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Anthony: Casey's 'A Good Mother'
Grandfather Of Slain Toddler Opens Up In Interview
POSTED: Tuesday, April 7, 2009
UPDATED: 11:13 am EDT April 7, 2009
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"Casey's a good lady. She's a good mother. She's a good woman," George Anthony said. "I really think what she's going through right now is unfair. She's been tried. I wouldn't want to be tried that way."

George Anthony praised his daughter's legal team, and said he knows how difficult the next few months and the trial will be for his daughter.
"She's got a tough road ahead of her, but I really think the defense team she has, Jose and the people with him, I think they're doing a good job," George Anthony said.

He said the family hopes to build a park where they and others can pay their respects to Caylee.
"There's not a day that goes by that we don’t think about her," George Anthony said. "The song of Caylee that was sung at our memorial, that's played every single day inside of our cars when we're out."

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/19115776/detail.html

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Attorneys Want Anthony Family P.I. Held In Contempt
Woman Has Same Name As Alleged Caylee Baby Sitter

UPDATED: 12:20 pm EDT April 7, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The attorneys for Zenaida Gonzalez have asked the judge in her civil case against Casey Anthony to hold a private investigator in contempt of court.

Gonzalez's attorneys planned to question Dominic Casey, the Anthony family's private investigator, two weeks ago, but he failed to show up for the deposition, saying he wanted to first hire an attorney.

Gonzalez's attorneys said the excuse did not give Casey the right to skip the scheduled deposition.

Gonzalez filed a defamation lawsuit against Anthony, saying she lost her job and her reputation was ruined by being linked to the case involving Anthony's daughter, Caylee.

Gonzalez, who has said she has never met Anthony or her daughter, is seeking $15,000 in damages.

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/19116201/detail.html#-

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State To Seek Death Penalty In Casey Anthony Case
Posted: 4:30 pm EDT April 13, 2009
Updated: 5:46 pm EDT April 13, 2009

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Casey Anthony could be put to death for the murder of her daughter Caylee. Late Monday afternoon, Eyewitness News learned the State Attorney's Office will be pursuing the death penalty in the case against Casey.
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READ: State's Notice Of Intent To Seek Death Penalty
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http://www.wftv.com/news/19169044/detail.html

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 In a dramatic reversal, the Florida state attorney's office announced Monday it will seek the death penalty against Casey Anthony, the 23-year-old woman charged in the death of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee.
The state had previously said it would not ask for the death sentence for Anthony.
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The Caylee Anthony CaseRed Huber, Orklando Sentinel / AP21 photos   Prosecutors in Florida said Monday they will seek to have Casey Anthony executed if she is convicted of first-degree murder in the death of her daughter. Anthony, 22, is accused of killing Caylee Marie Anthony, who was 2 when she disappeared in June. "This is not a death penalty case," said a spokeswoman for Anthony's lawyer.:

The development could have a major impact on how the case plays out at trial, including whether defense attorney Jose Baez can stay on the case.
Baez has not been certified by the court to defend capital punishment cases.
Prosecutors announced their change in strategy in a letter of intent.
Meanwhile, Anthony's defense filed a motion on Friday with Orange County Circuit Court, seeking more phone records from a dozen people involved in the case. The motion asks for any and all records for "phone calls, text messages, P2P communications, Internet usage, WAP usage, and cell tower pings."
The defense wants records from the defendant's parents, George and Cindy Anthony; her former fiancé, Jesse Grund; her brother, Lee Anthony; a friend, Amy Huizenga; and Roy Kronk, the meter reader who found Caylee's remains in December of last year.

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Casey Anthony defense team wants trial moved to South Florida

Amy L. Edwards and Sarah Lundy | Sentinel Staff Writer
    5:03 PM EDT, May 4, 2009



Casey Anthony's defense attorney wants her trial moved to Miami-Dade County, according to a change of venue motion filed Monday afternoon.

Kissimmee lawyer Jose Baez stated if Anthony 's case remains in Orange County, her right to a fair trial and impartial jury "will undoubtedly be violated."

Baez listed a slew of examples of media reports on the case – ranging from protesters staged outside the Anthony family home to audio files of law-enforcement interviews.

"The overwhelming majority of the media's coverage of this case has been negative for the defendant," Baez stated.
"As one local news station reported, its own reporter, Kathi Belich asked Casey Anthony, 'Casey, why don't you care about Caylee? Why won't you say where your little girl is?'"

