Anthony's defense team should call its final witnesses today in what is expected to be the final day of their presentation.
It is unclear if Anthony, 25, will take the stand or who else will testify today.
In his opening statement, defense attorney Jose Baez said Anthony did not kill her 2-year-old daughter Caylee, as prosecutors allege. ::snipping2::

http://www.wftv.com/news/28404300/detail.html
Defense May Rest Its Case In Casey Anthony Trial
Posted: 5:58 am EDT June 30, 2011Updated: 6:45 am EDT June 30, 2011

WFTV’s Legal Analyst Bill Sheaffer believes on rebuttal, prosecutors will attack the defense's strongest witness, Cindy Anthony.

Cindy has tried to take the blame for chloroform searches, but state witnesses could place her at work at those times, leaving just one person home to type chloroform into the family computer: Casey.

“We're going to see two witnesses who worked with Cindy at the hospital, one being a person to rebut this claim Cindy was home at the time of these searches for chloroform,” said Sheaffer.

The state could be calling witnesses on Friday, then by the weekend move to closing arguments, with the jury finally deliberating next week, possibly including July 4. ::snipping2::

Casey is charged with first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse, aggravated manslaughter of a child and four counts of lying to law enforcement.

Casey has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in Caylee's death and could face the death penalty if convicted of that charge.

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/22873305/detail.html

ORLANDO, Fla. -- There is more information being learned about the backgrounds of the two sisters who have spoken to the tabloid media to claim one had an affair with George Anthony, the father of Casey Anthony, who is charged in the killing of her daughter Caylee. The two have been using the names River and Skye, and they have talked to the likes of the National Enquirer. They are twins who also have been arrested a number of times.

http://miami.cbslocal.com/2011/06/30/defense-rests-without-casey-anthony-testifying/
Defense Rests Without Casey Anthony Testifying
June 30, 2011 1:50 PM
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ORLANDO (CBS4) – The defense has rested in the Casey Anthony murder trial without her testifying about the death of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee.

The central Florida mother did not take the witness stand as the defense wrapped up its case Thursday, leaving claims that Caylee accidentally drowned unsubstantiated.
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George and Cindy Anthony were asked about how they had buried various family pets that died.
Lead defense attorney Jose Baez also asked George Anthony him if he buried his pets after their deaths in plastic bags wrapped with duct tape. Anthony said he had on some occasions. Prosecutors have contended Caylee’s body was disposed of in a similar manner. Under prosecution questioning, he said he had never thrown their carcasses in a swamp. Anthony was also asked if he had supplied duct tape he used to put up posters of his granddaughter when she was missing. He said he couldn’t remember.

Cindy Anthony said when she had her dog Mandy put down two decades ago at a vet’s office, when she went to pick it up the animal’s body was wrapped in plastic and sealed with packing tape.
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http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/06/30/guilty-verdict-reachedbut-not-for-casey-anthony/
Spectator in Casey Anthony Trial Sent to Jail for Flipping Off Prosecutor
Published June 30, 2011
| FoxNews.com
There was a guilty verdict Thursday at the Casey Anthony murder trial -- but it was not for Anthony.

A spectator, 28-year-old Matthew Bartlett, was found to be in contempt of court and ordered to serve six days in jail for waving his middle finger at one of the prosecutors.

Bartlett, who works as a server from T.G.I.Fridays, was asked by Judge Belvin Perry why he made the gesture to attorney Jeff Ashton, but Bartlett said, “I’m not even sure why I did it." ::snipping2::

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2011/06/casey-anthony-defense-rests-tv-analysts-dont-duck-jose-baez.html/comment-page-1
Casey Anthony: Defense rests; TV analysts don’t — duck, Jose Baez
Caylee and Casey Anthony, WESH, WFTV, WKCF, WOFL — posted by halboedeker on June, 30 2011 5:17 PM
Casey Anthony didn’t testify, her defense team talked about pet burials before resting, and TV analysts were appalled by the overall effect.

“Who would have known eight weeks ago that that opening statement would have been the beginning and end of this trial?” asked attorney Jeff Deen on WESH-Channel 2. “Jose’s opening statement put her with knowledge of the death, actually put her there when it happened. Made accusations they couldn’t back up. They ended the case with no evidence of anything that they promised, and it’s a big deal.”

Attorney Richard Hornsby, who also offers analysis for WESH, said the jury will wonder if Casey Anthony was involved in Casey’s death because Baez admitted it in his opening statement. “The biggest hole is Casey’s failure to testify,” Hornsby said. ::snipping2::

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/national_world&id=8225515
Rebuttal, closing arguments left in Anthony trial
Updated at 04:27 AM today

Video at link.
ORLANDO, FL -- The prosecution plans to use its rebuttal case Friday to attack testimony offered by Casey Anthony's mother about computer searches she claims to have made months before her 2-year-old granddaughter first disappeared.
The rebuttal phase of the murder trial comes a day after Anthony's defense rested without calling her to testify about the death of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee.

Judge Belvin Perry ruled that electronic time card information from Cindy Anthony's employer can be introduced by the state to rebut testimony she made earlier. Cindy Anthony previously testified that searches made in March 2008 for "chloroform" and "how to make chloroform" were made by her and not Casey Anthony as the prosecution contends. ::snipping2::

http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/july/272385/Could-Casey-Anthony-use-competency-as-an-appeal
Could Casey Anthony use competency as an appeal?
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Casey Anthony listens during testimony in her murder trial at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando, Fla. on Thursday, June 30, 2011. The witness at the time was Krystal Holloway who claims to have been a mistress with Anthony's father.
By Janelle Jordan, Reporter
Last Updated: Friday, July 01, 2011 5:28 AM
ORLANDO --

This week chief judge Belvin Perry ruled Casey Anthony is competent to stand trial.

The decision came after three psychologists examined Casey at the request of her lawyers. Now, there are new questions emerging about whether that ruling could be used in an appeal.
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http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/july/272379/Day-33:-Case-against-Casey-Anthony-in-recess-indefinitely
Day 33: Case against Casey Anthony in recess 'indefinitely'
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Casey Anthony in court before the start of Day 33 in her trial at the Orange County Courthouse
By Jacqueline Fell, Adam Longo and Christine Webb, Team Coverage
Last Updated: Friday, July 01, 2011 9:25 AM
The case against Casey Anthony is in an indefinate recess while attorneys continue their work.

The prosecution only had a handful of other witnesses to call a day after Casey Anthony's defense rested in her murder trial without calling her to testify.

Friday started with legal matters regarding time card information & computer documents from Cindy Anthony's employer. It appears this issue will be central for the rebuttal by the state. They want to know whether or not Cindy was at work when these chloroform searches occurred.
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http://www.wftv.com/news/28416592/detail.html
State Rebuttal Over, Closing Arguments To Be Held Sunday
Posted: 6:10 am EDT July 1, 2011Updated: 4:57 pm EDT July 1, 2011

When testimony was complete, WFTV legal analyst Bill Sheaffer did not think the defense delivered on opening statement promises.

"They promised a lot and delivered nothing. There's no recorded evidence the child died in an accident, no recorded evidence George covered it up,” Sheaffer said.

Sheaffer said he thinks the defense will have its work cut out for it heading into closing arguments.

The prosecution began its rebuttal case with photographs of clothing taken at the Anthony home.

Casey is charged with first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse, aggravated manslaughter of a child and four counts of lying to law enforcement.

Casey has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in Caylee's death and could face the death penalty if convicted of that charge.

http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/july/272379/Day-33:-Closing-arguments-set-for-Sunday-in-the-case-against-Casey-Anthony
Day 33: Closing arguments set for Sunday in the case against Casey Anthony
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By Jacqueline Fell, Adam Longo and Christine Webb, Team Coverage
Last Updated: Friday, July 01, 2011 4:57 PM
The state of Florida has wrapped its rebuttal in the case against Casey Anthony.

Judge Belvin Perry says there will be no court on Saturday and closing arguments will begin on Sunday.

On Friday, Judge Perry issued an order concerning rules in the closing arguments.
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http://www.clickorlando.com/news/28417230/detail.html
Work Records Contradict Cindy Anthony's Search Testimony
Anthony, 25, Could Face Death Penalty If Found Guilty
POSTED: Friday, July 1, 2011
UPDATED: 5:06 pm EDT July 1, 2011
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ORLANDO, Fla. -- A lawyer for the company Cindy Anthony formerly worked for testified Friday afternoon that records indicate she was at work when searches for chloroform were made on the family computer, and court spokeswoman Karen Levey announced that closing arguments will be on Sunday.

Levey made the announcement Friday afternoon. Both sets of attorneys asked for a day off to prepare closing arguments. The closing arguments will begin at 8:30 a.m. Sunday. Perry issued a court order Friday afternoon detailing the rules forclosing arguments.

Closing arguments are expected to last all day. Deliberations could begin Sunday evening.

http://www.canyon-news.com/artman2/publish/National_News_1182/Closing_The_Case_On_Casey_Anthony_Murder_Trial.php

Casey Anthony's Aunt Speaks, Exclusive

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Pam Plesea is the ex-wife of Cynthia Anthony’s brother Rick. Though estranged from her ex-husband and ex-sister-in-law, she spoke with me after refusing to sell her story to Globe and National Enquirer magazines.

“None of this surprised me,” said Anthony’s ex-sister-in-law Pam Plesea. “When my son was 4 years old and we threw him a birthday party, Casey was just days or weeks old. Cindy showed up at my home and put the infant Casey up in my face and said, 'What a shame you will never know how it feels to have your own child.' I was mortified. My son was adopted, but he is my child and she then said, 'Oh, I meant that you never will have a girl, and it’s the best thing for a mother. She’s my life now.' Well, 25 years later, I see she is willing to possibly perjure herself for her daughter.”

“She told me that Cindy and George are not being totally honest about that night. Lee was there, Cindy confronted Casey on June 15 and they ended up in an altercation and Cindy choked Casey, Lee pulled them apart, and Cindy called Shirley to tell her that Casey would never steal again and that she had choked her. Then Cindy called her mother Shirley the next morning and told her that Casey had taken Caylee and the car before anyone woke up and was gone. That’s still very horrifying to Shirley. She’s very aged now and the little girl’s death weighs heavily on her mind.”

If this is true, Shirley would've told LE. I wonder if LE thought they'd have a hard time proving this considering how this family covers for each other?

Judgment nears for Casey Anthony, as testimony wraps in murder trial
July 01, 2011|By the CNN Wire Staff

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Orange County Sheriff's Department Sgt. Kevin Stenger claimed there did not appear to be any searches for chlorophyll or for bamboo, as Cindy Anthony had claimed, though he did say there was a specific Google search for neck breaking. And Detective Sandra Osborne testified there were no evidence of a chlorophyll-specific search on the computer's hard drive, though there was evidence of searches for things such bamboo furniture.

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http://articles.cnn.com/2011-07-01/justice/florida.casey.anthony.trial_1_cindy-anthony-casey-anthony-george-anthony/2?_s=PM:CRIME

http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/june/271806/What-will-happen-Sunday-in-the-Casey-Anthony-trial
What will happen Sunday in the Casey Anthony trial?
Defense attorney Jose Baez, center, comes to the defense table where Casey Anthony sits before the start of court in her murder trial at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando, Fla. on Monday, June 27, 2011.
By David Fussell, Legal Expert
Last Updated: Saturday, July 02, 2011 1:47 PM
ORLANDO --
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What happens after Casey Anthony's defense team wraps up?
Closing arguments
After the jury instructions are read to the jury, one attorney for each side will be allowed to stand up and make a closing argument. In the closing argument each side attempts to explain the evidence in the manner most advantageous to their client. The state gets to give its closing argument first, followed by the defense. After the defense gives its closing argument the state gets one more chance to stand up, and rebut the argument the defense just provided. The rebuttal closing is supposed to cover only the argument the defense provided and not rehash the state’s entire argument. Lawyer’s refer to the order of the argument as the state having the “sandwich” because the state gets to wrap its arguments around the defense’s argument.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/02/casey-anthony-trial-juror_n_889288.html?view=print
Casey Anthony Trial: Jurors Left With Scant Evidence
First Posted: 07/ 2/11 03:45 PM ET Updated: 07/ 2/11 04:16 PM ET
Kyle Hightower, Associated Press

ORLANDO, Fla. — After more than 33 days of testimony, 400 pieces of evidence and sweeping promises from attorneys to prove how 2-year-old Caylee Anthony died, neither prosecutors nor defense attorneys have provided concrete evidence showing whether the girl was killed by her mother.

And when closing arguments begin Sunday, jurors won't forget what they were promised.

During opening statements in May, prosecutors said Caylee was suffocated with duct tape by a mother who loved to party, tattooed herself with the Italian words for "beautiful life" in the month her daughter was missing and crafted elaborate lies to mislead everyone from investigators to her own parents. Defense attorneys countered that the toddler accidentally drowned in the family swimming pool, and that her seemingly carefree mother in fact was hiding emotional distress caused by sexual abuse from her father.

However, a medical examiner never determined precisely how Caylee died, and 25-year-old Casey Anthony's DNA was not found with her daughter's skeletal remains when they were found in December 2008 in a wooded area near the Anthony family home. The defense team never offered firm proof of how the girl died, either, and never offered any evidence that Casey Anthony was molested by her father, George, who has firmly denied the claim.

"This is an emotional case and I think they made some promises early in the opening and they have not been able to deliver," said Tim Jansen, a former federal prosecutor and criminal defense lawyer in Tallahassee. "(The jury is) going to be very skeptical in their closing arguments. When I do my closing arguments, I can tell you right away if they are listening to me, if they are agreeing with me or if they turn the other way and it's not a good feeling to lose a jury."
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http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2011/0702/Casey-Anthony-trial-As-it-draws-to-a-close-deep-mysteries-remain
Casey Anthony trial: As it draws to a close, deep mysteries remain
In the Casey Anthony murder trial, there's been no confession, no eye witnesses, and no direct physical evidence capable of telling the tale with scientific certainty. Closing arguments begin Sunday

By Warren Richey, Staff writer / July 2, 2011
On the eve of closing arguments, the Casey Anthony murder trial is ending exactly as it began – shrouded in mystery over what really happened to Ms. Anthony’s two-year-old daughter, Caylee
Nearly 100 individuals testified and more than 400 pieces of evidence were presented to the jury in a month-long trial. But it is still unclear precisely how the toddler died.

There’s been no confession, no eye witnesses have come forward, and investigators have found no direct physical evidence capable of telling the tale with scientific certainty.

Nonetheless, on Sunday morning in the Orlando courtroom of Chief Judge Belvin Perry, prosecutors will attempt to sidestep that glaring hole in their case while urging a jury of five men and seven women to find Casey Anthony guilty of the premeditated murder of her daughter.

If convicted, she faces a possible sentence of death by lethal injection.

Prosecutors have presented a theory that Ms. Anthony used chloroform to subdue her daughter and then murdered her by pressing pieces of duct tape over her mouth and nose.

They say she hid the body in the trunk of her car for several days until it began to decompose and smell. Then she dumped it in a wooded area about a quarter-mile from the family home. The skeletal remains were discovered six months later in December 2008. ::snipping2::

People pay their respects to Caylee as the Casey Anthony trial winds down

ORANGE COUNTY --
In the woods of Suburban Drive, there's a memorial with a patriotic theme, not far from where Caylee Anthony's remains were found on 2008.
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On the eve of closing arguments in the trial of Caylee's mother, Casey, people are gathering, leaving flowers and stuffed animals and American flags, in honor of the little girl they never met, but fell in love with. This memorial is down the road from an original memorial that had been overloaded with stuff animals and toys, pictures, balloons and flowers. Some said they were upset that the original memorial had been taken down.

http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/july/273228/People-pay-their-respects-to-Caylee-as-the-Casey-Anthony-trial-winds-down

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/03/us-crime-anthony-idUSTRE7620Y720110703
Lawyers get last chance to sway jurors in Casey Anthony trial
By Barbara Liston
ORLANDO, Fla | Sun Jul 3, 2011 7:53am EDT

(Reuters) - Closing arguments in the murder trial of Casey Anthony, accused of killing her toddler daughter Caylee, are set to begin on Sunday when prosecutors and defense lawyers get a last chance to sway the jury.
When they are done, the sequestered jury will receive instructions from Judge Belvin Perry and retreat to a private room to decide on a verdict without hearing directly from Casey, 25, who chose not to testify in her own defense. ::snipping2::

http://www.christianpost.com/news/casey-anthony-trial-v-new-fla-death-penalty-law-51802/
Sat, Jul. 02 2011 10:28 PM EDT
Will Casey Anthony get the Death Penalty if Judge Likes New Ruling?
New ruling could be considered in high profile trial

In his 94-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Jose Martinez found that Florida's capital punishment rules are flawed.

In more legal terms, the Miami judge declared that the state’s death penalty is “unconstitutional because jurors are not required to make findings beyond a reasonable doubt on the aggravating factors that can increase a guilty defendant's sentence from life to death," the ruling stated.

“The defendant has no way of knowing whether or not the jury found the same aggravating factors as the judge," Martinez wrote in the ruling.

Indeed, the judge, unaware of the aggravating factor or factors found by the jury, may find an aggravating circumstance that was not found by the jury.”

Martinez said the Florida Supreme Court has not found that the state’s method of imposing capital punishment violates the Constitution, even in light of the 2002 U.S. Supreme Court decision he is citing.

Whether or not Chief Judge Belvin Perry, who has been presiding over the Casey Anthony case for the past 33 days, will follow the new ruling is yet to be seen, but he could attempt to modify jury instructions to comply with the decision, according to legal analysts.

“What this means is that death penalty cases in Florida could be challenged because it addresses fairness,” said Rob Lowell, a defense attorney in Atlanta, Ga. ::snipping2::

http://www.wftv.com/news/28433629/detail.html
Emotional Day: Tears, Anger, Laughter In Casey Murder Trial
Posted: 8:35 am EDT July 3, 2011Updated: 7:45 pm EDT July 3, 2011
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During the defense's closing argument Sunday afternoon, prosecutor Jeff Ashton bellowed an objection after attorney Jose Baez referred to Ashton as a "laughing guy" and pointed to him. Judge Perry sustained the objection and a sidebar was called. The attorneys then went behind closed doors with Judge Perry.

After reviewing the video of the "laughing guy," Judge Perry decided to give the prosecutors and the defense a warning. Judge Perry told Ashton and Baez and the other attorneys that any other incidents will result in their removal.

An angry Perry stopped Baez's argument after he referred to Ashton as "this laughing guy." Television showed Ashton smiling behind his hand at Baez's contention that the prosecution's forensic evidence was based on fantasy. One of Perry's written orders is that the attorneys not show emotion to the other side's statements.

