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December 17, 2008

Casey Anthony's neighborhood

Posted: 12:04 PM ET

ORLANDO, Florida–It’s been a week since the skeletal remains of a young child were discovered in a bag just feet off a dead-end road in Casey Anthony’s neighborhood. At any given time, 20 to 30 investigators work from dawn to dusk, sifting through a half-acre of dirt and brush. Much of the wooded area has now been methodically cleared of the brush and other growth.

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The public has to observe from about 100 yards away. Crime scene tape stretches across the street and marks the boundary for curious onlookers. There’s not much to see from that distance because a crime scene truck and other police vehicles obstruct the view.

In the distance are two tents over the area where the bag and remains were found. The critical work has occurred under those tents. At a tree where the crime scene marks the forbidden zone, visitors have begun to leave flowers, balloons, dolls and teddy bears in Caylee’s memory.

While an identification of the remains has not been released, those leaving these gifts are clearly convinced that the wooded area just down the road is where she lay for most, if not all, of the six months she’s been missing.

Casey Anthony’s parents’ home is a short walk from the crime scene. The house continues to display posters for the missing child at least as long as no positive identification has been made. Reports are that the Anthonys are preparing for the worst news—that their granddaughter may, indeed, be dead.

According to the jail visitor’s log, the Anthonys have not visited their daughter, Casey, in the Orange County jail since she was arrested on murder charges in mid-October. Casey has received two visits from her pastor since then. A jail spokesman says Casey is a model prisoner. She is in protective custody as is the custom with high-profile inmates. Astronaut Lisa Nowak was in the same jail under similar conditions.

–Beth Karas, In Session correspondent

Filed under: Casey and Caylee Anthony


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Brenda J. Young   December 17th, 2008 12:19 pm ET

My daughter went missing for 45 minutes one time, the police were there, helicopters, and myself searching she was 3 years old. My legs felt like lead but, I was right out on the search. She was found!

Spider   December 17th, 2008 12:38 pm ET

Beth Karas is the only "true" journalist submitting articles to this site. Her writings are always factual presentations of the situation. She never taints her reporting with her own opinions.

Bravo, Beth. A real journalist. Keep up the good work.

Terri L Gardner   December 17th, 2008 12:40 pm ET

I have been following the news every day listening and watching about how the family of little Caylee are waiting to find out who the remais are. I think that Casey should've filed a missing person's report right after the little girl was noticed missing instead of waiting as long as she had done because it isn't really looking to good for Casey Anthony in the fact that she waited so long to let anyoe know that her daughter was missing.

Plus the parents should've been a little more concerned about the odor ot decomposition and demnded that their daughter tell them what happened to their granddaughter insead of trying to protect her as much as they have been.

I understand that this is very hard for the entire family and anybody else involved but I think that Casey Anthony isn't being completely honest to the authorities or to her parents

Jaclyn   December 17th, 2008 12:45 pm ET

I do think that Casey Anthony should have to take responsiblity for her own actions. I also think that it is a big slap in the face to little Caylee Anthony that her grandparents are standing beside her murderer, accident or not!

Interested   December 17th, 2008 12:52 pm ET

"According to the jail visitor’s log, the Anthonys have not visited their daughter, Casey, in the Orange County jail since she was arrested on murder charges in mid-October."

What about the video of the parents talking with Casey - the one where she's crying one minute and laughing the next?

auntb   December 17th, 2008 12:53 pm ET

in my opion of this story, the remains had to be placed there before police had gotten involved for the hole family has been under watch. and as for any mother that could just kill her child like it was nothing, i dont just think in terms of the mother though, i believe the grand mother may had a hand in this as well. i mean come you grandparents out there to have you grandchild live you and then you dont see her for months wouldnt you be a little concerned. i mean my son sees his grandparents just about every day. my mom calls to check on him all the time. so where is the grand mothers concern??

TM in CO   December 17th, 2008 12:54 pm ET

What kind of monster is Casey Anthony to not give investigators the answers the need? What kind of mother would wait so long to report their child missing? What kind of parents would exhibit the behavior that Casey's parents have if their grandchild went missing? How on God's earth can anyone harm a 3 year old child?

Helen   December 17th, 2008 12:56 pm ET

I belive with all my heart that everyone that knows about Caylee in this country and around the world has a piece of heart that is broken with the love that we feel for this beautiful little girl. But the comfort that we can have is that we know that God has Caylee in heaven and she is running and playing and laughing with the other chidlren and angels above.

idahograndma   December 17th, 2008 12:57 pm ET

They need to match the hair with the one in the trunk that would be about all they need. I think it is hard for the grandparents when the time comes you will see them get on the right side for Caylee right now they are waiting for the evidence. I pray for the nightmare they are going through.

BAllison   December 17th, 2008 12:57 pm ET

Does anyone remember Cindy Anthony proclaiming when Caylee is found, Casey should be named "Mother of the Year"? Such a sad ending. I just hope justice for little Caylee is served quickly and fairly.

Jan   December 17th, 2008 12:57 pm ET

i would hate to be in the grandparents position...they love their daughter and probably suspect she may have done this, but who wants to believe their own daughter could do something so horrific...they need to start realizing that their daughter is a sociopath and chronic liar and that she sick and could have possibly done this...i mean the grandfather is an ex murder investigator, not a good one, apparently, if he thinks she didn't have anything to do with this...i mean how do you explain a month going by and then the smell in the trunk , the borrowed shovel, etc, etc, etc,...they are going to have to face the music at some point! i feel really sorry for them.

Angie   December 17th, 2008 12:58 pm ET

I agree with Jaclyn! Casey should be held responsible for what she did to her little girl. I hope the grandparents are able to find peace someday, and somehow accept this terrible tragedy. I hope they are able to see the truth and remember Caylee's smiling face. Accident or not, they are Caylee's voice now, and I think deep down they know what happened.

Caylee has captured our hearts for six long months now. If this is her, may she rest in peace, and may justice be served!

Kara   December 17th, 2008 1:01 pm ET

I can only imagine what the Anthony's are going through. God forbid any parent would ever have to go through what they are. One never knows what their own children may do.

While I will not judge or point fingers, they are obviously torn between their daughter and what she may have done and their beloved granddaughter whom they will never see again.

Let justice prevail. Let Casey face what she deserves. Let the rest of the Anthony family deal with their grief and pain respectively. Let Caylee rest in peace.

Reina   December 17th, 2008 1:04 pm ET

This has been a truly bizarre case. There is so much more to this and the truth will come out in the end. It is very reasonable to assume that the little girl is dead. With the worldwide media hype surrounding this, even if someone did have the child, they would have come forward to stop the constant harrassment. I wonder though, to what end did Casey think she was going to achieve? Being free and able to party and have fun without the responsibility of being a parent? Her life is OVER. She has NOTHING now and she made sure that her child and the rest of her family will have nothing also, except misery. What a selfish, horrible person.

mstercor   December 17th, 2008 1:08 pm ET

has anyone thought of the possibility the casey is protecting someone else? i feel she is still responsible for the safety of her child, i was just wondering what we really dont know.

Cynthia   December 17th, 2008 1:08 pm ET

This is something I have been thinking about for a few days, as terrible as it sounds I have to voice this. Lee didnt give DNA samples or fingerprints without being forced to Why? Well if you look at the lil girls name it is Caylee a possible connection of Casey and Lee's names. Could it be possible that Lee is Caylees father and that is why he doesnt want to give up his DNA for testing? My prayers are with everyone effected by this case.

KatyF   December 17th, 2008 1:09 pm ET

I know they said they are not going to go after the death penalty, but now that a body is found, with duck tape over her mouth, I hope they do. How many of you knew that she was dead when you first heard the story, I did.

Thirteenth Juror   December 17th, 2008 1:09 pm ET

Why hasn't Beth Karas reported today what CNN Nancy Grace & other sources reported yesterday regarding George & Cindy Anthony seeking ammunity from prosecution.

Most of us viewers know more about the case following it since the beginning that the ones reporting it on IN SESSION & the Best Defense......

My response to The Best Defense with protestors be it in front of the Anthony home or via viewers around the world has much to do with the FACT Casey Anthony has provided NO TRUTH to law enforcement in finding Caylee. The grandparents have shown to be grandstanding for Casey & protecting Casey. It's all about Casey with the Anthony's. Not once have I seen the Anthony's make a public plea to the safe return of Caylee on the many TV shows they appeared on they defended CASEY......Nor have I seen tears for Caylee except from the public.

The outragged public has stood up to the world in the DEFENSE OF CAYLEEand kept her name in the forefront to find her. We the public are responsible to protect children when in the adults they are in the hands of are not protecting them.

FEAR is a child unprotected by the hand that rocks the craddle...

Mark   December 17th, 2008 1:10 pm ET

I don't thnk Casey intended to kill Caylee. I think she was looking for a cheap babysitter. She thought she could keep Caylee asleep on chloroform while she went out partying. She overdosed her.

anna   December 17th, 2008 1:10 pm ET

The grandparents of little Caylee would do well to cut ties completely with their lying bitch of a daughter. Both parents knew that she was messed up, how they could fall for her lying story is just beyond belief. The only tragedy here, is that a beautiful little girl has been murdered, she was and is an innocent. As a parent of a little girl I could not imagine any mother could ever be so cold, calculating and so competely detatched that they could do something like this. But from the minute I first heard that this little girl was missing I knew the mother did it. Everything that has come out just proves it. I hope that the parents and her brother wake up and realize that they should have been there to protect Caylee from the one person that should have loved her since the beginning. Oh I forgot, she was too busy having a life to be a parent.

CHASTITY BLAYLOCK   December 17th, 2008 1:12 pm ET

i have not missed one detail on this sad,sad,sad story. casey anthony is the most pathetic person i have ever seen or heard of. i have a grandson that will be 2 years of age. they are soooo innocent and precious. they need to put the death penalty back on the table-no trial-just go ahead and strap her to that bed and let it roll through the needle. i feel so so bad for george and cindy anthony ...i think lee is involved somehow even if it is that casey told him and he swore not to tell- courts had to make him give fingerprints and dna !!! (CAN WE SAY HIDING SOMTHING???) then the thing that turned my stomach is when lee had the nerve to go outside and take all precious items in loving memory of lil precious CAYLEE MARIE ANTHONY!!! i wanted to jump through the t.v. in my heart they need to investigate lee as well..even though they may not need to , when all the dna and forensic's come back he will be involved..give him a lie detector test!! but my heart goes out to george and cindy anthony-sorry to say this and i know it's your daughter...come on you guys are professionls and you both are smart...please accept the fact that your daughter is evil, and don't deserve any sympthany from ANYONE! including you...she knew what she was doing when she did it-may she suffer every single day she is breathing!! *R.I.P CAYLEE MARIE ANTHONY* YOU WILL ALWAYS AND FOREVER BE IN OUT HEARTS AND PRAYERS...YOU HAVE BEEN AMERICAS LITTLE,ADORABE,PRECIOUS DAUGHER-WE LOVE YOU!
justice will prevail-casey is the biggest liar i have ever known !!!
GOD BLESS YOU GEORGE AND CINDY ANTHONY OUR PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU AS WELL !!!

****R.I.P CAYLEE MARIE ANTHONY***

carole   December 17th, 2008 1:13 pm ET

Whatever happened to TOUGH LOVE with their daughter? If it had been my grandaughter missing for 30 days, why did they not see the grandaughter within a week of their last visit?what is wrong with her parents, it sounds like they are having problems with telling the like their daughter.

KS   December 17th, 2008 1:14 pm ET

Does anyone else think it's odd that her body was found when her grandparents were in CA, appearing on the Larry King show? Maybe it's just a coincidence, but an odd one never-the-less.

Nelida   December 17th, 2008 1:21 pm ET

I have been facinated with this case since the begining, having my own little three year old daughter. In my mind I believe that Casey murderfed the baby, especially with the photos of her partying hard while her little girl is missing! Possibly an accident, where the mom drugged Caylee and overdosed her and just let her rot in the truck beofre getting rid of her body. Honestly, any mother in a sane mind would go crazy if their daughter were missing. Listening and watching to the tapes of Caylee's jail visits with her parents makes me shudder...nt once have I heard mer say " I hope my baby's ok...I hope my little girl is alive..."

Jean   December 17th, 2008 1:21 pm ET

Aside from the fact that Casey is a pathological liar there is so much other evidence leading to her guilt. The death stench in HER car, the searches online including neck breaking, and the nanny that doesn't exist. I've been following this case from the start and I'm sure that Casey killed her daughter. I think the defense has an impossible job in front of them.

Mother in Kansas   December 17th, 2008 1:21 pm ET

This is such a sad story, and breaks my heart. It makes me wonder why a mother (the grandmother) would force her daughter (Casey) to have a child she didn't want in the first place. Caylee could've found parents who would've loved her and a mother who would not harm her or call her a 'snot nose' as Casey called her. Clearly there was trouble with her parenting skills from the very beginning. The grandparents are just as guilty as the daughter for not stepping in and taking custody. I hope this is a lesson for other parents out there who have children that are not fit to be parents. Maybe some other little girl or boy will be saved from a situation like this.

Jamie Moore   December 17th, 2008 1:22 pm ET

I am the mother of a 3 year old son. No matter where I or what I am doing, I know where my son is at all times. Even if I am at home and I know he is with a family member, I know where he is at all times. He walked around a corner in a store for a second and my heart stopped because he was not next to me

Michelle   December 17th, 2008 1:23 pm ET

My heart aches with regards to poor, sweet Caylee Anthony. Her mother is a pathelogical liar and I hope she receives the highest punishment. Caylee deserves justice, and Casey deserved whatever she gets. She made a mockery of the Florida justice system for 6 full months and had no regards for her parents, the especially the remains of her own daughter.
She has guilty written all over her – what loving, caring mother waits 30 days to inform ANYONE that her daughter is missing?!?! If my daughter was missing and I was wrongfully accused and incarcerated, I would at least request pictures of my daughter, so I could look at them and think of her – she didn't because she can't look at that sweet angelic face because of what SHE did, or she knew she would break.
My son wondered off in the mall center court when Santa was there (and it was busy). We immediately separated, searched and I cried in fear – it was the longest 5 minutes of my life – NEVER MIND 30 DAYS!?! Especially with footage of her shopping, getting movies, partying and dancing!?! Wow, that's definitely NOT a mother worried about her baby.
I hope Caylee gets the justice she deserves. Makes me feel abit better knowing she will finally be able to rest in peace, now that her little body has finally been recovered. The whole world had concern for this little girl and the person(s) she trusted most failed her terribly – it is such a tragic story.
I agree with you too (Jaclyn) this is a sad slap in the face to the sweet angel, ... the grandparents need to wake up and realize (especially with all thier evidence) they can't protect their evil little girl, Casey, so why not end this by giving Caylee what she deserves – some one in the family that is there for HER!!!
Spread your wings sweet angel Caylee, and with this autopsy report finally comes out, you are going to ensure your voice is heard loud and clear – with all the scientific results. You can't fool science ... they finally got you now, Mama!

R.I.P. sweet Caylee Anthony
Rott in hell: Casey Anthony
Face reality: Anthony family

Manny   December 17th, 2008 1:24 pm ET

I too have been following this story and it touches me because I have a son and I have 3 daughters and one of my girls is almost three. I watch her play and I cannot begin to understand how anyone can even thinking of harming a child at any age or anyone for that matter. If the remains are Caylee's at least they can move on and let her rest in peace. And if not hopefully they can figure out who would have done this to another child. May she also rest in peace. Thoughts and prayers are with you always Caylee.

David   December 17th, 2008 1:25 pm ET

Cynthia: This is something I have been thinking about for a few days, as terrible as it sounds I have to voice this. Lee didnt give DNA samples or fingerprints without being forced to Why? Well if you look at the lil girls name it is Caylee a possible connection of Casey and Lee’s names. Could it be possible that Lee is Caylees father and that is why he doesnt want to give up his DNA for testing? My prayers are with everyone effected by this case.

I've wonderd the same thing but hadn't thought of the combination of names. It would also answer why Casey hasn't filed for Social Security survivors benefits for Caylee.

andrea   December 17th, 2008 1:26 pm ET

I have foloowing this case since the beginning. Being a mother of 7yr. old twin girls,If I knew whole heartedly that I never harmed my child, someone would have had to give me a sedative in the beginning to keep me calm. But now, disgusting Casey needed sedatives when she heard that remains were found. Please, she is a disgrace. Many NORMAL couples want children of there own, and can't. She should of gave her up for adoption, not take her innocent little life away because she is selfish. I think the whole family is a disgrace. I hope god punishes her.

Linda   December 17th, 2008 1:26 pm ET

I have followed Caylee's story since Nancy first broke it in July. When you hear of a child missing - who's been missing for a month - and was not reported so by her mother - you have to think OK - obviously not an accident because Mom would have been ballistic.

So first thing I thought was Mom killed that beautiful little girl.
I don't have children but I do have pets and I couldn't even imagine hurting one of them - not to mention a child.

Rest in Peace Caylee.

Liz   December 17th, 2008 1:27 pm ET

How quickly we forget. Does anyone recall a beautiful little girl named Jon Benet Ramsey? Everyone was so sure her parents were involved in her death. John and Patty Ramsey were tried and convicted in the news. No facts, just the news. Now we have another opportunity to watch/read/mourn with another family over the loss of another child. Do we as a public ever learn? George and Cindy are bystanders caught up into this hail-storm of a media feeding frenzy. They no longer know whom to trust or where to turn. One can only hope Casey gets a fair trial. George and Cindy can find some peace, and the rest of us can wait for the next media frenzy.

Politan Fan   December 17th, 2008 1:29 pm ET

My heart aches for Casey Marie Anthony. She is a victim in all this too. She may not have been mother of the year by any stretch, but that does not mean she had anything to do with the disappearance of her precious daughter. I also feel for her parents.

It seems nowadays that you are guilty until proven innocent. Very sad...

Judy   December 17th, 2008 1:30 pm ET

Casey killed her daughter. Plain and simple. I don't believe George and Cindy had anything to do with it. They are simply in denial and don't want to face the fact that their daughter is a murderer! Casey deserves everything she gets from this point forward for killing that precious little girl.

Nikkie   December 17th, 2008 1:32 pm ET

I personally don't see how the Anthony's (grandparents) will get off without issue. The grandfather was an officer (in some capacity) and has worked on cases like these and the grandmother a nurse! These people know what death smells like and they have seen it first hand. Soemthing is fishy with this family, they no more than they are saying. If not, I would question the validity of their previous careers. Not too mention, nothing that Casey has said has been truthful, as her parents really just that dumb?! This is insane that it's gone on this long. Throw the book at all of them, and lets not forget LEE!

Carri   December 17th, 2008 1:32 pm ET

I think we can all say "God be with us all". Even though the presumption of innocence should apply, i'm sorry, but i don't think it will be, due to this mother's own actions. She has no one to blame but herself. I have been watching this story all day every day because I have a child near her age and this just breaks my heart. Just allow me to propose something to you all... I believe that Jose Baez is presenting all these motions to have access to the crime scene as well as the second autospy because Casey has advised him that of course this is her child. Jose as well as all the other attorneys know Fla law and knew these motions would be denied, yet they are determined to have access to this information. Why? Because they know. Also, I respect the grandparents for request to privacy, however, I will respect them a lot more when they realize the seriousness of this situation, as well as respect it and cooperate FULLY with authorities. I know if it were my parents, daughter or not, they would do whatever it would take to find their grand-child, because it is not only a human involved, but a child. As I said, God be with us all and lets not all forget this beautiful child now with Him, Caylee or whomever it may be.

sandy   December 17th, 2008 1:33 pm ET

Casey Anthony is a devil!!! What a rocket ride she's taking her family on!! She is beyond redemption.... Lock her up and throw away the key!

andrea   December 17th, 2008 1:33 pm ET

where is the other set of grandparents? This whole case makes my husband and I sick!!!! The Anthony's all have had their 5 minutes of fame, I personally believe they are hiding something. Now they are willing to cooperate with authorities. They all need to be punished, so justiced is served for little innocent Caylee!!!!!

waterlily   December 17th, 2008 1:33 pm ET

Now that Casey isn't withholding information to "protect" her family, because her little girl is nearly proven to be dead, she will be expected to tell all. I wonder what elaborate lies she/her lawyers will spin to explain why she didn't report Caylee missing earlier. Her excuse can no longer be "I am trying to protect my family". She will of course blame the ficticious Zenida for killing Caylee.

I can't wait until they find compelling DNA that will undoubtedly link Casey to the body. The case that it may have been an accident should be thrown out the window because of the duct tape around "Caylee's" mouth and the excessive partying Casey did after her daughther went missing. This young mother should be convicted immediately. Her defense team is very strong yet the evidence is mounding!

Jezebel   December 17th, 2008 1:34 pm ET

I think Casey planned this little girl's murder for about a year or at the minimum, 3 months before June. Which would explain all the neck breaking and chloroform searches she did on her computer.
I do not for one moment believe this was an accident.
She is an incessant liar. The type of person who will wear a red shirt and you say, I like your red shirt and then say, My shirt is green, not red.
She adds disproven lies upon more lies. It's insane. A total narcissist.
Not once did she ever get on national TV and say, Please help me find my daughter. She is a cold-blooded, calculated, demonic killer. The murderer of her own daughter.
The grandparents know she did it. They even said the car smelled like a dead body. They need to own it already.

Kevin   December 17th, 2008 1:35 pm ET

Hello Americans! where did you think she was?
Alive and well somewhere? Why is it so easy to believe lies? Why is it that we rather believe con artists and liars than face the truth?

Mary   December 17th, 2008 1:36 pm ET

I think Casey's parents contributed to the way Casey is behaving right now. When parents excuse everything their child has done they create a monster. If they raised their daughter to believe nothing is her fault and continually made excuses for her as they are doing right now - they created this monster who can simply excuse anything and everything with a flick of the tongue.

Teresa   December 17th, 2008 1:37 pm ET

My heart goes out to the grandparents. There has to be a sad realization coming to them. No one wants to think their child could be responsible for this in anyway. It is easy to say they need to do this or that when we are on the outside looking in and not feeling or facing what they are. I would never want to be in their shoes. This baby is safe now, and maybe there can be some closure, answers and definte accountablity. I think they need to look at the boyfriend as well, I personally dont think he is out of this equation at all. He needs to be looked at carefully. My bet is this is a duel effort from Casey and the boyfriend in some way.
My prayers to the Anthony family and to all close to this situation. I hope peace can come soon.

marge in Charleston, SC   December 17th, 2008 1:38 pm ET

I'm sorry, but I think I would NOT protect my child if he or she caused hurt to or death of any other child, especially my grandchild. I have 4 grown children, the youngest being 36. If I were the mother of Casey Anthony, I think I would beat the crap out of her to get the truth. I would not stand behind any liar, thief or child abusing adult, even if they were my own. I think the parents are enabling Casey. I know I would get the truth out of my kids, regardless of what may be legally correct. PS. My old-fashioned discipline paved the way for three of my four kids to have multiple college degrees (one has 4) and to be valued productive happy citizens with extremely intelligent grandkids. Your Fan, Marge in Charleston, SC

Kara   December 17th, 2008 1:39 pm ET

All of the comments about Caylee having a part of Lee's name, it just may be a case of honoring a family member by giving their child a part of their name, nothing less, nothing more. But then again, I could be wrong. I seriously doubt Caylee was a result of incest.

Barbara   December 17th, 2008 1:39 pm ET

I believe that Casey did probably did do this teriable thing to little Caylee. But at least they are trying to take their time in trying to get evidence so that justice can be served. No mother in their right mind could do this to a child that they gave birth to. You know as for the grandparents I feel sorry for their loss, But somehow I feel that maybe the grandparents felt something was wrong but they couldn't prove it or was maybe in hopes that their daughter was telling the truth. Kids sometimes has a way of making their parents believe them. This bombshell may be what is going to even be a second tragedy to the Anthony family when they find that Casey did the awful thing in killing Caylee. I believe that if it was an accident she would of reported it to the police. But to run them on a wild goose chase and hurt other people this is wrong. Casey is wrong. She will have to answer to God for this

Jo-Anne   December 17th, 2008 1:39 pm ET

Casey did it because whe knew she could lie her way out of it. Her parents believed her as they always believed her lies instead of being real and genuine people. It's much easier to be phony and superficial.

Christina   December 17th, 2008 1:40 pm ET

Casey Anthony has told lie after lie from the very beginning. When I hear her parents "still" blaming the "baby sitter" I want to scream. NEWS FLASH....the baby sitter doesn't exist....that was a lie too. This has been proven!!!! The parents surely know this and are making the baby sitter comments as an attempt to mislead others and publically support their daughter. Is there really such thing as "unconditional love"?? How do you support and love such a nasty, manipulative, lying, thief who is a cold hearted murderer of your grandchild???? It saddens me to hear others making excuses for her too like maybe it was an accident. Come on, wouldn't you call 911 if something happened to your child?? She discarded Caylee and then hit the night clubs as though her baby never existed. Casey Anthony cared so little about her daughter that she couldn't even pretend to be concerned and upset about Caylee's whereabouts for the media. I pray Casey gets what she deserves for what she did to her daughter, which we will never know the truth. I also pray for the grandparents who have been victimized by this monster as well.

Jenny   December 17th, 2008 1:41 pm ET

Casey has been very uncooperative from the get-go on this case. Sadly it has the ending most suspected. The death penalty should be given for this creature who valued her dancing and drinking lifestyle to being a true mom.

Lynn   December 17th, 2008 1:41 pm ET

One news commentator said that the grandfather had been seen at one time staring into the woods where Caylee's body has now been found. Why? Was he just walking along, looking, and thinking about her or did he know something? Have they known the truth, but thought the body would never be found? Are they as innocent as they say they are? I wonder..........

Joan   December 17th, 2008 1:41 pm ET

"My heart aches for Casey Anthony"
this qualifies for the dumbest post of all time. What
mother would wait
for 30 minutes let
alone 30 days to
report your child
missing? And while
she is missing your
heart ache girl is
out at nightclubs
posing for pictures,
searching for her
daughter was too
much work. I hope she does become a
victim when they
put a needle into
her arm and send her where she belongs.

bored   December 17th, 2008 1:42 pm ET

It's interesting that we have so many people willing to convict before a trial. This is America People. There is a thing called DUE PROCESS. Let the process Prevail, not the media. For Cynthia, that is definitely the stupidest thing I have read this year. Turn in your computer and go back to watching Jerry Springer.

Anne Harrison   December 17th, 2008 1:42 pm ET

Interested: Those videotapes you mention were made during earlier incarcerations, before Casey was charged with murder and before the bounty hunter bailed her out.

Carol   December 17th, 2008 1:45 pm ET

Cynthia, I just read your blog and that is something I don't think many people thought about and maybe not even the investigators.
My suggestion is you may want to contact Nancy Grace and ask that question.

T. D. LASSITER   December 17th, 2008 1:45 pm ET

I cant believe everyone is feeling sorry for the grandparents...yes, I know their granddaughter may have been killed..what a horrible thing to happen to any family....but Casey lived in their home...how can 30 days go by and they not question where Caylee is...they know what a liar Casey is, so why would they believe her when she would say Caylee is here..or she is there....for 30 days..come on!...And,Lee..he just confienently went out of town to focus on work, with his family going thru all this crisis....thats a little strange...they are all a little strange..Cindy is hiding a lot....it will come out ...all I know is if My daughter killed my granddaughter, I would not be defending her...I would be so hurt and upset , I couldnt even look at her....she would be giving me some answers and some good ones...Not lies...I hope Casey never sees daylight again......

Sharon   December 17th, 2008 1:45 pm ET

when I watch the videos of this little child all I can ask is "Why and How
could this happen to someone so precious", my hearts cries for little Caylee... and Caylee alone, I don't believe much of anything that Casey or the Grandparents have had to say...

Marcia   December 17th, 2008 1:46 pm ET

If they all lived in the same house why did it take a month to notice the little girl missing?

Raquel   December 17th, 2008 1:47 pm ET

Sad, Sad how can you do that to a child

Deb   December 17th, 2008 1:48 pm ET

I have watched coverage since July on this case. The blatant lies that she told the police officers and everyone else told me right from the start that Casey Anthony was not interested in finded her daughter or helping anyone else find her. She has known all along where her little daughter's body was. The poor sweet darling child, what she must have gone through with a vile disgusting mother that only cared about herself. When the body was discovered and Casey had to take a sedative, trust me it wasn't that she was distraught and in mourning for fear that her child was dead. OH NO, she was having a panic attack knowing that she will spend the rest of her life in prison, or possibly be put to death for her horrible deed. Her life as she knows it, is OVER. My heart goes out to the Grandparents, I know they loved Caylee. What a true miracle that she has been found.

Mindi   December 17th, 2008 1:49 pm ET

Did you see that video that they are showing now of Caylee singing that song in her highchair? OMG that is so sad. I hope Casey Anthony rots in prison and is tortured every day for the rest of her life for what she did to that beautiful little girl and her mother should be sitting there right along with her, she is just as guilty for not doing anything sooner. Who goes for 30 days without any contact from their grandchild and doesn't ask questions before that? Can that family even spell DENIAL? And why haven't we heard anything about the brother lately? Where is he? I don't think Casey acted on her own, I think there was someone else involved in this. If I was her mother, I would have beat her to a pulp until she talked. There is something wrong with that entire family. They will all burn in Hell for this.

melissa   December 17th, 2008 1:50 pm ET

To those of you defending Casey...you sicken me...How would you ever come up with the idea that she is somehow not at fault here??? Look at the FACTS...no sane person can deny those point straight to Casey...

JUST BECAUSE SHE HASN'T BEEN PROVEN GUILTY IN A COURT OF LAW DOES NOT MEAN SHE ISN'T GUILTY....

This whole case makes me sick to my stomach...I'm 6 months pregnant right now and I can't for the life of me understand any parent who harms their child...Just being pregnant I've taken better care of myself than ever before in my entire life because I know this little miracle inside of me is getting a portion of everything I put into my mouth...He is relying on me to give him the best life possible and that's exactly what my husband and I plan to do!!!

Chicago   December 17th, 2008 1:51 pm ET

Let's face the facts for what they are and that is Casey killed her beautiful daughter. Also, Casey was NEVER planning on reporting Caylee missing. Cindy ruined that for her. At least now we can rest knowing that she is in the arms of God.

Leena   December 17th, 2008 1:51 pm ET

I have been following every step of this case. In my opinion Casey is 100% guilty . First, if she was innocent and her story were true she should have reported Caylee missing within few hours of the incident. She failed to do so, on other hand she was living a normal life while Caylee was dead. She still wants to be out as an innocent, well that should not happen. She is 100% mania , psychopathic killer and a big liar. She should be locked up for life without parole. She should be with other criminals and face the same life as others in the cell. She has taken an innocent life and there is no other justice to be given to her. Her parents Anthonys should also face same charges as her for obstruction of justice and trying to protect a criminal( their daughter).

amanda   December 17th, 2008 1:51 pm ET

omg the shouldnt prepare for the worst they dont noe that she is dead everyone is hopeing that the bones and skull isnt hers so they need to think like positive that she still could be out there and not say that she is dead i mean like i really dont think that they should give up hopeing and like who is guilty mom or what its crazy and like said really!!!!!!!!!

amanda thibodeaux

Thooze Shooze   December 17th, 2008 1:53 pm ET

The comment Cynthia made regarding Lee being the father of Caylee is absurd. And no, no one else has thought of that because that comment sounds like it came from a depraved mind. Lee is not the father, but I do believe he has known for a long time that his sister killed the baby.

Also, I don't believe it was an accident. If it was a accident I think she would have made up some outlandish story about how it happened and tried to convince the world that it was an accident. I believe it would have been much harder to convict her if she would had been smart enough to claim it was an "accident" and reported it immediately.

Little Caylee is safe and with God.

Dane Stocker   December 17th, 2008 1:54 pm ET

I just wondering how can tell you about comments are moderated by cnn and brief news about Casey Anthony could not have saved her daughter in the future..She lost her baby daughter loving missed her Grandparents in the future. Casey make her sad and mysterious windfall. She knew what went wrong past and behavior activity. That why. I can't tell how she did it or inappropriate for wanted posting. This is very difficult life and uneasy your choose. That all I can say .

Chris   December 17th, 2008 1:55 pm ET

I have been thinking as David has. Caylee's name is a combination of the brother's name (Lee) and mother's name (Casey). Also, I remember a recorded conversation the two had early on – where Lee asked Casey about their "circle of trust" and if it had been broken. Another thing that doesn't make sense is Casey's story about the childs father – and that he died in an auto accident without ever knowing about his daughter. All of these things combined have made me wonder if this is why the grandparents (more Cindy) have displayed such bizarre behavior. I am thinking this is a family secret that they are trying to keep private...no matter what.

Bottom line, no matter who Caylee's father is, this beautiful little girl did not deserve anything that has been done to her. Shame on the adults who were supposed to protect her from harm that didn't. I will never understand how a parent can harm their own child.

stacy   December 17th, 2008 1:55 pm ET

I have a daughter thats 3 and although it's tough sometimes to be a single mother I couldn't bear the thought of killing or hurting her. There are so many people out there that can't have kids she could have given her up despite what the grandparents wanted. Everyday since the body was found all I can picture in my head is that poor little girl and what she went through hours before her death. IT MAKES ME SICK. Casey should suffer the same way. She doesn't deserve to simply get a needle and die if thats what it comes down to. It's an easy way out. She needs to suffer a long painful death for what she has done. I hope she rotts in hell.

Teagle   December 17th, 2008 1:56 pm ET

Interested: The jail visits you are refering to were during the earlier episodes of Casey's incarceration.

Aislinn   December 17th, 2008 1:57 pm ET

This case in NO WAY compares to the Jean Benet case. There was evidence in that case that pointed away from the parents. The parents were targeted by the police from day one and I believe it was solely due to the fact that the child's body was found in the home (evidence showed whomever had broken in, and yes there was evidence of a break in, had tried to put the child's body in a suitcase but it would not fit). On the other hand you have Casey who, from day one, has done NOTHING but provide false leads and lies. Now tell me, rationally, how ANYONE missing their 2 year old child can A) Go an entire month without mentioning the disappearence to anyone, let alone her own parents & B) Would intentionally lie to investigators who are trying to locate her??? Anyone who believes this girl's lies is dillusional...and yes, this includes her parents. I sympathize with them but they need to face the facts and stop sheltering this brat.

