Casey Anthony's Written Statement

[Verité]

This is the statement that MOST jumped out at me. Don't get me wrong, the whole thing sounded like BS. But when I read GA's witness statement and saw the same sentence, it really bothered me. Why would KC even write that in her incident report? Why would GA write it in his witness statement? "Caylee will be three years old on August 9, 2008". They both wrote the exact same sentence. Why? Caylee's birthday has nothing to do with her being taken. I always felt like GA instructed KC to write this b/c he knew the way LE viewed past tense verbs = this was a way to bring Caylee to the present and future in a written statement IMO. Caylee's upcoming birthday is something that would come up as an after thought, but not during the initial reporting of Caylee missing IMO. It just bothers me - ALOT. JMHO

(Bolded mine) Coming out of retirement to highlight your critical point. The "bother" that you feel, I suspect, is that in statement analysis, the second sentence negates the lie (her first statement that the
child "will be" 3 y.o.a. on 8/9/08). Slipping from her unconscious storehouse of "truth" is the self-correction in what otherwise seems a redundancy, i.e. "She was born on 8/9/05."

Thanks for catching this! I think it's crucial.

 

[Betty Boop]

On Monday, June 9, 2008 between 9AM and 1PM, I, Casey Anthony took my daughter Caylee Marie Anthony to her nanny’s apartment. Translation: I can not subtract or add. Today is the 15th, I have counted the days to 31 so that would be, yeah - June 9. Somewhere between 9 and 1, I just can't recall, I dropped off my daughter to her imaginary babysitter who lives in a vacant apartment so I could go to my pretend job.

Caylee will be 3 years-old on August 9, 2008. She was born on August 9, 2005. Translation. Caylee will be 3 on August 9th. (Safe to assume she is not talking about August 2 years from now or 2019. Stupid! I suppose she repeats this because it is true and counts as 2 true statements so she can say, "I didn't lie about everything. I told the truth more than once." whine)

Caylee is about 3 feet tall, white female with shoulder-length, light brown hair. She has dark hazel eyes (brown-green), and a small birthmark on her left shoulder. Translation: I don't need to give you much detail here, you aren't going to find her.

On the day of her disappearance, Caylee was wearing a pink shirt, with jean shorts, white sneakers and her hair was pulled back in a ponytail. Translation: At least that is what Dad said she was wearing on the 16th the last time he saw us together and although he saw us on the 16th, she disappeared on the 9th. "That is my story and I am sticking with it, because it is the truth."

On Monday, June 9, 2008, between 9AM and 1PM, I took Caylee to the Sawgrass Apartments, located on Conway Road. See, told ya'. It was somewhere between 9 and 1, I just can't remember June 9th that well and although the surveillance cameras don't show me there, I came in a backwards sort of way, so they didn't capture me there.Caylee’s nanny Zenaida Fernandez Gonzalez has watched her for the past year and a half, to two years. The phantom nanny appears when I have to drug Caylee and lock her in the trunk so I can make a booty call.

Zenaida is twenty-five years old, and is from New York. She is roughly 5 foot, 7 inches tall, 140 pounds. She has dark brown, curly hair, and brown eyes.Did I forget to mention that she is half black and half hispanic? Do you think that would help?

Zenaida’s birthday is in September.What does one buy for a Virgo phantom? I know her birth month, but not her phone number.

I met Zenaida through a mutual friend, Jeffrey Michael Hopkins. She had watched his son, Zachary Hopkins for about 6 months, to a year. I met Zenaida in 2004, around Christmas. JMH, oh yeah, I just ran into him a couple of days ago, let's use him and his imaginary son, Zach. Did I tell you I met ZFG right after I got pregnant, I mean grew a big tumor?

On the date listed above, June 9, 2008, after dropping Caylee off at Zenaid’s apartment, I proceeded to head to my place of employment, Universal Studios, Orlando.How many times do I have to tell you it was June 9th, it is listed above and here it is again. Geesh! Why can't you believe me, I am giving you resources here. So after I did whatever I did, whenever it was, I proceeded to head, oh heck, I went to my job which I don't have. I was, however, at a place where I USED to work, so it isn't all a lie./COLOR]

I have worked at Universal for over 4 years, since June 2004. I left work around 5:00 PM, and went back to the apartment to pick-up my daughter. Ok, so I haven't worked for Universal for over 2 years, but I hung out there until 5 to pretend like I was working and then I went back to the vacant apartment, I don't know why the video does not show me there, to get Caylee.

