2009.02.19 Today's Current News - ***NO DISCUSSIONS HERE PLEASE ***

2009-02-19 Today's Current News - ***No Discussions Here Please ***

Files released in Casey Anthony case show a family unraveling
Casey Anthony murder case
Bianca Prieto | Amy L. Edwards and Sarah Lundy, Sentinel Staff Writers
February 19, 2009

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"Evidence on the body suggests that the child's death was not accidental but an intentional act," Orange County Sheriff's Detective Yuri Melich wrote on a Feb. 5 report included among the documents. "As of this writing, there is nothing to suggest that anyone but Casey Anthony is responsible for the death and disposal of Caylee Anthony."

One friend told investigators that 22-year-old Anthony complained about having a bad relationship with her father, George Anthony. And her parents had considered getting custody of Caylee, the report said.
Anthony once caught her mother, Cindy Anthony, sending e-mails under her daughter's name. The two argued about it, but Cindy Anthony told her daughter, "if this can find us Caylee, then you know I'm going to do whatever I can."

Article:
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/crime/orl-casey1909feb19,0,6533014.story

INTERVIEW: Analyst Bill Sheaffer On Evidence
http://www.wftv.com/video/18748451/index.html

Anthony Investigator Searched Site Where Remains Were Found
Thursday, February 19, 2009 11:46:22 AM

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ORLANDO -- A judge ruled an interview between deputies and a private investigator for the Anthony family could be released Thursday. This transcript was kept out of the public spotlight until Judge Stan Strickland ruled the release would have little impact on the case.

More than 500 pages of forensic reports were released Wednesday in the case against Casey Anthony.
The reports from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Orange County Sheriff&#8217;s Office document evidence collected at the crime scene and at the Anthony home.
Among some of the biggest finds; investigators said the duct tape found wrapped around the skull of Caylee Anthony matched Henkel brand duct tape stuck on a gas canister at the Anthony&#8217;s home.

Defense Reacts
Meanwhile, lawyers for Casey Anthony released this statement Wednesday. &#8220;The State&#8217;s forensic report on duct tape, plastic bags and other items is a one-sided law enforcement-generated report and is biased and speculative. It uses &#8216;junk science,&#8217; the kind of flawed comparative analysis that the two-year study by National Academy of Sciences released today.&#8221;

Request For In-Camera Inspection
http://www.cfnews13.com/uploadedFil...Inspection of Statements by Dominic Casey.pdf

Transcript of Dominic Casey interview
http://www.cfnews13.com/uploadedFiles/Transcript 1 of Dominic Casey (3).pdf

Article:
http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2009/2/19/forensic_reports_released_in_casey_anthony_case.html

Casey Anthony: Jose Baez tells "Today" that diary entry is from 2003; state has "rock-solid case," Jeanine Pirro says
posted by halboedeker on Feb 19, 2009 9:43:43 AM

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"Today" returned to the issue Thursday morning -- and the segment seemed like a preview of arguments that are likely in a trial.
Defense attorney Jose Baez told the NBC program that the diary entry was from 2003. "This is before Caylee was even born," he said. Baez is representing Casey Anthony, who is charged with daughter Caylee's murder.
Former prosecutor Jeanine Pirro, who has her own show, wasn't buying the 2003 explanation. The handwriting is different, Pirro told Meredith Vieira. "In 2003, it looks more like a kid with the circles. In 2008, it's a different kind of script," Pirro said. "It suggests to me it's five years later."

Pirro noted that the jury will look at the many pieces of the puzzle and that 30 to 40 coincidences will become a picture.
"It is a real circumstantial case that is powerful, it is compelling," Pirro said.
"It all fits in this case," she added. "You couldn't have a case where the narrative could be clearer."
Vierra asked: Would Pirro offer a plea deal if she were prosecuting?
"Not in a million years," Pirro said. "This is a rock-solid case."

