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December 18, 2008
Posted: 01:59 PM ET
ORLANDO, FLorida–There are a multitude of questions in the Casey Anthony case. Some questions may never be answered, such as who is the father of Caylee.
Casey Anthony in court Florida’s public records law gives us a look at police files normally not available in other states at this early stage. Hundreds of pages of police reports and records have been released in Casey Anthony’s case. As I read and analyze these documents, I found references to Caylee’s mystery father. This is what I pulled out of the investigative and supplemental reports which were recently released, starting with Casey and her parents denying her pregnancy. On August 21, 2008, investigators interviewed Rick Plesea, Cindy Anthony’s brother. He told investigators that he got married in June 2005, and when Casey Anthony arrived with her parents, Cindy and George, Plesea was surprised to see that 19-year-old Casey was well along in a pregnancy. He told investigators that he took George and Cindy aside to ask them about it. According to Plesea, the Anthonys completely denied that their daughter was pregnant; rather, they reportedly told Plesea she was just putting on weight. Plesea was incredulous, especially since his sister is trained as a nurse. Caylee Marie was born two months later on August 9, 2005. Caylee’s birth certificate does not name a father. During the course of the investigation, detectives learned from Casey’s friends that she has named three different men as the father of Caylee. On July 15, 2008, the day the investigation began, detectives asked Casey about Caylee’s father. Casey told them his name was Eric (she gave no surname) and that he died in a motorcycle accident in Georgia in mid-to-late 2007. Casey said she had an obituary but couldn’t recall where it was. Cindy Anthony told investigators this was the same story Casey told her about Caylee’s father. Cindy said she never met Eric. Jesse Grund was first interviewed by investigators on July 23, 2008. Grund dated Casey from the end of January 2005 to May 2006; they were engaged during part of that time. During the early part of their relationship, Casey told Grund she was pregnant and that the child was his. After Caylee was born, Grund paid for a DNA test to prove paternity. As it turned out, he is not the biological father of Caylee. Grund provided investigators with supporting documentation. On October 9, 2008, investigators spoke with Melina Calabrese, described as a long-time friend of Casey. The two were best friends in high school, according to the police report. Melina and Casey both worked at Universal Studios in 2006. Melina told investigators that Casey first said Jesse Grund was Caylee’s father (even after the DNA test proved otherwise). After she and Grund broke up, Casey changed the story and said Caylee’s father was someone named Josh, whom she said she met at Universal Studios. Casey described it as a one-night stand. Casey told Melina that Josh was from Georgia and died shortly after Caylee’s second birthday. The impending DNA test results may confirm that these remains are that of Caylee Marie Anthony. But who fathered her may remain a mystery. –Beth Karas, In Session correspondent Filed under: Beth Karas Casey and Caylee Anthony |
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