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November 23, 2009

Defense Bombshell in Caylee Anthony murder

Posted: 02:17 PM ET

Orlando, Florida - Casey Anthony’s defense team filed a motion late Thursday suggesting that there is as much evidence pointing to meter reader Roy Kronk in the death of toddler Caylee Anthony as there is against her mother, Casey. That doesn’t mean the evidence against Kronk is strong. The defense believes the entirely circumstantial case against Anthony is weak; ergo, the evidence against Kronk is weak. The defense, however, says they are entitled to present this Kronk evidence to the jury. Last December, Kronk found Caylee’s skeletal remains in a wooded area about a quarter of a mile from her home. The defense believes Kronk has knowledge of or may be involved in the placing of the remains in the wooded area.

Defense investigators dug up information they claim the State should have uncovered. After speaking to two former wives of Kronk, his estranged son, and the daughter of a former live-in girlfriend, the defense says they learned that Kronk was physically and psychologically abusive toward both wives—both of whom divorced him. One of the former wives, Jill Kerley, claims that Kronk used duct tape on at least two occasions to bind her wrists. He beat her so severely she was hospitalized. She married him in the early 1990s and stayed with him fewer than five months.

Crystal Sparks, the other ex-wife, told the defense investigator that the family was concerned about Kronk and young girls; they didn’t want him around a niece who was three years old at the time. No further details were revealed in the defense motion. She also said that when Kronk was arrested for the alleged kidnapping of a former girlfriend, he had duct tape, handcuffs and a plastic gun.

Crystal Sparks’s son, Brandon, said he was estranged from Kronk, his biological father, for about a decade when Kronk called him last year. It was about a week before Thanksgiving and three weeks before Caylee’s remains were found. Brandon said his father told him he found the skull of a little girl and that it may be Caylee. Sometime later, Brandon received another call in which Kronk told him that he was going to be on TV “tomorrow” and to look for the report. Kronk called 911 on December 11, 2008. Police arrived, found a black garbage bag with the remains of the missing toddler, and, indeed, within hours Kronk’s identity was known though he didn’t actually appear on television for a few more days.

Kronk befuddled many when it was revealed last December that he had called 911 three times, on three consecutive days the previous August, claiming to have found a bag with a “white round object” in it, possibly the missing toddler. Police responded to the scene but Kronk was not there until the third call on the third day. The deputies searched but found nothing of note though the search was, admittedly, not very thorough.

Kronk was fired in late October from his county job for excessive absenteeism following a work-related injury. He used up his sick days and medical leave then failed to show at a disciplinary hearing. Through his attorney, David Evans, Kronk denies all the allegations the defense claims in this recent motion.

–Beth Karas, In Session Correspondent

Filed under: Case Updates • Casey and Caylee Anthony


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Linda   November 23rd, 2009 2:50 pm ET

Nothing but a smoke screen.

char   November 23rd, 2009 2:58 pm ET

oh boy isnt the defense really grabbing for straws now... that is just pathetic...cant roy sue them for deformation of character? i sure hope so. that is just uncalled for , to save his (baez) sweetheart from the gurney? i hope kronk and his lawyer sues the pants off anthony/baez..just sounds like a distraction, of course they cant produce the infamous zanny, so now they target poor kronk. and digging up dirt on him. even if these allegations are true, he didnt know casey or caylee( before the case broke anywaze) = so what (or when) would his opportunity be to not only grab caylee but get the winnie the pooh blanket, the laundry bags from the home and the duck tape? sorry baez, not biting on it....better go back to the drawing board and come up w/ something better... i hope your client goes down to the table, and gets a syringe full of chloroform injected to her, while she has her face duct-taped...

traci   November 23rd, 2009 3:08 pm ET

soooo now the meter reader did it? Was he conspiring with the non-existant nanny? Pick a theory and stick with it already. After so many lies who could possibly believe this woman.

Gerri   November 23rd, 2009 3:26 pm ET

Well once again someone else did this terrible thing to Caylee-I would not even be surprised if they try to blame Casey's own Father and with her warped mind she would spin that web herself..what no more Zanny???
This entire case drives me crazy and for the life of me I will never understand what goes on in a young MOTHERS mind that can make them think this is ok,,because it just isn't!!!!
why didn't she just give her to her Mother and leave.......

Sonya   November 23rd, 2009 4:37 pm ET

The story that Casey is telling and the defense's theory against Kronk does not Jive. How does the nanny fit in now? Did she give Caylee to Kronk? Did Kronk kidnap Caylee? If so, why didn't Casey report that instead of making up the story of this nanny that no one can find? Casey Anthony is guilty of this crime. I know in this country we are all innocent until guilty but give me a break. She should get the needle just for the sheer fact that she was out galavanting and shacking up with people while her daughter was allegedly missing or kidnapped. She makes me sick. I get disgusted when I see her face anywhere whether it is on the TV or computer. She is a poor excuse for a mother. I would rather die 10 times over than to ever hurt one single piece of hair on my daughter's head. An animal in the wild protects and nurtures its young better than this girl. Her defense is desperate. Bottom line.

cgarcia4672   November 23rd, 2009 4:37 pm ET

The sad thing is that they only need to convince one person in the jury and she is free. So they will try to blame anyone but casey. We all know she did it, let's just pray the jury believe's it too she did it too.

