Casey Anthony's Alleged Abuses Kept From Jury (VIDEO)

The third day of Casey Anthony's murder trial saw a number of Anthony's ex-boyfriends and friends called to the stand to discuss their interactions with her in 2008, but the most explosive testimony was not heard by the jury.

Casey Anthony's ex-boyfriend, Anthony "Tony" Lazzaro, 24, was questioned outside the jury by Anthony's defense attorney, Jose Baez, and Judge Belvin Perry. Lazzaro told them about a conversation he had with Anthony in June or July of 2008, during which she allegedly told him that her older brother, Lee Anthony, had attempted to "feel her up."

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Lazzaro said he could not recall if Anthony had offered a timeframe for when the alleged abuse had occurred, but said it was "definitely in the past ... Not anything in the present," Lazzaro said.

Lazzaro also said that Anthony told him that her father, George Anthony, had physically abused her.

"Hitting; that’s all I can remember," Lazzaro said.

On Monday, Baez said Anthony's daughter, Caylee — the two-year-old she is accused of killing — had accidentally drowned in the Anthony family swimming pool on June 16, 2008. Baez also alleged that George Anthony had abused his daughter when she was growing up.

George Anthony hasdenied the abuse allegations. Lee Anthony has yet to take the stand in the case, but is listed as a prosecution witness.

Perry has yet to rule on whether Baez can question Lazzaro about the alleged abuse allegations in front of the jury.

When he testified in front of the jury Thursday, Lazzaro discussed his relationship with Anthony, which he described as loving and recalled Caylee as a "great little girl."

"Caylee could count to 40 in Spanish. She loved 'Dora the Explorer,'" he said.

Anthony became visibly upset and started to cry when her ex described her child.

Lazzaro was also questioned about Anthony’s car again — the vehicle prosecutors alleged Caylee's body was transported in. Lazzaro said he never smelled anything foul or out of the ordinary coming from the trunk.

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George Anthony was called back to the stand Thursday. He was questioned about June 24, 2008, the day he discovered someone had broken into his shed and stolen two of his gas cans.

Anthony said he suspected his daughter was responsible and confronted her about the missing cans later that day when she stopped by the house. He testified he walked to the back of his daughter's car to open the trunk when she rushed ahead of him.

"As I get toward the end of the car, right toward the passenger rear, just where the tail lights stuff is at, Casey opens up the trunk, throws the trunk open, reaches in and grabs the gas cans and says, 'Here's your f---ing gas cans.' She places them down on the ground and slams her trunk," Anthony said on the stand.

Afterwards, Anthony "abruptly got into her car and drove away," her father testified.

Baez asked George Anthony if he smelled anything when he stood at the rear of his daughter's car.

"The only smell I had was the smell of gas cans placed on the ground," Anthony said.

"And you did not smell any smell of human decomposition on June 24 in the trunk of your daughter's car?" Baez pressed.

Anthony clarified he did not.

Baez then questioned Anthony about a piece of duct tape that was later found on one of the gas cans. The duct tape is the same brand that was found wrapped around Caylee's skull when a county worker found her remains on December 11, 2008.

Anthony told Baez he put the piece of tape there after his daughter returned the can, because a plastic vent cap was missing.

"I did place that particular one back on there because I didn't want the gas smell out in the shed," Anthony said.

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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.

When George Anthony stepped down from the stand, Ricardo Morales, a 27-year-old man who dated Anthony from February to April 2008, was called to the stand.

Morales said he remained friends with Anthony after their break-up and testified that the last time he saw Caylee was when she and her mother spent the night at his house during the first week of June.

During a subsequent meeting with Anthony on July 15, 2008, the same day Caylee would later be reported missing by her grandmother, Morales said she was acting normal.

"She was the same as she always was," Morales testified. "Happy. Smiling. Just as usual. Same Casey."

The fourth witness to take the stand Thursday was Melissa England, a woman from Massachusetts, who was dating a friend of Morales' named Troy Brown in July 2008. England testified that she stayed with Brown over the Fourth of July weekend in 2008, when she was introduced to Anthony.

"She was very friendly, outgoing, she introduced herself to me immediately," England said.

