Casey Anthony Trial: Suspect Called A 'Fun Party Girl' During Second Day Of Testimony (VIDEO)

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Casey Anthony's former boyfriend and his roommates told jurors today that the then-22-year-old mother entered a "Hot Body" contest and showed no signs of anxiety or depression just four days after the date her lawyer claims her daughter Caylee drowned.

In the second day of testimony, the prosecution called several key witnesses to the stand who described Anthony's behavior around the time her daughter went missing.

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Prosecutor Frank George's first witness was Cameron Campana, a 23-year-old man who, in the summer of 2008, was living with Anthony's former boyfriend Anthony "Tony" Lazzaro.

Campana testified he had met two-year-old Caylee two or three times in 2008 but said the toddler never stayed overnight. He also testified that Anthony had told him that, when Caylee was not with her, she was with a nanny.

"She was a regular 22-year-old girl," Campana said. "Peppy. She seemed normal."

In regard to Anthony's behavior after June 16, the day her attorney, Jose Baez, claims Caylee drowned in her grandparents' pool, Campana said, "She just seemed just the same, nothing had changed. She was happy. She seemed excited about life."

Nathan Lezniewicz, a 25-year-old man who began staying with Lazzaro in May 2008, was the second witness prosecutors called to the stand.

Lezniewicz testified that he never saw Anthony upset or depressed and he mentioned a trip to a nightclub on June 20, 2008, at which Anthony participated in a "hot body contest" during a nightclub promotion.

"She always seemed to be having a good time. I mean, she's not an introvert," Lezniewicz said.

During cross-examination, Lezniewicz testified that he never saw Anthony abuse her daughter and said that Caylee never appeared to be malnourished.

A third roommate of Lazzaro's, 23-year-old Roy "Clint" House, was the next witness called to the stand. House testified that he had seen Caylee at the apartment a few times prior to June 17, but then the little girl suddenly stopped coming over with her mother.

"I asked her, 'I haven't seen Caylee in a while, where is she?' She said she was with the nanny," House said.

House also said Anthony "seemed like a fun party girl."

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Under cross-examination, House said that Anthony was a good mother, but Judge Belvin Perry had the remark stricken from the record.

House's former girlfriend, 26-year-old Maria Kissh, was the fourth witness called to testify.

Kissh said she had met Caylee at Lazzaro's apartment and described Anthony as an acquaintance. She testified that Anthony once told her that Caylee's father was deceased and that she paid a nanny $400 a week to watch Caylee.

In the afternoon, the state called to the stand Brian Burner, a truck driver who lives next door to Anthony's parents, George and Cindy Anthony.

Burner testified that Casey Anthony came to his home on June 18, two days after Caylee was last seen, and asked to borrow a shovel.

"She said she wanted to borrow a shovel to dig up a bamboo root," Burner said.

Following Burner's testimony, the state called two former "shot girls" from Fusion Ultra Lounge, a nightclub in Orlando. The girls, Jamie Realander and Erica Gonzalez, described Anthony as their manager at the club.

"She was normal," Gonzalez said. "She was like us. She had a good time, treated everyone with kindness."

Lazzaro, 24, who was dating Anthony at the time of her daughter's disappearance, was the last witness called by the state to testify Wednesday.

Lazzaro testified he met Anthony on Facebook in 2008 and later, in May of that year, in person at a friend's party where "we hit it off," he said. From there, the relationship blossomed and Anthony visited his apartment frequently and began spending the night after the date her daughter was last seen alive, Lazarro said.

Lazarro also mentioned the "hot body contest" and identified Anthony in "party photos" that were shown to him by the prosecution.

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• Casey Anthony Trial July 4, 2011

  Casey Anthony goes over paperwork during a break on the final day of arguments in her murder trial at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando, Fla. on Monday, July 4, 2011. Anthony has plead not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee, and could face the death penalty if convicted of that charge.

