Above: Excerpt taken from Shirley Plesea's statement.
The Following Are Released Documents in PDF Form:
Prosecutors have released more evidence in the case against Casey Anthony.
Hundreds of pages of documents were released just before 9 a.m., including evidence reports and transcripts of interviews with investigators.
Authorities asked those interviewed about their knowledge of the relationship between Casey Anthony and her mother, as well as whether they had seen Caylee Anthony.
In one interview, allegations were made about the use of marijuana by Casey Anthony. Investigators also talked with Cindy Anthony's mother, Shirley Plesea, in August.
The state attorney's office said it went through twenty discs worth of evidence before the release.
Items of Interest Included in the Release:
Dora backpack: Investigators collected a sealed box containing the backpack to process it for latent fingerprints. Inside the front pocket of the backpack, they found a violet light-colored comb, Spider-Man toothpaste and Reach toothbrush. Inside the backpack itself, two pull-up diapers were found and one pack of Nice'n Toddler wipes. No latent prints were found, but swab samples were obtained.
Vehicle reinspection: A supplemental inspection of Casey Anthony's car was made in the forensics garage of the sheriff's office on Jan. 2 before the vehicle was moved to the evidence unit. The trunk was vacuumed, and the filter was submitted as evidence.
Snake collected: On Jan. 6, an investigator met with Detective Yuri Melich to collect a snake that was found in the area where the remains of Caylee Anthony were found. The man who reported the finding of the snake had placed it in an old refrigerator inside a plastic bag and frozen.
PDF: Evidence Report
Marijuana allegations: Investigators conducted an interview with Cameron Campina on Oct. 6. Campina is a roommate of Casey said that while Casey was staying in his apartment, she would smoke marijuana in a pipe, but Campina said she wasn't a "normal drug user." Campina said Casey could get high off very little marijuana and laugh, smile and have a good time watching TV and cooking food. Campina said he never gave her any other drugs and knew of no other friends who did.
Campina on Caylee Anthony: Campina told investigators that on one of the first nights when Casey Anthony stayed over, he asked where Caylee was. He said she told him Caylee was with a friend of the family at a birthday party for a 3-year-old friend in Cocoa Beach and would stay there through the weekend.
Casey's phone calls: Campina said if Casey Anthony ever had a phone call, she would always step outside. He said most of the time the calls were from her mother. When asked why she would go outside, Casey would say, "Oh, it's just my time to vent with my mom. Me and my mom never get along."
PDF: Campina Transcript
Cindy Anthony's mother interviewed: Investigators talked to Shirley Plesea, who is Cindy Anthony's mother on Aug. 21. Plesea said Cindy Anthony would give her life for Caylee. But Plesea agreed that Cindy Anthony changed her story during the investigation. Plesea said, "If she doesn't believe Casey then Caylee's dead. Honest to God that's my feeling." She also said about Casey, "I just wonder if she hated her mom more than she loved Caylee." Plesea said she got goose bumps when Cindy Anthony informed her Casey was in jail and Caylee had been missing for a month.
PDF: Plesea Transcript
Crittenden on Cindy Anthony: A transcript was released of an interview between investigators and Charles Crittenden at Gentiva Healthcare, where Cindy Anthony is employed. Crittenden had conversations with Cindy Anthony about her relationship with Casey. Crittenden said he knew nothing of any problems between Casey Anthony and her mother, and Cindy Anthony had made no complaints about how her daughter was raising Caylee. Crittenden said Cindy Anthony told him that Casey Anthony had worked for Kodak at Universal Orlando, and she had also worked for Sports Authority for a short time.
Crittenden on Casey Anthony: Crittenden said Casey Anthony did visit her mother at Gentiva. He told investigators that he had seen Casey Anthony in a uniform but wasn't sure her name tag indicated where she was employed. At times, Crittenden said Casey Anthony would drop off Caylee there, and the toddler would leave with her grandmother.
Crittenden on Caylee Disappearance: Crittenden said another employee told him of an argument on Father's Day near the time when Caylee disappeared. He said Cindy Anthony was unable to reach Casey Anthony on the phone very often but had shared text messages with Casey. Crittenden said when Cindy Anthony would ask to speak to Caylee, Casey would always make an excuse, such as Caylee was sleeping or with the babysitter or not available. Crittenden said Cindy Anthony knew it didn't seem right but didn't really want to get involved.
PDF: Crittenden Transcript
Bennett on Cindy Anthony, Casey: A transcript was also released of an interview between investigators and Debbie Bennett at Gentiva Home Health, where Cindy Anthony works. Bennett said it was clear to her and other employees that Casey was trying to hide her pregnancy. Bennett talked about Caylee's father, saying orginally it was said to be Jesse Grund, and he had proposed to Casey shortly after Caylee's birth, as well as been there for her birth. Bennett said Grund then was suddenly out of the picture and the engagement was broken. Bennett said that she and other employees spoke to Cindy the day Casey's car was found and Cindy mentioned the "dead body" smell. Bennett said that she urged Cindy to call police, but Cindy insisited that she wanted to "give Casey a chance to explain herself." Bennett also said that Cindy had told her that she thought someone was swimming in her pool when she wasn't home, and mentioned that Geroge noticed gas cans stolen from the shed near their home.
PDF: Bennett Transcript
Casey on Caylee's father: The documents contained an interview with Melina Calabrese, who is described as a close friend of Casey's. Calabrese said they worked at Universal together and spent time together on and off. She said Casey maintained for the first 8 months of Caylee's life that Jesse Grund was the father, and then changed her story. Casey then described Caylee's father as a man named Josh who was from Georgia. Casey said the relationship was a one night stand and that she met him at Universal. Calabrese said that Casey said that Josh had a girlfriend that he planned to marry, and he had other children. She said he later died in a car accident in GA shortly after Caylee's second birthday. Calabrese said she caught Casey in some lies and didn't understand why. She said she would lie about where she was or what she was doing. Another friend who was babysitting Caylee said she called Sports Authority and they said they had no record of a Casey Anthony ever working there. Casey explained that it was because she did not have a home store. Calabrese also talked about the morning of June 16. She said she saw on Casey's My Space that Caylee was missing and when she messaged Casey, Casey said she had left Caylee with Zanny and had not seen her since. Calabrese said she coulnd't comprehend why Casey hadn't called anyone for help. Of the time period when Caylee was missing, Calabrese had this to say: "My heart hopes that she was somehow looking for her. Uhm, all the facts point to the fact that she wasn't, but ..."
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