Caylee Anthony News

Public Memorial Planned For Caylee Anthony

2009-02-05T18:50:00.000-08:00

The Anthony's family attorney says that a memorial for Caylee is set for Tuesday, February 10 at 10:00 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Orlando, Florida. The public memorial willl be on a first come first serve basis with seating for 5,000. Heavy security is planned. Attendees will be required to pass through metal detectors. Bags, backpacks, purses, cameras and video recorders are prohibited.
There still is no word on when or where a funeral will occur to put Caylee Anthony to rest.
In related news in the Caylee Anthony saga, Caylee's grandfather, George Anthony was released from a Daytona Beach, Florida hospital after spending 11 days undergoing treatment. George was admitted after he sent several text messages threatening to commit suicide to be with Caylee. Anthony was to transfer to another treatment facility but reports now say he is back at home.
Still no word on when the trial for Casey Anthony, mother of the slain tot, will occur. According to reports, the proscecutors need time to examine the evidence after the body of Caylee was discovered on December 11, 2008.

Caylee Anthony's Grandfather Under Suspicion?

2009-01-23T04:35:00.001-08:00

In a strange turn of events, the grandfather of slain Florida toddler Caylee Anthony was taken into custody by police early today after being reported missing late last night. Could this have anything to do with Caylee Anthony's death?

George Anthony has been steadfast in defending his daughter, Casey, who is accused in the death of his granddaughter, Caylee. Is there something more to this story? Could he be involved somehow?

Detectives found George Anthony at the Hawaiian Inn Hotel in Daytona Beach at 2:30 a.m. ET Friday, said Jeff Williamson, a spokesman for the Orange County Sheriff's department.

Brad Conway, the Anthonys' attorney, told CNN affiliate WFTV that Anthony was taken into custody under Florida's Baker Act, which allows the state to hold people involuntarily pending a psychiatric evaluation.

Anthony has been embroiled in a crime saga involving his daughter, Casey Anthony, and his 2-year-old granddaughter Caylee.

As most of the world knows, Casey Anthony, 22, is charged with killing her daughter Caylee, who was last seen in June. She was arrested in October and charged with first-degree murder and other offenses, despite the fact that her body had not been found at the time.

"Oh, Caylee? She's with, hopefully, a loving family that's taking care of her," George Anthony said.

The next day, Caylee's skeletal remains were found in the woods about a half-mile from George Anthony's home.

If convicted, Casey Anthony could face a sentence of up to life in prison.

Something is not right here. Was he with a hooker? Did he just wander off? Did he have a breakdown? Just needed a break?

We will hear all the theories in the next few days.

Forensics Still Sifting Through Caylee's Remains

2008-12-15T19:48:00.000-08:00

Will we ever know who killed Caylee Anthony? Sure, we all believe it was her self-centered mom who would do anything to go out and party. But would she go so far as to kill her baby? All the circumstantial evidence points to her. She didn't report her daughter missing for more than a month, she had googled gruesome keywords such as how to make cloroform and other ways to kill.
But it the remains and the forensic evidence that we need to prove, once and for all, that she is the killer. It's so easy for us to say she did it - and even the circumstantial evidence is overwhelming - but the forensic proof is paramount.
So what is going on with the forensic evidence? A Sheriff’s Office spokesman said during a televised news conference that investigators are working very slowly and “deliberately” at the site near the Anthony family home where unidentified remains were found last week.
Capt. Angelo Nieves said the site will dictate how long they will remain — not the investigators.
Nieves said the investigators are sifting and labeling items that have been recovered, but he would not say what those items are.
When asked why investigators are taking such a long time — the remains were found Thursday morning — Nieves said, “They’re doing a meticulous job.”
Nieves said proper experts are being called including an anthropologist, entomologist and botanist.
The authorities are doing the right thing. There is no reason to make haste at this time. They need to do it right!

Child Body Appears To Be Caylee Anthony

2008-12-11T12:07:00.000-08:00

The tragic story of a pretty little guy going missing seems to be coming to an end. According to sources a child's body has been found less than a five minute walk from where Caylee Anthony once resided.

Caylee Anthony has been missing for over 5 months. He mother is the prime suspect in the case.

It seems the remains of Caylee Anthony have been found less than a five minute walk from her home in Florida 40 feet from a highway by a meter reader.

Tim Miller, the founder and director of EquuSearch, said the remains "appear to be Caylee, but with any case, we have to wait until a positive ID is made."

"It looks like finally it's over with," Miller said.

Orange County deputies said a meter reader found the remains of a young child this morning in the area of S. Chickasaw Trail and Suburban Drive -- less than 1/4 mile from the Anthonys' home on Hopespring Drive. Spokesman Jim Solomons of the Orange County Sheriff's Office said the remains were found in a bag.

Dr. Lee Jantz, coordinator of the forensic anthropology center at the University of Tennessee, told the Associated Press that it is more difficult to identify a child's body than an adult's.
Jantz said the first thing medical examiners will do is compare photos of the child with the skull, in hopes of making a bone structure comparison. In high-profile cases the DNA of the bones will also be tested.

Anthony's defense attorney Jose Baez, walked out of Orange County Jail shortly after 1:33 p.m. and he was surrounded by media cameras and reporters. He would not speak about the remains. He said he would comment later today.

EquuSearch volunteer Deborah Smith said she searched the area three times and had "a bad feeling" because Anthony had mentioned her daughter was nearby.

"It still feels like she's, she's close to home," Anthony told her brother Lee Anthony in a recorded telephone conversation in July. "That's still my best feeling at the moment."
Smith said the area where the remains were found is "really wet and steep and there's lots of snakes back there."

Three-year-old Caylee Marie Anthony was reported missing July 15. Anthony was indicted in October on first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse, aggravated manslaughter of a child and four counts of providing false information to law enforcement.