Caylee Anthony Weekend Update: By: Gary C. King

August 02, 2008

The question of whether there are any new leads in the case of missing 2-year-old Caylee Anthony, who purportedly disappeared on or around June 9, 2008, seems to be on many peoples' minds this weekend, particularly after crime scene investigators paid a visit to Casey Anthony's parents' home yesterday, August 1, 2008.  According to reports in various Orlando, Florida media outlets, CSI personnel only stayed for about five minutes at Caylee's maternal grandparents' home, but were seen leaving the house with two large paper bags.  The Orange County Sheriff's Office, recently under fire from the district attorney's office for leaking information about the case to the media, would not reveal what was taken from the home but indicated that the family was being cooperative with investigators.

Although the cops seemed to have clammed up with regard to revealing details about their investigation, it does not take a rocket scientist to figure out that there is something wrong with the date(s) of Caylee's alleged disappearance.  In addition to the June 9th date, family members claim that Caylee was last seen on June 15th, and Casey's ex-fiancé claims to have heard Caylee's voice in the background during a telephone conversation he had with Casey on June 24th, the same date that Caylee's grandfather, George Anthony, reported the gas cans that he believes were stolen from his shed.  Someone, it would seem, could provide a precise date when Caylee was last seen, and that most likely someone would be Caylee's mother.

Orange County investigators believe that the biggest obstruction to finding out the truth about what happened to Caylee is her mother, who claimed at one point that she had left Caylee with a babysitter, Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez.

"Casey has the key to this," Orange County Deputy Sheriff Carlos Padilla has said.  "Casey was the last person to be seen with the child and we still believe that Casey knows more than what she's telling us and she's the only one who can tell us something that can turn this around."

Investigators remain hopeful that results of DNA and other evidence taken from Casey's home, her parents' home, and the trunk of the car Casey was driving recently will provide the missing pieces to this puzzle.  They expect some of the results as early as next week.

In other news related to the case, a fundraiser for the Kid Finders Network was held on Friday, August 1, at Speed Park Motorsports in Daytona Beach. Proceeds from the fundraising event will go toward helping locate all missing children in Florida.

And a night earlier, Cindy Anthony appeared on CNN's Larry King Live to tell King and his viewers that she was not a liar, an apparent reference to what she had initially said to the police about her car having been stolen. She spoke briefly about her meeting with federal investigators on Wednesday, but would not reveal what she told them. She told King that she thinks she knows who has Caylee.

"I said whatever I needed to do to get the authorities to come help me," Cindy Anthony said on King's show. "I worked on whatever I could to get them out there, so I'm not a liar. I just stretched the truth a little bit. The car wasn't where it was supposed to be, so I said it was stolen because I didn't have any reason (for police) to come to my house. That doesn't make me a liar or a murderer, and that doesn't make my daughter (one) either, just because she had some mistruths."

Caylee also made the cover of People magazine's August 11, 2008 edition, which has already hit the newsstands in many locations around the country. Sheriff's Deputy Carlos Padilla told reporters for the magazine that there was no evidence that can prove that Caylee is dead, though most people believe that she is. He said that investigators are closely watching the extensive media coverage surrounding the case as one way to help them form a clearer picture of what may have happened.

"I can honestly say we've had other cases that made the national media, (but) I don't recall anything more than this," Padilla said to reporters for a local television station. "It's something that's been phenomenal, unbelievable…keep in mind, we have a whole unit and also have civilian personnel taking down tips and turning them over to police."

He also reiterated that Casey, if she would talk to investigators, could be instrumental in determining what happened to Caylee.

"We truly believe she has information that could help us find her little daughter," Padilla said.

Related Links:
Full Coverage : Casey Anthony Case
Bizarre Crime of the Week, by Gary C. King

Comments

[Deborah]

Casey giving "clues" to the detectives regarding her daughter's whereabouts is ridiculous. If they follow her "mystery clues" and do find her daughter than what would be the difference in telling them the truth to begin with? My heart goes out to that beautiful little girl, her grandparents and uncle. Casey, please don't do this to your family. Tell what you know!

[adrian]

"I said whatever I needed to do to get the authorities to come help me,"

so telling the police that your granddaughter was missing didn't seem as important as saying my car's been stolen?