However, after reaching the apartment, I realized that neither Zenaida, Caylee, or either of her two roommates were home. Was my face red! When I got there, I realized that there was no one named Zanny that lived in the vacant apartment and Caylee was no where to be seen and even the roomates evaporated. I made a huge mistake. Huge. I had made everything up and lost my kid too!

I have briefly met Raquel Farrel, and Jennifer Rasa, on various occasions. Raquel, the waitress at TGIF's, you know her. She waited on me once when I was there with some friends. Jennifer, she has a MySpace acct., we are bff.

After calling Zenaida to see where she and Caylee were, and when they were coming home, I waited outside of the apartment.I called ZFG anyway. I was like "when are you coming home?" but they didn't say because I have no number for ZFG, so I sat in my car and smoked a doobie.

I had called Zenaida earlier that morning prior to bringing Caylee over for the afternoon. When I called her that afternoon her phone was no longer in service. I called ZFG 3 times that day and she never answered because I never had a number for her and althouhg I may have dropped her off at 9, 10, 11 - heck I can't remember, it was for the afternoon, so I could pretend to go to work. Then the number I didn't have, also didn't have service. It was really a f'd up day!

Two hours passed and around 7:00 PM, I left the apartment and headed to familiar places that Zenaida would go with Caylee. One of Caylee’s favorite places is Jay Blanchard Park. So, I sat there in the car, loaded, waiting for TONY to finish up with his lab, listening to hip-hop until I could go to Blockbuster with him for 8. And ZFG always went to Blockbuster with Caylee. Did I tell you Caylee likes JBP? Just thought I would throw that in.

I spent the rest of that evening pacing and worrying at one of the few places I felt “at home”, my boyfriend Anthony Lazzaro’s apartment. Translation: He didn't know beans, so he still believed me and I went there to party and not have to listen to my parents' cr*p over me not knowing where the heck I left Caylee. I may have been laying on the sofa watching movies and making out with TONY!, but in my heart, I was pacing and worrying. What do you mean I was with RM this night! I was not! I broke up with him like on the 10th or something!

For the past four weeks since Caylee’s disappearance, I have stayed at Anthony’s apartment in Sutton Place. Except when he was out of town and I went to stay with RM and AH, other than that, I mooched right into someone else's life.

I have spent everyday since June 9, 2008 looking for my daughter.Not physically, but I have kept my eye out for her, in case I see her somewhere. I had to buy sunglasses so I could look all day without hurting my eyes.

I have lied and stolen money from friends and family to do whatever I could by any means to find my daughter. Last time I lost her I stole $4,400 from mom and dad trying to find her and told then some mugger hit me on the head and took the money from me. When she is lost, I steal and lie and am proud of it.

I avoided calling the police, or even notifying my own family out of fear. I have been and still am afraid of what has, or may happen to Caylee.I didn't want to go to death row, so I laid low and tried to avoid all contact with anyone that knew me well. I wondered all the time how she was doing in the swamp bag, I still do - really.

I have been and still am afraid of what has , or may happen to Caylee. I have not had any contact with Zenaida since Thursday, June 12, 2008. I received a quick call from Zenaida.Just cause the cat is out of the bag and I can't really put my finger on my daughter, it still bothers me to think that her bones are being scattered by animals in the swamp because that is what good mothers do. Zanny has not appeared again, except she calls me on my lost phone. If we could only find it, we could get her number! She called me once, we chatted briefly.

Not once have I been able to ask her for my daughter, or gain any information on where I can find her.Zanny never shuts up, it's all about her, her, her, I can't get a word in edgewise. Chatter, chatter and I forget to ask, "hey where is Caylee"? It just slips my mind.

Everyday I have gone to malls, parks, any place I could remember Zenaida taking Caylee. I have just done what I normally do, stay away from home all day pretending to be in Tampa at a convention for work.

I have gone out, and tried to find any information about Caylee, or Zenaida, whether by going to a popular bar, or restaurant. (true statements)

I have contacted Jeff Hopkins on several occasions to see if he had heard from or seen Zenaida. Jeff currently lives in Jacksonville, Florida.I told about this guy, but he is all the way in Jacksonville, you'll never find him. When I ask him about Zanny, he says"WTF are you talking about?",so calling him is a waste - a huge waste.