Ashton apologized and said he tried to hide his expressions. Baez also apologized.

Earlier during the state's argument, Ashton said Casey wanted a relationship with her boyfriend, to go out with her friends and to live the carefree life she had before Caylee's birth.

"Something needed to be sacrificed, that something was either the life she wanted or the life thrust upon her. She chose to sacrifice her child," Ashton said during his 90-minute argument.

Ashton stated Casey had a choice saying, "A life tethered through a child or a life free." ::snipping2::

http://www.wftv.com/news/28438713/detail.html
State Says Drowning Claim Absurd; They Kept Promises
Posted: 5:34 am EDT July 4, 2011Updated: 11:04 am EDT July 4, 2011
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Prosecutors in the Casey Anthony murder trial told jurors they kept their promises, alluding to defense claims that never materialized.

Prosecutors also said it is "absurd" to think her 2-year-old daughter drowned or that Casey's father, George Anthony, covered up Caylee Marie Anthony's death to make it look like murder.

Monday marks day 46, including jury selection, in Casey's trial. She's accused of killing Caylee. ::snipping2::

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/28439284/detail.html
Fate Of Casey Anthony In Jurors' Hands
Casey Anthony, 25, Could Face Death Penalty If Convicted
POSTED: Monday, July 4, 2011
UPDATED: 1:51 pm EDT July 4, 2011

Perry reminded the jurors that it is not up to the defendant to prove their innocence. He said a defendant choosing not to testify it is not an indication of guilt.

"Whatever verdict you render must be unanimous," Perry said.

Only 12 of the 17 jurors brought in from Pinellas County will participate in deliberations. Five of the jurors are alternates, but were not aware of this during the trial.

Prosecutor Linda Drane Burdick ended closing arguments earlier Monday with a photo of the "Bella Vita" tattoo Casey Anthony got while Caylee was missing, and asking who benefited from Caylee's death.

http://www.al.com/newsflash/index.ssf/story/casey-anthony-jury-deliberations-to-resume-in/a1d577207d8d48989a2a856fcb72bf07
Casey Anthony jury deliberations to resume in US
July 5, 2011, 3:14 a.m. CDT
Associated Press

ORLANDO, Florida (AP) — Deliberations in the Florida murder trial of Casey Anthony will resume a day after the jury failed to reach a verdict in its first six hours of discussing the case.

Tuesday marks the first full day the seven women and five men on the jury will be able to deliberate the evidence, after the prosecution concluded its rebuttal closing argument Monday afternoon in a trial which has gripped America. Judge Belvin Perry read jurors their instructions and made several points on the charges facing the 25-year-old Anthony before sending them out.
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http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/july/274098/Casey-Anthony-jury-deliberations-to-resume
Casey Anthony jury deliberations to resume
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Casey Anthony stands for the jury her attorneys Jose Baez, left, and Dorothy Clay Sims at the Orange County Courthouse as the jury wraps deliberations for the day on Monday, July 4, 2011.
By Jacqueline Fell, Adam Longo and Kelli Cook, Team Coverage
Last Updated: Tuesday, July 05, 2011 4:49 AM
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Judge Belvin Perry read jurors their instructions and made several points on the charges facing the 25-year-old Anthony before sending them out.

Once a verdict is reached, Perry will give a 30 minute warning to allow the state, defense, defendant and other to gather inside the courtroom.
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http://news.yahoo.com/jury-clears-casey-anthony-murder-charges-072938277.html
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After a trial of a month and a half, the jury took less than 11 hours to find Anthony not guilty of first-degree murder, aggravated manslaughter and aggravated child abuse.

Tears welled in Anthony's eyes, her face reddened, her lips trembled, and she began breathing heavily as she listened to the verdict.

Many in the crowd of about 500 people outside the courthouse reacted with anger after the verdict was read, chanting, "Justice for Caylee!" One man yelled, "Baby killer!"

Given the relative speed with which the jury came back with a verdict, many court-watchers were expecting Anthony to be convicted in the killing, and they were stunned by the outcome.

Sentencing was set for Thursday. Anthony could get up to a year behind bars on each count of lying to investigators. But since she has been in jail for nearly three years already, she could walk free.

Prosecutors contended that Anthony — a single mother living with her parents — suffocated Caylee with duct tape because she wanted to be free to hit the nightclubs and spend time with her boyfriend.

Defense attorneys argued that the little girl accidentally drowned in the family swimming pool and that Anthony panicked and hid the body because of the traumatic effects of being sexually abused by her father. ::snipping2::

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Jesse Grund tells Nancy Grace he's 'seething' about Casey Anthony verdict
Cindy Adams
, Crime Examiner
July 6, 2011 -

“I’m shocked and angry... I’m shocked is the best choice of words. I feel like someone who was just in a war and doesn’t know what happened,” Grund told Grace during an appearance on her HLN TV show.

“I know how close that you had become to Caylee,” said Grace. “As a matter of fact, the defense at one point was playing point the finger at you until they found what they thought to be a better target, that was George Anthony. I guess he fit into their scenario better than you did.”

She added, “For a while there, you were looking like the scapegoat with Roy Kronk. So explain to me your anger and your feelings of being essentially numb.”

Grund said, “You know numb is a great choice of words... I walk away from this case with just dissatisfaction, with every side. I’m angry tonight with the defense and their lack of tact by having a champagne toast right across the street from the courthouse. Even though they’re talking about the fact that nobody wins because Caylee is not here anymore.”

He continued, “This was never about a search for the truth. This was about... winning at all costs. That’s what this was about. And I’m angry... I am beside myself, seething over that fact... I feel like I’ve sat on the sidelines the entire time, never getting a chance to speak. People spoke for me repeatedly... this has been a frustrating experience overall based on the fact that Caylee – I still love and miss dearly – she’s never coming back. And nobody sought out the truth in this. This was all about winning. This was never about the truth.”

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http://www.clickorlando.com/news/28458257/detail.html
Next For Casey Anthony: Freedom, Book Deals, Analysts Say
By Lateef Mungin CNN
POSTED: Wednesday, July 6, 2011
UPDATED: 6:34 am EDT July 6, 2011

There will be no legal restrictions on Anthony profiting on the details of this case, cashing in on deals for movies, books or interviews, analysts say.

Because of her acquittal, so-called Son of Sam laws -- laws designed to keep criminals from earning money from their crimes -- do not apply, they say.

"Why can't she make money off of her story?" said Drew Findling, another defense lawyer. "You've seen so many cases where witnesses for the prosecution have profited from the case. Look at the O.J. Simpson case and how the prosecutor, who lost the case, wrote books and made money afterwards. So why can't Casey do it?"

HLN's Nancy Grace, who has covered the Anthony case extensively since Caylee was reported missing, did not mince words about Anthony's possible plans.

"Now tot mom finally has the beautiful life that she envisioned. She's free," Grace said on her show Tuesday. "She will walk free as early as this Thursday. She's set up to make very likely over a million dollars off the murder of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee Anthony."

The seven-week long trial ended with 11 hours of deliberation when an Orange County, Florida, jury found Anthony not guilty of the most serious charges.

"This jury ignored the scientific evidence," said New York lawyer Susan Moss. "Apparently, they found the only 12 people who still think the world is flat."

But Andrea Lyon, who once represented Anthony, said the evidence wasn't there.

"That prosecution overreached," Lyon said "AC 360." "They used junk science. They attempted to overwhelm the lack of evidence with character assassination. They did not have evidence of a homicide." ::snipping2::

http://www.wftv.com/news/28459186/detail.html
Posted: 6:49 am EDT July 6, 2011Updated: 7:52 am EDT July 6, 2011

Other family members are also talking about the verdict.

Casey's uncle in Ohio said he was shocked by the jury's decision, but now his focus has quickly turned to the well being of his brother-in-law.

“George is the one that was harmed the most and I, you know, and I just, I want to see that George is vindicated through this, that is my feeling,” said Chuck Eddy.

Eddy went on to say that if he could sit down with Casey, he would urge her to talk about what really happened to Caylee.

Casey's aunt had some harsh words for the jury after the not guilty verdict. She spoke with Nancy Grace by phone on Tuesday night.

“I'm appalled, and now I’m angry and I say shame on this jury that they are either not too bright or just plain lazy.”

Because the case got so much media attention in Orlando, jurors were brought in from the Tampa Bay area and sequestered for the entire trial, during which they listened to more than 33 days of testimony and looked at 400 pieces of evidence. Casey did not take the stand.

Now the world is watching and waiting to hear from Casey herself once she's released from jail.

“What someone like Casey, anything will do, is that she'll become a celebrity. She will sell her story to the television networks. She will sell her story to Hollywood…book deals. Her identity will become her celebrity and she'll live comfortably for the rest of her life,” said WFTV’s legal expert Bill Sheaffer.

The verdict could divide people for many years to come, just as the O.J. Simpson case in the mid-1990s did, with some believing Casey got away with murder. ::snipping2::

http://abcnews.go.com/US/casey-anthony-verdict-alternate-juror-calls-good-mother/story?id=14005609
Casey Anthony Verdict: Alternate Juror Calls Her 'Good Mother'
By ASHLEIGH BANFIELD (@ABCAshleigh) , KEVIN DOLAK and JESSICA HOPPER
July 6, 2011
Video at link.
An alternate juror in the Casey Anthony trial says that he believes Casey Anthony is a good mother and that 2-year-old Caylee's death was just a horrific accident.

In a bombshell verdict, 12 jurors found Casey Anthony not guilty of the murder of her daughter. She was found guilty of four counts of lying to law enforcement and could be released from jail as early as Thursday.

Mark Lippman, lawyer for Casey Anthony's parents, said on "Good Morning America" today that George and Cindy Anthony were shocked by the verdict, not because they believe Casey Anthony is guilty, but because they thought the state did a fantastic job presenting their case. George and Cindy Anthony have not met with their daughter since her trial began, but they hope to meet with her and to one day get the truth about what happened to Caylee.

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/valleynewsdispatch/lifestyles/s_745379.html

Prosecutor in Casey Anthony case makes A-K family proud

Don Drane of Allegheny Township was surprised by the verdict in the Casey Anthony case but proud of the lead prosecutor in the Florida case.

That would be his daughter, Linda Drane Burdick, the assistant state attorney, who argued the case against the 25-year-old Anthony, accused of murdering her daughter, Caylee, 2.

Drane was not surprised that his daughter, a 1982 graduate of Burrell High School, was chosen to lead the prosecution.

"I wasn't the least bit surprised," he said. "She's got 20 years of experience in child abuse and child sex cases and worked in homicide cases."

"She's tried numerous high profile cases over the years, Drane said. "This isn't her first rodeo."

Cindy Drane, an Oakmont resident, exchanged e-mails with her older sister a short time after the verdict was rendered.

"She said she's OK and she'll call me later," Cindy Drane said. "She said she thought she did the best she could. She just wanted to do her job. You just can't predict what a jury is going to do."

Drane said her sister is a passionate advocate for victims of often-nightmarish crimes.

She said Linda told her that the Florida State Attorney General's office has not permitted her to talk to the media, even after the verdict.

"Geraldo Rivera came up to her and introduced himself, but she told him she couldn't talk to him," Cindy Drane said. ::snipping2::

Quote from: Blonde on July 06, 2011, 02:24:29 PM

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-casey-anthony-juror-wants-money-20110706,0,6368340.story
Report: Casey Anthony juror wants cash for interview

TMZ.com is reporting a representative for a Casey Anthony Juror No. 6 is alerting media outlets that he is willing to grant one or two interviews in exchange for being paid.

"He will not entertain any offers that don't include compensation for a myriad of reasons," the representative said, according to a letter posted on TMZ.com.

Read the full story at TMZ.com. ::snipping2::
What a POS

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A publicist for the unidentified juror is sending a letter to media outlets, claiming, "Our client -- a married, college-educated, 33-year-old white male with two young children -- is willing to consider granting one or more media interviews so long as the opportunities are paid."

We're told the juror has already received multiple offers from big news operations, including at least one major network. Sources tell us ... the high offers are in the "mid 5-figures."
http://www.tmz.com/

http://www.wesh.com/news/28461480/detail.html
Casey Anthony Reveals Plans In Jailhouse Letters
Anthony Wrote Letters To Robyn Adams
POSTED: 10:54 am EDT July 6, 2011
UPDATED: 2:15 pm EDT July 6, 2011

ORLANDO, Fla. -- In letters written to her so-called jailhouse pen pal, Casey Anthony said she couldn't imagine returning to her parents' Hopespring Drive home, but does hope to be a mother again after leaving the Orange County Jail.

Read more: http://www.wesh.com/news/28461480/detail.html#ixzz1RLpbgVKK

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-casey-anthony-jury-names-hearing-20110706,0,1326609.story
Casey Anthony trial: Orlando Sentinel, others argue for juror names
By Anthony Colarossi, Orlando Sentinel
1:41 p.m. EDT, July 6, 2011

Several news organizations, including the Orlando Sentinel, head to court Thursday to argue for the release of the names of jurors in the Casey Anthony murder trial.

In late June, Orange-Osceola Chief Judge Belvin Perry entered an order barring the release of the jurors' names "until further order of this court."

The jurors were asked by court administration to appear in front of reporters following their verdicts on Tuesday, but all 12 of the jurors declined and decided not to take part in the question-and-answer session.

Meanwhile, their names still have not been released.

The news groups have asked that Perry's order now be lifted.

"Jurors, just as every other participant in a judicial proceeding, cannot avoid the openness of our court system," reads the motion.

With the jury being discharged, the order should be lifted, the motion says.

"If the purpose of the amended order is to protect the privacy of jurors during their deliberations, then it should be lifted once the jury is discharged," the motion continues. "An order that indefinitely restricts access to juror information is simply overbroad." ::snipping2::

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By MARY KATE BURKE, JESSICA HOPPER and ENJOLI FRANCIS
July 6, 2011

Casey Anthony juror Jennifer Ford said today that she and the other jurors cried and were "sick to our stomachs" after voting to acquit Casey Anthony of charges that she killed her 2-year-old daughter Caylee.

"I did not say she was innocent," said Ford, who had previously only been identified as juror number 3. "I just said there was not enough evidence. If you cannot prove what the crime was, you cannot determine what the punishment should be." ::snipping2::

http://abcnews.go.com/US/casey_anthony_trial/casey-anthony-juror-sick-stomach-guilty-verdict/story?id=14005609

Filthy mom shopping around for pay dirt

Last Updated: 6:26 AM, July 7, 2011
Posted: 1:19 AM, July 7, 2011

Her kid is dead. Her parents hate her guts. Any reasonable American thinks she's a murdering monster.

But Casey Anthony wouldn't trade places with anyone.

Representatives of the world's media have parachuted in to Orlando and are tripping over each other for the chance to offer Casey big bucks for her life story.

She didn't have to work before, and now she'll never have to work again.

Before she was tried, and somehow acquitted, of murdering her precious daughter, Casey mooched off her parents -- which allowed her to spend her time living the high life as a party girl.

That job description included making out in bars with chicks and dudes and competing in "hot body" contests. She lost that gig when she went to prison.

But not to worry. She may be dumb as a rock, but she's no fool.

Casey will rake in a tidy fortune by auctioning off the rights to her exclusive story.

::snipping2::

Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/filthy_mom_shopping_around_for_pay_k3TWtR5EN7MZmZRdsX8oIM#ixzz1RPlMKaok

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Quote from: Blonde on July 06, 2011, 02:24:29 PM

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-casey-anthony-juror-wants-money-20110706,0,6368340.story
Report: Casey Anthony juror wants cash for interview

http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/july/275068/Crowd-gathers-outside-courthouse-for-Casey-Anthony-sentencing-tickets
Crowd gathers outside courthouse for Casey Anthony sentencing tickets
By Stephanie Coueignoux, Reporter
Last Updated: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 9:48 PM

About 50 people were issued tickets for Thursday's sentencing. To make sure nobody tries to sell their ticket, a deputy recorded their drivers license information.

Those 50 people will then have to return in the morning to pick up their tickets.

Meanwhile, there will be Orange County deputies at the courthouse Thursday morning. Orlando police said they will have units in the area but they're not planning on adding any extra.

Anthony alternate juror: 'She did not get away with murder' Jurior #14

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ST. PETERSBURG --

An alternate juror in the Casey Anthony trial said he doesn't believe the Orlando mother got away with murder.

Juror No. 14, Russ Huekler, of St. Petersburg, did not take part in deliberations, but he agreed with those who decided Anthony was not guilty of murdering 2-year-old Caylee in 2008.

"We had a lot of reasonable doubt," he said of the jury.

After listening to six weeks of evidence, Huekler said he sided more with Anthony's defense, which claimed in opening statements that the girl's death was an accident and that her grandfather George Anthony helped cover it up.

"I think she drowned," Huekler said Tuesday night at his home. "Whatever happened, I think more than one person knows, and I think that was possibly George. But for some reason, the prosecution was right: They made an accident look like a murder scene."

So far, Huekler has been the only member of the panel – 12 jurors and five alternates selected from Pinellas County – to discuss the case publicly.

He appeared on the "Today" show this morning and laid out three reasons why he didn't believe the prosecution: The evidence wasn't enough to sustain a conviction, no motive was presented and there was no proven cause of death.

"No, she did not get away with murder," he told "Today" co-host Matt Lauer.

http://www2.tbo.com/news/news/2011/jul/06/14/anthony-alternate-juror-she-did-not-get-away-with--ar-242105/

::snipping2::

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/06/casey-anthony-will-be-released_n_891772.html#s303265&title=Casey_Anthony_Verdict
Legal Experts: Casey Anthony Will Be Released From Jail
First Posted: 07/6/11 08:30 PM ET Updated: 07/6/11 08:59 PM ET
ORLANDO Fla. -- Casey Anthony is still behind bars, but by Thursday afternoon she may enjoy her first day of freedom in almost three years.

According to legal experts with whom The Huffington Post spoke, there is little doubt that will happen.

"The judge has limited options," said Mark NeJame, the veteran attorney and legal analyst who once represented Anthony's parents.

"He's looking at four misdemeanors, which he could stack or run concurrent, but she's already served most of the time," NeJame continued. "The reality of it is that it is very likely he will say the jury has spoken and you've done a lot more time than most people do on these charges." ::snipping2::

http://www.wftv.com/news/28470548/detail.html
Casey Sentenced To 1 Year For Lying To Investigators
Posted: 5:54 am EDT July 7, 2011Updated: 9:41 am EDT July 7, 2011
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Casey Anthony was sentenced to one year in jail on Thursday for lying to investigators.