[Tony Doyle]

Look to the car... If DNA is confirmed, it was located 6.78 miles from the mother's apt at a busy intersection, the route to which, by the way, is laced with lakes. Was the car left there after the body was removed, or left there and subsequently the body removed? Recorded video of businesses in the area?

The smoking gun is the car...

[Lynn]

She [Cindy] told King that she thinks she knows who has Caylee.

So why doesn't she tell police?

[Cindy] "I said whatever I needed to do to get the authorities to come help me," Cindy Anthony said on King's show. "I worked on whatever I could to get them out there, so I'm not a liar. I just stretched the truth a little bit. The car wasn't where it was supposed to be, so I said it was stolen because I didn't have any reason (for police) to come to my house."

Are you kidding me? She didn't have a reason for the police to come to her home so she fabricated the auto theft to get them there? How about a missing grandchild? A little girl you haven't seen for a month and whom the mother cannot produce? This statement is ridiculous.

[Ashley S.]

she doesn't know the exact date? um if my child were missing i'd know exact date, time, location. what they were wearing who i left them with. what kind of car they drove. also if caylee had been going to this sitter for awhile, no one else ever picked her up or dropped her off, besides the mom. and is the dad really dead? cindy said she could remember seeing the obituary... um maybe it was a fake, as your daughter is a liar and makes up elaborate lies. geeze. i feel for her i really do and i to pray caylee is alive but give me a break. the family needs to get tough with casey and maybe then we'll get the truth.

[kelli]

I wonder if there is some reason casey isnt being helpful. perhaps she is protecting her daughter??? maybe there was abuse within her family, maybe her daughter was being molested or something and in her mind maybe casey thinks that hiding her daughter is the best way to protect her. I have a ton of possible theories. Although Casy does not seem to be a junkie she could have easily sold her daughter, there could have ben some kind of an accident like a drowning and instead of coming to the cops maybe the family decided to cover it up. I dont know but i do know for sure that there is no way in hell that a babysitter just ran off with Caylee. Even a bad mother would freak out for a minute (or so you would hope) over someone not returning their kid for weeks. If you ask me it almost seems like the grandma is in on whatever is going on. It just seems so suspicious, caylee and her mom have been living with the grandparents since her birth and suddenly as soon as she moves out she is never heard from again... No one knows this babysitter. he grandparents seemed to treat her like their own daughter, how would they not know who she was going to???

[Marie]

This entire case makes me really wonder who is telling the truth. Sure Casey Anthony is a stranger to a concept called the truth. But her mother, Cindy seems to be as confused as her daughter. What I truley do not understand about all of this , is if a child is missing for more than 24 hours(especially a toddler), then that would be concern enough to report it. Not wait 31 days because of utilizing your own "resources" to find her. She could have very easily searched while police were searching. If anyone in her family knew who had t hat baby, then it makes sense to give up that info right away. Don't use that as an excuse for a reduce conviction or as a way to won over the authorities. It seems purely selfish that anyone would withhold any info about that helpless child. I believe that God will deal with them.

[mary]

i am wondering why the grandmother was not willing to care for caylee while her mom was off finding herself. seems odd to me that the family wasn't more aware of things. so the timeline might be different than what casey first stated about the 9th of june , the little girl maybe hasn't been missing as long as previously thought .. but it is very confusing because the mother and grandmother are not big into to the truth, they have stated that by not telling the truth isn't lying. ok???

[Lorrie]

Casey is looking out for Casey- she will tell 'her story' for the right price.Casey likes being a 'celebrity'- see the photos from the nightclub. She has no feeling towards that gorgeous little girl. This is a very disfunctional family- even the mother says that she had no reason for the police to come to her house so she stretched the truth. Hellooooooooo!!!! her baby granddaughter was missing!!! I think police would have responded to that.

[Worried]

I say lock up Cindy along with Casey. Surley she is obstructing justice. To claim she knows where her grandaughter is but will not tell the police??? Comeon... I would like more info on the "borrowed shovel". For instance, what time of the day did she borrow it? How long did she keep it? Did she take it away from her parents house or just use it there? There are some witnesses in this case that are keeping mum about what they know. I think they are the ones the police know will put the nail in the coffin.

