This is the last video of Caylee. Taken on Father's Day, 6.15.08, by Cindy Anthony during a visit with Cindy's father, Mr. Plesea.
"You Are My Sunshine"
Cast Of Characters Involved in Casey's Web of Lies
Florida State Statutes Title XXIX PUBLIC HEALTH
Chapter 406
MEDICAL EXAMINERS;
DISPOSITION OF DEAD BODIES
406.135 Autopsies; confidentiality of photographs and video and audio recordings; exemption.-- Click for Link
Forensics Report on Caysey's Laptop, Desktop Computer, cell phone, and camera. Also contains forensics on Anthony's computer, cell phone, and camera. This is where the video of Caylee dated 6/15/08 was found. Includes the myspace entries by Cindy and Casey. Also of interest: email exchanges between Casey and Mark Hawkins.
Cameron Campana's MySpace : see also Fuzzy Red Balloons, possible "roomate" of Troy Brown according to LE reports 1/11/09:seems as if "Cam" is doing some switch'aroo, this is new link to myspace page and now it is set to private. The oldlink is oddly enough, "Anthony", and his message is "Anthony Pop Champagne."coincidence? Casey loved her "Anthony/Tony's"
Fuzzy Red Balloons MySpace: Casey's reference to "I love red fuzzy balloons" from text message document release.
Mark Hawkins' MySpaceNote the picture & message to Caylee on left side. Casey last left a comment on 7/14/08, one day before her first arrest, from her MySpace page "Kaseeomaree", which is now the "Caylee is Missing" MySpace page. Casey also posted 2 other times, 6/26/08, and on 7/5/08, specifically, telling Mark, "she is so glad he is coming home, and he has no idea how f'n happy she is." We now know that Caylee is already deceased at this point. This post was on 7/5/08, the day after the 4th of July Party.
One Tree Hill 100th Episode Casey Anthony Searched For
Link to posting containing One Tree Hill 100th episode Casey Anthony searched for on her computer. The 100th episode in which the nanny kidnaps the child from the wedding.
Jesse Grund Interviews
Greta VanSusteren 12/22/08 Jesse Grund & Richard Grund
Unretouched picture from Casey's myspace page made available on the web. The sticker that was placed on the picture is suspected to be from the same sheet of stickers as the heart sticker that was found on the duct tape that was found on Caylee's skull. Sticker adhesive in the shape of a heart was found on the duct tape, and just near the remains, a heart sticker was found. Reports are these two "heart stickers" could be identical.
Casey Anthony Murder Case: Law Enforcement / State's Discovery Released To Date
Below is the pdf version of the Motion to Compel filed by John Morgan, attorney for Zenaida Gonzalez.
It contains the questions Cindy Anthony refused to answer at her deposition and also petitions the Court to grant attorney's fees and costs incurred by performing an additional deposition to obtain Cindy's answers and for those costs to be placed upon the Anthony family for restitution.
Sean Michael Krause, 25, of North Tonawanda, NY, passed away on Monday (February 23, 2009) after a lengthy and valiant battle with cancer. Sean was an internet blogger and journalist. He was a jokester and a comedian who lived for laughter and happiness. His website legacy, "The Daily BS", will continue in his memory. Rest, and peace, now Krause, you've earned it. In my heart, and kicking cancer's ass in your memory.....
Myrtle Beach Police are still searching for Brittanee Drexel, a missing teen from Rochester, New York.
Friday afternoon police followed a lead to Georgetown County.
Police searched the area around the North Santee River looking for Drexel who has not been seen since last Saturday night.
Brittannee was last seen leaving the Blue Water Resort on Ocean Boulevard after visiting a male friend, Peter Broswick, from the Rochester, NY area, the same area the missing teen is from.
The male friend, Peter Broswick, has obtained a lawyer and is not talking, according to Rochester, NY news affiliates. Broswick checked out of his motel in the early morning hours of Sunday morning, leaving behind a substantial deposit on the hotel room. Broswick's actions so far are suspicious, although he is not considered a suspect at this time, police do want to question him.
There was a reported sighting of a girl fitting her description on Wednesday, but that lead proved to be false.
There was a possible sighting of missing Rochester, NY teen, Britannee Drexel, on Wednesday morning, when someone reported seeing a girl matching Drexel's description getting off a bus in Myrtle Beach that came from Georgetown.
The Myrtle Beach Police Department has located the young woman, who witnesses reported was possibly Ms. Drexel. (Wednesday 4-29-09).
Myrtle Beach Police can now confirm that this woman is NOT Ms. Drexel. Searches for Ms. Drexel continue into the weekend.
Even though this lead did not pan out, the Myrtle Beach Police Department says it remains hopeful they'll locate Drexel safe and sound.