Joann   December 17th, 2008 1:58 pm ET

My heart aches for this child. I have followed this story from day one, and cannot help but feel that Casey is responsible for the death of her child. As much as I have prayed that Caylee would be found alive, I am relieved that there will finally be some closure and this little girl can be laid to rest in peace if it is her. My belief is that Caylee's grandparents know and have always known deep down in their gut instincts what the truth is. I think that their love for this child, their hopes, and faith have overshadowed their common sense. They want to believe their daughter with every ounce of their being, to avoid the nightmare of the inevitable to be true. No one would want to believe their child posesses the ability to commit such a heinous act, especially to their own flesh and blood. I don't know whether this was an accident or not, but Casey's lack of concern for her own child over herself is just as heinous as the act itself. I don't even have children of my own, I have 2 dogs. If my dogs were missing for even an hour I would be contacting every single person and place I could reach to try and find them. Their faces would be on milk cartons!

wayne   December 17th, 2008 1:59 pm ET

there is more then one person involved in the death of calee
the truth will come out soon

susie q   December 17th, 2008 1:59 pm ET

This is a reallly sad story – it is so sad to see little Caylee singing 'please don't take my sunshine away' and then see her very difficult mother and equally irresponsible grandparents cause the public and tax payers so much unneeded cost and stress, when Casey could simply admit to the tragedy. She could have told them where her little body was – her parents could have put pressure on her to speak – it is disgusting how they have all held up this folly. God Bless Little Caylee – I'm sorry how you were treated by all those who loved you.

Brett Ross   December 17th, 2008 2:01 pm ET

The Grandparents are living in a dreamworld. They need to start accepting the fact that their daughter caused the death of little Caylee.
1.) No parent waits a month to contact the police for a missing child.
2.) No normal person would be our partying why their daughter is missing.
3.) She was stealing money from her parents, friends, and Caylee. (sociopathic behavior).
4.) She shows little or no emotion about Caylee. Emotion is mainly shown when she talks about her own predicament.

5.) GUILTY...........!

Pam   December 17th, 2008 2:01 pm ET

I have followed this sad story for 6 long months. I live in Canada; far away from where all this has taken place and yet it seems so close.

I have prayed for a long time that someone find little Caylee. I think we all knew the outcome. Though we don't know her, I feel as if she were my own. When I heard the news, that they have found remains, I sobbed. "How could any human being do this to their own flesh and blood???" This question may never be answered.

May Little Caylee rest in peace.

christina   December 17th, 2008 2:01 pm ET

this whole thing is insane, as many stated those grand parents are in a tough spot.. but still should have done something. Cindy or somebody said when this all started that every time she called Casey after she "moved out" Caylee was either sleeping or something... If my mother would have called me for even a few days and i had an excuse for where my child was she would have been worried, and told me so.

And another point that i havent seen mentioned here is this whole Nanny crap, if she has been watching this child for years how did they never meet her? Casey and Caylee lived with them!!! You mean to tell me Cindy and Geroge never questioned where Caylee was? Caylee never mentioned what she did all day to her grandparents? The Nanny would have been a topic of conversation if that little girl spent as much time with her as Casey claims. THIS CASE IS A GREAT EXAMPLE AS TO WHY BABIES SHOULD NOT BE HAVING BABIES!! Casey was too young to have a child and wanted to party.. then you add to that she is clearly heartless and lair now you have a poor little girl who's last moments of her life had to be terrifying at the hands of her mother. SAD...

I have a bond with my family and i understand you protect your own but to a point.. I feel for the rest of Anthony family for their loss whether Casey is FOUND guilty but Casey deserves to rot like she allowed her child to do..

Wake up Anthonys, admit that you didnt want to believe what Casey did, NO ONE will blame you for that.. its time to let Casey pay the piper

Ron   December 17th, 2008 2:02 pm ET

The funny thing about the whole matter is that CASEY did NOT report her daughter missing...she never would have. Her mother called the police because she thought something was wrong...at that point, she didn't have a choice but to tell police that something had happened.

amanda   December 17th, 2008 2:03 pm ET

and like casey i think she deserves everything that she gets 2 but like idk she aint crying and they want to put her on suicide whatch i think they should but yeah thats just me though and like her mom and dad i think just needs to stay out of it cause if they really dont have nuthin 2 do with it then and they need to leave casey alone

but like that gurl didnt deserve this at all noe one deserves this stuff to happen 2 them they was saying that casey hired a nanny and thats when she went missin well idk that is retarted

Linda   December 17th, 2008 2:03 pm ET

My husband and I have been following this case from day one and we watch Nancy Grace each night. Right from the beginning I believed that Casey was at fault for her missing daughter. Also, I would like to see the grandparents be charged since they both have lied just like their daughter. Anyone who has raised children will tell you that parents know their childrens faults and no one can convince me that the grandparents don't know how messed up their daughter really is. I hope Casey gets the death penalty. Casey never wanted Caylee and I blame the grandmother for alot of these events.

If a child can't trust their own mother....that's about as SICK as anyone could be!!!

Paul in PG BC   December 17th, 2008 2:03 pm ET

I do feel for George,Cindy well thats another story.Casey is a product of herself [Cindy]!!!
Whats in the cat is in the kitten..justice will prevail.

Kevin   December 17th, 2008 2:04 pm ET

I think that Cindy Anthony knows what Casey did and may have even had a hand in it. I don't think George had anything to do with it.

lynn   December 17th, 2008 2:04 pm ET

Casey Anthony is a spoiled brat who was used to having things her way. Caylee cramped her style and got in the way of her partying and sleeping around so she did away w/ the problem. The evidence will prove her guilt and she will spend the rest of her life in jail, and then will have to answer to God. As for her parents, they are in a very sad position because as a mother you want to stand by your child but at some point reality will have to set in and they will have to then focus on the truth that their daughter is a psycopath who took their grandchilds life. My heart goes out to the family!

firefly   December 17th, 2008 2:05 pm ET

I am so tired of people who are quick to judge this family. No you cannot imagine how they feel or what they are going through. That is their daughter and granddaughter. Their whole world has been torn apart. Leave them alone and quit passing judgement. If your life was an open book how would you feel???

Vicky   December 17th, 2008 2:05 pm ET

It just tears at my heart to know what this family is going through. I can only pray that the passing of that child wasn't a horrific one and that she is resting in peace, happy and being loved through all of eternity while in God's hands.

jenny   December 17th, 2008 2:05 pm ET

If what is being printed in the news is true, and this is indeed Caylee's remains, then I don't think it was an accidental death. Otherwise, why would duck tape be stuck on the hair of the skull believed to be Caylees?
Also, that grandmother-ugh! She is so annoying, and I believe that she knows her granddaughter was dead all along. I think she knew and she is trying to protect her daughter Casey. Perhaps Casey convinced her that it was an accidental death with her lies and manipulation.

Kevin   December 17th, 2008 2:05 pm ET

One thing alone can clinch this case. If Casey Anthony's fingerprints are on the sticky part of the duct tape that is wrapped around Caylee's face then Casey is toast

john C   December 17th, 2008 2:06 pm ET

I think the Grandparents knew that she did it!, They are just as guilty as her, although not directly. I don't trust them a bit, and when it's all said and done, they will need to be jailed next to her guilty, no good, never deserved to be called mom!. They are covering it up, don't ya' see that?,

Amber   December 17th, 2008 2:06 pm ET

I see quite a bit of blame going on the grandparents for this...

When Casey INSISTED that she did not want the child and had even taken steps for her unborn baby to be adopted, her parents should have listened to her. Whatever urges they had to be grandparents should have been over-ridden by the knowledge that their own child was obviously NOT interested in being a parent. Forceing someone into a situation does not make them 'grow up'. It only creates resentment toward the unwanted child.

Caylee could have celebrated her third birthday with a family who had been waiting for her presumably for years. When she grew up, maybe she would have looked for her grandparents, and they would have been reunited. They will now never have the chance to see her again.

Parents, really, whatever your reasoning, don't force your own child to keep an unexpected pregnancy they don't want. Let the child be adopted out. Let them go to a family who actually wants them, otherwise the consequences of your wanting to be a grandparent so badly could be disasterous.

Lynn   December 17th, 2008 2:07 pm ET

I have an adult daughter with borderline personality disorder and Casey reminds me of her. If my daughter had a child I would run to the courts to require her to have supervised visitation with her child. Even my daughter agrees with this. The taking lies to the very end of proof, everything is self-serving. We have been able to get along by both of us having counseling and me taking her word for nothing. It is very hard to realize your child is like that, but it can be lived with in the correct environment. I love my daughter very much and she loves me the best she can.

I have never believed that Caylee's father was dead, that Casey had an apartment, job, or babysiter/nanny, or that the child was missing. Her thinking is too disorganized to achieve such accomplishments. The best things for the Anthony's now is to learn about how to live knowing their daughter is so sick.

christie   December 17th, 2008 2:08 pm ET

I REALLY THINK THEY SHOULD LOCK HER (CASEY) IN A CELL AND LET HER LISTEN TO HER DAUGHTER ON THE VIEDO SINGING YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE ,AND SEE IF SHE WILL GO NUTS,AND CONFESS TO DOING WHAT SHE DID TO THAT LITTLE GIRL.

Madelyn   December 17th, 2008 2:08 pm ET

I also was interested in the child's name being a cross between Casey and Lee. And the fact that Lee refused to provide DNA was odd to me. I also wondered if he could be the father....glad someone else said it, because I thought I was the only one who noticed the name and wondered. His actions throughout have been really strange.

MARY   December 17th, 2008 2:08 pm ET

ALL I CAN SAY IS MY SON (WHO IS 21) WAS OUT OF TOUCH WITH ME FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AFTER I EXPECTED HIM HOME AND I WAS CALLING THE POLICE, HOSPITALS ETC. TURNS OUT HE WAS ROBBED AT KNIFE POINT. CASEY ANTHONY IS SUCH A MONSTER SHE DOES NEED TO BE PUT TO DEATH. YEAH, SHE FEELS CAYLEE IS CLOSE TO HOME BECAUSE SHE KNOWS WHERE SHE PUT HER. THIS IS WHY SHE HAD NO REACTION THE (BONES) LEONARD PADILLA FOUND. THIS IS WHY SHE DID REACT TO THIS FIND. SHE KNOWS THIS IS CAYLEE AND IS TOO MUCH OF A PHYSOPATHIC MONSTER SHE STILL IS GOING TO ADMIT IT.

Cindy   December 17th, 2008 2:08 pm ET

Politan Fan: Are you kidding me...Your friend Casey, that your heart aches for, to this day would NOT have notified the police of Caylee's disappearance if Cindy hadn't dragged her out of her boyfriends house and forced Casey to tell her where Caylee was. Get your facts before you feel bad for someone like her. The one your heart should be aching for is Caylee!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Maria   December 17th, 2008 2:08 pm ET

Casey should be given a nice healthy double dose of sodium thiopental, pancuronium bromide, and potassium chloride...and if that's too much to ask for, how about a nice comfy & cozy seat in Ol' Sparky? Her parents should be locked up in a mental institution for the rest of their pathetic & dark days.

Disgusted   December 17th, 2008 2:09 pm ET

I am astonished that Casey Anthony's parents failed to drill down on the decomposition smell in the car. Rotting pizza? Dead squirrels? Absolutely unbelievable!

Casey is very tenuously connected to reality, and I don't believe her parents are very far behind her. Good job with your daughter, Cindy & George. These people are ALL a "few french-fries short of a Happy Meal."

I hope that George and Cindy are charged with obstruction of justice and aiding and abetting a criminal – at the least. Too bad abject stupidity isn't a criminal offense.

These people are all idiots.

Jessers   December 17th, 2008 2:09 pm ET

Politan Fan- GIVE ME A BREAK!!! ARE YOU KIDDING???

Have you even followed this case and all of details? You obviously have a personal tie to her or other motive, but I am sure you'll say you don't! I do believe in innocent until proven guilty- but I don't need a court of law to tell me what common sense and obvious facts do already in this case.

GUILTY! GUILTY! GUILTY!! GUILTY!! GUILTY!!

Rose   December 17th, 2008 2:09 pm ET

I think Nancy Grace is doing a fantastic job talking about this case on CNN. I just hope this beautiful little girl (Caylee Anthony) is now at peace and may her mother be punished for this horrific crime.

jenny   December 17th, 2008 2:10 pm ET

If she is sooo innocent, then why would she not want to contact the authorities to help locate her missing child? I would be frantic if my child was missing. I wouldn't be able to sleep, eat, or live a normal life until my child was found. She on the other hand was out parting like a free young woman with no responsibilities and not a care in the world. I think she just got tired of being a mom, and wanted her freedom, but that's just my opinion...

Heather   December 17th, 2008 2:11 pm ET

It seems that in America it is no longer, "Innocent 'till proven guilty." There is no evidence so far to link George, Cindy, or Lee to whatever may have happened to Caylee. Until the proper authorities come out with evidence to prove without a shadow of a doubt that Casey, or any of the other Anthonys, had something to do with her disapperance I will refrain from passing judgement on any of them.

This little girl deserves justice, no one can argue that. . . what shouldn't happen, however, is for people to jump the gun and accuse her entire family of taking part in the crime. That is neither fair nor constitutional and I think it's a shame that so many people on this site are forgetting that.

jo   December 17th, 2008 2:13 pm ET

I think her parents set her up. Just my opinion. If her father was a detective or whatever he would have known how to take care of things too.........And just because those things were all researched at their home doesnt mean it was Casey that did it.

Cathy   December 17th, 2008 2:13 pm ET

I just can not believe anyone and I mean anyone would take the life of a child! I am a mother of 5 children and as stressed as I can get I would never even get close to thinking of doing this to them!
I think the mother is a spoiled, self centered girl that needs to not only stay in jail but be forced to work in a morgue every flipping day she lives.

lori   December 17th, 2008 2:13 pm ET

Something that has bothered me for a while; when Casey left with Caylee to look for a job and bond with her daughter, she did not take any clothes for Caylee but had some for her. Strange, yes, Cindy admits there was a fight, I believe it was that Casey wanted to go out and "party" but Cindy said no she would not take care of Caylee. Remember, Cindy was seeing a counselor to deal with Casey. Do you think they would of said make her start being responsible? I think at this point Cindy and Casey had a fight and Casey left with Caylee, out of spite. I believe she did chloroformed (this is the first time I had heard that people actually do this to their children in place of babysitters) her and overdosed her and that is what killed her. I think she did put the tape on to make it look like a kidnapping process. Casey knew that if she would admit to an accident like that she would still be serving time. I do believe she is an evil, evil person for doing everything she has done. Especially throwing Caylee away in a garbage bag.

Patirox   December 17th, 2008 2:14 pm ET

My heart goes out to the Anthony's because they want to believe that their own flesh and blood could not do something as heinous an act as this. I am very angry with Casey for hurting something so innocent and beautiful as a her precious little girl. Certainly her parents could have stood in the gap and raised the little girl instead, or even found another loving family for the child. RIP Caylee Marie.

Karen   December 17th, 2008 2:15 pm ET

I am not so sure I could be on my daughters side and give her support if she killed her child. I sure would not defend her !
You did the crime, you do the time!!!!!

Edward T O'Donnell   December 17th, 2008 2:15 pm ET

Casey Anthony is obviously lying, she has exhibited no remorse, she does not deserve Caylee. I have a beautiful 4 year old girl and a handsome 2 year old boy, I can't imagine a day without them in my life. I would rather take a bullet then hurt them in any way. Casey should be put to DEATH for what she has done to Caylee. My opinion has not waivered in the past six months, Casey is guilty. No parent in thier right mind would wait a month to report thier child missing. It would take me 5 minuets to call the police if I couldn't find my children. I feel sorry for Caylee, she never had a chance to experience life. The grandparents have not been very forthcoming with authorities either, they are hiding something, if Casey were my daughter, I'd turn her in myself. Casey's actions are dispicable at best, she will probably spend the rest of her natural life in prison at the tax payers expense getting a free eduaction and three square meals a day, because that is how this country treats murders. Casey has rights, so they say. What about Caylee's rights? Who protected her right to live? Sad, I hope Casey pays with her life!!!!!!!!!!

Su   December 17th, 2008 2:18 pm ET

If the "leaks" are true, and they found duct tape around that poor little girls head, then I don't believe she overdosed Caylee. It's possible she used clorophorm to knock her out, but the duct tape tells us something else. She didn't want anyone to HEAR Caylee. I know we're all just playing detective at this point, but looking back on the google searches, it's plausable that she dosed her, taped her mouth, and broke her neck. I do NOT buy that this was an accident for one second. Had it been merely an accident, (say an overdose) she could have copped to it all, instead of risking a first degree murder trial, and continuing the whole facade.

As for the grandparents, they should fry too. At first, I felt terrible for them. I thought maybe they just couldn't face the reality of it all. But since the report of immunity, and they're wanting to "co-operate now" with law enforcement & be truthful. Too late! While they may have not known it from the beginning, I belive they found out afterward, or figured it out themselves, long before their appearance on Larry King. They are both liars, and Casey learned from the best!

Diane   December 17th, 2008 2:18 pm ET

I may have believed that it was an accident except for the DUCT TAPE that was found on her little skull. Casey Anthony is a sociopath, incapable of feeling love, compassion or empathy. This poor little girl likely suffered at the hands of the one charged with protecting her. Simply sickening.

Tina   December 17th, 2008 2:19 pm ET

Readers – are you all blinded by something? They found a SEVERED head, no body. Does that happen by "accident." All anyone with any heart and soul can hope for is that the truth comes out and the sick person(s) who committed this crime are taken off of our streets.

Babette   December 17th, 2008 2:20 pm ET

The Anthony's are one PATHETIC family.

Texan   December 17th, 2008 2:21 pm ET

I want to start with, I do think that Casey is involved in this somehow. But hasn't Lee been MIA for a little while? Is he still being followed? Is it possible that he could have done something to Caylee out of spite to his parents that have been obviously putting Caylee first for a while and eating up Casey's lies with mixing spoons! Sibling rivalry. He could have put the body that close to the house as well.

Or another thought is, if Casey is being extorted by this "nanny" person and that part of her lies turns out to be true could it make sense that those people would "plant" the body close to Casey's home since she is clearly looking guily as hell?? Seems the best way to ensure that authorities do not look at anyone other than Casey.

Also, I realize they say there have been no other missing children reported but what about Trenton Duckett?? Wasnt Casey a friend on Trenton's MySpace page and vice versa? I dont know what Trenton's hair looked like when he went missing but he hasn't been found from what I know. Could this also possibly be Trenton? This is something that I have not seen anyone mention.

Jenny   December 17th, 2008 2:24 pm ET

I think Casey Anthony needs to burn in hell for what she did to her daughter that poor sweet baby is dead because her mother is a psychopath and didn't want her to begin with. She went out dancing and drinking 2 days after killing her and digging her grave that she threw her in with duct tape on her mouth so she wouldn't scream. How can anyone kill or harm their own child she is the most horrific terrible human being I have ever seen. She needs to be put to death in jail no one will miss her anyway. Her parents haven't even cried once for their own granddaughter they have showed no emotion either. Goodbye Casey I hope you enjoy your new home in HELL!!!!!!! and sit and think about what you have done you heartless devil.

gael   December 17th, 2008 2:24 pm ET

Why would Casey need a cheap babysitter so she could go out partying? The grandparents were there in the same house. Once Caylee was asleep on any given night, Casey would have been free to go out and spend time with friends since Cindy was home. Chloroform seems unnecessary to simply knock-out Caylee when Casey's family was there to help out in raising and caring for Caylee. Didn't Casey's mom offer to take custody of Caylee so Casey could find herself? If that is true, killing Caylee would have been spiteful. What about the searches for neck breaking and household weapons? I worry that Caylee's death is the result of some sick power struggle between Casey and her mom (who I believe is innocent and truly just wanted to help her daughter and loved Caylee) and that when Cindy talked to Casey about her stealing and growing up a bit Casey took out her anger and frustration on little Caylee. O this whole story is heartbreaking! RIP Caylee.

CECE grandmom of 1/3yr old   December 17th, 2008 2:25 pm ET

Poor beautiful little baby girl!
May she rest in piece now.

I can understand the parents denial.

If you look into George and Cindy's eyes they KNOW. In the jail talks they look as if they KNOW already. They are trying to con Casey into talking. Come on , she is a nurse he is a ex law enforcement. They KNEW when they smelled that smell.

mary   December 17th, 2008 2:25 pm ET

my goodness how the Anthony family will have a very hard candy christmas , I dont know if they did any thing wrong but they are still without their grandaughter the light in a grandparents life and I hope people will remember the reason for the season and give the grandparents some understanding, after all after the court proceedings and jail, prison for their daughter and all the hell they will have to get through they will need someone who prays for them ,GOD BLESS EACH AND Everyone of you

Gloria   December 17th, 2008 2:26 pm ET

I've followed this story from the beginning. It's really hard to put into words what my feelings are especially since a child's body has been found. I'm one of those hopefuls that would like for the results to come back as not being Caylee but regardless we are talking of a child's death. That is a child that was shown no mercy and whatever the outcome might be, MAY YOU REST IN PEACE AND JUSTICE TO BE SERVED!

Being a parent means loving your children regardless of their mistakes and flaws. The Anthony's are only showing their love for their daughther. Denial is the word! I really don't think they had anything to do with it and all they want is closure to this issue!

Caylee Marie you are in our thought and prayers!

Dee   December 17th, 2008 2:26 pm ET

I was watching a friend's daughter. She was about 6 or 7 and we were at the beach. I lost sight of her for a minute and all of the color drained from my face. Thankfully she was right there, my sight obstructed for only a moment by other beachgoers. The guys sitting next to me were at the ready in case we had to look for her. I could never imagine going a month not reporting my own child missing! The bull about strange people threatening her and her parents??? Please, that's just insulting. The longer she waited the more time would go by and evidence (she thought and hoped) would be washed away. I have no sympathy for Casey. I do have some for her father and clearly her mother has lost her own mind, as anyone might in a situation like this.

CECE grandmom of 1/3yr old   December 17th, 2008 2:26 pm ET

Rest in PEACE (misspelled)

Kolo   December 17th, 2008 2:28 pm ET

Mark Klaas (father of murdered little girl, Polly) said Casey is an "odious monster."
If that's true, and duct tape over Caylee's mouth may prove it, then is Cynthia Dr. Frankenstein - the one who created the monster? If Casey could lie through her teeth for all these many months, it's because - let's face it - she learned to lie at the feet of the Mistress of Lies. "There's been a dead body in the damned car! Er, excuse me, Pizza . . ." And by the way, I didn't lie when I gave the FBI the wrong hair brush when they were looking for my granddaughter. And Caylee is sighted in, let's see, Newport Beach, Puerto Rico, Texas, Mexico, Tennessee . . . or maybe in the woods just down the block!
Should always listen to the dogs, they don't know how to lie. Remember Nicole's Akita? The cadaver dogs hit on two spots in the Anthony yard - not just Casey's car.

MommyofOne   December 17th, 2008 2:28 pm ET

I cannot imagine what this is like for the grandparents,for them to have to deal with the fact that more than likely their daughter killed her own child,their beloved grandchild.I can't imagine how torn they are,if you are a parent you'll understand this.As for Casey Anthony,those pictures really disturb me.The ones taken while little Caylee is missing and she is dolled up and partying.If my son went missing I wouldn't even be able to use the bathroom.She was able to put on makeup,dance,drink,shop for lingerie..it's deplorable and I believe the prosecution should most definitely ask for the death penalty.She deserves nothing more than to die.A mother who kills her child,let alone did it in the fashion that she did,ought to die a much worse death than just a needle,but in this case let's take what we can get.

Beth Karas,you are truly incredible,thanks for all the wonderful reporting and keep up the good work!!!!

Ann   December 17th, 2008 2:30 pm ET

I know that no one would like to think of this but do you think that both Grandma and Grandpa had a hand in this murder? Is Casy covering up for both her parents? Just because Casy's mom called 911 doesn't mean she is innocent. I think the police should take a closer look at the relationship between Casy and her parents.

barbara   December 17th, 2008 2:32 pm ET

"How quickly we forget. Does anyone recall a beautiful little girl named Jon Benet Ramsey? Everyone was so sure her parents were involved in her death. John and Patty Ramsey were tried and convicted in the news. No facts, just the news. Now we have another opportunity to watch/read/mourn with another family over the loss of another child. Do we as a public ever learn? George and Cindy are bystanders caught up into this hail-storm of a media feeding frenzy. They no longer know whom to trust or where to turn. One can only hope Casey gets a fair trial. George and Cindy can find some peace, and the rest of us can wait for the next media frenzy."

I agree. I honestly wish there were a gag order on all accounts of this case. My daughter knows Caylee's name better than her friends at school due to not being able to go anywhere in Orlando with out seeing or her face or name. All sources/leaks are coming in from the OCSO. This case, like all cases, needs to be tried in a court NOT in the news. My prayers are with Caylee.

Colie   December 17th, 2008 2:33 pm ET

I have been following this story from the day Nancy Grace first reported it. It breaks my heart to think that a mother could do something like this an innocent child. In reading all the court documents that have been released, I believe Casey had been using chloroform on Caylee for quite some time. For Casey to tell her friends and family (before Caylee went missing in June) that Caylee was staying with Zani the Nanny, she had to be somewhere. I think Caylee made up the nanny story and actually cholorformed Caylee on multiple occasions so she could go out and party while the child was in her trunk with her mouth duct taped in case she woke up so no noise could be heard. I believe she used too much cholorform too many times and it finally killed the child, therefore causing the smell of decay body in her trunk. I also agree that the child's father is not dead. Casey never filed for social security benefits for Caylee. She could have eaisly did this, given she obviously needed money so bad she went to the extremes of stealing from family and friends. For Caylee's name to be a mix of Casey and Lee and for Lee to be court ordered to provide DNA samples does lead me to believe he is somehow involved, whether it be he is actually Caylee's father or helped Casey dispose of Caylee's body.

Anyway the story goes, Casey killed this poor inncent little baby girl, intentionally or not. She does not deserve to go with her life after taking the life of her child.

May God take care of little Caylee and I pray that justice will be served!

R.I.P. Caylee Marie Anthony

Christine Sullivan   December 17th, 2008 2:36 pm ET

One to two months ago there was a press release regarding findings of possible remains of Caylee and I heard that Casey Anthony was not interested in watching the breaking news on TV. She apparently headed back to her cell to read. The findings were in Blanchard Park which I believe she knew was not where Caylee was. Now last Thursday when the remains of this precious child were located near her home, she had a panic attack and needed sedation. She knew where she had thrown this trash bag and now the Police have found it.

RCarter   December 17th, 2008 2:37 pm ET

Did anyone else notice during one of the jailhouse interviews when Casey was talking to her mother she kept saying "Mom, I feel it in my heart she is close" and she kept saying she's close over and over again. When the remains were found that was the first thought that came to my mind.

I can't explain the Anthony's 180 in protecting their daughter except maybe they feel if they are on her side she'll confide – who knows but it will all come out in the end. It always does.

Melissa   December 17th, 2008 2:43 pm ET

I just think its crazy how when they first thought they found little Caylee in the river her mother was fine didn't even care, But now that they think its her body in the woods she's going crazy in jail. Why do you think that is? Maybe because she knows this is defiantly Caylee? Maybe because she is the one that placed her there. I pray for the baby an i pray for her grandparents! I hope they can solve this case so they can bring closure to the family. Being the mother of a 4 year old i couldn't imagine!

Terry   December 17th, 2008 2:45 pm ET

I wont defend Caseys actions in not reporting Caylee missing but I can't defend the police, media and publics action either as they air every bit of information be it true or not. Unfortunately we have reached an age when information good and bad can be available in the blink of an eye. There are really two tradegies here, Caylee has probably been murdered and Casey will never get a fair trail.

In America we are supposed to be innocent until proven guilty. The media and law enforcement folks trample all over those rights every day.......and we let them get away with it–shame on us all!!

Marie   December 17th, 2008 2:45 pm ET

I to have kept up with story since the beginning. I love the saying if it walks like a duck and quackes like a duck !!! Something here just doesn't feel right or sound right. I to have questions on who is really Caylee's father. It sounds like a combination of Casey and Lee...hmm Besides he sure isn't giving up the DNA and finger prints with out being court ordered to do so. Why? Being that your "niece" is missing wouldn't you do anything to find her and erase your name from the pool of suspects? I think once all the FBI's tests come back we will all be shocked (not really) on what the outcome will be. The only good thing is this sweet pie of a little girl is in the loving arms of God and will never have to suffer ever again.

scott   December 17th, 2008 2:47 pm ET

I think the grandparents are just as responsible as Casey...I think the evidence is there to prove that Casey and Lee murdered the baby and then the grandparents helped cover it up...Death Penalty for all

wish you were my angel baby   December 17th, 2008 2:50 pm ET

If I could play a song on this blog for you it would be If I saw you in heaven. My heart breake every single day for you Calyee and tears well in my eyes. The fact that what has happened is horrific and your in the hands of a protector that will give the final judgement of the monster who has done this to you. She will pay here on this earth as well as for eternity. May your little soul rest in peace now. We will all love and remember you forever.

Diana Carmona   December 17th, 2008 2:51 pm ET

I have been following this case from day one. I have three kids and look at them everyday and just stare and think how can anyone hurt these kids. I hurt inside for Caylee and think how can a mother be so STUPID and not report her child missing from day one. I also think the parents of Casey have to be stupid as well because she has been lying to the cops from day one. I know Casey is in a better place with our savior Jesus christ.

Pam   December 17th, 2008 2:53 pm ET

I totally agree with Liz. The media has and always blows things way out of text just to get their ratings up and the attention of people. Judge not lest ye be judged. Prayer is the only thing this family needs and lots of it and justice to the person that is guilty of a crime.

Cynthia C   December 17th, 2008 2:54 pm ET

I knew it from the start i just had a feeling, that casey cloroformed the baby so she could go out and party with her friends and she overdosed her, it is clear she did have any job or money because she was stealing from friends, so how do you pay for day care ?? there is no doubt in my mind of what happened to her for the very start when the found the search for cloroform in her computer, it will all come out you will see. God Bless Caylee may she rest in peace finally!!

Jenny   December 17th, 2008 2:54 pm ET

No one can fathom how a mother could murder their child. No one except the mother. I hear she is asking for sedatives. Maybe all this coverage and details of the remains are in some way striking a nerve with Casey.
I hope that people are not too hard on George & Cindy. I am in agreement with Nancy Grace and many others that the grandparents were not involved. If this proves to be Caylee, the rest of their lives will be forever changed in a way that they do not deserve.

Carol, Lakewood Co.   December 17th, 2008 2:55 pm ET

Jack,
I'm sorry but I just can not fathom, reporting a 3-yr old missing some 31-days later. That in itsself is just incomprehensible, along with a string of lies. I do not believe that "tot mom" is innocent and hope the evidence will show it. Consider the time frame, it is almost Christmas, do ya think God just wanted the truth ?
I am just so sorry for this darling little girl. I believe had the Grandparents not been so co-dependent towards their daughter's lies and living in denial themselves, this little girl might have had a better chance. Surely they must have seen "signs".
Will say a prayer for this little girl, this story has been heart breaking for all!
Colorado Mom, of three beloved sons.

gina   December 17th, 2008 3:00 pm ET

i have 2 daughters and i (like most real women) would be an absolute basket case if either of them were gone a minute longer than i thought they should be. I honestly do believe that that little switch that flips in your head when you get pregnant that changes your lifestyle to prepare for a baby just dosen't work in some women. I know quite a few women who are NOT mothers, they are friends, babysitters ect. but they are not mothers. A real mother would lay down her own life to save her child. not lay down her child to have a life

Toni Coleman   December 17th, 2008 3:00 pm ET

I am a grandmother, there is no way that i could forgive or condone the behavior of my kids if they were to do this terrible thing. I see my grands everyday and if they are away overnight i am on the phone wanting to speek to them and that is with family because no stranger could ever watch them.

It appears that the only one in that family that is truely standing up for Caley is her uncle.

Debbie   December 17th, 2008 3:00 pm ET

Has anyone heard how the great-grandfather that Caylee visited on Father's day is doing? Was he told that Caylee has been missing since June?

Alene Kurtz   December 17th, 2008 3:01 pm ET

Casey Anthony wins-Most hated Mother of the year.
I can barely stand to listen to her speil in those jail talks. You can
see Cindy trying to believe what she says. Cindy & George had
nothing to do w/Caylees demise, they just raised a rotten daughter.

Sara   December 17th, 2008 3:06 pm ET

It makes me sick to think of the dog and pony show the defense is going to put on during trial. I'm sure they will try to pull out all sorts of legends about Zanni the Nanny (let me guess... she got mad at Casey for telling the cops she took Caylee, killed her, & dumped her near the Anthony home to frame Casey), & most likely attack law enforcement & all the other professionals who are working so hard to bring closure to this horrible situation. Providing someone a fair defense as obligated by law is one thing, but it still sickens me to think of the truly innocent people who are going to be dragged through the mud in an attempt to get this witch off scott free.

shawnlpegram   December 17th, 2008 3:07 pm ET

i just thank god they found the little girl and she can have a funeral for closuor. not that will help. i hope and pray all involved will pay . we all knew that she was dead, all just prayed she wasnt. god works in different ways. may god bless the little caylee.

Ana Maria Colon   December 17th, 2008 3:08 pm ET

Caylee I never knew you but I loved you. May your soul rest in peace in God's grace. Since I read the news of you been missing, I prayed for your safe return and waited for a miracle.
I can't believe a parent can harm your own child to a point of killing. If her mother didn't want her, why she didn't give her up to her parents, they loved her very much. She is an angel and I pray to God no other child ever has to go for something so horrible as this.
Don't forget all the children in Haiti, Africa that are dying because they don't have food or medicine, Please people give, open your hearts to so many children that needs your help. May the Lord Jesus Christ bless you and your families.

melissa   December 17th, 2008 3:09 pm ET

I think that she killed her daughter why else would she hide the fact that she was missing. She is such an uncaring person and don't need any special treatment from anyone much less their sympothy I know i don't feel sorry for her one bit. I have a little girl and if she were missing i sure would not hide it. She has changed her story so much she wouldn't know how to tell the truth.

Carol   December 17th, 2008 3:09 pm ET

I have watched this case from day one in July, and myself have two children,one boy one girl,that i would die for at any given minute.My son is 22 and my daughter is 17 and i am a 39 year old mother and everyday they walk out the door I pray that they walk back in ,but the bad part is that i call them 20 times while they are gone and they actually get mad at me ,but my point is if they dont answer when I call ,I immediately start calling their friends and family to see if anyone has seen them,they say im way too protective but my children and family are my life and i could never imagine not seeing them a week much less a month,how is it that grandparents could go a whole month without seeing their grandaughter and never question it until a month goes by .Makes you wonder how close they actually were to this child and the family background.

Xris Mumm   December 17th, 2008 3:11 pm ET

I fully believe that Casey killed Caylee, This story has grabbed me right away. I have a 2 1/2 year old daughter with the same first and middle name, and I could not imagine not seeing her for a day let a lone a whole month. This is tragic, and the comment about her brother Lee, possible being the father is crazy, but this whole story is so there you go another twist in this mess.
Rest in Peace Little Caylee, we all love you!! xoxoxoxo

Ivory   December 17th, 2008 3:11 pm ET

I don't think anyone who's normal and decent can imagine a parent harm or even kill his/her own child.
I have a two year old and I would gladly give my life for his. It's absolutely impossible for me to not see my child everyday. That's why it's unimaginable to think a mother can behave the way Casey Anthony behaved, unless she was the one that caused the disappearance and most likely the death of her own child.
It's so sad and appalling that there're so many monsters in this world! What kind of a monster can murder a two-year old!!!

denise   December 17th, 2008 3:12 pm ET

i think it is funny that in a jail house phone conversation long before the body was found. Casey stated "they haven't even found her clothes yet" how convienient that this child was found with no clothes.

