Two days after her toddler daughter was last seen alive, Casey Anthony asked to borrow a shovel from a neighbor, reportedly to dig up some bamboo. Casey, 25, is now on trial for first-degree murder in the death of her daughter. Caylee Anthony, 2, was last seen alive on June 16, 2008.
The Florida-tyke wasn’t reported missing by her mother until a month later. A month that Casey spent partying. That’s not alleged — there is plenty of photographic evidence that clearly shows Casey having a good time. Whenever her friends inquired after her daughter’s whereabouts, Casey reportedly gave them various answers — Caylee was with a nanny. Caylee was at a theme park. Caylee was at the beach.
Never once did she mention to anyone that her daughter had drowned. Nor did she fit the image one would typically have of a bereaved parent.
Three days into the highly-publicized trial in the Orlando courtroom, Casey’s friends testified that she had been in good spirits throughout the month of June, 2008. She was the classic good-time party girl.
The case has drawn nationwide interest. CNN’s Nancy Grace and Geraldo Rivera were both in attendance for the opening day of trial. Dozens of people with absolutely no connection to the case stood in line eager to claim a seat in what Nancy Grace refers to as ”Tot-Mom trial.”
The Florida-tyke wasn’t reported missing by her mother until a month later. A month that Casey spent partying. That’s not alleged — there is plenty of photographic evidence that clearly shows Casey having a good time. Whenever her friends inquired after her daughter’s whereabouts, Casey reportedly gave them various answers — Caylee was with a nanny. Caylee was at a theme park. Caylee was at the beach.
Never once did she mention to anyone that her daughter had drowned. Nor did she fit the image one would typically have of a bereaved parent.
Three days into the highly-publicized trial in the Orlando courtroom, Casey’s friends testified that she had been in good spirits throughout the month of June, 2008. She was the classic good-time party girl.
The case has drawn nationwide interest. CNN’s Nancy Grace and Geraldo Rivera were both in attendance for the opening day of trial. Dozens of people with absolutely no connection to the case stood in line eager to claim a seat in what Nancy Grace refers to as ”Tot-Mom trial.”
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Casey Anthony’s defense attorney opened her trial on Monday with a startling statement — Caylee Anthony was not murdered. The toddler suffered an accidental drowning in the family’s pool. Moreover, the defense said, Casey’s father, George, helped cover up the drowning by burying his granddaughter in a wooded area not far from the family home.
The defense has yet to explain exactly why anyone would need to cover up an accidental drowning. Or why, if a child died accidentally in the backyard pool, her decomposed body would be found with duct-tape wrapped around her mouth. The exact cause of Caylee’s death could not be determined due to deterioration of the body. The girl’s body was not recovered from its shallow grave until six months after she went missing.Oh. Wait. There’s more. The defense alleges that George Anthony sexually molested Casey Anthony throughout her childhood. A charge that left George Anthony visibly upset and left Nancy Grace shaking her head and asking: If Casey’s father molested her throughout her childhood, why in the world would she then repeatedly leave her toddler daughter alone with him? I’m sure the defense will think of some nebulous answer for all that. They’ll have to if they are to have any hope of keeping the Tot-Mom out of prison.
Casey, who has cried a great deal over the past few days, seems to finally understand that she’s in a bad way. She didn’t shed tears during that June when Caylee first went missing. Casey’s friends told the jury uthat she was “peppy”, happy even.
Casey, who has cried a great deal over the past few days, seems to finally understand that she’s in a bad way. She didn’t shed tears during that June when Caylee first went missing. Casey’s friends told the jury uthat she was “peppy”, happy even.