If you have any information, call the Myrtle Beach Police Department at (843) 918-1952 or (843) 918-1382.
Revealed in the documents are results from FBI testing on evidence found in Casey's house and in her car. The tests show that the kitchen knife found in Casey Anthony's car did not have any duct tape adhesive on it, but did have a clear sticky substance of some kind. The FBI also says the dirt and debris found in Casey's trunk could not be definitively matched to the dirt where Caylee's remains were found, nor could the limited amount of debris found on several pairs of shoes taken from the Anthony home, although no connection can be totally ruled out either. The new documents also show the FBI did not find evidence of more than a dozen prescription drugs in Caylee's hair, drugs that were taken from the Anthonys'' home. The FBI said it did not test for chloroform, because the FBI's chemistry unit said that wouldn't tell them anything, because chloroform is a by-product of decomposition.
Also, the new documents show county meter reader Roy Kronk talked about getting a reward on December 11 after having found Caylee's remains and that he told coworkers and Deputy Cain in August that he thought he had seen a skull near the bag he found in the woods.
As for Kronk's talk about getting a reward the same day he found the remains, his lawyer told Eyewitness News on Friday that Kronk deserves it for bringing closure to the community and saving taxpayer money by putting an end to the exhaustive search for Caylee.
The remains of the Caylee were found December 11, 2008, less than one-mile from the Anthony family home after a nearly six-month search for her.
Among the documents were transcripts of an interview with Deputy Richard Cain, who responded to a meter reader's repeated phone calls to check out woods where Caylee Anthony's body eventually was found.
Cain was fired earlier this year after an internal investigation found his response to be negligent.
Land to Be Auctioned On eBay
beginnings of the Caylee Anthony memorial after the 2 year old's remains were found
Meanwhile, the land where Caylee's remains were found will go on the auction block to the highest bidder on eBay.
The Realtor said whoever buys the land can do what they want with the current memorial there.
One of the many images from Casey Anthony's online Photobucket account as forensics evidence obtained by law enforcement and released as prosecution evidence on April 6, 2009.
Thousands of Pages of Evidence and Images To Be Released As Early As Friday
More evidence is expected to be released in the case against Casey Anthony.
The prosecution team could release hundreds of pages of documents as early as Friday. The documents will include law enforcement interviews, witness reports and lab reports.
Anthony's attorney, Jose Baez, has already received the documents.
Many legal experts say the toughest part of defending Casey Anthony will be explaining her behavior after her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee, disappeared when she goes on trial for life.
They are images of Casey Anthony partying just days after her two year old daughter Caylee went missing.
In surveillance videos, Casey is seen buying beer and bras with money, investigators say, she stole-- from one of her best friends.
How does Anthony explain her lack of concern, grief or remorse?
"She has a very compelling reason for her actions," her attorney Jose Baez said in an exclusive interview with WESH 2 reporter Bob Kealing.
Baez declined to be more specific.
"As much as I'd like to say it, that's as much as I can say right now," Baez said.
Baez, however, did refer to a case that could provide insight into his defense.
In 2002, Cynthia Sommer lost her husband, Todd, a healthy Marine stationed in San Diego. Sommer's attorney Allen Bloom said Todd Sommer was “originally evaluated to have died by natural causes, a sudden cardiac arrest from an arrhythmia of the heart.”
Two months after her husband died, friends told investigators Sommer bought breast implants with the insurance money, started partying and sleeping around.
Cynthia Sommer was charged with murder. Her attorney argued that Sommer's apparent lack of remorse was a condition known as "ugly coping." The phrase was coined by a Columbia University behaviorist todescribe people who appear to grieve abnormally.
According to Cynthia Sommer's attorney, prosecutors were willing to overlook problems with their evidence, because they mistook her so-called ugly coping as evidence she had no remorse and was guilty of murder.
Sommer's attorney finally proved her husband's death was not motivated by her greed. After two years Cynthia Sommer walked out of prison.
How do you explain then, Casey's same exact behavior "months before" Caylee went missing. Seems Casey had enough of mommy-hood, and wanted to party like a rock star. I don't buy this "ugly coping" defense. Casey should have been coping with her ugliness long before Caylee went missing. ~And I am not referring to looks, either. So this "ugly coping" defense, that caused Casey to buy beer and bras--was during the time that "the nanny" had Caylee, and was going to return her on her birthday--according to Casey. Correct? So why would Casey be "grieving" or coping with anything? According to Casey, Caylee was not "missing", "lost", or even "dead", she was "with the nanny". According to Casey. But we all now know the truth, Caylee was bagged up and tossed away like trash while Casey was boozing and whoring it up -- living la "Bella Vita" as Casey's tattoo described. Remember, the one she got right after Caylee's murder. Wonder if Casey's Marine, Mark Hawkins, knew of the Todd Sommer case? Some beautiful life........