He stated Anthony "has shown a clear, pervasive inflammatory and prejudicial coverage of her case by local media."

"In fact, few would disagree that Ms. Anthony's case may be the most publicized coverage of a criminal case in the history of our state," he wrote.

Baez stated local news networks continue to report "on all aspects of this case and public opinion continues to be heated and negative towards Casey Marie Anthony."

Baez cited a study by a broadcast monitoring service, which states that 14,235 stories that mentioned the Caylee Anthony case aired between July 15 and Nov. 18. Of those, about 46 percent were in the Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne area. About 24 percent were in the Tampa
St. Petersburg metro.

He stated the study found the Miami-Ft. Lauderdale market came in seventh, in terms of exposure to the story.

"Moving this trial to a location far enough away from the local media will not end the coverage, but it will have a chilling effect on the barrage of media coverage that a local trial will bring," Baez stated.



]http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-casey-anthony-venue-change-050409,0,5702807.story

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LKL 5/13/09 Part 1

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/EHi7h72JCDk&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/EHi7h72JCDk&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1</a>

Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvonZ0_SdZs

Part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95R2Hv05zqE

Part 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaoEWjXvSXc

Part 5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmtR8pkCwf8

Part 6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nalqmjWNQo4

Part 7
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4I4PAnVjeI

Part 8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJzZTaw5Tw4

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Deputy Resigns
The Orange County deputy accused of ignoring a tip that could have led to a much earlier discovery of Caylee Anthony's remains has resigned. Deputy Richard Cain announced his resignation Monday, just a day before he was expected to find out whether he would be fired.
www.baynews9.com
Casey Anthony case: Deputy who failed to investigate Caylee Anthony tip resigns
The Orange County deputy who was accused of improperly investigating a tip that could have led to the discovery of Caylee Marie Anthony's remains resigned today.
www.orlandosentinel.com
Casey Anthony can be subject to punitive damages in defamation suit, judge says
A judge has allowed a Kissimmee woman suing murder suspect Casey Anthony for defamation to seek punitive damages.
www.orlandosentinel.com
Casey Anthony case: Judge keeps civil suit alive
Judge also grants request to seek punitive damages against Casey Anthony. A judge today allowed a Kissimmee woman suing murder suspect Casey Anthony for defamation to seek punitive damages.
www.orlandosentinel.com

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Hearing held 5/28/09 3 pages of up to the minute reporting
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/news_local_orlandocrime/page/3/

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WDBO Local News   

What did the autopsy say?
By Robyn Sidersky @ June 19, 2009 3:50 PM
WDBO reporters have combed the autopsy of Caylee Anthony, and here is some of the information we found.

"The clustering of vertebrae at the scene separate from the location of the bags and skull indicate animal activity occurring at this location after decomposition started, but before complete disarticulation of the skeleton. This indicates the body was put in this location prior to complete skeletonization. The roots growing into the vertebrae and bags indicate that the body was placed there months prior to being found. There is nothing inconsistent with the body being placed there soon after the date of being last seen alive." 

"It is, thus, my opinion that, although the cause of death cannot be determined with certainty, the manner of death is homicide."
 
"The skull was initially received in a separate paper bag with duct tape over the lower portion of the face, with the tape still attached to some of the scalp hair. A large portion of the scalp hair was in a mat under the skull. The mandible was still in its approximate anatomic location in spite of complete skeletonization. "

"Examination of the skeleton reveals an almost complete skeleton of a young child with only multiple small bones missing."

"Examination of the skull reveals no evidence of antemortem trauma."

The identification of the body is consistent with the age of Caylee Anthony when she was last seen alive.

"Considering the dispersal of the skeletal remains, it would not be expected to find the mandible in this position unless something affixed the mandible in this position prior to decomposition and the hair matting forming. In skeletal cases involving surface depositions, the mandible and cranium are normally found disarticulated because there is nothing to hold the mandible in place after the soft tissues decomposes. Based on the position of the tape and mandible, it can be inferred that the mandible remained in this position because the tape held it in place prior to the hair forming into a matt on the base of the skull."