Casey was smiling as she spoke with her lawyers before Judge Perry began, but as soon as she was sentenced, her smile was gone.
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Casey Anthony To Remain In Jail
Anthony Found Guilty Of Lying To Law Enforcement
POSTED: Thursday, July 7, 2011
UPDATED: 10:01 am EDT July 7, 2011
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Casey Anthony was sentenced to four years in the Orange County Jail after being convicted Tuesday of four counts of lying to investigators.
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Anthony was sentenced to one year in jail on each count to be served consecutively as well as a $1,000 fine per count.

It is unclear when Anthony will be released from jail. She has been in jail since October 2008 and is expected to get credit for time served and gain time.

Judge Belvin Perry said the defense has 30 days to file an appeal. A hearing has been set for the end of July.

Anthony was acquitted on first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse and aggravated manslaughter charges in the death of her daughter, Caylee.

Protestors chanted Caylee's name outside the courthouse after Anthony's sentencing.

Casey Anthony attorney Cheney Mason faces Bar complaint for lewd gestures

Cheney Mason flipped off a photographer and grabbed himself at an Orlando restaurant after client Casey Anthony was found not-guilty of murder and other charges

"The Bar's current regulatory policy is that even actions by lawyers in a private setting that reflect poorly on the profession are disciplinable. This was an obscene activity in a public setting,'' the complaint alleges.

A message to Mason's office was not immediately returned. He is expected in court this morning for Anthony's sentencing for lying to police.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/caylee-anthony/os-casey-anthony-cheney-mason-finger-20110707,0,802233.story

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/07/07/casey-anthony-to-be-sentenced-thursday/
Casey Anthony sentence: Four years in jail with credit for time served
July 7th, 2011
09:45 AM ET
Video at link.
Updated at 9:30 a.m.] Judge Belvin Perry has sentenced Casey Anthony to one year in jail for each of the four counts of lying to police, which will run consecutively.

The judge and defense attorney Jose Baez said it will take about an hour to figure out what exact time Anthony has served and how to apply that to the sentence. The jail where she was being housed would also have to consider any good behavior time.

It appears that for now Casey Anthony is headed back to jail - we'll just have to wait for the specific calculations from the court to find out for how long. Analysts appear to be saying that based on Perry's ruling - and calculations that she served about 1,000 days in court - it is likely Anthony could be free by the end of the summer.

Casey Anthony to be released from jail Wednesday
Posted: Jul 07, 2011 8:31 AM EDT Updated: Jul 07, 2011 11:56 AM EDT
By Joseph Neese - email

ORLANDO (RNN) - Despite a 4-year jail sentence, Casey Marie Anthony will walk free Wednesday, according to a court spokesperson. ::snipping2::

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Casey Anthony could be free in just 6 days
By Jacqueline Fell, Adam Longo and Kelli Cook, Team Coverage
Last Updated: Thursday, July 07, 2011 11:42 AM
::snipping2::
On Thursday, Judge Belvin Perry sentenced Casey to four years in prison for lying to investigators, with a $1,000 fine for each of four false statements she made to law enforcement.

However, because she has already served nearly three years behind bars, and has had good behavior at the Orange County Jail, a court administrator said Casey could go free as early as Wednesday, July 13, 2011.

That's just six days from her sentencing.

http://www.tampabay.com/incoming/juror-says-he-wishes-theyd-had-evidence-to-put-casey-anthony-away/1179177
Casey Anthony juror says the jury wanted to find her guilty, but the evidence 'wasn't there'
By Jamal Thalji and Leonora LaPeter, Times Staff Writers
In Print: Thursday, July 7, 2011

If it was murder, who did it? If she died accidentally, then who was the child's caretaker?

But Juror No. 2 didn't buy that.

"The six that voted guilty said it didn't matter at what point in time she came home and found out her daughter was missing," he said. "She had to report it in some way, shape or form, and that's where the negligence came in."

But some jurors, he said, had decided not to convict Casey Anthony of any charge in the girl's death. By lunch Tuesday, the guilty side started to lose votes.

Juror No. 2 was the last holdout. Deliberations lasted for 11 hours over two days. They filed into court at 2:15 p.m. Tuesday to hand over their verdict.

"We truly don't know what happened," he said. "Somebody knows, but we don't know."

http://newyork.ibtimes.com/articles/176168/20110707/casey-anthony-jurors-sick-effect-verdict-convict-lack-evidence.htm
Casey Anthony Trial's Never-Ending Nightmare: Lifetime Effect on Jurors
July 7, 2011 4:08 PM EDT

Casey Anthony murder trial has been a long nightmare for her family, the jurors, and those who followed emotionally through the trial, verdict and sentencing. Even after today's sentencing and beyond Anthony's release on July 13th, the never-to-be-known cause of Caylee's death and the sickening memories of the long trial may haunt the nation for a while. For the jurors, there may be lifetime effects, said a psychotherapist.
"They saw, which we were spared of not seeing, horrific pictures of her bones, her brain. So yes, I think there can be some post traumatic stress," said psychotherapist Dr. Fran Sherman, reports NBC's WPTV. In high-profile murder cases, jurors could feel guilty upon hearing the public reaction, said Sherman.

One juror told the St. Petersburg Times in an exclusive interview, saying "I wish we had more evidence to put her away. I truly do," reports CBS News.

Publicly known as Juror No.2, the juror told the Times, "Everybody agreed, if we were going fully on feelings and emotions, she was done." But the jurors instead went on the evidence presented before them, and as a conclusion, acquitted Anthony because there were not enough pieces to convict her.
IMO I'M calling BS

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/risky-business/talent-agency-decides-not-represent-208992
Talent Agency Decides Not to Represent Casey Anthony Lawyer Jose Baez (Exclusive)
Paradigm had signed the lawyer Thursday afternoon.
12:51 AM 7/8/2011 by Daniel Miller

Casey Anthony attorney Jose Baez has been dropped by the talent agency that signed him earlier Thursday.
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http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/on-the-record/transcript/casey-anthony-prosecutor-039we-presented-every-shred-evidence-we-could039

Casey Anthony Prosecutor: 'We Presented Every Shred of Evidence We Could'
Published July 07, 2011 | On the Record | On the Record
Special Guests: Jeff Ashton, Casey Anthony Lead Prosecutor

Snipped:
VAN SUSTEREN: You know, in looking at the case and dissecting it -- I mean, we have the pleasure of being on the sidelines and looking at it. I'm curious, if the remains had been found in August, did any of your experts say that they would have been any more powerful or more potent position to give you an opinion as to the cause of death?
ASHTON: Most of the experts have told us that in all likelihood -- pardon me -- by the beginning of July, the body was completely skeletonized. So there might have been some difference in the evidence, but essentially, her body was in the form that we saw it in December all the way back in, like, late July, August. So it would have still been a skeleton at that point.
VAN SUSTEREN: What about just in terms of, you know, the placement of the duct tape? I mean, was that in any way moved by the elements, by the water retreating, by the sun, by even animals, anything like that? Because it seemed to me that that cause of death was so critical to your case.
ASHTON: It's possible. I mean, we don't really know. There was a huge tropical storm that came in late August, Tropical Storm Fay, which from all accounts completely flooded the entire area. So it might have been in better circumstance then, though even in -- on August the 11th, Roy Kronk's original statement was that the area was under water somewhat. But certainly, two weeks after that, it was completely flooded. So you never know.
VAN SUSTEREN: Casey Anthony didn't testify. And I guess it's not a huge surprise. But were you ready for her testimony? Did you expect that she might?
ASHTON: We did. I think after the opening statement, we expected her to. As the trial wore on, we became more and more convinced that she wouldn't. But Linda Burdick, who was lead counsel, was prepared to cross- examine her and so very effectively. Of course, she just never got the chance. ::snipping2::

http://m.cbsnews.com/storysynopsis.rbml?feed_id=0&catid=20077815&videofeed=36

Court seeks to protect Casey Anthony, jurors
July 08, 2011

Concern over the safety of Casey Anthony and the jurors who found her not guilty in the death of her daughter, Caylee Anthony, has the Florida court where the case was heard on alert.

It released a statement Thursday night saying that, for security reasons, "appropriate measures will be taken" when Anthony is released.
She will be let go at a secret location, reports CBS News correspondent Karen Brown.

There's also concern for the 12 jurors who voted to acquit Anthony. Judge Belvin Perry hasn't released the jurors' names, and may decide not to, out of fear for their safety-- a highly unusual step, Brown reported on "The Early Show."
Casey Anthony jurors explain their thinking
Anthony juror wanted to know how Caylee died

http://powerwall.msnbc.msn.com/politics/casey-jury-brainwash-1694371.story
Casey Jury Brainwash
The Daily Beast, Friday, July 8, 2011, 5:33am (PDT)

The inevitable juror cameos have begun. Juror Number Three, now known as Jennifer Ford, spoke to Nightline. She came forward to give her explanation for the shocking acquittal that freed Casey Anthony of any criminal liability for the killing of her baby, Caylee Anthony.

No doubt she meant to justify the verdict. On that score, she failed. But she succeeded in showing us a great deal about the dynamics and thinking of this jury—significantly, this sequestered jury.

http://atlantapost.com/2011/07/08/the-courtroom-is-just-as-corrupt-as-capitol-hill/

The Courtroom Is Just as Corrupt as Capitol Hill

Not sure how I feel about this guy's opinion. But, I do know that I've seen relationships between attys and judges that seemed a bit too cozy considering the work they have to do.

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http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/oreilly/2011/07/08/bill-oreilly-good-news-and-bad-news-casey-anthony-trial#ixzz1RXIxN05p
Bill O'Reilly: Good News and Bad News in Casey Anthony Trial
Published July 07, 2011 | O'Reilly Factor | Bill O'Reil

Video at link.

TERRY MORAN, ABC NEWS: A lot of people might say how are you going to sleep at night?

JENNIFER FORD, CASEY ANTHONY JUROR: I'm going to sleep just fine because I had -- in this country, that's our Constitution. I applied the law. I did the best I could. I tried to make it work. I was reaching. I was trying to, you know, like I said, if they are all three there and no medical attention is given then that's -- that's -- what's it? Culpable negligence, failure to provide safety and medical care and things like that.

Bill O'Reilly: What on earth is Jennifer Ford talking about? Failure to provide safety and medical care for what? Are you kidding me?
There is no evidence that Caylee Anthony died from an accident. None. It was a theory from the defense team, Maybe a Martian came down and put duct tape over Caylee's mouth? Juries have to operate on facts, not irresponsible, unproved theories.

If alleged murderers can get acquitted based on theoretical fantasies, then our entire justice system has collapsed. It's that simple.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/oreilly/2011/07/08/bill-oreilly-good-news-and-bad-news-casey-anthony-trial#ixzz1RXONWGR4

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2011/07/casey-anthony-tvs-attorneys-answer-cheney-masons-criticism.html
Casey Anthony: TV’s attorneys answer Cheney Mason’s criticism
Caylee and Casey Anthony, Fox News Channel, Jose Baez, WESH, WFTV, WKMG — posted by halboedeker on July, 8 2011 1:13 PM

What was behind Mason’s anger after Anthony’s acquittal? I gained insights from Geraldo Rivera of Fox News Channel. Rivera, a friend of defense attorney Jose Baez, complained about how Baez had been treated by local attorneys on television.

“There’s a big difference between Casey and Jose,” Rivera said. “There was negative press directed at Jose by the local Bar. They were relentless in the attacks on him, people like Mark NeJame. They went after Jose in a way that was vicious. Jose has proved himself. He could have folded a million times. He stood his ground. He was David against Goliath. The Constitution protects unpopular people. The fact is he got paid chump change, sacrificing three years of his life. He is owed a huge apology from the local Bar and NeJame and other people.”

NeJame’s response? “Geraldo has done as much research on me as he did on Al Capone’s vault.”

http://www.wesh.com/r/28487710/detail.html
Tape Of Casey's Remains Reaction May Be Released
Judge Previously Ordered Video Be Sealed
POSTED: 12:49 pm EDT July 8, 2011
UPDATED: 1:48 pm EDT July 8, 2011

With time served and gain time for good behavior, Anthony will be released from jail on July 17. It is unclear where she will go when she is freed as the relationship with her parents, George and Cindy Anthony, appears to have been strained by allegations from her defense of sexual abuse within the family.

The motion argues that although the video was originally ruled to be highly inflammatory if it was released, because the trial is completed there is no risk of prejudice to the defendant's right to a fair trial.

Read more: http://www.wesh.com/casey-anthony-extended-coverage/28487710/detail.html#ixzz1RXUIBXRh

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Money Rolls In To Casey's Jail Account
POSTED: 4:19 pm EDT July 8, 2011
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The day after Casey Anthony's verdict was read in the courtroom, the money started rolling in.

Jail records show just as the trial was wrapping up, people who presumably don't know Casey were sending her money in jail.

Three checks-- from Iowa, Pennsylvania and even Canada-- were deposited in Casey's jail account on Wednesday. In all, the checks amounted to $40.

Read more: http://www.wesh.com/casey-anthony-extended-coverage/28490271/detail.html#ixzz1RYCfOm7b

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2011/07/09/anthony_verdict_stirs_call_for_laws/
Anthony verdict stirs call for laws
Penalties wanted for not reporting missing children
By Brent Kallestad
Associated Press / July 9, 2011
TALLAHASSEE - Lawmakers outraged over Casey Anthony’s acquittal have responded by proposing so-called Caylee’s laws that would allow prosecutors to bring felony charges against parents who do not quickly report missing children.
The new measures were triggered, at least in part, by an online petition that had more than 700,000 signatures yesterday. Some questioned whether a new law would do any good because the circumstances of the Anthony case were so rare, but lawmakers in at least a dozen states have already floated proposals reacting to the verdict.
“Casey Anthony broke new ground in brazenness,’’ said Scott Plakon, a Florida state representative who is sponsoring the proposal. “It’s very sad that we even need a law like this, but Casey Anthony just proved that we do as unfortunate as that is.’’ ::snipping2::

http://www.wlfi.com/dpp/news/crime/professor-stands-by-his-evidence-in-casey-anthony-trial
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Professor stands by his evidence in Casey Anthony trial
Dr. Haskell "shocked" by verdict
Updated: Saturday, 09 Jul 2011, 12:08 AM EDT
Published : Friday, 08 Jul 2011, 11:52 PM EDT
RENSSELAER, Ind. (WLFI) - A forensic science professor from Rensselaer said he, like many others, were shocked at the outcome of the Casey Anthony trial this week.
::snipping2::

Casey Anthony: Stan Strickland calls Belvin Perry ‘the best judge around’
Caylee and Casey Anthony, Jose Baez, NBC, Today, WESH, WKMG — posted by halboedeker on July, 9 2011 9:53 AM
::snipping2::
But Pipitone sat down with Strickland, who raved over Perry. ”Judge Perry is an institution,” Strickland told Pipitone. ” He’s, for my money, the best judge around. There’s a reason he’s the chief judge. He did a great job on this case.”
::snipping2::
In other Anthony news:

WFTV-Channel 9 legal analyst Bill Sheaffer is predicting that Judge Perry won’t follow through on threats, made during the trial, to hold Baez in contempt of court for trying to ask surprise questions of expert witnesses. Punishing Baez now might seem like penalizing the defense attorney for succeeding, Sheaffer said

Stations keep saying they will provide full coverage of Anthony’s release from the Orange County Jail on Sunday, July 17. But many are speculating that date may be a decoy, Beth Karas of “In Session” told NBC’s “Today” this morning.

“I don’t know for sure,” Karas said. “I think the 17th indeed may be the date. They could get her out in the early morning hours any time after midnight. They could also sneak her out so the media that will be staking out all sorts of exits at the jail will miss it.”

WFTV’s Sheaffer predicted that the defense team will probably send in a hair stylist and makeup artist for Anthony’s exit.

Will Casey keep the Morticia Addams hair or not?

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2011/07/casey-anthony-discussions-on-this-week-reliable-sources-sen-bill-nelson-on-face-the-nation.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+entertainment%2Ftv%2Ftvguy+%28TV+Guy%29
Casey Anthony discussions on ‘This Week,’ ‘Reliable Sources’; Sen. Bill Nelson on ‘Face the Nation’
ABC, CNN, Caylee and Casey Anthony, Face the Nation, Fox, Fox News Sunday, Meet the Press, NBC, Reliable Sources, State of the Union, This Week, WESH, WFTV, WKMG, WOFL — posted by halboedeker on July, 9 2011 11:42 AM

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/how-a-casey-anthony-interview-209342#comments
How a Casey Anthony Interview Could Backfire on News Orgs
7:36 PM 7/8/2011 by Marisa Guthrie
"It’s complicated any time you’re paying somebody who everybody thinks is a killer,” says one booker.

Three days after being acquitted of capital murder charges in the 2008 death of her two-year-old daughter Caylee Anthony, Casey Anthony is officially a pariah.

Paradigm Talent Agency Decides Not to Represent Casey Anthony Lawyer Jose Baez … Casey Anthony Cashing In Too?

http://scaredmonkeys.com/2011/07/09/paradigm-talent-agency-decides-not-to-represent-casey-anthony-lawyer-jose-baez-casey-anthony-cashing-in-too/

I think the American public is going to take great exception to anyone trying to cash in on the death of a 2 year old. It offends everyone's sense of common decency's and sensability. Generally speaking when books are written and movies made of such a situation, foundations are created and effort are made to help the victims of crime.

Not with this family, Casey or a bunch of defense atty's who think they have hit gold.

Then again, how could Casey Anthony help sponsor Caylee's law when it would mean she would have been convicted of a felony.

Networks and Publishing Houses beware ... your advertisers will be boycotted. No one is going to throw Caylee in a swamp again, the American people are not going to allow it.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/os-casey-anthony-what-it-means-20110708,0,742775,full.story
THE STATE VS. CASEY ANTHONY
Why did Casey Anthony case rivet us?
By Anthony Colarossi, Orlando Sentinel
6:01 p.m. EDT, July 9, 2011

Donna Marini, from Altamonte Springs, sat in on the trial for most of the six-week span, but she was drawn to the case long before the jury was picked.

"I lived with it for the last three years," Marini said. "It was like your favorite TV show, but live, so I was really interested in seeing how it was drawn out."

Marini was one of many left disillusioned with the jury's verdict, finding Casey Anthony not guilty of the most serious charges involving her daughter's death, including first-degree murder.

"I don't think we learned anything," she said. "We learned we can get away with murder."