Possible Sighting of Missing Teen Reported Wednesday Morning
Myrtle Beach police are conducting an intensive search of the Ocean Boulevard area near the Bar Harbor Hotel after a report Wednesday morning that Brittanee Drexel, the Rochester, NY teen--missing on spring break,--was seen on a transit bus.
Capt. David Knipes says a girl fitting Drexel's description got off the transit bus, which carries hospitality workers from Williamsburg and Georgetown counties to Myrtle Beach, around 8:30 Wednesday morning.
Witnesses said the girl was wearing light blue jeans, Crocs, a pink hoodie with Myrtle Beach on the left front area, and a dark blue shirt underneath. They said she had brown hair with blonde highlights and looked "clean and showered."
Witnesses told police she got off the bus and headed south.
Police are going through beach accesses in the area and visiting businesses to pass out fliers with Drexel's picture. Police in cars, on motorycles, on bicycles and on foot are involved in the search.
Cpt. Knipes says detectives are interviewing people on the bus and have contacted the bus company to find out where it stopped this morning on the way to Myrtle Beach.
Brittanee's mother is also holding out hope, though she still fears the worst.
"The worst thoughts are either somebody took her, somebody may be holding her against her will or she may not be alive, " Dawn said.
Calls to Peter Broswick, the last known person to have seen Brittanee, went unreturned on Tuesday, though it is being reported that Broswick has hired an attorney and isn't talking.
Myrtle Beach Police say they're working with SLED and other agencies on several leads, but they aren't speculating. The Georgetown County Sheriff's Department assisted Myrtle Beach in investigating one lead on Tuesday, though they wouldn't elaborate.
Cpt. David Knipes with Myrtle Beach Police Department couldn't answer many specifics on Tuesday but said they aren't ruling anything out.
"Until you actually have a person and know they're OK, you can't rule anything out. You know, it could be anything from being a runaway to an abduction. We just don't know right now," said Knipes.
Knipes said several investigators are tracking down all leads including reviewing cell phone records and surveillance video and tracking down interviews.
When asked what he thought of Broswick's leaving just hours after last seeing Brittanee, Knipes said he's sure eyebrows would be raised.
"I have not had the chance to interview him to find out why. Obviously going back to Rochester is a 16-17-hour drive. I don't know what his plans were. So it's hard to speculate without talking to him directly," Knipes said.
The following are previews from last night's episode of Law and Order: SVU Ripped From the Headlines Cases. Much hype has been made regarding the similarities between the episode and that of the Caylee Anthony murder and the Casey Anthony case.
Part 1 (preview)
part 2 (preview)
The name of this episode is "Selfish", fitting title.
Except for the first fifteen minutes of the show, the similarities between this episode and the case against Casey, are few and far between. It was just another ratings ploy, which is always the case with these tv shows taunting the "ripped from the headlines" angle. However, the use of Cindy's Anthony's "It smells like there's been a dead body in the damn car" came into play, as well as a few other of her tirades. There is a scence in which the "grandmother", played by Gail O'Grady, says she "cracked" her daughter's mouth, when she found out she had stolen her credit card. Mother and daughter go a few rounds, pretty tame to what probably went on between Cindy and Casey during their "presumed" throwdowns. Then we have a scene of the "grandmother" telling the "grandfather" something to the effect that he needs to grow a pair of balls. Well, at least they had Cindy's persona down to a science.
With all the hype of the parallels to the Anthony case, this episode was hard to watch without wanting to compare the two. The similarities thankfully, appeared to subside when the toddler's cause of death was revealed.
The ending of this episode took a turn that involved the grandfather of "Sierra", the toddler. I found the ending to be a definite slap in the face to George Anthony and to those who have experienced this trauma in their personal lives. Seriously, the episode could have gone a different way.
I have always admired Gail O'Grady's work as an actress. However, she needs to stick to Lifetime movies and leave her "portrayal" of Cindy Anthony behind her...for her sake. The "big haired mother" of a white trash/party girl/teen mother, is not one of her best roles.
I did not find Hilary Duff's performance to be believable, or honestly, that great. The former "tween princess" need not stoop as low as a mock up of Casey Anthony to escape her Lizzie McGuire days.
A big fan of Annie Potts, I felt she was short on scenes, and was surprised that she did not take on a more "Baez-like" character. I would call it more "Gloria Allred". Although, Potts did come across as the defense attorney with more dignity and character than Baez himself.
Not wanting to spoil the episode for those who have not had the opportunity to view it yet--I will say this, I do not see this episode of Law and Order: SVU having any impact on the potential jury pool.
