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5,000 Possible In Search For Caylee Anthony's Body
Friday, November 7, 2008 – updated: 5:21 pm EST November 7, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Search teams say they won't be looking for a little girl, they'll be looking for a skeleton. So many people are expected to turn out to search for Caylee Anthony's body, it could be the largest missing person's search in U.S. history.

They won't be just random volunteers poking through the woods. They are experts, marines and pilots. Friday, they were preparing very sophisticated equipment to search four strategic locations in east Orange County: Moss Park, Jay Blanchard Park, the woods near the Anthony home and the land near Orlando International Airport.


Organizers hope as many as 5,000 people will help look for the little girl's remains during the search this weekend. EquuSearch had two aircraft up in the sky over Central Florida on Friday, photographing search locations to put photos with the maps before thousands of volunteers, lead by 250 team captains, head out first thing Saturday morning.

Volunteers will cover about a 25 square-mile area, mostly locations near the Orlando International Airport where Casey Anthony's cell phone indicates she traveled during the days after investigators believe Caylee was murdered and before Casey was arrested.

If Caylee's body is not found by Tuesday, EquuSearch said it will decide whether to come back again. It said it has searched as many as seven times for one victim and it's successful about a third of the time, having found 300 victims so far.

"The weather's right, the water's down, the vegetation's down. We have the right equipment. With a little bit of luck, we'll be able to find Caylee and bring closure to this community," said EquuSearch founder Tim Miller.

The command post is near the corner of Judge Road and Shadowridge Drive (see map), almost directly north of Orlando International Airport. The search is set to begin at 8:00am Saturday and they are expecting as many as 5,000 people. If you want to be one of them, you can show up Saturday morning at the command post.

http://www.wftv.com/news/17931491/detail.html

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Volunteers participate in a search led by Texas EquuSearch on Sept. 1. The organization plans to resume the search this weekend. (George Skene, Orlando Sentinel file)
Thousands expected to help in search for Caylee Anthony

Thousands of people are expected to volunteer this weekend with Texas EquuSearch as the organization resumes its ground search for Caylee Marie Anthony, the Orange County girl whose disappearance has captured hearts and made national news.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/

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Thousands expected to help in search for Caylee Anthony
Susan Jacobson and Amy L. Edwards





November 8, 2008

 Thousands of people are expected to volunteer this weekend with Texas EquuSearch as the organization resumes its ground search for Caylee Marie Anthony, the Orange County girl whose disappearance has captured hearts and made national news.

Volunteers also will search for Jennifer Kesse, an Orlando woman missing since January 2006.

On Friday night, about 150 people listened to Texas EquuSearch workers give instructions on how to search for Caylee's remains. The hourlong gathering was at Tabu Nightclub in downtown Orlando, whose majority owner is Mark NeJame, the attorney representing Caylee's grandparents, George and Cindy Anthony.

"I feel in my heart that I have to do this," said Lee Shafran, 61, of Cocoa, a retired Colorado deputy marshal and volunteer fire chief who plans to lead one of the search teams.

NeJame and Texas EquuSearch founder Tim Miller told volunteers to pay close attention to the search terrain, be careful not to get hurt and avoid criticizing the Anthony family -- or risk being asked to leave. Protesters have gathered at the Anthony home and angrily confronted the family, who insist that Caylee is alive.

Caylee's mother, Casey Anthony, 22, was charged with first-degree murder last month in her 2-year-old daughter's disappearance. She also faces charges of aggravated child abuse, aggravated manslaughter of a child and four counts of providing false information to law enforcement.

"This is about Caylee and solely about Caylee," Miller said. "I want everyone to leave their attitudes and egos at home."

The session ended with everyone joining raised hands and listening to an inspirational song about a missing child.

Among those present was bounty hunter Leonard Padilla, who is upset with Casey Anthony because she would not help him find the girl.

"I'm doing it out of spite," Padilla said.

The search will resume at 8 a.m. today at the command center at Judge Road and Shadowridge Drive, near State Road 436 and Orlando International Airport.

Texas EquuSearch suspended its search for Caylee in September because high water levels prevented a thorough examination of areas of east Orange County with thick brush and woods.