England said she went shopping with Anthony during her stay in Orlando and recounted an incident that occurred when Anthony was talking to someone on her cellphone. England said when Anthony hung up she said, "Oh my God, I am such a good liar."

Brown, 26, took the stand after his former girlfriend stepped down. He testified he last saw Caylee at Morales' home in June 2008.

Iassen Donov, a 27-year-old pharmaceutical salesman testified he met Casey Anthony in 2007 after she started dating his friend, Brandon Snow. He said Anthony discussed with him how much she liked Caylee's nanny — a woman Baez mentioned in his opening statement and said never existed.

The next witness to take the stand was 26-year-old Dante Salanti, a former high school classmate of Anthony's.

Salanti said he ran into Anthony in both June and July 2008. He said she seemed "completely free of worry."

Christopher Stutz, a 23-year-old man who had once dated Anthony, testified that she and Caylee had spent the night at his house in May 2008. He said he saw Anthony twice more, in June and July, during which "she seemed upbeat and happy," Stutz testified.

Twenty-four-year-old Matthew Crisp was the last to testify Thursday. Crisp, who said he has known Anthony since 2002, said he saw her on June 17, 2008, the day after Baez said Caylee drowned. Crisp said Anthony appeared "joyful" and did not indicate anything was wrong.

Court recessed at 5:30 p.m. and is scheduled to resume at 8:30 a.m. Friday.

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

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Comments

[Susan Shaffer]

05:05 PM on 06/04/2011

on june 24 the father said there was no smell of decomp in her car
does anyone know the dates
1. she drove her friends and said she must have hit an animal
2. the car was left outside the cheque cashing business
3. how long it would take a body to decomp in florida heat

[Bruckley]

07:19 AM on 05/28/2011

Wow, people are killed here in LA every single day, and everybody is riveted on this one trial? Weird.

[mishte]

09:56 AM on 05/28/2011

I'm fascinated by it because of the strange oddities involved. I feel guilty, somewhat, in that I am viewing it as more of a puzzle than a tragedy... and then I snap back to reality and think of my daughter at that age who looked rather similar to this little girl... and it's not just a puzzle to muse over.

But it is fascinating. I'm actually not sure why. I'm not drawn stuff like this normally (politics are dramatic and puzzling and painful enough, generally), but I am intrigued by the twists and turns and I find the defendant disturbingly cold - and I'm curious about that too.

People are killed everywhere all the time. People die all the time. I'm not willing to take on any guilt because I'm curious about a particular incident.

What's your point?

[Bruckley]

12:40 PM on 05/29/2011

It's interesting to me that all the "interesting" cases involve attractive white women as perpetrators. Like the one with the American girl in Italy.

[scrbnurs2]

11:01 AM on 05/28/2011

yeah...right! I think it is because of the different personalities closely compared to Scott Perterson. Also do keep in mind that this case will set a new standard for Forensic Decomposition Fuming.

[mishte]

04:09 AM on 05/28/2011

I'm in the middle of watching the Defense's opening arguments. Have to admit, I am fascinated...

But the argument makes no sense (to me, so far, anyway).

Implicating the defendant's father as an abuser doesn't seem credible. All I kept imagining throughout that part of it was - her father volunteering (on his own) so the lawyer could take this tangent simply to save his daughter from the death penalty. Nothing else rings true to me on that tack.

Next, the defense insinuates that the meter reader found, moved, kept and re-deposited the child's remains for a reward...? Huh? Why would this matter if (as he already stated) the death was a "pool accident"?

Even if the meter reader didn't know that - it doesn't matter, the defense says this is what happened, so what the guy supposedly does ought to be irrelevant, right? Other than perhaps having charges filed against him for obstruction or evidence tampering or something. Ah, well, maybe this is just another 'example' to prove it's all just a huge mistake...

Aren't they saying this was a stupidly covered-up accident? Yes. They really pegged themselves into that - and only that - corner, no?

I can't square the defendant's demeanor on the day and subsequent days her daughter died (according to the defense).

That is something I don't think anyone can really square - even if she was 'trained' to hide her feelings... it just doesn't fly in my view.

[mishte]

03:32 AM on 05/28/2011

The entire trial is available via Sierra1947's youtube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/Sierra1947#p/u/115/OTO-uoVrvL8

[mannequin]

02:52 AM on 05/28/2011

HP cut off my post. WFTV has pretty much all the evidence online.