If this is her bless your heart sweet baby, it is too bad you had a mom like this.

You have won the hearts of America

MELISSA   December 17th, 2008 3:13 pm ET

HERE IS MY QUESTION... I am also a single mom and am living with my parents if I did not come home one night with my child let alone a month my parents would be calling the police that night. I dont understand how these grandparents that the child was living with at the time didnt call the police sooner. The whole family is making me wonder! I also have been following this case I dont think in anyway shape or form that they should have put the death penalty off the table its sad that my tax dollars are going to support this murder her whole life. I worry about bills and how Im going to support my daughter every day of my life from this moment on she has no worries, no bills, food every meal, friends, why dont we put her on death row?? Why should she live?? I do feel sorry for the family of this little girl but its hard to say for sure that the grandparents didnt know anything. How could you not question and act upon not seeing your grandaughter that lives with you??? Caylee your in my thoughts and prayers, you are now loved by all!!!

angela   December 17th, 2008 3:15 pm ET

I hope the remains found are Caylee's and I hope Casey gets death for killing her daughter.

Joyce   December 17th, 2008 3:17 pm ET

Does anyone remember that the police requested that George, Cindy, and Lee were all asked to take lie detector tests and refused? While I don't think Cindy and George had anything to do with Caylee's murder, I do think that Casey told them what happened after getting out of jail. I believe they knew from at least August that Caylee was dead.
Lee refused to provide DNA, fingerprints, or take a polygraph. I believe he was involved in disposing of the body.
I think all of the jail videos of George and Cindy questioning Casey were planned. Think about it. They knew the visits were being taped and would be shown to the public. This was to portray Casey as a caring mother and show her giving apparent "answers" to questions.
Also, George and Cindy's appearance of following up on leads of sightings of Caylee were a smoke screen to convince people that Casey didn't kill her. They were trying to taint the jury pool.
I do feel sorry for George and Cindy. As horrible as I think their attempts to cover for Casey are, they are grandparents that have lost their grandaughter and don't want to lose their daughter, too. Who can say what any of us would do in their situation?
But, their is a lesson in this. Parents, hold your children responsible for their actions when they are young. Don't blame their friends, others for their mistakes or make excuses for them. It has clearly been the pattern for George and Cindy to make excuses for Casey all through life. Nothing was ever her fault. Now, Casey blames everyone else (Zanni the Nanny).

Jimmy N.   December 17th, 2008 3:17 pm ET

I hope Casey did not do it, and if she did it, I hope it was an accident. But if she murdered her little girl, she should pay for this. There are so many holes in Casey's story, they make me wonder what her defense lawyers are thinking. I am sure no one is 100% certain that she did not do it including her parents. After watching the Larry King interview, I could kind of see where Casey got her excuse-finding, manipulative personality - from her mom. But as responsive parents and grant parents, at some point her parents have to realize that little Caylee needs their support.

Most likely, this is going to go down like some other high profile cases. The party who is convicted by the jury never admits to the crime and keeps appealing their conviction. No one ultimately knows what really happened. That would put Casey's parents in a situation of endless doubts, and no closure.

Alison   December 17th, 2008 3:17 pm ET

Casey – I hope you get everything that is coming to you and more.

Rest in peace- Sweet little Caylee- you are an Angel. Your soul is alive again- while our hearts break for what has happened to you.

Grandparents of Caylee- may you find peace with losing your granddaughter to a monster!

David   December 17th, 2008 3:20 pm ET

Cynthia, I think it's too sad "bored" has to rely on personal attacks rather that offering anything of substance as criticism.

heartbroken mom   December 17th, 2008 3:20 pm ET

What I really cannot understand is how day after day Casey lied to her parents about having a job. They thought she was going to work every day and paid a nanny to care for her child. In the times we live in they should have wanted to know more and done background checks on any caregiver for their grandchild. Casey is now only 22. George was a police officer & Cindy a nurse. They should have at least wanted to meet the nanny and see where she lived. If one of them had picked up Casey to take her to surprise lunch from work..... If they had insisted on dropping off Calyee at the nanny 1 day.....

David   December 17th, 2008 3:21 pm ET

Then, you searched about 45 minutes more for your child than Casey Anthony did for Caylee. Thak God you found her. Gosh, even Scot Peterson managed to fake it at the search rallies...kind of.

Patrick   December 17th, 2008 3:22 pm ET

What happened to this kid is sad, but people have to move on. It has become somewhat of an obsession for some people. Think of all the other kids who don't get this kind of exposure and attention. This poor kid has gotten to be on the level of a celebrity to all you people who need something to latch on to.

Jean   December 17th, 2008 3:23 pm ET

She didn't report the child missing because she wasn't technically missing. She knew where Caylee was....cause she put her there. Months of looking up chloraform, missing children sites, and how to's on weapons and neck breaking...sounds premediated to me. No one can tell me this woman did not know the dangers of chloraforming a child, it's all over those sites she was looking up. Not to mention it just takes a little common sense, something that is terribly missing nowadays. Anyone who has children and has had them missing, if only for a few minutes, can tell you how scary and horrifying it is and how on edge you are until the child is found. This woman has not ONCE ever showed any of that concern....her only concern is for herself and herself alone.

I'm just sorry the flooding kept them from finding little Caylee sooner, but hopefully now she can be put to rest. I feel for the grandparents, and to be honest, if I were in their shoes, I would probably be living in denial a bit too. No one wants to think their own flesh & blood can be capable of something like this. Once reality hits them, I hope they have people around who will support them and help them get through this living nightmare.

RIP Caylee

Monica Thomas   December 17th, 2008 3:27 pm ET

Im just wondering about all the bones they are finding....is there more than one body out there and if so could some of them belong to this so called nanny? Where is she? If Casey Anthony has been leaving her child with someone all these years, where is this person? Has anyone come forward admitting that they have babysat for Casey all this time? The kid had to have been somewhere while she was out doing all of this partying....

Erin   December 17th, 2008 3:29 pm ET

If it is Calyee, and if Casey if found guilty, she needs the death penalty, not a life sentence. An eye for an eye.

Becky Rohde   December 17th, 2008 3:31 pm ET

If someone had nipped the "nanny theory" immediately – this would have been solved likely many months ago. Casey had no job, was stealing from her friends, parents, gasoline, etc. – never had had a "nanny" – yet everyone including and especially the parents acted as if the "nanny "was a permanent fixture in their lifestyle. Everyone had become so "cozy and friendly with the phantom "nanny " that she had even become "Zanny." Instead of declaring it a charade, they kept up this myth. Why – we will never know.

MELONY   December 17th, 2008 3:32 pm ET

I think Casey was a spoiled young adult that had a child and loved her until she realized that her daughter her won the love and affection that she felt that she once had with her Mom and Dad. I think her jeolousy turned into hatred towards her on little girl which lead to the death of her innocent little girl. God be with the Anthony's upon their long journey of healing.

lauridarlin   December 17th, 2008 3:33 pm ET

This is only one person's opinion (mine) but here it is. I have watched Nancy Grace every night but one since she started reporting on this story, and this is what I believe-I believe both Cindy and George Anthony know, whether they admit it or not, that almost every word out of Casey's mouth has been a lie. If you watch the video of the jailhouse visits, you can actually see it on the faces of Cindy, George and even Lee. You don't live with someone for 20 something years and not learn when they're lying.

Edward T O'Donnell   December 17th, 2008 3:36 pm ET

Caylee, there are good people in this world, people who will never let this happen to another child again. I'm sorry for what has happend to you, but I believe you are in a better place now. Rest in peace, Caylee.

Christina   December 17th, 2008 3:36 pm ET

I too have followed this case since day one, and as a mother myself it is def hard to imagine anyone harming let alone murdering their child. I was also very in tune to the Jon Benet Ramsey case and you can not even begin to compare her parents reactions to that of Casey Anthony. The Ramsey's did not send the Coloroado police dept on a wild goose chase from day one. Nor did they publicly display partying, lying, stealing from others, or show NO remorse. And they didn't wait 31 days. BIG Difference!!

And for those who feel Casey is a victim, you might want to read up the case from the very beginning and then see if you still feel the same. I remember when Leonard Padilla was searching the water in the park and Casey was watching the coverage and when it was broadcasted that remains may have been found, she calmly just went back to her cell. But this second round she needed a sedative to calm her. What a crock. She has slipped up one too many times, and the truth will prevail. Her parents have been backed into a corner and may now start to realize the monster they created has snapped.

I feel for them, but at the same time agree that they have stood beside their daughter and her crazy Zanny story for too long. And Lee is just too mysterious to comment on, but I have a feeling he may play a bigger part in this case then we know at this point. Casey's 15 min of fame are about to run out, and the one person who should of been her everything, the breath of life she created, will remain in our hearts forever. Instead of celebrating X-mas, her remains are being recovered. Absolutely heart breaking. May God keep you close angel Caylee!!!!!

RIP Caylee Marie Anthony

Carole Z   December 17th, 2008 3:36 pm ET

I have been trying to keep up with the case, it breaks my heart, but can someone fill me in where is Caylee's father and his family? I think Casey should just confess and let her daughter rest in peace.

kathy   December 17th, 2008 3:37 pm ET

This story has captured my attention from the beginning. I think it's tragic and I believe that Casey Anthony deserves the death penalty. She eluded police, she obstructed justice and tried to impliment an innocent person as the guilty party by saying it was the "babysitter/nanny" who was the last person to be seen w/her daughter. The grandparents clearly loved Caylee and they are blinded by Casey's lifelong history of toying with them. The grandfather was in law enforcement and the grandmother in nursing, neither of them were strangers to the smell of death and decomposition, but they didn't want to believe anything so horrendus could have been done to their granddaughter at the hands of their own daughter. I have questioned in my own mind the involvement of Lee, he may be innocent in all this but he comes across as suspicious. Casey is running out of lies to tell. He "nanny" kidnapped her story has more holes than swiss cheese, and for the parents to say they stand behind that theory is gut wrenching and disgusting! The original bounty hunter makes a lot of sense as does the grandparents first attorney who later dimissed himself. the child deserves a proper burial. She is in heaven and she's already received her wings~

Corinne   December 17th, 2008 3:40 pm ET

This is the USA and everyone is entitled to thier own opinions. My opinion is that Casey did kill her daughter even if it was not intentional she still did it. I came to that conclusion the day the story came out and Caylee had been missing for a month before anyone else knew about it. Also the fact that she was seen out partying while the public was looking for her daughter. What kind of mother parties when her daughter is missing? No decent mother with morals would do that . Casey her is a message for you: " I hope u have to rot in jail for the rest of your life and the walls are pictures of the the little angel you took from this world. Every morning you wake up and every night you go to sleep u get to see that beautiful face the the whole world loved and you did not" Caylee I hope you are at peace Sweet Angel and I hope you did not suffer.
R.I.P. Sweet Lil Angel Caylee
Rot in Hell Casey
and to the Parents of this monster would you like me to send you some money so you can buy a clue. I hope someday your family finds peace

reusebio   December 17th, 2008 3:41 pm ET

I am quite certain that the whole family is in on this whole situation. The grandparents are seeking full immunity and Lee the uncle or brother of Casey is even more in on this whole ordeal. All of this in reference to them being acomplices after the fact. I feel that the whole conversation where Lee and Casey are talking in code is VERY INDICATIVE TO WHAT THEY KNEW HAPPENED AND HOW THEY INTENDED TO SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER THROUGH THIS. All in all this is very tragic!! Beautiful beautiful angel of god. Is now resting.

SciFi   December 17th, 2008 3:42 pm ET

How can anyone feel sorry for this family of sociopaths? I can understand the love of a parent for a child, but COME ON. To protect your daughter when:
- your baby granddaughter is missing
- your daughter failed to tell anyone she was missing
- your daughter's car "smells like death"
- your daughter went to wet t-shirt contests while others were out looking for your granddaughter

Come on. All these people are cut from the same cloth. Sick sick sick. I would love to know how many of us would have gladly taken Caylee off their hands. Hell, I would have PAID to have her.

aileen   December 17th, 2008 3:44 pm ET

this is just like the scott peterson trial. scott's parents stood right by their son's side while lacey and conner were dead and disposed of by the person they should have trusted most. all evidence pointed to scott yet the parents even helped him try to leave the state/country. i'm a mother of 3. it is my responsibility to teach my kids right and wrong. along with that comes letting them know and acknowledging myself that my kid(s) did something wrong if they did regardless of how hard it is to accept. look at the facts. base your opinion on the facts and get over the fact that it's your blood that's being blamed for this heinous act. understand and mourn that it is also your blood that was killed, murdered, disposed of by your own child!

casey anthony is the worst mother i can ever think of. selfish, habitual liar, both facts acknowledged by her parents. her own father was even recorded saying that once you've smelled a dead body, you will recognize that smell if you come accross it again. yet they can't believe that their own selfish and habitual lying daughter could have killed their own granddaugher? who's lying to themselves and being selfish now?!?

caylee, you have now been saved and you now serve as an angel to all of us. the person responsible for hurting you will get their karma soon and it will have your name written all over it. you will continue to be loved and cared for by more loving and logical people. you've touched our hearts forever!

Amanda C.   December 17th, 2008 3:45 pm ET

I don't get this whole story. The mother knew she was "missing" for a month, and it was that long before the grandparents realized they hadn't seen her? Come on. I hope that if those remains are Calee then justice will serve and her mother gets the death penelty.

Dan   December 17th, 2008 3:50 pm ET

Not to stick up for anyone here, I believe the mother did it and I am unsure about the grandparents but belioeve for the most part they are just in great denial. For those of you saying they lived in the same house you are wrong. They did at one time but when Caylee went missing Casey had moved into an aprtment. Also you keep saying how could the parents not get the truth from thier daughter and how could they let this happen? The grandparents are the ones who called the police when Casey would not tell them where Caylee was. If you are going to post and bash on folks (let me reiterate here i think Casey is definatly the killer) you should at least get your facts straight people!

stephanie   December 17th, 2008 3:50 pm ET

There are angels among us and Kaylee is one of them. God will take care of her now. I know that she is happy and having fun. Hopefully our judicial system will take care of her mother and give her life in prison where she has to remember what she did to her little angel Kaylee. Kaylee may you rest in peace and god bless you.

bill   December 17th, 2008 3:50 pm ET

I'm glad that Caylee has been found. It has not been confirmed but in our hearts we all know it has to be. I think Casey deserves the death penalty. The grandparents of this sweet child need to realize that it was their own daughter who masterminded such a crime. I personally think she may have broken the child's neck....perhaps drugged her first and when the chloroform wore off the child wasn't dead yet and was suffering w/the injury and that is why the duct tape was on her mouth to suffocate the remaining life out of her tiny body. I feel sick to my stomach just writing such things, yet alone reminding myself that a parent could do this. Casey Anthony has fabricated such a story from the beginning, telling such lies and trying to blame it all on a non-existent person "zanny the nanny"....well she didn't work she didn't need a nanny and if she was living at home up until the child went "missing" then why didn't the parents or brother Lee ever see this so called nanny?...becuz she is fictional!...i truly believe the law in orange county are much smarter than Casey Anthony and don't spend another tax payer dime pursuing the nanny in this!...they need to send a message to the defense that they'd better be prepared cuz the proscecution is armed for bear! God's hand rests on Caylee Anthony, she is at home with Jesus~

Amanda C.   December 17th, 2008 3:51 pm ET

Where is Caylee's father in all of this???

Barb D.   December 17th, 2008 3:54 pm ET

I'm getting really tired of hearing Jose Baez and the rest of the Casey Anthony defense team whine about not getting access to crime scene photos, remains, and the scene itself!! How many times does a defense team get that kind of access anyway? You'd think they know some inside information that this is definitely Caylee; they should be acting like this must be some other missing child. When the identification is known, THEN would be the time to request access to those things. Doesn't mean they're going to get it, as the proper investigation rules, etc. must be followed. Jose B. seems to be jumping the gun on this one and acting like they deserve to be in on it! Wouldn't all defense attorneys love that!! And I think Casey's silence is telling!!

xxxx   December 17th, 2008 3:54 pm ET

the death .......of her (mother) eye for a eye .......... either way the state does it or the girls in prison........karma is scarey

David   December 17th, 2008 3:54 pm ET

Does anyone else think "Zanny" is just Casey's code word for Xanax? Any time she used Xanax do sedate Caylee would be when Casey refered to her being with Zanny. Just wondering because there seems to be some weird threads running through her web of lies.

David   December 17th, 2008 3:57 pm ET

Caylee's father supposedly died in a car wreck, maybe in the Carolinas. That's why I find it curious that Casey never filed for Social Security benefits for Caylee, especially since it would have provided an income stream.

Mona Z   December 17th, 2008 3:58 pm ET

This story is bizzare!
Why didn't Lee voluntarily give DNA? He is acting very weird now taking down the memorial people have laid for Caylee in front of the home. Why do Cindy & George keep insisting the real Father of the child dead, and they never tell who he is? come on seriously! and if you listen to Casey in jail she said that when Caylee was found it would all make sense? This family is seriously messed up, and it will come out in the end. May justice prevail for this tiny victim.

Arkansas   December 17th, 2008 4:00 pm ET

I personaly do not think it was accidental. The person responsible of this horrible crime (Casey) did to much internet research on how to use chloroform, home weapons and how to break someones neck. Come on now, she had it all planned out. She is just an evil selfish person. Either Bipolar or split personality. She methodically thought everything out. I hope they do her in when she goes to prison or does herself in. Sorry that is harsh, but that is the way I feel.

Kelley   December 17th, 2008 4:01 pm ET

I am in a very similar situation in that I am a young mother who had my child at 19. I lived with my parents until my son was 5. Even now that I'm living on my own, not a day goes by without one of my parents calling and checking on us... 30 days could never possibly go by without knowing where my child was. Even more, if I didn't know where my child was, I could not enjoy my "time off" partying like she was.

Unless Casey has completely lost it to the point where she just flat out does not care (i.e., sociopath) where her child is, as the pictures suggested while Caylee was missing, then perhaps this little girl is still alive and Casey knows something that she can't reveal for fear of harming her child? This is too strange to even have an opinion on. Things just aren't adding up.... People are carrying on as though this woman non-chalantly killed and burried her child? Although there have been women who have snapped like that in the past, perhaps that is not the case here. I can't wait to find out what happened... if that ever happens.

Dana   December 17th, 2008 4:01 pm ET

I feel so horrible for this little girl, her future was taken away from her by the hands of her own mother. Casey Anthony makes me sick to my stomach, and I am looking forward to seeing her sitting on death row until the day they stick the needle in her.

Lucy   December 17th, 2008 4:04 pm ET

For all the people thinking that Lee being the father hasn't been thought of or is ABSURD...your wrong...it was brought up on Nancy Grace long ago...I don't think it is totally out of the question...Lee & Casey are not full blooded siblings by the way...Why would he refuse the DNA testing? Does anyone have a clue who the REAL father is? I know long ago they said the REAL father had died in an automobile accident...how convienent....who was he was his DNA taken to compare if they find CAYLEE?...even still, if so, where are his parents, CAYLEE's other set of grandparents...Who are they? Why wouldn't they stand up for CAY-LEE?????????

Christine Gardiner   December 17th, 2008 4:05 pm ET

Casey said a long time ago that she was scared for Caylee's life and that the whole family was being threatened and that's why she couldn't tell all she knew. Well, Caylee's dead, she's in jail and I'm sure no one would object to the rest of the Anothony's on spending the money on private security instead of Private investigators and Casey start talking and telling the truth!! Or, do we all know what that already is? When her DNA, fingerprints, etc, turn up on all the remains, duct tape, bag and cloth that's been found, will the Granparents finally accept Zanny the Nanny is a fake and their daughter did this horrible crime? God Bless that poor little girl.

Amy G   December 17th, 2008 4:05 pm ET

From the moment the body was discovered, Baez suddenly wanted to be involved? Why? Because he KNOWS it is Caylees body? Gee, why would he assume that unless his lying client told him it was true? And suddenly the Anthonys want to " cooperate and tell the truth????" Weren't they doing that all along? (gag) They also know it is Caylee and are more concerned now with covering their tails legally. Casey should been mature enough to just give the little girl to grandma and go live her party life. But nooooooo...she was pissed off that her parents would not support her anymore, seemed to dote on Caylee more than her, and killed the poor child as a way to hurt her mother.

Bertha   December 17th, 2008 4:06 pm ET

I had not considered Lee as the father however he and Casey do seem to have an unusual relationship. It does seem strange that as money hungry as Casey was why she did not file for social security benefits, unless Lee is the father or if she even knows who the father is or if he is indeed dead. The only Anthony I feel sorry for is George. He has one foot in reality but is allowing Cindy to influence him with her opinions. It seems the fruit, Casey, does not fall far from the tree, Cindy. This family has been on a collision course with disaster for some time. I believe early on law enforcement would not have challenged her claim it was an accident if she had plead down and given the body up. I believe they would have given her a very light sentence, however, she is too self centered and manipulating to realize that. So far manipulation has worked for her and Cindy, she learned from the master. Now I say go for the death penalty for Casey and obstruction definitely on Cindy (gave FBI wrong hair brush) and George and Lee if anything can be proved. I would not give anyone immunity, because how can you determine if they were lying then or now. Although I feel sorry for George, he is an adult and has to take responsibility for any cover up or misleading information he supplied.
I want to see justice for the little girl and no mercy for the others. They need to be made examples of to others who try to make fools of law enforcement. Just think of all the taxpayer money that has been wasted on their behalf.

Bhsv   December 17th, 2008 4:07 pm ET

I am in no way saying the Anthony family (excluding Casey) had anything to do with Caylee's dissappearance, but if you go back and listen to the first 911 tapes when they are in the car trying to figure out which law enforcement to contact, you can hear Cindy tell Casey "I've already given you a month to find her." It could mean she'd heard excuse after excuse for a month and she was fed up with the lies, or she knew Caylee was missing way before the 911 call and made some kind of deal (out of desperation) with Casey not to report the incident (car theft, monies stolen) if she could proove Caylee was ok. I think, personally, the family knows more about her dissapearance than they have shared with authorities. It must be hard to lose their grandchild, and then have the prospect of losing their daughter, too, but a crime was still commited against and innocent child. They are putting too much effort in protecting Casey instead of compelling her to tell the truth.

Raymond Clark   December 17th, 2008 4:09 pm ET

First of all i think we all know that more then likely this is going to be little Caylee, what i dont understand is how can the defence team of Casey Anthoney not have access to the crime seen where the body was found. This may cause some problems when the case goes to trail. The prosecution and the state should grant equal access to the defence of all evidence if they want to have a rock solid case.

Sonya   December 17th, 2008 4:09 pm ET

If the father of Caylee supposedly died in a car accident, then where is his parents? Why did the Anthony's go so long without checking on this grandchild? The brother Lee, could this be Caylee's father? Where
is he now? Why are the grandparents asking for immunity? I think this family has a secret and it could possibly be that Lee is Caylee's dad and that he didn't want this child just like Casey didn't want her, so they
plotted together to get rid of her. The grandfather being a retired officer
makes me sick just like his wife makes me sick. Give Casey the death penalty and the ones that helped hide this throw them in jail and throw away the key!!!!!!

Krista   December 17th, 2008 4:12 pm ET

Interested....that video you referenced was made after her first arrest back in the summer I believe.

Mel-n-Rich   December 17th, 2008 4:12 pm ET

I can't believe that Cindy Casey did not go to where her daughter and grand-daughter were living and check on them herself. If it had been my grand-daughter I would have had a throw down with my daughter until she produced my grand-daughter plus I would have notified the authorities right away. Deep inside my gut I believe they all knew what happend and just trying to cover up for Casey Anthony, which is understandable because from a mother's point of view you'll always have unconditional love for your child but what about the grand-child? Where's the love and JUSTICE for CAYLEE?????????????

Amy G   December 17th, 2008 4:13 pm ET

The only honest moment Cindy Anthony has had was when she called 911. I do hope Casey enjoys "partying" in jail for 60 years. Why kill at all? Give the child away and go on with your life. Hopefully Cindy wouldn't have ruined Caylee the way she did Casey.

Br0k3n_Lady   December 17th, 2008 4:14 pm ET

I am STILL hoping against hope that Caylee is still alive somewhere but in my heart,I KNOW the remains found are her...I am only 1 of 1000's that has watched this case unfold since it was first reported as a "missing child" & it struck me as "odd" how Casey reacted to the whole thing...Not once,to this day have I seen or heard of her shedding 1 single tear over Caylee,the river of tears that were cried over this poor baby were done by complete strangers & most of us look at Caylee as 1 of our own...It's sad to say but the truth is what's done is done,no one can save this little girl now,those who could have before it came to this chose NOT too & Caylee lost her life because of it...The "public" can't do anything but cry & try to understand WHY yet another innocent child has to pay the ultimate price for a parents ignorance...
If indeed the remains DO turn out to be Caylee's then I will grieve like many others will & in the midst of the grief will be anger,cause this did NOT have to happen...The "public" can't do anything now but cry as the realization that Caylee,who we all took in as 1 of our own can now finally be laid to rest...She's in God's hands now & she has been since the beginning,I just hope that now that her remains have been found that her little voice can be heard loud & clear through the forenics & that her tiny soul can find some kind of Peace that she was denied while alive...
Caylee,the ones before her & the ones that will surely follow her have GOT to have JUSTICE...If nothing else "good" comes from this tragedy,use this case as an example to send out a message that the killing of children is WRONG...ANYONE who kills a child,who helps to do it or who tampers with evidence in ANY way NEEDS to be punished...NO IMMUNITY,NO DEALS...IF YOU DO ANYTHING THAT RESULTS IN OR HINDERS THE INVESTIGATION OF A CHILD THAT HAS BEEN MURDERED,ITS THE SAME AS IF YOU HAD MURDERED THEM YOURSELF & YOU SHOULD BE TREATED AS SUCH...
Until the public fights for & demand this there are just gonna be more Caylee's...maybe not today or tomorrow or next week,but it WILL happen again...
And for the Love of GOD,take precious Casey Anthony OUT OF "protective custody" Caylee is the one that needed protected,not her mother,might do Casey good to get a little taste of the hell she put that baby through...
Caylee is in God's hands now,the evidence will now tell the story & it's in the state of Fla's hands to finally give Justice to Caylee...she deserves that much...Rest in Peace little Angel,your safe now & no one will EVER hurt you again...

intrigued   December 17th, 2008 4:15 pm ET

I grieve for the grandparents and other family members who will miss this child growing up. But I find it very disturbing that this family would try to pin a murder on an innocent person, the supposed Nanny, in order to relieve their conscience of their own blood being able to commit such a crime. If the grandparents are trying to get immunity for themselves not to be indicted, then why would they continue to search fro an innocent person to take the wrap for what their daughter has allegedly done! Casey wasn't aware that the videotaped jail visits were going to become public, or she may have shown more emotions to prove she wasn't as cold hearted toward her daughter's disappearance. She could have come up with a better song and dance. That's the disturbing part!

Maureen   December 17th, 2008 4:15 pm ET

You call Casey a Mother, not in my book. If any of my children went missing I would not be able to function. How could she go out and party not knowing where her child was or DID SHE!!! I would just die. I was in a mall one time and we were walking into a store and my children were right next to me and in one second my son Danny was gone. I was screaming so loud FIND MY SON..PLEASE, and security locked all the doors and I was running looking...Screeming...he actually was right in the window of the store next to the one we were going into because they had balloons there. I was always very protective of my children and then after that day I never forgot that feeling... My heart does go out to the Grandparents, put yourself in there place....your child, your grandchild...I CANNOT EVEN IMAGINE. As for Casey...she is a worthless %%% and Karma will get her in the end.. Caylee is with God the person whom will always watch over her ...

Sadtohearit   December 17th, 2008 4:15 pm ET

Noone really knows how they would react to this similar situation. Everyone must remember that Casey is their daughter and Caylee is the granddaughter. Should we blame the parents for standing by their daughter. Think of how you would feel. This is a travesty. Yes, Casey should speak up now and she did wait too long, even if it was an accident. If, in fact, it was an accident, she covered it up and lied. I would not be suprised if they bring the death penalty back to the table. I hope this is laid to rest soon, whether for the little girl, or even for the grandparents. I, too, have a four year old. There is no way I would not call 911 with an accident. If my daughter went missing, regardless of how strong I am emotionally, this would break me, plain and simple. I would be a mess.

s57sunny   December 17th, 2008 4:17 pm ET

Every time I hear about a child disappearing my first thought is to wonder whether or not one of the parents had anything to do with it. Everyone who has had children knows that caring for them can be overwhelming at times. I've read enough true crime stories to know that people do sometimes hurt or even kill their children. I happen to believe that Casey did kill her daughter, possibly accidently, and hid the evidence to keep from being caught. I'm sure her parents want to know what happened to their grand daughter and don't want to believe that their own child is capable of having harmed her in any way. I can understand what they are feeling. They can love their daughter without condoning her behavior.

KC   December 17th, 2008 4:18 pm ET

They did not live together at the time Caylee disappeared, which is why the grandparents didn't know where she was. When they called and asked to speak to her Casey always had an excuse...she's sleeping, she's sick, she's playing. Finally her Grandmother confronted her lying, stealing daughter and smelled the odor of death and called police. That was the last time the Grandmother acted as she should, and doubted her daughter. Casey has proven over and over by her actions that she did not care for her child, and had a hand in her death, most likely a premeditated murder.

Mare   December 17th, 2008 4:22 pm ET

I agree with Dr. Michael Baden that Casey "probably" chloformed her child when it was not convenient to get a baby sitter so she could go out partying. She gave her too much and killed her. The mistake she made was dumping her daughter's remains like a bunch of trash a block from her home. WHAT A MORON!

She definitely needs to spend 60-70 years thinking about what she did and also needs to be released into the general population of the prison, if convicted. Then she will find out how bad women's prisons are and what they will do to baby killers!

If she did not want the responsibility of having a child and taking care of her full-time, why not give her up for adoption at any point - not just at birth? Then Caylee would be alive and well today with normal people. NOT SOCIOPATHS!

james b   December 17th, 2008 4:22 pm ET

Casey's parents are standing by her and protecting her, which is what good parents do.

The brother is not cooperating because A) The media circus has made their life hell. B) The police have done little to nothing to stop harassment of the family and C) He is now realizing that his sister has completely taken them for a ride.

I don't understand all of you attacking the family. They didn't ask for this. They didn't kill that girl. They are the ones who reported it.

I haven't seen close relatives of my own for 30 days, I wouldn't ever assume they're dead.

These people are just as much of victims as Caylee is. As for Casey, she's where she belongs.

Diane   December 17th, 2008 4:24 pm ET

Remember in the Scott Petersen case it must've been the
'homeless people". Now it's the "nanny".

Mel-n-Rich   December 17th, 2008 4:25 pm ET

I'm sorry but everyone keeps giving pitty to the GRAND PARENTS, hell they just might be involved – you see now they want immunity now because they knew all along and now their scared they may be implicated as accomplices. I hope they fry her ass because no one in the world should harm anyone particularly innocent children. My GOD what is this world or should I say the people in this world coming to? What kind of message will this send to other parents who get tired one day of the responsibilities of being a parent, oh I can get rid of this/these problems and just pull life without parole? COME ON United State Government, what are you thinking about.

Will   December 17th, 2008 4:25 pm ET

I think that there is a very big revelation yet to come in the Caylee case . Things just do not seem to add up! The fact that Casey never claimed SSI for Caylee. Her statement that she and her brother may have had sex. Cindy not giving the hair brush and her statement that Caylee's father would never been know. Then Lee' not wanting to give his fingerprints and DNA. Something seems me to think that Lee just might be Caylee's father. [CA]se[Y] and [Lee] ie. CAYLEE. could they have been trying to tell us something all a long?

Politan Fan   December 17th, 2008 4:27 pm ET

I have followed this case from the beginning. As I mentioned previously, my heart truly bleeds for Casey Marie Anthony as well as Caylee's grandparents. If this body is, in fact, identified as Caylee, the Anthony family will need time to grieve; and that includes Casey who is the mother of this precious child. I hope everyone, law enforcement included, allows them the needed time to grieve. Can you imagine what Casey is going through at the moment? She is locked up in protective custody isolated from general population. She does not have access to a TV set nor computer. She is an avid reader and that is the only thing that she can do as she awaits the news on whether or not this is her child. I do hope that everyone extends them the necessary time to grieve should this body be identified as Caylee. And, please.....you should not sit in judgment this early in the process.

Barb   December 17th, 2008 4:28 pm ET

Whenever I read "She's running with God and the angels" and the rest of that drivel, I just want to scream, "WHERE WAS GOD WHEN SHE WAS BEING MURDERED?" What kind of god allows children to suffer at the hands of molesters, murderers, rapists? It's been obvious to me since childhood when I was molested that THERE IS NO GOD!

CAROLANN   December 17th, 2008 4:29 pm ET

This story breaks my heart – that poor little baby girl is now an angel!

First of all I believe if she did act alone, she then panicked and her brother stepped in. He is making it quite obvious with all his actions.
The parents should be ashamed of themselves for letting their daughter (CASEY) get away with all of these lies for a month-I find it hard to believe she moved out and all of a sudden they don't see Caylee for all that time. Give me a break – they all are going to get theirs. The now want AMMUNITY- WHY? because they all know the truth – I think they started out innocent (GEORGE and CINDY) but then they pieced it all together. Come on these are educated people that are supposed to know right from wrong. But I think they played dumb because both kids are in on it. LEE and CASEY seem like 2 spoiled brats that should have been slapped once in awhile, and CINDY looks like she is the boss of this family. Anyway I don;t know how they can all live with themselves knowing the truth – it will all come out soon with all the forenics and testing. My hear is broken for this baby and when they show her singing the song "please don;t take my sunshine away" I have tears for this baby knowing the mother is selfish killer, and her parents are to blame too, they knew she was trouble. WHY WOULD YOU MAKE HER MOVE OUT WITH THE BAY IF SHE IS SUCH A LIAR AND A THIEF. THEY KNEW SHE DID SOMETHING TO HER, AT LEAST BE GOOD GRANDPARENTS AND CALL THE POLICE INSTEAD OF COVERING UP FOR HER AND KEEPING UP APPEARENCES LIKE THEY WERE LOOKING FOR HER.
AND THE SON IS AN ARROGANT SPOILED BRAT TOO. Their concern was not for the baby but for their kids and the cover-up thats going to destroy them. I hope they all go to jail. CAROLANN, BROOKLYN,NY

leenie   December 17th, 2008 4:30 pm ET

Wow, this 6 month ordeal in locating Lil Caylee was full of hope and frustration.....Finally, may the lil angel rest in peace.