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November 8, 2008

WE ARE IN CRITICAL NEED OF FOOD AND WATER AT THE COMMAND CENTER - WE ARE OUT OF WATER ENTIRELY !!!  IF YOU CAN  FIND A WAY, AND FIND IT IN YOUR HEART, PLEASE CONSIDER CONTRIBUTING TO THIS MASSIVE EFFORT BY DELIVERING BOTTLED WATER TO THESE DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS AT OUR COMMAND CENTER, LOCATED AT

The corner of Judge and Shadowridge
(SE Corner )
Orlando, FL

Click here for map

https://www.pleasefindcaylee.com/NEWS.html

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November 8, 2008

WE ARE IN CRITICAL NEED OF FOOD AND WATER AT THE COMMAND CENTER - WE ARE OUT OF WATER ENTIRELY !!!  IF YOU CAN  FIND A WAY, AND FIND IT IN YOUR HEART, PLEASE CONSIDER CONTRIBUTING TO THIS MASSIVE EFFORT BY DELIVERING BOTTLED WATER TO THESE DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS AT OUR COMMAND CENTER, LOCATED AT

The corner of Judge and Shadowridge
(SE Corner )
Orlando, FL

Click here for map

https://www.pleasefindcaylee.com/NEWS.html

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Crowd gathering at command center.  Murt hasn't said anything about it.  He doesn't know.

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/murtwitnessone-live

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"Search of the Century" begins
3,000 volunteers from over 30 states will search
Last Edited: Saturday, 08 Nov 2008, 12:20 PM EST
Created: Friday, 07 Nov 2008, 8:01 AM EST


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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) --  Divers pulled a suspicious bag from a body of water behind Blanchard Park YMCA Family Center during a massive search for Caylee Anthony this morning.

Texas Equusearch volunteers alerted crime scene detectives to the find, which was hauled away at around noon.

The search teams have been sent away for a break away while investigators comb the scene.

Hundreds of volunteers with completed their check-ins Saturday morning and have begun the search for Caylee Anthony.

One bus and two caravans left for the search sites at around 9:30 this morning, with another bus full of searchers cued up.

Upwards of 3,000 volunteers were expected to turn out for the massive operation, but a final count would not be complete until later today.

The group is intent on


 

VIDEO: --Anthony family and searchers setting aside differences

 

 

VIDEO: --Caylee search set to begin

 

 

VIDEO: Massive search effort for Caylee set to get underway

 

 


"Everything is going extremely well," Equusearch President Tim Miller said.  With 250 Team Leaders in place and more than 3,000 volunteers from 30 different states, Equusearch officials are confident they will have made major accomplishments.

Among the volunteers is California Bounty Hunter, Leonard Padilla.  "I believe we will find Caylee by Monday," Padilla said. He arrived at the Orlando International Airport Thursday evening.

 

 
VIDEO: Thousands of volunteers to search for Caylee

He too will receive special training for this search. 

On Friday, Peterson says Equusearch officials will be meeting all day with team leaders and officials from the Orange County Sheriff's Office to get a game plan in place and map out the exact locations of the 130 areas they want to target.

"We get very involved in these cases, and this one is dear to my heart, for all of us and we want closure for everyone involved," Peterson said.

If you are interested in being a volunteer, you may print out and complete the volunteer registration agreement form which will speed up the registration process on the day of the search.

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=7812468&version=7&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1

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A bag of bones divers pulled from a body of water behind Blanchard Park YMCA this morning turned out to be dog bones. Divers turned the bag over to crime scene investigators, who hauled it away around noon.

The team plans to continue searching until sundown today. If they are unable to find Caylee, they will pick up their search again Sunday morning.

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=7812468&version=13&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

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Updates From Search For Caylee Marie
EquuSearch To Focus On 25-Square Mile Area

POSTED: 6:12 am EST November 7, 2008
UPDATED: 5:32 pm EST November 8, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The search for Caylee Anthony began Saturday morning. WESH 2 News reporters are there and are providing updates throughout the day:

5:15 p.m., by Reporter Amanda Ober: The volunteer searchers are starting to return to the search headquarters off Lee Vista Boulevard.
 

Many of them have been out since early this morning.


A representative for Equusearch confirms the bones found in Blanchard Park today were that of a pet dog that had been disposed of in a plastic bag. He said some students studying to be crime scene techinicians were able to identify the dog skeleton and law enforcement was never called out.

The two areas searchers focused their efforts on today were Moss Park and Blanchard Park.

The vast majority of searchers were looking for Caylee Anthony and a smaller amount searched areas linked to the Jennifer Kesse disappeaance.