As much as I was intrigued by the "cause of death" issue, as well as the relevance of "the cause" and the need for further regulation, this episode did nothing but make a mockery out of the real crime itself.
The real crime being that of a beautiful two year old named Caylee, and her life taken away by the hands of her mother, named Casey, who was and is still, indeed, "selfish".
Law and Order: SVU-Season 10, episode 19: "Selfish" previews courtesy NBC
After discovering Caylee's remains, Kronk took a higher-paying job with the county.
Due to the notoriety he received after the discovery, Kronk was concerned for his safety if he was to return to walking area neighborhoods reading meters.
Wasn't Kronk driving a county vehicle during "all" the times he suspected he had found Caylee's remains? I do not recall him "being on foot" during one of the early 911 phone calls--he even described the truck to the 911 dispatcher that he was in so that the responding officer could identify him.~my two cents
Missing NY Teen's Mother Arrives In Myrtle Beach To Search For Daughter, Brittanee
Brittanee Drexel, 17 year old NY teen missing in Myrtle Beach
The mother of a missing New York state high school student has hit the streets with friends and family to find out any information that could lead to the safe return of her daughter. Brittanee Marie Drexel, 17, of Rochester, NY was last seen around 8 p.m. Saturday. Drexel’s mother, Dawn Drexel, along with other family members and friends spent several hours Tuesday handing out and posting flyers of the missing teen along Ocean Boulevard. story continues below........
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO Dawn Drexel drove from New York on Monday to come to Myrtle Beach to look for her missing daughter, 17-year-old Britannee Marie Drexel. She spoke exclusively to News 13’s Aisha Khan on the events that led up to the disappearance and her efforts to find her daughter, Britanee Drexel. Click here to watch.
Brittanee's mother and family went to businesses along the Boulevard looking for anyone who might have seen Brittanee Drexel inside their businesses. The group received several leads and are working with Myrtle Beach Police Department detectives in trying to track her down. One of those leads came from wait staff at the Oceanfront Bar and Grill, who said she was there on Sunday about 3 p.m., which would be the last known sighting of the teen. Police are also looking for surveillance video to try to piece together where she went Saturday night. Dawn Drexel says Brittanee is a junior at Gates Chili High School in Rochester, and was in Myrtle Beach with a group of older friends. Dawn Drexel says her daughter did not have her permission to travel to Myrtle Beach. “I last talked to her Saturday around two o’clock. Her boyfriend spoke to her around eight o’clock,“ Drexel said.
“She sent a text message to one of her friends around 9:15 p.m. and said she was going to see another friend who was staying at another hotel. She never came back,“ Drexel said. “It’s been almost 48 hours, and I’m really worried. We need everyone to be looking out for her.“ John Hahn a friend of Drexel’s family and a Marine stationed at Camp LeJeune, NC, contacted police on the family’s behalf to report her missing. Hanh drove down to Myrtle Beach to help Dawn Drexel and her parents look for the missing teen. “I’ve been friends with Britannee for a really really long time, we are very close friends. I’m trying to pray for the best but prepare for the worst,“ said Hahn. Hahn and Drexel both tell News 13 that it is very unlike Brittanee to not keep in contact with family or friends. Drexel added that she has a bad feeling about what may have happened to her daughter. “It’s horrible because all I can think about is that someone could’ve taken her, someone could’ve taken her out of state she could be laying dead somewhere. She is my first born and it’s just tearing me up inside, I’m just very very upset,“ said Drexel. “I know for a fact that she wouldn’t just pack up and leave, leaving all of her belongings behind and not calling anybody,“ said Hahn. According to the report, Drexel was staying with a group of friends at the Bar Harbor Hotel, 1010 N. Ocean Blvd. Since her disappearance, the group moved to the Boardwalk Hotel, located at 2301 N. Ocean Blvd. Authorities handed out printed flyers of Brittanee’s picture to the beach’s watch patrol. Crews there said they are pretty heavily staffed at this time of the year, which makes it easy to do a search of any missing persons. “With the water being as cold as it is and temperatures dropping at night it’s you know it’s very unlikely that she went for a swim or anything of that nature. We haven’t had any leads or any luck, we’ve been going up to different patrons doing pretty much everything that we can do out here to make sure she is not out on the beach or if she is we would definitely have found her by now,“said beach manager Wesley Cox. “With the water being as cold as it is and temperatures dropping at night, it’s very unlikely that she went for a swim or anything of that nature. Drexel is described as 5-feet tall, weighing 103 pounds. She has brown, shoulder-length, straight hair and blue eyes. She was last seen wearing a multi-colored striped shirt, black shorts, and flip-flop sandals. She reportedly suffers from depression. Police entered Drexel’s description into the National Crime Information Center database on Sunday.