Full text of Casey's June 21, 2008 journal entry:

"I have no regrets, just a bit worried. I just want everything to work out okay. I completely trust my own judgment and know I made the right decision. I just hope that the end justifies the means. I just want to know what the future will hold for me. I guess I will soon see. This is the happiest that I have been in a very long time. I hope my happiness will continue to grow. I've made new friends that I really like. I've surrounded myself with good people. I'm finally happy, let's just hope that it doesn't change."

... Really? She hopes "the end justifies the means?" Happiest she's been in a very long time? No regrets? This does not sound like a woman whose daughter just drowned not even a week prior. In my opinion, this is one of the most damning pieces of evidence.

[mannequin]

03:02 AM on 05/28/2011

Or, rather, it has most of the evidence that has been released to the public.

http://www.wftv.com/news/23080678/detail.html

[Susan Shaffer]

03:02 PM on 05/31/2011

i remember the diary entry and it doesn't state the year so i don;t think it is going to be entered as evidence

[mannequin]

02:48 AM on 05/28/2011

WFTV has pretty much all the evidence in the case available online.

Full text of Casey Anthony's June 21, 2008 personal journal entry:

"I have no regrets, just a bit worried. I just want everything to work out okay. I completely trust my own judgment

[huffposter07]

01:44 AM on 05/28/2011

Whatever was in the trunk of that car, it had to smell better than José Baez' morals and ethics.

[exhaustipated]

09:06 PM on 05/27/2011

To all the Baez-bashers out there, cut him some slack. He has a job to do. He has to defend a woman who will not tell the truth, ever. I doubt she gave him anything to work with. He has to do his very vest to defend her so that she doesn't walk with a mistrial.

What a wierd way to make your name as a lawyer. But maybe defending the indefensible is a good niche these days. Vigorous futility. What do you think his going rate is?

[mishte]

04:22 AM on 05/28/2011

I'm not bashing him for some nonsensical reason... and I agree with you, his job is to defend his client. Absolutely.

I just think he's quite lousy at it an not up for the task... that's not bashing, that's stating a point of view. : )

[jf12]

12:16 PM on 05/28/2011

You can't pursue illegal defenses, and you can't smear other people when you know your client is lying. Both are grounds for disbarring.

[exhaustipated]

08:57 PM on 05/27/2011

FYI wftv has posted all the evidence docs, transcripts and forensic stuff, including computer searches. Get this: one search was for an episode of "one tree hill" where a nanny kidnaps a kid. episode 100. and i think that was _months_ before caylee vanished.

When you listen to her family members being interviewed, it becomes clear that no-one was answering questions in a straightforward manner. Everyone was covering for Casey. And even sadder, the video of jailhouse visits shows just how tyrannical this young woman is in her domination of her parents. They quake at her disapproval. They raised a monster.

Now the defense team has posited an alternate theory. the drowning. the coverup. and it will all hinge on 2 things: the unlikeability of her father's bristling demeanour and him shouldering an abuse accusation to explain the family's dysfunctional response to a tragedy. I don't think it will work. Casey would have to take the stand and be broken and contrite to drive that defence to the finish line. I don't think she can do it. The best they can hope for is to make her pitiable enough to get less than a needle at sentencing.

the whole thing is mesmerizing, really. she's nuts. but you just can't look away.

[magedfoxx]

06:28 PM on 05/27/2011

test

[cashey]

05:25 PM on 05/27/2011

Caseys story of Caylee drowning does not ring true.

[PTAOfficerforObama]

05:18 PM on 05/27/2011

So why would Casey wait three years while she was sitting in prison to come up with this "drowning" story? Why the duct tape? Nope. Not buying it. Baez should be ashamed of himself to fabricate such a bs story...

[mishte]

04:18 AM on 05/28/2011

Ah - just posted a layman's diatribe a minute ago, and still forgot about the duct tape. That pretty much sinks it (as far as the death being NOT an accident).

That said, I can almost hear the defense now, saying that the kid could have been playing with the duct tape herself - thinking it would be silly to put it on her face (not unlikely, toddlers find great delight in putting silly things on their heads, etc.). But that's why one never leaves a toddler alone - ever.