The searchers will be back at it at 8 a.m. Sunday.

4 p.m., by Reporter Amanda Ober: A total of about 1,300 volunteers came out to help today in the search for Caylee Anthony and Jennifer Kesse.

There have been some discoveries of what appear to be animal bones at Blanchard Park and a few other locations.

An Equusearch representative said as far as she knew, sheriff's investigators had not been called in to look at any evidence. The volunteers have come from as far away as Canada and plan to search until dusk tonight.

They will resume searching tomorrow morning and Equusearch says, on Monday, it will reassess its plan.

In addition to the volunteers, dozens of bounty hunters have come in from all over the country at the request of bounty hunter Leonard Padilla.

9 a.m., by Reporter Craig Lucie: An empty field near Orlando International Airport is now flooded with people. There is a line of cars down Lee Vista still waiting to pull into to help in the search for Caylee.

The volunteers are from all over -- Canada, Puerto Rico, etc. Leonard Padilla just rolled up with his team. As always he was in his Padilla element, spitting out soundbites. I asked him what Casey would say about the crowd, and he said she would still be talking about Zanny the nanny and trying to control the world the way she wants it.

This is an amazing sight to see all of these people coming together. There are over 1,000, I would say, at 9 a.m. Buses, boats, ATVs are all waiting to take off. Everyone here has to sign a release, and then they meet up with a team. Something interesting - there are 25 students from Palm Bay community college that are crime scene investigators in training. This is their chance to see what its like to take part in what could be a major crime scene if caylee is found.

George and Cindy Anthony are not here. They are standing by their beliefs that Caylee is still alive.

http://www.wesh.com/news/17929243/detail.html

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More than 1,000 volunteers help in search for Caylee Anthony
Susan Jacobson and Amy L. Edwards | Sentinel Staff Writers
2:31 PM EST, November 8, 2008

More than 1,000 volunteers joined Texas EquuSearch today as the organization resumed its ground search for Caylee Marie Anthony, the Orange County girl whose disappearance has captured hearts and made national news.

Mandy Albritton, EquuSearch's deputy director for its search for Caylee, said that about 1,300 volunteers were in the field this afternoon. She also said the group is asking local businesses to donate water for volunteers.

Volunteers also searched for Jennifer Kesse, an Orlando woman missing since January 2006.

On Friday night, about 150 people listened to Texas EquuSearch workers give instructions on how to search for Caylee's remains. The hourlong gathering was at Tabu Nightclub in downtown Orlando, whose majority owner is Mark NeJame, the attorney representing Caylee's grandparents, George and Cindy Anthony.

 

"I feel in my heart that I have to do this," said Lee Shafran, 61, of Cocoa, a retired Colorado deputy marshal and volunteer fire chief who plans to lead one of the search teams.

NeJame and Texas EquuSearch founder Tim Miller told volunteers to pay close attention to the search terrain, be careful not to get hurt and avoid criticizing the Anthony family -- or risk being asked to leave. Protesters have gathered at the Anthony home and angrily confronted the family, who insist that Caylee is alive.

Caylee's mother, Casey Anthony, 22, was charged with first-degree murder last month in her 2-year-old daughter's disappearance. She also faces charges of aggravated child abuse, aggravated manslaughter of a child and four counts of providing false information to law enforcement.

"This is about Caylee and solely about Caylee," Miller said. "I want everyone to leave their attitudes and egos at home."

The session ended with everyone joining raised hands and listening to an inspirational song about a missing child.

Among those present was bounty hunter Leonard Padilla, who is upset with Casey Anthony because she would not help him find the girl.

"I'm doing it out of spite," Padilla said.

The search resumed at 8 a.m. today at the command center at Judge Road and Shadowridge Drive, near State Road 436 and Orlando International Airport.

Texas EquuSearch suspended its search for Caylee in September because high water levels prevented a thorough examination of areas of east Orange County with thick brush and woods.

Susan Jacobson can be reached at sjacobson@orlandosentinel.com or 407-540-5981. Amy L. Edwards can be reached at 407-420-5735 or aledwards@orlandosentinel.com.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-casey0808nov08,0,586548.story

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Saturday’s Search For Caylee Ends In Disappointment
Saturday, November 8, 2008 – updated: 6:47 pm EST November 8, 2008

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Saturday’s search for Caylee Anthony’s remains ended in disappointment, not only because she wasn’t found, but the crowd of searchers was smaller than expected.