Tonya Bryant   November 23rd, 2009 4:39 pm ET

It sickens me to no end for the idea of innocent until proven guilty goes awry like this. If you are so innocent then let the trial play out and not try to point fingers and place blame all over the place before it even gets started. Mr. Defense Attny all you are doing is making your client appear guilty as hell and are showing the world how your client is desperate to escape justice. What she should do is get right with God so that she has a chance for her soul to be spared from the fire pits of Hell!!!! The solution to a defense is not to commit an offense such as the murder of an innocent, defenseless, human being. If you Casey were so womanly to carry out such a horrific crime be the same woman to stand and be convicted and suffer your punishment which will be far less of the Hell you put an innocent child through. You deserve to fry!!! Death penalty all the way!!!

elaine   November 23rd, 2009 4:48 pm ET

Although it seems Mr. Kronk has some relationship issues which should have been addressed; it is certainly hard to believe that he could have been in contact with her computer and her trunk.
Nor, does it excuse her blaming others or her behavior (s) leading up to and following her child's disapperance (ex: partying. etc.) She is guilty of more than poor parenting.

Melissa   November 23rd, 2009 9:49 pm ET

I Thought the defenses job is to find other suspects to create reasonable doubt I hope that no-one else has to go to trial guilty or not the public has already convicted you and thy don't even have all of the evidence

russ   November 23rd, 2009 10:22 pm ET

she should be convicted of aggravated child abuse at worse. the states case is not strong. they can prove child abuse, and aggravated child abuse at that. but if theres a chance someone else did it thats called reasonable doubt for those of you who put opinion before the law.

JuneG   November 23rd, 2009 11:29 pm ET

ohhhh yes the meter reader did it. So whose decomposed body was in Casey's trunk?

dab   November 24th, 2009 12:26 am ET

sorry guys but I think there was something fishy about this guy. He was too anxious to just be a concerned citizen. Seemed like he wanted to be the one to show everyone that he knew where the body was. Kinda like he did it and had to show it. I am not saying the mother is likable in ANY way...I'm just saying to me this man raises reasonable doubt.

Spider   November 24th, 2009 3:37 am ET

Char-

I suppose he could sue them, if there was something called deformation of character. Most of us, with more than a third grade education, know it as defamation of character.

Can Kronk prove anything they are saying about him is fabricated?
Sorry, Char. Did they lie about these things?

This is an alternate theory, presented by the defense, in the hope of creating reasonable doubt in the jurors minds. If there is a lawsuit potential, why haven't all acquitted defendants been able to sue the prosecution for "deformation of character"?

sonja   November 24th, 2009 9:33 am ET

Citcumstantial evidence..so anybody "could" have done the crime.really. I mean the case against Casey is circumstantial – no hard core proof, so yes the meter reader could have done it, the nanny, the neighbour, goodness anyone could be charged with the evidence they have and that is true. However, the probability of the meter reader, the nanny, the neighbour, are slim at best and the "main" person of interest is Casey. Having said that the police thought that Jon Bonett's parents were guilty of her murder as well...and just recently it was confirmed that NO they were not...so let's not get all excited in the trail by newspapers and reporters slants, let us allow the judicial process to work, and see how and what happens there. A good defence is always a strong offence!!!

traci   November 24th, 2009 9:52 am ET

Casey Anthony is the very definition of a true sociopath. She has no concern for anything or anyone except as how it pertains to HER. She would never have given that baby over to her parents. She was too jealous of the attention little Caylee got. She killed her because she was in the way of her good times I just am not sure if it was intentional or if she was doping her up to keep her quiet so she could go out and miscalculated and then staged the kidnapping to try and cover her tracks. Either way she deserves punishment to the fullest extent of the law.

warsteiner   November 24th, 2009 10:09 am ET

Roy didnt go bar hoping instead of reporting a missing daughter. And he didnt lie to cops for weeks and why would he report a body twice that he is responsible for its rediculas

Elaine   November 24th, 2009 10:31 am ET

Casey killed her child because she hates her mother. Her twisted plan was......she thought she'd get sympathy and support for being the mother of a missing child.....and at the same time, she could enjoy watching her poor mother suffer for never knowing what happened to Caylee. Didn't work out that way of course and Casey is a psychotic killer who deserves the death penalty for killing that innocent baby.....so she could party! It doesn't matter if Kronk is the lowest dirtbag on earth, he had nothing to do with it.

jma   November 24th, 2009 12:43 pm ET

She should of gotten a tatoo that said my kid is in my trunk....another drink please!! We all know she killed her own precious kid because of pure evil and selfishness...maybe she was jealous her own mom loved her kid more than she loved her? Just sick and sad...I hope she is put in the trunk of a car and duct taped and injected with poison......she deserves to be killed the way she killed her own child.....she better pray for forgiveness and quit all the lies and fabricated stories.....just admit it already and accept your punishment!!!

c   November 24th, 2009 1:37 pm ET

my guess is once baez realizes ( if he even does, he seems to be under this warped casey is innocent spell) how stupid it is to blame kronk,(which i hope kronk sues the pants off of him for defamation or something!) the next target i predict will be either jesse grund or his dad( richard grund?) since they cant produce the "imagin-nanny" zanny...anyone but the guilty party herself, casey marie anthony or "CMA"

tonya   November 24th, 2009 1:41 pm ET

This is very laughable!!! Who in their right minds are gonna believe anything the Anthony's our their Attorneys say. She will Fry!!!

Just let her go!   November 24th, 2009 1:54 pm ET

It's been going on wayyy tooo long. Just let her go and look the other way!

