2011.06.17-19 Today's Current News **NO DISCUSSION HERE PLEASE**

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Potential Casey Witness: I Don't Know George Anthony
Man, Attorney Holds News Conference
"Snip"POSTED: 10:51 am EDT June 17, 2011


ORLANDO, Fla. -- Vasco De Gamma Thomspon, a man Casey Anthony's defense attorneys asked Judge Belvin Perry to add as a witness in her murder trial, denied any connection to the Anthony family at a news conference on Friday.


Vasco said at the news conference that he did not obtain his current phone number until February 2009.

"It's our opinion that it's just one last attempt to create reasonable doubt," Morgan said.

George Anthony's attorney, Mark Lippman, said his client believes that the number in question belonged to his former employer, a security company, when he called it in Orange County.



Video at Link: Read more: http://www.wesh.com/casey-anthony-extended-coverage/28270474/detail.html

 

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Friday June 17. at 10 p.m Dateline Untangles Casey Case Queries
NBC News Takes Look At Caylee Death
"Snip" POSTED: 9:48 am EDT June 17, 2011

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Friday at 10 p.m., Dateline NBC promises an in-depth look into the trial that’s captivated Central Florida, and the nation, for the last three years.

“One of the most perplexing aspects of this case is that the medical examiner, while saying it was a homicide, couldn’t say how this child died,” Savannah Guthrie, NBC News chief legal correspondent, told reporter Dennis Murphy.



Read more: http://www.wesh.com/casey-anthony-extended-coverage/28269519/detail.

 

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Casey Anthony Defense Calls Forensic Entomologist
"Snip" June 17, 2011
The defense begins day 21 of the Casey Anthony murder trial with a forensic entomologist.
Huntington said he was called by Anthony’s defense team on Dec. 11, 2008, the day Caylee Anthony's remains were found. He said he arrived in Orlando on Dec. 13.

Huntington said he received much of the same entomological evidence that state expert Dr. Neal Haskell studied in the case.

Huntington said the most important fly involved in decomposition is the Blow fly.

“Blow flies specifically key in on dead animals, these are the blue and green flies you see buzzing around road kill,” Huntington said.

Huntington said they show up very soon after death -- within minutes or hours.
More Details http://www.clickorlando.com/news/28...lpn_12pm&tmi=orlpn_12pm_1_10550206172011&ts=H



Casey Anthony Trial: Tony Pipitone's Chat
Watch the Casey Anthony murder trial and join the conversation with Local 6 investigative reporter Tony Pipitone, who is inside the courtroom.
More Details http://www.clickorlando.com/news/28...lpn_12pm&tmi=orlpn_12pm_1_10550206172011&ts=H

 

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Court Changes Seating Pass Policy After Fist Fight


According to a court spokeswoman:
"Effective (Friday), individuals who want to get into the courtroom to watch the State v. Casey Anthony trial should line up at 4:00 p.m. for tickets for the following day.

Monday - Friday at 4 p.m. and Saturdays at 1:00 p.m., the Court will take the names of the first 50 people in line. Those individuals return the following day at 8:00 a.m. with identification. They will receive a pass to enter the courtroom at that time.

For Monday testimony, the court will take the names of the individuals Saturdays at 1:00 p.m."

Read more: http://www.wesh.com/casey-anthony-extended-coverage/28272412/detail.html

 

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Casey Court Drama: Sparring Lawyers, Fighting Spectators
There was drama inside and outside of the courtroom on Friday in Casey Anthony's murder trial

"Snip" Updated: 3:51 pm EDT June 17, 2011

Haskell testified last week that he found only a small number of bugs on the toddler's remains in the woods and on paper towels inside Casey's trunk. He also said that insects related to decomposition were found along with decomposition fluid on paper towels in the trunk.


Haskell estimated that the child's remains were inside the trunk for at least three days.


Huntington testified Friday that the only flies he found inside the trash bag taken from Casey's trunk were those usually found in household garbage and not the ones attracted to the early stages of decomposition.


However, the most interesting information from the defense's case came outside the courtroom as Vasco Thompson held a press conference. He's the man Jose Baez wants to call as a surprise witness because he was convicted of kidnapping in a domestic violence case and George Anthony called his current phone number in July of 2008.


Thompson came forward to claim that when George Anthony dialed his cell phone, it was more than seven months before he even got that phone or that number. So when the call was made, the two never spoke.