[Worried]

I say lock up Cindy along with Casey. Surley she is obstructing justice. To claim she knows where her grandaughter is but will not tell the police??? Comeon... I would like more info on the "borrowed shovel". For instance, what time of the day did she borrow it? How long did she keep it? Did she take it away from her parents house or just use it there? There are some witnesses in this case that are keeping mum about what they know. I think they are the ones the police know will put the nail in the coffin.

[emma]

obviously the kid is dead. casey screwed up and the kid accidentally died. she ditched the car because of the rank smell. her mother only found her because the car was towed. her mother believed the abduction story but the whole family now knows the kid is dead and are covering for casey. and that's about it. any questions?

[tjaye]

Is the "abandoned" car the same car that the grandmother reported stolen? So, Casey did not actually have a car herself, is this correct? Why hasn't Casey and her family taken a lie detector test? Has Caylee's father's [car accident] death been VERIFIED?...I mean really verified and not solely taken from Anthony's mouth??? Does anyone know WHY Casey got fired from Universal Studio? This is truly turning out to be a very interesting case.

[tjaye]

I do not believe that the grandmother has anything to do with Caylee missing. However, I do believe that deep down in her gut, she knows that something is not right. Grandma is only doing what mother's do best, and that is LOVE and PROTECT their children to the end. Casey has truly been unfair to her entire family with this SELFISH act. I feel so sorry for Lee (Casey's brother) because he really wanted to give her the benefit of the doubt, but you can tell in their last jailhouse phone conversation, that he wasn't too happy with Casey. Go and take a listen (I think it was recorded 7/31). He didn't say anything to verbalize this, but you can tell the obvious distance that is now there, that has not been there before.

[julie]

this poor little baby will probably end up like Trenton Duckett never found! i do believe the police are keeping all information quiet. i do not know why the media keeps releasing Casey"s phone calls they are just too many lies. Casey seems to like the attention. less focus on her and more on finding Caylee.my prayers go out to the family . By the Grace of God she may be found alive i am praying that to be the case

[I Smell a Rat]

Doesn't it seem very very suspicious that THE GRANDFATHER, George Anthony, FORMER LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER would not have been the one to call the police re. the missing child and stolen car? You'd think he'd get super-duper service being a former cop! Did he work for that police agency?

The grandmother seems to be as much a liar as her daughter and it is possible they are covering for the GRANDFATHER as much as they are Casey.

[irene]

I want to know if since the police believe the body was moved from yard to car is there evidence that the ground was recently dug up. The grandmother is enabler. Her pizza story is stupid. What does she wish to accomplish by telling such a fairy tale as anyone would see through it.I don't understand the grandfather who is an ex-cop...... Is he in on it too..... The little girl was (is) beautiful. What a shame. If Casey told truth from start people would be more sympathetic.

[skes]

Does this young mother think she can out smart trained professionals. The truth will eventually come out. Casey KNOWS exactly what happened to Caylee. If a mother has one ounce of hope of their child being alive they would be giving every bit of information they can think of ! The entire story of Casey being scared for the child's or the family lives is so weak... the media attention that this case has gotten.. news flash to Casey, the word it OUT.. so EVEN IF that was the truth, why is she still not telling all she knows. I hate to imagine what happened to this little girl. I almost am sick to my stomach to see this mother of the child living her life as if nothing is wrong. The family is protecting a spoiled brat of a daughter at all cost.

[Tracy]

It is quite obvious now that Casey is not telling the truth.
It makes me sick to my stomach and angers me the way she wants to play games with the authorities.
I say let some of us mom's in the room alone with her and will get the truth out of her.
I pray the little girl is still alive but as more info comes out the more I fear she is gone.

[flutter1]

"Does this young mother think she can out smart trained professionals."

People who do these kind of crimes do think they are smarter than the professionals, if they even consider it.

Look at Susan Smith, Scott Peterson, O. J. Simpson and the list goes on.

There is something very narcissitic about certain personality disorders that usually leads them to believe they are smarter than the rest of the world.

[Sam]

Personally, I think they are all in on it. A retired police officer would know how to hide a body. All the calls to 911 was a sham I believe. I don't think the brother knows anything but both parents know what happened and helped cover it up. Without a body there is no murder per se. Unless the evidence shows murder without a body. Right now it does not. They are flooding the news with reports of Caylee sightings. This bolsters the argument that caylee is alive thus no murder.