On Thursday, July 15, 2008 around 12pm, I received a phone call from my daughter, Caylee. Today was the first day I have heard her voice in over 4 weeks. I’m afraid of what Caylee is going through after 31 days, I know that the only thing that matters is getting my daughter back. I talked to Caylee yesterday in my heart and I swear I heard her voice! I keep getting images of what a body looks like after over 4 weeks, or 31 days whichever is greater. I know it is important to get Caylee back. You've said that, my mom said that, my dad said that, my brother Lee even said that, so I know how important it is, for everybody and for me too and for Caylee.l

With many and all attempts to contact Zenaida, and with the one short conversation, on June 12, 2008, I was never able to check on the status or well-being of my daughter.I haven't gone back to where I left her. Are you kidding me? There are snakes in there everytime I try!

Zenaida never made an attempt to explain why Caylee is no longer in Orlando, or is she is ever going to bring her home. This phantom has never once told me, wait did I tell you Caylee is definitely not in Orlando? Well, she's not here so don't bother to look for her in Orlando. So I don't know why she took her AWAY from here, but she did and won't tell me when she is coming back, but she is. You guys just have to be patient.

Oh, this is good! A prize-winning post for sure!

 

[doogiesgirl]

(Bolded mine) Coming out of retirement to highlight your critical point. The "bother" that you feel, I suspect, is that in statement analysis, the second sentence negates the lie (her first statement that the
child "will be" 3 y.o.a. on 8/9/08). Slipping from her unconscious storehouse of "truth" is the self-correction in what otherwise seems a redundancy, i.e. "She was born on 8/9/05."

Thanks for catching this! I think it's crucial.

Wait! Come back Verite.. please tell me more. I am very interested in what you are saying. Have you done analysis on KC's statement as a whole or each sentence? If so, love to hear what you have to say. jmo

 

[SoSueMe]

I've noticed that she is very specific with days and numbers in her interview with LE.. and also with names. If you go back and listen, she states that she reported her phone missing "9 days ago." To me that sounds too odd. Usually when asked "when did you report your phone missing?", one usually answers "I think it was about a week ago", or "Gosh, I can't remember, I think it was a few days ago," or something of that nature.. but she answered "It was 9 days ago." 9 DAYS AGO?? I can't keep track that specifically of when I would file a report of a missing phone. Good grief!!

Also, when Mr. Melich asked her about names of friends she would provide their middle names as well. That was wierd to me. I have friends that I have known for years. If you ask me their names, I can tell you their first and last names, but I may not be able to give you their middle names. TMI... and sometimes TMI can equal guilt and in this case it definitely equals guilt!!

These are really good points you've made Debbie. 9 days is close enough to say a "week and a half" or "over a week." I wonder why she talks like that? Maybe because she wasn't working or had no structure in her life? Most of us go by a normal work week or school week if you have children.

It's also very interesting with the middle names. Who does that unless your middle goes with the first and you are always referred to that way? That is really strange to do it that often.

 

[yolorado]

I've noticed that she is very specific with days and numbers in her interview with LE.. and also with names. If you go back and listen, she states that she reported her phone missing "9 days ago." To me that sounds too odd. Usually when asked "when did you report your phone missing?", one usually answers "I think it was about a week ago", or "Gosh, I can't remember, I think it was a few days ago," or something of that nature.. but she answered "It was 9 days ago." 9 DAYS AGO?? I can't keep track that specifically of when I would file a report of a missing phone. Good grief!!

Also, when Mr. Melich asked her about names of friends she would provide their middle names as well. That was wierd to me. I have friends that I have known for years. If you ask me their names, I can tell you their first and last names, but I may not be able to give you their middle names. TMI... and sometimes TMI can equal guilt and in this case it definitely equals guilt!!

Yeah, it's interesting that she's specific about 9 and 31 days but doesn't remember exactly when or where she dropped Caylee off. It was sometime between 9-1 at the Sawgrass, but it was either at the apartment where she'd dropped her off before (which hadn't been occupied for months) or in the stairwell. Later she tells others, but as far as I can tell NEVER THE POLICE, ever, that Caylee was taken from the park. She's going to be stuck with her original statement and her subsequent changed versions at trial. The stories she told the police are full of nonsense and holes. For me it always comes back to Casey's lies, expecially the Zanny lie. If KC talked to Zanny or Caylee in Zanny's custody, then where are the call records of that? If Zanny exists, then where is ANY VERIFIABLE PROOF that she ever lived, worked, walked or breathed in Orlando? If Zanny is code for someone else who killed Caylee, then what possible excuse could KC have for not exposing them at this point since her daughter is dead at their hands?!