My thoughts....... something is definitely wrong here with the "family". I am leaning toward the idea that maybe "brother Lee and Casey" maybe Lil Caylee's immediate family......living all together under the "Queen Bee's" roof (Grandma Cindy).

When Casey was 19 and pregnant and wanted to give the child up for adoption, Cindy most certainly interferred, thus baby was born to the "Anthony's". If by chance my thoughts become proven, mental disorders are genetically inherited. Casey is definitely psychotic and probably sufffers from other mental disorders. The whole story just does not fit right....there are alot of information to be gained, that is why all these attorneys and dream team people are working pro bono. They all want a "cut" when the book and movie comes out.

It is so sad........................I am a mother of one child, he is my heart and soul – that is why i feel that no mom would ever harm her child unless she was terribly "SICK".

dustyrose   December 17th, 2008 4:32 pm ET

I have been following this story since day 1. there have so many twists and turns in it. WHY dose casey tell lie after lie and get caught i still think casey had 100% in killing caylee. also i dont think caylees body was there on that deadend road all this time. i think somebody else put it there, and isit odd they found the body when the grandparents were on the larry king show!!!!!!! now some how i think that lee is invovled in this.

Jackie   December 17th, 2008 4:34 pm ET

Like all of you, I have been keeping up with this story from the beginning. And like most of you, I have 2 small lil girls, ages 4 and 18 months, along with a seven year old son. . The other night I cried while watching Caylee sing YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE on Nancy Grace. She reminded me of the true meaning of innocence. The thought of her own Mother taking her life from her intentionally or accidentally truly breaks my heart. I have tried to have faith that maybe she would be found ALIVE, knowing what the odds were, praying that Casey didn't kill her own child. I am sadded by the loss of this sweet lil girl and I hope that Casey gets everything that she deserves. Caylee will forever remain in my thoughts and prayers. R.I.P. baby girl

Robert J   December 17th, 2008 4:34 pm ET

1) I don't believe a word that's come from ANY of the family members, nor should anyone else.

2) That having been said, I guarantee the whole"Caylee's father died in a car accident on his way to birthday party" story is an utter and complete fabrication. There's way more to the "Who's Caylee's father" question than what we've been told....none of which is truthful, believe me. Why would it be?

3) Lee Anthony knows more than anyone other than Casey. He's been way too silent for months now.

4) The remains are in fact Caylee. If there was any doubt whatsoever the defense wouldn't already be asking the judge for access to the recovery site, autopsy, etc. Dental records have already confirmed it (probably within hours or even minutes...it's the first thing they would have gone to.) The only thing left is DNA confirmation.

5) Casey Anthony will never,....and I mean NEVER....break. Whether or not the grandparents finally do remains to be seen.

Amy M   December 17th, 2008 4:38 pm ET

I watch this every single day, I check online throughout the day just to see if there has been an update and I want to cry for that poor little girl each time I think about the saga. I really beleive Lee had something to do with where the baby's body ended up. I do not beleive he is involved in the murder but I beleive he is involved in the cover up and that is why they are seeking immunity. The resources these people wasted knowing the child was already deceased is a crime all in itself. These missing children's agencies have a hard enough time financially funding searches for children that there is a real possiblitiy of being found. But if giving them their immuntiy will reveal the truth finally then so be it. They need to admit to themselves, to the authorities and to the agencies they took advantage of the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Only then can true healing for the Anthony's, their community and the rest of us begin. I will never forget Caylee Anthony. She will forever be in my heart, my mind and my prayers. God please keep little Caylee safe for eternity, In Jesus' Name, Amen.

MyBlako   December 17th, 2008 4:42 pm ET

Now I guess Casey is plotting her next round of lies and concocted stories, if the found child's remains are indeed hers. I too have been suspicious of the Anthony's. What a very seemingly dysfunctional family they are. The fact that Cindy & George cover for Casey is only an indication to me of how they raised her (e.g., you're right, they're wrong, etc., I didn't do it, nope, it wasn't me). Same with Lee (he should be ashamed of himself for mistreating the memorials left by people who care when he is showing that he "does not" care). Those three are unbelievable. George, Cindy and Lee, if you are due anything for playing any part in this, you will be paid. Trust me, Casey will pay for what she did to Caylee (she's pretty much completely dug her own grave as it is). Bless your sweet little heart, Caylee.

T Marie   December 17th, 2008 4:44 pm ET

HELLO!!!!!! HELLO!!!!!!!! Crimes against children have become
way to common place in our Nation!! Truth Serum people!!!!!
They have the stuff, USE IT!!!!! Our Nations children, our Nations
future, should ALWAYS be at the top of the priority list!!
Forget Casey Anthony's rights!! Hey, if she is so innocent,
then she wouldn't mind a bit, now would she? And if she is guilty,
then who cares about her rights! Or the rights of any other person
that commits crimes against children.

Kathi   December 17th, 2008 4:45 pm ET

I feel so sorry for the Grandparents of Caylee Anthony. I don't think they had anything to do with Caylee's disappearence or that they knew anything about it. I can really understand where they are coming from, as a parent I would find it so very hard to believe that my child was capable of harming my grandchild. I would have a hard time not standing by my child and trying to protect them in anyway I could. It would be so hard not too, after all this is their daughter and they are hurting because their granddaughter is missing or even dead. My heart goes out to them.

Theresa   December 17th, 2008 4:45 pm ET

Cynthia & George Anthony are the reason this case has become so out of hand. If it were my child, i would have never posted bail for her to get out of jail. She would have stayed there until her trial.
She would have not come and made my house a public spectacle. Bringing her home caused a public outcry for justice(even though you are presumed innocent in this country). They should have saved their money and went to visit her in jail – giving their support to her through the bars and letting the police handle the situation. Them feeling sorry for her and bailing her out after she obviously lied to police(how many counts of lying?)gave her the strength to keep telling more lies. If she were left in jail from the beginning this would not be a public spectacle. She wouldn't have a "dream team", probably just a public defender, and she probably would have "cracked" by now. I'm just so happy they found the body. This way everyone knows the child is still not "still missing". I was wondering at the last minute if she would opt for a lessor sentence by telling the judge where the body was.

I know as a parent or grandparent you have to protect your child, but Cynthia and George go way beyond those boundaries. No one is giving the police any credit for charging her. Obviously a grand jury made this decision. What harm would it have been to let her sit in jail until trial? It's not like she had a job, bills, or other children to support.
Cynthia & George forgot the basic rules of parenting(like on an aircraft). First, you have to put your own oxygen on before you can assist the child. So, don't feel sorry for them, they might even be hiding something. The focus should have always been on looking for Caylee not Casey.

James T. Grimes   December 17th, 2008 4:47 pm ET

This so called mother killed this little girl and the grand parent's are neck deep in it. They all need the death penalty. How could anyone like the grandfather who claimes to be retired law enforcement not know way more than he is telling? If he was half trained he should be able to look at a person and tell they are more than likely guilty of the crimes they are accused of. Common since should tell all of us that fact.

Tammy   December 17th, 2008 4:51 pm ET

I tend to believe that Casey killed her daughter because she wanted to be with her boyfriend and party; Caylee was in the way of her doing that. She was also jealous of the attention her mom was giving Caylee so I also think she took her anger out on her daughter. I also believe that Casey used the chlorophorm to knock her out, put her in the trunk and taped her mouth shut just in case she woke up. When Casey returned to the trunk to find her dead she skeemed up this crazy story of a nanny that no one has ever met or seen. She then kept the body for a few days driving around trying to figure out what to do with her. She then decides to strip Caylee of her clothes, throw her in a bag and toss her aside to make it look like a kidnapping and possible rape or torture. Padilla thinks the same way and this is the conclusion I am coming to after following this for so many months. Casey has even stated, Caylee is close by I feel it in my gut and then also stated they haven't even found the clothes yet suggesting she didn't have any on. Only a pychopath would do something so horrible.

My daughter slipped out of church one day while I was talking to the pastor. I freaked out and became histerical becuase I couldn't find her. She wondered into the playground by herself because she wanted to swing. I will never forget that fear. She is now seventeen and there isn't a day that doesn't go by when she is late and I haven't heard from her that I do not panic wondering if she is ok. I don't know what I would do if something ever happened. Casey has not shown any kind of remorse or feeling of loss this whole time. She has not shown once ounce to concern over the fact her daughter is gone. I know I feel and I am sure all other mothers are the same. If their child were missing they would call the cops immediately. Casey's story has been fishy all a long. I hope she gets whats coming to her.

God Bless Little Caylee's sole! She was a beautiful innocent angel.

Sara Jane - Portage Indiana   December 17th, 2008 4:55 pm ET

Let’s be realistic – without a doubt, we all now know that Casey Anthony is responsible for the death of her daughter – who else had anything to gain from a “missing” child? For my part, as a mother of a troubled young woman – diagnosed bipolar with a depressive disorder, who has a delightful and much cherished toddler and a ne’re do well husband, I understand more then most the position of Cindy Anthony. I know I will always be the parent who daily has to step up and take charge and make sure my adult daughter is medicated, goes to the psychologist and maintains a hard straight course, glare at my son-in-law, give sound advice and step back when I need to – and of course, with hawk like intensity, watch over my granddaughter and see that she is always well cared for. Her and any others that are yet to come. My job as the parent will never be done!

I perceive that Casey held little Caylee as a tool to twist her grandparents to her will, most particularly her mother, Cindy. And when Cindy had born too much “she had had enough!” – a few short days before the dread event, there was a blowout between mother and daughter over Casey’s thieving ways – in which the consequence was that Cindy demanded for Casey grow up and act like a responsible woman and mother, that wretched child, Casey, who had been planning this – some stupid plan to “kidnap” Caylee and get money from her family for her own childish wants: fake nails – expensive clothes and wild nights. Casey is a selfish wretch that only put herself first and thought of little Caylee as the purse strings to her parent’s pocketbook from the moment of Caylee’s conception.

I have tracked this story from the first notice. I wrote this poem a short while ago before her bones were found. I fear I understand too well the Anthony’s family situation. My family’s only saving grace is that I am a medical professional and I knew what needed to be done to prevent what could have been a tragedy. But, I must be ever vigilant.

Caylee

Those doe eyes, that face, so Angelic and pure.
A Nation is praying for you and a call for answers is an allure.
Where can you be? But, the answers are none.
Wanting to help, but alas after all what now can be done?

Just wait for answers from one whom we know,
Yet a mother’s selfless love she has yet to show.
The one you so trusted, with your tiny precious life,
Has given us back nothing but heartache and strife.

Since June ’08 we’ve prayed you’d be home as soon as can be.
Yet each day brings us news of a day that won’t be.
We are saddened so deeply and so full of despair
Of a world where ugly things happen, it is so awfully unfair.

Questions, Where does she lie? Where is the truth?
And, Where is the proof?
Of one truth I know ~ We must find this darling doe eyed girl,
And give a Holy resting place for this precious pearl.

Our only solace is that somewhere in Heavenly space
Safe and warm in the arms of His Grace
Our Father now holds her Spirit and for the rest we must wait
The one who has forsaken her, will soon meet Lady Justice and Fate.

So be at peace dear Child as we mourn & we weep
For the life of sweet innocence, that now is in Death’s sleep.
Our hearts feel so heavy, this burden, it shows.
But with faith in the Father, for truth He alone does know.

~ God Bless You Caylee Anthony ~
A Nation Mourns You
Poem By A Mother Who Loves Her Daughter & Granddaughter

skee   December 17th, 2008 5:01 pm ET

I feel bad for the family, that is the grandad and grandma. As for Casey I hope when all this is said and done and she makes it out of protective custody in jail, those girls beat the F*** out of her for days. She wanted this attention from the start it shows in the photo's shown on tv how she loved to be the center of attention. Well home girl I hope you get all the attention in jail you deserve and then some wish I could be there and enjoy.

nvo33   December 17th, 2008 5:04 pm ET

George does know the truth, he is just playing along with Casey and especially the ever controlling Cindy. Cindy needs to own up to her mistakes and quit protecting Casey. They are delusional to believe the nanny story any longer. I feel so sorry for Grorge and Lee.That little body is speaking the truth her mother is so unfamilar with, Casey will not escape justice here or otherwise. It is time to heal and remember Caylee Marie.

tim   December 17th, 2008 5:04 pm ET

This whole situation is ridicuilous... do you people not have a life? There are so many comments posted regarding Casey rotting in hell and getting what she deserves... We dont even know if she did this for sure or hell if the remains found are even those of Caylees...
I am so sick of the way the general public has reacted to this... from the protestors to the blog accusations...
I am sure there everyone out there has their own #### in their lives to concentrate on and let this family deal with this situation.. Give them their privacy..
And the comment about Lee being Caylee's father is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard... People this is not a damn soap opera... Grow up and deal with your problems not those of others!!!

Tanja Harris   December 17th, 2008 5:04 pm ET

HOW CAN THE GRANDPARENTS NOT REALIZE THERE GRANDAUGHTER GONE FOR TWO DAYS OR MORE AND NOT QUESTION THEIR DAUGHTER? I TALK TO MY GRANDKIDS EVERY DAY AND I HAVE SIX OF THEM. MAKES ME THINK THEY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THIS INCIDENT ALSO.

Jeri   December 17th, 2008 5:05 pm ET

Casey Anthony should rot in hell for what she has done. I have to believe there is a special place in hell for child murders!

Bhsv   December 17th, 2008 5:07 pm ET

xanax= zanny= nanny. I could see that thought progression. All the toxicology reports will tell us in the end what she put that poor little girl through. Unfortunately, if there is chloroform in her system, the defense is going to cry accident, and Casey will be given a lesser sentence (if any.) That's the 'justice' system for you!

maggie   December 17th, 2008 5:08 pm ET

I must be a rotten mother, i would not be able to stand behind my daughter .......i'd be in her face screaming at her to tell everything she knows and tell them where my granddaughter is!!!!!!!!!!!!!........may caylee rest in peace now.{ from canada]

Shannon   December 17th, 2008 5:09 pm ET

I just want to say that I think that Casey is full of crap. I am tired of reading about her lies. I just want to ask...if you are a grandparent and your daughter lives with you how long does it take to realize that your grand daughter isnt around anymore? My grandmother knows within a day if I am not around and we live in different states! I am just so fed up with it. The grandparents know more than they are saying about it and whats up with the brother Lee? Is he the father? Can't a paternity test be done to find out. The whole family is crazy and they all need help. We all know that this is little Caylee that they found. I am very sad that this could be her but finally there will be closure. Casey deserves the death penalty. There are so many people in this world that can't have children why not give her up for adoption so someone loving could take care of her? All she wanted to do was party all the time..we all have seen the pictures..why didnt the grandparents notice? Are they that clueless? There had to be signs I mean give me a break! I couldnt imagine the thought of hurting a beautiful baby and to make up lies and to think that it will all be okay and you will get out of it? The only unfortunate thing here is that the little girl is gone. There will be justice and Casey can live the rest of her pathetic ilfe behind bars.

THoward   December 17th, 2008 5:10 pm ET

What everyone is forgetting is that the body may not be Caylee's.
If that is the case then you have another child to figure out what happened to. I feel for the Anthony family, but she is not the only missing child. There are alot of children who go missing and nothing is ever said about them. I know this case is has "strange" circumstances but lets keep in mind there are other kids out there.

Andy   December 17th, 2008 5:13 pm ET

It is shocking how much time is devoted to this story when there are so many others who are either missing or have been murdered or who are suffering in some way. Natalie Holloway and this Casey/Caylee story, shocking though they are, should not have this much prime time time devoted to them. The time should at least be divided into sections where others' stories are detailed. Most whose stories receive this much attention are white. It simply isn't right that so many others, usually non whte, are forgotten while this much attention is given to this story. I can barely stand to watch CNN anymore with the ad nauseum detail given to this story knowing others' stories aren't being told.

kelly   December 17th, 2008 5:27 pm ET

I think that Casey Anthony should be showed with the same compassion and respect that she showed Caylee Anthony : NONE. She is a murder and a monster. Now that there is a body to go along with the crime, I think she should get the dealth penalty. She has yet to show any remorse for the dealth of her baby girl, someone that she created with her own blood and tissues, someone that she gave birth to, someone that she gave life to. It blows my mind how any mother could possibly take their childs life. Casey Anthony should be shown no mercy.

And personally, whether or not the grandparents were involved in any way, they are cowards. Someone in this family, please stand up for little Caylee. Obviously she cant stand up for her self anymore.

Faye   December 17th, 2008 5:30 pm ET

The whole story is awful. It's about time that Casey tells who the actual father of Caylee is. He may be dead but he may very well be alive, and yes it could be Lee, it's gross for most of us to admit things like that happen but they do. She should have had child support if the father is alive or some sort of benefits if he is actually dead. I don't admire the behavior of Cindy, George, or Lee. I think George alone might have done right but Cindy controls. Lee has problems with the whole thing, but he has some personal problems that he hasn't worked out. The punishment for Casey should be never to be out of jail again, or the death penalty. She had all sorts of options, giving Caylee to her parents, letting Caylee be adopted, many options short of killing her. She knew what she was doing. Murder is murder

JULIE FROM DALLAS   December 17th, 2008 5:30 pm ET

HONESTLY IF MY DAUGHTER WENT MISSING AND PEOPLE WERE PUTTING RIP I WOULD BE ANGRY TOO BECAUSE THAT JUST MAKE THING WORST AND YEAH I DO THINK THE MOM HAD SOMETHIN G

Lillie D   December 17th, 2008 5:31 pm ET

Casey is GUILTY, GUILTY, GUILTY!!!! Oh, and the sad thing is, is that she won't get the death penalty, but life in prison. Casey knows what she did and you know what, she sucks at lying. She's an idiot who deserves to die for what she did to that poor, sweet, innocent girl!!!!

The grandparents make me sick to my stomach. They know damn well that Casey did it and they are covering up for her, I know it. Either that, or they are the stupidest people in the world, supporting a murderer. I don't care if its their child or not. She is a murderer and she is scum!!!!

kathy   December 17th, 2008 5:31 pm ET

whoever wrote casey should get a fair trial is crazy as for the bonet family that little girl body was found in the basement and the reported it right away not a month later thats just totally bizare, i have a eleven year old boy and my mother and i are raising him and beleive you me he doesnt getout of our sight!

Chris Miller   December 17th, 2008 5:31 pm ET

Remember the quote ' The apple doesn't fall far from the tree' and I cannot understand how a mother, a nurse and father, a detective raise a daughter that is a liar, a cold woman that steals from family and friends, her main interest appears to be men and sex. And she will say anything to defend herself. Both grand parents cannot be that stupid to believe those weird stories she told. It seems to me that both parents walk on eggs when they talk to her. If she never worked, why did she need a nanny during the day ? It seems she stole money to support herself, what did her parents think she was doing when she was away with CAYLEE? lOOK AT THAT LITTLE GIRLS FACE, when she is sitting on her great grand fathers lap, that child has a look of fear in her eyes, you can't miss it. Who was that child looking at when the picture was taken ? There must have been numerous times when her mother yelled at her or hit here just because she was in the way of the life style she really wanted. Was the child locked in the trunk of the car before so her mother could party ? Why didn/t Casey's mom and dad NOT question her about her baysitter, who was she ? why would they not even question Caylee, ? Frankly I do not feel sorry for the grand parents, and they have lied to cover up for for Casey . Come on and get real, they had to know for months that child was not alive. Also, last but not least, why was Casey spending sooo many hours at her attorneys office when she was under house arrest ? That woman shows no remose, no concern for such a beautiful little girl. No decent person would ever behave this way, lie to the police and not report Caylee missing. Enough said !

V   December 17th, 2008 5:32 pm ET

I was reading this since this case is opened. My question is where is Caylees father? no news ? I always felt strange why don't any one ask about the father details. I always pray that Caylees should alive. When never i remember her i cry.

gael   December 17th, 2008 5:34 pm ET

I can understand there being a 'dream team' defending OJ Simpson. There was room for reasonable doubt. OJ was rich and being a celebrity made his trial sensational. I cannot understand defending Casey. What's in it for this supposed 'dream team'? Maybe it's just me (because I am a mother of two toddlers), or perhaps it's the times but defending someone who is accused of killing their own child is repulsive. The crime is repulsive. I know everyone deserves their time in court and a fair trial, but how does a defense attorney live with themselves knowing they have defended and if successful, released a dangerous killer back into society?

carol f   December 17th, 2008 5:35 pm ET

I'm just waiting for Baez and the Anthonys to come out and say the nanny must have killed Caylee when the police got involved and placed her near the Anthony house to implicate them. And why haven't we heard from the men in Casey's life who could be the father? Aren't they even curious given that it is nationally known that Casey has a problem with prevarication? Unfortunately, it's not likely they are going to have to pay child support. It seems to me Caylee's family is more interested in saving Casey's hide. It is heartbreaking that, since we know nothing of the father, that the only family Caylee had didn't care enough about her to actively look for her. What good does it do to wear a shirt or put up a poster if you don't look?

texas   December 17th, 2008 5:35 pm ET

Here we are focused on one missing child out of the millions missing in the Uited States. I sure hope those remains do belong to that little girl or the police will once again look like fools. The mother is guilty of something that's for sure and her parents should get a clue.

Susan   December 17th, 2008 5:36 pm ET

Everyone keeps saying Casey waited a month before reporting Caylee missing, but that's not true, she NEVER reported her daughter missing, it was Cindy Anthony who did that. But that's the last thing she did right. Since then I see a portrait of a controlling, manipulative, fast talking wise-ass, no different than her daughter. I think it's the first time in both Casey and Cindy's lives that anyone has ever called them on their lies. People like this don't just start lying, they've been lying to people for years. They think they are so far above evereryone that no one will question them. They think they're getting away with it when in reality, most people know when you're lying and are just too polite to say anything about it. The worst part of this entire story is that no one in the Anthony family has stood up for Cayle – not Cindy or George or Lee. Lee strikes me as eyt another manipulator. This family would be a fascinating case study. And by the way, what was that trip to CA all about? I see they were on Larry King. Did they actually follow up on the Caylee sighting while they were there? Or was this a cleverly disguised trip to talk about a movie deal?

Trace   December 17th, 2008 5:37 pm ET

U know what.......Casey killed her baby she knows it everyone knows it. Even Cindy and George know it. They have lied for her and now they are scared. shame shame on them.....educated ppl such as themselves making the country look for caylee when shes been gone for so long...DONT GIVE THEM IMMUNITY THEY DONT DESERVE IT THEY HAVE WASTED PRECIOUS TIME AND I PRAY CASEY ROTS IN JAIL..CINDY MADE GEORGE LIE ON LARRY KING I BET SHE TOLD HIM SHE WOULD LEAVE HIM IF HE STUCK TO THE TRUE STORY ABOUT THE SMELL. CINDY SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF HERSELF SHES MAKING A FOOL OUT OF HERSELF
TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR UR ACTIONS..WASH UR HANDS OF CASEY AND DO SOMETHING FOR KIDS LIKE CAYLEE IN THE WORLD PLEASE....UR DAUGHTER KILLED UR GRANDAUGHTER DONT U SEE THAT...A MOTHER OF 4 .....

texas   December 17th, 2008 5:37 pm ET

Here we are focused on one missing child out of the millions missing in the Uited States. I sure hope those remains do belong to that little girl or the police will once again look like fools. The mother is guilty of something that's for sure and the parents should get a clue.

Ben Dover   December 17th, 2008 5:37 pm ET

Sounds like more than one person is responsible for the death of the little girl. The family must know what is going on.

Andra   December 17th, 2008 5:38 pm ET

December 17th, 2008 1:36 pm ET

I think Casey’s parents contributed to the way Casey is behaving right now. When parents excuse everything their child has done they create a monster. If they raised their daughter to believe nothing is her fault and continually made excuses for her as they are doing right now — they created this monster who can simply excuse anything and everything with a flick of the tongue.

Cindy never made Casey accountable for anything!
All the conversations in jail between Casey and her parents, Never Once did they question Casey on what she was saying. They just went along with their daughter’s enormous LIES. Come-on! They knew she was lying and never once did they call her on it! SAD!

all mixed UP   December 17th, 2008 5:38 pm ET

Alright here we go again, Lee refuses to DNA . Caylee bless her lil heart !! Parents may be Casey & Lee Anthony,, and this just maybe what they are not telling ! Also when Casey tells of Caylee's father died in a car accident , why wouldn't his parents be part of Caylee's life? I would think they would be very concerned by all of this. I know I would be. So I think theres only one set of grandparents !!! This case has lots of curves and turns. I wouldn't be surprised at all !

Cindy Hurst   December 17th, 2008 5:41 pm ET

I love to hear people ask why Casey did nothing to help find Caylee. Guys, she killed the child then covered it up. She probably had mommy and daddy's help with the cover-up. "What person in their right mind..." I doubt Miss Anthony was or is in her right mind. As for her parents, not that every parent is as crazy as their kids, but it is quite possible that Cindy and George contributed largely to Casey's mental state. I mean, the kid runs rampant with no responsibility for her child regularly while grandma and grandpa take care of the child. Enabling.

Perhaps the two older Anthonys did put their foot down and that's why Casey took Caylee away. Rather than getting a baby-sitter (which can be difficult to find), the young mother decided she'd simply put the child to sleep with chloroform after duct-taping her mouth shut so she couldn't scream–just in case. Perhaps she, being an amateur at knocking people out, gave too much and the baby didn't revive. Mom was probably drunk when she found the body and maybe stayed drunk for a few days or so while she tried to figure out what to do.

The strange thing is, though, if it was a complete accident, then why did Casey research the chloroform and missing children things before leaving her parents' home? Kind of makes it look premeditated.

Food for thought.

kat   December 17th, 2008 5:42 pm ET

If that were me...I would be safer in jail than with my parents! My parents adored their grandaughter and would throw me to the side in an instant if they thought I was harming her!

Mom always said....don't ever call me from jail because you don't want to come home with me if that happens! And I believed her!

We are what our parents make us....Casey's parents have enabled her to be this uncaring, unfeeling sociopath and it is hard to believe that they are too blind to see it

Angela   December 17th, 2008 5:42 pm ET

This was no accident and there was no accomplice. This horrible person named Casey did internet searches on how to kill another human being months before Caylee went missing. I pray to God that Caylee didn't suffer, but knowing her psycho mother, I fear she suffered every day of her life. In my opinion, the rest of the immediate family is pure bred white trash scum. Pray for the child, whomever she is.

Col   December 17th, 2008 5:43 pm ET

By standing by Casey, the grandparents are just as guilty as she is. Little Caylee deserves better from them. It seems that the general public, who doesn't even know the little angel, are more compasionate for her. Rest in peace.

John Couch   December 17th, 2008 5:44 pm ET

All that have followed this sad story, have heard most of the evidence in this. You don't have to be a genius to figure this out. I prayed each night that God would lead someone to that child's body. For those that say due process in a way I agree, but the facts are that facts. Did not want the baby even before it was born. You and I all have heard all we need if this body is not Caylee then we all are doomed. I have said enough. Rest in peace Caylee, God and his angles love you.!!

Tracy   December 17th, 2008 5:47 pm ET

If these remains found last week actually turn our to be Caylee's what, if any, changes will be made in the charges? With the discovery of tape over the child's mouth it seems likely pre-meditation, but can the D.A. reinstate the death penalty after it had already been decided not to seek it? And why is no one from her family gone to see her? If they believe she's innocent who cares if they are being video taped – you'd think, as family, they'd be there to console and support the mother of a murdered child. This whole family is wacked!

Monica Thomas   December 17th, 2008 5:49 pm ET

Awww, come on...put her in with the rest of the prisoners in jail, you know they really, really want to meet the infamous Casey Anthony. Let Karma be done with!

Jeanne   December 17th, 2008 5:49 pm ET

When I first saw Casey Anthony on the news for the very first time, I thought, because of the grin on her face and her lack of concern, that she knew where Caylee was and that she must be alive.

Then as time went on and we kept getting pieces of information about Casey's night life and lies, etc., I thought that perhaps Caylee had died by accident and Casey was trying to cover it up. I just couldn't wrap my mind around someone killing a child, any child.

Now, if it turns out these remains are Caylee's, which I believe they are, there is duct tape on the mouth. If Caylee died by accident and was already dead, why would she need duct tape on her mouth.

I'm really trying not to believe that Caylee was alive when her own mother put duct tape around her face and put her in a bag and threw her away.

juan   December 17th, 2008 5:50 pm ET

I feel this case can be solved without costly DNA procedures. all they need is the evidence in the car to the body and to the mother. I feel this is missuse of taxpayer funds

Misty   December 17th, 2008 5:54 pm ET

It seems to me as if Casey is comfortable with the whole situation. She probably feels confident that her lawyer is going to bail her out of all this by using the Zanieda scenario.
She probably already asked God for forgiveness and in her naive mind feels confident that she’s been forgiven. I’m sure the visiting pastor reassures her of that too! She wants the whole world to revolve around only on her wants and needs. As she has said on her video recordings with George she could careless what we think! She’s so self-centered she can’t see beyond her selfish world.

Sweetma12   December 17th, 2008 5:56 pm ET

I'm convinced that somehow it is very suspicious of the Grandmother not to have a slight doubt that her daughter (Casey) had any involvement in Caylee's Disappearence. When Casey's father is noticeably a normal devestated grandfather with even hoping that she wasnt involved but you can tell that he has that doubt of concern, he does everything possible to help investigators and is very cooperative , i think the grandmother must know more than what she's pretends as well as Casey. With the fact that she had even misguided the FBI with providing them with the comb the specifically asked for. I am very conviced Casey is guilty...and the Grandmother may be protecting her daughter because she may know something more.....

Jenett   December 17th, 2008 5:58 pm ET

I am positive that the body found is caylee's I have also been following this story from the beginning and I 've always had the same opinion as a 21 year old mother of two I cant even begin to understand how or why you do dsomething like that but I'm sure she had some ridiculous reason...One thing i do know is that I'm worried that this case may turn out like the OJ simpson case...I pray to god that this evil woman gets life in jail and hopefully the court gets popped in the head and brings the death penalty back I mean come on shes getting off easy even if she spends life in jail. Shes a psycho!!!!

Kittsma   December 17th, 2008 6:01 pm ET

ToDavid,
Wow!!..that's a truly bizarre scenario; Lee being baby's father. I suppose stranger things have happened, but that one's way out there. I think the brother is being defiant because of all the media. Just my own observation, but from the jailhouse tapes, he looks to me like he knows Casey is lying, doesn't believe a word she's saying to him. He really didn't have much to say to her; mostly sat and listened to her go on and on. Rarely did he even look at her.

Kittsma   December 17th, 2008 6:04 pm ET

Oops...my comment was supposed to be for Cynthia, not David. My apologies.

Melody   December 17th, 2008 6:05 pm ET

There are some wild imaginations out there! My goodness! Granted I too believe the worst just because of everything that has been presented thus far.....but come on! All the extra stuff I have read in this blog is just poppy cock!
STOP IT!

Andra   December 17th, 2008 6:10 pm ET

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I think Casey’s parents contributed to the way Casey is behaving right now. When parents excuse everything their child has done they create a monster. If they raised their daughter to believe nothing is her fault and continually made excuses for her as they are doing right now — they created this monster who can simply excuse anything and everything with a flick of the tongue.

Cindy never made Casey accountable for anything!
All the conversations in jail between Casey and her parents, Never Once did they question Casey on what she was saying. They just went along with their daughter’s enormous LIES. Come-on! They knew she was lying and never once did they call her on it! SAD!

claire bannerman   December 17th, 2008 6:14 pm ET

Just listening to the reluctance on part of Lee ANthony to give
DNA – is this the hidden upset within this family. Is it possible he
is the father of Caylee? Some secret between he and Casey.

Claire B.

Sandi   December 17th, 2008 6:17 pm ET

I think the entire family is nuts, Kaylee did not stand a chance being born into a family of uncaring non sensitive people. I just don't get them. Everyone seems to be scared of this person Casey, even after she's been arrested. Even in jail she's being treated like a qeen. THIS WOMAN QUILTY OR NOT, LIED MANY TIMES TO THE POLICE, MISLED THE POLICE AND TOOK THEM ON A WILD GOOSE RIDE TO DISNEY LAND ON A SICK PRETENSE OF A NON JOB, LIED ABOUT A NANNY,NEVER LIFTED HER FINGERS TO HELP IN THE SEARCH OR TOLD ONE OUNCH OF TRUTH SO THIS CHILD COULD HAVE A PROPER FUNERAL, ALL THE WHILE THIS POOR BABY WAS MISSING AND NOW POSSIBLE DEAD, EATEN BY GRITTERS!!! Does anyone really cares what happens to this woman (Casey) guilty or not!

mother of 2 girls   December 17th, 2008 6:22 pm ET

this case is just one of many that are out there everyday, we just do not hear of all of them. There are many children in the hands of those that harm them everyday, there are children dying in those hands. In your heart you hope there is a way to stop people from doing this to their children...in your heart you wish you could help save every one of them. We need to open our eyes and speak up. when you see children that even seem to need help or are in distress, call child services and report it. Dont be a bystander, make a difference. Pray everyday that God will protect these children and save them, whether its taking them home with Him or finding their way out.

looking deeper?   December 17th, 2008 6:26 pm ET

The parents behavior seems pretty guity to me. They kept on questioning Casey as to where there grand daughter is and only till her mother calls the cops does she ever come out with it. Then in that time were shown that she has already been lying to her own parents. And when they find this out and begin thier search, they then just side with their daughter. Who already has been...lying, irresposable, deciving, manipulating, who was already caught stealing money, and who spent her time looking for Caylee at clubs in "hot body" contests. Now remains have been discovered with no chance they could belong to any other missing child in the area. And they still refuse to belive it may be Caylee, nor that their own daughter had anything to do with it. Though the Police seem pretty sure.....There is a point in which logic must over come emotions.

Kristie   December 17th, 2008 6:37 pm ET

It makes my temp boil when I turn on the news and hear everyone bashing Caylee's grandparents and camping outside their home. Have they not been punished enough? I would not dare want to walk a tenth of a mile in their shoes. It's time we let the authorities handle this situation and stop throwing stones at the grandparents. They are not responsible for their grown daughter's action's! The Anthony's are doing what most parents would do and that's love their children unconditionally. Let them grieve on their own terms.

Hipster   December 17th, 2008 6:41 pm ET

I watch the story every nite, with my daughter by my side. Caylee is her friend, and my heart breaks everytime I think of what that little girl might have gone through. It wasn't anyones fault but her mother's. When you're a parent that child is your soul responsiblity. It's just such an overwhelming story. God Bless you Caylee.

chilynsha   December 17th, 2008 6:42 pm ET

I like this Journalist because she does write the facts and nothing else. I been following this case since the beginning and now i can no longer watch Nancy Grace. I think the important thing to remember is everyone is innocent until proven guilty, and we all know how easy it is to plan and execute a scam it happens everyday. I'm so tired of cnn trying to say that the babysitter story is a hoaks just because 1 lady with that name is not involved. My name is Chris Shaw and there are only 436 of us sharing that name in this state alone. I think everyone wanted this to be an easy open close investigation and put this on the mother when perhaps maybe a little more investigation could have been done.