Canada   November 24th, 2009 2:10 pm ET

Baez is opening up a HUGE can of worms, to have the Kronk story make any sort of sense then the defense is either going to have admit some of Casey's lies or find a way to tie them all together but that will be next to impossible considering that according to Casey the main person involved (the nanny) doesn't even exist. Lets pretend for a second that Kronk is responsible , there is still no good explanation for Casey not reporting her daughter missing and why she just happens to have traces of chloroform and decomposition in her car. Baez should leave the finger pointing to the prosecutors and focus on defending his client.

Monica   November 24th, 2009 2:36 pm ET

Finally...an explanation as to why Casey didn't bother to report Caylee missing for 31 days...Kronk did it. Wow.

Ice Cream Mommy   November 24th, 2009 3:11 pm ET

These people are a joke they are like little annoying kids that cant get their stories straight how did the meter reader obtain caylee and various items from the Anthony's house? i suppose he's a master burglar as well as a murderer and a kidnapper? He must be pretty crafty to kidnap a child from the kidnapping nanny! Casey Anthony needs to just just give her daughter the justice she deserves and confess to what she did to her only child and give everyone peace of mind! she's so selfish does she really think she's gonna pin the murder on a meter reader and get out of jail and go on with her merry little life?? NEGATIVE!!! Her life is over reguardless if *IF* she would get out of prison how would she live? EVERYONE hates her for what she did where would she live not in florida nobody would leave her in peace, she cant work cause she's a spoiled, lying, baby killing, granny robbing, high school dropout! -AKA- LOSER..... ok i'm done

Esterstar   November 24th, 2009 3:22 pm ET

Proves my point,how can she get a fair trial any where.Most have allready found her guilty.

Linda   November 24th, 2009 3:44 pm ET

Mr. Baez, needs to be brought before the Bar Association for making such a foolish claim. First it was the babysitter and now Roy Kronch.
Beware you could be next!

marilyn   November 24th, 2009 4:04 pm ET

Is this still the United States of America? Every defendant is entitled to a defense under our constitution. How about the presumption of innocence. The jury pool is so tainted that I feel it will be impossible for Casey Anthony to get a fair trial.

Rhonda   November 24th, 2009 5:07 pm ET

What's wrong with this picture? The possible jury has already found her Guilty!! What happened with our Beloved Constitution innocent before guilty!! Does anyone care about our Rights, I wonder and Worry! This young woman will not get a fair trial thanks' in part to a program called the Nancy Grace show!! Hundreds' of her shows with the want to be cowboy and all the other no-goods. Disgusting in so many ways. Too many to count. NO-JUSTICE!!!!

Jen   November 24th, 2009 5:17 pm ET

Oh phuleeeeeeze... This is bordering on a circus. Where have these people put their common sense?? Waste millions of dollars in the name of a fair trial and justice. Then lock this pathetic waste of space away and lets forget about her. But lets not forget the poor innocent little girl she robbed of a life.

Cindy   November 24th, 2009 5:39 pm ET

Kronk may not be the best human being in America, but if he had done something to Caylee, why wouldn't Casey have called the police the day she went missing? Also, why would she blame a fake babysitter when she did report Caylee missing? It doesn't add up at all. I don't know how the defense believes this could be a new lead or whatever. If this had been a real child abduction by a stranger, then Casey would have reported her child missing like a normal mother. I think this is the biggest piece of BullS**t that they have come up with yet. I hope the jury in this case is not dumb enough to fall for this crock. I am a mother, and I can tell you, if either of my children was missing for more than an hour, I would have been calling everyone in the world to help me find them. I cannot believe these lawyers have the gall to even defend such a worthless person as this so called "mother". She is not worthy of being called a mother.

Brandi   November 24th, 2009 5:46 pm ET

I just wanted to state a FACT. I am a young mother and NEVER once have i ever thought about drugging my daughter to go out or anything like that. So for ALL of you that say OMG i cant imagine what goes on in the minds of young mothers. That is CRAP!!

rhonda   November 24th, 2009 6:35 pm ET

I think this is really crazy!! We know she did it. She KNOWS she did it. Lets go to the death penaltie phase!! she gets to go to the top of the list!!!

Jane Davie   November 24th, 2009 6:38 pm ET

Wake up you people that think this guy did it.How is that possible when the piece of crap Casey would have us believe that she handed Carley over to the babysitter where and when did he have access to Carley its just a joke they must be running scared,you know the only thing Roy is guilty of is being a jerk lets just get on with it and give her what she deserves

Shirley   November 24th, 2009 6:56 pm ET

She did murder Caylee..this is just an atty ploy!

Christy in Buda Texas   November 24th, 2009 7:00 pm ET

Redirect, Redirect, Redirect. Nancy Grace and her pool of visiting attornies nailed it on day one when Kronk came forward. We knew this was coming, it is part of the defense game. So is the defense saying that Kronk stole the baby from Zenaida after the day in the park? Or that Kronk killed the baby because Casey didn't follow Zenaida's instructions to the letter for how to put off the police? Or that Kronk stole Casey's car, killed the girl and let her wilt in the trunk, then restole the car and buried her? please. pathetic. Kronk may be a loser, but he is not guilty of anything except being the one hunting for the body in an area right next to their freakin house. please!

jda   November 24th, 2009 7:11 pm ET

JuneG said it!!!!! I am thankful that in this great Country of ours we are supposed to be believed "innocent until found guilty". We need evidence–circumstantial, dna, or pure hard facts. This case has some of all these three components. Although I do believe that she is guilty in some way of her daughter's death, I am thankful that the postings on this site show that some people believe strongly in America, our justice system, and the "innocence" of person(s) charged for crime(s) until found guilty by a court of law.