"THE ESTIMATED AGE AT DEATH OF 3 YEARS +/- 6 MONTHS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE AGE OF CAYLEE ANTHONY AT THE TIME OF HER DISAPPEARANCE AND UP TO THE TIME OF THE DISCOVERY OF THE REMAINS. "

"The remains were scattered within a wooded area and were recovered by the Orange County Sheriff's Office Forensic Unit starting on 11 December 2008 and ending on 20 December 2008."

"On 12 (full day) and 14 (afternoon) December 2008, Dr. Schultz worked with the Forensic Unit during the recovery, and was  in contact with Mrs. Susan Mears, Forensic Unit Supervisor, every day during the recovery via phone."

"The body most likely was dumped in the woods during the initial stages of decomposition. Post mortem damage to multiple bones indicated that small animals scattered parts of the skeleton."

"Bones of the turnk indicating the ribs, vertebrae, clavicles, parts of both os coxae, and both femora were located away from the body at the secondary decompositon sites. Therefore, it would be expected that the trunk was dragged away from the primary decomposition site by animals when the bones of the trunk and femoral diaphyses were still articulated or held together by soft tisues during the early stages of decomposition."

"DURING THE HOT AND RAINY SUMMER MONTHS IN FLORIDA (JUNE, JULY AND AUGUST), BODIES WILL DECOMPOSE RATHER QUICKLY AND CAN BECOME SKELETONIZED IN LESS THAN A MONTH."
 
"IT WOULD BE EXPECTED THAT DECOMPOSITION OF A SMALL CHILD IN FLORIDA THAT IS DEPOSITED IN AN OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS WOULD HAVE OCCURRED IN LESS THANA MONTH AND MOST LIKELY WITHIN TWO WEEKS. THEREFORE, THE BODY MUST HAVE BEEN DUMPED AT THE SITE SURING THE EARLY STAGES OF DECAY PRIOR TO DISARTICULATION OF ANATOMICAL UNITS."

"...The bones had to have been decomposed and scattered prior to the leaves falling and covering up the bones during the fall season of 2008. According to Dr. David Hall...there were a number of red maples in the area which would have produced a high leaf fall during autumn. Dr. Hall stated that the leaf fall would definitely occur by November and possibly as early as October depending on the temperature."

"The overall pattern of skeletal dispersal is consistent with the body of Caylee Anthony being dumped into the woods at the scene located on Suburban Drive during the early stages of decay before significant disarticulation of anatomical units occurred."

"...Considering the environment where the remains were located, a time since death of approximately six months would not be inconsistent with the taphonomy of the skeleton."

"Of the 51 chemicals identified from the Florida trunk carpet sample, 41 (80%) are consistent with decompostional events. Only 17 of those overlap with known or possible gasoline constituents leaving 24 compounds (59%) identified as associated with decomposing human remains potentially unaccounted for. It is important to note that this sample was removed from the trunk and eventually isolated in Tedlar bag so the compounds which were detected in this analysis were off-gassing from the carpet ample and did not include vapors that may been in the air of the trunk or in an area where the vehicle was stored."

"Out of 24 compounds detected in the Florida trunk sample which did not overlap with known or possible gasoline constituents, 16 (67 %) known to be associated with human decompositional events were detected in the odor signature from the Florida trunk carpet sample whose source could not be potentially linked to any of the controls which were analyzed. These included 2-methyl furan, acetic acid methyl ester, butanoic adid methyl ester, carbon disulfide, carbon tetrachloride, chloroform, chloromethane, decanal, deichloroethene, trichloroethene. Of these 16 compounds, seven were identified as significant human decomposition chemicals. Only five of these seven compounds are being used to draw conclusions about the possibility of a decompositional event occurring."

"Nearly all of the compounds present in early human decomposition were detected in the trunk samples if their concentrations were high enough to detect. Carbon tetrachloride was also detected and is a human specific marker within these animal sets."

"Compounds that have been detected these select animal remains and not in humans were not detected in the  Florida trunk carpet sample (l-heptanol, Acetamide, N, N-dimethyl). This is also suggestive of a human decompositional event."

"Compounds associated with anaerobic decomposition are seen supporting a possible deprived oxygen type of decompostional event."