 

[Duckley]

This may have already been asked or commented on but...

Are people required to use specific language when giving a written police statement. I find the some of language used in this statement so formal, cold and legalistic. Did George or a lawyer help her write this?


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[Verité]

Wait! Come back Verite.. please tell me more. I am very interested in what you are saying. Have you done analysis on KC's statement as a whole or each sentence? If so, love to hear what you have to say. jmo

Yes and yes and thanks! Any statement of specific interest?

 

[Searchfortruth]

I just reread all the A family written statements and even before seeing your post I thought the same thing about GA's statement. He sure did beat around the bush didn't he?

The "Caylee (My grand daughter) will be three years old on August 9,2008", that GA and KC both wrote, still eats at me!

It's as if he feels like he has to explain why he wasn't at the house during this critical period...humm.

 

[Searchfortruth]

These are really good points you've made Debbie. 9 days is close enough to say a "week and a half" or "over a week." I wonder why she talks like that? Maybe because she wasn't working or had no structure in her life? Most of us go by a normal work week or school week if you have children.

It's also very interesting with the middle names. Who does that unless your middle goes with the first and you are always referred to that way? That is really strange to do it that often.

I think she gave the middle names to try and add credibility to her story. It was if she was saying, look I know these (non existent) people so well that I have their MIDDLE names ! To me that says that she knew these people were fictional and was trying to make the lie more believable. If we are giving someone's name as a reference or whatever we don't usually supply middle names, we are comfortable with just supplying the first and last...in other words first and last is good enough, as is.

 

[Searchfortruth]

Yes and yes and thanks! Any statement of specific interest?

I second that request...any part of her statement is good for me ! Thanks !

 

[Theonly1]

I think she gave the middle names to try and add credibility to her story. It was if she was saying, look I know these (non existent) people so well that I have their MIDDLE names ! To me that says that she knew these people were fictional and was trying to make the lie more believable..

It is the embroidery of liars. They simply weave their lies with lovely flourishes of detail and intricate little rosettes of random rubbish that they think will entrance the listener into believing them or baffle them with BS, if you will.

 

[Verité]

I second that request...any part of her statement is good for me ! Thanks !

I'm not as ambitious as DotsEyes. If you'll raise a topic of concern to give
me a focus, I'll try and respond and provide other elaborations as relevant.
Thanks for your interest.

 

[Verité]

I've always believed that her description of the July 15th conversation with Caylee was a real description of the last time she talked to her daughter BY PHONE which likely occured on JUNE 15th when CA called her (KC) from her visit to Mt. Dora and probably put Caylee on the phone...CA of course, still hasn't "clued into" this smack in the face disclosure!

MOO

Here's another gem! Makes perfect sense and I agree--given that she
focuses on how Caylee was telling her about the book (which, in fact,
the child was reading during the 6/15 visit).

My lingering question still goes back to the 9th! Something happened
that day, during the early AM hours when she left RM's apt. with Caylee
and did what. . .went where?????

 

[Searchfortruth]

I'm not as ambitious as DotsEyes. If you'll raise a topic of concern to give
me a focus, I'll try and respond and provide other elaborations as relevant.
Thanks for your interest.

Thank you Verite ! The first part of her statement is what I am most interested in... I am looking for any analysis you can give.

On Monday, June 9, 2008 between 9AM and 1PM, I, Casey Anthony took my daughter Caylee Marie Anthony to her nanny’s apartment.

Caylee will be 3 years-old on August 9, 2008. She was born on August 9, 2005.

Caylee is about 3 feet tall, white female with shoulder-length, light brown hair. She has dark hazel eyes (brown-green), and a small birthmark on her left shoulder.

On the day of her disappearance, Caylee was wearing a pink shirt, with jean shorts, white sneakers and her hair was pulled back in a ponytail.

 

[Verité]

Thank you Verite ! The first part of her statement is what I am most interested in... I am looking for any analysis you can give.

On Monday, June 9, 2008 between 9AM and 1PM, I, Casey Anthony took my daughter Caylee Marie Anthony to her nanny’s apartment.

Caylee will be 3 years-old on August 9, 2008. She was born on August 9, 2005.