ProvenTech   December 17th, 2008 6:42 pm ET

I don't know if the remains that were found belong to Caylee, or to another child, but I think that somewhere, sometime soon, someone will find out that their child, grandchild, son, daughter, neice or nephew was found dead last week, and that's the saddest thing of all.
I mourn the loss of a child. A child that is not my own, nor known to me. I mourn the loss of innocence. I mourn the loss of someone who may have grown up to be a doctor, teacher, police officer, mother or father, or just someone's friend.
But I have hope. I have hope that whomever did this evil thing will one day pay for their deed. I have hope that this child, and their family will one day see justice done. I have hope that someone may someday remember the punishment that was given to the doer of this evil deed , and it may stop them from doing an evil deed of their own.
But most of all, I mourn the loss of a child.

E M   December 17th, 2008 6:47 pm ET

As a grandmother of 5 girls, I would be devastated if I had not seen my grandkids within 25 hours. I see my everyday and I have for the past 10 years since the first one was born. How can anyone hurt such a cute child. She is very innocent and whomever was involved in the murder, the hiding of the body and interferring into the investigation should all be punished. Why did they need the uncle's prints and offer the grandparents full immunity to tell what they know.

FKP   December 17th, 2008 6:50 pm ET

If the possibility exists that this mother could, by her own hands, in a case of upmost cruelty actually murder her own child, than I suggest these drawn-out evasive machinations and denials could be construed by her seriously deluded mind as tactical attempts to allow for the physical processes of body decomp to supposed advantage.

Cathy   December 17th, 2008 7:05 pm ET

Isn't it ironic that the reason Casey killed Caylee is for her freedom. Not only will Casey never have freedom now but she will probably not even have a life!

DEMAND NO IMMUNITY   December 17th, 2008 7:07 pm ET

Casey is GUILTY AS SIN in the murder and her parents have lied, lied, and lied more and obstructed from every angle. Cindy has proven to the world where Casey learned to lie, steal, cheat, con..she learned it from her parents who constantly enabled her. Casey was so very, very promiscuous she does not even know who the father of the baby was! Casey should get the Death Penalty. Cindy should definitely be charged with obstruction and complicity in the crime. George should be put in prison for life for just being STUPID! These are shameful, evil, dangerous GRIFTERS. Law enforcement should keep an eye on the Anthony's for the inevitable future cons, fake foundations, money mongering, and the list goes on! These are WORTHLESS PIECES OF TRASH! All they wanted from the whole "circus" of Caylee's murder was MONEY, their first and only love. As for Casey, to them she is expendable. As for Lee, I could care less what ever happens to him. No decent employer or person should ever want to be around someone like him.

Stangniner   December 17th, 2008 7:07 pm ET

i have a bad feeling that those remains are caylee's. i also have a feeling that casey murdered her. i don't claim to know her or her family/ how they raised casey. only God knows what truly happened. i just don't think casey anthony is exactly the brightest crayon in the box. she's a liar & a failure as a mother. I think she was acting the way she did to distract police and investigators. i hope they bring in her boyfriend for questioning, too. all the internet search history, decomposition evidence, & bull that casey and her attorneys spew seem to point to the fact that she killed caylee (either murdered or manslaughtered & tried to cover up). may she get what's coming to her. r.i.p. little caylee... no child should ever have to endure what you did.

Maryann   December 17th, 2008 7:07 pm ET

I read somewhere that the duct tape had blonde hair on it,I remebered that the Casey hair was blonde when they showed pictures of her partying.

Jessica   December 17th, 2008 7:08 pm ET

Hey Mark, if this were an accident and simply a "cheap babysitter", WHY duct tape her? I deal with crimes on children daily and what lay people need to acknowledge, as hard as it is, people commit heinous acts on other people and even children- WILLINGLY. Believing that the milf mom just needed her baby to sleep so she could have a night out to score some irresistible bar back at the hot body contest is laughable. Believing that something such as this is an "accident" must help the naive sleep at night....sweet dreams.

Dee   December 17th, 2008 7:10 pm ET

Guess what People """""""""""""""""
It doesnt matter what you think, you are just venting your feelings. and guess what the bible says "Vengence is Mine "Says the LORD "I will Repay ." and one sin is just as bad as the other. Whether she did it or not the LORD God will be her Righteous JUDGE . You Better Watch what you say for by your words you will be judged according to the lords word and thats the HOly Bible...........May God Bless Caylee and keep her ,through the Precious blood of Jesus Christ Our Lord for Jesus said that little children faces always face the Lord God in Heaven Amen

Debra Simmons   December 17th, 2008 7:30 pm ET

Remember when they were looking in the water and thought they found something, they said Casey Anthony looked up at the tv for a minute with no response BUT when she found out they found something near her home, she needed a sedative! What does that tell us?!

Krissy   December 17th, 2008 7:33 pm ET

I am so disguisted with this case- everybody knows the truth- Casey did not want the responsibility of a child- at 22 neither did I- but I chose to take the responsibility and be a woman- how in the hell do you have a babysitter for over a year and no one has ever met this nanny- come on guys- what about her saying that the nanny use to also babysit a friends child also and then when asked that person denies info collected from Casey- she even stated it in a visitation with the gransparents- another thing- I understand that when its your child being accused of murder, I can see where the parents would disregard themselves from the "truth" in believing that Casey is "innocent" but with all the evidence of this case??? Why did mrs. Anthony find it necessary to go and look for Casey and her grandchild on June 16th- because as a grandmother just like a mother, you can feel when something is wrong- ecspecially if you are the one that has been caring for that child for her 1st 2 years of life- I believe that the Anthony's know deep in their heart that casey is responsible but they do not want to strengthen the case by continuing to go against her- believe it or not- if they did and for some miraculous reason Casey were released 20 30 years from now because of a lesser sentence regarding insanity, etc- she would probably kill them off next- I think the girl is TOTALLY all about Casey and if the world can't see that by the lack on grief and concern for her daughter, then HELLO??? Where the hell is your heart? I could not imagine something like this happening to my kids- I would lose my mind!!!!!!! I def wouldnt be sitting in jail worrying about How much like shit I look- comment made by casey anthony on a visitation with parents- all I can say is this girl amazes me and her parents need to stop victimizing their daughter- she's not the victim, their deceased grandchild is. AND WE ALL KNOW THE TRUTH. OR SHOULD I SAY THOSE OF US LOOKING AT BOTH SIDES.

Krissy   December 17th, 2008 7:38 pm ET

Also, lets get real here- the girl did not know who caylee's father was- why you think the grandparents never met him either. AND I SURE WOULD BE DRAWING SOCIAL SECURITY- thats a better life for my daughter- caylee was a victim in more ways than one- didnt know who her father was- probably another night of bar raging drunken actions.

yo begay   December 17th, 2008 7:40 pm ET

I think Casey's Stupid! I think she only thinks about herself. She needs to step up and face the charges. No mother should treat their baby like the way she did. Who cares if she was a good mother a year ago. You don't hurt a child!!!!
She makes me sick for what she has done. In the first place you don't give your child to anyone.

Rose   December 17th, 2008 7:43 pm ET

I know little Cayless's dad is deceased. But, where are the paternal grandparents during all this. I'm sure they must be concerned and upset.

JD Florida   December 17th, 2008 8:00 pm ET

To firefly: The world is willing to leave them alone. Cindy kept it up with reporters instead of just saying "No Comment." Or she would come up with such fanciful explanations that she though we we're all as delusional as her and her daughter. George, at least for the most part, would not allow himself to be dragged into the spectacle. Cindy has made her own bed with her big mouth and theatrics. Sorry, no sympathy here.

Tammy West   December 17th, 2008 8:06 pm ET

There are many ppl in this world that cant have any kids!! i would have gladly taken her. She was a cute little girl that needed so much more in life. How can a mother or anyone for that matter kill a little baby. i just dont get it! they take away what the lord has given us. i just cant belive it!!

Amanda   December 17th, 2008 8:11 pm ET

I think that of course the parents stand by caseys side, I wouldnt want to be ratted out either for my involvement. Shame Shame.

Sydney Lauren   December 17th, 2008 8:14 pm ET

Casey Anthony is Completely guilty. I think that the grandparents did not know about what had happened at first but after a short while of realizing that caylee was missing, they found out what happened and are now covering up for there daughter the killer of her own child. What a sick and twisted thing to do to help cover up a childs murder and a sick and twisted thing to do to even kill your own child. this is completely crazy and i feel soo horrible for little caylee and what shes gone through. but now if it turns out to be her remains, we all know she will be in a wonderful place called heaven. sorry to sound so cold but im sickened by this whole thing!

Kay   December 17th, 2008 8:17 pm ET

Its incredible to me that people keep saying this was most likely an accident. There has been talk that she was persuaded to keep a baby she didnt want, this kid disappears not long after her moving out of mom & dad's house, and was apparently interfering with her social life. They found duck tape around that body, traces of chloroform in her trunk, and internet searches on the subject. This pathetic piece of garbage is no mother or human for that matter, but a cold, selfish, self centered child murderer and i hope they reconsider her charges and hang her from the highest tree....

Lesa   December 17th, 2008 8:23 pm ET

My theory on the whole thing is this..I honestly don't think the parents of Casey had a clue until the mother called to check on Caylee that day and called the police. After Casey was arrested and got out on bail is when I think her parents found out what really happened. Casey, more than likely, blamed everything on her mother saying "you beat me up the night before and I took my frustration out on Caylee out of spite for you and it's all your fault she is dead". I think she told her parents when she was out on bail but her mom refused to believe it, thinking it was another one of her lies. And of course Cindy, being the one who runs the whole show, advised George he better keep his mouth quiet and let her do the talking. Why else would they be trying to admit now they weren't honest about things just to keep themselves out of trouble! They thought they could outsmart the system, and now it's all beginning to backfire! I don't think the parents actually had anything to do with the murder, but they knew what their daughter had done and tried to get everyone to believe she was innocent. The nut sure doesn't fall far from the tree, especially in that neighborhood!

Minou   December 17th, 2008 8:41 pm ET

This whole story is so crazy, why doesn't the girl in jail admit to what the heck happened to her child, so that her parents can get on to accept the fact that their daughter is not innocent of anything. Why would her only comment from jail be, "I am innocent" If i just heard, god forbid that some ungodly act happened to my child, the first words out of my mouth would not be i am innocent!
Give me a break this dame knows what the truth is and she is stringing along her own family, who is in such deep denial of the truth.
God rest this child's soul and I hope the real person responsible will life the rest of their life in jail!

LORI   December 17th, 2008 8:52 pm ET

an angel that will never be forgotton.god bless caylee anthony.

Shani   December 17th, 2008 8:52 pm ET

My opinion on the duct tape found around the skull, she proabably kept the body in her car for such a long time that fluid could've started leaking from her mouth/nose/eyes/ears and she tried to duct tape it to sop the fluid leaking further in her car. Or perhaps to cover the face so that she didn't ever have to look the baby in the face again after the horrific act. I do believe she killed her by accident and this use of duct tape makes more sense to me, not a suffocation.

California Mom   December 17th, 2008 9:06 pm ET

I think this whole family acts weird. One minute they're saying another thing and acting like Casey knows more than she does and the next minute they are defending her to the hilt. I don't get it! I also don't get why the body wasn't discovered before now. I mean, they searched the area shouldn't their highly trained cadaver dogs picked up on the fact that there was a body there? I also question whether or not someone else was involved in this. Think about it. The area was previously searched and apparently there was no body detected. All of a sudden the parents jet to California for an interview and a body appears??!?!!!! STRANGE! Poor Caylee!! No child deserves to have this happen! Sadly, she (Casey) can't take this back now... She gets what she deserves. I don't think she deserves to be held in protective custody. Put her in general population and walk away... let the inmates handle her. Thank goodness a body has been found, and if (when) they do prove it to be that of Caylee Marie Anthony she will get the justice she deserves, as well as get to rest in peace.

MPL   December 17th, 2008 9:17 pm ET

Our children are a reflection of us, therefore, Casey is a refection of Cindy and George Anthony!
"Birds of a feather, flock together"

Valeria Wyda   December 17th, 2008 9:22 pm ET

I don't understand why the grandparents didn't do anything for a month! Something is not right... I think they must have suspected something from the get go but failed to do anything.

If Caylee lived with them.. they should have done something the first night she went missing!

P. Kohn   December 17th, 2008 9:32 pm ET

Casey obviously has a great deal of growing up to do, and has psychological issues – no doubt. My instinct has caused me, however, to stand back and question if George or Cindy had a motive to kill Caylee and make it look like their daughter committed the crime? Yes, the computer has discriminating evidence, but couldn't George and Cindy have been doing the research on the computer as much as Casey? Casey seems to be the likely murderer, but the reality is that there were others involved in her life and living in the same house .... until Casey is proven guilty, keep an open mind.

angel   December 17th, 2008 9:36 pm ET

It is just my opinion but I think Lee knows what happened to Caylee and I think Cindy has an idea.I also think Cindy should be put in jail for hindering a police investigation,she gave the police Caseys hair brush back in July and told them it was Caylee's.Also Casey's comment when she said "I feel caylee is close to home,I can feel it" then child human remains are found less than half a mile from her home,that is not just a coincidince.

Just for a second....   December 17th, 2008 9:46 pm ET

I thought about this the other day and today I took action.... I can't count the amount of times that I can rethink the comment "with every lie Casey tells there is some sort of truth behind it." Well it led me to think about this Zanaida Gonzales name. So I researched the meaning of the name.,,, Zanaida is divered from the Greek God Zeus, Gonzales means safe from harm.... Does anyone else think that maybe this whole time Casey was telling us that Caylee is with God away from Casey's harm???? We all know that Casey like to look up forgein meanings of things.... think about her tattoo that means beautiful life.... Just a fleeting thought I had....

Jane M.   December 17th, 2008 9:49 pm ET

I think you're all going a little crazy about Lee. If my granddaughter was missing and I was hoping against hope that she was alive, I wouldn't want memorial items placed in my yard, either. I think it was outrageously disrespectful to throw that in their faces before DNA was in.

Tammy   December 17th, 2008 9:57 pm ET

I have sympothy for only 2 people in this whole crappy case and they are first and formost Caylee and second George Anthony.

Case I believe killed her beautiful little girl and Cindy is trying to protect her. Cindy is the leader if you will of that family and George tries to keep the peace by not arguing about it.... I think George has known the truth from the beginning and is still holding on to his faith that Caylee is alive. He knows what Casey did and I am sure it breaks his heart but he is stuck between a rock and a hard place with his wife. If he tells what he has suspected all along he is the one that has to deal with Cindy's wrath.

indy also knows that Caylee is dead but she has to keep up appearances and try to save the only thing left to her that matters,, Casey.

these are strictly my opinions.

May little Caylee Marie rest in peace

alumette   December 17th, 2008 10:12 pm ET

Obviously they have something to hide. I smell incest big time.

Suzanne Riley   December 17th, 2008 10:13 pm ET

Chris and Cynthia, I really do think you COULD be onto something because what else could explain this family's extremely odd and disgusting behavior. I think this whole family is definitely hiding a very well-kept secret. What even semi-normal family would react the way they do and accept that witch's lies and abhorant behavior so readily!

I just cant' stand it- it makes me so sick to listen to the grandparents and that disgusting brother defending her!! I don't care if it's my daughter/sister or not! How can they accept her behavior- it's a total slap in the face and denouncement of the life of that precious child to continue to defend that monster!! There HAS to be something wrong with these people!!! To just accept and continue to even encourage the lies is just reprehensible and they- especially that grandmother Cindy, have created this monster!!

I work with psych patients and people like Casey almost always have some kind of extreme dysfunctional family background. This is one of the strangest families I have ever seen and on the surface, they appear so normal!! That is what's so strange about it!! There is no way any normal person can be in such denial as that grandmother- even to deny that the child existed when her daughter was clearly 7 mos. pregnant- did you hear about that one!! It just goes on and on. And it really gulls me that some of the so-called experts (even Nancy Grace) get on tv and make excuses for Cindy's behavior- saying they're just grieving grandparents!! GIVE ME A BREAK!! No normal grieving family takes denial to such extremes!!

jogail   December 17th, 2008 10:17 pm ET

We all know that something is obviously wrong with this picture .The whole family knows what happened and have covered up for the murder of a child ,there own,by providing the FBI with a wrong hairbrush and probably the wrong clothing they knew from the start ,what had happened .They will reap what they sow .But ,those defense Dream team working pro bono to help her with her fight for her life ,I really have a problem with this ,so many people could use free legal help for a positive cause .Not helping this mother who has planned a child's murder and cover up for months ,whom ever the father .This is a true tragedy .Rest in Peace little Caylee .

Jerry   December 17th, 2008 10:29 pm ET

She never fooled me for an instant. "Guilty" was stamped across her forehead after waiting 30 days to report her child missing. Give me a break. The whole family strikes me as wierd. By the way, what's the deal on the child's father? Is he dead or not? What about Caylee's father's parents, where are these people???????????

Jo Ann Richards   December 17th, 2008 10:31 pm ET

We have a new little puppy and a few times she has hidden in small areas and I could not find her for some time. I panicked and called my husband at work immediately. I also called my friend/neighbor to come help me. These were my first reactions, not waiting a month to tell someone! I think Casey Anthony is hiding something. I really feel for the family at this time waiting for the identity.

alumette   December 17th, 2008 10:32 pm ET

To Carol Z: There is no father anywhere in the life of Caylee. On the birth certificate-nothing. When a paternity check was done by Casey's boyfriend; it was discovered he was not the father although Casey was trying to make him swallow the pill. He decided he was OK with it and wanted to marry Casey anyway. She agreed then changed her mind. I myself smell incest in that family, either George is the father or Lee. The child looked just like George but after all he is her grandfather. At the time Casey got pregnant, he and Cindy were going through a divorce. The dysfunction in that family is so huge that incest jumps at me right off the bat. That incest would only have been immoral and not illegal since Casey was over 18 when she got pregnant. The way the parents talk to Casey shows intimidation, fear and domination from their part. What does she hold over their heads? She is totally in control and she manipulates them as though she were a person in a higher standard than they. She lies to them, she stole money from them and used profanities towards them. I can see they failed parenting totally- and grandparenting as well. They let that lunatic take her child and that was it. She was not to be trusted but they looked the other way as Caylee was sacrificed. Now they feel guilt and they should.

linda marquez   December 17th, 2008 10:37 pm ET

i knew a young mother once who had to bury her son due to gang violence...she was so upset at the burial service.....she couldnt stop screaming that she didnt want dirt on him.....she was crying that he would be cold......i cant believe someone would intentionally put their first born in a bag and bury them........god could not forgive this....ever!

Pam Martin   December 17th, 2008 10:39 pm ET

WILL EVERYONE PLEASE STOP THE CHARADE. THAT PRECIOUS CHILD IS GONE AND HER MOTHER KILLED HER. I REALIZE THAT OUR LEAGAL SYSTEM HAS TO GO THRU THE MOTIONS, BUT FOR GOD's SAKES CAN WE STOP THE MINUTE BY MINUTE SENSATIONALISM ....THIS IS NOT A LIFETIME MOVIE, THOUGH IT WILL BE IT THAT NETWORK HAS IT SAY. LETS US PRAY FOR THE GRANDPARENTS WHO LIFE IS BEEN TORN APART AND TRY NOT TO JUDGE THEM. NO PARENT WOULD KNOW HOW TO HANDLE THE LOSS OF THEIR GRANDCHILD BY THEIR CHILD. THEY HAVE LOST BOTH NOW.

Kay Glover   December 17th, 2008 10:40 pm ET

I remember 15 yrs.ago when my youngest child was missing I with many others was searching our city from one end to the other,along the water, house to house till a police officer picked me up and told me he was found in a strangers house. You are numb, drained , you feel you can't function but you struggle on & you don't care about yourself only your CHILD.( GOD gave me my child back safe & sound & I'm so grateful). Casey says she gave a key to this so called Zanida, if you've never seen or met someone why would you allow that person to have access to your home..it's a ploy..the seed for DOUBT. I love my children but I would never condone murder. That family is very dysfunctial, they ALL need counseling. Casey is a pathological LIAR! She may get away with it here on earth but she has to meet her MAKER someday & she'll never make it to HEAVEN! Caylee needs justice!!!!!!!!

Amh   December 17th, 2008 10:45 pm ET

As a mother of two little girls, I have been horrified beyond words through the course of this investigation. For those who are trying to plead for patience for Casey, you can't possibly be parents. There is a difference between the media editing facts for public consumption and facts speaking for themselves. No good, loving parent under the sun would have EVER conducted themselves as Casey has done. Your children are your heart, just walking around outside of your body, and they inspire the greatest happiness and the greatest worry. To have your child taken from you, accident or not, would make a normal parent want to scream to the heavens for help and justice. Regardless of anyone else's actions in this case, Casey has not acted as a mother should, and she should have admitted she did not want to be a mother and allow someone with love in their heart to raise her beautiful baby. Caylee is no doubt in heaven, pending the final identification, and I have to echo the sweet sentiment that someone else said that she is running and laughing with the other little babies whose parents comitted the worst kind of treachery agains their children.

Linda   December 17th, 2008 10:50 pm ET

Why is nothing said about Caylee's father. Is he out of the picture? Where is he and why hasnt he said anything?

That little angel has two sets of grandparents...Where are the other two?
If that baby was my grandchild, I would be all over the place crying like a lunatic....and disown my daughter. Something very wrong here.....

Linda   December 17th, 2008 10:59 pm ET

Also, what kind of grandparents dont see their grandchildren for a month? Unless they live out of state? Did Casey's parents fight with her when she lived at their house because she wanted to party? and thats why she moved out? ..all speculation. Im sure when we find out it will be a movie....Poor baby, she looks so sweet sitting with her PopPop(Im assuming that is her great grandfather she is sitting with)....Maybe she chloroformed her so she could go out and Caylee would be asleep..but gave her too much....Who knows what that poor baby went through...God knows...and will take care of that mother.......

Elena   December 17th, 2008 10:59 pm ET

Casey killed her little daughter. Family knew that. What kind of people are they?

Eric   December 17th, 2008 11:04 pm ET

A nanny? She didn't have a job to pay for one. Who paid the car note and insurance. Did the grandparents ask Casey about that when she lied about having a job, or were they paying for everything?

Mrs Educated 4.0   December 17th, 2008 11:08 pm ET

I have been watching this case since the beginning...I agree with most of the other comments...As a parent myself, I cannot imagine letting my 3 yr old son go missing for an entire month before telling my mom better yet telling the authorities...Why wait so long if you were NOT trying to hide something???? I honestly think the grandparents know deep down inside Casey did something to Caylee they just don't want to believe it because she is there daughter and they could never imagine her doing such a horrible thing.........I can't wait until they positively identify who this child was so the family can have some closure....I hope they reconsider the death penalty and I don't believe in the death penalty but this was an innocent child who did not ask to be brought in this world or to be killed by her own mother who carried her and gave birth to her....wow what is this world coming 2?????????????????????

Robert Williamson   December 17th, 2008 11:09 pm ET

Yes, this story is bizarre! Lee refusing fingerprints and DNA until the police had a subpoena or some similar court order for him to provide them.
And removing the little shrine to Caylee. Weird!. The father of Caylee "Supposedly dieing, but his name never coming up, no evidence of his existance, the grandparents not saying who he was? Casey not saying who he was?
Messed up family for sure. Who knows ?????
Maybe her brother Lee is the father !!! A case of incest and murder!!!
Possible ???

ittybitty   December 17th, 2008 11:17 pm ET

I think that it is important to look at this in the light that as Caseys parents Caylees grandparents just can't believe that their daughter could possible have harmed her daughter. I believe eventually they will realize and stop supporting Casey, but come on. If we are all honest with ourselves could we believe our child had done this. Could any of us not try to keep ourselves in denial for as long as we could. Cuz to lose a grandchild would be devastating but to lose a grandchild to our own child,... how could you even begin to deal with that?

Robert Williamson   December 17th, 2008 11:19 pm ET

Caylee's name: A combination of Casey and Lee? Lee? Casey's own brother??? Perhaps the brother Lee was the father of his sister Casey's little girl Caylee.

V   December 17th, 2008 11:26 pm ET

When this story first hit the air I could not believe that a mother would do such a thing to there child. I remember my son that is 5 asking me Mommy what happen to that little girl? and i told him that i wasn't sure but that her mommy was in trouble and that was six months ago. Till this day he asks me have they found Caylee yet and it breaks my heart. If it comes out that those bones are of Caylee Anthony her mother should pay the ultimate price! I feel no sympathy for this so called mom that would hurt her child. God sees everything and karma is just waiting for Casey Anthony.

FAYE   December 17th, 2008 11:32 pm ET

GOD HAS CAYLE IN HIS ARMS AND GEORGE NEEDS TO LEAVE THAT WIFE OF HIS SHE KNOWS MORE THAN SHE TELLING.

David Bradley   December 17th, 2008 11:33 pm ET

I am so sad every time I see the picturs of this Beatuful little girl and wornder what she must have gone through my hart feals like it is dying.The Lord is the onely judge in this mater but there so meny people fealing the pain from the loss of this child.So it is good to let out the fealings we are all fealing.My prayers go out to the family God Bless

Belinda   December 17th, 2008 11:36 pm ET

I have been watching this sad story since the beginning and have woke up during the night worrying about this precious little girl.
I believe everyone deserves a fair trial, however, what really bothers me is all these experts in Law and all areas of Forensic sciences from all over the U.S. has joined Casey's defense team. Several have publicly stated that they are doing this probono. If the Prosecutors use these same people to prove that a person as evil as Casey is guilty, they would be charged thousands of dollars to help put her away. The taxpayers would have to pay for justice to be served but Casey gets it for free to help her beat the charge of murdering this child.
Now that the body has been found, I have peace knowing that she is in the arms of God with her beautiful smile lighting up all of Heaven.

LISA   December 17th, 2008 11:37 pm ET

I THINK THAT THE WHOLE FAMILY IS KINDA WIERD.MAYBE ITS A GOOD THING THIS CHILD DIDNT GROW TO BE A PART OF THEM. BUT SHE DIDNT DESERVE TO DIE AND GOD REST HER PRECIOUS LITTLE SOUL.AND WHOEVER DID THIS DESERVES TO BURN IN HELL.

Joel   December 17th, 2008 11:45 pm ET

CASEY AND HER PARENTS ARE THE LOWEST OF LOW!!! THEY ALL NEED TO BE PUNISHED SEVERLY! I TRUELY BELIEVE IN KARMA, AND THEY WILL GET THEIR'S. I JUST GET SICK TO MY STOMACHE WHEN I SEE ANY OF THEM., THEY'RE ALL LIARS! GOD BLESS THAT INNOCENT, BEAUTIFUL BABY GIRL AND MAY SHE REST IN PEACE WITH THE OTHER ANGELS.

jack   December 17th, 2008 11:46 pm ET

Casey should be tried for death penalty for all the things that have happened so far. So much has already happened and its high time that Cindy, George and Lee Anthony should support Caylee instead of Casey.

Regina   December 17th, 2008 11:47 pm ET

Casey Anthony has denied any wrong doing and has maintained that her daughter was alive and felt this in her heart and gut. Casey's parents have been on television proclaiming that Caylee was alive and that they believed their daughter. So my question is "why is the defense making all of these motions in court about the autopsy and any evidence taken from the crime scene?" They shouldn't be concerned if they didn't believe that this could be Caylee's remains.

Tami   December 17th, 2008 11:55 pm ET

I know the Anthonys don't want to believe Casey could've killed little Caylee but with all the evidence they KNOW she did. They should stop saying ridiculous things like "the nanny did it" because there is NO NANNY!!!! The b*tch didn't even work ,she didn't have enough money to put gas in her car so how do George & Cindy think she could possibly have been paying a nanny to watch Caylee!

sadie   December 18th, 2008 12:01 am ET

This is not just a story this is very real! That baby is DEAD and they HAVE to prove her mother did it!!!! That woman had a wicked smile on her face when she was in that hearing room,the only time i think that sounded like some truth to anything she said was"i feel caylee is close to home ,i feel it in my heart,in her heart?????what Heart a person that can do that to her own child,can do that to any one.She has to pay for what she's done,and she did it,she had to have, not reporting to police was just buying her self time,how could she think she could get away with it!!!!!! I have prayed for this little girl since i first heard about it ,hope against hope she ,would be found in good health and safe,i don't think that woman should get the death penalty,that would be too easy ,she has to think about what she's done and wish she were dead so, she don't have to think about it,wish they could just throw away the key and she can rot till she too dies,were all upset even with the grand parents ,cause they have defended that woman,the child was the one that couldn't defend herself from that evil mother,only god know's of how she died,pain,grasping for breath, and why???she could of just giving her daughter to her loving grand parents!!!I can't wait to hear she did it and she will pay."She's not crazy" she's stupid ,even animals know better and protect they're babies,no excuse about being too young !! Can't be responsiable for your own actions then don't screw around. Im Heart Sick about it all!!

Lil   December 18th, 2008 12:28 am ET

Just because the baby's name was "Caylee" doesn't suggest to me that Lee was the father – it merely sounds like a combo of Casey's & Lee's names...I'm thinking that given Casey's lifestyle, she may not have even known who the father was & didn't want to have to admit that 2 or 3 guys could have been, so she just said he was deceased (how convenient). The parents raised Casey & Lee and they both LIE like a rug!!

I agree with everyone else that is certainly was odd that Casey didn't report her child missing right away. And IF the supposed nanny gave her a script to go by, what happened to that piece of paper with all the instructions she was to follow?? There was no "script" or nanny.

Also agree that Cindy has been very misleading the entire time. George I think is just in denial and going along with his wife because he's just plain lost, poor man. I feel for both of them, but Casey is a product of their raising. They never should have forced their daughter to keep a baby she obviously didn't want. I'm not sure I would have wanted them to raise Caylee themselves – look at the way Lee and Casey turned out....

Anee   December 18th, 2008 12:30 am ET

This is a horrific crime against a child especially when her own mother did it. Knowing Casey Anthony did not want this child in the first place puts things into perspective. Why did Cindy tell Casey she had to have this baby???? Little Caylee would be alive today had Casey just made up her own mind and gave her up for adoption. There is nothing wrong with adoption. Obviously this was what should have happened. Cindy should have listened to her daughter when Casey was looking into the adoption possibilities. I totally hold Casey responsible for all that has happened here. She was young when she got pregnant ,and she knew she did not want this child. She should have told her mom too bad, I'm giving this baby away.

Jason   December 18th, 2008 12:35 am ET

I didn't read all the responses but it looks like everyone has decided she's guilty of murder. Who needs the courts lets just throw the noose over the branch and lynch her now. I say shes definitely not the smartest for not calling in a missing persons report sooner but she's still innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

Billie   December 18th, 2008 12:50 am ET

rest in peace beautiful baby girl..... <3

Bellero   December 18th, 2008 12:50 am ET

They are all shamed. The entire family. One commits evil
and the others support it. I am so angered at the behavior
of Casey, Cindy and George that it's disturbing to my life.
Sometimes I can hardly sleep because of their behavior.
How can parents sit back and watch their daughter purposely
lie and cover up the truth w/o making demands from their
daughter for the truth. How can they sit back and allow their
daughter to cause so many people in this world heartache.
And take up so much time from those out looking for Caylee
while they're being lead astray. How can they tolerate all this
behavior in addition to knowing (since they smelled death
in the car) that their own daughter killed Caylee? On top of
their toleration of evil, they sugar coat it by expressing continual
love for Casey. Where's the anger at her? Where's the demand
for the truth? Instead they call her "Sweet Heart" and tell her
how much they love her and want her back home. They also
lead the public astray with all their false leads and photos of
children who may be Caylee, but look nothing like Caylee. It's
the same diversion that Cassey uses. They created a monster.
They want us to feel sorry for the monster that they created and
leave them alone at the same time. It's easy. Look at the evidence
and look at Cassey's behavior. Two plus two equals "who done it".
George would have to know this. He was an investigator. The
entire family has created their own shame, including Cassey's
brother. He says he loves her unconditionally. She can do no
wrong. That seems to be the theme of this family. A note to
Leonard who has recently stated he didn't think Cassey meant
to kill Caylee. Well then, explain why she was searching on how to
break necks, missing children and choraform use at the same
time? I think she would have taken the flee bargin if it was an
accident, rather than face a death penalty. Maybe Leonard has
now joined forces with Cindy and George. And yet you recently
expressed just how evil of person Cassey is. So what happened
in the last couple of weeks or days?

Stephanie   December 18th, 2008 1:12 am ET

First I would like to say that this has touched me in some many ways. Myself being a mother will never understand how a "mother" could murder her child. If my children went missing for a just one second I would do anything and everything in my power to find them. Not to mention that if my children had been missing more then a half a day their grandparents would be asking tones of questions. And if the days keep going by, they would have went to the police a lot sooner. How could the Anthony's not question their daughter as to were this little girl was? Did they not miss her? I can understand that they would want to believe in Casey. What parent wouldn't? I kinda wonder if they knew something or was involved in some way. Only time will tell. God is taking care of this beautiful little girl now. Im not here to judge the family, I just hope that justice is done for this beautiful little girl and her family.

Jeffrey Knight   December 18th, 2008 1:17 am ET

I'm gonna repent of my sins, and be a good boy from now on. Why? I don't want to go to hell, because Casey Anthony's gonna be there, and I can't STAND her!

Willie mae   December 18th, 2008 1:22 am ET

caylee never looked happy.

Che'le from Texas   December 18th, 2008 1:26 am ET

I don't know about any of the rest of you but I find it hard to believe little Caylee died an accidental death with duct tape wrapped around her entire head and mouth. That is the reason the tape didn't fall off while her skin decomposed.

I knew that poor baby was dead the minute Casey said she was conducting her own investigation (Sherlock Holmes she is not.)This was a horrible, horrible thing she has done to, "Caylee" and is nothing short of premeditated murder. I say bring back the death penalty. Let her party on death row!

Earl   December 18th, 2008 1:49 am ET

Is Casey really a bad person? Could it be that Casey is in gross darkness being driven by demonic influence? Thousand of young people are in the stage of doing the same as Casey because of the moral that is set up in our country. Abortion is on the rampage death and murder on every hand. Yes sin is going to be judge because of the world has refused the light that came into the world. And as ye judge so shall ye be judged.

KIKI   December 18th, 2008 2:06 am ET

I have a daughter alot like Casey Anthony, the lying and manipulation is what keeps a sociopath going it's all about them. We made a decision that we will make no excuses for our daughter who is now 35 yrs. old, no money and she will not abuse her child. We have raised her first son from birth , he is 19 and the younger boy is 14 and has seen and experienced way too much in his young life. We have had guardianship of him,thank God. George and Cindy Anthony must start telling the truth, Casey doesn't deserve any sympathy, she knew where Caylee was this whole six months, in a shallow grave....... Shame on the Anthony family. I will continue to pray for little Caylee's soul and George,Cindy and Lee.

