It was asked on the other thread when Casey's parents will stop making excuses for her. My answer is that they'll stop when they're emotionally ready to accept that their beloved granddaughter will never be coming home and that their daughter is, for all practical purposes, lost to them. That will take time, and they may never be able to do it. I can't criticize them for that.
I think a lot of us would stand by our loved ones longer than we might think we would. It is easy to stand back and look at the information and wonder why the Anthony's are supportive of her. But we have to remember that they love her and do not believe she would do this. At some point, assuming Casey is responsible, the Anthony's will hopefully see the light.
The Rochas supported Scott Peterson for over a month before recognizing his lies.
The Anthony's have not recognized her lies yet. They are convinced they are purposeful lies. From out here at our computers that sounds absurd, but not to them ...yet.
This article is kind of a reminder that we are not really sure what each of us may do and how odd this all sounds now that we have hindsight.
Not trying to compare the 2 stories at all so please don't take it that way.This is just food for thought 
My point is that we just can't be sure when we are caught up in
the middle of something this huge how we might process information.
http://pwc-sii.com/Media/whereis.htm
>>S. ROCHA: Yes. They just are really truly in love with each other. They do everything together. They're partners. They're a team. They love each other. They planned together, they play together. They're always smiling. They're just very happy, well- adjusted couple. Never been any indication, I never heard Laci say she was even angry with Scott for any reason at all.<<
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>>KING: So that's not strange to you that he would go fishing?
GRANTSKI: No. Not to me.
KING: And the baby's not due until February 10, right it wasn't that he was going to miss the birth of a child?
GRANTSKI: Just a few hours, I mean, just gone for a few hours. It's -- you have to remember that was a workday for most people. I went to work in the morning, then I was off in the afternoon and he happened to have the day off and so did Sharon. So everybody already prepared for our dinners. We were having dinner at our house that night. So, It was kind of like a lax time before the evening of all of us getting together.
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KING: Amy, as far as you knew, is your sister very happily married?
A. ROCHA: Very happily married, yes.
KING: So you join your stepfather and your mother in saying that you don't question at all Scott's involvement?
A. ROCHA: We have no question in our mind about Scott, he's part of our family.<<
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>>KING: ... from what the notes tell me here. For example, a tabloid, one tabloid reports that Laci always opened the drapes when she was home during the day, but said the drapes were closed all that day. Do you know anything about what that means?
S. ROCHA: No, like I said I didn't read that tabloid.
KING: Does anyone have any comment on that?
A. ROCHA: You can't see the drapes from the street.
S. ROCHA: There are no drapes.
GRANTSKI: I don't think any -- if they had a set routine. I don't know how someone can keep track of whether they open the drapes normally or not. I mean, if they are watching the house that close, then they should know where Laci is. (UNINTELLIGIBLE) you know, if they watched the drapes that close, why don't they find Laci for us?<<