Pam   November 24th, 2009 7:18 pm ET

I am waiting for an explanation on why the mother never reported her daughter missing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Max   November 24th, 2009 7:48 pm ET

CMA has told SOOOOO many lies. It just is not plausable for a meter reader to get into the house, take the baby, baby things. If he did do that, why wouldn't someone in the house have noticed and called 911 right away? Rhis is just a smoke screen by the defense to create doubt in the jurors' minds. I really don't think it will fly. Any one with an ounce of common sense will have too many questions to beleive Mr. Kronk did this. His past has nothing to do with this case. HE IS NOT ONTRIAL. His estranged son sounds like he jsut wants to amke his dad miserable and as for the ex-wives, who knows. They are all no longer married. CMA should have reported this child missing the second she dissappeared. but SHE CHOSE TO WAIT 30 days. Thanks for letting me vent.

Jennifer   November 24th, 2009 8:52 pm ET

When Kronk found the skull, how did he know it was a little girl's?

Melissa   November 24th, 2009 9:07 pm ET

i know when someone is murdered the first suspect is always a family member but I think it is law enforcements obligation to look at any and all possible suspects no matter how lame the public thinks it is. Remember everyone has a different side of their personality. Casey's public side is beyond bad but that doesn't make her a killer just a stupid childish person whom needed more attenetion than most.

Paula   November 24th, 2009 11:56 pm ET

Maybe both the meter reader and casey but mostly casey. This is a crazy case. A mother reporting the child missing after a month and acting funny. I think she had something to do with it. But that's for the jury to decide when the trial comes. I think it will be the trial of the century. Paula

tiffani   November 25th, 2009 1:26 am ET

i think that there are too many things that we do not know. and i am shocked as all get out that nancy grace hasnt brought up the idea of casey being on drugs. now, that is NOT an excuse, but in my life i have seen far too many people do shit that they didnt remember due to the fact that they were on crystal meth. i agree with the people that say she is not getting a fair trial, as she has been persecuted by the press since day one. chick surely has some mental issues, even possibly a compulsive liar. if anything, i think that if she IS responsible, it was not intentional. obviously the anthony lawyer knows that she isnt responsible, and is trying to make sure the jury sees reasonable doubt. i do not think that casey was an abusive mother, she just has some issues that arent being told to the general public.

funbank   November 25th, 2009 2:58 am ET

My what a cross section of posters on this issue. Let's see; we have judges and jury members as well as shrinks and lawyers all spewing kill the mother cause she parties and didn't take care of her child. Let's not even consider another scenario. You all spend too much time watching that Cow nancy grace........

sherry   November 25th, 2009 9:33 am ET

Kronk looks suspect due to calling in 3 times. Why didn't he check out the bag before calling, then when he did call he could have said, I found a skull in a bag.... Maybe he and Casey were close "friends".

Jennifer   November 25th, 2009 9:39 am ET

Even if this guy did do it, why didn't the mother report her missing. There are still alot of missing information...

Kat   November 25th, 2009 9:46 am ET

I've always remained neutral in this case. I do not know Casey, and I was not there. You can't deny the party pictures supposedly taken while Caylee was missing. You can't deny the smell in her car. You can't deny all the items that were found where Caylee's body was found. A person kidnapping Caylee would not have taken all of the child's stuff with him. But when I see the videos of Caylee and her mom, I can't believe she would hurt that little girl.

On the other hand, you cannot deny the knowledge of these abusive allegations against Kronk and the duct tape he's used (doesn't everyone have a roll of duct tape. I know I do.), and you cannot deny the nature in which Caylee's remains were found. If Kronk's son is telling the truth, then I'm sorry to say it, but the Casey lynch mob may need to stand down. These allegations of knowing he would be on television is creepy sounding. What I want to know is, why didn't Kronk's family speak up before now? Is Kronk someone who would kill for fame?

Everyone needs to try to open their minds a little further before sending Casey down the river. That's all I'm trying to say. I'm not saying she's innocent. It is possible that Casey was glad to be free of Caylee, but still be innocent for causing her death. It is possible that Casey knew the police would come after her. One more question...is there anyone out there who has seen Kronk at Club Fusion? After all, Kronk was a single man at the time. Is it not possible that he would be out skirt chasing?

kelly azevedo   November 25th, 2009 10:22 am ET

He did not show any amotion on his face. i think he cleaned up at his mom house or his sisters house or maybe his fathers. i feel so bad for whitneys son her son should stay with her fam

donna   November 25th, 2009 12:23 pm ET

What I haven't ready since the beginning of this sad event is that her mother and her had a HUGE fight the night before she left when the mother grabbed her by the neck. Casey took off with her daughter. After seeing her demenor in all the news media and her lies, I can't help but think in a fit of rage she took it out on her daughter and accidentialy killed her. So her lies spiraled out of control in her efforts to hide what she did to her own daughter.