• Casey Anthony Trial July 4, 2011

  Assist. State Attorney Linda Drane Burdick presents the final portion of rebuttal at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando, Fla. on Monday, July 4, 2011. Anthony has plead not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee, and could face the death penalty if convicted of that charge.

• Casey Anthony Trial July 5, 2011

  Casey Anthony stands for the arrival of the jury at the start of the second day of jury deliberations in her murder trial at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday, July 5, 2011. Anthony has plead not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee, and could face the death penalty if convicted of that charge.

• Casey Anthony Trial July 4, 2011

  Spectators in the courtroom listen to the rebuttal presented by Assist. State Attorney Jeff Ashton on the final day of arguments in the Casey Anthony trial at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando, Fla. on Monday, July 4, 2011. Anthony has plead not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee, and could face the death penalty if convicted of that charge.

• Casey Anthony Trial July 4, 2011

  Assistant State Attorney Jeff Ashton gives the final rebuttal in the Casey Anthony murder trial at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando, Fla. on Monday, July 4, 2011. Anthony has plead not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee, and could face the death penalty if convicted of that charge.

• Casey Anthony Trial July 4, 2011

  Judge Belvin Perry listens as Assist. State Attorney Jeff Ashton present rebuttal on the last day of arguments in the Casey Anthony trial at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando, Fla. on Monday, July 4, 2011. Anthony has plead not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee, and could face the death penalty if convicted of that charge.

• Casey Anthony Trial July 4, 2011

  Casey Anthony with her attorney Dorothy Clay Sims on the last day of arguments in Anthony's murder trial at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando, Fla. on Monday, July 4, 2011. Anthony has plead not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee, and could face the death penalty if convicted of that charge.

• Casey Anthony Trial July 4, 2011

  Cindy Anthony, wearing bracelets in tribute to her granddaughter Caylee Anthony, listens during the final day of arguments in the trial of her daughter Casey Anthony at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando, Fla. on Monday, July 4, 2011. Anthony has plead not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee, and could face the death penalty if convicted of that charge.

• Casey Anthony Trial July 3, 2011

  Defense attorney Cheney Mason presents a burden of proof chart during closing arguments of the Casey Anthony murder trial at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, July 3, 2011. Anthony has plead not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee, and could face the death penalty if convicted of that charge.

• Casey Anthony Trial July 3, 2011

  Jose Baez points and yells in the direction of the prosecution table during his closing arguments in the Casey Anthony murder trial in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, July 3, 2011. Judge Belvin Perry called a sidebar during the arguments to deal with the outburst. Anthony has plead not guilty to first-degree murder charges in the death of her daughter, Caylee, and could face the death penalty if convicted on the charge.

• Casey Anthony Trial July 3, 2011

  George Anthony listens to closing arguments in the murder trial of his daughter, Casey, in Orlando, Fla. on Sunday, July 3, 2011. Casey Anthony has plead not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee, and could face the death penalty if convicted of that charge.

• Casey Anthony Trial July 3, 2011

  Casey Anthony reacts while listening to the state's closing arguments in her murder trial in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, July 3, 2011. Anthony has plead not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee, and could face the death penalty, if convicted.

• Casey Anthony Trial July 3, 2011

  Assistant state attorney Jeff Ashton presents closing arguments for the state in the murder trial of Casey Anthony in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, July 3, 2011. Anthony has plead not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee, and could face the death penalty if convicted of that charge.

• Casey Anthony Trial June 30, 2011

  Casey Anthony gestures during her murder trial at the Orange County Courthouse Thursday, June 30, 2011 in Orlando, Fla. Anthony, 25, has plead not guilty in the death of her daughter, Caylee, and could face the death penalty if convicted of that charge.

• Casey Anthony Trial June 30, 2011

  Spectator Matthew Bartlett is taken away by sheriff deputies on a contempt charge for his obscene gesture toward assistant state attorney Jeff Ashton during Casey Anthony's murder trial at the Orange County Courthouse Thursday, June 30, 2011 in Orlando, Fla. Casey Anthony, 25, has plead not guilty in the death of her daughter, Caylee, and could face the death penalty if convicted of that charge.