Anyone with information on Drexel’s disappearance or whereabouts should contact the Myrtle Beach Police Department at (843) 918-1382.
Video: Cindy Anthony Sends Text stating she, not Oprah, cancelled the interview, because of "integrity". heh... imagine Cindy Anthony and integrity in the same sentence.
The Oprah interview would have been the first exclusive interview with George and Cindy since the finding and identification of Caylee's remains in December, 2008.
Oprah Winfrey's camp released comment basically stating that Oprah indeed cancelled the interview. In part, due to the "exclusiveness" of the interview which was negated with the Anthony's recent sit down on CBS's The Early Show.
The interview between the Anthony's and Oprah was to be taped April 29 without a studio audience, and due to air in May, during sweeps week.
Baez, a minor league attorney with only one murder trial under his belt, is now playing in the Reasonable Doubt Tour, headlining Cindy and George Anthony. As for that one murder trial, his client was convicted.
Baez, who has made numerous jabs at prosecutors for "leaking evidence" and stating time and time again that the trial of Casey Anthony should NOT be tried in the media - is apparently giving the public a preview of Casey's defense during an exclusive interview with WESH Orlando.
Below are links to extended video excerpts of the exclusive interview between Baez and WESHs Bob Kealing.
Baez consistently calls the forensics "junk science" and unreliable. Funny how Baez has become an expert, practically overnight, on determining the value of the State Prosecutor's evidence.
With Ronald Cummings out of work, he has plenty of time on his hands. He is out cruising the 'hoods. Harassing his ex-lovers, and all the while, his new "teen bride" is riding shotgun.
Is Ronald searching for Haleigh, trying to obtain custody of another child of his, ---how many children does this guy really have?-- or, is he just too busy partying it up with teen wife Misty and her circle of twenty something, and younger, party girls?
With a prior record of drugs, abuse, and weapons charges, Ronald may now be facing a custody battle over his son, "Junior" with his ex and Junior's mother, Crystal Sheffield.
The caller of the 911 call is Mary Brooks, the great-grandmother of "Jordan", Ronald's one year old son with Ms. Brooks' granddaughter, Amber, who happens to run in the same party circle as teen bride Misty Croslin Cummings, Ronald's wife.
In interviews, Ronald claims to have only two children, Haleigh and "Junior". Mary Brooks claims to have birth certificates that show Cummings as the father of Jordan, her great grandson.
Like Haleigh, Jordan also has a birth defect. Jordan was born with a genetic disorder called Microcephaly, where the head is smaller than normal from abnormal brain growth. It’s associated with Down’s syndrome, according to medical texts, and can be caused by a variety of factors, including, if during pregnancy the mother abused drugs or alcohol, was exposed to toxic chemicals or other diseases.
Read the partial transcript of the 911 call as well as Art Harris' interview with Mary Brooks at Art Harris' exceptional website: The Bald Truth .
Make sure to pay close attention to the arrest of mother and daughter party girls Renee and Amber (Amber being the mother of Jordan).
If Florida CPS is not involved after all of this, I do not know what would get them involved. Kudos to Art Harris and "Cobra" for all their hard work and for going above and beyond to get answers in the disappearance of Haleigh. Hopefully and prayerfully, it will be soon that this beautiful little girl will be found and those responsible will pay for their actions.
The latest edition of the National Enquirer, the May 4, 2009 issue, has Casey gracing the cover yet again. This time, their big lead and bombshell, "Casey had an accomplice and "he" is still on the loose."
I am wondering, how did the paparazzi know to be in Orlando at the time of Caylee's murder and the disposal of her body? Does the National Enquirer have paps hiding in the woods of every major city just waiting for a murder or other crime to occur so they can capture photos of the perp and / or an accomplice? Also, how do they know the accomplice is a "he"? Furthermore, why hasn't this "bombshell" revelation been brought to the attention of law enforcement? Must have been a slow news week.
Also, in the bottom inset of the cover, we see "The last photo of Caylee". Honestly, is there anyone out there that has not seen this photo?
Zenadia Gonzalez's attorneys file motions to force Cindy to answer questions Cindy thought were "not relevant" to the civil case against her daughter.
In the case against Casey Anthony, the law firm representing Zenaida Gonzalez in a defamation lawsuit against Casey wants a judge to force Cindy to answer questions and to pay for their costs. Friday, the law firm filed a motion to compel Cindy Anthony to answer whether Casey ever used Cindy's credit cards without her permission.
Cindy refused to answer the question in the first deposition. Gonzalez is suing Casey, because she claimed a babysitter with the same name kidnapped Caylee.