Griffin   December 18th, 2008 2:09 am ET

I just had a disturbing thought.
Casey's brother had to be forced to contribute DNA and finger prints. Giving that his sister is a thief, liar, and perhaps a murderer, is it possible that Lee may be afraid that his DNA/ fingerprints may tie him to other illegal activity.
He seems to have a lot of “advice” for Casey.

JNN   December 18th, 2008 2:24 am ET

Let's face it:
- No true mother waits 31 days to report a little baby missing.
- Cindy and George have been enablers of Casey's sociopathic behavior for many years.
- You smell decomposition and then you change your story to say its rotten pizza??
- Once a body's found – the grand-parents ask for immunity??? You mean you haven't told the whole truth all along???? What game have you been playing here???

Bottom line: 15 houses from your home, your little grand-daughter's body has been submerged in flood water – AND WHEN YOU FIND OUT ABOUT IT, YOU DON'T EVEN GO TO THE SIGHT TO MOURN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

They are all LUNATICS – What a dysfunctional family! God help poor sweet Caylee – and hold her in a special place of peace.

When I think of what she must have been thinking when her mother chloroformed her and put duct tape on her mouth! The fear, the panic...wanting someone to save her and hold her! Thinking "how could my Mommy do this to me!" 'MOMMY STOP'!!!!!!!!!

It breaks my heart!

The only true justice will be when Casey Anthony rots in jail IN THE GENERAL POPULATION! Death row is too good for her.

RIP, Sweet Caylee – please know how many total strangers wish that they could have helped you and saved you from what happened.

S. Mosley   December 18th, 2008 2:48 am ET

I think that the mother of little Caylee should be locked away for the rest of her natural life. I just can't understand how a mother could do such a horrible thing. Especially when you carried this child for nine months. Whats even more disturbing are the numerous lies she repeatedly told.

ashley   December 18th, 2008 2:54 am ET

A few people have said something about the conversations between Casey and the parents/brother. I think these sound a little fishy. I love word play, and it seems to me that there are a lot of hidden messages in what is going on. I definitely think these conversations should be looked into. For example, the conversation Casey has with her brother, where she relates the family to a hand; the conversation with her mother, where there are awkward pauses, and an immediate "absent meaning" "I love you" at the beginning. Are there any patterns to her conversations? She's over-dramatic and poetic with her words, but she is pretty emotionless. That doesn't make sense to me. Please, tell me someone is going to look into this. Or is looking into this.

ADRIENE IN TEXAS   December 18th, 2008 2:55 am ET

CINDY AND GEORGE ANTHONY HAVE MADE THEMSELVES LOOK SO STUPID THROUGHOUT THIS WHOLE THING. I LOVE MY DAUGHTER AND WILL BACK HER ON SOME THINGS, BUT I'M NOT STUPID AND CAN TELL IF SHE LIES. (SHE'S ONLY 11) IF SHE IS IN THE WRONG I DON'T BACK HER AND I WILL GUIDE HER TO TELL THE TRUTH AND "PAY FOR HER MISTAKES". THAT IS PARENTING.

EVIDENTLY, THE ANTHONYS PROBABLY HAVE STUCK UP FOR HER ALL HER LIFE WHEN SHE WAS IN THE WRONG AND THAT IS WHY SHE HAS TURNED OUT SO BAD. POOR CAYLEE HAD TO PAY THE PRICE FOR CINDY AND GEORGE'S BAD PARENTING TO CASEY.
GEORGE, WHEN YOU BECAME A LAWMAN, YOU PROMISED TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC, WHEN YOU BECAME A GRANDDAD, YOU WERE SUPPOSE TO PROTECT YOUR GRANDDAUGHTER. QUIT PROTECTING HER MURDERER!
CAYLEE NEEDS FOR YOU TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT AND QUIT HELPING YOUR DAUGHTER OUT! BE A GOOD PARENT AND TELL THE TRUTH AND STOP COVERING FOR CASEY.

ADRIENE IN TEXAS   December 18th, 2008 3:02 am ET

ONE MORE THING. CASEY, I JUST WISH YOUR CASE WAS BEING TRIED IN TEXAS, CAUSE YOU WOULD PROBABLY RECEVE THE DEATH PENALTY. THE ONLY THING THAT WOULD BE UNFORTUNATE IS THAT IT IS LETHAL INJECTION INSTEAD OF A PUBLIC HANGING. TOO BAD!

Mohan   December 18th, 2008 3:15 am ET

I live in Dubai, and I have watched the whole coverage since July on this case.

Little Caylee I never knew you but I loved you. May your soul rest in peace in God’s grace. Since I read the news of you been missing, I prayed for your safe return and waited for a miracle.

I think Casey Anthony needs to burn in hell for what she did to her daughter that poor sweet baby is dead because her mother is a psychopath and didn’t want her to begin with. She went out dancing and drinking 2 days after killing her . She needs to be put to death in jail no one will miss her anyway.

Her parents haven’t even cried once for their own granddaughter they have showed no emotion either. Goodbye Casey I hope you enjoy your new home in HELL!!!!!!! and sit and think about what you have done you heartless devil.

Spread your wings sweet angel Caylee, and with this autopsy report finally comes out, you are going to ensure your voice is heard loud and clear – with all the scientific results.

Nancy44prince George B.C Canada   December 18th, 2008 3:27 am ET

l think that Lee might have moved the body because if any of you watch the vidio from the jail that was on July the 25th Lee was asking Casey on the phone as far as any places or areas where should l focus then Casey says to Lee to check locally and places that are familier to us and to are familey.And then Casey goes on sayingask mom placed tht l told her pacificley mom should remember what l told her in the last few weeksask mom more less with places.Lee says would you tip me off now are should l ask mom.So l say that Casey and Lee has alot of secrets and yes Cindy does know because it seems thats what Casey told her.l wish l couldget threw to Nancy Grace but my calls won`t go through from her is there away someone could relate this to her Nancy Grace l mean.l would really apreciate it.they need to go back and check that vidio.

Jessica Langley   December 18th, 2008 4:00 am ET

We love you Caylee, you will forever be in our hearts. I am so sorry that you had to go through what you went through. But i find peace in knowing you are with your maker. Yes God not that poor excuse of a human being Casey! I am hopeing every day they will announce that they are going for the death penalty, but nothing will do justice in my eyes, she deserves the same thing she did to that innocent, beautiful angel!

Jennifer   December 18th, 2008 4:05 am ET

It has been very clear to me that something was terribly wrong when this young lady's mother called 911 to report her grandaughter missing.
1) Casey and her mother got into a fight 2) Casey left her parent's house (taking her daughter) to punish Cindy Anthonty 3) Possibly she killed her as retaliation against her mother ((her own words from prison "they care more about Caylee than they do me")) 4) As soon as she was questioned by authorities every word out of her mouth has been lies 5) She was partying, etc. while her daughter was "supposedly missing" 6) She has not once provided useful information about finding her missing child and 7) She would have never notified police about her "missing" daughter if her mother had not confronted her.
I am suspicious of the "boyfriend" in that he possibly knew something. I also believe that Cindy and especially George Anthony knew immediately upon learning of their grandaughter's disappearance that something was terribly wrong.
I would also like to add that even though the grandparents are being blamed for some really bad mistakes I think that is quite simply what it was – mistakes. I don't think we can judge others until we have walked in their shoes. Oh you might believe you would do this or that -but trust me, until you are faced with a situation like these two parents you just don't know – and for those of us that have children and grandchildren it is very easy to say what we would or would not do because we deeply believe we would never really be faced with this situation.

The tragedy of this is a little girl is gone forever. Casey Anthony is clearly a socio or Pyscho path. I dealt with someone like her for many years (not by choice) and these types of people truly don't love others like most of us do, believe there are no rules for them, lie as easily as taking a sip of water and are usually into some type of trouble in their lives (the stealing from Casey's own grandparents and God only knows what else.) This does not mean that she did not know right from wrong – if she didn't she would not have told the lies that she did – clear indication of no insanity there...

My heart goes out to this family; but I am deeply saddened by the outcome of this case – even in my heart when I knew little Caylee would probably never come home I still had hope...

GhostHunters   December 18th, 2008 4:27 am ET

I've noticed in just about all of Caylee's pics that she looks really sad for a child her age. She should be bubbly and so full of life. Only she looks sad,sort of confused?. I don't know maybe it's just me. I think her grandparents are in denial not wanting to believe their own daughter did this. I shutter at the thought of ever going through something like that.!. Caylee,rest in peace honey.....your safe from Mommy now!. That's the saddest part of the whole ending....mommy did this?. If she did she is very sick!!!!!

Laura Jensen   December 18th, 2008 4:39 am ET

It's amazing how Casey Anthony has a top of the line defense team:Linda Kenny Badon, Henry Lee etc.how are they going to pay for such an extensive team of "experts"–if she is "innocent" then "The truth shall set her free"–however we all know she is not innocent-she should just come clean and tell what happened–the defense team is going to try to drag this out–shame on Casey Anthony and get used to "anxiety attacks" this is only the beginning.Peace to little Caylee,a new angel

virginia knisley   December 18th, 2008 4:56 am ET

I am sorry, There are so many holes in her story. It looks like swiss cheese!!! Since I believe that she murdered her daughter.
If she had thought she was missing her first call would have been to the police. and she wouldn't have been out partying and having a good time, looking like she had not a care in the world days after this child was missing. Her parents knew when they picked up the vehicle and it smelled like death. Now the parents seem to think that she didn't do it. If you have seen the jail house videos you can see that she is lying!!!
Casey was such a sweet looking little girl. How she must have been tortured.

Joe W.   December 18th, 2008 5:37 am ET

Re. Caylee's Father & Lee Anthony's Behavior:

Maybe they're one in the same. The C, A, & Y in Caylee's name could be from her "mother", and the L, E, E could be from Lee Anthony. I find this whole family so "different' that anything is possible.
I'm waiting to hear what Jose Baez has that's going to make this all make sense.

Alice   December 18th, 2008 5:38 am ET

Casey knows she is responsible for her actions, she is lying to avoid the obvious outcome. Caylee did not deserve to die, this was a henious crime caused by her mother who just wanted the good life, without her child. Casey should be forced to view movies and photos of her daughter every day so she can remember what she has done to this innocent child and everyone involved. Casey is a cold blooded killer and should get the death penalty. As for Lee not wanting to give up his fingerprints- what is he hiding ?Cindy is a lier, just like Casey. My feelins go out to George, he knows the truth and also knows his daughter killed his grandchild.!!!! This case is not about Casey, its about an Innocent child named CAYLEE. who died at the hands of her mother.

Sandie   December 18th, 2008 6:20 am ET

This is so sad and my heart goes out to the Anthony's. I know that the father knew exactly what he was saying about the smell in the trunk being one you never forget. My stepfather died in 1999 and I didn't find him for 2 days. The smell in the house was unbelievable and one that I will never forget so I know he knew exactly what it was. Another thing that they should think about is that Casey told them what Zani looked like and yet with all the published info not one person has ever said that they have seen her or know her. If you can't find one person that can say she exists how can they believe Casey?

sue   December 18th, 2008 6:29 am ET

1st id like to say"god bless you lil caylee! id also like to say to the person who found the remains,thank you for not just ignoring it,or freaking out n taking off,would we know if he hadnt .also to the fbi,police,etc,can you imagine what there going through,i mean seeing this daily,the findings,knowing they have family to ya know,god bless them,i am not one to rush to judement,but these grandparents are acting really odd,i think they were told by casey,or something they know something,casey had to confide in at least her parents,but it doesnt matter what matters is caylee has been murdered and she deserves justice! also why dont we ever hear from the brother of casey hes been like no where,we never hear or see from him,i have 4 children and my 1st grand baby ,i dont understand how people can do these things,what is wrong with people these days,lots of love n wish you finally get peace caylee from all of us in upstate ny, god bless all involved ,i cant imagine being the searchers and all,god bless you!

April   December 18th, 2008 7:40 am ET

There was a comment posted on here bout them thinking that lee is the daddy. I agree. I have thought it all along. I also think the grandparents r in on this some how. I might be wropng and i hope i am. But in the end everything will come out. It truel breaks my heart what this little girl has gone through. I have been watching this story from day 1. This little girl is now with god and she is being taken care of. RIP LITTLE PRINCESS!!! We all love you and you captured our hearts.

Ann   December 18th, 2008 7:41 am ET

God help me, I hope the remains really are Caylee's. We all know this beautiful little girl is no longer living. If the remains are not hers, Caylee will be further from her eternal rest, and yet another child has fallen victim to violence. If it's not Caylee, what other lost baby was buried there?

An aside to David – I have heard the Zanny/Xanax story and it makes perfect sense.

This family is a hideous mess, and all I can say is that I wish Caylee has been found and rest with God.

Darlene Wright   December 18th, 2008 8:01 am ET

The truth will come out in the end, look how it finally did for little Adam's parents after 27 years. Casey will either rot in hell or in prison the rest of her life. I hope if Casey has a tv she listened to John Walsh yesterday!

kim   December 18th, 2008 8:07 am ET

All this b.s. about the nanny...how the heck was Casey paying for a nanny...with her imaginary paycheck from her imaginary job at Universal? And if the grandparents were paying for the nanny, wouldn't they have met the nanny? Come on people...there was NO NANNY.

chell28   December 18th, 2008 8:16 am ET

I really wish the parents of Casey would stop standing by there daughter, she did this to Caylee. I'm so sick of hearing them talk just about Casey . There's to much evidence stacked up. I think she drowned her buried her in back yard then she started to smell so she borrowed shovel and dug her up, backed car up to garage like they say and put her in woods close to home but the smell and body fluid leaked from bag in trunk so that's where chloroform comes in she parked car in that lot and dumped all that chloroform in trunk trying to get rid of smell and left her car there on purpose trying to get rid of smell but it did not work she had all this planned out. She knew she could not drive that car around with that smell so left that car with all that chloroform in trunk and a bag of house trash hoping it would go away. She planned all this out and she has been just trying to play so many people, I want justice for Caylee Anthony it makes me so sad to think how her life was taking from her, but now she is home with the lord who will watch over her Sorry to readers for alot of detail but I just had to get out there and see if anyone else may have thought the same thing God Bless RIP "Caylee Marie Anthony"

julia   December 18th, 2008 8:27 am ET

what i would like to know, is what is taking the forensics team so long to identify,this little girl?I tell you it seems they are doing this for publicity, this is sick,any other autopsy findings would have been out within hours,not days.
what have they done put a gag order on ;the findings? this is america, why should i worry about protecting the rights of that horrible creature, that murdered her little girl! let us the public who really cares know,so we can grieve properly for her little soul. god bless you little caylee in heaven,you are safe now little one,find my grandma kitty up there,i bet she has lots of cats for you to play with! I am so sorry dear, i love you though i never met you! your friend julia .and merry christmas little one

Samantha, Raleigh NC   December 18th, 2008 8:31 am ET

This story has captivated me in a way I am sad to admit is addictive. Being a parent I cannot imagine for one minute not knowing where my child is. I get panicked if I cannot see him in the backyard. He is 7.

Some observations, Casey kept asking to be released to look for Caylee on her own. Could it be that she wanted to move the body from the place it was found to a more secure location? Also, the night of the "so-called" argument with her mother Cindy, June 15th or 16th I beleive, if Casey had killed Caylee in the home, where were the grandparents at that time?? I am a bit confused on details of that issue. Perhaps someone can explain.
And finally, the "defense team". One, why would they ask to be at the scene where "a" childs body was found, and make all of these motions, but STIL:L profess that they think Caylee is ALIVE, when a positive identification has not yet been made?? Are they going to do this for every childs body found in America???? AND on a previous occassion the defence made comments that they felt Caylees death may be an accident, BUT continued to say she was ALIVE....the whole thing reminds me of Abbott & Costello's "Who's on First"...............

God Bless this child who did nothing but be cursed with a person who should never have been allowed to be a parent, a grandfather who even with is background is oblivious to the truth, and a grandmother who is so self centered that many do not realize. Ruling the roost is fine is you actually have a roost to rule. Casey can spend the rest of her live in a box, and Cindy can spend the rest of her life pondering her own actions that contributed to creating the monster that she bore.

cyndi in pa.   December 18th, 2008 8:42 am ET

why did she have to die,so many people would of taken her in their home,given her much deserved love,the mothr of cayle should be torchered every day to remindher of what`she`did to a beautiful little child of god,she did not eserve her,god tok her early so she diidnt have to suffer at the`hands of a monster.i believe in an eye for an eye and the mother should suffer just like the`little girl did,thinking her mother loved her,she was to young to know any better, i hope your remainder here on earth is a wrotten one casey anthony,may you be punished,

Dawn G   December 18th, 2008 8:43 am ET

I love Nancy Grace and all she has done for the sake of justice.
I find it interesting to watch the "Jail House" videos of George and Cindy talking to Casey.
You can actually see Cindy's facial expression when Casey is talking,
like, "Do I believe her?" I know she really wants to believe her, that is their child, but it is time to cut the apron strings and tell Casey exactly what they believe and quit trying to cover for her. This whole made up story about the nanny is ridiculous. No one ever met her or talked to her. I think Zanny is Xanax and I also believe that beautiful baby girl was intentionally abused by Casey after she and Cindy got into it. With Casey's mentality, I can almost picture her taunting the little girl when Cindy wasn't there.
I also agree with David, if the father died, Casey was so hard up for money, she would have filed for SS because that meant a steady income until Caylee was 18. I think the father is still alive.
This needs to be a death penalty case.

Ann king   December 18th, 2008 8:44 am ET

I have two little girls myself and cannot imagine ever loosing or hurting them. Just the thought makes me ill! I don't know if Casey
did something to her daughter but of course it all points to her. I have
thought @ times maybe someone close could have done this that she
knew that was angry or wanted to get back at her. The other day I read the time line on this story and it is absolutely crazy all of the things she claimed as well as her parents behavior. I also found it strange that her friend Amy gave up her location when the parents were looking for her and just last night I heard on the news that the same person told police that Casey made a comment referring to tape and her purse!
It a friend even thought she could or would hurt her little girl and didn't
try to get her help well thats terrible!

sheryl from Lousiana   December 18th, 2008 8:45 am ET

Whether or not, there is a nanny in the Caylee Anthony 's case. It stands to reason that Casey claim Caylee was kidnapped by the babysitter and not her car. She was in possession of the car that had the hair with a death band and the smell. I wonder if she will claim that the nanny tried to plant the smell in the car along with the hair. She gave the nanny keys to the house,not her car.

She also claimed that she had never seen the nanny since she kidnapped a live Caylee so how could the smell and hair got in the car. This needs to be investigated. This situation needs a explanation.

I am not anti Casey. I am for justice for Caylee. Caylee deserves the truth and who ever is responsible should be held accountable for her life. I am staying neutral in this situation.

blamegame, TXOIL   December 18th, 2008 8:50 am ET

How could she not call 911 immediately when her little baby went missing? Casey went about her normal routine. I have a 21 month old, I am not able to sleep at night when he spends the night with relatives or when I have to travel for my job....if he ever went missing GOD forbid, I think hospitalization and strong meds would be required for me to function. Not girl on girl action in a club or a tatoo.

Casey harmed her child, excuses should not be made for her. Society is judging her by her appearance, Casey don't look like a monster or child killer but there are wolves in sheeps clothing.

She should have left the child with the grandparents if she was having evil thoughts but her thought were probably not rational. GOD help Baby Caylee. I pray that she is with GOD and has no memory of what happened to her on this earth. Amen.

tisha conklin   December 18th, 2008 8:52 am ET

I have followed this story from day one. It has consumed me. my little one just turned three this month. My heart aches for that little girl who was just disposed of like a piece of garbage, she was beautiful. That awful so called mother needs to be punished to the fullest extent and i hope she finds no peace. She truly is evil.

Victoria   December 18th, 2008 8:52 am ET

IAfter a positive ID that this is little Caylee, if there is evidence linking things found with the remains to the Anthony house, then the Anthony's can't possibly use the "Nanny Defense," since by Cindy's own admission, she has never seen, spoken with or met Zanaida Gonzalez. On Nancy' Grace's show, it was mentioned that Casey's lawyers and also attorneys for the Anthony's were looking at the Nanny Defense as a possible option. It'll never fly.

Christine Karvonen   December 18th, 2008 9:00 am ET

Hey Beth! I am a big fan love to watch the court cases you cover!

Toby   December 18th, 2008 9:00 am ET

I have an idea... Change your mind and go after the death penalty. Give the mom one more chance, to come clean.

Deb   December 18th, 2008 9:05 am ET

Does anyone remember the conversation that Casey had with Cindy during one of the early jail visits when Cindy asked her if someone had be in their home? Casey answered, I told you I gave a key to Zenida a long time ago! I am wondering if they are all in on the cover up. I listen to the questions asked for no reason, and some of the answers and it makes me believe so all the more. Now why in the world would Cindy just come up with a question like that out of the blue? If she thought someone had been in her house why wouldn't she contact the police? Of all people to ask Casey! I think not. Oh, I forgot the Anthony's like to do their own investigations, maybe that's what Cindy was doing! They are all in on this.

MICHELLE R Florida   December 18th, 2008 9:10 am ET

I just think that it is awful that a mother could do such a horrible thing to her child.The grandparents are just as much to blame for covering up and backing up such a monster.
Keep up the awsome work you do Nancy.

Michaelene   December 18th, 2008 9:12 am ET

The sad thing is, that poor caylee, looked into the eyes of the one person she was supposed to be able to trust, who was supposed to protect her and care for her, love her unconditionally, while she was being ductaped and hurt.and the last feeling that baby felt was fear. I hope Casey anthony rotts in hell for what she has done to this beautiful, precious angel..

kim   December 18th, 2008 9:16 am ET

i think anthonys parents knew caylee was dead all along...and they were trying to cover it up for the media by pretending she was still alive. casey anthony deserves the death penalty or life in prison with no chance to get out. and the parents should be charged with obstruction...or who knows maybe they had something to do with it too? did casey act alone or did she have an accomplice/s? maybe she will do us all a favor and kill herself in prison!

concerned dnj   December 18th, 2008 9:20 am ET

I have watched coverage of this story every since Caylee went missing. I commend the police and Eccusearch for doing whatever they can to find Caylee and bring her killer to justice. It makes me sick to think that the monster that killed Caylee is the same person that was supposed to keep her safe and protect her from harm always....her own mother. It is incomprehensible to me that a mother could end the life of her child. What could this little 2 year old girl have ever done to make anyone want to end her life.....nothing. Caylee was only 2 years old and not even really a person yet. She wasn't even given the opportunity to grown into an adult and live her life. She was robbed of any chance of that when her mother chose to end her daughter's life. It's unfortunate that Casey had never though of Caylee as anything more than a burden to her. A baby is a precious gift that a lot of people don't have the opportunity of having and Casey took this gift (like everything else in her life) for granted.

Casey is an extremely narcissistic human being with no soul. There have been people saying that Casey has mental issues, but the thing is, she has known all along what she was doing. Casey has clearly manipulated her parents her whole life and now into supporting her. George and Cindy Anthony should be fighting for their own deceased granddaughter and wanting her killer brought to justice, even if it's their own daughter. They have known all along that Casey is a liar, manipulator and theif. I understand that Casey is their daughter and that they don't want to believe that their daughter could do something so heinous, but she has, and they need to come to terms with it. After watching videos of Casey, it is clear to see that she will say and do whatever she can to fullfill her own needs before anyone elses. Casey is clearly a sociopath who needs to be removed from society. If Casey thought that Caylee was a burden, getting in the way of her living life to the fullest and then killing her to eliminate "the problem", there's no telling what she would do to anyone else. Someone needs to stand up for Caylee for once, considering her own mother and family won't. For once Casey needs to take responsiblity for her actions and have to pay for this heinous act that she committed.

yvonne m   December 18th, 2008 9:46 am ET

Casey Anthony is lying. She said she was at work - that proved to be a lie. How do you hire a "nanny" when you don't have any money. How did Casey Anthony pay for this supposed "nanny" when she didn't work? Where are the answers? I hope she rots in jail, and suffers every day of the rest of her pathetic life. Innocent until proven guilty, my foot. She is guilty. You don't wait 30 days to report your child missing, NO WAY. You don't wait 5 minutes to report your child missing. She is pure evil. I hope the prosecution reconsiders the death penalty for this piece of trash who calls herself a mother. She is a disgrace to all of us women and mothers everywhere who everyday do the best for our children. Children are precious gifts from God. Shame on you Casey, and your parents too, for enabling you for so long. I hope you get the death penalty. I'd sign up to pull the switch for you. No appeal, no trial. You deserve the death penalty. Save the Florida taxpayers the money for this expensive sham of a defense team.

Brittany   December 18th, 2008 9:49 am ET

This story has me so upset. I remember being in a department store and my son was hiding under the clothes rack, he was missing for about 45 sec, and I swear the earth stopped. I can't imagine a mother not reporting their child missing. And to think that sweet Caylee was laying in the woods, tape on her mouth cold, and all along her mother was out partying shopping and god knows what else.

I feel that the family of Casey are really upset, I don't think they know how to handle this and who could blame them. To think, their granddaughter is missing, their child has murdered her. I really feel for the grandparents.

But at the same time, my parents will not go 3 days without speaking to or seeing their grandson. So, for them to go a month without seeing Caylee is crazy! And trust me, my parents will know where their grandson is sleeping at night.

My thoughts and prayers are with Caylee, such a sweet and innocent child!

voice of reason   December 18th, 2008 9:50 am ET

I have been reading everyone's comments and find it amazing how the truth can be so contorted. Many have made accusations towards the grandparents and uncle based on ridiculous comments like "the grandparents never cried for Caylee" or "the uncle took a job far away" or "the family isn't cooperating." Nobody on this site knows this family and should not be making such vicious blanket statements that really are no more truthful than the lies that Casey has been spouting.

So the Anthony's love their daughter and are hanging on to the hope that she is telling the truth...isn't this the same kind of defense that many of you say you have for your own children, that you would never let anyone hurt your child? Very hipocritical to turn on this family for holding on to hope that their granddaughter is still alive. And why should Lee not go to work? He has to live his life and can't put it on hold indefinitely because his sister's child is missing. Its sad, but he can't not go to work because of it! And the most ridiculous comment of all had to be the person who is accusing the grandparents because they didn't do a background check on the babysitter!?! If my parents even suggested this I would have been flabergasted. Really, how many of you adults (and yes, 22 is an adult) have had your parents go behind your backs and do background checks on your babysitters?

This is a circus, and I mean the vultures who feel they know the facts when, after reading this page, it is obvious most of you make up the facts to fit your sordid opinions.

Kellee   December 18th, 2008 9:52 am ET

Casey Anthony is guilty!! I hope they put her away for the rest of her life. To hurt your own child is the worst thing a mother could do. I have no sympathy for her

Renee   December 18th, 2008 9:55 am ET

This whole case is heartbreaking! I don't care what anyone says but the grandparents are quilty for withholding information they even admitted that the car smelled of death. would about the hair brush and now they are just now saying there was conflicting things they were saying to the police they are busted. As far as Casey what a disgrace to society she just did'nt want to be inconvienced with a child she makes me absolutley sick to my stomach i don't want her to get the death penalty if it is presented again i want her to live in the big house without her tastey foods she has been getting and the cosmetics i have never heard of such! i dont care if people opened an account for her or not that is on heard of!

Brandy   December 18th, 2008 10:06 am ET

I think Casey got in with drug dealers and owed them money so they took caley and told casey she had to come up with the money to get her back and thats why she stole money from her mom and friends and i think they accidentally killed her while they kidnapped her and didnt tell casey so she figured if she got the money they would give her back. I also think maybe she didnt talk to police because after they took caley they threatend casey about talking and probably said they would kill the rest of her family. No one knows what she is really going through the media only shows us some of the story. The part they want to be perceived. LOOK AT ALL THE FAMILY PHOTOS AND VIDEO you can tell she loved her daughter.

rubia   December 18th, 2008 10:06 am ET

I don't know what kind of mother Casey is? When my daughter was ill last week, i dint even blink, i kept praying for her to get well soon.

I dont know caylee, i have never seen her but everytime i read about this case, i have tears just wondering how much pain this little one must have felt. I hope she is alive, cant accept the fact that this little one is no more..

kristen   December 18th, 2008 10:09 am ET

I JUST DONT UNDERSTAND HOW A MOTHER CAN BE SO CRUEL AND NOT WANT TO EVEN HELP OR TELL WHAT HAPPENED TO HER BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF THREE CHILDREN AND I JUST WOULD BE HEART BROKEN IF SOMETHING HAPPENED TO ANY OF MY KIDS. I JUST DONT UNDERSTAND. MY HEART GOES OUT TO CAYLEE AND IF THE REMAINS ARE HERS I PRAY THAT SHE IS AT PIECE R.I.P OUR CAYLEE

martha   December 18th, 2008 10:10 am ET

Casey is a HORRIABLE MOTHER and aHORRIABLE PERSON.May God have pity on are because no one eles will.

Ace   December 18th, 2008 10:12 am ET

Very shortly now, we're going to hear the official announcement about the DNA testing on the little girl's body and if it's Caylee. I predict that if DNA confirms it's her, the grandparents will make a statement within 30 minutes that they still don't believe it's her, and that "they know in their hearts" that she's still alive somewhere....probably even embark on a new wild goose chase to a KFC in Akron, OH where some crackpot on a prank call says he spotted her. I believe the family got together very early in this mess and made the decision to stage an elaborate pageant of tip hotlines, media appearances, and fake search efforts, so that they wouldn't lose a granddaughter AND a daughter. The family would have known about many times in the past when Casey shirked her parental responsibility and/or bitched about not being able to "go out and party". I wouldn't believe Casey Anthony if she told me the sun was going to come up tomorrow.

Paula   December 18th, 2008 10:17 am ET

If this is indeed little Caylee, then the first step to be taken is to release her mother into general population in prison. She should not have any more protection than she apparently gave her own, tiny, defenseless little girl!!!! What is done to her, here on earth, by anyone, can not compare to what she has in store for her in the here after. I know that little Caylee is with God in heaven and playing with other children. But had her mother had one bit of sense, she could have found someone who would love to adopt and care for that baby. I really hope that Casey never sees the light of day again for what she did to her child or for what she failed to do for her child!

Anna   December 18th, 2008 10:22 am ET

I truly hope the death penalty is sought for Casey Anthony or anyone else involved in this case. The precious little girl deserved so much better than what was given to her.

melissa   December 18th, 2008 10:24 am ET

You know what bothers me most is all of these couples and women out here trying to have children, but are unable to. Casey Anthony, didn't realized just how blessed she was to have a gorgous and healthy little girl to call her own and she goes and does something like this. Even if in some crazy world she is found innocent **which I highly doubt** she is still a horrible excuse for a woman and a mother for not reporting her daughter missing the moment she realized. As for Cindy, George & Lee, they are all damned for going along with this charade that Casey has been performing for the past 6 months. Regardless of how much you love your daughter, for your daughter to do this type of thing to her OWN DAUGHTER, makes you just as guilty as she is for not reporting any information that you have because you want to "protect" your daughter. I am disgusted!!! I hope them women in jail tear her tiny behind apart!!!! But now Caylee can finally Rest in Peace.

peggy layne   December 18th, 2008 10:28 am ET

This little girl was probably put into a comotose state every time her mother wanted to "do her thing" This was the last time, and it was a death. I am just wondering if Casey's brother Lee, helped dispose of the body. I think it was possible....he does not want his DNA taken. This could mean his prints were on the tape or bag...Is this a possibility???? Hum......

John Dolac   December 18th, 2008 10:33 am ET

Of course she's a model prisoner, she's in protective custody where she has no choice but to be. Duh!

Lisa Layton   December 18th, 2008 10:34 am ET

Excuse me Dane Stocker, was that english? because your posting made as much sense as all of Casey's stupid lies. This woman is a monster and I sincerely hope the prosecution changes it's mind on the death penalty. The idea that Lee is the father is a very interesting angle though. I had not thought of that. RIP little Caylee.

Jaime   December 18th, 2008 10:35 am ET

NANCY – I WANT TO KNOW MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS SITTER. WHAT ARE THE ODDS SHE CAME UP WITH A SPANISH NAME, AND THERE ACTUALLY IS A LADY THAT HAS THAT NAME? AND I THOUGHT THE GRANDPARENTS HAVE HEARD HER SAY, CAYLEE IS WITH ZENNY, OR NEIDA, OR SOME KNICKNAME. I WANT TO KNOW IF THIS SITTER IS RULED OUT OR WHAT

Kat   December 18th, 2008 10:36 am ET

I see a lot of parents speaking from the perspective of their child missing, yet I have not yet seen a parent speak from the perspective of the grandparents. Like it or not, they are still Casey's parents and probably (even though it would be extremely hard) are standing by her because they have already lost one precious child. Just because of this incident does not mean you stop loving your child. Parenthood is unconditional love and no one knows the true story. I am not advocating for the mother here, no, I am advocating for the people who are stuck between a rock and a hard place. They have lost their granddaughter, they are probably going to lose their daughter, and have to live not more than a block away from the spot where the granddaughter's body was more than likely discovered. Perhaps people should stop focusing on what they should have done, turn the other cheek, and offer them support in their time of need.

Jill   December 18th, 2008 10:40 am ET

A lot of the posted comments question why a mother would wait so long to report her child missing, why she would not be cooperative with authorities by giving honest and helpful answers during interrogation. What kind of mother? A guilty one!

mom of two   December 18th, 2008 10:46 am ET

I to have watched this case from almost the very beginning and am sick to my stomach about the whole thing. I have two boys which I love very much and would walk through fire for if necessary. I cannot understand how a mother who's child is missing could go out partying, and go on shopping sprees, etc. I think as a parent your first reaction is to defend your child. For a while I felt like maybe the grandparents were dealing with everything the best way they could. It is hard to admit to yourself let alone the world that you raised a monster. I almost felt like maybe they were defending her hoping she would tell them the truth about Caylee, and somewhere deep down inside they hoped that Caylee was alive. Maybe, just maybe, she would come home alive. But, now they are asking for immunity? For what? Now it makes me ask myself what exactly did they know, and for how long. If they knew that Caylee was dead then they should have been screaming it at the top of their lungs to the whole world and quit supporting their daughter.....they should have been out looking for her body. All along I have thought that Casey was a self centered person...look at what she says, its all about herself. I don't think they should give her the death penalty. I think they should lock her away for life with no chance of parole....make her sit in a prison everyday and think about her daughter, and the party life she is missing.