"I have no idea who George Anthony is," Thompson said. "The phone number they got, I didn't have that number until February of 2009. I don't know why they dragged me into all this mess."


Thompson has hired the same firm suing Casey on behalf of a real Zenaida Gonzalez, Morgan and Morgan.


Matt Morgan referenced Jose Baez's tactics.


"I think it's really his last bad faith attempt to create a scapegoat to create reasonable doubt," said Morgan.

Full Article: http://www.wftv.com/news/28268047/detail.html

READ: From Day 1 To Today Of Casey's Trial http://www.wftv.com/news/28223822/detail.html


VIDEOS JUNE 17TH, TRIAL DAY 32:

Part 1 http://www.wftv.com/video/28270480/index.html

Part 2 http://www.wftv.com/video/28270803/index.html

Part 3 http://www.wftv.com/video/28271104/index.html

Part 4 http://www.wftv.com/video/28272007/index.html

Part 5 http://www.wftv.com/video/28272052/index.html

Part 6 http://www.wftv.com/video/28272337/index.html

Part 7 http://www.wftv.com/video/28273627/index.html

Part 8 http://www.wftv.com/video/28273990/index.html

Part 9

Part 10

Part 11


SPECTATORS FIGHT:Watch Video http://www.wftv.com/video/28269371/index.html

Witness Speaks http://www.wftv.com/video/28268459/index.html

CASEY WALKS IN:
See Images http://www.wftv.com/slideshow/news/28269214/detail.html?qs=1;s=1;p=news&dm=ss&tn=b

Raw Video http://www.wftv.com/video/28269140/index.html

NEWS CONFERENCE: "Surprise" Witness Talks http://www.wftv.com/video/28272654/index.html

IN COURT: Images Of Casey, Witnesses, Attorneys http://www.wftv.com/slideshow/news/28269366/detail.html


FACES OF CASEY: Most Recent To Oldest http://www.wftv.com/slideshow/news/27471167/detail.html

WFTV Special: Casey On Trial - Weekly PM Recap http://www.wftv.com/video/28206913/index.html


EVIDENCE ARCHIVE: Casey Anthony Case http://www.wftv.com/news/23080678/detail.html

 

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Bug expert testifies in Casey Anthony trial
"Snip" abc13.com June 17, 2011

ORLANDO, FL -- A defense bug expert testified Friday in the murder trial of Casey Anthony that he would expect to find at least hundreds of flies and a distinct human decomposition fluid stain around a dead body left in a car trunk.
Huntington testified Friday that the only flies he found inside the trash bag taken from Anthony's trunk were those usually found in household garbage and not the ones attracted to the early stages of decomposition.


Full Article: http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/national_world&id=8196981

 

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Casey Anthony's trial is a summer obsession
"Snip" CNN International June 17, 2011

By Ann (CNN) -- Here in the land of Mickey, where parents lavish time and money to immerse their little ones.
At Fields BMW in suburban Winter Park, no one has switched channels in the customer lounge since testimony began four weeks ago.

"I don't think anybody's brave enough to grab the remote," said Whitney Lore, the cashier.

The drama sucked in Trevor Ball this week as he waited for his wife's BMW to be serviced. He fired off a Casey update to her by text: The prosecution rests.

Half the people who turn on their TVs in Orlando during the daytime are watching the trial, says Steve Hyvonen, news director at WKMG, a CNN affiliate. That usually only happens here when a hurricane hits.


'A tweet a minute'
O.J. Simpson's murder trial was a gavel-to-gavel cable news extravaganza; 17 years later, social media fuels the Anthony case. iPads are ubiquitous in court and the blogging, tweeting and online chatting comes fast and furious in the courtroom's balcony seats.

"A tweet a minute," says Jacqueline Fell, a producer at CF13, Orlando's cable news channel. "It's nonstop, gavel to gavel."

Boslet, the Orlando Magazine editor, hired "Marinade Dave" Knechel, a local blogger and armchair expert on the case, to cover the trial. A freelance graphic artist who takes care of his elderly parents and two cats, Knechel had never worked as a reporter. He started his blog to share his secret marinade recipes and human interest stories.

Blogger "Marinade Dave" Knechel points to the spot where Caylee Anthony's body was found.He drove one day by Jay Blanchard Park in Orlando and saw the dive teams searching for Caylee. He posted an entry on his blog and started to gain a following, including Stan Strickland, the original judge in the case.




