"It does her no good to show her cards to give the prosecution any advantage they have to put her away for life," JB said.
JB's statement above is as close to an admission of guilt we're going to get.
Earlier this week LE named Casey a suspect, a step up from POI.
We now have a statement from LE that Caylee is dead and her body was in the trunk of Casey's car at one time.
Last week LE stated they have a lot of evidence and are working on an "ironclad" case. In the report LE said that forensic testing was being done by three separate labs in order to build that ironclad case.
I think what has led LE to move Casey from POI to suspect, and to make more definitive statements is that they now have the results of the testing from all three independent labs, and all the forensic evidence has confirmed that Caylee is deceased and was in the trunk of the car.
LE has not moved to charge Casey with murder charges yet because they're still in the process of building their case, putting the evidence together, and are hoping to ultimately recover Caylee's remains.
As for the Anthony family, I don't believe they are in denial at all. I think they've known for some time that Caylee is deceased. I think they are doing whatever it takes publicly to try to steer public opinion towards reasonable doubt. Their public comments have been aimed at a potential jury pool. They know Casey is responsible for Caylee's death and are trying to save her from the death penalty or life in prison.
I would venture to guess that the silence from the Anthony family members now, is because someone (their attorney?) told them their comments in the media and their actions - trading verbal and physical attacks with protesters - has done a lot of harm to the case.