• Casey Anthony Trial June 30, 2011

  Lee Anthony testifies during the murder trial of his sister Casey Anthony at the Orange County Courthouse on June 30, 2011 in Orlando, Florida. Anthony's defense attorneys argued that she didn't kill her two-year-old daughter Caylee, but that she accidentally drowned.

• Casey Anthony Trial June 30, 2011

  Krystal Holloway, also known as River Cruz, reacts when questioned about transcripts from her police statements during the Casey Anthony trial at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando, Florida, Thursday, June 30, 2011. Holloway claims to have had an affair with George Anthony, Casey's father.

• Casey Anthony Trial June 29, 2011

  George Anthony reacts during his testimony in the murder trial of his daughter, Casey, in Orlando, Fla., Wednesday, June 29, 2011. Casey Anthony has plead not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee, and could face the death penalty if convicted of that charge.

• Casey Anthony Trial June 28, 2011

  Casey Anthony sits in court at her murder trial at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando, Florida, Tuesday, June 28.

• Casey Anthony Trial June 28, 2011

  Lee Anthony, right, returns to his seat next to his mother Cindy Anthony after he testified in the murder trial of sister Casey Anthony at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando, Florida, Tuesday, June 28.

• Casey Anthony Trial June 28, 2011

  An aerial photo showing the location where Caylee Anthony's remains were found is projected on a courtroom monitor in the Casey Anthony trial at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando, Florida, Tuesday, June 28.

• Casey Anthony Trial June 28, 2011

  Roy Kronk, a meter reader for Orange County, testifies during the Casey Anthony murder trial at the Orange County Courthouse, Tuesday, June 28, 2011, in Orlando, Fla. Anthony, 25, is charged with killing her daughter Caylee in the summer of 2008.

• Casey Anthony Trial June 28, 2011

  Roy Kronk, the meter reader who found Caylee Anthony's remains, testifies in the murder trial of Casey Anthony at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando, Florida, Tuesday, June 28.

• Casey Anthony Trial June 27, 2011

  Defense attorney Jose Baez, left and Assistant state attorney Jeff Ashton, center, look over evidence with witness Dr. Kenneth Furton, a forensic chemist, during the Casey Anthony trial at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando, Fla. on Monday, June 27, 2011. Anthony, 25, is charged with the murder of her 2-year old daughter in 2008.

• Casey Anthony Trial June 27, 2011

  Casey Anthony, left, listens to her attorney Anne Finnell before the start of court in her murder trial at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando, Fla. on Monday, June 27, 2011. Anthony, 25, is charged with the murder of her 2-year old daughter in 2008.

• Casey Anthony Trial June 27, 2011

  Jason Forgey, a canine handler for the Orange County Sheriff's Department, testifies during the Casey Anthony trial at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando, Fla., Monday, June 27, 2011. Anthony, 25, is charged with the murder of her 2-year old daughter in 2008.

• Casey Anthony Trial June 27, 2011

  An image projected on a courtroom monitor shows a portion of a Powerpoint presentation entered into evidence at the Casey Anthony trial at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando, Florida, Monday, June 27, 2011.

• Casey Anthony Trial June 23, 2011

  Cindy Anthony testifies during her daughter Casey Anthony's murder trial at the Orange County Courthouse, in Orlando, Fla., Thursday, June 23, 2011. Casey Anthony is charged with killing her daughter, Caylee in 2008.

• Casey Anthony Trial June 23, 2011

  Casey Anthony sits at the defense table during a recess during her murder trial at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando, Florida, on Thursday, June 23, 2011.

• Casey Anthony Trial June 23, 2011

  Evidence is lined up in front of Dr. Barry Logan, an analytic chemist, as he waits to testify on day 26 of Casey Anthony's murder trial at the Orange County Courthouse, in Orlando, Fla., Thursday, June 23, 2011. Anthony is charged with killing her daughter, Caylee.