About 1,500 volunteers showed up determined to find the toddler who disappeared in June.

"I just think it's time for closure for her family,” said searcher Lynda Parsons. “I think it's really time to find her."

The search kicked off later than expected. Shortly after 9 a.m. the group was broken into 15 units that started searching near Blanchard Park and the command post.

They spread out and searched the field for clothes and bones. If they found anything, they marked the scene with small flags so crime scene investigations would know what areas to check.

Searchers found clothing and some apparent animal bones, but no skeleton that could answer the question “Where is Caylee?”

"If you really want to delve into the mind of Casey (Anthony), delve deep into some shrink's ugly book, because she's an ugly minded person," said bounty hunter Lenard Padilla. He returned to Orlando for the search and attacked Casey for never helping.

The mother has caused pain for people across the country like Cathy Peters who came from Georgia to help find the beautiful brown-eyed little girl.

“She's in heaven and she just needs to be brought home to be buried,” said Peters. “Let her have her funeral…let the tears stop.”

Meanwhile, George Anthony showed up at the Kid Finders Command & Volunteer Center Saturday afternoon. He said he holds no ill will toward EquuSearch and its theory that Caylee is dead. The grandfather is holding out hope that Caylee would be found alive. He also said his wife, Cindy, was not taking the search too well. She was not at the Kid Finders location.

The search is expected to resume Sunday morning. EquuSearch is asking for more volunteers, donations, food and water.

If Caylee's body is not found by Tuesday, EquuSearch said it will decide whether to come back again. It said it has searched as many as seven times for one victim and it's successful about a third of the time, having found 300 victims so far.

"The weather's right, the water's down, the vegetation's down. We have the right equipment. With a little bit of luck, we'll be able to find Caylee and bring closure to this community," said EquuSearch founder Tim Miller.

The command post is near the corner of Judge Road and Shadowridge Drive (see map), almost directly north of Orlando International Airport.

http://www.wftv.com/news/17938513/detail.html

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November 08, 2008
The Latest Developments in the Caylee Anthony Search

It was a busy day today in the search for Casey Anthony's missing daughter, 2-year-old Caylee Anthony. While we did not get the expected turnout – about 1,300 volunteers showed up – we were able to cover a lot of ground and clear over one third of the search grid.

Unfortunately, some things got a bit out of hand today when some volunteers leaked information on the Internet about some of the items that were found.

Earlier today, I attempted to clear up the details about the team of forensic students that made a find near Jay Blanchard Park. There was initially a bit of confusion over that because there were several finds made in the park today.

Some bones, which have since been identified as dog bones, were found near a lake. Another set of bones, found with what appeared to be internal organs, were also found; however it is my understanding that they are also believed to be animal bones.

At about the same time those items were found, the team of forensic students, along with another group of volunteers, found a pair of children's underwear, a plastic bag with shoes, a rubber glove and a machete discarded in the weeds. I am being very specific about these items because one of the volunteers has already leaked the information on another message board.

I arrived on the scene shortly after the second find and I was there when the CSI's came in to examine the items. To clarify what some other boards are reporting, the shoes were men's – I think size 9 - and the children's undergarments that were found were identified as boys underwear. The machete was rusty and appeared to have been in the weeds for some time. Last time we were in this area – during the Aug.-Sept. search – this particular area was under several feet of water. At any rate, none of the items are believed to be related to the case.

Meanwhile, there is a lot of chatter and rumors about a beaded cross necklace that was found in the woods. I have been aware of this find but was asked not to share the information. That information got leaked by a blogger on another site today and it has since been twisted into several different versions.

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The "Discovery" Everyone is Talking About

I am on the scene in Orlando, Florida, covering the search for Casey Anthony's missing 2-year-old daughter, Caylee Anthony. This afternoon, the local media started to report on a "suspicious bag" that was found by Blanchard Park YMCA Family Center. I caution you not to get excited over this find.

I was aware of this find over an hour ago but did not report on it, as these types of discovery's are made all the time. There is no sense getting everyone worked up into a frenzy over something that is most probably nothing. Unfortunately, since that time one of the volunteers has leaked it to the media and now everyone is tripping all over themselves to get more information.

I was at the command center when that call came in from the search group. It was at about 11:00 a.m. My understanding was that it was not divers, but a group of students who study forensics at a local college. They found a towel or a bag - still waiting for clarification – and some bones. Law enforcement has gone out to the scene to investigate.