Mandy G   November 25th, 2009 12:30 pm ET

Innocent until proven guilty....the law of the land. Sure that's fair. Everyone is entitled to a fair trial. I honestly think the defense is pointing a finger at anybody they can b/c they know the case against them is strong and they need leadway. IMO Casey Anthony is guilty. What kind of mother goes out partying all the timie when their child is missing? Why get a tatoo that means "Beautiful Life" a month or so after their child goes missing? I would assume that any mother would be worried sick. Not Casey Anthony. Nooooo. There are photos to prove it. What about all of the items discovered with and around little Caylee's body that were from the Anthony home? Did the Anthony's know Kronk personally? I don't think so. How would he have access to so many personal items? I can't imagine what a loving mother would go through in the situation that her child was missing. I think that it would be the total opposite of what that nutcase Casey was doing. Forget what the lawyers say...if she is innocent...why isn't she bouncing off those jail walls screaming that she is innocent? Especially before Caylee's remains were found. Instead of sitting up in jail ordering all kinds of beauty products and chocolates and bottled waters, why wasn't she more concerned with Caylee and looking for her? Is it because she already knew where she was and was hoping no one would stumble acrossed it? O yea, she put off the blame on a nanny who DOES NOT exist. Her parents had no knowledge of this person, nor did her brother or friends or anyone. What about the "dead" smell in her car trunk? What about the positive test results for human decomposition and Caylee's hair found in that trunk with the "dead" smell? What about the chloroform? There were traces of it in her trunk, and they found on her computer where she looked it up. Is this all coincidence?? I don't think so. Nothing adds up. She is a liar. I believe she will be found guilty and sent to death row. That's where she needs to be. I hope she partied enough in those few months to last for the years to come while she is sitting in her little cell waiting on her day. And I hope she doesn't see nothing but little Caylee's face and remember what she did to her. May she rot!!!

Floyd Luckow   November 25th, 2009 1:52 pm ET

Please let the police do their work! There are some strange things here. But the police will check these leads out and determine if charges are warranted or not. It still looks bad for Casey Anthony there is a lot more evidence pointing toward her.All evidence won't come out until the trial. Mr. Kronk should be carefully looked at though!

c   November 25th, 2009 3:08 pm ET

what did it for me, is when padilla had his divers in the ( econ?) river and found the bones and toy= casey seen it on tv and had NO reaction, just calmly went about her business..of course, she KNEW it wasnt caylee related....fast forward to the discovery of a small skull in her neighborhood...maybe a month later..didnt even mention the skull was a girl, just a small child, (heck that could have been trenton duckett that was found, 2 yr boy in FL missing)..casey FLIPS out, hyperventalating, asking for a SEDATIVE! ...before they even mentioned it was a girl, and later turn out to be caylee...but obviously the reason she had that reaction is she KNEW it was caylee that was found, and the jig was up for casey and she KNEW IT!
im not a professional shrink, lawyer, law enforcement, nor a judge or jury member, and not the brightest bulb in the packdage, but even a dummy like me knows if it looks like a duck, sounds like a duck, walks like a duck, what else can it be?
yes innocent until proven guilty, but caseys actions are damning enough, not reporting your own kid missing for 31 days, and it wasnt her calling 911, it was grandma!!! that tatoo of "beautiful life" is damning too...i dont care WHO you are, if your kid got kidnapped, last thing id think of getting tatoo is beautiful life...lets not forget the stench in the trunk, and the cadavar dogs hitting on the trunk... i dont care, rotting pizza doesnt elicit a response like that from THOSE dogs...
all these people crying about justice served, innocent until proven guilty, =puh-leeze. did caylee have any justice? what about justice for her? life snuffed out by person supposed to love her the most, mommie. however partying and shacking up w/ guys proved to be more of a priority than her own daughter. that is whats sad., people seem more concerned about casey not getting a fair trial. caylee didnt have a fair trial, mommie sentenced her to death. is that right?!?!?!

Cheryl   November 25th, 2009 3:28 pm ET

I can't help but suspect that Zanny the nanny is code for Casey dosing Caylee with Zanax and letting her sleep it off somewhere while she was out doing her thing at the bar or wherever. Where else could Caylee have been when everyone was asking about her? Sleeping in the trunk or hidden somewhere, I'll bet. No human nanny exists. And good point about abandoning that story and now pointing at Roy Kronk. How will Jose and his team finagle this one? They are grasping at straws because they have no defense. Sadly, no one in that camp realizes how stupid they look or how guilty Casey looks as they bring up all these implausible theories.

CJ   November 25th, 2009 4:25 pm ET

I have followed this case from day one. Having a young child, i was drawn to it. I have always thought Casey did it. I know its inocent until proven guilty but why would anyone wait a month, before reporting there child missing. If my child was missing i would report it in 5 min..I think she was too young to have a child but didnt realize it till Caylee was born. I just dont understand why she wouldnt have given rights to her mother and father, then at least that precious girl would still be around.

Renee   November 25th, 2009 6:41 pm ET

Ya know, this is exactly the reason why people are scared to "get involved". You try to do what is right, and what is just, and you get thrown into the mix with your life being dissected by attorneys to try and cover someone else's butt.. It's a shame.

poorerobin   November 25th, 2009 7:02 pm ET

I think they should investigate Kronk. Why not? The cops never took seriously any other leads. I have followed this case since day one too and I believe that the public is giving Casey WAY TOO MUCH credit. Do you believe that she was that smart to hide Caylee for months, while the cops looked for this child? And the body was found near her house? No Casey is not that smart–she was a pathological liar, yes, and those lies she told are as infamous as the case itself. The nanny, the job, etc. etc..Casey had to have had help. She came from a dysfunctional family..but are they are a dysfunctional family that would help Casey cover up the murder of her child? Who knows..but if Casey did it, she needed brains for the cover up because Lord knows she is lacking in that department. The behavior of the parents at the beginning of this leads me to believe that they would not help her..now I am not so sure! If there is a connection between Kronk and Casey..cell phone records could prove it, if and when, Kronk decides to release them..then he very well could be an accomplice! Let's see where this investigation leads!

terri   November 26th, 2009 12:00 pm ET

so the meter reader did it, she just chose not to report caylee missing......

