This is Casey Anthony's written statement to LE on the day Cindy Anthony reported Caylee missing. It will be admitted in as evidence. A jury is going to read this statement. Probably more than once.
On Monday, June 9, 2008 between 9am and 1 pm, 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 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 birth mark 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. On Monday, June 9, 2008, between 9am and 1pm, I took Caylee to the Sawgrass apartments, located on Conway Rd. Caylee’s nanny, Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez, has watched her for the past year and a half, to two years. Zenaida is twenty-five years old, and is from New York. She is roughly 5foot 7 inches tall, 140 pounds. She has dark brown, curly hair, and brown eyes. Zenaida’s birthday is in September. I met Zenaida, through a mutual friend, Jeffery Michael Hopkins. She had watched his son, Zachary Hopkins, for about 6 months, to a year. I met Zenaida in 2004, around Christmas. On the date listed above, June 9, 2008, after dropping Caylee off at Zenaida’s apartment, I proceeded to head to my place of employment, Universal Studios Orlando. I have workd at Universal for over 4 years, since June of 2004. I left work around 5pm, and went back to the apartment to pick-up my daughter. However, after reaching the apartment I realized that neither Zenaida, Caylee, or either of her two roommates were home. I have briefly met Raquel Farrell, and Jennifer Rosa, on various occasions. After calling Zenaida to see where she and Caylee were, and when they were coming home I waited outside of the apartment. I had calle her that afternoon, her phone was no longer in service. Two hours passed, and around 7pm, 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. 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. For the past four weeks, since Caylee’s disappearance, I have stayed at Anthony’s apartment in Sutton Place. I have spent everyday, since Monday, June 9, 2008, looking for my daughter. I have lied and stolen from friends and family, to do whatever I could by any means, to find my daughter. 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 have not had contact with Zenaida since Thursday, June 12, 2008. I received a quick call from Zenaida. Not once have I been able to ask her for my daughter, or gain any information on where I can find her. Everyday I have gone to malls, parks, andy place I could remember Zenaida taking Caylee. I have gone out and tried to find any information about Caylee, or Zenaida, whether by going to a popular bar, or restaurant. I have contacted Jeff Hopkins on several occasions to see if he had heard from, or seen Zenaida. Jeff currently lives in Jacksonville, Florida.
On Tuesday, 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. With many and all attempts to contact Zenaida, and within the one short conversation, on June 12, 2008. I was never able to check on the status or well-being of my daughter. Zenaida never made an attempt to explain why caylee is no longer in Orlando, or if she is ever going to bring her home.
1) June 9th, 2008. First we have the incorrect date. I don't care if it was Cindy who came up with that date. I believe a jury is going to question why the mother of the "missing" child didn't remember the correct date? Or correct it when Cindy came up with that date?
2) She states that she dropped Caylee off at the Sawgrass Apartments with the nanny, Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez. We all know how well that worked out for Casey. Not to mention that the story has changed two more times after this original story. LIES. LIES. LIES.
3) Jeffrey Michael Hopkins and his son Zachary Hopkins. They don't exist. LIES!
4) Universal Studios Orlando. She has worked there 4 years. Since 2004. The jury will find out very quickly that this is in fact, another LIE.
5) She left work about about 5pm. I would assume that traffic in Orlando is pretty heavy about that time, so no telling how long it took her to make it to Sawgrass Apartments to pick up her 2-year-old baby from her nanny, Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez. LIES.
6) She left Sawgrass Apartments at around 7pm and headed to "familiar places" like "Jay Blanchard Park" to look for Caylee. The headed to her boyfriends house and spent the rest of the evening pacing and worrying. FIRST of all, Casey says she left the Sawgrass Apartments at around 7pm. Headed to familiar places and Jay Blanchard Park. She really is superwoman to be able to do that and be at Blockbuster just before 8pm that night to rent horror movies with her boyfriend Tony L. SECOND of all, I don't think watching movies about murder and kidnapping is anywhere close to worrying and pacing about your OWN "kidnapped" baby. LIES.
7) I have lied and stolen from friends and family. She leaves it wide open for the thefts to be brought up at trial. Finally something that was TRUE except she didn't do it to find Caylee. That will be proven.
8) Tuesday July, 15th, 2008 at around noon she got a call from Caylee. DISGUSTING LIE that will be proven.
9) After 31 days, I know that the only thing that matters is getting my daughter back.... AFTER? What mattered during that 31 days she WASN'T reported missing? Oh, never mind. The jury will be filled in about all that really mattered to you during those 31 days.
I know that it is the SA who is going to have to prove that Casey is guilty (which we know she is), but how is the defense going to get around all the lies Casey told? This is only her original written statement. I don't even want to get into her little call home where she talked to Cindy, Lee and Kristina.