• Casey Anthony Trial Photos

  An image projected on a courtroom monitor shows a photograph entered into evidence during the Casey Anthony trial at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando, Fla., Thursday, June 23, 2011. Casey Anthony, 25, is charged with killing her daughter Caylee in the summer of 2008.

• Casey Anthony Trial June 23, 2011

  Judge Belvin Perry on day 26 of Casey Anthony's 1st-degree murder trial at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando, Fla., Thursday, June 23, 2011. Casey Anthony, 25, is charged with killing her daughter Caylee in the summer of 2008.

• Casey Anthony Trial Photos

  A picture of computer reports from the Anthony desktop computer is shown on a courtroom monitor on day 26 of Casey Anthony's first degree murder trial at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando, Fla., Thursday, June 23, 2011. Casey Anthony, 25, is charged with killing her daughter Caylee in the summer of 2008. (AP Photo/Red Huber, Pool)

• Casey Anthony Trial June 22, 2011

  Casey Anthony talks with her attorney Jose Baez, left, during a recess in her murder trial at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando, Florida, Wednesday, June 22, 2011.

• Casey Anthony Trial June 22, 2011

  Cindy Anthony listens in court during the trial of her daughter Casey Anthony at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando, Florida, Wednesday, June 22, 2011.

• Casey Anthony Trial Photos

  An image projected on a courtroom monitor shows a photo entered into evidence in the trial of Casey Anthony at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando, Florida.

• Casey Anthony Trial June 22, 2011

  Dr. Michael Sigman testifies about air samples during the Casey Anthony trial at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando, Florida, Wednesday, June 22, 2011.

• Casey Anthony Trial June 22, 2011

  Maureen Bottrell, a forensic geologist for the FBI, testifies in the trial of Casey Anthony at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando, Florida, Wednesday, June 22, 2011. (Red Huber/Orlando Sentinel/MCT)

• Casey Anthony Trial June 20, 2011

  Judge Belvin Perry, center, holds a sidebar conference with attorneys in the Casey Anthony murder trail in Orlando, Fla., on Monday, June 20, 2011. An infuriated Perry warned the Anthony defense and prosecution today that he is getting fed up with games being played during the course of the trial. Court was recessed early without explanation.

• Casey Anthony Trial June 20, 2011

  Assistant state attorney Jeff Ashton listens to Judge Belvin Perry's directions during the Casey Anthony trial at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando, Florida, Monday, June 20, 2011.

• Casey Anthony Trial June 20, 2011

  Defense attorney Jose Baez, second from right, and his client Casey Anthony listen to assistant state attorney Jeff Ashton talk to Judge Belvin Perry, not pictured, before the start of court at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando, Florida, Monday, June 20, 2011. (Red Huber/Orlando Sentinel/MCT)

• Casey Anthony Trial June 20, 2011

  Casey Anthony enters the courtroom for the 22nd day of her murder trial at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando, Florida, Monday, June 20, 2011.

• Casey Anthony Trial

  During forensic expert Dr. Spitz's testimony, Casey Anthony turns her head away when photos of the skull of her daughter, Caylee Marie, were shown at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando, Fla., Saturday, June 18, 2011. Anthony, 25, is charged with killing her daughter Caylee in the summer of 2008.

• Casey Anthony Trial June 18, 2011

  Forensic expert Dr. Werner Spitz testifies in the trial of Casey Anthony, talking about autopsy results of the remains of Caylee Anthony at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando, Fla., Saturday, June 18, 2011. Anthony, 25, is charged with killing her daughter Caylee in the summer of 2008.

• Casey Anthony Trial June 18, 2011

  Chief Judge Belvin Perry expresses deep frustration at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando, Fla., Saturday, June 18, 2011, that defense attorney Jose Baez attempted to elicit critical testimony from William Rodriguez, testimony that had not been disclosed to the prosecution earlier. Perry may end up punishing Baez with a contempt finding, but he reserved ruling on that matter. Casey Anthony, 25, is charged with killing her daughter Caylee in the summer of 2008.