"Compounds with a late ADD were not detected supporting an early stage decompostional event."

http://wdbo.com/localnews/2009/06/what-did-the-autopsy-say.html

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From Orlando Sentinel
Caylee Anthony's autopsy report details meticulous investigation
Amy L. Edwards | Sentinel Staff Writer
7:03 PM EDT, June 19, 2009
Despite a courtroom battle over Caylee Marie Anthony's autopsy report and concerns that its release would cause "endless pain" for her grandparents, documents released Friday contained no bombshells about the slain toddler.

The documents did, however, highlight the meticulous work that investigators, scientists and others undertook to find the 2-year-old's tiny bones and investigate her death.

Technicians spent more than a week scouring woods off Suburban Drive in east Orange County to locate her remains. They found bones buried in muck, and even found one partly buried under the trunk of a palmetto.

By the time Caylee Anthony's body was found in December -- six months after she was last seen alive -- roots began to grow through her remains and other items at the scene, including a plastic garbage bag and blanket.

The autopsy report said investigators collected a nearly complete skeleton.

It also stated that the several overlapping pieces of duct tape on Caylee Anthony's skull were placed there before decomposition.

Prosecutors released the documents, collected as part of the first-degree murder case against Caylee Anthony's mother, Casey Anthony, in response to public- records requests.

On Friday morning, Caylee Anthony's grandfather, George Anthony, stormed out of a courtroom after Orange County Circuit Court Judge Stan Strickland denied a request to seal the autopsy report.

"Our family's memory of our precious Caylee Marie is all we have left of her," Anthony said in an emotional plea.

He asked the judge to give his family some peace and show Caylee dignity. He apologized for his emotions, but broke down with his final words: "It's all for her, sir."

Anthony's lawyer, Brad Conway, told the judge that releasing the document now will cause "endless pain and suffering" for the family.

Strickland said the autopsy could be released.

Investigative reports released earlier said tests conducted on air samples from Casey Anthony's Pontiac Sunfire, which had a pungent odor, detected traces of human decomposition.

Casey Anthony's relatives have maintained that the foul smell could have come from an old pizza or a dead squirrel. When investigators searched the car in July, they found a pizza box. Investigators also discovered text messages between Anthony and a friend in which Anthony talked about a dead animal stuck to her car.

Scientists at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee provided local investigators with a detailed report, released Friday as part of the autopsy documents, in which they analyzed the decomposition of a squirrel and a piece of pizza and compared it to evidence collected from Casey Anthony's car.

The scientists noted that even though investigators found no evidence of decomposing pizza in Casey Anthony's car, they went ahead and simulated the decomposition of a piece of pizza for several days.

The scientists also got an adult squirrel -- apparently the victim of a hit-and-run. The researchers let the animal decompose outside for about 10 days in a trash can. They noted that "results of this analysis showed very little similarity to the Florida carpet sample."
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/florida/casey-anthony-autopsy-report-062009,0,6173233.story

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http://www.wftv.com/news/19979145/detail.html

Casey Anthony October Trial Date Cancelled

Posted: 11:03 am EDT July 7, 2009Updated: 11:23 am EDT July 7, 2009
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The October 12 date for Casey Anthony's first-degree murder trial has been cancelled after a Tuesday morning meeting between the defense, prosecution and the judge. Eyewitness News was the only media at the meeting at the Orange County courthouse.

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Defense team member Andrea Lyon told Judge Stan Strickland her teaching schedule would prevent her from being able to go to trial in three months. Judge Strickland cancelled the October 12 date and scheduled a status hearing on the first-degree murder trial for January 21.

"So, I'll go ahead and strike that October trial date and we'll set this status slash pretrial in January," Strickland said during the Tuesday morning meeting.

Casey Anthony is accused of killing her young daughter Caylee and dumping her remains near the Anthony family home.

Additionally, the judge said that he wants an affidavit from Amy Huizenga showing she wants to invoke her right to a speedy trial in the check fraud case that the prosecution wants to move forward on. Casey is charged with stealing her friend's checkbook and buying personal items with forged checks.

Lyon, the defense's death penalty qualified attorney, also told Judge Strickland that she plans to file several motions after Labor Day, but details of those motions were not given.

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George, Cindy Anthony Ordered To Court Friday

video report >>
http://www.wesh.com/video/20158449/index.html

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Seeking info in Casey Anthony case, State Attorney slated to haul George and Cindy Anthony back to court

7/23/09
George and Cindy Anthony may be back in court.