Max   November 26th, 2009 8:03 pm ET

I have read all of the posts and many make alot of sense. I reall like the one that equates Zanny to Zanax. I do beleive CMA will get a fair trial because the judge will give specific instructins and you can bet the potential jurors will be questioned to the max by both sides. Like the rest of the folks who have posted, I was not there. The most strking thing about this is SHE ADMITTED SHE WAITED 30 DAYS and even then it was HER MOM THAT CALLED 911. She hung herself when she said she was looking for Caylee on her own. How can that be when she was out partying all the time and getting a tat?I've had pets go missing and was running around trying to find them. I simply cannot comprehend a parent not notifying cops when a baby goes missing. As for Mr. Kronk, remeber he called 911 3 different times and once the cops wouldn't go all the way into the woods because of a snake. Let's also remember the area was flooded and could not be searched for awhile due to high water. Tim Miller's people could not get in there. Mr Kronk tried to report what he saw. The law enforcement dropped the ball. As for knowing the size of the head being a baby: a small child is just that – SMALL. Hands, arms legs, head is all small in comparison to an adult. I'm really surprised he did not think it was an old discarded doll. This man did the right thing and does not deserve what's waiting "up the road" for him God Bless Roy Kronk. Thanks for letting me vent some more

Karen   November 27th, 2009 8:13 am ET

The defense is Desperate...how did the decomp. get in the trunk of Casey's car? Why did she say Zanny did it? Come on, this is so rediculous! Andrea Lyon thinks everyone is stupid...but her.

j   November 27th, 2009 10:22 am ET

when does this trial air on tv?

Joe   November 27th, 2009 2:40 pm ET

So how many of you that "know" what happened have been asked to testify against Casey? I am guessing none of you.

nancy p   November 27th, 2009 3:28 pm ET

i guess my post didnt make it,, ok here we go again,,,,, this is my theory,,,,, i am a niece of a former nypd officer well known detective back in the day,,,,ok first ,,, i agree caseys actions do not speak highly of her,,, and the lack of concern over her daughter,, however,,,,,,in cindys first call to 911 she said it smelled like a dead body in the car,, then all of a sudden she changed her story to a pizza,, then squirrels,,, why????,,, secondly,,,,,,the motive,,, in this case i believe relys on the paternity in caylees father,, i do believe,, that george anthony is caylees father ,,, not caseys biological father,, look at them side by side casey and george do not look alike,, furthermore,,, i think caylee looks more like george,,,,i will stake my life on this theory,, that there is proof out there that george is caylees father,, also when cindy went on another show,, the host asked,,,, who is caylees father,, and she said,, her father will never be named,,,theres something in this family that doesnt ring true,,,,,,i think they are throwing casey under the bus,,and also lee anthony,, i think he placed that body there along side with cindy,,who i feel is zanny the nanny,, after all she is or was a nurse that had access to chloroform,,,,and knows how it is used ,,also george anthony is a former law enforcement officer,,,he knows how things work with interrogations,,,,cindy knew about george and casey and knew that her husband is,, caylees father,, also in a jailhouse interview,, why did george call casey gorgeous???? a father doesnt call his daughter gorgeous,, a red flag there,,,,,also why did cindy want caylee to call her mom????? i think this will be the bombshelll in this trial when things finally come to a head,,,,,,,there is proof out there that george is caylees father,, someone needs to find it,, oh and i would exclude lee as well,,,, thank you

nancy p   November 27th, 2009 3:32 pm ET

one more post,,,,,also roy kronk did it?? yea ok,, who else the easter bunny???? i agree with most bloggers here,, the defense is grasping at straws,,,,,,the prosecution should really invesigate cindys previous marriages or if there ever was any and look for marriage liscenses and birth certificates of casey,,,,,,, thank you again

Ashley Beamer   November 27th, 2009 3:56 pm ET

Does anyone know when the trial is?

hmmm   November 27th, 2009 4:27 pm ET

nancy p- you have a very good ?, we know lee a. subjected to paternity/dna testing and he was excluded( i too wondered if lee was caylees dad) ..however no mention if george was tested/ dna./paternity too... i got the book mommys little girl, and casey has mentioned a josh, jesus and eric ( all supposedly being deceased) as caylees father( if she even knows WHO the father is herself) ...if your suspicion is correct( george is caylees father) then that would explain ALOT!( the gorgeous comment, the way cindy wanted caylee to call her mom, although to cindys credit, she has been the one paying/supporting caylee, sure isnt casey!) and why they are so hush hush about caylees paternity=dont want to expose such a dirty secret/skeleton in the closet)

karen   November 27th, 2009 5:42 pm ET

i myself believe that casey did murder her beautiful child. why oh why would anymother wait 30 days to report her child missing.what beacause she wanted togoparty... she blamed the nanny...she blamed her ex boyfriend....now she blames the man who found the remains...now all of a sudden here is this mans family speaking out are they looking for their fifteen minutes of fame.as you allknow amovie or a book will be made and are they looking to cash in too! let the court decide.. let the jury decide..and may caylee rest in peace and know that there are people out there that are truly seeking out the truth and justice for her....

NVfriend   November 28th, 2009 3:55 am ET

Good grief ! Being a lawyer and trying to protect a persons rights is one thing but this is just plain pathetic. There's only one person to blame for everything and that is Casey Anthony.