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/10/opinion/sunday/10bruni.html?_r=1
A Sordid Cast Around Casey Anthony
By FRANK BRUNI
Published: July 9, 2011
AS a reflection of the criminal justice system, the not guilty verdict for Casey Anthony — who in all likelihood bore responsibility for her 2-year-old daughter’s death, but will never pay for that particular crime — was reassuring. Juries are supposed to presume the innocence of even the vilest defendants. Evidence must outweigh emotion. And in the end there simply wasn’t enough lucid, specific proof that Anthony had murdered her little girl.
But as a mirror of people’s opportunism, avarice, hypocrisy and hysterics, the case was galling. In the Anthony trial a system that worked almost too well met a cast of characters almost too bad to be believed, and that’s true not merely, or even mainly, of the Anthonys. It applies just as much to the rogues’ gallery around them ::snipping2::

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view/2011_0710caylees_law_true_justice/srvc=home&position=1
Caylee’s Law true justice
Margery Eagan By Margery Eagan
Sunday, July 10, 2011 - Updated 43 minutes ago

By late afternoon yesterday nearly 1 million people had signed the Caylee’s Law petition.

That’s not so surprising, considering that a recent Gallup poll found that half the country closely tracked the trial and 64 percent believe Casey killed her little girl.

Since the verdict, the commentary has settled into two camps: those stunned by the quick verdict (my side) and those who tout it as an example of our jury system working as it should. From this latter camp has come a heavy undertone of disdain, even condescension, toward those of us still bewildered. It’s as if we couldn’t be upset without cable TV’s Nancy Grace to whip us into unenlightened hysteria.

Well, I’m no Nancy Grace apologist. I’ve never even watched her show.

So with respect to those Casey Anthony jury defenders, I think they miss one crucial point.

You can argue that prosecutors overcharged here with murder (in Florida, first-degree murder is punishable by death). You can argue that forensic, DNA and cause of death evidence were imperfect (though that has not prevented numerous juries, including the one that convicted wife-killer Scott Peterson, from connecting the dots in a strong circumstantial case). But you cannot reasonably claim that failing to report a 2-year-old missing for 31 days is anything other than child abuse, neglect and endangerment.

The vast majority of mothers and fathers don’t need felony laws to deter such horrible parenting. They’d panic, a pit in their stomach, within seconds of a toddler escaping their sight.

But of course Casey Anthony did not panic.
“Justice for Caylee” has become the rallying cry in this case. Yet it’s impossible now. Caylee is dead. Her murderer will likely not pay the price. What is possible is taking something hopeful from this mess. Passing Caylee’s Law, said Myers, “is the least we can do.” ::snipping2::

http://www.change.org/petitions/florida-bar-association-and-judge-perry-investigate-casey-anthony-defense-team-ethics?utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=share_petition&utm_term=autopublish
Florida Bar Association and Judge Perry: Investigate Casey Anthony Defense Team Ethics

The deception, in this case, cost the taxpayer huge sums of money that perhaps could have been avoided and we believe that the involvement of the defense attorneys in this should be investigated. If the attorneys helped to conceal the truth and allowed the taxpayer expense to grow and had been told prior to this expense that this was an accident and concealed that information, then they assisted in, if not legal fraud, at least ethical fraud. ::snipping2::

The statements on the petition are well worth reading. ::snipping2::

http://www.tmz.com/2011/07/10/casey-anthony-death-threats-lawyers-jurors-jury-cheney-mason-caylee-anthony-murder-trail-not-guilty-verdict/

Casey Anthony and Jurors Targeted by Death Threats

7/10/2011 12:55 AM PDT by TMZ Staff

Someone is threatening to kill Casey Anthony, her lawyers, and the jurors who found her 'not guilty' of murdering her daughter -- this according to Casey's attorney Cheney Mason.

Mason tells TMZ his team has been receiving "all kinds of threats" at his office since the controversial verdict came in ... including "one we just turned over to law enforcement."

There are reports Casey's parents are also being targeted and have gone into hiding. ::snipping2::

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=137743828
Verdict Brought Few Answers In Caylee Anthony Case
by The Associated Press
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. July 10, 2011, 10:26 am ET
Many of the thousands who followed the Casey Anthony trial did not get the guilty verdict they wanted, nor did they learn the truth about what happened to the 2-year-old daughter she was accused of murdering.

And for the public, that may be one of the most frustrating parts of the case: Despite all the speculation and theories, they will never know how or why Caylee Anthony died.

http://inthearena.blogs.cnn.com/2011/07/10/house-fighting-to-give-caylee-anthony-the-justice-that-the-court-system-failed-to-give-her/
House: Fighting to give Caylee Anthony 'the justice that the court system failed to give her'
Posted by:
Jay Kernis - Senior Producer July 10th, 2011
08:05 AM ET
ONLY ON THE BLOG: Answering today's OFF-SET questions is Clint House, the former roommate of Casey Anthony's ex-boyfriend, Tony Lazzaro. House, who knew Casey and her murdered daughter, Caylee, testified for the prosecution at her murder trial.

House has joined Michelle Crowder and Change.org's petition drive to create Caylee's Law. The goal is to make it a felony to not report your child under the age of 18 missing after 24 hours.

http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2011-07-09/news/os-ed-lauren-ritchie-casey-anthony-te20110710_1_casey-anthony-csi-effect-jurors
Lauren Ritchie: 'Tech Effect' let Casey Anthony win
July 09, 2011|By lauren ritchie

If Casey Anthony had been tried 30 years ago in that same Orange County courtroom, she probably would be facing a death sentence today instead of the few measly years she spent awaiting trial.

The 25-year-old mother who last week slipped out of a conviction on charges of killing her toddler seems to be the beneficiary of something that has come to be called the "Tech Effect."

The premise is simple, but the results are dramatic: Juries today expect — nay, demand — complicated forensic evidence. And when prosecutors don't give it to them, they acquit the accused. ::snipping2::

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2011/07/casey-anthony-pretend-like-she-never-existed-jeff-ashton-say.html
Casey Anthony: Pretend like she never existed, Jeff Ashton says
Caylee and Casey Anthony, Fox News Channel, Jose Baez, WFTV — posted by halboedeker on July, 10 2011 1:15 PM
Former prosecutor Jeff Ashton has advice for people still furious over Casey Anthony’s acquittal.

“Ignore her forever,” Ashton told WFTV-Channel 9’s Kathi Belich. “Don’t read any articles about her. Don’t read any books by her. Just pretend like she never existed.”

WFTV billed the chat as Ashton’s first and only local television interview since the verdict last week. Ashton has talked to various national media, including “Today” and “The View.” Ashton retired Friday.

Ashton wouldn’t comment on Belich’s comment that “some people have suggested these jurors are as dumb as a box of rocks or lazy.”

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-drew-peterson-0710-20110710,0,1355434.story
Drew Peterson said to be pleased by Anthony verdict
Ex-cop heard the news through jailhouse grapevine, lawyer says
By Steve Schmadeke and Stacy St. Clair, Tribune reporters
July 10, 2011
Among those encouraged last week when a Florida jury found Casey Anthony not guilty of murder was none other than Drew Peterson, who quickly heard the news through the jailhouse grapevine, his attorney said.

Joel Brodsky said his client, held for more than two years on charges that he drowned his third wife, was pleased that jurors in the high-profile case based their decision solely on the evidence.

"The jury is not to judge people morally; it's to judge whether there is sufficient evidence," Brodsky said. "There was more evidence against Casey Anthony — circumstantial evidence — than there is against Drew Peterson. It's good to see a jury do the correct thing." ::snipping2::

Fight Over Casey Leads to Arrest

Updated: Sunday, 10 Jul 2011, 2:59 PM EDT
Published : Sunday, 10 Jul 2011, 2:59 PM EDT

by Tara Menendez

Melbourne Beach - Opinions over the Casey Anthony murder case land a man in jail.

Melbourne Beach Police Officers responded to a fight at the Melbourne Beach Pier and tried to make contact with a suspect. Officers say when the suspect saw them coming he jumped into the Indian River and began swimming towards the middle of the river.

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/brevard_news/07102011_Fight_Over_Casey_Leads_to_Arrest

http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/letters/2011-07-10-casey-anthony-verdict_n.htm
Despite evidence, jury flubbed Anthony verdict
Updated 10h 50m ago
With the whole nation watching, an Orlando jury mystified and shocked the courtroom and all the legal pundits by returning a not guilty verdict in all murder charges against Casey Anthony ("How the Casey Anthony case came apart").
Despite evidence to the contrary, the death of 2-year-old Caylee, Anthony's daughter, will remain a mystery. The prosecution presented a strong case tying Anthony to the disappearance and murder of her daughter, but when the verdicts came in, it was obvious that the jury must have been watching a different trial.

http://www.wftv.com/news/28506340/detail.html
Casey's Parents Spotted At Resort, Onlookers Flock Home
Posted: 5:46 am EDT July 11, 2011Updated: 6:27 am EDT July 11, 2011
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- In less than a week, Casey Anthony will be released from the Orange County Jail, after nearly three years behind bars and Orange County deputies plan to increase their patrols of her family's neighborhood as backlash over her not guilty verdict continues to grow.
Visitors from across the country are still coming to visit the area near Hopespring and Suburban Drive, where Casey’s daughter, Caylee’s remains were found.

http://Updated: Monday, 11 Jul 2011, 7:32 AM EDT
Published : Monday, 11 Jul 2011, 7:32 AM EDT

http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/dpp/news/national/Jury-Foreman-Talks-About-Casey-Anthony-Trial-20110711-am-sd

"When I had to sign off on the verdicts, the sheet that was given to me, there was a feeling of disgust that came across me, knowing that my signature and hers were going to be there, on the same sheet," said the jury forman.

The jury foreman in the Casey Anthony trial -- who asked not to be identified -- says many of the jurors believe Casey Anthony killed her daughter Caylee.

But because the prosecution never showed how it happened, they were -- by the letter of the law -- forced to rule for acquittal on all murder charges.

The jury foreman also tells Van Susteren Casey wasn't the only Anthony family member that raised an eyebrow of suspicion during the trial.

"Did anyone think George was believable, out of the 12 of you, George was believable or credible or were others likewise suspicious of him," asked Greta Van Susteren.

"There was a suspicion, there was a suspicion of him that was a part of our conversation that we had of what I'd call the round robin of topics we had when we were doing deliberation," said the jury foreman.

There have been several threats -- some of them very disturbing -- against the jury and Casey Anthony. The judge in the case is holding off on releasing the jurors' names. It's speculated Casey Anthony -- who is scheduled to be released on Sunday -- will be secretly whisked away for her own safety.

The interview in its entirety will air Monday night on FOX News Channel's "On the Record." ::snipping2::

Jury Foreman Talks About Casey Anthony Trial

Updated: Monday, 11 Jul 2011, 7:32 AM EDT
Published : Monday, 11 Jul 2011, 7:32 AM EDT

http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/dpp/news/national/Jury-Foreman-Talks-About-Casey-Anthony-Trial-20110711-am-sd

Quote from: Blonde on July 11, 2011, 11:03:02 AM

Casey Anthony's safety post-release worries lawyer
By Associated Press
Published: Monday, Jul. 11, 2011 - 5:33 am
Fla. -- One of Casey Anthony's defense lawyers says he's worried about her safety once she's released from jail after being acquitted of murdering her 2-year-old daughter.

Cheney Mason told the NBC's "Today" show Monday he doesn't know where Anthony will go when she's freed Sunday from a Florida jail. He said she would need time and counseling to re-enter society after being jailed for nearly three years before and during her high-profile trial. She was convicted of four counts of lying to law enforcement.

Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/2011/07/11/3761337/casey-anthonys-safety-post-release.html#ixzz1RnjDGHS9

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/caylee-anthony/os-casey-anthony-jury-foreman-disgust20110711,0,3499643.story
Report: Casey Anthony jury foreman felt 'disgust' at not-guilty verdict
From the Web
8:42 a.m. EDT, July 11, 2011
The jury foreman in the Casey Anthony trial described in an anonymous interview with FOX's Greta Van Susteren many of the jurors thought the young woman killed her daughter Caylee Marie, myfoxatlanta.com is reporting.

But they found Anthony not guilty of the most serious charges, including first-degree murder, because the State Attorney's Office never showed how it happened. He described a feeling of "disgust" at the predicament.
Read the full story at myfoxatlanta.com. http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/dpp/news/national/Jury-Foreman-Talks-About-Casey-Anthony-Trial-20110711-am-s

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/28507687/detail.html
Lawyer Worries About Casey Anthony's Post-Release Safety
Cheney Mason Says He's Not Sure Where Anthony Will Stay
POSTED: Monday, July 11, 2011
UPDATED: 9:04 am EDT July 11, 2011

Mason said Anthony's relations with her parents were "pretty well burned" after the trial, where her defense team contended she was sexually abused by her father. Her father, George Anthony, denied the claims.

Jail records show Casey Anthony refused a visit Friday from her mother, Cindy Anthony.

Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/caylee-anthony/os-casey-anthony-jail-video-response-20110711,0,6770622.story
Casey Anthony: Station renews efforts to get jail video of Casey Anthony's reaction unsealed
By Amy Pavuk, Orlando Sentinel

3:00 p.m. EDT, July 11, 2011

An Orlando television station has renewed the effort to obtain a jail videotape of Casey Anthony reacting to news that her daughter Caylee's remains were located.

WKMG-Channel 6 filed its motions last week, asking that the court unseal the videotape from Dec. 11 2008, which was ordered sealed in June 2009.

At that time, Judge Stan Strickland ordered the videotape sealed and stated the tape must not be released and viewed by the media or general public "until further order of this court."

"While the court is loath to shield any public record, an argument can certainly be made that the contents of the video are highly inflammatory," Strickland said in his three-page order.

Hours after Caylee's remains were found in woods near her family's east Orange County home, jail officials — responding to a request from the Sheriff's Office — moved Anthony from her cell to a medical facility, where a TV showed reports about the discovery.
::snipping2::

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/caylee-anthony/os-casey-anthony-jail-video-response-20110711,0,6770622.story
Casey Anthony: Station renews efforts to get jail video of Casey Anthony's reaction unsealed
By Amy Pavuk and Hal Boedeker, Orlando Sentinel
4:45 p.m. EDT, July 11, 2011

WKMG General Manager Skip Valet said the station is pursuing the issue because, "There were some jail employees reprimanded at the time. We want to look into it. I think the tape is still a newsworthy piece of this story that hasn't been resolved."

Strickland, the original judge assigned to the case, watched the video and applied a three-part legal test, including whether the video could influence a potential jury pool.

"Given the nature and scope of the pretrial publicity, it is not unreasonable to assume that many persons in the potential jury pool might view this video and develop a 'hardened' attitude in reference to the defendant's guilt," Strickland wrote in his order.

In its latest motion, WKMG contends there is no prejudice to Anthony now and the tape should be released.

"It could potentially say a lot, it could potentially say nothing, but we think we should look at it and let people know what's contained on that tape," Valet said.

As of Monday, the defense filed no response to the request and no hearing date has been set.

apavuk@tribune.com or 407-420-5735. hboedeker@tribune.com or 407-420-5756

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2011-07-11-casey-anthony-facebook-twitter_n.htm
Social media sites keep Anthony case alive
By Natalie DiBlasio, and Luke Kerr-Dineen
Posted 8m ago
Casey Anthony was acquitted of murdering her daughter, but scores of Facebook posts still hound her.
Thousands of members of the social networking site have set up Casey Anthony pages to criticize her, curse at her and even follow her when she is released Sunday.

Some pages are memorials to Caylee Anthony, 2, who disappeared in June 2008. A month later, the child's grandmother reported her missing; her body was found in December. On July 5, a jury found Casey Anthony not guilty of killing her.

By late Monday afternoon, 16,265 people had pledged to "Wear Purple for Caylee Anthony's Birthday" onAug. 9. ::snipping2::

http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/july/277557/Lead-investigators-in-Casey-Anthony-case-speaking-out
Lead investigators in Casey Anthony case speaking out
Last Updated: Monday, July 11, 2011 10:05 PM

Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings plans to speak briefly Tuesday afternoon about the investigation before turning it over to some of the key witnesses in this case.

They are:

Cpl. Yuri Melich, with the Criminal Investigation Division, who from the very beginning felt Anthony's story about how Caylee disappeared just didn't add up.
Sgt. John Allen, also with the Criminal Investigations Division.
CSI Gerardo Bloise, a forensics expert who testified multiple times during the trial.
Deputy Sheriff Jason Forgey, who handled the K-9 in the search for Caylee's remains.
Deputy Sheriff Sandra Osborne, a computer crimes expert who searched the Anthony’s home computer for evidence of a "Zanny the Nanny," as well as key word searches for "chloroform."
Cpl. Eric Edwards, of the Criminal Investigation Division.
Ron Murdock, a forensics supervisor.

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/
Casey Anthony: Investigators’ news conference to receive wide coverage
Caylee and Casey Anthony, Central Florida News 13, WESH, WFTV, WKMG, WOFL — posted by halboedeker on July, 12 2011 11:24 AM

The news conference starts at 1:30 p.m. Sgt. John Allen, Cpl. Yuri Melich and Cpl. Eric Edwards will take part. And so will crime scene investigator Gerardo Bloise and Deputy Jason Forgey.

You’ll find coverage on Central Florida News 13, WOFL-Channel 35 and WKMG-Channel 6.

WFTV-Channel 9 plans to stream the news conference live online and recap the highlights in evening newscasts. The ABC affiliate doesn’t want to disrupt the schedule of soap fans who want to see “All My Children” and “One Life to Live.” But that plan could change, WFTV General Manager Shawn Bartelt said ::snipping2::

http://www.wftv.com/news/28521417/detail.html
Casey Investigators To Hold 1:30PM Press Conference
Posted: 11:46 am EDT July 12, 2011Updated: 1:05 pm EDT July 12, 2011
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Investigators who worked on the Casey Anthony case will speak out at a press conference on Tuesday.

The detectives from the Orange County Sheriff's Office, who worked many long, hard hours searching for Caylee Anthony for six months after Casey now admits she was dead, are going to share their thoughts and feelings with reporters at the sheriff's headquarters.

Seven investigators who searched for Caylee and processed the evidence against Casey, including the crime scene investigators, cadaver dog handler and the computer crimes expert, will answer WFTV's questions at 1:30 p.m.

Orange County Sheriff's Detective Yuri Melich, who was the lead investigator in the murder case, will be among the sheriff's officers who will finally be able to tell their stories now that the case is closed.

Melich and Sgt. John Allen were the ones who took Casey to Universal Studios to see how far she'd take her lies about what happened to Caylee. They questioned her extensively, only to have her dig in her heels and cling to her lies. ::snipping2::

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2011/07/casey-anthony-it-would-be-sheer-insanity-for-abc-to-interview-her.html
Casey Anthony: It would be sheer insanity for ABC to interview her
ABC, Barbara Walters, Caylee and Casey Anthony, Disney, Katie Couric — posted by halboedeker on July, 12 2011 12:21 PM
There’s speculation that ABC News might want to interview Casey Anthony.