The Casey Anthony Reasonable Doubt Tour Continues With A Performance By Jose Baez and Other Defense Attorneys In An Exclusive Inteview
Jose Baez, Casey Anthony's less than qualified defense attorney, is continuing the media whoring -the same attention of the media that he is so against when not so savory findings pertaining to his client Casey are released - to reveal key parts of his defense strategy of Casey.
Are you kidding me? This entire circus is out of control. But, what do you expect from an attorney who is not qualified for first chair, and perhaps, not even second chair of the death penalty murder trial he is "preparing".
Baez chastises the prosecution and law enforcement every time the cameras roll, yet at the same moment, he can't control his diarrhea of the mouth, which I believe he caught from Cindy.
Baez and other attorneys interviewed by WESH 2 said the woods where Caylee's remains were discovered are a central place in which much of the case could revolve.
Caylee was missing almost six months before her body was found. Baez said, "They don't know how Caylee passed away. They don't know when Caylee passed away."
Baez and other defense attorneys say prosecutors have not definitively tied Casey Anthony to Caylee's remains along Suburban Drive. They have to prove that Casey dumped the body there before entering state custody and that they remained there for almost six months. "That's going to become one of the major battlegrounds in the case," said defense attorney Richard Hornsby. Thomas Luka, an attorney for Casey Anthony's brother, Lee, agreed: "That would be one of the first things I would want to pursue."
Baez also questioned the forensic evidence in the case. He plans to vigorously attack the single hair found in Casey Anthony's car trunk that prosecutors say is proof a decomposing body was in there. He said his own expert Henry Lee found 17 hairs in the trunk that showed no signs of decomposition. Baez also will raise questions about the air test that a lab said showed evidence of human decomposition. "It's not science that's fully accepted within the scientific community," Baez said "It's science that's not been verified. There's absolutely nothing to gauge this science by, so, therefore, it should not be used when someones life is at stake.
After taking the death penalty off the table early on in the investigation, prosecutors now plan to seek the death penalty in the case.
A spokeswoman for State Attorney Lawson Lamar said, "We don't respond to anything about this case outside the courtroom."
Above is the picture of Caylee that Cindy was referring to in a voice mail to law enforcement. Cindy claims in the voice mail that she believes that it is "Zanny's apartment".
In the taped interviews of Cindy early in the case, this picture is discussed and Cindy states that Casey told her originally this picture was taken at "Zanny's apartment". However, after Casey's initial arrest, when friends of Casey would visit Cindy and George, one of the friends, and I believe it was Amy, verified that the picture was actually taken at Ricardo Morales' apartment.
Also, during a jail visit three days after the voice mail message, Casey herself said that photo was actually taken at an ex-boyfriend's apartment.
The phone message seems to contradict public statements the Anthony's made during a nationally-televised interview on Wednesday, saying they did not believe Casey would hurt her daughter.
Cindy was initially intrigued by the photo because of the "drum set" in the background because Caylee had become quite fond of playing the drums and spoke of it often, according to Cindy. Cindy also stated in early interviews that she and George were contemplating buying Caylee a drum set for her third birthday.
Victims' Advocates: "George and Cindy Anthony Doing More Harm Than Good "
George and Cindy were scheduled to be keynote speakers at the Melanie Ilene Rieger's Memorial Conference next month in Connecticut. Now, the Anthony's were taken off the agenda after the organizers received hate mail and threats.
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Melanie Ilene Rieger was a college student who was murdered by her boyfriend in 1994. The conference is intended to help the families of murder victims.
Cindy and George Anthony face constant criticism for choosing to support Casey. After telling investigators about Casey's lies, how she stole from the family and even from Caylee's piggy bank, the Anthony's are now dodging questions about whether they fault Casey for anything at all.
The Anthony's appeared on national television for the second day in a row Thursday to talk about their daughter Casey and how they are standing behind their daughter, despite the murder charges that she killed their granddaughter, and is now facing the death penalty.
When asked if they fault Casey for anything at all, Cindy responded, "How can we? We don't know what she's been through. I don't know what that girl has been through. George and I are living the same nightmare," Cindy said.
Focusing more attention on themselves, rather than on Caylee is another issue that victims' advocates in Central Florida claim they are outraged over.
"I wrote suicide notes back in July and August. No one knows that," said Cindy.
George says he wants to be a victim's advocate, helping the families of missing or murdered loved ones in Caylee's memory.
However, some advocates are offended by his actions because someone is already under arrest for Caylee's murder. Many of those victim advocates said they don't want his help. They say the Anthony's have damaged the progress made for victims' rights and for missing person's cases.
One advocate, in particular, is Claire Fielding.
Claire Fielding's daughter, Debra, was kidnapped, raped and murdered in April of 2000in downtown Orlando. She and others believe what brought about Caylee's death is very different and that George and Cindy Anthony knew that from the beginning.