• Casey Anthony Trial June 18, 2011

  Casey Anthony, right, consoles her attorney Jose Baez after Chief Judge Belvin Perry expressed deep frustration that defense attorney Jose Baez attempted to elicit critical testimony from William Rodriguez, testimony that had not been disclosed to the prosecution earlier. Perry may end up punishing Baez with a contempt finding, but he reserved ruling on that matter. at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando, Fla., Saturday, June 18, 2011.

• Casey Anthony Trial June 17, 2011

  Casey Anthony is shown at the defense table before the start of court in her murder trial at the Orange County Courthouse, Friday, June 17, 2011 in Orlando, Fla. Anthony, 25, is charged with killing her daughter Caylee in the summer of 2008.

• Casey Anthony Trial June 17, 2011

  Dr. Tim Huntington, forensic entomologist, testifies during the murder trial of Casey Anthony at the Orange County Courthouse, Friday, June 17, 2011 in Orlando, Fla. Anthony, 25, is charged with killing her daughter Caylee in the summer of 2008.

• Casey Anthony Trial June 17, 2011

  An evidence photo showing trash found in the trunk of a car is held by an attorney during the Casey Anthony murder trial at the Orange County Courthouse, Friday, June 17, 2011 in Orlando, Fla. Anthony, 25, is charged with killing her daughter Caylee in the summer of 2008.

• Casey Anthony Trial June 17, 2011

  George Anthony listens to testimony during the murder trial of his daughter Casey Anthony at the Orange County Courthouse, Friday, June 17, 2011 in Orlando, Fla. Anthony, 25, is charged with killing her daughter Caylee in the summer of 2008.

• Casey Anthony Trial June 16, 2011

  Casey Anthony, with her attorney Cheney Mason, during day 20 of her first-degree murder trial at the Orange County Courthouse, in Orlando, Florida, Thursday, June 16, 2011.

In cross examination, Baez asked Lazzaro several times if Anthony had ever discussed murdering anyone with him or if he ever saw her with any knives, guns or duct tape in her possession. Lazzaro responded no to each question.

Baez attempted to ask Lazzaro about a "secret" Anthony had reportedly told him about abuse she had allegedly suffered at the hands of her father -- something Lazzaro had discussed during a deposition -- but prosecutor Frank George objected.

George said the abuse allegation was hearsay and Judge Perry sustained the objection. Lazzaro was then instructed not to answer.

Baez then steered his line of questioning to Anthony's car -- the vehicle prosecutors alleged Caylee's body was transported in. Baez wanted to know if Lazzaro had ever smelled anything foul or out of the ordinary when he was near the vehicle. Lazzaro said "no" and, when Baez began to further explore the subject, Judge Perry interrupted. Since it was after 5 p.m., he decided to recess the proceedings for the remainder of the day.

Wednesday's testimony followed a day of shocking opening statements, during which Baez told the packed courtroom that Caylee was the victim of an accidental death and not a murder, as the prosecutors contended.

"She never was missing. Caylee Anthony died on June 16, 2008, when she drowned in her family's swimming pool," Baez said.

Anthony is charged with first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee. If convicted, she could face the death penalty.

Baez will continue his cross-examination of Lazzaro Thursday morning at 9 a.m.

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Comments

[ugotabkidnme]

11:25 PM on 06/13/2011

Wouldn't living the rest of your life in prison be far worse punishment than being put to death by the government, or is that just me?

[jnzcram]

06:39 PM on 06/01/2011

How does a team of defense lawyers defend an already convicted criminal (6 felony convictions) and zero credibility of a murder charge where she is the only suspect ? They craft a cockamamy sexual abuse story that occurred when she was a child by her father who she delightfully still lives with at the time her child is found dead.