Now before everyone gets all excited, please keep in mind that volunteers are constantly reporting the discovery of bones. There are animal bones all throughout this area. Hundreds of bones have already been found today and as of yet none of them has been proven to be human. Hence, there is no reason to get excited by this "breaking news."

Keep checking back here and I will provide you will all the latest details as they come in.

http://blogs.discovery.com/criminal_report/

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Search Resumes Sunday For Body Of Caylee Anthony

Saturday, November 8, 2008 – updated: 7:49 am EST November 9, 2008
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Volunteers gathered again Sunday morning to continue the search for Caylee Anthony's body.



Saturday’s search for Caylee's remains ended in disappointment, not only because she wasn’t found, but the crowd of searchers was smaller than expected.

About 1,500 volunteers showed up determined to find the toddler who disappeared in June.

"I just think it's time for closure for her family,” said searcher Lynda Parsons. “I think it's really time to find her."

Searchers scoured several areas on the east side of Orlando. They walked through dense brush, fields, even water. But aside from clothing and some apparent animal bones, they found nothing to indicate they child's remains were there.

"If you really want to delve into the mind of Casey (Anthony), delve deep into some shrink's ugly book, because she's an ugly minded person," said bounty hunter Leonard Padilla. He returned to Orlando for the search and attacked Casey for never helping.

The mother has caused pain for people across the country like Cathy Peters who came from Georgia to help find the beautiful brown-eyed little girl.

“She's in heaven and she just needs to be brought home to be buried,” said Peters. “Let her have her funeral…let the tears stop.”

Meanwhile, George Anthony showed up at the Kid Finders Command & Volunteer Center Saturday afternoon. He said he holds no ill will toward EquuSearch and its theory that Caylee is dead. The grandfather is holding out hope that Caylee would be found alive. He also said his wife, Cindy, was not taking the search too well. She was not at the Kid Finders location.

The Texas-based EquuSearch group, which is leading the search effort, is asking for more volunteers, donations, food and water.

If Caylee's body is not found by Tuesday, EquuSearch said it will decide whether to come back again. It said it has searched as many as seven times for one victim and it's successful about a third of the time, having found 300 victims so far.

"The weather's right, the water's down, the vegetation's down. We have the right equipment. With a little bit of luck, we'll be able to find Caylee and bring closure to this community," said EquuSearch founder Tim Miller.

The command post is near the corner of Judge Road and Shadowridge Drive (see map), almost directly north of Orlando International Airport.

http://www.wftv.com/news/17938513/detail.html#-

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Caylee Anthony
Eloisa Ruano Gonzalez | Sentinel Staff Writer
November 9, 2008

ORLANDO - More than 1,400 volunteers searched Saturday for Caylee Marie Anthony, the Orange County child who captured hearts nationwide after her June disappearance, making it one of the largest searches in U.S. history.

"Caylee has touched and broken the hearts of everybody across the country," said Tim Miller, founder of Texas EquuSearch, which operated a command center near Orlando International Airport. "It shows how everybody fell in love with this little girl they never knew."

People from about 28 states, including Arizona, Iowa, New York and the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, joined EquuSearch to sweep through hundreds of wooded acres in Orange County, organizers said.

Among them was Dale Buster, 49, of St. Cloud, who tagged his T-shirt with "Caylee we are coming for you sweetheart."


 

Buster said he prays to find Caylee alive and safely in another state, although he acknowledges it is unlikely. After losing his daughter and, most recently, his mother, Buster said the Anthonys and families nationwide need closure.

"If we find the remains, that would hurt so bad," Buster said. "But at the same time, we'll know and we can say, 'She's in heaven.' "

Volunteers disagree on whether Caylee is alive. But volunteer Debra Lopez, a grandmother from Winter Park, is convinced the child is dead. She said Caylee needs to be returned home for a proper funeral. Lopez, 48, joined an afternoon search team with her friend, Freddy Collazo, 48, of Tampa.

"The truth needs to come out," Lopez said before boarding a search truck. "People are in agony."

Leonard Padilla, the bounty hunter who helped post bail for Casey Anthony in August, also joined the search. Padilla said he did it out of spite, after Casey Anthony wouldn't help find the girl.

Caylee's mother, Casey Anthony, 22, was charged with first-degree murder last month in her daughter's disappearance. She also faces charges of aggravated child abuse, aggravated manslaughter of a child and four counts of providing false information to law enforcement.