Article:
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2009/02/casey-anthony-case--4.html

Today show 2-19-09: Video
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/29277073#29277073

Transcript: Psychic Tip Prompted Caylee Search
Interview With Former Casey Anthony PI Released
POSTED: 11:47 am EST February 19, 2009
UPDATED: 12:10 pm EST February 19, 2009

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A court on Thursday ordered the release of detectives' interview with Casey Anthony's former private investigator, who searched an area near where Caylee Anthony's remains were later found.
In his order, Circuit Court Judge Stan Strickland released one of the two interviews that Dominic Casey had with investigators.
Casey searched an area on Suburban Drive in Orange County a month before Caylee's remains were uncovered in December 2008.
Casey said he was in the area because of a tip and not because of any information he received from Casey Anthony or her family. Casey also confirms he spoke with a psychic that day, who said she felt Caylee's presence in the neighborhood where the Anthony family lived and where Caylee's remains eventually were found.

Interview With Dominic Casey Released: Video
http://www.wesh.com/video/18752951/index.html

PDF: Dominic Casey Interview
http://www.wesh.com/download/2009/0219/18750716.pdf

PDF: Order Releasing Dominic Casey Interview
http://www.wesh.com/download/2009/0219/18750651.pdf

Article:
http://www.wesh.com/news/18750547/detail.html

UPDATED: Judge releases transcript of interview with Caylee investigator
Bianca Prieto | Sentinel Staff Writer
2:53 PM EST, February 19, 2009

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An ABC producer paid for George and Cindy Anthony to stay at one of Central Florida's most expensive hotels for three days in December after their missing granddaughter's remains were found, according to newly released testimony. The couple stayed at the Ritz-Carlton Orlando Grande Lakes from Dec. 11 to Dec. 14 after Caylee's remains were found near their home. The company that footed the bill is owned by Disney. The producer, a woman named Kaitlyn Folmer, made arrangements with then-Anthony spokeswoman Michelle Bart to put up the couple and two of their investigators at the hotel. Rooms at the hotel can cost between $249 and $739 per night, depending on the level of luxury.

Included in the transcript were details of the Anthony family's activities the hours and days following the discovery of Caylee's remains. Casey was interviewed by Orange County sheriff's Sgt. John Allen and FBI Agent Nick Savage on Jan. 7 at attorney Brad Conway's Orlando office. Conway represents George and Cindy Anthony. Strickland reviewed a second interview, also taken on Jan. 7, but hasn't determined whether it should be released.

Article:
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-casey-anthony-021909,0,656748.story

Anthony P.I. Gave Conflicting Statements To Investigators
Thursday, February 19, 2009 &#8211; updated: 1:04 pm EST February 19, 2009

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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- The Anthony family's private eye, Dominic Casey, gave conflicting statements to investigators under oath about what he was doing at the scene a month before Caylee Anthony's remains were found there and he was being represented at the time by the Anthony family's attorney.
The Anthonys' private eye also told investigators, under oath, that he did not know he was being videotaped by another private investigator, Jim Hoover, although at times it looks as though he's being videotaped from close up. Mr. Casey called Hoover a "sneaky devil."
The statement was the first Dominic Casey gave to investigators. There's a second one that the judge hasn't decided whether to release yet.

VIDEO REPORT: P.I. Gave Conflicting Statements
http://www.wftv.com/video/18751350/index.html

READ TRANSCRIPT: Detectives Interview Dominic Casey
http://www.wftv.com/_blank/18750982/detail.html

Article:
http://www.wftv.com/news/18751052/detail.html

Anthony P.I. Searched Woods 3 Times; Diary Entry Date Debated
Casey Anthony Remains Jailed In Death Of Daughter
POSTED: Thursday, February 19, 2009
UPDATED: 1:47 pm EST February 19, 2009

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Casey also admitted to investigators -- as did Brad Conway, the attorney for George and Cindy Anthony, who was present during the interview -- that a producer with ABC-TV was with George and Cindy Anthony the night Caylee's remains were found, the transcript said. Caylee's grandparents returned to Orlando from Los Angeles after appearing on "Larry King Live" on CNN and stayed at the Ritz Carlton, which was paid for by ABC-TV, according to the transcript.