[Denisehh3]

06:04 PM on 05/30/2011

Breaks my heart to hear Cylees little voice cheerily singing in the videos......knowing she was murdered.......

[Denisehh3]

05:59 PM on 05/30/2011

DEATH PENALTY.......well deserved for this case......

[Denisehh3]

05:51 PM on 05/30/2011

Well the partying days are OVER...... obviously she murdered precious little Caylee......she has sealed her own fate......DEATH PENALTY......nothing less

[very interested]

12:38 AM on 05/28/2011

Yes but you've heard along with the rest of us that Cindy and Casey had many arguments on their cell phones during this period of time. Respectfully, we are just seeing things differently,

[maybesomeday]

08:18 AM on 05/27/2011

She was the apple of his eye, anyone can see that whenever he speaks of her.It still chokes him up when he realizes she is gone and now has to speak of her in those terms. He and his wife are broken,damaged people now without Caylee.It just speaks volumes to me that they now have to learn what their daughter has said about them to her defense team.They have to now privately admit it to themselves that their daughter killed Caylee,so they are now faced with two losses.Their precious Caylee and soon Casey because Casey made sure her family will never be their for her.Her life will become one that she wishes they would put the needle in her arm to end it all. Knowing what she has done.She will start wishing for the day she dies.All the casualties in this story,and Casey thinks she's so brillant by telling her defense this outlandish story.Little does Casey know her words will now convict her, and possibly put her to death. She has to know how Jose Baez's words destroyed any chances of her walking free. If she's lucky she will get life without parole and will wake up each morning and have to think about all the things she did to put herself there. I must admit that pleases me more than the death penalty. Casey having to rot in jail until the day she finally dies. That's real punishment in my opinion.

[maybesomeday]

08:17 AM on 05/27/2011

On a serious note and disregarding a lot of the comments being made here, I'd just like to express how I really feel about Caylee's death. I am a person who loves children, and when ever I see pictures of Caylee is reminds me alot of my younger sister. My younger sister was an absolute doll, just like Caylee. I can remember thinking my sister was just so beautiful and precious, that she was like one of those dolls people collect and then display in a glass covering, as something special. Caylee's personality in some of the video's show such a darling little girl. A little girl that was smart, liked to have fun, and just seemed so full of life. It really just boggles my mind that she is dead at the hands of her own mother. That such a beautiful little girl was murdered and had to look her killer in the eyes before she took her last breath. I can't even imagine doing something so horrific, so tragic, so so sad. If she were my child, I'd protect her till my dying last breathe. Yet now we only know Caylee as a murdered child. There was just no need for her to die, none at all. Her grandparents loved her unconditionally. George Anthony's heart must have broke into a million little pieces upon learning she was missing and then destroyed when she was finally found.

[maybesomeday]

07:52 AM on 05/27/2011

I wonder why since Tuesday and reading all the comments, or at least as many as my stomach can handle, why hasn't anyone mentioned or commented on the fact that George and Cindy Anthony are not only sitting in the back of the courtroom, but they are sitting on the side of the prosecution.
Isn't that very telling? I know if it were my child on trial for something so serious, as a mother I would probably have to accept that my child did do the crime, but that doesn't mean I would stop loving my child and supporting my child as best as I could. I wouldn't give it a second thought of where I belonged in that courtroom. I would be right behind my child at the defense table..... A parent never stops loving their child even if they have commited the worst of the worst of a crime.
But I think it's very telling that Casey's parents want nothing to do with their daughter, and by sitting on the prosecution side in the back of the room, that speaks volumes on how they now feel about their daughter. She killed their grandchild and they are there to represent Caylee, not Casey. And I'm very proud of them for doing that. Caylee is the victim of this crazy mother, and George and Cindy Anthony are also the victims here, they lost their beloved Caylee.

[mannequin]

10:55 AM on 05/27/2011

I have mentioned this multiple times in comments on another article. You're exactly right.