JLAfromFL   December 18th, 2008 10:56 am ET

Too bad they took the death penalty off the table. My heart and prayers go out to the ones who truly loved little Caylee Anthony.

b   December 18th, 2008 10:56 am ET

You are all so positive she did it. What if she didn't and the evidence surrounding the case just points to her. Yes i agree that she could have, but the results haven't been declared yet. Why is everyone so hateful towards the grandparents. They are obviously in a depressive state. Their daughter is in jail, their granddaughter is possibly dead, their lives are on display, and almsot everyone hates them. Why don't we all stop being to hateful towards the family and give them a little peace or something. No one sould be accused of murder unless it is a known fact they did it. In this case, it is unknown.

lena   December 18th, 2008 11:11 am ET

It's so sad that this had to happen to a little girl that has not done a damne thing to anybody. I think her mother should get the death sentance but not the needle she needs something stronger for some one who would kill her child for a man if her daughter was in the way why couldnt you just take her to your mom or give her away NO CHILD DESERVES THIS YOU SHOULD HAVE KILLED YOURSELF. tHE WORLD WOULD BE BETTER OFF WITH OUT MOTHERS LIKE YOU. Just because you wanted to go out to night clubs and party with your man. Casey everytime you LOOK IN THE MIRROR YOU SHOULD SEE WHAT YOU REALLY DID YOU CHILD YOUR CHILD YOUR INNOCENT BABY WHO LIVED INSIDE OF YOU FOR NINE MONTHS. AS FAR AS YOUR PARENTS GO I FEEL FOR YOUR DAD BUT YOUR MOM IS ANOTHER STORY SHE SHOULD HAVE REPORTED YOU A LONG TIME AGO.

Dee   December 18th, 2008 11:25 am ET

Casey Anthony should rot for this. And the grandparents? Waqnting IMMUNITY??? Charges should be thrown at the whole damn family. This LIE about Zanny the Nanny...c'mon now....Someone's going down for this atrocious crime.....and it better start with the mother and work up to the Grandparents.... Good thing I'M not going to be on that jury....Maybe all our time will be saved and Casey Anthony will commit SUICIDE in jail......we could only hope.....

Anti-Anthony Family   December 18th, 2008 11:35 am ET

Absolutely Pathetic Family! Don't even get me started on Casey, but the one who really gets under my skin is Cindy Anthony. She loved the spotlight and enjoyed being in front of the cameras including Larry King, the Today Show, etc. She most of all should be charged with obstruction of justice. How do you go from calling the police on your daughter because she knew something BAD happended to her grandaughter to defending that disgusting pig Casey? And what about her comments like, "Air samples don't mean anything" and "we're getting hundreds of tips that Caylee is alive" and my favorite..."The man at the car lot said there was no odor at all in the car...No odor!" Let's not forget about the fact that she washed Casey's death-stained jeans! I don't feel sorry for Cindy.

J.R.M   December 18th, 2008 11:39 am ET

I hope that people keep in mind that Cindy Anthony washed some clothing that should have been turned over to the police. Cindy is a nurse you can't tell me that was not done on purpose!

j.mull   December 18th, 2008 11:48 am ET

How could Casey afford a nanny if she really was not working anywhere ??

linda   December 18th, 2008 11:53 am ET

Casey Anthony is finally trapped in the lies she told. She now has to stick with the fabrication which holds no water with all the evidence gathered, or tell the truth. As the judge stated, the truth and Casey are strangers, so we all know that it is not going to happen. The whole family lies so easily...at least George has enough in him to not be able to look you in the eye while he does it, but Cindy obviously could teach a course in how to lie and manipulate. Sympathy for the Anthonys? Hell no. Immunity for the Anthonys? Hell no. They should all be made to pay for the cover up of this crime. Lee can take his circle of trust and stick it where the sun don't shine. He is wierder than all of them put together, and there is a lot to be discovered between him and his sister. Again, some people should never breed, and the Anthonys are at the top of that list.

Renee   December 18th, 2008 11:54 am ET

I have a small daughter and all I can say is that I would be hysterical if I thought something happened to her. There would be no way of calming me down without knocking me out with a sedative. Casey has been so aloof and has shown no emotion. There is no way I could live a month not knowing where my child is, regardless of the circumstances. They would have to put me in a mental institution because I would not be able to breathe thinking day in and day out what my child could be enduring. Casey is far too nonchalant about her disappearance. It really makes me think she is guilty of something wrong. As a mother, she's just way too unemotional at this critical time.

Sooz   December 18th, 2008 11:56 am ET

Jose Baez should remove himself from defending Casey. His representation of her has already breached standard ethics for the simple reason: an attorney cannot represent a client who lies to their attorney.

His continuous claims that Caylee is alive – based on his client's claims – is indicative of the fact she is lying to him as well as everyone else...and of course his repeating the Zanni the Nanny took the child meme contradicts all the evidence of which he is obliged to recognize and consider.

He is well aware she has lied. If in fact the scattered corpse belongs to Caylee, he should recuse himself post haste. If in fact he forges ahead in his representation of Casey Anthony, Casey will use the very fact he continued his representation in future appeal(s).

JB   December 18th, 2008 12:01 pm ET

I have 4 children ages 8, 7, 3, and 1. I have a 3 year old there is absolutely nothing she could do to deserve what Casey has done. I think she thought since the remains were not found the first time they searched she was clear, like Drew Peterson. She acts like Drew Peterson, does nobody notice? In fact I just had to take a break to dress Barbie for my 3 year old. Anyways Zanni has been in the picture for at least 2 years now so where was Caylee when Casey said she was with Zannie all those other times? I bet you she left her in the trunk, too bad her little 3 year old is starting to talk now so she probably realized that she could no longer lock her in the trunk so instead she kills her. Sick, Sick, Sick. I think they should also throw her ass out with general population so everyone can treat her the way she deserves to be treated, with no respect. Why is a murderer of her 3 year old child get protective custody? Caylee sure didn't get protected custody. I can't wait until she gets pinned for this, and if she gets away with it like Drew or O.J., we really need to re-think the justice system on murder charges.

Spider   December 18th, 2008 12:02 pm ET

amanda December 17th, 2008 2:03 pm ET

and like casey i think she deserves everything that she gets 2 but like idk she aint crying and they want to put her on suicide whatch i think they should but yeah thats just me though and like her mom and dad i think just needs to stay out of it cause if they really dont have nuthin 2 do with it then and they need to leave casey alone

but like that gurl didnt deserve this at all noe one deserves this stuff to happen 2 them they was saying that casey hired a nanny and thats when she went missin well idk that is retarted

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Wow, I've known people who talk like that, but I've never known anyone to actually type like that. The people I've known that spoke that way were, usually, locked away someplace where they couldn't hurt anyone or themselves.

JB   December 18th, 2008 12:03 pm ET

I have 4 children ages 8, 7, 3, and 1. I have a 3 year old there is absolutely nothing she could do to deserve what Casey has done. I think she thought since the remains were not found the first time they searched she was clear, like Drew Peterson. She acts like Drew Peterson, does nobody notice? In fact I just had to take a break to dress Barbie for my 3 year old. Anyways Zanni has been in the picture for at least 2 years now so where was Caylee when Casey said she was with Zannie all those other times? I bet you she left her in the trunk, too bad her little 3 year old is starting to talk now so she probably realized that she could no longer lock her in the trunk so instead she kills her. Sick, Sick, Sick. I think they should also throw her ass out with general population so everyone can treat her the way she deserves to be treated, with no respect. Why is a murderer of her 3 year old child get protective custody? Caylee sure didn't get protected custody. I can't wait until she gets pinned for this, and if she gets away with it like Drew or O.J., we really need to re-think the justice system on murder charges.

Monique Manna   December 18th, 2008 12:07 pm ET

God Bless this Little Angel Caylee....May she rest in peace. How could any mother do this...My daughter one time went missing in a Department store....the Manager was called right away and within minutes and the store was locked down...How could you wait a month to say your child is missing? She will get what she deserves in the end...

G in Canada   December 18th, 2008 12:10 pm ET

I have two sons, but no matter how much I loved them if I felt they had killed their child, my grandchild, I would have to find the courage to face the truth and help them to do the same. What is wrong with this family? How could Casey's father work in law enforcement all those years and not see the obvious? I want to give them a shake. I am dumbfounded by this.

Spider   December 18th, 2008 12:10 pm ET

Everyone!!!
Please quit with asking about Caylee's father or her paternal grandparents. Her birth certificate lists the father as "Unknown". Casey's story is that the father died when Caylee was 1 or 2.

It may be that she doesn't know who the father is or never told him he was a father.
Some have suggested maybe Lee is the father. Maybe!!!

But either way, quit asking about the father and his parents. They don't exist. Are you just looking for someone else to be angry with about not caring about Caylee?

Glenn; Bakersville, NC.   December 18th, 2008 12:13 pm ET

I beleive the mother did it, the brother is complacent in helping dispose of the body, and the parents are stuck with the knowledge that both of their kids had a hand in the death and dumping of their only grandchild... I also beleive it is quite possible that they knew it, and supported these elaborate stories to protect the family. Why else would they now be asking for immunity for anything they have to say to the DA. Obstruction of Justice is a serious charge, and Mr. Anthony knows it being a former Homocide Detective himself. The whole thing stinks to high heaven. I think Mrs. Anthony was the controlling, dominating force in this whole post death miriad of lies and deceit. Caylee is in a better place, and that is the only light in this otherwise darkest of events.

Terry   December 18th, 2008 12:13 pm ET

I have to admit that I didn't think of Lee as the father, but did think that maybe (sick as it sounds) George was. I remember in a report that Cindy wanted Caylee to call her Mommy.
Casey had to have more funds than she was able to steal in the last couple of years. I wonder if a check of Lee's bank transactions would reveal transfers to Casey's bank account?

It's probably sinking in for Casey now that there are people who don't believe every little thing that she says – I imagine that's quite a shock for her.

Does anyone else think Baez is a two-bit player and is just trying to get his name out there as often as possible before Casey cops a deal with police and he won't have a whole trial to shine his name out there?

jdon   December 18th, 2008 12:15 pm ET

It's amazing how a lot of people on here want Casey Anthony to rot in jail....Hello taxpayer dollars are used to keep these criminals in prison, so in effect all american workers are paying to give the worst of the worst, three hots and a cot, they have more rights than we do. Don't you think that your taxpayer dollars would be better spent elsewhere. I say death penalty all the way, if you are proven to commit such a heinious crime beyond a resonable doubt then these animals shouldn't be allowed to over crowd the prison systems.

A person like Casey Anthony who has felt no remorse to this point, is not going to do an about face and suddenly take full responsibility for what she has done no matter how much time she spends in jail. This is assuming she is found guilty, remember innocent until proven guilty!

joybell   December 18th, 2008 12:19 pm ET

The apple does not fall far from the tree! Has anyone ever considered that Caylee was abused so badly as a child she is mentally incompetant to know right from wrong?

RuthAnn Westerman   December 18th, 2008 12:26 pm ET

is there a money trail of any kind that shows there was any kind of pay to a nanny? and how could mother afford a nanny when she did not work?

concerned one   December 18th, 2008 12:32 pm ET

first off...last night on nancy grace they were saying that at any moment law enforcement was going to make a statement and it is believed that statement was to confirm the remains are little caylee's...it's more than 12 hrs later and i haven't seen or heard anything...has anyone??? they were also saying on nancy grace that the grandparents are looking for immunity reginding this case/situation...immunity from what...are they totally admitting that they too are liars? unfortunately immunity may have to be given in order for law enforcement to get a little clearer picture of what happened or what could have happened...my vote??? burn the mother (casey) at the stake and incarceration the grandparents until they talk...i know in this country neither can happen...so sad.

Dee   December 18th, 2008 1:00 pm ET

In my opinion, This is another SAD and SICK story about a mom/parent who wanted her so-called FREEDOM?!? Based ONLY on circumstantial evidence, I find her guilty~& here's the thing, I didn't WANT to believe such, in the beginning, but as more and more of ALL she said to her brother, and parents, etc., on tapes or transcripts came to surface, MOST if not ALL were just a bunch of lies...EVERY mom I know (& I'm a gramma) and EVERY gramma I know, would NEVER believe the lie that "Casey is and was a good mother." NO GOOD MOTHER lets her child BE MISSING for 31 days without telling BOTH the authorities and her parents/the grandparents, at the least! It's *bull* she wanted to protect the family from physical harm, as Casey claims...you'd REPORT it and you would NOT care about possible harm to you or your family, you'd MORE SO ONLY CARE about HELP in FINDING little Caylee! She could care less, and her actions and lies PROVE such! May God now Hold Caylee Safe and Comforting in His Loving arms!

Bronze   December 18th, 2008 1:00 pm ET

While I understand a parents love for their child no matter what s/he does it does not mean that we should support them no matter what they do or how they behave. If one of my daughters acted as Casey has I would not be able to accept it. I would let her know I did not believe her and I would not support her in public. We have no control over our adult children. We all hope we have instilled morals and ethics.
Watching the grandparents in this case, especially the grandmother, I believe that they have been making excuses for Casey's behavior all her life. She has never had to grow up and behave like an adult nor has she ever taken responsibility for her actions... It's always been someones fault, but not hers. Maybe now she will have to take responsibility for her actions.

Mary   December 18th, 2008 1:01 pm ET

I would like to know, when Casey goes on trial, will there be cameras in the courtroom. It seems to me that with all the concern for this little girl, the people should be able to see and hear all the evidence against Casey. I hope that media fights for the cameras.

Kelly Kumanchik   December 18th, 2008 1:07 pm ET

I think it's utterly despicable what this woman has done to her child. To anyone that thinks her innocent, after all the evidence, online chloroform, "neck-breaking", "how to make a weapon" searches, not to mention the cadaver dogs pointing out TWO, not one, but TWO locations of human decomposition in the Anthony's yard and in the trunk of Casey's car, plus the FBI CONFIRMING that human decomposition took place in the trunk of her car...How you can NOT be convinced that this girl is a calculated, cold blooded killer, you'd have to be a complete MORON.

She should be put to death as painfully as possible, that is the only appropriate punishment for someone like her. As a mother, I have cried every single time I see the video of this beautiful little girl on TV singing "You are My Sunshine". How anyone could look at that face and then cover it with duct tape, is BEYOND my comprehension.

I feel sorry for George Anthony, but Cindy Anthony is an idiot, and she's in complete DENIAL if she thinks people actually BELIEVE her daughter is anything but a raging sociopath and pathological liar, not to mention, MURDERER.

May Caylee rest in peace with God & the Angels, where at least there, she doesn't have to fear the people who are supposed to love and protect her. At least there, she can be happy and free.

God Bless her and all of the people who have exhaustingly searched for her, month after month.

Kristy   December 18th, 2008 1:12 pm ET

Wow, Snooz you looze, I honestly think great minds think alike. I suspect Lee as the father and it came to me before I saw it in print. A) she is broke, stealing, and has no job – why would you not collect the social security if the father died. She was an opportunist, makes no sense. OR b) IF the father is still alive, why no demand for child support in lieu of the above as well. Brother is suspect for sure, are you Lee's girlfriend or something where this simply does not occur to you?

Lisa   December 18th, 2008 1:16 pm ET

Unfortunately, proper justice will never be served for this sweet little girl who will never be able to enjoy the life she deserves. As a mother, I am dumbfounded by crimes like this. How could anyone bring a life into the world and ever even CONSIDER harming a child? Accidentally or not....there is still ill will behind her actions and she does not even seem to have a care in the world other than for her own self. Casey (and anyone who commits crimes on children!) deserves much, much worse than prison...at the least, she deserves a conscience to know what she did was unthinkable.

Josie   December 18th, 2008 1:23 pm ET

I have also followed this case since Nancy Grace first aired it in July, and agree with most of the other bloggers: Casey Anthony is guilty, for sure. But my question is this: with all the evidence piling up against Casey Anthony, how on earth does this so-called "dream-team" of lawyers think they can get her off?!? what possible evidence, or lack of, do they have that would cause a jury to vote "not guilty" because of reasonable doubt?? I'm so afraid that this case will end up like recent other cases where the defendant got off because there was "reasonable" doubt in the juror's mind, i.e. Phil Spector, O.J.'s murder trial of 1995.

Michael in Houston   December 18th, 2008 1:23 pm ET

I have a technicolor picture of what my Mom's support of me would like had I murdered one of my daughters. My Mother would be out front leading the pack to ensure that I received the appropriate punishment.
The Anthony family are all gutless. I have no doubt their next move once its confirmed that this is Caylee will be to say their daughter didnt do it. We will have to sit through endless media interviews watching and listening to this family insult our intelligence more then they already have.
Some say they are in a state of denial. I happen to think otherwise. I think the whole family is calculating. At a minimum I hope the parents are charged with obstruction.
Casey is a freakshow and the sooner she is removed from our sight the better.
I hope, the justice system will be the voice of this precious innocent little girl and bring this family to full accountability.

Jess R   December 18th, 2008 1:38 pm ET

Wow.. what happened to factual journalism? I mean the comments made hear in the blog are the opinions of people who have the right to have an opinion. Of course, those accused also have the right to be assumed innocent until found guilty, as well. While, I agree there are many comments, actions, and inactions on Casey's part to lead a person to believe she is guilty of something in this case, I am strongly against ordering her execution. I mean, the death penalty is designed for pre-meditated murder... Not Proven in this case as of yet.... I don't really hold the public responsible for the failure to remember the right to be assumed innocent as mentioned above... because I feel that the opinionated journalism of the media has formed a full blown mob of the public in pursuit of Casey's head on a platter. I watch the news and get headaches as my blood pressure rises to hear reporters and journalists not only report based on their opinions, but down right make comments as facts when it really contradicts what has already been reported or what is being said even in the same conversation.

And why is the bounty hunter even in Florida? Didn't he quit being the bondsman for Casey along time ago? So, unless he is now employed as a reporter, or as a "professional analysyt" isn't he just another citizen? Why is it that he and Nancy Grace can get on national television and promote their beliefs on what has happened there in Florida? Now, I am not saying by any means, that I think Casey is innocent of everything here, but I do have enough mindspace to know there are plenty of other options to what took place besides the one(s) being broadcast on television.

If I were on her defense team, I would simply require that anyone on the jury be someone who has not seen any television in the past 6 months. Professional journalism must be a thing of the past. CNN's got Nancy Grace hanging the woman before its even proven to be a crime committed, and FOX has Geraldo calling Casey a slut... whether true or false, facts should be facts, opinions be opinions, and everyone in the United States of America has the right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty. If you want to hang someone before proof of a crime much less proof of guilt, move to Pakistan or something.

May the Lord hold Caylee and all children safe in his arms today and forever, amen.

Aloma   December 18th, 2008 1:38 pm ET

Casey asked to put the child up for adoption. Her mother wouldn't hear of it. If that is not the biggest red flag as to a parents ability to want or be a parent then I don't know what is. I think the Mother (Cindy) should have realized that her daughter cannot handle this, instead of forcing her to do something she was capable of.........being a mother. You cannot force anyone to do anything that they either do not want to, or are not capable of doing and I think Cindy stood in the way of Casey letting Caylee go, now she has lost both of them. I think Cindy is a control freak that wanted to force her daughter to take responsibility for her actions, not realizing that the child was not capable. Therefore Cindy is guilty of this too.

Diana   December 18th, 2008 1:39 pm ET

Dear Caylee,
Rest in peace and know that as an angel you now know peace and happiness and true love of our Lord.
Casey,
I can't and try not to judge you, but the Lord will.

Aloma   December 18th, 2008 1:40 pm ET

Correction ~

think the Mother (Cindy) should have realized that her daughter cannot handle this, instead of forcing her to do something she was NOT capable of………being a mother.

latasha   December 18th, 2008 1:44 pm ET

i really hate this happen to little caylee . the mother is a triffin indiviual she didnt have to do this to the little girl . far as cindy and george the both help their daughter 1. become a psycho 2. contuine denying the facts 3. ( and most important) i personally think they help their daughter depose the body why? because they panic and didnt want their daughter to go to the jail she is going to riot in .

Franny   December 18th, 2008 1:46 pm ET

I would have like to have seen video of Casey's reaction when she was told that remains were found near her parents house.

The defense is probably going to go with mental illness. What a blessing to have the remains found at this very special time of year. At least somebody's family will have closure to such a tragedy.

NYPrincessTt   December 18th, 2008 1:46 pm ET

Lately, I have been getting frustrated with CNN's endless coverage of this case. Most of the 'updates' are speculation that, when presented to the experts, are met with vague, ambiguous statements that any of us could make- hypothesis, guesses. I still watch the first few minutes of Nancy each evening, until my stomach starts to turn at the thought of Casey Anthony and her crime, or until I see that any 'news' Nancy has will not be able to be confirmed. The one thing that affected me after the first few minutes of the show last night was how they were desrcibing the bones they were finding and talking about "sifting through (dirt and various other materials) for small fragments of bone and other remains." I am now under the impression that, not only did Casey kill her daughter, she seperated her head from her body and then attempted to CRUSH UP Caylee's skeleton into little pieces, or in some other way break down her small daughter's body to minimize the chance of it being found quickly or easily identified. Whether this was an act of uncontrolable violence or an attempt to destroy evidence, I won't even try to guess what this crazy broad was thinking. I just know that is the picture I got in my head when they were describing splinters and using other adjectives to give the impression that the rest of the skeleton, other than the skull was in very small, tiny pieces.

Carol   December 18th, 2008 1:47 pm ET

This is a reenactment of the oldest murder story in the book, Cane and Able. Where is your child -where is your brother? Am I responsible for the whereabouts of my child/my brother? The evil lie told – you can gain from slaying your child/ your brother. What is the gain for Casey Anthony? Freedom, sympathy, attention. This was her intent in the back of her mind. "How do I relieve myself of my burden and gain the oh so needed attention I crave?" The key to the horrible lie told is to never ever admit what one did. Casey will never admit her horrible act; nor did Cane. The true price of the lie? – estrangement, exile, segregation. I believe it was God's work that this child's body has been found. Prayers have been answered by those who have prayed for closure and truth. The truth will overcome the terrible lies that have been told and this child will rest in peace.

sherry carson   December 18th, 2008 1:49 pm ET

i feel so angry about this sitiation. I have a 2 year old little boy that i love with all my heart and never has a day went by that i felt like hurting him. A mother's love is to protect and cherrish her child and keep them safe not harm them and kill them and then go party like you haven't done anything wrong. i think Casey Anthony should be haunted everyday for the rest of her life for such a crime and so should the grandparents because i cant see where there innocent.
Dear Caylee, R.I.P sweet beautiful little girl:)

NYPrincessTt   December 18th, 2008 1:51 pm ET

I am also starting to wonder if maybe there isn't some truth to the incest scenario that people have been suggesting. Perhaps this was part of the reason Cindy didn't want Casey to put the baby up for adoption. She knew that there would have had to be blood work and DNA testing done for that to happen, and then it would have come out that the baby's parents were each other's siblings. Cindy is in the nursing profession, so she has an awareness of how these things work. Maybe trying to hide from George that she knew her son and daughter had been getting it on...

carol   December 18th, 2008 1:53 pm ET

casey know she did it and it takes a sorry person to defend her they know she did it EVERYONE knows she did it those lawyers should wakeup and have nightmares every night along with that sorry casey money isnt worth defending a child killer over she will go to hell and pay for what she did to this beautiful little girl i am a mom of 2 and they are my life i am young also but when it was time to be a mom it was time to grow up partying isnt that important and it isnt worth going to jail over she could have gave the little girl to someone who had no kids if she didnt want the grandparents to have her i also agree with the other person i also think lee knows something and they need to search a little harder into him if knowone would defend that sorry excuse for a human and just let her lay there and make her watch vidoes of caylee and look @ pics all day she will in time do her onself justice..............god be with the lil angel caylee marie...........

Shaunna   December 18th, 2008 1:58 pm ET

to dane stocker....what???...
i could care less about casey and the grandpartents I'll resrve my sympathy for Caylee.While I am no expert casey certainly is a sociopathic, narcissistic person who's main goal in life is themselves and the only truth is the one they choose to make up.
A Baby girl is dead. and what happend to caylee's does not just happen especially when you live with other people under the same roof .
that woman( and i use the term loosly) was not fit to raise dog let alone a child and while her parents probably thought they could watch over caylee they failed to as doctor Phil would say " tell it like it is" to their daughter and make her take responsibility as a mother and an adult..they all played a part in this wether big or small.... it's just a tragity that caylee's life was the consequense...

sue   December 18th, 2008 2:01 pm ET

my son at the age of 12 left early from a basketball tryout, i frantically looked for him for 30 minutes and even though the kid was 5'5" i paniced and called the police, Thankfully they found him an hour later walking home calmly, no CARING parent would wait a month to report their child missing the ONLY way that would happen was if they were trying to hide something. OPEN your eyes Anthony family as much as this hurts your daughter is a murderer

Shanel   December 18th, 2008 2:01 pm ET

The parents know that their daughter is a little mentally touched. She probably needed counseling many years ago. Every woman that has a child is not a mother. When family members see a pattern of neglect and abuse, hard as it may be, we have to take legal action to remove that child from that environment.

One artical said her parents talked her out of giving Caylee up for adoption. Casey was crying out then and should have been taken more seriously. It doesn't excuse the charges that she faces, but mental illness is extremely serious and we as family, and friends have to respect the illness.

Also, bored. We are armchair lawyers and jurors. While we shouldn't be so quick to rush to judgement, consider that facts we were provided: A mother doesn't report her 3 year old child missing for over a month, her vehicle smelled of decomposition and her stories varied from time to time- go figure.

Get Real, Boise, ID   December 18th, 2008 2:01 pm ET

Casey Anthony represents all that is disgusting about American culture: convenience, instant gratification and entitlement mentality to name a few. That little dime-whore killed Caylee Anthoney because it got in the way of her endeavors and aspirations of being . . . a club slut. Boo hoo. I do believe there can be a silver lining however. This story, although both tragically sad and outrageous, can serve as a lense through which we can see the product of decay in our collective societal morals. A “gut check” perhaps, to help answer the question "to what extent do we care about our collective morals as a society?" Clearly this murder is a result of both in-born characteristics of the perpetrator, Casey Anthoney, and her free will decisions to feed off of the temptations of the environement that she grew up in. Perhaps the best punishment for Casey is life in prison without the possibility of parole, and access to all the Hollywood shows and glam magazines that we all know she immerses herself in . . . and a mirror (viewable but untouchable so as to prevent suicide) so she can watch herself age and deservedly experience the angst of an outcast as she watches the rot of American culture march on.

Darlene Knight   December 18th, 2008 2:05 pm ET

There was a comment made earlier about children having children, and implied that because she was so young, and a child herself that that fact somehow contributed to her killing her child. I have a daugher who was 16 years old when she had her daughter. Never in a million years would my child harm her child in anyway to go to the club or hang out with her boyfriend. There are many young mothers in America, none have done what this mother has. The fact that she was young had nothing to do with the killing of her child. She is a sick and this did not happen when she first gave birth, I suspect she has had many problems all of her life. It is not being to old or too young that kills or harms a child. I am appalled that people have name this a social issue of children having children. This is an issue of a sick, spoiled, self centered and narcisstic person who did not just get that way when she gave birth, rather long before. Stop trying to make excuses for why she would do such a thing. We never know why people hurt, abuse and kill children, however, a great deal of it comes from early childhood, not at the birth of child when you are young. In the old days women had children and married when they were 14 years old......this did not cause any of them to kill their children, understanding the pressures were different, still I will not make the fact tht she was young mother an excuse for her behavior. My daughter is an excellent mother.

zoe   December 18th, 2008 2:06 pm ET

Even if Casey didn't do it (which is a HUGE if) she can not explain away the fact that she made no effort to locate her missing child. If she had made an effort the Amber Alert that could have been put out immediately might have saved Caylee. I however truely believe Casey Anthony is guilty of killing her daughter and because of her total lack of cooperation with the investigation and her obvious inclination to lie and mislead should have the harshest of punishments handed down.

diana   December 18th, 2008 2:07 pm ET

I agree with some of the postings here. Casey should start telling the truth now as it is starting to come out. Your lies are catching up to you little missy. As for what you are saying about the grandparents. You better stop and take a look before you start judging least you be judged by what you say about them. One posting talked as if the grandparents didn't care or they would have been calling to check on her. Well go back and read all the stories. The grandmother was calling but would be told Callee was taking a nap, or gone with the nanny everytime and after a month of this frustration is when the grandmother finally went into action. Grant you I would have probably got more concerned early but I am no one to judge only the Lord has this right. However, I do believe Casey did this terrible deed and I feel as if she did it on purpose nothing accidental. As far as standing behind her I don't know if I could knowing she killed her own child or my grandchild but who is to say what they would do until they were in that position. And as God as my wittness I do not ever want to know how I would feel or what I would do in that type of situation! So again all of you posters watch how you judge least yea be judged in the same set of circumstances.

Anne   December 18th, 2008 2:08 pm ET

Like everyone in the country, I have been amazed everytime another detail is released. Caylee was an absolutely beautiful little girl and appeared to be much loved by her grandparents at least. It is so hard to reconcile Caylee's pictures with what happend to her. Mark Klaas finally put it all into words. This is a totally disfunctional family and that disfunction led to the death of a beautiful innocent child. Even after the death of this child, the "adults" in her life created a toxic enviroment of lying and covering up. Anyone consider the possibility that Caylee is the child of Casey and Lee?

Jess R   December 18th, 2008 2:19 pm ET

THANK YOU BRANDY for your comment... This is exactly what I was talking about... there are so many other possibilities than just those suggested by the media and by the public mob out to get Casey....

What has happened to Caylee and all the other 1000's of children that are abducted or molested, or neglected is terrible, and justice should be served in all cases... but prematurely hanging Casey, or her parents, or her brother, or anyone else before we get all the facts is a major injustice in the eyes of the Constitution...

Anyway, thanks again Brandy, I'm glad to know I'm not the only one with a broad mind.

(Quoted text from Brandy)
Brandy December 18th, 2008 10:06 am ET

I think Casey got in with drug dealers and owed them money so they took caley and told casey she had to come up with the money to get her back and thats why she stole money from her mom and friends and i think they accidentally killed her while they kidnapped her and didnt tell casey so she figured if she got the money they would give her back. I also think maybe she didnt talk to police because after they took caley they threatend casey about talking and probably said they would kill the rest of her family. No one knows what she is really going through the media only shows us some of the story. The part they want to be perceived. LOOK AT ALL THE FAMILY PHOTOS AND VIDEO you can tell she loved her daughter.

Parent   December 18th, 2008 2:22 pm ET

Ever since this story broke here in Orlando, I have followed almost everyday. I have listen to all the comments from news media and others that live here in Orlando. I never knew Caylee or her family. But I too have been taken back by all that has occurred. It is so sad to see that the outcome of this little girl is that she was snuffed out and thrown away like a piece of trash. I have prayed for Caylee and will continue to do so as she was a pure form of innocent. As for the family, I believe they know alot more than what they have stated and that will come out!
I also want to praise the Orange County Sheriff's Dept and Gods speed in the work that they have done and continue to do to bring the evidence against Casey.

Tears

If tears could build a stairwell
and memories were a lane,

I would walk right up to Heaven

and bring you home again.

No farewell words were spoken

no time to say good-bye

You were gone before I knew it,

and only God knows why.

My heart still aches in sadness,

and secret tears still flow,

What it means to lose you,

no one will ever know.

Anonymous

For Caylee

Dee   December 18th, 2008 2:23 pm ET

To Dan...telling others to "get their facts straight" ~ FYI, according to what I've read Casey was NOT in just any apartment (nor her own apartment-BTWay) but sometimes living w/Tony and his roomate...so WHERE else was she at times she was NOT staying overnight at Tony's...she wasn't working, AS she claimed, at Universal Studios!? You're right about one thing, she totally LIED to her parents, mostly her mom, whom she contacted WHILE gone(while Casey was gone) for over a month~and IF you listen to the FBI interviews with either Cindy or George Anthony, you'll UNDERSTAND why SOME people are upset at the grandparents~because at FIRST Cindy calls 911/Police, but then LATER Cindy makes EXCUSES for Casey, and TOTALLY turns her 911 Call about "there's something wrong, it smells like there's been a dead body in the car!" toward, "it was pizza/garbage that smelled." and George who TOLD the FBI, something like "once you smell that smell of decomp, you NEVER forget it~I'll be straight with you, that's what it smelled like to me, later I'm the one who told Cindy, that it was the (rotting) pizza that made it smell like that."...:::Cindy's in nursing, and George HAS smelled THAT smell MORE than once, and BOTH knew at THAT time, that IS what they were smelling, the leftovers of a rotting corpse (even before George first OPENS the trunk, he ADMITS to the FBI agent "I said to myself, please don't let it be my daughter or granddaughter in there" (dead in the trunk)..:::great denial? I think NOT...I think they ABSOLUTELY KNEW RIGHT AWAY (if not their granddaughter) there WAS a DEAD BODY in THE TRUNK of THAT car...they CAN put 2+2 together like the rest of us, to add up to the FACT that since Casey WAS/IS alive, and Casey HAD access to that car, and police interviewed employees of where the car was left (who stated no one bothered with the car) and police KNOW that NO one bothered with the car where it was then towed, and the ANTHONYS (Cindy/George) were ABSOLUTELY the 1st ones to have ACCESS to that car, since Casey abandoned it...don't tell me it's GREAT DENIAL, it's not, it's THEM doing ALL they can to TRY to STAND by their daughter, murderer or not! I absolutely believe BOTH George and Cindy KNOW Casey killed their precious daughter, either by accident (chloroformed and overdosed poor li'l Caylee, in doing so~just so Casey could dance the nights away at Fusion, and be alone w/Tony, or doing other wild things) or Casey got rid of Caylee, on purpose-They KNOW this, even Lee KNOWS this, didn't Casey TELL Lee "...maybe I'm just a bitch..." in a reference about talking about their mom and dad (Cindy and George)? READ the transcripts and info' and watch the videos...Cindy and George KNOW, they are just COVERING up what deep inside themselves THEY KNOW! They raised an irresponsible adult, who's a thief and a killer NOT less than a manslaughterer (child slaughterer!) She stoled MORE than from ONLY Amy...she stoled from George (George SAYS so in interviews) stoled from Cindy, from the OTHER Gramma, from an OLD boyfriend and THOSE are THEFT they KNOW about what about ALL the THEFTS they DON'T know about? She even STOLE ALL THE MONIES OUT OF CAYLEE'S PIGGY BANK! She text messaged a friend that Caylee was "in her way" of having MORE fun...she Googled and Yahooed areas for info' on "Chloroform"; "Neck Breaking"; "Using Household items as Weapons"; "Missing and Kidnapped Children", and MORE...so Do NOT say that George and Cindy are in GREAT DENIAL~we know what THEY know, and I'd BET they KNOW MORE than WE do, about their daughter's irresponsible and often just plain MEAN or EVIL behaviors of the past~~they're not IN denial, they are in HELL, it's GOT TO BE wrenching and heartaching for them to KNOW their own daughter killed (whether by accident or on purpose) their darling Caylee...I believe they KNOW this(that Casey DID it) they're just trying to KEEP their daughter from the death penalty, by CONTINUING the lies and ACTING as if what they TOLD police on that 911 and the FBI, no longer applies...unfortunately, for THEM, it's OUT THERE already...EVERYone's heard Cindy's 911 call, and if you WATCH and LISTEN to George's FBI interview, you'll realize HE TOO, knew RIGHT AWAY that THAT smell was from a CORPSE (a dead body) when he opened the trunk at the towing place....THEY KNOW, they are NOT in denial, they SAY they would do ANYthing for Caylee, but people feel they have turned their BACKS on Caylee by supporting their daughter at this time, and people have a RIGHT to think/feel any way they do, feelings aren't wrong, ACTIONS, however CAN be VERY wrong...Personally IF that were MY daughter and MY granddaughter, I do NOT KNOW HOW I'd think, feel, or act...does anyone really know? So in THAT area, I give to you, and to the Anthony's some generous slack...after all, "do NOT judge until you've walked in that one's shoes" but I believe they KNOW without ANY doubts that Casey killed Caylee because she wanted "out"...the stealing (ALL the thefts, ones we KNOW about & those we DON'T know about) was an OBVIOUS symptom of something MUCH deeper...sociopaths have NO GUILT, and have NO PROBLEM trying to MANIPULATE their world to ONLY REVOLVE around THEIR WANTS OR NEEDS! Poor Caylee had a sociopath as a mom, I pray that Caylee GETS HEARD, and that SHE SPEAKS beyond the grave of her tiny scattered bones, that the forensics and the jury FIND Casey Anthony to be EXACTLY what she IS a SELFISH, HEARTLESS, EVIL WOMAN WHO KILLED HER OWN DAUGHTER! Here's the wierd thing, I pray for EVERYone of them...I believe even PRAYING for evil people, is NOT a wasted prayer, that God knows WHAT to DO with those SENT UP PRAYERS! May that body BE Caylee's, and May this sad, sick, awful mom find that Justice is from God, both on Earth and in Heaven...I don't wish for ANYone to go to Hell, there's enough Hell, right here on Earth...I just Hope for Justice for Caylee, I hope Caylee's mom Casey Anthony has to LIVE with this in jail, for the REST of her Life! I do also pray for Cindy, George, Lee...they ARE in Hell, because of ALL they are going through OR putting THEMSELVES thru' purposely! I wish they WERE in Great Denial, I simply do NOT believe that, that's WHY I think they are in worse hell than we can imagine ever having to go thru' it's WHY I keep them all in prayers! God Bless Caylee Marie Anthony, God we ASK you for Justice for Caylee Marie!!! Let it BE shown here on Earth! I think we ALL can agree on THAT!

ali   December 18th, 2008 2:25 pm ET

i think her mom was stupid to kill her

mary a.place   December 18th, 2008 2:27 pm ET

she,Casey planed this whole murder right from the start. All I can say now is, the sun is shinning on sweet little Caylee now. Her mother Casy must face the truth and be honest,as should her Grandparents and Uncle who are George, Cindy and Lee.

jeni   December 18th, 2008 2:27 pm ET

I have a few observations
! 1.zanny the nanny is a childrens book charactor , also the street name for xanax
2 .search for household weapons , and not reporting a missing baby for a month , seems like maybe more family victims were likely before the plot got foiled , especially since she told her friends her parents were giving her the house , with an alibi being child kidnapping
3.all those gas cans , maybe the babys clothing was charred

#1 Grandmother   December 18th, 2008 2:31 pm ET

I wonder is it hard for Casey to go to sleep at night, knowing she killed her child and drove around with her in the trunk of her car to rot like an animal. I had orignally felt bad for the grandparents being a grandparent myself and knowing grandkids show true love a love that is different from the children, but since they have asked for immunity so they can tell the truth they claim, I have no respect for them at this time.I truly hope they are denied, because if they really loved Caylee as they pretended, to tell the truth should be without any conditions. I am also sick and tired of Baez and the dream team trying to figure out a way to get this idiot out of this malice crime she has committed.I understand every human being deserves a fair trial and to be represented, but he has to know he is fighting a losing battle just make her tell the truth, like he should of been doing when she was spending 6 hours a day in his office obviously not telling him the truth. Maybe they were practicing hugging.