Max   November 28th, 2009 4:26 pm ET

To all tht have asked about a trial date: The very best i can glean from CNN is that the trial has again been postponed until 10-14 months from now. The defense team keeps filing motions to postpone and will continue to do so until the judge has had enough and there are no more reasons to post pone. It isn't going to happen anytime soon. Of course the defense will just try to find someone else to pin this crime on so all these delays will give them more time to do just that. Thanks for letting me vent.

Blanche   November 29th, 2009 4:53 am ET

Oh man.............I think this goes to trial in Feb.???
What a zoo..................I personally need this to be over............it's draining all of us out here.
Keep your fingers crossed that they get a heads up jury.
Can you imagine they public fury that would come down if they let her off........Gaaaaaaaawd!!!!!!!!!!
I hope the prosecution is doing all it can to get Kronk out of the scenario.
baez is trying to establish a reasonable doubt.

Melissa   November 29th, 2009 6:05 am ET

I think it's pretty obvious who did it. No mother who actually loves her child or cares about their wellbeing goes out partying, drinking, posting pictures of herself on the net for a month while her daughter is missing and never makes a report. Kind of seems like she knew what was coming and was "enjoying" her newfound, and shortlived, freedoms.

Brian   November 29th, 2009 12:48 pm ET

Ok just a thought The nanny is Zanny a undocumented drug dealer and knows casey real god from all the pills she sells her. gets to know her real good and even starts watching her daughter so casey can party it up and bring more pill popping fools to her good for business. Ya cant trace undocumented people very well can ya. Casey gets in over her head on the money end and thinks she can hide from zanny the nanny. Well all the meetings she has with Zany to pick up her dope gives Zanny the nanny her places of choice to snatch the kid. So Zanny snatches the kid and says im holding the kid till i get my $$$$$ So Casey cant go to police without the possibility of her kid getting the chop from the Nanny drug cartel. So she plays it like nothing is going on party party. Then The grand mother gets to calling police game up. Zanny the Nanny drops the kid off in the neighborhood with her little bag of overnights she got from the park snatching. this it to get rid of any charges that would lead to big prison time. Then along comes Mr. Bad meter reader with a past of duct tape and violence. He finds a live little girl walking alone and snatches her up and takes her into the woods and kills her so she cant tell anyone he is just estimating the meters and not really reading them. Case solved. This is an example of how to bend information. It has some facts and some what if's. Wait until a jury hears it all and makes a decision. Guilty maybe innocent not in a million years your life actions will tell your life story.

Nuclear Option   November 29th, 2009 7:55 pm ET

All the defense is doing is showing there is reasonable doubt.

Tracey G   November 29th, 2009 10:16 pm ET

This is not suprising and something I myself had suspected from the release this information. He "happened" to stop and use the restroom on the roadside. Wasn't there a gas station to go into? Secondly, the floods earlier would have washed away any bag prior to this man finding it. I believe the defense has every right to put these facts before a jury. The mother is entitled to a fair trial and so far she has already been found guilty in the eyes of most.

Deanise Elaine Hollingsworth   November 29th, 2009 11:59 pm ET

I do believe that the meter man has something to do with it. He KNEW the body was there. He couldnt leave it alone, he had to keep calling til they came and got her. He needs to be looked at reallllllllll close

k king   November 30th, 2009 3:59 pm ET

Why is no one bringing up the fact that Casey wanted to search for her daughter by herself? Is it because she already knew where her daughter was?

Cindy   November 30th, 2009 4:02 pm ET

Actually it sounds like Kronk is a better suspect. He has a history. Maybe the cops need to do more investigation and less assumption.

ckc   November 30th, 2009 4:49 pm ET

Did anyone else read the recent case where the mother sold her toddler for prostitution and then the child was murdered? I got an eerie feeling reading this story that there is something along those lines going on here. Casey was in trouble for money. Did she maybe sell her child for cash and not report it because she thought she would get Caylee back eventually or didn't wan tto get in trouble with the law for child endangerment so didn't report it? It just seems so strange that Mr. Kronk was so persistent and that Kasey was so secretive.

Betty Phillips   November 30th, 2009 8:56 pm ET

I knew Casy Anthony was "lower" than a snake, but, the thought of her trying to put the death of her little Angel Caylee on another person is lower than I even thought she would do. It just appalls me that even her own parents (Casey) would let this man take the blame for what their crazy daughter did to their grandchild. Where in Gods name does this woman come from?? Wake up grandparents and tell your daughter she needs to be put away and not be able to hurt or kill another person. I would not want any child with or in the presence of this witch. I am standing tall for Kronk...Betty

DreamBliever   November 30th, 2009 11:07 pm ET

I'm tired of the lies...Casey just needs to come clean. She got herself into this mess when she started lying to the police and leading them on a wild goose chase. Why didn't she report Caylee missing 31 days prior to the phone call to the police that Cindy made. She didn't seem too worried about the safe return of Caylee. If she was, then she would have been like any other frantic parent and went to the police right away, rather than persuing her "own" investigation. I feel terrible for all the individuals that she has hurt through this Even if the death of Calee truely was an accident, she has made it worse on herself and others by lying to everyone around her. The truth will prevail, and I hope it comes back around and teaches her a lesson.

Katri   December 1st, 2009 2:05 pm ET

Yes, blame anyone who comes along. He is to thank for finding Caylee's body, for C's sake! Not Casey, who just goes out to party after her daughter "mysteriously" goes missing.

Am I the only one who can see it in her eyes? She did this and there is just something seriously wrong with her. Don't ever let her have another child!