The State Attorney's office is slated to ask Orange Circuit Judge Stan Strickland to force the Anthonys to produce information for the state's case against their daughter, Casey Anthony, according to spokespersons for the State Attorney's office and the court.

A hearing is set for 1:30 p.m. Friday.

The Anthonys have been asked to produce information for the state but have not done so, the spokespersons said.

Brad Conway, lawyer for George and Cindy Anthony, said the couple simply hasn't been able to provide the documents in the time frame prosecutors wanted.

"The Anthonys have no problem providing the documentation the state has requested," Conway said.

Conway said the Anthonys are going to give the documents to prosecutors and he does not expect there to even be a hearing on the matter tomorrow.

"We're in the process of turning them over," he said.

It's unclear what the documents entail. Conway, reached by phone this afternoon, wouldn't give any clues.

"I can't say," he said. "It's not something that I can comment on."

The State Attorney's Office also wouldn't say.

Casey Anthony is being held in the Orange County Jail under an indictment for first-degree murder in the death of daughter Caylee Marie Anthony. The state is seeking the death penalty in the case.

Casey Anthony will not attend Friday's hearing.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/caylee-anthony/orl-bk-casey-anthony-case-hearing-072309,0,3645760.story

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State Wants Documents From Anthonys
Prosecution Could Seek To Hold Caylee's Grandparents In Contempt 

UPDATED: 7:08 pm EDT July 23, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- A hearing will be held on Friday to discuss documents the state attorney has subpoenaed from George and Cindy Anthony, but have not received.

VIDEO: Lawyer Promises Documents

The Anthony's attorney, Brad Conway, said the subpoena for the documents was issued a few weeks ago. Conway said the prosecution apparently wanted the documents more quickly, but he plans to hand over the documents Friday morning.

The state could ask a judge to hold the Anthonys in contempt of court for failing to turn over the documents.

It is not known what information the documents contain or why the state wants them, but the judge has ordered the hearing to consider the matter.

Conway said he does not believe the hearing will be necessary because he plans to hand over the documents Friday morning.

Conway said the Anthonys have no problem producing the documents, and this is just a dispute over timing. He said he is preoccupied with other clients and the Anthonys have had a hard time producing the documents because their computer has been down.

Conway said he is working with the state to resolve the issue.

This request from the prosecution comes one week after defense lawyers for the Anthonys daughter, Casey Anthony, launched an attempt to get all statements made by bounty hunter Leonard Padilla and his associates thrown out of court.

Padilla and his team bonded Casey Anthony out of jail and spent time with her last summer. The defense said Padilla signed a contract not to disclose any information about her.

It is unclear if the documents the prosecution has requested are related to Padilla or another matter.
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/20157753/detail.html

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Casey Anthony case: Cindy Anthony deposed by state prosecutors
http://www.examiner.com/x-1168-Crime-Examiner~y2009m7d28-Casey-Anthony-case-Cindy-Anthony-deposed-by-state-prosecutors

Casey Anthony case: Depositions of Anthony family by state prosecutors continues on Wednesday
http://www.examiner.com/x-1168-Crime-Examiner~y2009m7d29-Casey-Anthony-case-Depositions-of-Anthony-family-by-state-prosecutors-continues-on-Wednesday

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http://www.wesh.com/news/20314235/detail.html
Documents In Anthony Case Coming
Parents To Testify For Prosecutors During Trial

POSTED: 6:32 am EDT August 7, 2009
UPDATED: 6:55 am EDT August 7, 2009
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Prosecutors said they expect to release more evidence on Friday in the murder case against Casey Anthony.

Anthony is held in the Orange County Jail on charges in the slaying of her daughter, Caylee Anthony. Caylee's body was found near the Anthony home in December after she was reported missing in July 2008.

Meanwhile, the attorney for Anthony's parents, George and Cindy Anthony, said the couple will take the witness stand at trial to testify for prosecutors who will try to prove Casey Anthony is a killer.

One defense attorney said prosecutors will want to examine Casey Anthony's behavior before Caylee disappeared, as well as the alleged lies told afterward.

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http://www.wesh.com/news/20314235/detail.html
UPDATED: 4:03 pm EDT August 7, 2009
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Prosecutors released more evidence Friday morning in the murder case against Casey Anthony.