And, whoa, wouldn’t that be sheer insanity for a company owned by family friendly Disney?

E! Online’s Ted Casablanca quotes a “source at ABC News” as saying the network would “love” to land the Anthony interview and that ABC newbie Katie Couric would be the ideal interviewer. ::snipping2::

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/28521573/detail.html
Casey Anthony Investigators Hold News Conference
Law Enforcement Team Involved With Case Speaks For 1st Time Since Trial
POSTED: Tuesday, July 12, 2011
UPDATED: 1:48 pm EDT July 12, 2011
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Orange County Sheriff's Office deputies and investigators involved in the search for Caylee Anthony and investigation into her death held a news conference Tuesday afternoon.

Sgt. John Allen, Cpl. Yuri Melich and Cpl. Eric Edwards of the criminal investigations division will be present, as well as Forensics Supervisor Ron Murdock, CSI Gerardo Bloise and deputies Jason Forgey and Sandra Osborne.

The news conference began at 1:30 p.m.

Melich was called repeatedly by both the state and the defense. He was one of the first law enforcement officers to arrive at the Anthony family home on July 15, 2008, when Caylee was reported missing.

http://www.wftv.com/news/28521417/detail.html
Casey Investigator: "She Wouldn't Tell Us The Truth"
Posted: 11:46 am EDT July 12, 2011Updated: 2:42 pm EDT July 12, 2011
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Investigators who worked on the Casey Anthony case are holding a press conference on Tuesday.

The detectives from the Orange County Sheriff's Office, who worked many long, hard hours searching for Caylee Anthony for six months after Casey now admits she was dead, shared their thoughts and feelings with reporters at the sheriff's headquarters.

Seven investigators who searched for Caylee and processed the evidence against Casey, including the crime scene investigators, cadaver dog handler and the computer crimes expert, answered WFTV's questions about the investigation.

Orange County Sheriff's Detective Yuri Melich, who was the lead investigator in the murder case, was among the sheriff's officers who were finally able to tell their stories now that the case is closed.

"She never said it was an accident," Melich said. "She wouldn't tell us the truth."

http://www.wesh.com/casey-anthony-extended-coverage/28523672/detail.html
Casey Detective 'Unhappy' With Verdict
Investigators, Detectives Speak About High-Profile Anthony Case
POSTED: 2:42 pm EDT July 12, 2011
UPDATED: 2:48 pm EDT July 12, 2011

Melich said he's still taken aback at how Anthony acted once Caylee was finally reported missing.

"It's still amazing to me how she reacted during the interview," Melich said.

Melich said the case wouldn't have been taken to the grand jury unless they thought the case was strong enough.

Read more: http://www.wesh.com/casey-anthony-extended-coverage/28523672/detail.html#ixzz1Rv7eNPor

http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/07/12/florida.anthony.investigation/
Anthony cops defend case to reporters
By the CNN Wire Staff
July 12, 2011 2:59 p.m. EDT
Orlando (CNN) -- The detectives who built the murder case against Casey Anthony said Tuesday they stand behind their evidence but urge the public to respect the jury's verdict of acquittal.

"I wish there was something I could say that would bring closure to everyone, but there isn't," Orange County Sheriff's Office Cpl. Yuri Melich told reporters. "I just know that, unfortunately, people are going to have to come to their own sense of closure within themselves and understand that as far as this case is concerned, as far as the judicial system is concerned, there's nothing else we can do."

http://www.wesh.com/casey-anthony-extended-coverage/28524511/detail.html?treets=orl&tid=26510541284813&tml=orl_break&tmi=orl_break_1_03240107122011&ts=H

ORLANDO, Fla. -- A spokeswoman for the District Attorney's Office told WESH 2 News on Tuesday that Cindy Anthony will not face criminal perjury charges.
The word came just hours after top investigators who looked into Caylee Anthony's disappearance and death spoke about their work for the first time since Casey Anthony was found not guilty of first-degree murder ::snipping2::

Read more: http://www.wesh.com/casey-anthony-extended-coverage/28524511/detail.html#ixzz1RvPkTp3K

http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/july/277942/Lead-investigators-speak-out-about-Casey-Anthony-case
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Investigators with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office answer questions about the Casey Anthony case.
By Adam Longo, Reporter
Last Updated: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 3:59 PM
ORLANDO --

It’s the first and apparently the last time that investigators with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office will answer questions about the Casey Anthony case.

An hour long press conference was held Tuesday at the sheriff’s office headquarters.

Even though Casey was found not guilty, there’s still work going on related to the case.

There's a witness tampering investigation ongoing involving a former Texas EquuSearch volunteer, possible perjury charges for Cindy Anthony, as well as threats made against the Anthony family and the jury.
::snipping2::

http://www.news4jax.com/news/28524308/detail.html
Can Anthony Be Tried In Federal Court?
New Website Petitions To Have Anthony Tried Again
POSTED: Tuesday, July 12, 2011
UPDATED: 4:27 pm EDT July 12, 2011

In Anthony's case, however, legal experts said there appears to be no federal issue.

"The government can't keep trying you until they get it right. However, the federal government can try you for something the state government has also tried you for if they have a similar statute for those acts," criminal defense attorney Janet Johnson said. "In this case, they don't."

"The problem in this situation isn't double jeopardy," Priester said. "The problem is going to be having a crime to charge her with."

Even if the website is successful in gaining the support it needs to create a new federal law designed to punish crimes like the ones tried against Anthony, applying a new law against her in the future would be against the law.

"Even if it was passed, they couldn't then try her retroactively," Johnson said. "It would be an ex post facto law, and the Constitution prohibits that." ::snipping2:: ::MonkeyEek::

http://www.wftv.com/news/28521417/detail.html

The gruesome discovery took an emotional toll on detectives who have seen it all throughout their careers.

"To me, the personal toll was the fact that by looking at how they treated this poor child. Let the child rot in the woods is inhuman," Melich said.

The jurors might have had what they believe is reasonable doubt over not knowing exactly how Caylee died, but not the detectives.

"I certainly don't have any doubt. Working on this, I felt that our case was solid," said Sgt. John Allen.

The Casey case is closed, but the witness tampering investigation involving an altered Texas Equusearch document that was in the possession of her defense team is ongoing.

"A defense team investigator having possession of something that could be a fabricated document. How far could it go or don't you know yet?" reporter Kathi Belich asked Sgt. Allen.

"We don't know. Obviously we'll follow up. Obviously there are still a number of people we will need to interview in regard to that and we hope to get to the bottom of that," said Sgt. Allen. ::snipping2::

http://www.wftv.com/news/28521417/detail.html

Also revealed on Tuesday was that defense attorney Jose Baez would not allow detectives to talk to Casey about allegations she made to ex-boyfriends and a jail pen pal that her brother molested her and that her father might have.

"We did reach out to the Baez law firm and were asked not to approach her at the jail," said Sgt. Eric Edwards.

The sheriff's office, the Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the FBI are all totaling the costs they incurred in their search for Caylee until her remains were discovered on December 11, 2008.

The State Attorney's Office will ask Chief Judge Belvin Perry to order Casey to pay the costs should she cash in on Caylee's death or come into money some other way. ::snipping2::

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/12/us-crime-anthony-idUSTRE76B72720110712
By Barbara Liston
ORLANDO, Fla | Tue Jul 12, 2011 5:26pm EDT

(Reuters) - A Florida sheriff's office will provide no special protection for Casey Anthony when she leaves jail on Sunday, despite the public scorn she faces after being acquitted of killing her daughter.

"We're not going to be her personal security," Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings said on Tuesday at his agency's wide-ranging and final press conference about the case.
::snipping2::

Demings said his intelligence officers were assessing "lots of chatter in social media" and elsewhere by people angry at the outcome of Anthony's seven-week trial in Orlando. But he said they didn't have "credible threats to move forward in active prosecution." ::snipping2::

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7650415.html
EquuSearch suit: Casey Anthony lied about daughter
By CINDY GEORGE HOUSTON CHRONICLE
July 12, 2011, 6:03PM

The lawsuit details how EquuSearch became involved in the case, beginning with a phone call to Miller from Cindy Anthony, Casey's mother and Caylee's grandmother. Miller later met with Casey Anthony, her parents Cindy and George Anthony, and Casey Anthony's attorney Jose Baez. In the presence of Casey Anthony, the grandparents said Caylee was "still alive" and was not corrected by the toddler's mother.

Caylee Anthony's skeletal remains were discovered in December 2008, almost five months after she was reported missing by her grandmother. Casey Anthony failed to alert authorities that her daughter had been missing for a month and was indicted on a first-degree murder charge. In her criminal trial, Casey Anthony's defense team maintained that Caylee died in an accidental drowning in the family pool.

Read more: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7650415.html#ixzz1Rw9ik3k7

http://www.baynews9.com/article/news/2011/july/278128/Jurors-in-Casey-Anthony-case-concerned-for-their-safety
Jurors in Casey Anthony case concerned for their safety
Last Updated: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 9:37 PM

The high school gym teacher in his 30s went on a national show asking not to be shown or identified. He is now declining any more interviews.

The foreman said he "wants to get his life in order" before talking to anyone else. He said he never imagined he would need to hide out.

But is that the only solution?

Juror 12, a Publix chef, retired early and fled the state. She told MSNBC she feared her coworkers wanted her head on a platter.

A not guilty verdict was the not so-favorable result for the thousands, and even millions, who watched the trial every day.

Are these jurors right to be afraid? Is it right their identities are being kept secret even though they are volunteering to go on shows watched by millions?

Those questions remain to be answered.

As the hunt for jurors continues, Juror 11 said reaching this decision was tough, and so far, so has living with the consequences. ::snipping2::

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http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20509708,00.html

Cindy Anthony Will Not Face Perjury Charges
BY STEPHEN M. SILVERMAN

Wednesday July 13, 2011 07:00 AM EDT

Cindy Anthony will not face trial for perjury after allegedly lying in court to protect her daughter, Florida state prosecutors have announced – saying, too, that they had earlier considered bringing such charges.

Cindy Anthony initially told police she did not search for chloroform on the family computer, only to reverse her statement when she took the stand in her daughter Casey Anthony's trial for the murder of Casey's 2-year-old daughter Caylee.

"Our office is not pursuing perjury charges," Danielle Tavernier, a spokeswoman for the Orange-Osceola State Attorney's Office, told the Orlando Sentinel in an email.

http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/july/278258/Jury-foreman-says-two-thought-Casey-Anthony-was-guilty
Jury foreman says two thought Casey Anthony was guilty
By Mark Jenkins, Reporter
Last Updated: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 6:47 AM

The jurors deliberated more than 10 hours, and decided the only charges they felt were proven were the four counts of lying to law enforcement.

He said the jury searched for any felonies to charge Casey with, but given the evidence, none applied.

During more than 30 days of testimony, the jurors heard all about Casey's promiscuous behavior and partying, all while her daughter was missing.

However, none of that was illegal, so the jury did not factor Casey's wild behavior into their verdict.

"We wish there was something else we could look at that would be a felony. Something, we don't have the power to do this, we don't have the ability to put the laws in place for this, but, something where you do not report a child missing it would be a felony for every hour, every day, whatever goes on, it gets worse and worse because her actions were disgusting."

The jury foreman said he wishes they could've at least charged her for waiting 31 days to report her daughter missing. ::snipping2::

A new bill would give future jurors that option

http://www.wesh.com/casey-anthony-extended-coverage/28530785/detail.html
Sheriff On Casey: We're Not Personal Security
OCSO Looking Into Threats Against Casey Anthony
POSTED: 6:20 am EDT July 13, 2011
UPDATED: 6:40 am EDT July 13, 2011
Video at link.
- Orange County sheriff Jerry Demings said Tuesday that an intelligence detective has been assigned to assess any threats against Casey Anthony.

Demings also said that deputies will make sure Anthony is released from jail safely, but said they will not be escorting her to wherever she chooses to go.

"We're not personal security," Demings said.

Anthony is expected to be released from the Orange County Jail on Sunday. A jury recently found her not guilty of killing her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee Marie Anthony. ::snipping2::

Read more: http://www.wesh.com/casey-anthony-extended-coverage/28530785/detail.html#ixzz1RzHeJFwV

http://www.wftv.com/news/28521417/detail.html
Casey Faces Lawsuit, Possible Expenses For Caylee Search
Posted: 11:46 am EDT July 12, 2011Updated: 8:01 am EDT July 13, 2011
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Casey Anthony is only days away from being released from jail, and she already faces a new lawsuit and expenses that she may have to pay for the time spent searching for her daughter, Caylee Marie Anthony.
LAWSUIT: Equusearch Suing Casey http://www.wftv.com/pdf/28525688/detail.html
VIDEO REPORT: Casey Faces Lawsuit http://www.wftv.com/video/28531028/index.html

http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/state/allegations-of-witness-tampering-at-casey-anthony-trial-
Allegations of witness tampering at Casey Anthony trial
Posted: 8:44 AM
Last Updated: 14 minutes ago
KYLE HIGHTOWER Associated Press
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Authorities were looking into allegations of witness tampering during Casey Anthony's murder trial, a Florida sheriff said Tuesday during a wide-ranging news conference with his top investigators in what he said was an effort to bring closure to a case that polarized the country. ::snipping2::

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/caylee-anthony/os-scott-maxwell-casey-anthony-07131120110712,0,5603401.column
Scott Maxwell: Obsession over Casey Anthony case is unproductive -- try helping the living children still in need
scott maxwell
7:02 p.m. EDT, July 12, 2011
Casey Anthony is expected to get out of jail this weekend.

If so, the news will once again energize the cult of Casey.

These are the people whose prime source of entertainment for the past three years has been the death of a 2-year-old girl.

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2011/07/casey-anthony-tony-lazzaro-is-shopping-a-book.html
Casey Anthony: Tony Lazzaro is shopping a book
Caylee and Casey Anthony, Orlando Sentinel — posted by halboedeker on July, 13 2011 9:01 AM
Tony Lazzaro, Casey Anthony’s former boyfriend, is shopping a book, says a source familiar with the project.

The focus? “The interaction that the roommates had with Casey around that 31-day period” after Caylee went missing, the source said. “It’s going to be a must-read. It’s going to be insane.”

http://www.ocala.com/article/20110710/COLUMNISTS/110709726

A failure of the justice system

By Tom McNiff
Managing Editor
Published: Sunday, July 10, 2011 at 6:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, July 9, 2011 at 11:27 p.m.

::snipping2::
That's not to say the jury should have convicted Anthony of first-degree murder. Reasonable people can disagree about the amount and quality of evidence.

But the six-week trial once again revealed problems in a justice system that we Americans regard as the greatest in the world.

Perhaps most troubling was this one cold fact:

In 2011, with all the cutting-edge forensics at our disposal, with a sophisticated court system evolved over centuries to sort truth from fiction, we couldn't identify and convict to the satisfaction of 12 educated people the killer of one of the most vulnerable members of our society.

It's a failure. A swing and a miss. Any argument to the contrary is to accept a substandard brand of justice, to settle for something less when we should aspire to something more.

To most of us, this wasn't an entertaining contest between attorneys. It was a contest between good and evil, and evil, it seems, won this time.

That is the fountainhead of our public outrage.

http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/july/278529/Zenaida-Gonzalezs-attorneys-want-Casey-Anthony-deposition-before-she-leaves-jail
Zenaida Gonzalez's attorneys want Casey Anthony deposition before she leaves jail
Last Updated: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 1:03 PM
Attorney for Zenaida Gonzalez wants to take Casey Anthony's deposition before she leaves jail.

Gonzales' attorney filed emergency motion to compel Casey to have deposition videotaped. They said they fear she will flee area.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/george-anthony-father-of-casey-anthony-gets-behind-caylees-law/2011/07/11/gIQAqd2TCI_blog.html?tid=sm_twitter_washingtonpost
Posted at 11:29 AM ET, 07/13/2011
George Anthony, father of Casey Anthony, gets behind ‘Caylee’s Law’
By Melissa Bell

George Anthony said in an e-mail that he was investigating the law and hoped to help get it passed in Florida. “Caylee’s Law will be groundbreaking, and will be up there assisting the Adam Walsh Act, the Lungsford Act, Amber Alert, and many others that are necessary for our children,” he wrote. ::snipping2::

http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/july/278529/Emergency-motion-demands-quick-deposition-of-Casey-Anthony

Emergency motion demands quick deposition of Casey Anthony

ORLANDO --

Attorneys for Zenaida Gonzalez want to make sure they will be able to take Casey Anthony's deposition within the next week.

Gonzalez's attorney John Morgan filed an emergency motion to compel Casey's appearance at a videotaped deposition.

Morgan wants to either force Casey to answer questions under oath before she leaves jail, or have the judge force her to appear next Tuesday in Morgan's office for that deposition. ::snipping2::

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/caylee-anthony/os-casey-anthony-release-deposition-20110713,0,1715211.story
Casey Anthony: Lawyers fear Casey Anthony won't show for deposition in defamation case, file emergency motion
Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez is suing Casey Anthony for defamation. Hearing is set for 10 a.m. Friday.
By Amy Pavuk, Orlando Sentinel
4:48 p.m. EDT, July 13, 2011

The attorneys said it is "imperative" they question Anthony.

They also presented another option — the lawyers are willing to depose Anthony at the jail before she is released.

Anthony told detectives in 2008 that her 2-year-old daughter Caylee Marie was kidnapped by a babysitter named Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez.

Detectives said no such nanny existed, and the Kissimmee woman eventually filed suit against Anthony.

During Anthony's murder trial, defense attorney Jose Baez said Anthony fabricated the story about Zenaida, and that Caylee accidentally drowned in the family's pool.

Anthony was found not guilty last week of murdering Caylee, aggravated child abuse and aggravated manslaughter. Jurors convicted Anthony of four counts of lying to law-enforcement.

In their emergency motion, the attorneys representing Fernandez-Gonzalez asked a judge to compel Anthony to be deposed Tuesday, or in the alternative, before she's released from jail.

A hearing was set for the issue 10 a.m. Friday before Judge Jose Rodriguez. ::snipping2::

http://www.wesh.com/casey-anthony-extended-coverage/28536616/detail.html
Emergency Motion Filed In Casey Civil Case
Attorneys For Zenaida Gonzalez Don't Want Casey To Disappear
POSTED: 4:04 pm EDT July 13, 2011
UPDATED: 5:43 pm EDT July 13, 2011

The subpoena asked that Anthony appear at 10 a.m. on July 19 at the law offices of Morgan and Morgan in Orlando.

The subpoena warned that Anthony could be held in contempt of court if she fails to appear.

Gonzalez claims Casey ruined her reputation by saying someone with her name abducted Caylee Anthony in 2008.