They are all in on it. She will be let go next week. Its a crying shame actually. I would lock up Cindy for sure. I bet she would break after a month. Put butt in the state pen.

[Sam]

Personally, I think they are all in on it. A retired police officer would know how to hide a body. All the calls to 911 was a sham I believe. I don't think the brother knows anything but both parents know what happened and helped cover it up. Without a body there is no murder per se. Unless the evidence shows murder without a body. Right now it does not. They are flooding the news with reports of Caylee sightings. This bolsters the argument that caylee is alive thus no murder.

They are all in on it. She will be let go next week. Its a crying shame actually. I would lock up Cindy for sure. I bet she would break after a month. Put butt in the state pen.

[Sam]

Okay,

Let me play devil's advocate. Let's say Casey wanted to go out and party. She left Caylee with someone she didn't know all that well. Then that person took off with Caylee. Now, what if she was just scared to tell her parents and everyone else what happened? What if she WAS actually looking for the kid? What if she knew the "person" and was happy Caylee was gone? That this person is a "good" person and Caylee would be better off with them instead of her.

Grandma obviously didn't want to care for Caylee on a long term basis. She didn't even bother to show up at Casey's apartment even after not seeing or hearing from her own granddaughter for over a month. I couldn't keep my grandma away from the kids EVER. She saw them at least once a week until they went to college.

I keep looking at pictures of Casey in jail and she doesn't seem like a mother who has done something to her own kid. She's a liar but doesn't seem like a psycho to me. She looks fairly confident that the little girl is alive. Either Caylee is alive or that's one cold cold person sitting in that jail house.

[Jason]

I am dumbfounded at how uncooperative Casey is being... It is truly sad to think that she or her immediate family could be responsible for the death or disappearance of this little girl. I hope that the majority of people are wrong and she is found, but I fear that is not the case.

[Curious]

The discussion mentioning the question of date of disappearance... First date given by Casey in 911 call: "I have not seen my daughter in 31 days. = June 14-15; Grandparents take Caylee to great-grandfather's: June 15; date given later by Casey: June 9 - Date by phone call: June 24)...

Just curious... Someone said that the last person that Caylee was seen with was Casey, but it seems that the last CONFIRMED persons with Caylee was her GRANDPARENTS when they took her to see her great-grandfather on June 15. We have VIDEO evidence that she was with them, and there are probably records at the nursing home of the visit. Moreover, this date coincides with Casey's ORIGINAL stated date.

Yes, a boyfriend claims to have heard evidence of Caylee in the background on June 24 but he did not actually hear CAYLEE. Casey is lying for some reason. Cindy is lying for some reason... However, it is not entirely clear to me who is to blame for Caylee's disappearance.

Note: Casey is relatively calm on the 911 call; Cindy is upset.

What if Casey is calm not because she is uncaring, but because she believes Caylee is all right wherever she is? What if Cindy is upset because Cindy KNOWS Caylee it not?

What if this is a gargantuan case of "I thought you had her."

What if Casey was without her daughter for 31 days from the day she left Caylee with her grandparents? What if she thought her mother was just trying to teach her a lesson and keep her from Caylee? What if her parents WERE doing that? What if they screwed up somewhere along the line? What if the reason Cindy was soo upset was because the police were supposed to REALIZE what they found when they found the abandoned car? What if Cindy was so upset because Casey was reluctant to go along with the "left the baby with the sitter" scenario?

When it comes down to it, so many confusing things have been said by both Cindy and Casey that either COULD be the culprit... or neither. (You never know maybe a known third party really does have her; they did not report it because they did not think this person would harm her and just thought it was a matter of finding them; etc).

It seems to me though after TWO weeks the police have to know if there was a dead body in the back of that car, and they are not saying that Caylee is dead - who else would this "Dead body" be? Rather the police are denying suggesting that she is dead...

There are too many questions to get a clear answer. There will be no convictions without hard evidence. Grandpa knows that.

[Shira from New York]

I've written about this before, but I am compelled to say it again: the lies from the Anthony family are unbearable to anyone who cares about honesty, integrity and the value of a human life.