Full Article, Much More at link: http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/06/17/casey.anthony.trial.drama/

 

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Ask The Judge: Court Procedure, Alternate Jurors
Judge O.H. Eaton Jr., WESH Legal Analyst
"Snip" POSTED: 4:03 pm EDT June 17, 2011

Difference In Jurors, Alternates

An alternate juror is available to be substituted for a regular member of the jury panel in the event the regular juror becomes ill or has to be excused for some other reason. Florida law requires 12 jurors to decide a capital case, so if there were no alternate jurors and a juror had to be excused, the case would have to be tried again. There are possible double-jeopardy problems that can arise if the juror was improperly excused. Different judges handle the alternate juror situation differently. Some judges, including me, designate the first twelve jurors as the regular jurors and the others as alternates. Other judges do not disclose the alternates until just before the jury retires to deliberate. -- Judge O.H. Eaton


Prosecution Rebuttal Phase
Dear Judge Eaton: Is the prosecution allowed to broach new topics and call new witnesses during their rebuttal phase? -- Australia


Rebuttal evidence is for the purpose of discrediting evidence already presented to the jury by the defendant and not for the purpose of introducing new evidence addressed to the state’s case. -- Judge O.H. Eaton


George Anthony's Rights
Dear Judge Eaton: Since Casey’s defense is accusing George Anthony of molesting her and disposing the body, doesn't he have the right to confront his accuser? -- Port Jefferson, N.Y.


The right of confrontation is contained in the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution and applies only to those individuals who are charged with a crime by a government authority. It does not apply to individuals like George Anthony, who have merely been accused of something by private individuals. -- Judge O.H. Eaton


Read much more: http://www.wesh.com/casey-anthony-extended-coverage/28273974/detail.html

 

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Prosecutor hammers bug expert
during cross-examination

Updated: 3:42 p.m. June 17, 2011

Assistant State Attorney Jeff Ashton unleashed a brutal cross-examination on Dr. Tim Huntington this afternoon after the defense witness appeared to score some points for Casey Anthony this morning.

Read more... http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news...anthony-trial-day-21-20110617,0,6280926.story

 

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Vasco Thompson news conference:

http://www.wftv.com/video/28272654/index.html

 

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Bill Sheaffer & Kathi Belich: Analysis of Casey Murder Trial: Day 32
http://www.wftv.com/video/28276868/index.html

 

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- The drama has returned to the Anthonys' East Orange County neighborhood.

Neighbors endured the arguments and confrontations outside the Anthony home back in 2008, but now with renewed interest from the trial, a new memorial for Caylee Anthony is popping up and attracting attention.

 

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- The drama has returned to the Anthonys' East Orange County neighborhood.

Neighbors endured the arguments and confrontations outside the Anthony home back in 2008, but now with renewed interest from the trial, a new memorial for Caylee Anthony is popping up and attracting attention.

Read more: http://www.wesh.com/casey-anthony-extended-coverage/28278733/detail.html#ixzz1PbZ4LywH

 

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Day 22: Can Casey Anthony's defense bounce back after single-witness day?
"Snip" Central Florida News 13
June 18, 2011
Casey Anthony: Court in recess until 9 a.m. Bookmark our LIVE Chat now! http://www.cfnews13.com/casey-chat
ORLANDO -- Testimony will resume Saturday morning 8:30.

Casey Anthony suppresses a laugh, looking at defense counsel Cheney Mason, after Assistant State Attorney Jeff Ashton references 'pigs in a balnket' during cross of entomologist Dr. Tim Huntington, on day 21 of her 1st-degree murder trial.

Full Article: http://www.cfnews13.com/article/new...-defense-bounce-back-after-single-witness-day

 

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Defense Enters Day 3 Of Its Case In Casey Anthony Trial Sat. June 18. 9AM

Watch Live Day 22 of Casey Anthony Murder Trial
Note: Attorney's were told to show up at 8:30AM.

Live Stream Wesh: http://www.wesh.com/casey-anthony-extended-coverage/interactive.html

UPCOMING: Live Casey Trial @ 9:00am | Live Blog http://www.wftv.com/caseyanthony/index.html

FACES OF CASEY: Most Recent To Oldest http://www.wftv.com/slideshow/news/27471167/detail.html


EVIDENCE ARCHIVE: Casey Anthony Case http://www.wftv.com/news/23080678/detail.html


CASEY COVERAGE

On Twitter http://twitter.com/#!/CaseyAnthonyCh9

On Facebook http://www.facebook.com/CaseyAnthonyTrial

Watch Murder Trial Live at following links and on Tru T.V.