A hearing on the emergency motion has been set for 10 a.m. Friday. WESH.com will stream the hearing live. ::snipping2::

Read more: http://www.wesh.com/casey-anthony-extended-coverage/28536616/detail.html#ixzz1S1cwHzea

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/os-casey-anthony-social-media-strateg20110713,0,1934066.story
Casey Anthony: How social media tweaked defense strategy
By Walter Pacheco, Orlando Sentinel

5:30 p.m. EDT, July 13, 2011

A consultant for Casey Anthony's attorneys analyzed more than 40,000 highly-charged opinions — negative and positive — on social media sites and blogs, and used them to help the defense craft their trial strategy.

Whether it worked or not is difficult to gauge, but a jury last week found Casey Anthony not guilty of murdering her 2-year-old daughter Caylee Marie.

"When bloggers and others in social media sites started to attack George Anthony about his alleged mistress, the defense team beefed up their questions against him," said Fort Lauderdale-based consultant Amy Singer. "None of the bloggers ever changed their minds about him."

The innovative pro-bono tactic by Singer shows how social media sites like Facebook and Twitter could revolutionize the way lawyers defend their clients, especially in highly-publicized cases like the Casey Anthony murder trial.

"This is the first time I have heard of this kind of consulting for a trial and it's incredible," said Florida A&M University professor Shiv Persaud. "It definitely might become a part of my curriculum in trial practice. We could benefit from a new type of tool we didn't have before." ::snipping2::

http://www.wesh.com/casey-anthony-extended-coverage/28537149/detail.html
Casey Attorney: Trial Was 'Terrifying'
Anthony Defense Attorney Explains Why She Worked On Case
POSTED: 4:32 pm EDT July 13, 2011
UPDATED: 5:58 pm EDT July 13, 2011
Video at link.
ORLANDO, Fla. -- In a matter of weeks, attorney Lisabeth Fryer went from class valedictorian and intern for Judge O.H. Eaton to arguing motions for Casey Anthony's defense in front of a worldwide audience. Fryer said it was a "baptism by fire."
"It was very terrifying. The stakes were high and I wanted to make sure I didn't let anyone down. I really appreciated Judge Perry being generous with me when I went up to argue," Fryer told WESH 2 News in an exclusive interview.

Read more: http://www.wesh.com/casey-anthony-extended-coverage/28537149/detail.html#ixzz1S22PK2Vf

http://www.wftv.com/news/28538723/detail.html
Emergency Deposition Hearing Scheduled In Casey Case
Posted: 6:20 pm EDT July 13, 2011Updated: 7:26 pm EDT July 13, 2011
ORLANDO, Fla. -- An emergency hearing has been scheduled for Friday morning after a motion was filed to require Casey Anthony to give a deposition in a civil suit brought by a woman who is suing her for defamation. ::snipping2::

Casey goes free on Sunday, but it's taken almost no time for the lawsuits to start piling up against her.

EMERGENCY MOTION: For Deposition http://www.wftv.com/pdf/28539100/detail.html
VIDEO REPORT: Lawsuits Piling Up For Casey http://www.wftv.com/video/28538848/index.html

Casey Anthony to Basically Live in Witness Protection Program

Once Anthony reaches the still-secret location where she will live (known to a handful of people - but not my source) she is expected to live under a pseudonym, "almost as if she was living in a witness protection-like program," to avoid being harassed. ::snipping2::

http://nation.foxnews.com/casey-anthony/2011/07/12/casey-anthony-basically-live-witness-protection-program#ixzz1S2Ma0Pmg

Bounty Hunter To Sue Casey Anthony, Jose Baez
Leonard Padilla Says He Was Deceived; Wants To Recover Costs

POSTED: Wednesday, July 13, 2011
UPDATED: 8:18 pm EDT July 13, 2011

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The bounty hunter who temporarily bonded Casey Anthony out of jail in 2008 announced plans on Wednesday to file a lawsuit against her and her lead criminal defense attorney, Jose Baez.

Leonard Padilla said he was deceived by Anthony and Baez back in 2008 when he led his team of bounty hunters and security personnel from California to Florida to help find Anthony's daughter, Caylee, alive.

Padilla said Baez's opening statements in Anthony's murder trial, where he declared Caylee was never missing and had drowned in the family pool, proves both Anthony and Baez lied to Padilla in order to get his needed financial and logistical assistance to get Anthony out on bond. ::snipping2::

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/28539964/detail.html

http://www.wftv.com/news/28538723/detail.html
Attorney Files Motion For Casey's Deposition In Civil Suit
Posted: 6:20 pm EDT July 13, 2011Updated: 6:44 am EDT July 14, 2011
ORLANDO, Fla. -- An emergency hearing has been scheduled for Friday morning after a motion was filed to require Casey Anthony to give a deposition in a civil suit brought by a woman who is suing her for defamation.

Casey goes free on Sunday, but it's taken almost no time for the lawsuits to start piling up against her.

WFTV caught up with attorney Cheney Mason on Wednesday.

"Where is Casey going," WFTV reporter Kathi Belich asked Mason.

"Free," he replied.

"Is she going to go to Puerto Rico?" Belich replied.

“Now listen I told you, I don't know where she's going, and if I did I wouldn't tell you,” said Mason.

The emergency hearing was scheduled for Friday morning, over concerns that Casey will skip town after she is released.

The motion arises from a suit brought by Zenaida Gonzalez in 2008. She alleges that she incurred public ridicule after Casey initially told investigators that a woman with the same name kidnapped Caylee.

"Either she will assert the Fifth Amendment privilege or she's just going to say 'I'm not talking to you about this at all,'" WFTV legal analyst Bill Sheaffer said. "And good luck with getting a money damage and then super good luck on collecting."

http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/tv/murder_lies_and_videotape_RuLu2vIhFHttWn9qMTntGM
Murder, lies and videotape
NBC in lead for first Casey Anthony interview
By MICHAEL SHAIN and MICHAEL STARR
Last Updated: 4:23 AM, July 14, 2011
Posted: 11:51 PM, July 13, 2011

NBC has emerged as the front-runner in the scramble for the first interview with Casey Anthony.

Anthony's lawyer Jose Baez -- who was in New York for several days this week quietly meeting with network reps -- is saying any TV appearance is at least six to nine months away, according to sources familiar with the talks.

It was not clear yesterday if Anthony is asking to be paid for an interview -- a move that would likely set off a public outrage.

But media insiders yesterday indicated that NBC had picked up the tab for Baez's trip here.

A spokeswoman for NBC News last night said she did not have enough information to comment ::snipping2::

Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/tv/murder_lies_and_videotape_RuLu2vIhFHttWn9qMTntGM#ixzz1S509mw6q

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/anthony_case/071411-leonard-padilla-suing-casey-anthony#ixzz1S5vlbZ4t
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Leonard Padilla suing Casey Anthony
Updated: Thursday, 14 Jul 2011, 6:59 AM EDT
Published : Thursday, 14 Jul 2011, 6:51 AM EDT

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) - Casey Anthony has another lawsuit to deal with. Bounty hunter Leonard Padilla says he is filing lawsuit against Anthony and her attorney Jose Baez seeking $200,000.00 compensation for the money they spent searching for Caylee and money spent on travel, private detectives, security guards.

Padilla says both Anthony and Baez knew that Caylee was dead. Padilla said he believed Anthony when she said that Caylee was kidnapped and also believed in Baez.

Padilla’s lawsuit is similar to the one filed by Tim Miller and Texas Equusearch. Miller says Texas Equusearch spent more than $100,000.00 searching for a child who was never really missing.

Read more: http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/anthony_case/071411-leonard-padilla-suing-casey-anthony#ixzz1S66V5CWm

http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/july/279069/Casey-Anthonys-attorney-fires-back-at-Zenaida-Gonzalez-civil-case
Casey Anthony's attorney fires back at Zenaida Gonzalez civil case
By Adam Longo, Reporter
Last Updated: Thursday, July 14, 2011 12:15 PM
PDF: Casey Anthony's response to emergency hearing http://www.cfnews13.com/static/articles/images/documents/Defendant-response-to-Emergency-Motion-Motion-Strike-Notice_of_Hearing-0714.pdf

n the response by Casey's civil attorney, Greene is asking Judge Rodriguez to cancel the hearing, stop the deposition and he's requesting a case management conference which would, essentially, set up how the case should proceed.

Greene lists a number of reasons saying Morgan "refused to reschedule the deposition when counsel was available."

Greene has a trial scheduled to begin next Tuesday. He said Casey, at this point, would have no choice other than to assert her 5th Amendment right against self incrimination.

He said the criminal trial for her was, "a grueling experience that has left her emotionally and mentally exhausted." Essentially, Greene's response reads there's no legitimate emergency for a hearing or a deposition to happen immediately.

It's now up to Judge Rodriguez as to whether or not there will be court tomorrow.

Stay with News 13 and cfnews13.com for the latest in the Case Against Casey. ::snipping2::

http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/07/14/anthony.defamation/
Casey Anthony fights call for questioning in defamation suit
By the CNN Wire Staff
July 14, 2011 1:01 p.m. EDT
Orlando (CNN) -- Casey Anthony will take invoke her Fifth Amendment rights if forced to sit for questioning in a defamation case two days after her upcoming release from jail, her attorneys said in a court motion Thursday.

Anthony, who was acquitted last week of killing her 2-year-old daughter Caylee, is being sued by a woman whose name she gave to police as her child's nanny. Lawyers for the woman, Zenaida Fernandez Gonzalez, have asked a judge to make Anthony sit for a deposition in that lawsuit on Tuesday.

But Anthony's lawyer in the civil case, Charles Greene, said his client can't be forced to sit for a deposition so soon after a "grueling" trial that left her "emotionally and mentally exhausted." In addition, he said the deposition is scheduled on a day that he will be in trial on another case, and that Anthony "would have no viable choice but to assert her Fifth Amendment rights" if the proceeding goes ahead.

"Given the inadequate time to prepare and discuss the issues, that would likely be the only advisable course of action," he wrote. "Consequently, the deposition would be nothing more than yet another media spectacle and frenzy. ::snipping2::

http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2011/jul/13/lead-investigator-for-casey-anthony-defense-from/
Lead investigator for Casey Anthony defense, from Port St. Lucie, says Casey will ‘go into hiding' after jail release Sunday | Videos
By Melissa E. Holsman
Posted July 13, 2011 at 7:49 p.m., updated July 14, 2011 at 11:14 a.m.

Despite her acquittal on murder charges, when Casey Anthony is freed from jail Sunday in Orlando she'll face an uncertain future, and may always be blamed for the death of her toddler daughter, her lead defense investigator said this week.

"Everywhere she goes, five years from now, 10 years from now, there's going to be somebody yelling 'baby killer' to her," said Jeremiah "Jerry" Lyons, of Port St. Lucie, a private investigator hired in 2009 by Anthony's attorney Jose Baez, of Kissimmee. ::snipping2::

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2011/07/casey-anthony-get-ready-for-extensive-coverage-of-her-jail-release.html
Casey Anthony: Get ready for extensive coverage of her jail release
Caylee and Casey Anthony, WESH, WFTV, WKMG, WOFL — posted by halboedeker on July, 14 2011 7:01 PM
Local stations have been warning they will provide heavy coverage Sunday of Casey Anthony’s release from jail.

How heavy? WKMG-Channel 6 will offer an Anthony special late Saturday. The CBS affiliate will start with its regular 11 p.m. news, then go into at least 90 minutes devoted to Anthony. ”We’ll stay on as long as we think it’s necessary,” WKMG General Manager Skip Valet said.

Lauren Rowe and Gaard Swanson will anchor the coverage. ::snipping2::

http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/july/279069/Emergency-hearing-in-Zenaida-Gonzalez-civil-case-against-Casey-Anthony-today
Emergency hearing in Zenaida Gonzalez civil case against Casey Anthony today
By Adam Longo, Reporter
Last Updated: Friday, July 15, 2011 5:02 AM
Independent sources confirm there will be an emergency case management hearing in the civil case against Casey Anthony Friday morning at 8 a.m.

Casey herself is not expected to attend. The hearing will be held in the ceremonial courtroom on the 23rd floor of the Orange County Courthouse.

Wednesday, Morgan filed an emergency motion asking Judge Jose Rodriguez to compel Casey's appearance at the deposition saying he's worried she might leave the area. He also requested a hearing.

Greene's response asked Judge Rodriguez to cancel the hearing, stop the deposition and schedule a case management conference which would, essentially, set up how the case should proceed.

Greene lists a number of reasons saying Morgan "refused to reschedule the deposition when counsel was available."

Greene has a trial scheduled to begin next Tuesday. He said Casey, if a deposition was to happen within the next week, would have no choice other than to assert her Fifth Amendment right against self incrimination.

He said the criminal trial for her was "a grueling experience that has left her emotionally and mentally exhausted." Essentially, Greene's response reads there's no legitimate emergency for a hearing or a deposition to happen immediately.

Meanwhile, Casey's attorneys paid her a visit at the Orange County Jail Thursday.

Jose Baez spent about 50 minutes inside the jail and did not want to comment on his way out.

A few hours later, Greene and Allison Edwards, Casey's civil lawyers, came by.

http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/july/279069/Will-Casey-Anthony-have-to-answer-questions-now-in-civil-case
New judge coming in Casey Anthony civil case
By Jacqueline Fell and Adam Longo, Reporter
Last Updated: Friday, July 15, 2011 8:26 AM
An emergency hearing Friday morning in the Casey Anthony civil case was over in less than 20 minutes.

The hearing, mostly conducted in sidebar, ended with Judge Jose Rodriguez saying the court will assign a new judge to preside over the civil case brought on by Zenaida Gonzalez, the woman who said Casey ruined her life after claiming a nanny by the same name took her daughter, Caylee, in 2008.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/caylee-anthony/os-casey-anthony-zenaida-hearing-20110715,0,2345306.story

Casey Anthony: Judge removes himself from civil case after private discussion with attorneys
Lawyers suing Casey Anthony for defamation are so concerned she won't show up for an upcoming deposition that they are asking a judge to compel her to appear.

Amy Pavuk and Walter Pacheco, Orlando Sentinel

8:22 a.m. EDT, July 15, 2011

An emergency hearing this morning in Casey Anthony's civil case ended briefly after a private discussion and the judge announcing he is removing himself from the case.

Judge Jose Rodriguez said another judge will handle the defamation case against Anthony. But he didn't say why. Attorneys involved in the case left the courtroom and have not yet explained what happened during their private discussion with the judge.

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/28557437/detail.html

Judge Recuses Himself From Casey Anthony Civil Case

POSTED: Friday, July 15, 2011
UPDATED: 8:31 am EDT July 15, 2011

ORLANDO, Fla. -- For unknown reasons, the judge in the civil lawsuit against Casey Anthony has recused himself.

Judge Jose Rodriguez made the announcement shortly after the 8 a.m. hearing began. A sidebar was called prior to the announcement and attorneys from both sides talked with the judge for about 15 minutes.

Zenaida Gonzalez, the woman who shares the same name as a fictitious baby sitter whom Casey Anthony said kidnapped her daughter, Caylee, in 2008, is suing Anthony for defamation.

Gonzalez's attorneys were expected to argue Friday that Anthony should be deposed before she is released from jail Sunday.

A timetable for a decision is not known.

Gonzalez and Anthony did not attend the hearing.

::snipping2::

http://www.wesh.com/casey-anthony-extended-coverage/28558211/detail.html
Casey Anthony Civil Judge Steps Aside
Emergency Case Management Hearing Ends After Lengthy Sidebar
POSTED: 8:29 am EDT July 15, 2011
UPDATED: 8:37 am EDT July 15, 2011

Green said he was concerned for Anthony's safety after her release from jail.

The hearing Friday morning was done entirely in a sidebar. Anthony was not present.

After the sidebar ended, Rodriguez said he would assign the case to a new judge. It's unknown why the judge is reassigning the case.

Refresh this developing story for updates. ::snipping2::

Read more: http://www.wesh.com/casey-anthony-extended-coverage/28558211/detail.html#ixzz1SB4j1N6J

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/28557437/detail.html
Judge Recuses Himself From Casey Anthony Civil Case
Anthony, 25, Found Not Guilty Of Murder In Criminal Case
POSTED: Friday, July 15, 2011
UPDATED: 9:16 am EDT July 15, 2011
For unknown reasons, the judge in the civil lawsuit against Casey Anthony recused himself from the case on Friday.

Judge Jose Rodriguez made the announcement shortly after the 8 a.m. hearing began.

Zenaida Gonzalez, who shares the same name as a fictitious baby sitter whom Casey Anthony said kidnapped her daughter, Caylee, in 2008, is suing Anthony for defamation.

The move came after Anthony's attorney called for a sidebar, where attorneys from both sides talked with the judge for about 15 minutes.

Gonzalez's attorney said he did not request the recusal.
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http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/july/279572/Casey-Anthony-to-appeal-4-guilty-verdicts-for-lying-to-law-enforcement
Casey Anthony to appeal 4 guilty verdicts for lying to law enforcement
By Jacqueline Fell, Reporter
Last Updated: Friday, July 15, 2011 11:08 AM

It was almost three years ago that Casey told Orange County deputies the following:

That she worked at Universal Orlando Resort in 2008,
That she left Caylee with a babysitter named Zenaida Gonzalez,
That she told Jeffrey Hopkins and Juliette Lewis that Caylee was missing,
That she spoke to Caylee on the phone on July 15, 2008.

Casey was charged and convicted of a separate count for each statement. She was fined $1,000 for each count, totaling $4,618 after court costs.

Judge Belvin Perry also sentenced Casey to a total of four years in prison, which was shortened based on the time she has already spent behind bars, and her good behavior in jail. Casey is due to be released Sunday.

An appeal could have a huge effect on Casey's civil case involving Zenaida Gonzalez, which took a bizarre turn Friday morning after a quick end to an emergency hearing.

Once the appeal is formally filed, she can legitimately assert her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination in any deposition or interrogation until the appeal is exhausted.

As far as Casey is concerned, there's no downside. If she loses the appeal, she's still out of jail Sunday. She cannot be punished for appealing. ::snipping2::

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/caylee-anthony/os-casey-anthony-zenaida-hearing-20110715,0,2345306.story
Casey Anthony: Second hearing today in civil case set for 3:30 p.m.
Judge Lisa Munyon is assigned to the case.
Casey Anthony: Second hearing today in civil case set for 3:30 p.m.
Judge Lisa Munyon is assigned to the case
Walter Pacheco, Orlando Sentinel
11:40 a.m. EDT, July 15, 2011
After this morning's abrupt hearing on the defamation case against Casey Anthony, a second one has been scheduled for 3:30 p.m. today in the chambers of Judge Lisa Munyon.