George Anthony has stated, "I want to talk to more people about that kind of stuff. You can't give up. Even though the days get very hard for you, there are people to talk to besides your own family."
George Anthony showed up in Putnam County saying he was there to help Haleigh Cummings' family, even though, just days prior, he told a judge he was too depressed to face a court hearing at that time, as well as being deposed in the civil trial pending against his daughter, Casey.
"To me, this whole thing with the Anthony's, it's like a big circus and George and Cindy are the ringmasters," said Fielding.
Fielding is working with the Bereaved Survivors of Homicide in Orange County, a well-established group that quietly helps victims' families.
"If Casey didn't do it somebody did. Why are you not out there searching for that person instead of going on national television to publicizing whatever it is you want to publicize?" added Fielding.
She says she is disgusted with the Anthonys' network TV appearances and their overtures about helping others. ---------------------------------------- I have to agree, Anthony interviews have become too nauseous for morning TV.
I feel this memorial conference-- for the Anthony's-- was another ruse to gain sympathy and perhaps acquire some much needed insight on how true victims respond to and are affected by the heinous events that have taken away their loved ones.
George nor Cindy had no right, in my opinion, to even be in attendance at this Victims' Memorial.Yes, George and Cindy lost their granddaughter in a cruel and heinous act. As far as victims, they are victims of themselves~their actions, their words, their guilt, and their daughter, whom they both choose to "stand behind", (not "beside").
As tragic as Caylee's death is, it was done at the hands of her own mother. I cannot accept the fact that George and Cindy "standing behind" Casey is out of an enormous outpouring of love for Casey. I think of the "choke out" that occurred between Cindy and Casey on June 15th. What type of love is that? Something horrific happened that night and the end result was Caylee's death. I will continue to believe that each Anthony member has Caylee's blood on their hands.
Who in the Anthony family is standing up for Caylee? Who in that family is driven enough to search for this so called "nanny" each and every day as Cindy proclaimed in the early days of Caylee's disappearance? Not one that I have seen. Maybe an offer of first class travel and accommodations would get them out looking for "Zanny". No, I believe they each know that all they have to do is visit OCSO to see Casey, and they will be looking the "nanny" directly in the face.
I am surprised we haven't heard of a reality show in the works revolving around the lives of George and Cindy and how they are dealing with their loss. Oops, better not give anyone any ideas.....
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Casey Anthony's next court appearance is on May 28, when her lawyer will try to block the release of her videotaped reaction after she learned Caylee's remains had been found.
Cindy Admits to Writing Suicide Letters: Claims Casey "Saved" Her From Taking Her Own Life
In the second part of the exclusive CBS interview, Cindy Anthony reveals she contemplated suicide in the wake of the disappearance of her two-year-old granddaughter, Caylee.
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Cindy Anthony told Early Show co-anchor Maggie Rodriguez she had her brush with suicidal thoughts in late July, early August, soon after she reported to police that Caylee was missing.
"George and I are living the same nightmare," Cindy said to Rodriguez. " ... I can't judge George for certain things that he's done. You know? I understand certain things. I understand his suicide attempt. A lot of people don't know: I was there, too. I wrote suicide notes back in the end of July and August. No one knows that.
"(I wrote the notes) because I couldn't bear not having Caylee around and not knowing what happened to her. And I wanted, you know, you get to a point when you miss someone so much, that, you know, you think life's not worth living."
And what kept her from going through with it?
"Actually," Cindy responded, "Casey. Once Casey came home, the first time that Casey came home, the very first night, you know, being able to see her and hug her."
On July 15, Cindy called police. She's heard on the 911 call saying, "There's something wrong. I found my daughter's car today. And it smells like there's been a dead body in the damn car."
When Rodriguez asked if she regrets having made that call, Cindy responded, "No, I don't regret anything I did. How can I? I don't know how I would react any differently. I know, after I made the first 911 call, Casey thanked me in the car, because she said I did something that she couldn't do, (which) was to go to the police."
Both Cindy and George expressed what Rodriguez characterized as "unflinching" support for and faith in their daughter.
"I believe in her," Cindy insisted.
"There's some people," George pointed out, "who just say, 'Well, we should just be done with it, just ... be done with it. You can't. That's our daughter. You know?"
"No matter what she may or may not have done?" Rodriguez asked.
""No matter what, that's still our daughter," George answered. "That's - no - no matter what." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I find it rather, let's say, strategic, that Cindy is divulging this very personal matter regarding her attempted suicide. Cindy does not reveal any details other than she "wrote and left numerous notes". I do not feel the act of note writing justifies a suicide attempt. With Cindy's narcissism, this would have been a media bombshell and would have surely come up at some point during George's "attempt".