Get Real, Boise, ID   December 18th, 2008 2:32 pm ET

Jess R, Brandy,

To be fair, those are well made points and it is good to have "devil's advocates." However, to be fair, the first response is usually the correct one. To this point I'll take my initial impressions that are based on said suggestions "by the media" ANYDAY . . . over that of a well constructed revisionist history, PAINSTAKINGLY AND SKILLFULLY, concocted by the massive ego's of the defense attorneys who'll do anything to put another case in the "win" column. The fact is that she is a pathological liar, who, with the right legal team, will continue to lie to wits end. Get real, we're all adults so let's aviod playing "make believe".

Sheila   December 18th, 2008 2:49 pm ET

This is of course my personal opinion, but I don't trust Cindy Anthony as far as I could spit. There is something in her eyes that creeps me out. Any grandparent would stands by and condones their daughter's behavior is as guilty. What goes around comes around.

Karina   December 18th, 2008 2:56 pm ET

Grandparents and Lee know what happened to Caylee by now. They know in their hearts that Caylee is gone so now they feel they have to stand by Casey. I believe that they were writing letter each other from jail and Casey told her family that it was an accident so that's why Cindy, George and Lee are acting that way. They probably already forgave her for what she's done. I
I wonder if Cindy, George and Lee asked themselves what little precious Caylee went through before she died.
My prayers go out to Caylee.
I am a mother and i have a 3 year-old and i would do anything to protect my daughter.

linda   December 18th, 2008 2:58 pm ET

Gee Jess, all those photos you mention prove is that there is not a camera that Casey does not love. You had to have heard her mother in the 911 call talking about what an unfit mother Casey was. We ALL heard it unfortunately for Cindy. In the jail house tapes, show me one time when the tears were not proceeded by "I want to come home" , or one time when the questions turned to Caylee that she did not change the subject or find some other way to terminate the discussion. You also seem to think you know an awful lot about how drug dealers would operate. Thank God I don't, but I do think that they would not have allowed it to drag on for 6 months garnering all the publicity of this case, they would have eliminated the problem immediately, they don't like publicity. No one but Casey Anthony killed Caylee Anthony, and yes she is entitled to her day in court, but that is not going to change the FACTS in this case. I do wish she had done this in Pakistan, because then she would be dead already.

L.L. Jackson   December 18th, 2008 3:00 pm ET

I am truly happy CNN has this page for the people to express their feelings and thoughts regarding little Caylee who lost her life far to soon. Every night when I watch Nancy Grace and she plays Caylee singing and turning pages in the book while she sits with her PaPa, breaks my heart, it brings me to tears no matter how many times I see it. I bet when the FBI tells the world those bones were Caylee she will have a funeral big as Princess Diana, because everyone has grew to love her. Casey deserves the death penalty, and the more I hear about her parents George and Cindy they deserve to do time too based on being stupid and denying the obvious their daughter killed precious Caylee. Tim Miller of X-Search I just love him too he said something during his interview that no one else would say and that is how mad he was at Casey for not taking him on a two minute walk to show him where the baby was, instead told him lies and pretended like they were getting sightings of Caylee. I think George and Cindy Anthony and Casey whatever Movie or Book Deal they try and get the money should go to Tim Miller for the wasted time and all the money he lost from Americans donations looking for this baby Casey knew she had killed..

Rose   December 18th, 2008 3:15 pm ET

First of all "Zanny the Nanny" sounds like a fictitious name for sure. Anyone believing that she's a real person ..................there is something WAY WRONG ! ! ! Besides, if Casey Anthony LIED about her place of employment , where did she get the money to pay "Zanny" for her services. I'd have a hard time paying a Nanny and I have a decent paying job. NOBODY works for free with todays' economy. Furthermore if the "good little mommy Casey" needed a babysitter while she went to a "REAL" job, then where is grandma & grandpa for helping to sit the little girl? I raised three girls and now have two grandsons and believe me.............if anyone dared touch or hurt them or they disappeared suddenly and couldn't be found for a month plus..............I'd certainly have the sickest feeling and lose it. That is just NOT NORMAL to let time lapse as they did. Their heads must be screwed on backwards.
And then................stand by the daughter when all evidence points to her.................I HATE it when parents are in denial or think "oh not my darling child, she'd never do something like that" GET REAL ! ! ! !

Brandy   December 18th, 2008 3:16 pm ET

YOU ALL ARE SO QUICK TO JUDGE.......

YOU CANT BELIEVE EVERYTHING THE MEDIA FEEDS YOU .. THEY SPIN IT SO YOU ONLY SEE WHAT THEY WANT YOU TO!!
I think Casey got in with drug dealers and owed them money so they took caley and told casey she had to come up with the money to get her back and thats why she stole money from her mom and friends and i think they accidentally killed her while they kidnapped her and didnt tell casey so she figured if she got the money they would give her back. I also think maybe she didnt talk to police because after they took caley they threatend casey about talking and probably said they would kill the rest of her family. No one knows what she is really going through the media only shows us some of the story. The part they want to be perceived. LOOK AT ALL THE FAMILY PHOTOS AND VIDEO you can tell she loved her daughter.

Cole's Mom   December 18th, 2008 3:21 pm ET

My question is how can any mother that has lost a child not be distraught and not be crying non-stop. I lost my son a year ago in an accident and I still cry everyday. Take it from me if you lose your child that you truly love and even think your child could be dead it shows in your eyes and in your face. I do not see that in Casey Anthony's face – not grief! Nor in the grandmother. I do see it in the grandfather. Poor little Caylee..... too young to protect herself. If she is dead God's angels are protecting her now and Casey & her mother are left here to suffer. May God have mercy on the person responsible for Caylee's disappearing. They are going to need it.

Brandy   December 18th, 2008 3:21 pm ET

GET REAL

Sometime people lie when they think they are protecting their loved ones. She might have been scared because she didnt want who took caley to know she was talking to police.
Have your children ever been kidnapped? NO I BET NOT. So you all can say what you want but untill IT ACTUALLY DOES HAPPEN YOU DONT REALLY KNOW HOW YOU WOULD ACT GIVEN THE SITUATION. Plus she is very young! She probably beleives they will return her. NONE OF YOU KNOW. SHE HAS NOT BEEN PROVEN GUILTY YET.

OH YEA AND I DIDNT PUT MY DAUGHTERS FATHERS NAME ON MY BIRTH CERTIFACATE BECAUSE HE WAS NOT A GOOD GUY AND I DIDNT WANT HIM TO HAVE CLAIM TO HER SO MAYBE THINK ABOUT THAT BEFORE YOU SAY SHE WAS SLEEPING WITH HER BROTHER.

Curious   December 18th, 2008 3:46 pm ET

I wonder why this young woman rattles off falsehood without concern as to it's impact or consequence, She exhibits behavior similar to the same found in severely abused women and children who fabricate from fear to shield their abusers.

It is obvious the child was the focus of hatred, yet the child was innocent. Perhaps, the child represented something more confining than her presence alone.

The untimely finish of the child may be the tip of the iceberg.

As far as chloroform goes...
As an ordinary person, I can only imagine that chloroform may either be purchased on-line...or obtained from a hospital. Either is easy enough to trace.

If there is a "circle of trust", it may be the ultimate solution as to motive and the unusual behavior exhibited by this cast of characters.

Ultimately, the innocent party was executed. A grave crime.

Amy- in AR   December 18th, 2008 3:55 pm ET

I have two children that are now 19 and 15 and at any given time a house full of kids and I love it. I can't believe that any "MOTHER" that has given birth to a miracle of GOD above could take the life from their own child. It sickens me to think anyone could believe that this mother, as she says that she is, would try to still say that she is innocent. If my children were out of my sight at age 2 or 3 for 2 seconds I was insanely crazy until I had them at my side. Call me overprotective however, this world is a INSANE and CRAZY place. I love my babies and I would do whatever I had to do to protect them and at whatever COST!!! NOT KILL THEM!!!! I would kill myself trying to protect them.

I was pregnant and a mother at age 17 and you know I never regreted anything. NOR did I ever want the partying or the nightlife... I love my children and so did my mom and all their grandparents. My parents would and did have custody of one of their grand child because of the state. Don't act so innocent there either. I believe there is ALOT more to this story in all aspects and I can't wait to see how it unfolds and see who else becomes involved and charged.

I just pray that Caylee Marie Anthony can rest in peace and that her mother.... (hate to call her that) but I sure wish that when they possitively identify the remains as Caylee, that they put the death penalty back on the table. Why should we as citizens have to pay for a murderer of a 3 year old innocent child for the rest of her life...???? She didn't do her job and protect and love her, so why should we have to let her live and breath and eat???? Go back to the biblical times and an eye for eye and tooth for a tooth .... when you kill someone (adult or child) you get killed... and Casey Anthony for this gruesome murder of this innocent beautiful child.... she should die slowly. I am not trying to be inhumane about it..... but I am seriously thinking about that baby that didn't even get a chance to start living her life....

RIP: CAYLEE MARIE ANTHONY.... WE LOVE YOU BABY GIRL-FLY WITH THE ANGELS SWEET GIRL

Get Real, Boise, ID   December 18th, 2008 4:26 pm ET

Brandy, I agree that the media has tainted this case. Consequently the defense will claim Casey can't get a fair trial in Orlando and even at the national level. The media has spun out of control due to the sensationalism of the case. I'm all about the benfit of the doubt and NOT rushing to judgement. However, from the perspective of the millions out there like myself, that do have the ability to fairly and patiently sift through the media spin and follow the facts of the case very closely: do you have any idea how outlandish, improbable and unreasonable the doubt you are trying to cast sounds? In all seriousness and not to insult, perhaps your emotions may be getting in the way of your better judgement. Please don't be upset with me sweetheart, you just come accross as being more on the emotion driven side of things although you don't seem to have abandoned deductive reasoning. And that's ok sweetie. It's ok. Innocent until proven guilty? That's the duty of those in the judicial system and she will get her day. Right now, this is court of public opinion and Casey is guilty. Period. No dust you can stir up is going to settle in Casey's favor. Once again though, I find it unfortunately ironic that because of this I'm sure her defense team will claim she can't get a fair trial.

Chris   December 18th, 2008 4:57 pm ET

I feel the parents and the brother need to be looked at closely they know more than what they are letting on and they should be put in cells next to casey and enjoy the life of no contact with each other or not being able to speak to each other. And George you being a retired cop acting the way you are that is showing no respect for the Badge you carried. And cindy being a nurse you have disgraced the whole medical field. So that is why I feel the immunity deal should not be given to you. So rot in hell Anthony Family!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ace   December 18th, 2008 5:05 pm ET

I always wanted to be a lawyer growing up. Now, I know I never could have been one if I had to defend sick people like Casey Anthony.

To Jess and Brandy, I tried to keep an open mind. Simple fact is that if my children were threatened, kidnapped, I would go to the police, not out partying. The police have resources that I don't and would have a better shot at recovering my child safely than I would.
To say that she stole money to try to pay Caylee's ransom is ridiculous. Especially when their are videos of her purchasing beer, sunglasses, magazines, etc with her stolen money.
Also, why did she lie about having a job for 2 years?
Maybe I live in fantasy land, but if the Anthony family don't have anything to hide, tell the truth and take lie detector tests.

Kathleen Conklin   December 18th, 2008 10:59 pm ET

There have been many stories about Casey and who the father of her child is. What got my attention was her mother saying that no one would find out who the father was. Then the story goes that Casey said that her father molested her and her brother hit on her so could it be that Casey's father is the natural father of Caylee? But then i don't think you can believe a word that Casey say's she is a natural liar. I also think that the grandparent's know more than they are saying. George was a cop and they are really good at hiding things we all know that. Rest in peace little Caylee.

Cliff R   December 19th, 2008 2:17 pm ET

the Baby was identified minutes ago by DR G it is definately The Anthony baby.

Darrell Goodwin   December 19th, 2008 2:37 pm ET

For Six months Casey knew that the body of her daughter was laying in the woods near her parents home, six months while a LOT of people searched for a child that was dumped much like someone throwing out garbage.
Six months Casey knew the truth and told everything BUT the truth, apparently to save her own butt from trouble, and she let that child lay there all alone.
It doesn't matter if she killed her own child or not, she disposed of the body and then with-held the information from the people who were trying to find the child, the death penalty isn't needed, send her butt to prison and the people you call criminals will see justice done.
Death would be an easy escape for such a monster, and Casey IS a monster. As for her parents, they knew what kind of daughter they had, denial is a excuse not to face the truth.
Goodbye Caylee, the world is NOT a better place without you in it, but it would be without your mother.

Lucy   December 19th, 2008 3:12 pm ET

Officially now Caylee is in Gods arms & has been for some time.

Bless you little child. My eyes fill with tears as I write this...you seem to be everyones "lost but found" little angel. May your voice now be heard loud and clear so that all the other children whom are abused & neglected, or even NOT WANTED, be found and taking out of harms way, by the people that really do care. God bless you baby angel. I never knew you personally, but you have grown in my heart as my very own children have done. I am so sorry this physical world lost you due to someone elses selfessness! It is beyond anything I could ever imagine. You will always be in our hearts and we will never forget you baby girl! It will be because of you, that others are saved. May you rest finally in eternal PEACE Caylee. We all love you!
~Still Crying!

?????????????   December 19th, 2008 3:42 pm ET

Ok now that they have confirmed that it is little Caylee. I think Casey should get life in prison without parole. I think they need to make her sit in her cell 23 hours a day and listen to Caylee singing the song they showed a video of. Then I think the grandparents should have to also face prison time for helping their worthless daughter out. Make Casey listen to her daughter sing every night before she goes to bed starting now. Guarantee she will break and either say what happened or she will take care of herself.

Politan Fan   December 19th, 2008 4:37 pm ET

My wife and I both broke down in tears when they announced the news on CNN. We thought this was the reason for the news conference, but one is never prepared for something like this.

Rest in peace precious angel.

cc   December 19th, 2008 6:02 pm ET

This is rediculous. why in the world would you go and have the baby then kill her that isn't right you could of gave her to family or if they were in killing the por girl to put her up for apoption. she was so cute i cant even believe ppl would do this to others.

Becky   December 19th, 2008 6:46 pm ET

While in agreement that a deplorable crime has been committed, my heart goes out to the grandparents of this beautiful little girl.

just me   December 19th, 2008 9:01 pm ET

Casey said she last saw Caylee when Zannie and her sister took her in the park and threatened Casey if she said anything. The last time George saw Caylee was when she left in her mickey mouse dress with mom, Casey. Now the Anthony's say that someone could have gone into their house and taken the tape, bags, etc. and then killed Caylee. How can that be when the last time Casey was even in the Anthony's home was in June. Remember Cindy said she was looking for Casey and Caylee for 30 Days before the car was found. Are the Anthony's insinuating that someone broke into their house after the world new Caylee was missing? Don't think it;s possible with all the protesters and media camped out there.

Debbie   December 19th, 2008 9:53 pm ET

My heart goes out to George and Cindy Anthony tonite. Christmas, is for all of us, but especially for the children.
Caylee should have had the chance, to be sitting on Santa's Lap this Christmas. I know, that she is for sure sitting on God's Lap instead, he will comfort her...as he will all of us.....

Pray for this little girl and her family...especially her mother...

min97   December 19th, 2008 11:23 pm ET

Something is definetly not right...
I think she seems very manipulative and cold.
I am not sure if she did it, or if she owed someone money or something-but her searches on her computer are hard to deny. Even if someone says it was a set-up, I really wonder how she has answered why she was searching all those things.

Her past of stealing and partying is not typical at all.
She has got to be the dumbest criminal ever if she did it.
Its so obvious she tried to make this look like something else and cast doubt.

One thing I do wonder, is why, if the meter reader found a bag
in Aug, would he wait and not look in it, then wait till December and finally decide to open it up and take a peek inside? Maybe he wanted nothing to do with it, or put his hands on it, but it just seems odd to me someone would call, 3 days in a row, but never look inside a bag, then finally look in it...I guess if I was afraid of opening or touching it, after making 3 phone calls and no one was checking the woods, I might decide to check it out too if it was still there. But then again, if I thought it was a dead body inside, and really thought so...I would almost have to have looked inside the first time. I dont think he is guilty, but its going to help her get off if she is guilty.

Earl   December 20th, 2008 2:05 am ET

No doubt about it Justice will be serve: but may the good Lord grant unto Casey repentance unto salvation and save her soul from hell, and may she be joint to little Caylee in the love and grace of our Lord Jesus Christ whom came into the world not to condemn the world that the world through him might be saved. May Casey come out of the darkness and into the light?

Victoria   December 21st, 2008 1:47 pm ET

1. Case is so high profile Casey legal team will never tell her to accept plea deal and avoid trial. They want trial.

2. So, this tactic by Casey Dream Team will require Florida to pay millions to try Casey.

3. Finally, why hasn't anyone mentioned that Casey did not crack when in custody by detectives? Susan Smith confessed but detectives couldn't break Casey. I'm impressed since she had no previous contact with detectives questioning her. She's tough.

Earl   December 22nd, 2008 2:36 am ET

The tongue is like a spark. It is an evil power that dirties the rest of the body and sets a person's entire life on fire with flames that come from hell itself.
All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and sea creatures can be tamed and have been tamed.
But our tongues get out of control. They are restless and evil, and always spreading deadly poison.
My dear friends, with our tongues we speak both praises and curses. We praise our Lord and Father, and we curse people who were created to be like God, and this isn't right.
May the God that love the world that he gave up the gift of salvation grant unto Casey repentance unto salvation that she be forgiven and set free from the sin that leads to death.

Erin   December 22nd, 2008 4:40 pm ET

I think giving Casey the death penalty is too easy!!! She needs to be locked in solitary confinement and be faced with her skeletons. Hearing a lot of the things she has said seems to tie things together. She said she feels her daughter is close by.....probably because she put her there. Obviously she is not going to come out and say "Hey I killed her she's in the woods." I think Casey has said several things that lead the facts to her killing her daughter. I think it was accidental though. The big "trend" now is for young mothers to chloroform their children as a "cheap" babysitter. However, if you read up on chloroform it says that cardiac arrest and aphyxiation and even brain damage can occur if used in high doses or repetitively. I think she was chloroforming her daughter for awhile and probably got the idea from a friend. I think the night Caylee died, she taped her mouth shut in case she woke up and tried to scream in the trunk. Casey probably got soooo drunk that night and forgot about Caylee and since it was summertime...the heat from the sun probably caused Caylee to suffocate and the tape on her mouth didn't help. I think Casey left her in the trunk for a few days until she could think of somewhere to put the body. That is why she went to the neighbor's for a shovel and they found the hole in the back yard. Casey probably freaked out after burying Caylee in the backyard and the Florida heat would've made decomp a lot faster. Why did the police and investigator's not listen to Casey's childhood friend who told them to look in the woods Caylee was found?? That is the biggest question.

Mohan   December 23rd, 2008 12:30 am ET

I have followed this sad story for 6 long months. I live in Dubai; far away from where all this has taken place and yet it seems so close.

I have prayed for a long time that someone find little Caylee. I think we all knew the outcome. Though we don’t know her, I feel as if she were my own.

My heart aches with regards to poor, sweet Caylee Anthony. Her mother is a pathelogical liar and I hope she receives the highest punishment. Caylee deserves justice, and Casey deserved whatever she gets.

She made a mockery of the Florida justice system for 6 full months and had no regards for her parents, the especially the remains of her own daughter.

She has guilty written all over her – what loving, caring mother waits 30 days to inform ANYONE that her daughter is missing?!?!

And the surprising part is about the Grand Parents;
The grandparents have shown to be grandstanding for Casey & protecting Casey. It’s all about Casey with the Anthony’s. Not once have I seen the Anthony’s make a public plea to the safe return of Caylee on the many TV shows they appeared on they defended CASEY……Nor have I seen tears for Caylee except from the public.

I hope Caylee gets the justice she deserves. Makes me feel abit better knowing she will finally be able to rest in peace, now that her little body has finally been recovered. The whole world had concern for this little girl and the person(s) she trusted most failed her terribly – it is such a tragic story.

Spread your wings sweet angel Caylee, and with this autopsy report finally comes out, you are going to ensure your voice is heard loud and clear – with all the scientific results. You can’t fool science … they finally got you now, Mama!

R.I.P. sweet Caylee Anthony
Rott in hell: Casey Anthony
Face reality: Anthony family

Hilgy   December 23rd, 2008 5:53 pm ET

Beth,
Can there be your show, one-day devoted to explaining what the concept "reasonable doubt" means? My recollection is that "reasonable doubt" is not the same as "any doubt." I served on a jury once....it's tough. The defense will have the jury thinking that because they did not actually see what happened, they must have a reasonable doubt. I believe we all need a lesson in this, including some of the attorney panelists I have seen. Thank you

Mohan, Dubai   December 24th, 2008 2:11 am ET

Bless and Cleanse This Thread and Protect Thee from any harm.
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Remove all negative elements and light the Eternal Glow of Peace.
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The lines of the Circle have been drawn that cannot be crossed by those with evil intentions.
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I offer Blessings and peace to Caylee Marie Anthony.
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Not lost in soul and spirit as in life.
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Protect this sweet child and bring her home to rest in peace.
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Those that harmed her shall find no peace.
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Eternity will follow their heartless souls so they will never rest.
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I wish them no harm but what they bring upon themselves.
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Blown to the wind that no harm shall come to Thee.
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From the East to the West, from the North to the South, the Cross has been laid.
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Blessed Be

Mohan, Dubai   December 25th, 2008 6:01 am ET

With deep sadness , I offer this special Blessing for Caylee Marie Anthony.
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An innocent Child that I will always hold close to my Heart, and keep in my memory.
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No longer lost in Darkness but brought forth into the Light where her Spirit has been set free.
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The tears have dried upon her sweet face, the pain is gone, and the Glow of her newfound happiness will linger on for all Eternity with the return of her endearing smile.
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My heart does ache with sadness that her Life was taken, but is filled with joy in knowing no further Harm can be Bestowed upon this sweet Child.
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Her name is now written in a very Sacred place. She will never be a forgotten Child again, and is Protected from All that is Evil.
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As Caylee takes the Path that leads to her new Journey, she turns back once and gazes upon All of those pure of Heart and Soul that graced her with unselfish kindness and love.
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With a bright smile upon her face, she leaves you with the lingering sound of her tender young voice as she sings ~ You Are My Sunshine, My only Sunshine, You make me happy when skies are gray, You’ll never know Dear how much I love You, Now my Sunshine shall never fade away.
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A new Star is twinkling and shining brightly in the night sky. A lost Child found her way Home, what a beautiful sight to Behold.
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Blessed Be

christine   December 31st, 2008 1:14 am ET

i so agree with dubia. The child singing the song you are my sun shine and her bigger than life brown eyes is a beatiful was to remember her. As much as the world has loved her and still loves her i really wish the memorial would be on tv so that the whole world can say good bye.

As far as her getting the death penilty i would say yes but it is not the answer for this case because the grandparents and great grandparents have already lost a child they don't need to lose casey too. But i do think that she needs to be infor life. That sounds crazy she gets life and caylee gets death. NOT right. She seemed so scared when she was sitting in her great grandfathers lap. She was grabbing on to him for dear life like she could only trust him.

soft hugs caylee
friend

Jacqueline-Indiana   January 5th, 2009 3:31 pm ET

What a beautiful baby to die at such an early age. I was a firm believer that Casey should reap what she's sewn, but I don't think that George and Cindy could go through that being that they lost one baby already.
A two year old angel I hope that I can meet when I get to Heaven. I hope that the person responsible for this aweful tragedy never has peace in their lives. I hope that eat, sleep and dream CAYLEE!!!! Although, an innocent life was lost, she's singing and rejoicing in a Higher Place. I wish peace of mind to those of her family who had nothing to do with the disappearance of this Angel Baby. I hope one day you all can be at peace with your heart. I know that without answers it would be hard to ever come to peace with such a tragedy.
I cannot imagine going through something of this calibur and, honestly, I really don't want to imagine it.
To the Anthony(unrelated to this crime): I wish you peace. Not just peace at heart, but peace at mind and peace deep within your souls.I hope that you grow from this tragic mess and use it for a greater cause. Maybe you could go on to help victims and victim's families through these times of tragedy and tribulation. Coming from someone who has been through the same things they're experiencing, your help, I'm sure would be greatly appreciated. All of America is here opening our hearts and minds for your family and we're devastated for you. We know that things will brighten for you all and someday the sun will rise on the right side of the world for you again.
I leave you with peace in your hearts and a big kiss for our newest Angel CAYLEE MARIE ANTHONY!!!!

Joanne, Solvay, NY   January 5th, 2009 4:00 pm ET

It is true that sometimes my children have embarrassed me...there has been issues; however, the Anthony's are totally ridiculous. If there was a way to criminally charge them, I honestly hope the Florida authorities do so....watching them was bad, remembering those interviews is honestly...disturbing.

Nancy   January 6th, 2009 11:52 pm ET

Regardless of what the judicial process says...common sense tells us that Casey Anthony is responsible for her daughter's death. The only question is...was is intentional or an accident?

Kat McGuire, Kansas   January 7th, 2009 6:42 am ET

Beth, you are the best on CNN/Courtv and I would love it if you had your own show. You know your facts, you are pretty and have the ability to report without giving your opinions like others on this channel. Just want to say thank you for being so dog gone good!

mary a.place   January 7th, 2009 9:31 am ET

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THIS.... WHY DIDN'T GEORGE AND CINDY OR LEE OR CASEY FRIENDS,MEN OR WOMAN, EVERY MEET THE SO-CALLED, NANNY. AFTER ALL CASEY SAID THE NANNY BABYSAT FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS.

Linda Smith   January 7th, 2009 11:53 am ET

Why does the jail continue to allow Casey to watch TV of herself?
She is complety narcistic. Enjoying all about Casey on TV. She would do something to get the attention of the world back on her, if she was no longer mentioned on TV or radio. I feel so sorry for the parents and brother, they love Casey and are trying to help her, only it is not making them suspects as well as the video guy and the meter reader.

Why didnt the paranormal lady with her dog follow what her body was telling her. She didnt really go that far from the car. The dog did not smell a cadaver.

So many people seem to have been in that area, yet no one found the white bag until the meter reader, and he had to report it 2 times.

Steve Miller   January 7th, 2009 12:09 pm ET

Time for the entire family to be charged with obstruction of justice and aiding and abetting. They are just as much to blame for this horrible crime.

Lisa   January 7th, 2009 1:45 pm ET

can someone offer me some sort of answer to this burning question that i yell at the t.v every night?...

why didnt the grandparents notice caylee missing for the 31 days? If they all lived together or were so close ( like the hand reference casey made on video) why on earth didnt someone notice caylee missing ???
i have a really hard time believing the grandparents, when they say they were so close-knit but no-one "Seemed" to notice caylee was missing for 31 days.
anyone...please- an answer?

God bless you little caylee

Gerri   January 7th, 2009 3:06 pm ET

Yes it is true taxpayers money is being used. I say give her the death penalty and make sure it is done a week after trail. Do not give her the lethal injection or the gas chamber transport her to a state that has the electric chair I tjink New Jersey still has their electric chair let her fry. And also, yes a couple of you do have a point about Caylee's name. That is why Cindy denied Casey being pregnant at her brothers wedding when he pulled George and Cindy to the side. How sick are these people. And poor Caylee suffered through all of this and she needs to just in peace in her journey with the father in heaven that will allow no more harm to her.

melissa   January 7th, 2009 10:26 pm ET

as a single mother of 4 i don't understand how a woman can take a life she brought into this world. i wish i was sitting in the jury box that WILL convict this MONSTER!!!!

L.A.   January 28th, 2009 1:53 pm ET

LETS PUT HER IN THE GENERAL POPULATION.SOME TIMES JUSTICE WORKS IN STRANGE WAYS. SINCERLY; LOCKED UP.

Portales, NM   February 5th, 2009 9:54 pm ET

MY WIFE HAD AN INTERESTING POINT SO IF ANY 1 SEES THIS TELL US WHAT YOU THINK! SO MY WIFE IS SO INTO THIS CASE AND WE ARE HOPING FOR THE BEST PUT THAT PATHETIC EXCUSE FOR A MOTHER 6 FEET UNDER AND WE ALL JUST STOMP ON HER SOME MORE AND MAKE IT A FEW FEET DEEPER. ANYWAYS SHE SAID THAT WHEN THE COPS WERE INTERERGATING CASEY THEY WHERE ASKING IF CAYLEE WAS IN A BETTER PLACE AND SHE SAID NO BECAUSE SHE WASN'T WITH HER FAMILY AND SHE THEN SAYS "REGARDLESS OF HOW IT HAPPENED" (SHE STOPS BECAUSE SHE KNOWS SHE JUST MESSED UP!) THEN SAYS IF SHE WAS WITH HER FAMILY THEN YEAH SHE WOULD BE IN A BETTER PLACE. MY POINT IS THAT THE COPS WERE NOT EVEN ASKING ANYTHING TO THE EFFECT TO WHERE SHE WOULD SAY "REGARDLESS OF HOW IT HAPPENED" I MEAN WHAT DID SHE MEAN BY THAT? SHE MUST HAVE KNOWN THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN ! OH YEAH AND CINDY IF U GET A CHANCE TO READ THIS STOP BEING AFRAID OF YOUR DAUGHTER AND GET SOME BALLS AND TELL HER IF SHE DOESNT SAY WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR GRANDDAUGHTER THEN YOU WILL STOP BEING BY HER SIDE AND LET HER ROTT IN JAIL BY HERSELF SHE DIDNT CARE WHAT HAPPENED TO HER DAUGHTER SO WHY SHOULD YOU STAND BY HER SIDE! CINDY IF THIS IS THE KIND OF PEOPLE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY WANT TO BE KNOWN AS SAYING THAT THERE DAUGHTER AND SISTER ARE INNOCENT EVEN WHEN SHE REFUSES TO TALK YOU ALL ARE JUST AS MUCH TO BLAME AS SHE IS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU ALL ARE SICK LOOK WHAT YOUR HUSBANDS BEEN THROUGH AND YOU ALL STILL WANNA BELIVE OH THE NANNY TOOK HER WAKE UP!!!

gail/bayonne   February 7th, 2009 8:02 pm ET

there was a lot of things that casey and cindy messed up when they responded. when u tell the truth u dont have to try and remember your lies. i am sure there is a lot the police have kept quiet. the defence is the only one having press conferences.

Laura Hurn   April 5th, 2009 4:25 pm ET

WHO do THEY think they are???? Asking for a "reunion" when all they really want to do is get their stories straight. No one else gets special treatment from the jail...especially charged child murders!!!!! They actually wanted no guards and no survelience....YEAH RIGHT!
There has been alot about her getting tortilla chips and Pop Tarts and stuff from the comissary.....like she is living it up...I say, give her all she wants....she will NEVER have steak, or seafood or BBQ or eat her favorite fastfood (which seems to be taco bell by the way she is going at that buritto in that photo) , she will never dance at club again or drink alcohol again, or dress sexy again....so I say..go ahead, live it up with your tortilla shells you stupid b-–. You'll have life without the possiblily of parole...so youl'll have a LONG< LONG time to REMEMBER all those fun times! OH...and have a LONG, LONG time to remember how your daughter looked dead in the trunk of your car!

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