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/28562737/detail.html
Experts: Casey Anthony Should Go To A Safe House
Anthony, 25, To Be Released From Jail Sunday

POSTED: Friday, July 15, 2011
UPDATED: 3:04 pm EDT July 15, 2011
ORLANDO, Fla. -- When Casey Anthony is released from jail Sunday, it will probably be in the middle of the night.

If her lawyers are smart, security experts say, they will arrange for several SUVs with tinted windows to pull up to the Orange County Jail. Then they will bundle her into one of them and whisk her away to a safe house, where she will be protected by bodyguards for days, if not weeks.

"I'd tell her to go to a big house in the middle of nowhere," said Dallas-based security expert Stuart Diamond, who has worked for celebrities and federal agencies. "That would be the safest thing for her. It's more of an effort for someone to really follow through on a threat."

Shouldn't that be a psych house....since she is unstable? ::MonkeyHaHa::

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/caylee-anthony/os-casey-anthony-zenaida-hearing-20110715,0,2345306.story
Casey Anthony: Judge says attorneys have to wait until October to depose Casey Anthony in defamation case
Judge sets deposition date for Oct. 8.
Video at link.

Meanwhile, Charles Greene, the attorney representing Anthony in this case, said a recent psychological evaluation of Anthony indicated she is "emotionally unstable" and needs to be given "breathing room."

He suggested they wait a month to take Anthony's deposition and give a "little breathing room."

Greene also requested that when Anthony is deposed, that deposition be sealed and not broadcast live over the Internet.

Greene, who called the case a "frivolous complaint," said other precautions are necessary because people are threatening Anthony. He said seven such threats were received Friday.

After hearing their arguments, Munyon ruled Anthony will not have to be deposed in upcoming days, but instead on Oct. 8. The time allows attorneys to have other hearings if needed, she said.

Mitnik objected to the date being so late.

"Maybe by October she will have gotten her wits back about her," he said. ::snipping2::

http://www.wesh.com/casey-anthony-extended-coverage/28568621/detail.html
Jail Prepares For Casey Anthony's Release
Release Center Parking Lot Will Be Shut Down Saturday Evening, Officials Say
POSTED: 11:22 pm EDT July 15, 2011
UPDATED: 11:42 pm EDT July 15, 2011
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Dozens of protesters showed up to the Orange County Courthouse on Casey Anthony's sentencing day, and officials are bracing for more when she's released from jail on Sunday.

Changes are already being made at the jail, jail officials said, and barricades are set up for protesters.

Read more: http://www.wesh.com/casey-anthony-extended-coverage/28568621/detail.html#ixzz1SGePwlQV

ORLANDO, Fla — Casey Anthony is scheduled to exit a Florida jail on Sunday and resume the life on the outside interrupted three years ago when she was charged with the murder of her 2-year-old daughter Caylee.

Her release has been planned with the same precision that marked her high-profile murder trial followed by audiences around the world.

In recognition of the massive media coverage expected of the release, which could occur any time after midnight Saturday, media representatives and jail managers negotiated a plan which, much like modern war coverage, will allow embedded pool reporters and photographers to document her departure from inside the jail facility.

But the plan is for images and eyewitness accounts of her release to be under wraps until corrections officials determine the 25-year-old has traveled far enough down the road to relinquish the jail's responsibility for her safety.The jail then will issue a one-line confirmation Anthony is gone. ::snipping2::

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43116818

http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/july/280235/Out-in-hours:-Preparing-for-Casey-Anthonys-release
Out in hours: Preparing for Casey Anthony's release
By Amanda Evans, Reporter
Last Updated: Saturday, July 16, 2011 4:22 PM
--

In just hours, Casey Anthony will be a free woman.

Casey Anthony is scheduled to be released Sunday from the Orange County Jail. That could happen as early as one minute past midnight.

Check back and refresh this article for the latest on Casey Anthony's release.
Where will Casey go? Watch Video http://www.cfnews13.com/video?clip=http://static.cfnews13.com/newsvideo/cfn/CaseyEvans0716.flv&vtitle=Where%20will%20Casey%20go?

Casey Anthony Released From Orange County Jail
Posted: 11:28 pm EDT July 16, 2011Updated: 12:24 am EDT July 17, 2011
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Casey Anthony walked out of the Orange County jail on Sunday, after nearly three years behind bars.

Casey was acquitted on July 5 of first-degree murder in her daughter 2-year-old Caylee Marie Anthony's death. She was found guilty of four counts of lying to police, but with time served and good behavior credits, she doesn't have to serve out her four-year sentence.

Protesters gathered outside the jail Saturday night and into Sunday, most of them opposed to Casey's release.
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http://www.myfoxorlando.com//dpp/all/071611-Anthony-future-uncertain
Casey Anthony freed from jail early Sunday
Updated: Sunday, 17 Jul 2011, 7:48 AM EDT
Published : Saturday, 16 Jul 2011, 2:27 PM EDT
By MIKE SCHNEIDER and MATT SEDENSKY | Associated Press

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) - Casey Anthony was freed from a Florida jail early Sunday, 12 days after she was acquitted of murder in the death of her 2-year-old daughter Caylee in a verdict that drew furious responses and even threats from people across the U.S. who had followed the case with rapt attention.

Anthony, wearing a pink T-shirt with blue jeans, left the jail at 12:14 a.m. with her attorney, Jose Baez. She was given $537.68 in cash from her jail account and escorted outside by two sheriff's deputies armed with semi-automatic rifles. Neither Anthony nor Baez said anything to reporters and others gathered outside.

Read more: http://www.myfoxorlando.com//dpp/all/071611-Anthony-future-uncertain#ixzz1SMiF6tnB

center]Casey Anthony leaves jail for parts unknown[/center]

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ORLANDO, Fla. — With the exception of a few moments when she walked out of jail early Sunday, Casey Anthony has not appeared in public as a free woman. Her whereabouts is a mystery.

Defense lawyer Jose Baez wanted to use Anthony's parents, George and Cindy Anthony, as a decoy during her release, their lawyer, Mark Lippman, told a television station.

"And I, of course, did not agree with that, and neither did my clients," said Lippman, who did not elaborate on the decoy plans. "One, it was risky at best, and two, just in my opinion, something that would not be beneficial to anybody."

On Sunday, pastor Eddie DelValle led a Peace Walk for Caylee — sponsored by the New York-based nonprofit Bring Kids Home — from the memorial where Caylee Anthony's remains were found in December 2008 to the nearby Anthony home.

DelValle said the walk was conceived because many of those who visited the site were angry with Anthony's acquittal on charges of killing Caylee, her 2-year-old daughter.

"I wanted to put it all to a close today," DelValle said. "This is no longer about the case; this is about moving forward.

::snipping2:: ::snipping2:: ::snipping2::

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-casey-anthony-free-20110718,0,2084531.story

http://www.wesh.com/casey-anthony-extended-coverage/28586845/detail.html
Roy Kronk Sues Bounty Hunter In Caylee Case
Attorney: Expect More Lawsuits
Video at link.

Kronk's attorney told WESH 2 News on Monday it's likely more defamation suits will come. Howard Marks said Kronk had his name and reputation trashed.

"For him to have to go through the trashing he has gone through by Padilla is simply unacceptable," Marks said.

In the suit, Kronk claims he "did the right thing and reported what he found."

Marks said they are targeting others who alleged Kronk should have been investigated as a potential murder suspect, or worse, was involved in covering up the 2-year-old's death.

"There was a variety of people. Don't be surprised if you see other lawsuits in the future," Marks said.

Read more: http://www.wesh.com/casey-anthony-extended-coverage/28586845/detail.html#ixzz1SUdZXQtN

http://www.wesh.com/casey-anthony-extended-coverage/28587536/detail.html
Casey Defense Costs Top $100K In Taxpayer Cash
Prosecutors Still Tallying Costs Of Prosecution, Investigation
POSTED: 4:50 pm EDT July 18, 2011
UPDATED: 5:23 pm EDT July 18, 2011

The latest tally shows how much taxpayer money Anthony's defense spent since she was declared indigent in March 2010.

In all, more than $100,000 has been paid, another $25,000 in defense expenses are still pending and the state is refusing to pay $11,000.

The paid costs include:

$12,289 for mental health expert witnesses
$45,008 in investigative invoices
$8,507 for out-of-state travel
$7,695 in deposition transcripts
$70 in freight and postage

The state is refusing to pay $4,704 for deposition transcripts and $1,560 for a mitigation specialist, among other costs.

Anthony is still claiming indigency and asking for the state of Florida to pay for her appeal on four convictions of lying to investigators.

Read more: http://www.wesh.com/casey-anthony-extended-coverage/28587536/detail.html

http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/july/281214/Free-and-safe,-but-whats-Casey-Anthonys-next-big-move
Free and safe, but what's Casey Anthony's next big move?
Last Updated: Monday, July 18, 2011 7:05 PM
ORLANDO --

Casey Anthony's attorneys say the now free Casey is safe, but that's all they will say.

As the Orlando native begins her freedom in hiding, one of her attorneys and a public relations specialist talk about Casey's next move.

Cheney Mason says Casey Anthony is safe now that she's out of jail. In fact, he says hundreds of people are stepping forward and volunteering to help Casey, whether it be hiding her or supporting her in other ways. But many are wondering how long can Casey actually stay out of the public eye.

RAW: PR specialist on what's Casey Anthony's next big move? http://www.cfnews13.com/video?clip=http://static.cfnews13.com/newsvideo/cfn/Casey-PR-Raw-0718.flv&vtitle=RAW:%20PR%20specialist%20on%20what%27s%20Casey%20Anthony%27s%20next%20big%20move?

http://www.wftv.com/news/28591931/detail.html
Bounty Hunter Intends To Sue Casey Anthony
Leonard Padilla Is seeking $200,000: 'They Misled Me And It Is Definitely Fraud'
Video at link.

Padilla says when he heard Baez's opening statement during Anthony's murder trial he felt conned.

"It turns out she knew where the child was all along," Padilla said. "They misled me, and it is definitely fraud."

At one point during the highly-publicized search for Caylee, Padilla offered a $25,000 reward for the girl's return.

He also says he spent $50,000 to bond out Anthony when she was initially jailed. He said he also brought in people to help provide security.

He said he talked to Anthony on many occasions during that time and that she never said she knew where Caylee was.

"She told me the babysitter stole the baby," Padilla said. "They were both feeding us that line. And now we know it was never true. We lost a lot of money."

Padilla says it may take a few weeks to get his lawsuit together.

Johnny Griffin, a California legal expert, told CNN affiliate KCRA that Padilla's lawsuit may have legal merit. But he may need to do some work to prove his case, Griffin said.

"Casey Anthony never testified at trial. So he needs to prove that she lied to him," Griffin told the affiliate.

Baez can also claim that Padilla made more money becoming part of the Casey Anthony story than it cost him to be part of the search, Griffin said.

When the lawsuit is filed, Padilla may have to get in line behind the others seeking money from Anthony.
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ORLANDO, Fla. -- A software designer says its inaccurate data may have led to false assertions made by prosecutors about key evidence in the Casey Anthony trial, according to the New York Times.

The newspaper reports that software designer John Bradley said data about extensive computer searches on the word “chloroform” is misleading. Prosecutors claimed Anthony used the word 84 times in searches on the Anthony family computer, but Bradley now says the website in question was visited only one time. ::snipping2::

Read more: http://www.wesh.com/casey-anthony-extended-coverage/28593647/detail.html#ixzz1SYfYjYO1

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/28598859/detail.html
Baez: Casey Anthony Not At Airport
Attorney Denies Reports that Anthony Flew Into OEA Tuesday
POSTED: Tuesday, July 19, 2011
UPDATED: 5:55 pm EDT July 19, 2011
Video at link.

"She is not in Orlando," Baez said.

A local TV station reported that it was Anthony who got off the plane, covered with a white blanket or jacket and wearing clothing similar to the pink V-neck T-shirt and jeans Anthony was wearing on Sunday. Following the report, Baez contacted Local 6.

"That is not her. That I can confirm. I will not say anything further as to her whereabouts, but I can 100 percent tell you that that is not her," Baez said.

Baez said if the incident was a ruse, the defense team was not involved and he does not condone any similar ruses regarding Anthony's whereabouts.

Baez would not discuss the communication he has, or has not had with Anthony. He would not comment on whether he expects Anthony to speak with any journalists soon.

Baez declined to comment further on the case.

Macaluso's office said he is not available to comment on the incident.

Sources at the airport also confirmed that the woman seen rushing off the plane was not Anthony. ::snipping2::

http://blinkoncrime.com/2011/07/19/casey-anthony-trial-the-state-answers-defense-allegations-of-suppressing-evidence/

Casey Anthony Trial: The State Answers Defense Allegations Of Suppressing Evidence

July 19, 2011
Below is the State’s response to comments made by Mr. John Bradley, designer of the software CacheBack, in today’s New York Times article.
Two software programs were used for conducting computer analysis of searches completed during the Anthony trial. The results produced by CacheBack returned results of 84 visits. The second program, Net Analysis, returned results of 1 visit.

After the results were mentioned in court on June 23rd, Mr. Bradley contacted the State the same day. He consulted as to a potential rebuttal to the defense regarding the error in his program and
recommended using Net Analysis findings. All findings had previously been supplied to the defense in discovery.

On June 27th the discrepancy was discussed with Mr. Baez and both he & the prosecution agreed to use the Net Analysis return of 1 site visit count as the most accurate information available at
the time. If additional information became available, the State agreed to disclose. Mr. Baez brought the discrepancy forward in court testimony and again at closing with his court exhibit.
During jury deliberations Mr. Bradley admitted to sending additional report information to the wrong email address but was able to deliver information to prosecutors on the evening of July 4th. On July 5th prosecutors prepared a Notice of Supplemental Discovery for defense but it was never provided because the jury had reached their verdict.

Mr. Bradley never told prosecutors that the searches or the dates and times of the searches were inaccurate. The only inaccuracies discussed were the visit counts discrepancy and that each software program (CacheBack & Net Analysis) revealed a different number of total records. Again, all of this information was disclosed to the defense in a timely manner.

We are dismayed at the suggestion made by the defense that prosecutors would withhold exculpatory material. Court records show that the defense was completely aware of the issues, utilizing these facts at trial.

http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/july/282209/why-casey-anthony-is-appealing?cmpid=caseytwitter

Reasons why Casey Anthony is appealing her convictions

By Adam Longo, Reporter
Last Updated: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 11:28 AM
ORLANDO --

Attorneys for Casey Anthony have laid out the reasons why they believe her four convictions for providing false information to law enforcement should be overturned.

Casey's lawyers have already indicated that she plans to appeal those convictions, and in court documents filed Wednesday, they point to three reasons why an appeals court should take notice of rulings made by Judge Perry.

* Read the document now: Statement of judicial acts to be reviewed (pdf)

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/caylee-anthony/os-casey-anthony-cheney-mason-calls-20110720,0,7987066.story
Casey Anthony: Cheney Mason's wife reports harassing phone calls threatening her family
By Susan Jacobson, Orlando Sentinel

1:15 p.m. EDT, July 20, 2011

Casey Anthony's attorney Cheney Mason and his wife are getting so many harassing telephone calls that she complained to the Seminole County Sheriff's Office and is afraid for her family's safety, deputies said today.

The home phone of Shirley and Cheney Mason was posted on Facebook, and she has gotten several calls asking if Anthony was there, she told investigators.

They also have been receiving voice mails that say, Anthony "can run but she can't hide" and telling her that her husband and attorney Jose Baez "better sleep with one eye open."

http://www.wftv.com/news/28608822/detail.html
Casey Computer Expert Backs Off Previous Claims
Posted: 11:19 am EDT July 20, 2011

ORLANDO, Fla. -- A computer expert who testified in the Casey Anthony trial is refusing to comment on media reports that evidence offered about extensive chloroform searches on the family's computer was inaccurate.
In a statement released Wednesday, a Michigan attorney representing computer software designer John Bradley says his client disputes "erroneous media reports" that claim he insinuated any wrongdoing on the part of prosecutors.

http://www.wftv.com/news/28611425/detail.html
Phone Call To Cheney Mason: "Sleep With One Eye Open"
Posted: 2:33 pm EDT July 20, 2011Updated: 4:23 pm EDT July 20, 2011
SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. -- The wife of Casey Anthony's attorney, Cheney Mason, called 911 after receiving several harassing phone calls, including one that was a threat toward her husband and attorney Jose Baez

911 CALL: Wife Calls For Help http://www.wftv.com/video/28611480/index.html
DOCUMENT: Offense Report http://www.wftv.com/pdf/28611689/detail.html

Casey Murder Trial Brings Tears, Blame And Shame
Posted: 5:18 am EDT May 24, 2011
Updated: 7:29 pm EDT May 24, 2011

Casey cried throughout the opening statements from both the prosecution and the defense on Tuesday. However, Casey was most emotional after lunch when her attorney, Jose Baez, stated to the jurors that Caylee Anthony was never missing, but drowned in her family's pool.

"How in the world can a mother wait 30 days to report a child missing? It's insane. Something's just not right about that. The answer is relatively simple. She never was missing. Caylee Anthony died on June 16, 2008, when she drowned in her family's swimming pool," Baez stated.

Baez claimed that George Anthony said to Casey after finding Caylee allegedly dead in the pool, "Look what you've done! You're mother will never forgive you! And you will go to jail for child neglect for the rest of your freaking life!".

Casey's attorney said that George covered up Caylee's accidental death.

Baez also stated, "On June 16, 2008, after Caylee died, Casey did what she's been doing all her life, or most of it, hiding her pain. She went back to that deep, dark place called denial to pretend as if nothing was wrong."

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Casey Anthony Release Mishandled, Civil Rights Org. Says
Organization Files Public Records Request
POSTED: 5:36 pm EDT July 21, 2011
UPDATED: 5:44 pm EDT July 21, 2011

Florida Civil Rights Association President J. Willie David III said jail officials organized three plans to have Anthony released, but did not provide other inmates any release options. David said jail officials also did not have a plan that would have provided the public and bail bondsmen access to the jail to post bond for inmates waiting to be released.

Jail officials also illegally delayed the release of other inmates because of Anthony's "Real TV-style" release, David said.

The public and bail bondsmen attempting to gain access to the jail to post bond for an inmate were treated differently by jail officials and were threatened with arrests if the did not leave, according to a FCRA news release.

David said the jail provided three members of the news media access to the jail in order to report Anthony's release while simultaneously refusing access to the public. ::snipping2::

http://www.khou.com/news/Texas-EquuSearch-lawsuit-to-Casey-Anthony-Admit-that-you-knew-Caylee-was-dead-125984413.html
Texas EquuSearch lawsuit to Casey Anthony: Admit that you knew Caylee was dead
July 21, 2011

EquuSearch says Anthony knew all along that her daughter was dead, but she let them conduct a massive search effort anyway – and spend more than $100,000 in the process.