Note that I already discussed the above statements in my post #141, although I didn't emphasize that, in statement analysis, the emphasis on
the number 3 is significant in that 3 is said to be the "number of liars,"since liars often highlight this number in their deceptions, as does KC in the
sentence above when she says the child "will be 3 on her birthday, then repeats the number when she begins her descriptive data.

What I omitted in post #141 was to emphasize how ambiguity in the unusually wide time span (9 AM to 1 PM) immediately suggests deception, leading to the further question of why this young mother can't/won't state a specific time when she allegedly took her daughter to an alleged "nanny's" apartment. Also suspect is the use of the term "nanny" versus her immediate identification of the person by name, suggesting deception motivated by what this young woman wants us to believe about her mothering practices as socially acceptable. (Fine mothers use a nanny!)

By contrast, someone in the throes of emotional turmoil would likely blurt out the actual name in a somewhat accusatory manner , "I left her with Jane Doe, the nanny!" And we wouldn't be surprised that Jane Doe was the recipient of deserved blame. But, KC is much too complacent. . .and to have waited 31 days. . .and then told only after her mother's prodding and 911 call!


While we don't have the advantage of viewing KC's non-verbal behavior (which could reveal stress) as she writes out her statement, the hand-written statement does show
an indicator of stress as she wrote the first sentence, apparently trying to decide between the prepositions "around" and "between," then finally marking out "around." This is highly suggestive of deception since, in a truthful statement, one doesn't have to make such a decision. One retains the clear knowledge of exactly what was done and when, especially when one is the mother of a young child.

Caylee is about 3 feet tall, white female with shoulder-length, light brown hair. She has dark hazel eyes (brown-green), and a small birthmark on her left shoulder.

In this sentence, note the abrupt tense change from the last statement above, which is correct, when she says the date that the child "was" born.
She then shifts back to the present tense, suggesting deception, then returns to the past tense, suggesting an internal struggle as she attempts to weave her account between fictional and factual statements.

On the day of her disappearance, Caylee was wearing a pink shirt, with jean shorts, white sneakers and her hair was pulled back in a ponytail.

The past tense suggests accuracy in the above statement.

Disclaimer
I don't claim professional expertise in forming my analysis, but offer this
as my opinion only based on understanding gleaned over a lot of years of
working with such questionable statements. Hope this helps.

 

[Searchfortruth]

Note that I already discussed the above statements in my post #141, although I didn't emphasize that, in statement analysis, the emphasis on
the number 3 is significant in that 3 is said to be the "number of liars,"since liars often highlight this number in their deceptions, as does KC in the
sentence above when she says the child "will be 3 on her birthday, then repeats the number when she begins her descriptive data.

What I omitted in post #141 was to emphasize how ambiguity in the unusually wide time span (9 AM to 1 PM) immediately suggests deception, leading to the further question of why this young mother can't/won't state a specific time when she allegedly took her daughter to an alleged "nanny's" apartment. Also suspect is the use of the term "nanny" versus her immediate identification of the person by name, suggesting deception motivated by what this young woman wants us to believe about her mothering practices as socially acceptable. (Fine mothers use a nanny!)

By contrast, someone in the throes of emotional turmoil would likely blurt out the actual name in a somewhat accusatory manner , "I left her with Jane Doe, the nanny!" And we wouldn't be surprised that Jane Doe was the recipient of deserved blame. But, KC is much too complacent. . .and to have waited 31 days. . .and then told only after her mother's prodding and 911 call!


While we don't have the advantage of viewing KC's non-verbal behavior (which could reveal stress) as she writes out her statement, the hand-written statement does show
an indicator of stress as she wrote the first sentence, apparently trying to decide between the prepositions "around" and "between," then finally marking out "around." This is highly suggestive of deception since, in a truthful statement, one doesn't have to make such a decision. One retains the clear knowledge of exactly what was done and when, especially when one is the mother of a young child.




In this sentence, note the abrupt tense change from the last statement above, which is correct, when she says the date that the child "was" born.
She then shifts back to the present tense, suggesting deception, then returns to the past tense, suggesting an internal struggle as she attempts to weave her account between fictional and factual statements.




The past tense suggests accuracy in the above statement.

Disclaimer
I don't claim professional expertise in forming my analysis, but offer this
as my opinion only based on understanding gleaned over a lot of years of
working with such questionable statements. Hope this helps.

Thank you Verite ! I am very much into statement analysis, I think it's fascinating. I have read some things on it, but am a complete novice. Very interesting subject !