It is time for the citizens to take charge. We must demand LOUDLY and PUBLICLY and REPEATEDLY that Casey Anthony and her family tell us the truth about Caylee.

Get a group of people to go down to the Orange County Jail or the Anthony Home and stand with placards that say, "No More Lies About Caylee," or "Tell Us the Truth About Caylee," or even, "America is Watching. God is Watching. Now is the Time for Truth."

This is the most sickening, unbelievable, drawn-out charade I can recall in recent years and the media is playing into it by reporting back the nonsense being spewed by the family, with very little editorial feedback or contextualizing. I do not know how, when faced with Cindy or George Anthony and their fictional account of things, reporters refrain from shaking them and screaming.

Request for the media: stop giving the Anthony family and their crooked lawyer air-time. We are learning NOTHING about the fate of this innocent child. There is no merit to cluttering up the airwaves with the fabrications of George or Cindy Anthony. Being charitable to them, let's just conclude that they are in a REALLY hard place, knowing their daughter likely killed their beloved granddaughter.

But for God's sake, stop allowing the hogwash -- Casey knows where Caylee is, she's afraid for the family, she's close by, etc, etc, etc, blah, blah, blah -- to drown us.

It is an insult to us and most of all, it is an insult to Caylee's memory.

So, people...write letters, gather in groups, start a phone campaign directed at the Anthony family. Be loud and be persistent. Let the Anthony family know that no one is being fooled. We've had it. We demand that they tell us the truth about Caylee.

[Kelsie]

Wow! This really make's me mad...
If it was her mom why the hell would she have done this??
It makes me sick thinking about a person killing a young child...especially the own mother.
It's hard to know who is telling the truth or not!
I just hope someone comes out with the truth and we find Caylee healthy!

[Diane]

If one of my grandchildren was missing and my daughter was
holding back information, she would want to stay in jail for
protection from ME. Grandma and Grandpa need to stop covering
up for their daughter. That little baby needs them to step up
to that demon they raised. Like the rest of the world, I would love to smack that smile off her face. She reminds me
of SCOTT PETERSON. I hope that baby is alive. If she is, nobody in that family deserves her.

[Waiting for Forensics]

OK...The Anthonys are talking again but this time it's Dad instead of Cindy. Yesterday it was reported on WESH.com that:

"George Anthony said that controversial photographs released of Casey Anthony partying date back to when she was pregnant. He said the family feels strongly that none of the photos were taken after the time Caylee disappeared."

I think they're talking about the photos of Casey at Fusian (in the blue dress.) Is this bizarre? Does this mean she and Tony were dating and hanging out at bars when Casey was pregnant? When she was...uh...let's see...eighteen or nineteen years old? Now that is starting to stretch even MY faith in their credibility. At the time Casey was pregnant, they SHOULD'VE had (and exercised) some control over her behavior - but looks like I'm just out of touch with the times.

I think parents often fall into the trap of wanting to be their child's friend at the expense of being a proper parent. It's tough to say, "No." to your child and make it stick, but that's a parent's job. Who else is going to do it? Looks like someone should've stayed home and been "the enforcer" for this daughter. I see that they make up their stories as they go along and they have taught Casey to do the same thing.

I still have hope and I'm not giving up until the evidence shows that it's Caylee's remains in the back of the trunk. But I feel let down that the Anthonys seem to think we're all idiots yet continue to seek sympathy and a$$istance.

[interested party]

very interesting case -- first the connection with the name Zenaida Gonzalez -- a person by that named looked at that very apt in April -- too coincidential to me --
there is a connection - somehow - there --
Casey seems happy to be "free" of this child regardless of how it happened - whether someone stole her (she would be happy if that happened) I think - problem is the decomposition issue with dogs/car - only the DNA will tell the truth on that - BUT if not - then somehow someone took this child and it was fine by her mother - one less responsibility to tend to -- maybe not Zenaida but it's too werid that a person by that name was in some manner associated with that apt. too werid -- look for the consistancies - they are few but they are there.

[caslin]

I'm wondering if Caylee ever said the babysitter's name to grandma. They say they called her Zanny for short - that's easy for a 2yr old to say. I know my 2yr old nephew tells me who he played with that day, etc. I'm wondering if Cindy ever asked Caylee what she did some days and if Caylee ever said "I was at Zanny's" I wish someone would ask Cindy that question. I mean it's bad enough they never met or spoke to the babysitter, but if she existed, I'm sure the baby said her name.