Anthony’s lawyers received the discovery questions from the EquuSearch lawsuit Wednesday.

There are 15 discovery questions Anthony is required to answer in writing – under oath -- within 30 days.

Among them:

"Admit that your daughter, Caylee Marie Anthony, died on June 16, 2009."

"Admit that all statements made by Attorney Jose Baez in his opening statement in your criminal trial are true."

"Admit that you told Tim Miller of Texas EquuSearch in September 2008 that you believed that Caylee Marie Anthony was alive."

Casey Anthony was found not guilty of murder in her daughter’s death earlier this month – a verdict Miller called "unbelievable." ::snipping2::

Casey Anthony Lawyer Negotiates ($$$) w/ Networks

7/22/2011 10:41 AM PDT by TMZ Staff

Jose Baez -- Casey Anthony's lawyer -- is holed up at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in New York City, holding court with all of the major networks -- to determine who will score the first interview with Casey -- and big bucks are involved.

Sources tell TMZ ... NBC, ABC and CBS are all competing for the first interview. Sources connected with the negotiations tell TMZ there is a "big price tag" for the interview. We're told the networks -- which say they don't pay for interviews -- are offering to license photos and other material and pay big bucks ... that's S.O.P. in the network game. ::snipping2::

http://www.tmz.com/

http://www.wftv.com/news/28627333/detail.html
State Tallies Trial Costs; Casey Wants To Be Lawyer?
Posted: 7:00 pm EDT July 21, 2011Updated: 7:47 am EDT July 22, 2011
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- The figures are getting higher and higher as the costs for Casey Anthony's murder trial are added up.

Right now, the State Attorney's Office is still calculating the final total, and has until Monday to ask Casey to pay for investigative costs connected to Caylee's disappearance.

The final report is expected to include mental health experts, investigators, depositions and out-of-state travel.

Meanwhile, reports say Casey wants to be a lawyer.

Her attorney, Cheney Mason, says his client read through thousands of pages of documents during her murder trial. He claims she even told him she wanted to work in his office.

Mason says it's more of a dream for Casey, and given her record it's not a realistic career choice. ::snipping2::

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/casey-anthony-interview-news-orgs-214488

"A TMZ report that Casey Anthony attorney Jose Baez was at Manhattan’s Mandarin Oriental Hotel “holding court” with bookers from ABC, CBS and NBC for a cash interview with Anthony was met with strenuous denials from all three news divisions.

“The report is untrue,” said an ABC News source. “If there is a bidding war ABC News is not and will not be part of it.”

“CBS News is not offering and will not offer to license any materials from Casey Anthony,” a CBS News spokesperson said. A network executive was more vehement: “Not a damn nickel.” "

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Quote from: Blonde on July 23, 2011, 08:09:34 AM

More from Hollywood Reporter article above..........

"Network sources confirm that their bookers have met with Baez, but they flatly deny that they have offered any remuneration for an interview. Baez – who had several odd jobs, including bikini salesman, before being catapulted to fame as the attorney who won an acquittal for Anthony in the capital murder of her two-year-old daughter Caylee – is shopping his services as a legal commentator. (Hollywood agency Paradigm agreed to represent him in those endeavors but quickly backed out.)

“We've talked with Baez about getting an interview with Casey Anthony, but only under NBC News standards and conditions: no payment, and absolutely no job offers for members of her defense team,” said an NBC News spokesperson.

As for whether NBC picked up the tab for Baez’s stay at the Mandarin, sources says the network paid for one night in order to meet with Baez, which is not unusual expense to incur in the pursuit of interviews."

http://www.wesh.com/casey-anthony-extended-coverage/28632128/detail.html
Attorney Offers Casey Whereabouts To Highest Bidder
Lawyer: Client Will Sell Casey Info
POSTED: 9:36 am EDT July 22, 2011
UPDATED: 4:26 pm EDT July 22, 2011
Video at link.
Weaver said her client, a "Mr. Riley," would provide the city and state where Casey was, along with the name of the subdivision and even security features of the location.

After a call from WESH 2 News, Weaver said that she was withdrawing the offer and said she will no longer represent her client.

"I am not involved in selling information about Casey Anthony," Weaver said in a subsequent email to WESH.

Later Friday afternoon, Weaver's website was no longer accessible. Earlier in the day, the site had contact and background information.

The email does not fully identify identify the client. Weaver is an Orlando-area attorney.

Read more: http://www.wesh.com/casey-anthony-extended-coverage/28632128/detail.html#ixzz1SsaT3dJo

http://www.wftv.com/news/28637794/detail.html
Casey Attorney Admits He Was Surprised By Verdict
Posted: 4:27 pm EDT July 22, 2011Updated: 6:50 pm EDT July 22, 2011
ORLANDO, Fla. -- One of Casey Anthony's attorneys offered up new information about his client, who has disappeared from the public eye.

Cheney Mason says Casey is safe, and is being guarded while she's in counseling. Mason also said, even he was surprised by her not guilty verdict.
::snipping2::
VIDEO REPORT: Cheney Mason Surprised By Casey Verdict http://www.wftv.com/video/28638510/index.html

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-casey-anthony-civil-suits-20110723,0,558784.story
Lawsuits against Casey Anthony are stacking up
Several lawsuits have been filed against Casey Anthony, but will her criminal defense hinder her possible civil strategies?
By Amy Pavuk and Bianca Prieto, Orlando Sentinel
July 23, 2011

Bob Jarvis, a law professor at Nova Southeastern University, said the lawsuits raise an interesting question: When is a client bound by his or her lawyer's opening statement?

Jarvis said those who sue Anthony will say her lawyer is her representative and therefore, she should be responsible for what he says.

"I know the plaintiffs' arguments are going to be … your agent's statements are now your statements," Jarvis said.

Baez told jurors in Anthony's murder trial that she fabricated the baby-sitter kidnapping story. And the jury, which found Anthony not guilty of murder, aggravated manslaughter and aggravated child abuse, convicted her on four counts of lying to law enforcement.

Anthony is now appealing those convictions, which Jarvis said is noteworthy.

"She has never said that she made up these statements," he said. "Casey never said anything in the criminal case."
::snipping2::
Jarvis said that in the civil cases, Anthony could argue she can't be held responsible for everything Baez said at her murder trial. She'll say "she had no control over what her attorneys did," he said. "She's a layperson."

And how would a judge expect a 25-year-old, who is not a lawyer, to understand not only what is unfolding in court, but also to understand the implications it could have on future civil cases?

"I would be stunned if a judge were to rule, in the future, that she's bound by the statements of José Baez," Jarvis said.
::snipping2::

http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/dpps/news/national/072511-cheney-mason-on-casey-anthony_14282499
Cheney Mason on Casey Anthony: “Were not going to tell anyone where she is ever”
Updated: Monday, 25 Jul 2011, 8:03 AM EDT
Published : Monday, 25 Jul 2011, 7:48 AM EDT

Video at link.

Sunday night Cheney Mason said Casey's location is a closely guarded secret. “The world is so crazy out there that were not going to tell anyone where she is ever and I don’t know what’s the big pursuit, I spoke at the Tiger Bay Club the other day and told that audience its kind of like a dog chasing a car what’s he going to do if he catches it? Yeah so what difference does it make where Casey is, she isn’t going to talk to anyone. Everyone needs to leave her alone.”

http://www.wftv.com/news/28662624/detail.html
Casey Wants Taxpayers To Pay Appeal Costs
Posted: 7:19 pm EDT July 25, 2011Updated: 7:38 pm EDT July 25, 2011
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Now that Casey Anthony has been released from jail she wants even more taxpayer money. She plans to appeal her four felony convictions for lying to investigators.
Not only does she want taxpayers to pay for her fight against charges she's already admitted to, but if she wins that fight she will not have to pay back the hundreds of thousands of dollars that law enforcement spent searching for her daughter Caylee, if she cashes in on Caylee's death.

Casey Anthony flashed a smile when she heard the jury had acquitted her of first degree murder.

Now some taxpayers believe she's trying to get the last laugh on them by asking them to foot the bill for her appeal.

VIDEO REPORT: Casey Wants Money For Appeal http://www.wftv.com/video/28662343/index.html

http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/july/285203/Flier-distributer-held-in-contempt-during-Casey-Anthony-trial-in-court-today?cid=rss
Flier distributer held in contempt during Casey Anthony trial in court today
Last Updated: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 6:29 AM
A man who broke an order from Judge Belvin Perry during the Casey Anthony trial returns to court Tuesday, this time for his own trial for contempt.

On June 29, Day 31 of the murder trial, the judge ordered Mark Schmidter's arrest after deputies said he was passing out fliers outside the "free speech zones" set up outside the Orange County Courthouse during the trial. ::snipping2::

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/caylee-anthony/os-casey-anthony-investigative-costs-20110727,0,7666341.story
Casey Anthony: FDLE, MBI report what it cost to investigate Caylee's disappearance, Casey Anthony
By Anthony Colarossi and Amy Pavuk, Orlando Sentinel
11:31 a.m. EDT, July 27, 2011

Costs from the Orange County Sheriff's Office, the lead agency that investigated the case, have not been reported. An agency spokesman told the Orlando Sentinel earlier this week they hoped to have a total by Friday.
FDLE's costs total $71,939. That covers about $71,349 in straight-time worked and another $590.60 in overtime.

FDLE investigators worked 2,185 case hours, according to today's filing, which includes nearly 50 pages of documents explaining the costs associated with the investigation.
MBI's itemized costs total $10,645.

"The Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation has incurred significant costs in law enforcement hours and other expenses to bring this defendant to justice," wrote MBI Agent William E. Moore in a July 14 memo to Burdick.

Moore is with MBI's Vice/Organized Crime Section and the Electronic Surveillance and Technical Investigations Unit.

"The taxpayers currently bear this financial burden," he added. "I would like to solicit your assistance in shifting this burden back to the defendant."

The MBI costs include 246 investigative hours by agents and $3,253 worth of electronic surveillance involving Anthony's ex-boyfriend, Tony Lazzaro and the Anthony family residence.

The scope of that investigation also includes the cell phones of Anthony's parents, George and Cindy Anthony, and a former boyfriend, Jesse Grund.

The 246 hours spent by the agents totals $7,392.30 at MBI's $30.05 hourly scale. ::snipping2::

http://www.wftv.com/news/28673253/detail.html
Judge: Casey Jurors' Names To Be Public In 3 Months
Posted: 5:28 pm EDT July 26, 2011Updated: 9:48 am EDT July 27, 2011

The order stated that the names of the 14 jurors, who have not voluntarily released their names, will be released on or after Oct. 25, 2011.

Perry says that jurors have been threatened since their verdict earlier this month, acquitting Casey of murdering her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee. Casey was found guilty of four counts of lying to police but was released from jail for time served.

Casey was released from jail July 17.

After the trial, media companies asked for the release of the names. ::snipping2::

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/caylee-anthony/os-casey-anthony-zenaida-deposition-d20110727,0,503343.story
Casey Anthony: Civil lawyer doesn't want Casey Anthony deposed in October
Casey Anthony is scheduled to be questioned under oath in a defamation lawsuit.
By Anthony Colarossi and Amy Pavuk, Orlando Sentinel
2:59 p.m. EDT, July 27, 2011

Anthony's civil lawyer, Charles Greene, filed a request Wednesday for the court to strike the notice of deposition and the related subpoena because Fernandez-Gonzalez "has again publicly announced the purported location of the defendant's deposition."

Greene also claims the opposing side is "using the judicial system as a platform for publicity stunts."

Greene's motion said "the time and place of the deposition are matters of concern and should not be publicly disclosed."

Green said Fernandez-Gonzalez will be required to depose Anthony where ever she lives, "which should also not be disclosed to the public due to bona fide safety issues."

The attorney wants to take the issue up at a case-management conference.

Greene said in his motion that these matters should be raised at the case management conference.

Texas EquuSearch attorneys also want to depose Casey Anthony ::snipping2::

Meanwhile, the attorney representing Texas EquuSearch in its lawsuit against Anthony also wants to question Anthony under oath Oct. 8, according to recently filed documents in that case.

Texas EquuSearch, which organized large searches for Caylee in the summer of 2008, wants to recoup the money it spent searching for the toddler. ::snipping2::

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/barbara-walters-interview-casey-anthony-208274

Barbara Walters Lands First Interview With Casey Anthony’s Lawyer
Her sit-down with Jose Baez will be spread across ABC News broadcasts as well as The View on Wednesday and Thursday.
July

11:44 AM 7/6/2011 by Marisa Guthrie

ABC’s Barbara Walters has landed the first sit-down with Casey Anthony defense attorney Jose Baez.

STORY: Casey Anthony Trial: Hollywood Reacts to 'Not Guilty' Verdict on Twitter

The interview will be spread across ABC News broadcasts as well as The View on Wednesday and Thursday. On Wednesday, portions of the interview will air on World News with Diane Sawyer and the primetime special Casey Anthony Not Guilty: Inside the Bombshell Verdict, at 10 p.m. On Thursday, the Baez interview will be seen Good Morning America and The View.

http://theview.abc.go.com/

IMO She will just lie ::MonkeyNoNo::

http://www.wesh.com/r/28684923/detail.html

Authorities Adding Up Casey Investigation Costs

FDLE, MBI Submit Bills For More Than $80,000

POSTED: 4:48 pm EDT July 27, 2011
UPDATED: 5:23 pm EDT July 27, 2011

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Two law enforcement agencies have tallied up how much it cost to investigate Caylee Anthony's disappearance.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation submitted bills that total more than $80,000.
In August, Judge Belvin Perry will consider the state's request to make Casey Anthony pay that money back.
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Recovery of the taxpayer money isn't a sure thing. Anthony could argue some of the expenses are attributable to the investigation of crimes of which she was acquitted.

http://www.wesh.com/casey-anthony-extended-coverage/28695947/detail.html
Big Three: We Won't Pay For Casey
NBC, ABC, CBS Deny Reports Of Bidding War
POSTED: 3:37 pm EDT July 28, 2011
UPDATED: 3:49 pm EDT July 28, 2011

ORLANDO, Fla. -- If Casey Anthony does end up scoring money for her first interview since walking out of jail, NBC, ABC and CBS won't be the ones writing the checks.

The so-called "Big Three Networks" all say they're not in the business of offering a payout to the woman who was acquitted of charges she killed her daughter, Caylee Anthony.

Despite earlier reports that some networks were in a bidding war over Anthony's first interview, several now say that's not the case.

Read more: http://www.wesh.com/casey-anthony-extended-coverage/28695947/detail.html#ixzz1TQwPf8AV

http://blogs.houstonpress.com/artattack/2011/07/last_night_larry_flynt_talks_s.php
Profiles in Culture
Last Night: Larry Flynt Talks Sex, Lies And Rick Perry At Brazos Books
By Craig Hlavaty Thu., Jul. 28 2011 at 11:08 AM
Comments (2)
Categories: Books, Profiles in Culture

AA: Would you be willing to offer something to Casey Anthony?

LF: We have already made her an offer, and you would be surprised what a make-up artist and a hair-do could do for a girl like her. We are in the business of making money. We have an offer out there for half a million dollars for her to pose.

I think she was responsible for the child's death, but I don't think it was murder. I don't think that the prosecution proved a capital offense though. When you can't establish how someone died or a time of death, and you push for the death penalty with none of that, I think the jury did the right thing.
::snipping2::

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/28741266/detail.html
Casey Anthony Wants Equusearch Suit Dismissed
Anthony Sued By Group That Looked For Caylee
POSTED: Tuesday, August 2, 2011
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Casey Anthony's civil attorney has filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit filed by a search group that looked for her daughter for several months.

In the motion, defense attorney Charles Greene alleges that the Texas Equusearch's lawsuit, which was filed last month, is a fraud and asks for unjust enrichment.
::snipping2::

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Casey Anthony defense attorney Cheney Mason filed an emergency motion late Tuesday, asking to quash an order by Judge Stan Strickland that requires Anthony to report for probation.
Click Like For Casey Anthony Updates:
Strickland signed an order Monday that could require Anthony to serve a year of probation for fraudulent check writing.
After filing the motion Tuesday, Mason said Anthony does not plan on turning herself in for probation.
A Department of Corrections spokeswoman said Monday that Anthony must report in person in Orange County within the next 72 hours.

Read more: http://www.wesh.com/casey-anthony-extended-coverage/28743793/detail.html#ixzz1TuURr85Z

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/03/us-crime-anthony-idUSTRE7724RO20110803
Probation office expecting Casey Anthony to report in Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla | Wed Aug 3, 2011 12:58pm EDT
(Reuters) - Casey Anthony, the single mother acquitted last month of murdering her toddler, must report to an Orlando probation office by 10 a.m. on Thursday, a corrections spokeswoman said.

Unless a judge rules otherwise, Florida Department of Corrections spokeswoman Gretl Plessinger said on Wednesday that Anthony, 25, will be expected to begin serving a year of probation on check fraud charges.

"If she does not check in by 10 a.m., we will notify the court," Plessinger told reporters. ::snipping2::

http://www.wesh.com/r/28754600/detail.html
Judge To Delay Casey's Return To Orlando
Judge Belvin Perry To Issue Stay For Casey Anthony
POSTED: 2:23 pm EDT August 3, 2011
UPDATED: 2:38 pm EDT August 3, 2011
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Casey Anthony won't have to report for probation by Thursday.

In a news conference earlier Wednesday, a Department of Corrections spokeswoman said Casey Anthony is expected to check in before 10 a.m. on Thursday.

A source close to the case told WESH 2 News that Judge Belvin Perry will sign a stay that will delay Anthony's return to Orange County.

Read more: http://www.wesh.com/casey-anthony-extended-coverage/28754600/detail.html#ixzz1TzdN45gM

http://www.wesh.com/casey-anthony-extended-coverage/28774822/detail.html
Judge Perry To Take Up Anthony Probation Issue
Stay Issued For Casey Anthony
POSTED: 6:31 am EDT August 5, 2011
UPDATED: 6:38 am EDT August 5, 2011

On Monday, Judge Stan Strickland ordered that Anthony report to the probation office in Orlando after clarifying his order.

If Perry decides to honor the probation order, Anthony would have to return to Orlando.

Since Anthony was released from the Orange County Jail, her whereabouts have been unknown. In July, a jury decided Anthony was not guilty of killing her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee. ::snipping2::

Read more: http://www.wesh.com/casey-anthony-extended-coverage/28774822/detail.html#ixzz1U9ibP800

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