Still, I can see this lawyer stretching so far as to imply the little girl found the duct tape, put it on herself and jumped into the pool thinking the whole thing would make Grandma giggle.

All that would do would make grandma become familiar with handcuffs, one would think.

Wouldn't fly...

If this isn't a pure example of Occam's Razor (sp?), I don't know what is...

[PTAOfficerforObama]

07:32 AM on 05/28/2011

So true...and have you ever tried to tear duct tape? Plus I am sure if here story was true, George would have torn it off to try CPR...he was a cop... I think instinct would kick in.

[scrbnurs2]

11:07 AM on 05/28/2011

Isn't the duct tape said to be the exact same tape that was also on the gas can??

[huffposter07]

04:18 PM on 05/27/2011

Remember, Baez rhymes with Lie-ez. Jose Baez reminds me of Hilary Clinton. When women were coming forward to talk about how ex-Governor Bill used troopers to bring him women for sex, Hilary Clinton publicly bad-mouthed these women. Hilary must have known why her Bill was the target of these (true) charges, but Hilary knew where her bread with buttered. She chose to protect Bill no matter why...even if it meant lying and tarnishing the reputations of women like Paula Jones and others. Now, the New Hilary is Joe Li-ez. He wants to be famous, write books, guest on talk shows, etc. So Li-ez has no problem with casting unfounded aspersions, slinging mud at Roy Kronk, who found Caylee's body, and George Anthony (although I think the charges against George were agreed up with the family. Cast doubt, get Casey off (God forbid), knowing that nothing can be done to George by the legal system. He didn't molest anybody and there's no evidence of it. God try, Lie-ez.

[Peanut Santiago]

08:47 PM on 05/27/2011

Why can't you shoot down Hillary and Bill on an article about them or politicians?

This is about Casey and if she killed her daughter. (Yes, I think she did.)

Of course, if you MUST bring it up, how about all the LIES Repugs tell?
I am willing to go into detail elsewhere.

[redwolf28]

04:15 PM on 05/27/2011

George is hiding something. To me he just doesn't come across as being truthful. In fact the more this case goes on, the whole family's behavior is squirrely. The person who commented on our judicial system is right, the only truth that seems to come out is whatever some biased judge wants. People can't make a fair decision if information is withheld. Glad I'm not on that jury!

[chaya]

05:27 PM on 05/27/2011

"People can't make a fair decision if information is withheld. "

My point exactly. And if that is true, how much more for people on HuffPo who call for her death.

I'm confused about why--whenever someone is on trial and it's published in HuffPo--why people flock here in droves to condemn them. It's a mob mentality. It's like they're watching some show on TV or something. Munching potato chips and yelling, "Off with their heads!" And I had really expected better of liberals.

Discussing a case is one thing. Calling for death or yelling that someone is a liar is just ignorant.

It has occurred to me that the ones calling for the deaths of various people who have wound up in the news based on listening to "experts" or whatever internal gut-feelings they have are actually the rightwing trolls that inhabit HuffPo in ever-increasing numbers. Especially because 1) they're the ones who fall hook, line, and sinker for "experts," and 2) the comments are so often sub-literate.

Perhaps they are flocking to articles like these because they're just so darned embarrassed about their own politicians right now.

At least, I hope that's what it is.

[Susan Shaffer]

03:07 PM on 05/31/2011

since i have a front row, let me get out my knitting

[mishte]

04:29 AM on 05/28/2011

I think he's hiding the fact that he went to his daughter's lawyer and told him, "say anything about me - trash me - say I abused my daughter - anything to save my daughter from the death penalty."

That's what I think he's in pain over.

Listen to the towing company's testimony... even in a private moment, the man came across as troubled but basically decent, neither men knew at the time their exchange would be public...

I absolutely think he has codependency and other issues, but I don't see anything nefarious about him, though.

I DO see him being willing to destroy his own reputation to save his daughter's life... that seems like something a lot of parents would do - even knowing their child is guilty. Big difference between life in prison and execution...

I can't say I wouldn't lie for my daughter given such choices... I most likely would.

The man is destroyed regardless... it's tragic on every level.

[benji85]

04:13 PM on 05/27/2011

I love that prosecution just called out the Baez's defense of Caley's drowning today.