EquuSearch resumed its hunt for Caylee early Saturday, but only animal bones were found by nightfall, officials with the group said.

Volunteers will continue their search today at 8 a.m. and into Monday. They need donations for food and water, though, said Mandy Albritton, EquuSearch's deputy director for its search for Caylee.

Miller plans to stick around until Caylee is found or "we feel we've exhausted every resource we have."

"The best thing we can hope for is to bring her in for her final homecoming and allow her to have that funeral that she certainly deserves," Miller said.

Eloisa Ruano Gonzalez can be reached at egonzalez@orlandosentinel.com or 407-931-5940

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-caylee0908nov09,0,3828880.story

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Day 2: Search for Caylee continues  
1,500 volunteers turn out to aid in search 
Last Edited: Sunday, 09 Nov 2008, 9:25 AM EST 
Created: Friday, 07 Nov 2008, 8:01 AM EST 


ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) -- Texas Equusearch has resumed its search this morning for missing Orlando toddler Caylee Anthony.

The father of Casey's ex-boyfriend Jesse Grund opened Sunday's search efforts with a prayer.

On Saturday, Equusearch concluded its largest single-day search.  The last group of volunteers and workers headed out around 3 p.m. on Saturday afternoon for a final sweep of four search zones in East Orange County.

An hour earlier, a select group of Equusearch workers headed to an undisclosed secured area near the airport.  There was no word on what may have led this specialized, trained team to the area.

"Everything is going extremely well," Equusearch President Tim Miller said earlier in the day.  With 250 team leaders in place and more than 3,000 volunteers from 30 different states, Equusearch officials are hoping for a  major breakthrough.




     
One by one, volunteers signed up for search teams, breaking into groups armed with sticks for moving back brush and long bladed knives hoping to make the search easier.  Many searched on horseback.

There was a brief moment of hope in Blanchard Park just before noon. Divers pulled a bag of bones from a body of water behind the Blanchard Park YMCA.   The bones were turned over to crime scene investigators, who hauled it away around noon.   It was later determined that the bones were those of a dog and not a human.

"It turned out to be a dog's remains, but what it tells me is our people were watching very well finding this stuff and they know exactly what to do when they do find it," said an Equusearch spokesperson.
 
Among the volunteers is California Bounty Hunter, Leonard Padilla.  "I believe we will find Caylee by Monday," Padilla said. He arrived at the Orlando International Airport Thursday evening.He too will receive special training for this search. 

On Friday, Peterson says Equusearch officials will be meeting all day with team leaders and officials from the Orange County Sheriff's Office to get a game plan in place and map out the exact locations of the 130 areas they want to target.

"We get very involved in these cases, and this one is dear to my heart, for all of us and we want closure for everyone involved," Peterson said.

Lake County Sheriff's Association volunteer, Don Williams, says he joined the search hoping he wouldn't have to add Caylee to his waterfall of tears, a memorial he has constructed for slain children. 

"Waterfall of tears is a dedication to the murdered children that has been murdered by pedophiles, family members, just young kids who've been murdered for no reason," said Williams. "She (Caylee) needs to be with the rest of the angels, which she is now, but her name will be with the names of all the other angels."

"Do I believe they're going to find my granddaughter out there," asked Caylee's grandfather, George Anthony. "No," he said, but he does believe the hearts and minds of the volunteers are in the right place.

"The searches and stuff that are being done here and anywhere ... that these people go out to ... has to be done very systematically.  You have to have proper training of people to get the job done, said Anthony.

Caylee was last seen in June but her mother did not report her missing until July.  A body has not been recovered.   Caylee Anthony's mother, Casey Anthony, has been indicted on charges of first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse, aggravated manslaughter and four counts of lying to investigators about the disappearance of her daughter. She has pleaded not guilty.

Operations will resume Sunday at 8 a.m. and new volunteers are welcome to sign up.  If you are interested in being a volunteer, you may print out and complete the volunteer registration agreement form which will speed up the registration process on the day of the search.
 

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=7812468&version=20&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1

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Caylee Anthony Search Update; Day 2

The search for Casey Anthony's missing two-year-old daughter, Caylee Anthony, continues today in Orlando, Florida.

The number of volunteers who showed up today was significantly less than the turn out we had yesterday. As of 10:30 a.m., only about 300 people have showed up. In addition, the 500 bounty hunters that were supposed to volunteer have yet to make an appearance.