Pizza - yeah right - I guess it was buried in the back yard too. Cadaver dogs are highly trained and since they hit on two spots (trunk of car & backyard) it is highly unlikely they made a mistake.

I don't think Casey knows who Caylee's father is. I can assure you, I would want to know who my granddaughter's father was and I know my son would find out because he is protective of his sister. Didn't Lee ever want to go talk to the father of his niece? Cindy is a liar - Casey gets it from her. This whole family is a disgrace and this case is so frustrating.

It's hard to have sympathy for them when none of what they say makes sense. The police have the evidence - they're just waiting to present the case and make sure they have it right so they can charge Casey.

I don't think Casey killed Caylee in cold blood. I believe it was an accident and then her personality disorder kicked in. She has blocked it out and honestly believes Caylee was kidnapped and has convinced herself of it. There are a million theories and we won't know until the forensics come back.

My heart is broken for Caylee. I believe she is no longer on this earth. But if she is and she is found, I hope she isn't returned to Cindy. None of those people deserve her after this.

I haven't seen or heard any of these people cry - really cry over this baby. I'm sick. I treat my dogs better than these people treat the loss of Caylee. If my dog ran away, I'd be crying and searching like crazy. Nothing makes sense, nothing adds up in this case - I can't wait for the forensic evidence to come back. Oh and what about a tattoo Casey supposedly got in honor of Caylee - it says "Bella Vida" - it means beautiful life - can anyone confirm this or when Casey got it?

I'm sick over this case. The family and their attorneys are the strangest bunch ever.

God Bless Little Caylee.

[julie]

What i do not understand is Zanaida looked at the same apartment that Caycee says she dropped Caylee off at isn't it a strange coincidence? it sounds like some kind of a connection somehow. i also wonder why Caycee needed a ride from where the car ran out of gas isn't it only a couple of blocks to her boyfriend Tony's apartment. this is the strangest case ever my prayers are with Caylee and her family

[Arouet]

I think sitting in jail, Casey has worked out a plan to get out of this. She knows she has to explain her behavior these past few weeks. She says the daughter is safe and will show up at the birthday party this weekend. I think when the daughter doesn't, Casey will "flip out," come up with a new story and then will start to act like people think she would act if she was innocent. She will make up a new person who was supposed to have her and supposed to bring her back and she will pretend to freak out about it. At least that's what I think. This lie is not working for her, she has to go to another. Sadly, I think the little girl is no longer alive and she did something with her, though I am not convinced she killed her, I think it could have been an accident or something but it seems unlikely the little girl is still alive and I think forensics will show that.

[Lake Erie Princess]

This is a very dysfunctional family. THAT is very evident.
IMO someone, somehow has caused the cloud of incest or molesting to surface.

I feel that way because NO Mother could ever sit so calmly and lie where her baby is, and not be a basket case about her being gone. I would lose my mind.

For Caylee, I hope you are safe, and that you were temporarily placed with lunatics for family, and are on a nice break.

[julie]

I hope the police have checked out Jesse Grund, also a high school friend Patrick Bourgeois. PB visited Casey in jail and she claims that she did not remember him. why visit someone that you have not seen since high school, especially if you were not even friends? I do not believe Casey acted alone in whatever happened to Caylee. there seems to be a lot of people trying desperately to cover the truth, by distorting the truth with lie after lie. The family of Caylee will not tell anything saying it is for Caylee's safety. There seems to be no reason, at least to me why anyone would do that. If it were my child i would be telling everything i knew to the police . Then trying to tell everyone that Caylee will be home for her birthday are you serious? it will not be long and Cayce will have to fess up it will make it easier on her family and eventually the truth will surface it always does. i pray for the whole family especially Caylee.

[cccnm626]

When are we going to find out about the father of Caylee? One would think the media would already have revealed if the father named on her birth certificate (was one named?) really had died in a car accident. Let us please hear from him. I totally agree with the mom who said, let some of us other moms get in a room with Casey Anthony and WE will get the truth out of her. Something is too far gone about our justice system when an innocent vulnerable toddler is missing day after day and these people keep acting like it is okay to keep it to themselves where she went.