I am not one to take the matter of suicide lightly. It is a matter that has personally devastated my family. For Cindy to bring this "note writing" to light at this juncture, is nothing more than a self-centered act, purposely orchestrated to to gain sympathy from potential jury members, as well as the public in general.
These interviews, I feel, are going to further demonstrate Cindy as being self-absorbed and egotistic as well as portraying her manic depression. We have all witnessed her raging mania for all these months, and as recent as the depositions. Now, we have the soft spoken, suicidal Cindy, who did not reveal this much empathy at Caylee's memorial.
Honestly, I think Cindy doesn't want George to continue to have the spotlight on him as he is being treated with "kid gloves" in the media. So what better for Cindy to do - compile a sob story of her own - and, for a little added dramatic effect, praise her daughter for being the one that "saved" her from the brink. The same daughter that is charged with murder of her own daughter and Cindy's granddaughter.
Hollywood couldn't have written a better script. ~My two cents
George and Cindy lost their deal with Queen of Daytime, Oprah Winfrey, because they couldn't wait until April 29th to keep their traps shut. Imagine that, Cindy keeping her mouth shut.
Winfrey agreed to the exclusive, sans audience, interview with the Anthony's to be taped on April 29th and was due to air during May sweeps.
Cindy and George, who did not have much to offer up at their recent depositions in the civil case regarding Zenaida Gonzalez, except for attempts to take control of the situation and gum chewing, now can not wait to talk, and talk and talk.
After weeks of silence and no media whoring, George and Cindy are ready to talk, yet again, in front of cameras and on their terms. Oprah, however, put the brakes on her exclusive interview ~ and perhaps an attempt by the Anthony's to taint the potential jury pool with "their" version of what happened and "their" attacks on law enforcement,~ after Winfrey's discovery that the Anthony's have arranged multiple interviews in the upcoming days even before the taping of her exclusive interview. You go, Oprah!
Here is the first installment of the Anthony's interview that aired on Wednesday morning on CBS's The Early Morning Show. Some other taped segments will air on Thursday morning as well.
Brad Conway, the Anthony's attorney, interjects early in the interview when Cindy is asked about "the smell of death in the car" during the 911 phone calls. Cindy is not allowed to answer. Brad also brings up the subject of "so much pre-trial publicity and how it is going to affect the outcome of the trial". My question to that would be, "Why all the interviews now?" Doing a little spin of your own? A little "deposition flip out" damage control?
Absent from the interview are Cindy's obnoxious gum chewing and water bottle. The now soft spoken Cindy is enough to make anyone nauseous, and George comes off like a whipped puppy. Talk about Jeckle and Hyde. What a contrast from her "you bastard" and "don't tell me I can't pray" screaming fit from just a few days ago. I can't decide which one I prefer, hmm, neither?
And for a little Cindy trivia: During the almost 9 minute interview itself, in Cindy's responses, she said "you know" a total of 28 times and stated "um" 4 times. That, in comparison to George's use of 2"you know's" and no "um's". A fun fact for those I know that keep up with this for kicks..
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 ..."
Song: "Mad World" Gary Jules
"I find it kinda funny, I find it kinda sad. The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had.. It's a mad, mad world.."
Video courtesy Sean Krause '08
Sleep Well Friend,
Justice for Caylee has finally begun
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Answers to Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Casey and the Anthony Family
Casey Anthony did NOT graduate high school. According to Cindy (in depo) Casey was lacking a 1/2 credit which prevented Casey from graduating. Casey would have graduated in 2004 from Colonial High School. Casey did not mention that she would not be graduating until the day OF graduation ceremonies. Cindy had planned a party for Casey's graduation and invited family and friends. The party was held despite the turn of events.
Casey Anthony's Birthday is March 19, 1986 -- Casey turned 25 in 2011.
Casey DID in fact win the "hot body contest" that she entered during the "31 days" Caylee was missing. Tony Lazzaro's roommate Nate Lezniewicz revealed this fact in an interview after the trial. Nate implied Casey "won" by default only because she was Tony's girlfriend.
George Anthony's Birthday is September 5, 1951. George's will turn 60 years old in 2011.
Cindy's Anthony's Birthday is June 5, 1958. Cindy turned 53 in 2011.
Lee Anthony's Birthday is November 20, 1982 -- Lee will be 29 years old in 2011
Cindy's former employer was Gentiva Health Services where she was a nursing case supervisor.
Cindy has not returned to work since July 15, 2008. She is on disability.
George is unemployed and has been since mid-2008.
George and Cindy married in March 1981 in Ohio.
Lee and Casey were born in Ohio.
The Anthony family moved to Orlando in 1989, around the time Casey was 3 years old.
Myrtle Beach Police are still searching for Brittanee Drexel, a missing teen from Rochester, New York.
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