Leonard Padilla, the bounty hunter from California who helped bail Anthony out, brought a group of about five people with him. Yesterday, Padilla spent the majority of the day at the command center. Today, he was present for the search briefing and then left with his entourage to assist in the search effort.

At the briefing this morning, Richard Grund, the father of Anthony's former fiancée, Jessie Grund, addressed the crowd of volunteers and offered his prayers and support. Watch the video here.

http://blogs.discovery.com/criminal_report/2008/11/caylee-anthon-3.html

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Updates From Search For Caylee Marie
EquuSearch To Focus On 25-Square Mile Area

POSTED: 6:12 am EST November 7, 2008
UPDATED: 11:10 am EST November 9, 2008


ORLANDO, Fla. -- Caylee Anthony has been missing for 118 days.

Searchers gathered this weekend to look for the missing 3-year-old, as well as Orlando woman Jennifer Kesse.

The Texas Equusearch command center is located at the corner of Judge Road and Lee Vista.

The deputy director of Texas Equusearch said Sunday morning that they are still in need of volunteers for the search. Mandy Albritton said they're also in need of food and water for the searchers and volunteers.

The group's search ended at about 5 p.m. Saturday and resumed at 8 a.m. Sunday. WESH 2 News reporters are there and are providing updates throughout the day:

11 a.m. Saturday, I think this should say Sunday, by Reporter Kendra Oestreich: Dedicated volunteers are back out near Orlando International Airport searching for 3-year-old Caylee Anthony and missing Orlando woman Jennifer Kesse.

Team leaders and volunteers started arriving at about 6:30 a.m. That's true commitment on a weekend.

Spirits are high after what some feel was a disappointed search day on Saturday.

Volunteers did find animal bones near Moss Park as well as Blanchard Park yesterday, but EquuSearch leaders say there's no evidence of Caylee or Jennifer.

They also didn't meet their 3,000 volunteer goal, which would have made it the largest search in U.S. history. Right now, the turn-out is about 1/3 of what it was yesterday.

At 9:25 a.m. today there were 315 volunteers, compared to 1,000 volunteers by 9:55 a.m. yesterday. Leaders are hoping many church-goers will come out after their services to lend a hand.

There's still time to make it even after your favorite football game. They'll be searching until sunset.



Tune in to WESH 2 News at 6 p.m. for my report and the latest on the search.

[Blonde]

TES COMMAND CENTER:
The corner of Judge and Shadowridge
(SE Corner )
Orlando, FL


Domino's Pizza
2510 S Semoran Blvd, Orlando, FL
407-384-8877 (3.39 miles away)

Pizza Hut - PIZZA MIA $5 PIZZA
8255 Lee Vista Blvd # B, Orlando, FL
407-273-6100 (2.95 miles away)

Hungry Howies
East Colonial and Chickasaw
407-380-1780

Popeye's - call Dave (Mgr) at 407-275-3110 (each piece is .99cents - and they will deliver - take credit/debit card over phone and will mail receipt to you)

[Blonde]

The search for Casey Anthony's missing 2-year-old daughter, Caylee Anthony, has been suspended. According to Tim Miller, he has done everything in his power to locate Caylee and there is nothing more he can do.

"I don't think Caylee will ever be found," Miller told Investigation Discovery. "We have done all that we can do. We have thoroughly searched every inch of the targeted areas. Unfortunately, there is only one person who can bring this to an end and she's not talking."

It is unfortunate that the search for Caylee is over; however without any new leads or information there is little more that can be done. Everyone here is sad to be leaving – may hugs and tears have been exchanged – but in the end we all know that they put their best foot forward. Perhaps in the future something new will come of this case. In the mean time, Caylee will remain on our thoughts and in our hearts.

Meanwhile, Texas EquuSearch will be breaking down the command post tomorrow, at which time they will head to North Carolina to conduct joint searches for Kelly Currin Morris, Jennifer Rivkin, Mouy Tang and Jamie Michelle Fraley.

http://blogs.discovery.com/criminal_report/

[Blonde]

November 09, 2008
Re: Caylee Anthony Search is Over

I have just been informed that EquuSearch has decided to continue to search for Caylee Anthony tomorrow while they break down the command center for the North Carolina trip. Volunteers are still welcome and encouraged to come out and look for Caylee during that time.

http://blogs.discovery.com/criminal_report/