[Photobizgal]

05:21 PM on 06/04/2011

Would you feel the same if your lying child insisted to the world that you sexually molested them when all you ever did was give them love, support and money? I’m sure after years of putting up with this spoiled women/child they’ve finally reached their limit, I can’t blame them.

[maybesomeday]

07:02 AM on 05/27/2011

Ain't happening.
And now because Jose threw out why she behaved like she did for those 31 days, he now has to prove what he said and Casey has to prove she was so damaged from the abuse that this is how she was able to cope with her daughters accidental drowning. Let's see Caylee drowned early in the day, because later in the early evening we see her at Block Buster with her boyfriend renting video's and holding hands as though the most horrible thing that could ever befalll a mother didn't happen. How does that even make sense? Jose Baez stuck the needle in Casey Anthony's arm for sure, or should I say Casey told her lawyers such an elaborate story that she stuck the needle in her own arm. If Jose Baez made up this story, he will be investigated himself. If this is what his client told him as her truth(lie) then Casey Anthony does deserve the needle in her arm. Little miss stupid!

[maybesomeday]

07:02 AM on 05/27/2011

As someone who has followed this case since the beginning and to finally have Jose Baez's explosive opening statement finally heard, I can't for the life of me understand why anyone would cover-up an accidental drowning, especially a man like George Anthony. Why would she cover it up? How on earth can an accidental drowning turn into my daddy's been abusing me as a child, and Caylee accidentally drowned, and daddy found her. Yet no where in Baez's opening statement does he explain how the supposed cover-up began. He just threw this lie out there and skipped the most important part of what happened that day. When did George and Casey's coverup begin? What was the reason they had to cover it up? And who made the plan to duct tape Caylee's mouth, put a heart sticker on it, and put her in plastic bags and toss her down the street? Who came up with that plan to cover up that accidental drowning? Was it George? Was it Casey? It's so out of the realm of reality, you simply can't believe it! I just can't see George Anthony panicking and telling Casey, okay this is what we have to do.

[maybesomeday]

06:47 AM on 05/27/2011

As a sexual abuse survivor I can say with certainty 100% that I would never, ever allow my own children to be in the presence of my abuser. Her attorney I must say has done a good job of trying to deflect the entire case with using that in his opening statements. He planted the seed, but so far has done nothing to back it up. He said alot of things in his opening statement, the shock value alone has me still reeling so I can only imagine the jury sitting there having to hear it. It upsets me to no end that Casey Anthony could allow this to be her defense. She can forget about Mommy, Daddy, and brother visiting her every Sunday. It's just one more lie she made up. What I'd like to know is what sexual abuse has to do with the killing of a child? Poor Caylee was killed for no good reason and thats just so sad!

[Gail Cerridwen]

01:37 AM on 05/27/2011

It's always bothered me seeing this woman pretending to cry; it seems so obvious to me. I believe she's a sociopath (not as common w/ women as men), which from everything I've seen does happen as a result of some type of harsh abuse (as well as, of course, their free-will responses to that). Saying this in no way excuses her, I think just helps us understand more our communal need to be responsible for the interests of all the children.

[especialgirls]

08:21 AM on 05/27/2011

I was just going to say the same thing..She has been very collected and pulled together till she point, She cries for herself, not her child. I agree she is a classic textbook sociopath. And the nurture vs. nature debate can go on forever. I tend to lean towards nature....from the actions of her mother its obvious there are some borderline personality issues going on in that area as well...and the attemped suicide by the father...instabilities. Bottom line is...we may never know the absolute truth. Two people know....one will never be able to tell and the other does not have the capibilities to speak the truth....Its all very sad.

[Paulie21]

12:35 AM on 05/27/2011

i hope they hang this girl...after she's spent years and years on death row.

[sanfran55]

08:00 PM on 05/26/2011

I don't care how abused someone is, how this woman/mother could be dancing her buns off while knowing that her child was dead in a bag under a tree, with no proper burial, is beyond me. There is nothing that can explain away that behavior.