The material came on a CD and includes an animation and still photos showing the crime scene where Caylee Anthony was found, photos of the "Big Trouble" shirt Caylee was wearing, e-mails about the case, a 1,100-page investigative report, and a forensic report that includes an analysis of the odor in Casey Anthony's truck.

WESH 2 News is going through the evidence and will be posting it throughout the day in the column to the right. (We will be hosting a live chat now. EDT)

The animation showed a three-dimensional view of the location along Suburban Drive where Caylee's remains were found in December. Areas circled in purple and marked A through J indicated the spread of bones and other evidence found in the area.

Video | Watch The Animation


Other videos provided a three-dimensional fly-by that provides a 360-degree look at the topography of the swampy area, the slope of the land and how the remains represented by purple dots settled in different places through the passage of days and months.

At the beginning of the movie, a photo showed how dense the vegetation was along the roadway on the day the remains were found. At the end, after an intense investigation by state and federal crime scene technicians, the area was stripped completely bare.

Also released on Friday, a member of the Orange County Sheriff's Office forensic unit said in an e-mail that he didn't find any blood in the trunk of Anthony's car, where they suspect the toddler's body was kept for several days. However, they did say they found evidence of human decomposition and vaporized chloroform -- a topic that was the subject of a series of emails between the lead detective in the case, Yuri Melich, to a forensic expert at the Body Farm in Tennessee named Arpad Vass.

It was Vass who first reported to the sheriff's department that 80 percent of the chemicals taken during an air sampling of the carpet from Casey Anthony's trunk were consistent with decompositional events. But he later qualified the finding by saying the decomposition could be of human origin.

Also, Vass found the presence of sulfur compounds in the carpet, which he said are particularly characteristic of decomposition.

Another discovery that intrigued the body farm expert was the high concentration of vaporized chloroform. Did a relative have access to pharmaceutical supplies from a lab hospital or vet clinic? No, a sheriff's investigator wrote back, but a forensic search of the home computer revealed a Google search on how to make Chloroform.

The material also includes hundreds of text messages. In one Casey Anthony wrote that "There was definitely part of a dead animal plastered to the frame of my car." An agent with the Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation called it "suspicious and was believed to possibly be a pre-emptive explanation to the foul smell of decomposing tissue."

Within the more than 1,100 pages released, we discover that the Orange County Sheriff's Office recorded and traced George, Cindy, Casey and Lee's cell and home phones.

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Casey Anthony's defense revealed in Fla. hearing

Friday, August 21, 2009; 2:59 PM

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Attorneys for a Florida mother charged with killing her daughter claimed Friday that she could not have killed the toddler because the little girl's remains were left in the woods while she was in jail.

The attorneys' claim gave a glimpse of the defense for Casey Anthony, who is charged with killing 2-year-old Caylee. The toddler disappeared last summer, but was missing for more than a month before Casey Anthony told her family. After her arrest, she told police she had been conducting her own investigation into her daughter's whereabouts.

The defense strategy was revealed during a pretrial hearing. Casey Anthony's attorneys asked a judge to allow them to interview the head of a search-and-rescue group Texas EquuSearch, Tim Miller. They claimed his testimony would show it would have been impossible for Casey Anthony to dispose of Caylee's body.

"There is substantial evidence that we've found ... that the body or remains of Caylee Anthony was placed there after Casey Anthony was locked up," said Todd Macaluso, an attorney for Casey Anthony. "It proves that somebody else placed the remains in the area."

Last summer and fall, thousands of volunteers organized by Texas EquuSearch scoured central Florida, including the woods where her body eventually was found in December. Defense attorneys also asked to review records on the thousands of volunteers who participated in the searches.

Circuit Judge Stan Strickland said he would make a ruling by next week but indicated he was willing to allow the defense attorneys to have some information on the volunteers.

Casey Anthony was in the courtroom for the pretrial hearing. She has pleaded not guilty and her trial is scheduled for next year.

Her attorneys also argued that Anthony's comments to a bail bondsmen should not be allowed at the trial. Casey Anthony's father, George, testified about how bondsmen led by Leonard Padilla were hired to post her $50,000 bond last year.

Casey wiped away tears as her father talked. After he stepped down from the witness stand, George Anthony blew his daughter a two-handed kiss.