[julie]

no father was named on birth certificate. the young man that died in a car accident, i think they are going to do a DNA test i am not sure though. i heard that a sample of his blood does exist.

[Crime Junkie Mama]

It was posted on her facebook 7/15/08 by roommate Amy Huizenga that her friend (Casey) was driving her car for a week and also cleared out her checking account out (stealing $1,000) A few days later Amy's post says she got all her money returned ($1,000) and that she was not talking to the press. Did the Anthony family payback the 1 grand to her, why isn't she saying more now? Has Amy's car been checked forensically if Casey drove it for a week?

[Crime Junkie Mama]

It was posted on her facebook 7/15/08 by roommate Amy Huizenga that her friend (Casey) was driving her car for a week and also cleared out her checking account out (stealing $1,000) A few days later Amy's post says she got all her money returned ($1,000) and that she was not talking to the press. Did the Anthony family payback the 1 grand to her, why isn't she saying more now? Has Amy's car been checked forensically if Casey drove it for a week?

[Lisa Carney]

I read in people magazine that a woman calling herself Zenada Gonzalas looked at the Apt that Casey claimed to have dropped off Caylee, could Casey be Zenada and have the Sheriffs Dept taken the guest card "Zenada" filled out and dusted it for prints.

[julie]

This case gets more confusing by the day. What is this connection to ZG.? does anyone know when this ZG was mentioned in the past besides to Casey's mother? then Casey does nor recognize her from her picture. I do not want to act nieve but could someone have been planning to steal Caylee away [LIKE MAYBE A FATHER OR GRANDPARENT} a long time ago ? I know this seems far-fetched. i guess DNA will decide the facts just too strange and confusing.

[julie]

one more thing that i was wondering about the ladder to the pool. i know it sounds morbid but do you suppose Caycee buried Caylee in the back yard , then thought she would be in the same condition as when she was buried and wanted it to look like Caylee had drowned only to find out that when she was dug up, that decomposition had taken place so took her elsewhere?

[lynn]

has anyone heard the report that Casey and Caylee were alone together at the Anthony house the night before the "last time she was seen alive" ? If this is true, this might account for the scent the dogs picked up on in the backyard if she tried to bury her there, then decided to put her in the car and go wherever.

[Ellaine]

Both Casey and Cindy are liars. Cindy is obviously covering up her daughter because she knew that Casey is responsible for the disappearance of Cayleen. And the reason why it is so hard for the police to get the truth is because Cindy and her family are covering up for Casey. If Cindy knew who has the child, she should also go to jail for lying because she is also endangering a child. Every minute that the child is missing is putting a chind in danger, if the child is still alive.

Cindy said she knew who has Caylee. Why does she have to collect contributions, set up charity to "find" Caylee when she knew who has her? Why don't she just tell police and let them get her? Then people and the police don't have to waste time and money.

[alyssa]

Happy 3rd Birthday Caylee. We wish this never happened to such a cute kid like you. I would want to be by yourside every minute I could be and work hard to take care of you. I would have loved to adopt you if your mother didnt want you. I guess she dosent deserve to be a mother it was too much for her and shes selfish about her needs and not yours. You seem like such a easy kid to take care of and love. That face how can anyone hurt that sweet cute innocent look.You remind me of my daughter when she was your age.I love kids. we feel for you.

[Frannie]

I am soo sad about this child Caylee. I am also very sad for the family. It can't be easy. I would like to know if the investigators believe Caylee would be in another state or out of the country? Do you think they could have changed her looks? How tall is she? It is like I am looking for her in every little cute child I see. How can we make the distinction that it could be Caylee if we see a small child? We need some other distinctions. We wouldn't always be able to see the birthmark on her shoulder all the time. Like a picture of the babysitter Zanaida Gonzales. Did Casey draw a composite of the babysitter so we can have something to distinguish this child from another child. Did Zaniada have a husband or boyfriend or other children? Would she be traveling with a man, or another person? I need some more distinctions so that you don't call about every little child that you see. I saw a child with a Hispanic looking woman who was with a heavy man at my apts and they were with two children. One that looked about 4 or 5 and one that was about 10. Couldn't see well but every child you want to call, just in case. This little girl had curly hair, but she looked older than three. Does everyone else feel the same as I do. You want to call whenever you see any little girl child. These people were driving a silver van. Need more info to help.
Frannie