·M-F: You can watch on HLN after 3PM, Prime News at 6PM will pick up coverage, then JVM at 7PM EST, Nancy Grace at 8PM EST, and Dr.Drew at 9PM EST.


*Note* Some of the links may change during the trial, however these links should take you to the new links as well.

Live feed Links below:

Live Stream Wesh: http://www.wesh.com/casey-anthony-extended-coverage/interactive.html


·(washingtonpost See live coverage of the trial here.) http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...ream-from-court/2011/05/24/AFADFYAH_blog.html


Watch the Casey Anthony trial (in recess until 9 a.m.)
Warning: This is an unedited live feed of a hearing from the Casey Anthony trial from In Session. Graphic language may be present.
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Watch our live stream of the Casey Anthony trial here http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news...ey-anthony-jury-livestream,0,999563.htmlstory


WATCH LIVE, clickorlando.com: Casey Anthony Murder Trial http://www.clickorlando.com/news/28...n_break&ts=T&tmi=orlpn_break_1_07230206172011

Watch live and interact in our chat with Tony Pipitone as the defense continues
presenting its case in the Casey Anthony murder trial.

Casey Anthony: Court begins at 9 a.m. LIVE on News 13. LIVE Chat starts at 8 a.m.
http://www.cfnews13.com/casey-chat


Live Stream Wesh: http://www.wesh.com/casey-anthony-extended-coverage/interactive.html


·(washingtonpost See live coverage of the trial here.) http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...ream-from-court/2011/05/24/AFADFYAH_blog.html


·Live stream: Casey Anthony trial live stream http://www.orlandosentinel.com/videobeta/?watchLive=orl-tivid-casey-anthony-live


·Live Casey Trial @ 8:30am | Live Blog http://www.wftv.com/caseyanthony/index.html



·Live coverage on News 13. http://www.cfnews13.com/casey-chat



· Media player: http://mfile.akamai.com/12909/live/reflector:20877.asx



·Watch Live, OrlandoSentinel: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/videobeta/?watchLive=orl-tivid-casey-anthony-live


·WFTV.com Live Trial Coverage & Raw Videos "Snip" http://www.wftv.com/caseyanthony/index.html


WFTV.com will be providing comprehensive live online coverage of the trial. Here is what you can expect each day court is in session:

Trial cam #1 follows the action (9am start) http://www.wftv.com/caseytriallive1/index.html

Trial cam #2 shows Casey in court (9am start) http://www.wftv.com/caseytriallive2/index.html

Daily audio live from inside court (9am start) http://api.viglink.com/api/click?fo...layer.streamtheworld.com/_pl...allsign=WFTVTV

Join live-blog every day of trial (8:45am start)

Note: New live video player no longer times out, so you can enjoy the live video coverage without having to refresh.

You can watch full raw videos of the trial in case you miss it here. http://www.wftv.com/caseyanthony/index.html

 

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"Snip" WFTV.com will be providing comprehensive live online coverage of the trial. Here is what you can expect each day court is in session: http://www.wftv.com/caseyanthony


Trial cam #1 follows the action (9am start) http://www.wftv.com/caseytriallive1/index.html




Trial cam #2 shows Casey in court (9am start) http://www.wftv.com/caseytriallive2/index.html


Daily audio live from inside court (9am start) http://player.streamtheworld.com/_pl...allsign=WFTVTV
Join live-blog every day of trial (8:45am start)

Casey Trial On TV: Catch all of the Casey Anthony trial, as it happens, on WFTV Channel 9.

 

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Day 22: Can Casey Anthony's defense bounce back after single-witness day?
"Snip" By Jacqueline Fell and Amanda Evans, Team Coverage
Last Updated: Saturday, June 18, 2011

ORLANDO -- Testimony will resume Saturday morning in the Casey Anthony trial after the defense only got through a single witness the day before.

After tense moments in court Friday, Judge Belvin Perry said he wants attorneys on both sides in court at 8:30 a.m. Saturday to discuss some matters before the jury returns and testimony resumes.

Full Article: http://www.cfnews13.com/article/new...s-defense-bounce-back-after-singlewitness-day

 

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Anthony Defense Threatened With ContemptJudge Upset With Failure To Tell Prosecutors Of Planned Testimony
"Snip" Updated: 12:46 pm EDT June 18, 2011


Perry said to Baez. "This was not some inadvertent slip."