Speculation suggests that a diary entry saying "Every Day Is A Brand New Beginning" and Casey Anthony having no regrets and being happy were written shortly after Caylee was last seen alive.
Records show that on June 21, 2008, the Saturday after Caylee disappeared, Casey Anthony's cell phone did not ping any cell towers near the Anthony home. All pings were from Winter Park, where her then-boyfriend lived. Also, Cindy Anthony told investigators that she was home that day and Casey Anthony was not, saying she was in Tampa.
Phone records show Casey Anthony made or received six phone calls that day but was not near the home, meaning the entry was likely not made there.

Anthony P.I. Searched Woods 3 Times; Diary Entry Date Debated: Video
http://www.clickorlando.com/video/18751594/index.html

More Documents Released In Casey Anthony Case: Video
http://www.clickorlando.com/video/18750064/index.html

Article:
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/18750816/detail.html

A partial view of the wooded area that forensic specialists searched for evidence in Caylee Anthony's death.
http://www.wesh.com/image/18740545/detail.html

Image: Caylee Anthony
http://www.wesh.com/image/18742080/detail.html

Image: A page from Casey Anthony's diary
http://www.wesh.com/image/18740385/detail.html

Image: A sticker, missing its heart, found at the Anthony home.
http://www.wesh.com/image/18739755/detail.html

Video: Source: Anthony's Reaction To Remains Taped
http://www.wesh.com/video/18754210/index.html

Video: When Did Casey Anthony Write Her Diary?
http://www.wesh.com/video/18753491/index.html

Video: Raw Video: Interview With Baez, Kenney Baden
http://www.wesh.com/video/18750365/index.html

Video: Noon Update On Caylee Anthony Documents
http://www.wesh.com/video/18741198/index.html

Casey Anthony case: WKMG rips "tabloid media" for reporting that diary entry was made in 2008
posted by halboedeker on Feb 19, 2009 3:21:09 PM

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Pipitone said the evidence suggests there is "no way" Casey could have made the entry. Rather, he pointed to a notation showing the diary dates to 2003, when Casey was 17. He said all the writing was in the same color of ink.
In earlier reports, Pipitone has tracked Casey Anthony's movements. He found: Casey Anthony went nowhere near her bedroom, where the diary was kept, on June 21, 2008. Rather, she was near her boyfriend in Winter Park. Cindy Anthony has said Casey wasn't in the family home at that time.
The diary entry offers the reflections of a 17-year-old in the summer before her senior year in high school, Pipitone said.

Dominic Casey, a private investigator for the Anthony family, was the focus of other reports at noon on WKMG and WFTV-Channel 9.
WKMG's Mike DeForest reported that the private eye had visited -- three times -- the woods where Caylee's remains were later found. The private investigator received the tip from a psychic, DeForest said, but did not pass along that information to law enforcement.
WFTV's Kathi Belich reported that Dominic Casey gave conflicting statements about being at the scene where Caylee's remains were later found. Who was he talking to on a cell phone when he was there? He cited the psychic and later added his sick daughter, Belich said.
Belich highlighted another twist: In documents the state released Wednesday, Cindy Anthony said she sent someone to the woods the month before Caylee's remains were found. Cindy Anthony did not name that person.

Article:
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2009/02/casey-anthony-case--5.html

Source: Anthony's Reaction To Remains Taped

POSTED: 5:57 pm EST February 19, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Investigators arranged to videotape Casey Anthony's reaction in jail when she learned that a child's remains were found near her family's home, a source told WESH 2 News exclusively on Thursday.

Anthony doubled over twice and appeared to hyperventilate, according to the source who has seen the tape.

Investigators say the tape shows Anthony's consciousness of guilt, because it was days before the remains were identified as her daughter Caylee.

WESH 2 News reporter Bob Kealing reported Thursday that Casey Anthony was purposefully taken to a jail nurse's station in December and seated where she could see breaking news coverage on TV about the child's remains. A video camera documented her reaction, a source said.

It was more than a week before the remains were identified as Caylee, who was reported missing last July.

Casey Anthony is charged with first-degree murder in connection with Caylee's death. She is in Orange County Jail on no bond awaiting trial later this year.

http://www.wesh.com/news/18753750/d...orl_break&ts=T&tmi=orl_break_1_05020102192009