[Linda HEATH]

I have been watching this on Nancy Grace since the start of the grandmother calling 911. I believe that Casey killed her daughter to punish her mother. If you listen to the calls from jail, you can't help but notice Casey's demeanor when her mother starts crying over Caylee, saying she will die if something has happened to her baby. What is Casey's reply, "Oh my God, calling you is a waste of time," that right there leads me to belive that she is so fed up with her mother's concern of the granddaughter, that you can hear the hate in her voice. She obviously detests the attention being given to her own daughter, instead of herself. I don't believe Caylee's death was an accident, but a sick mind's way of punishing her own parents.

[Jeri]

I pray that Caylee didnt have to look into her mothers eyes when she was killing her, or cry out no Mommy. I know in my heart that this women killed her daughter...and I know that grandma is covering up the death tracks. You could hear it in Grandmas voice when she first called 911 about finding the car. It gave me chills when I heard it. Casey Anthony is a young mother that just wants to party and be single..she seems to not have a steady job, no means to take care of a child, and shacked up with this so called fiance. The women are running the show hear and Grandpa is the brains of their operation..they manipulate everyone and anything. The Dna results will be in soon, and the case that is being built against Casey will finally show the truth to what happened. (Science dosent Lie) The sooner this is solved, the sooner this little girls soul can rest in the Hands of God. I do pray that my instincts are way off; However, I fear that there not. God, keep Caylee safe and hold her in your loving arms. God be with you little Caylee because we all sure are.

[danielle fisher]

I believe Cindy Anthony did right by telling the dispatcher that her car was stolen and smelled of a dead body. My ex forced himself into my house to get my daughter whom he had visitation too but not that day, I called 911 3 times and they wouldn't do anything about it cuz its his biological child. So the 4th time I called, my dad got on the phone and said we have guns. Which they did because they had just got done deer hunting. So 2 city, 2 state police, 1 sheriff and 2 DNR came to my house. So sometimes you have to say anything you can to get them to come to your house! I think Casey just needs to quit being selfish and if she knows where her baby is she needs to just come out and say it. Either way she is staying in jail for child neglect.

[DyAnn Hoppes]

I think the robbery of Zanaida Gonzalez of Brevard county on June 9th is somehow related to this case. Her computers and etc. were stolen. I also wonder if Casey was in on a theft ring. She was staying with ex boyfriend across the street at 232 Glenwood from the Apt where she says she left Caylee according to police report. Casey had a huge fight with her mother and Cindy writes on my space July 3rd my caylee is missing read at www.BriansDreams.com she tells how jealousy and theft of money took Caylee away and Casey would not let her know where she was. I think she is somewhere by flower tree road and something to do with a quarter moon. This make me so upset. When my son was killed I couldn't stop crying all I wanted to do was to find him and go there. It took two year for me to leave my home. I knew something was going to happen because he said he felt he would be killed in an accident. He also wrote about the angels coming to get him just 30 days before he died. Casey has to be so full of hate for Cindy and Caylee to do this. I also don't think Casey bonded with her child because Cindy always made sure Caylee was taken care of. When her mother put her foot down she got even by taking Caylee away. I'm sure it was an accidental death. Where is the Car seat? It is an Eddy Bauer, nobody has a car without a car seat if they have a small child, I am a Grandmother and have one in each Tahoe so I don't have to keep changing them around. My Sammy is 4 and is very sad about this as he saw it on the TV and said to me, she died NaNa, I wounder what his little mind is thinking. I have almost raised my Grandson from the day he was born and I make sure I know where he is. I have tracked my own daughter down and it is hard but I didn't wait any time at all. Cindy is torn between the death of her grand daughter and the lies of her daughter. It will take time for her to beleive what has happened in her heart she knows but can't accept it because that is a place that is to hard to go to. I know because I have had to go there. It will never get easier. I also don't think Casey will tell because she didn't take Caylee birthday serious enough to help find her and bring her home dead or alive for closure for the family.Casey also got a tatoo Bella Vida in memory of Caylee. Thank You DyAnn