He ordered Rodriguez off the stand, but said he will be allowed to testify on Monday, after prosecutors have a chance to interview him. Perry said the law would appear to authorize him the right to exclude the testimony, but said that would be too drastic a step.

"It would be totally unfair to Ms. Anthony to have his testimony excluded on this critical issue," he said.

But he said he would be watching Baez' conduct closely and will consider contempt proceedings at the end of the trial.
"I am not making any promises or warranties about what I will do if it happens a second time with this witness," Perry scolded Baez.

Full Story: http://www.wftv.com/news/28279935/detail.html


Casey Cries As Expert Talks About Caylee's Skull In Trial
Casey Anthony's murder trial continued on Saturday, and as a forensic expert testified about Caylee's autopsy, Casey became emotional.
"Snip" Updated: 1:15 pm EDT June 18, 2011


First witness was Dr. William Rodriguez. He's a forensic anthropologist. Rodriguez said it would be impossible to determine the exact position of duct tape on a corpse. Because tape loses its stickiness, it may have shifted, and animals could have come into contact with the body.

Then, Chief Judge Belvin Perry threatened contempt of court against Baez for intentionally violating the court's order for trying to get a witness to give opinions that weren't previously disclosed.


Dr. Werner Spitz was then called to the stand.
Spitz said the autopsy done on Caylee was "shoddy."

When prosecutor Jeff Ashton took over for the cross examination, he attacked Spitz's testimony that the state's autopsy was botched.

"When you say Dr. G’s failure to remove skull botched autopsy, you are referring to the way you think it should be done,” said Ashton.

Ashton asked Spitz if he broke Caylee's skull when he opened it. But, Spitz replied, "I didn't know I broke it."

The case will resume Monday at 9 a.m.

Full Story ›› http://www.wftv.com/news/28280462/detail.html

VIDEOS: CASEY ANTHONY MURDER TRIAL DAY 33:

Part 1 http://www.wftv.com/video/28280973/index.html

Part 2 http://www.wftv.com/video/28281083/index.html

Part 3 http://www.wftv.com/video/28281265/index.html

Part 4 http://www.wftv.com/video/28281548/index.html

Part 5 http://www.wftv.com/video/28281712/index.html

Part 6 http://www.wftv.com/video/28281844/index.html

Part 7 http://www.wftv.com/video/28281884/index.html


RAW VIDEO: Judge Perry Scolds Baez http://www.wftv.com/video/28281093/index.html


CASEY CRIES:

See Images http://www.wftv.com/slideshow/news/28281069/detail.html?qs=1;s=1;p=news&dm=ss&tn=b

Raw Video http://www.wftv.com/video/28281189/index.html

CASEY WALKS IN:

See Images http://www.wftv.com/slideshow/news/28280509/detail.html?qs=1;s=1;p=news&dm=ss&tn=b

Raw Video http://www.wftv.com/video/28280469/index.html

IN COURT: Judge, Casey, Attorneys, Witnesses http://www.wftv.com/slideshow/news/28280615/detail.html?qs=1;s=1;p=news&dm=ss&tn=b

 

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Defense Expert: Autopsy on Caylee Anthony 'Shoddy'
Published June 18, 2011
"Snip" Associated Press


ORLANDO, Fla. -- Dr. Werner Spitz says the autopsy done on Caylee Anthony was "shoddy."

Spitz has been an expert witness in several high-profile cases, including that of O.J. Simpson. He says it was a failure that Caylee's head was not opened during the official autopsy. Spitz conducted a second autopsy afterward.

The case will resume Monday morning.


Read more- Video Report: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/06/1...3-witnesses-in-anthony-trial/?test=latestnews

 

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Anthony Expert: Duct Tape No Murder Weapon
Pathologist Says Duct Tape Put On Caylee's Mouth After Body Decomposed

"Snip" By the CNN Wire Staff
Updated: 2:18 pm EDT June 18, 2011

ORLANDO, Florida (CNN) -- Duct tape found on Caylee Anthony's skull was placed there after the toddler's body had decomposed, not before she died, a forensic pathologist testified Saturday.

Dr. Werner Spitz said he believes the tape was placed on the body long after the flesh had disappeared to hold the jaw bone on, perhaps because someone wanted to move it.

Spitz also criticized the Orange County medical examiner, Dr. Jan Garavaglia, for conducting what he termed a "shoddy autopsy" by failing to cut Caylee's skull open to look inside.

Full Story: http://www.wftv.com/news/28279935/detail.html