The judge did allow defense attorneys to have cell phone records of her former boyfriend, Anthony Lazzaro, from June 1, 2008 to Dec. 18, 2008. The calls were monitored by law enforcement after Casey Anthony's arrest in July.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/21/AR2009082100610.html

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WDBO Local News   

Defense: We have proof Casey Anthony is innocent
By Drew Petrimoulx @ August 21, 2009 4:13 PM

Casey Anthony was back in court Friday as judge Stan Strickland heard four new motions in the case.

It was an emotional reunion for Casey's parents, George and Cindy, who hadn't seen their daughter in months.

Cindy and Casey could be seen wiping away tears as George took the stand. He mouthed "I love you" to Casey as he returned to his seat.

"It gives me a lot of peace to see that she actually looks okay," Cindy said outside the courthouse.

During the hearing, defense attorney Todd Macaluso argued that searches done by volunteers with Texas Equusearch prove Casey is innocent.

"There are over 100 people that searched the area where [Caylee's] body was eventually found," the California attorney said.

Therefore, the body must have been placed there after Casey was jailed, Macaluso argued.

Mark NeJame, attorney for Tim Miller and Texas Equusearch, said the request for volunteer records made by Casey's defense was too broad and would be an invasion of privacy. By his count only 32 people came within a 200 yard radius of the area where the remains were found - and only they should be subject to the defense's inquiry.

In the end, NeJame agreed to allow Casey's defense to look over volunteer records at his legal office so long as none of the information becomes public.

If there is any disagreement over which records are relevant to the case, judge Strickland will have to final say.

Motion To Set Fraud Trial Date

The prosecution asked the judge to start Casey's fraud trial "in the next three months." The alleged victim, Amy Huizenga, and the state are ready for the trial to begin, a prosecutor told the judge.

Arguing for the defense, Dr. Andrea Lyon said they don't have the time or resources to prepare for the fraud trial with the capital murder case hanging over their heads.

Judge Strickland said he'll take the arguments into consideration and rule in the near future.

Motion To Silence Bounty Hunter Leonard Padilla

George Anthony was called to the stand by the defense to discuss his relationship with Padilla and his crew who provided security for defense attorney Jose Baez and the Anthony family when Casey was briefly out of jail on bond.

Baez told the court that he had entered into a agreement with Padilla that made him an "agent of the defense" baring Padilla and his crew from talking about what they observed during their time with Casey.

The state argued that Padilla and his crew were merely working security for Baez and the Anthony family and what they saw cannot be blocked.

Judge Strickland also held off on making a ruling on this motion.

Motion To Get Cell Phone Records From Casey's Ex

Tony Lazarro's lawyer said the defense's request for cell phone records was too broad and should be narrowed to June 1st through July 15th, 2008 when Lazzaro ended his communications with Casey.

Baez pointed out that Lazzaro voluntary served as a confidential informant for law enforcement after that period, thus subjecting his records to their request.

Judge Strickland sided with the defense and granted them access to Lazarro's phone records during the time period of June 1st to December 18th, 2008.

http://wdbo.com/localnews/2009/08/defense-we-have-proof-casey-an.html

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Orlando Sentinel (Florida)
 
September 1, 2009 Tuesday
 
Florida Bar clears Baez in ethics case

The Florida Bar has cleared José Baez, Casey Anthony's defense attorney, of ethics allegations made by a private investigator who worked on the case, according to documents obtained Monday by the Orlando Sentinel.

Members of the Bar's Grievance Committee found "insufficient evidence" that Baez did anything wrong, according to a letter from the Bar.

Dominic Casey, the investigator, alerted the Bar about two issues involving Baez, who represents Anthony in the murder case that arose from the disappearance last summer of her daughter, Caylee Marie.

One issue concerned a discussion the investigator said he had with Baez about doing something other than calling 911 if he found the missing toddler.

Caylee Marie disappeared in mid-June 2008. Her body was found in December in woods less than a mile from her home. Dominic Casey looked in those woods several weeks before she was discovered.

The Bar committee reviewed documents and interviewed Baez and others.

The attorney told the Bar that he did not recall the conversation and he would never instruct Casey to walk away and call him if the private investigator found the child, according to the Bar letter.

Casey also raised another issue dealing with payment for his services. Baez advised the Bar that he would review appropriate invoices and discuss them with the investigator.

Baez said Monday that he was pleased with how the investigation ended.

"I think we've had plenty of unsubstantiated accusations in this case," Baez said. "And it only motivates me to fight harder."
 
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