Pam   December 1st, 2009 3:16 pm ET

Here's a theory folks...they are both guilty. Casey basically gave this child to Kronk for whatever reasons...maybe as some sort of a child-trafficing situation...for drugs, money, free cable..whatever. What if he had that child the entire time and something went awry, and she ended up hurt...he brings her back to Casey b/c she's hurt or dead...mother grieves, packs baby up with her things....and leaves her in an area that BOTH of them know about....he feels guilty or is an attention monger, and calls all the attention to the body. What we have is two guilty people.....it would explain why there was no missing child's report...she's not missing, I loaned her to the weird guy....

Lail   December 1st, 2009 5:21 pm ET

Seems like everyone is guilty, but Casey. I would like to know who the father is. and I'm guessing Casey doesn't even know.
And by her partying video's, it sure doesn't look to me like she's a greiving mother, or greiving anything to me.

wcm   December 1st, 2009 8:34 pm ET

Do you mean to tell me that potentially one of the biggest frauds could be imposed upon the world (climategate) and there is not one reference to it on CNN? No wonder your ratings suck. The New World Global Order-Sieg Hiel !

barbara   December 2nd, 2009 1:35 am ET

the next thing we will hear is that Kronk is the nanny. Casey did it. Lock her up and throw away the key.

angel   December 2nd, 2009 12:49 pm ET

Enough with Casey Anthony, its time to get her case in court and hope she is executed for murdering her child Caley. No mercy to a child killer. If she did not want her child give it up for adoption.

...   December 2nd, 2009 1:06 pm ET

For a defamation law suit they have to be knowingly dispensing false information. if all the information they state is true, then this guy is S.o.L.

disturbed   December 2nd, 2009 4:04 pm ET

I agree that there is something fishy with this guy, i've said it all along that it isnt normal behavior to go to the same area three times and report the same information. I think he knew it was there all along. I actually think Cindy and the meter reader had some kind of fling going on.

mary place   December 2nd, 2009 4:18 pm ET

Roy didn;t do it!!!!!! Casey was the only one on her computer and the only one to use her car !!!!!!!

grrrrr   December 2nd, 2009 5:43 pm ET

if law enforcement had done their job in august and wasnt scared off by a snake, and ACTUALLY LOOKED in the area, then obviously there wouldnt have been another call later on!

mary   December 2nd, 2009 5:58 pm ET

GUILTY!!! Quit wasting the taxpayer's money....

Diane Sower   December 3rd, 2009 10:38 am ET

Would any of you go for a MONTH before you reported your child missing, while partying the hell up? And, did anyone notice Casey laughing in court? Sociopath. Father, innocent. And, why were the grandparents raising this child? I wonder who verbalized the need to keep a child that was not really planned nor wanted. A perfect case for adoption. This is not necessarily circumstance, with Caylee's blood in the car, and a stench accompanying it. She'd do well to cut a deal with the D.A. Isn't this in Florida, the wonderous state known for killing more inmates than any other?

Linda R   December 3rd, 2009 5:19 pm ET

If Kronk did kill Caylee (which I don't believe for a second), he surely wouldn't be drawing attention to the fact that he knew where the body was.

gina milano   December 3rd, 2009 8:53 pm ET

What happened to the nanny and her sister?

Ruth   December 3rd, 2009 9:09 pm ET

I'm the mother of 4 and have 16 grandchilderen, casey should tell the true, everone except her parents.lol, know she killed that little girl, I fell very sorry for her mom and dad, the truth will set them free, it will all come out at trial.She needs to step up.

LJP   December 3rd, 2009 9:10 pm ET

The longer the idiots on the Defense team DRAW this thing out...the GUILTIER she looks.

natures kid   December 4th, 2009 3:27 pm ET

Gee, someone is footing a large bill for the defendant in this case, and they seem to be getting their monies worth. Anyone , everyone, other than Casey , is guilty. Subvert the truth and they will set you free! or at least this is what the defense want\s you to believe.

Kat   December 5th, 2009 1:03 am ET

This whole thing is becoming a big joke!!! I just hope they find out who really did it. LOL Like we don't already know. !!! Who's next? The Parent's know more than they are telling all you have to do is look at there face's they are lying about it all. I still say George is the father of Kaylee. Is there any for certain proof? Like DNA? Some thing is not right in this whole case. Oh and why is Cayee's attorney so chummy with her? Like all that toucy feely crap!!! Never seen that before!!! This whole thing stink's !!!!! Well I guess we will just have to wait and see, kinda like the OJ trial. And we all know HE did it!!!!!!

Alan   December 5th, 2009 1:43 am ET

Yeah Casey is innocent.

That was her evil twin caught on tape cashing forged checks and caught on camera partying her rear off.

Evil twin sent her e-mails from Disney about being an event planner's boss and was the one that her "ex" picked up at the ditched crime car in the parking lot.

Evil twin stole checks from granny, friends, and had moms credit cards in her purse which brother retrieved after her arrest and after he wiped the laptop's memory.

All of her friends marked her as a liar.

Evil twin got a tattoo long after Caylee was missing calling attention to what "A beautiful life" it is now.

It was her evil twin that used :sailors" language around her parents cause we heard on tape how much Casey respected them.

Yeah Casey is innocent. It was her evil twin and that must be the one called zanny.

Spider   December 5th, 2009 5:42 am ET

OK, here's my theory. My cousin's nephew was a world renowned veterinarian years ago.

Casey was a young single mother. Her social life as a young adult was seriously curtailed by her baby girl. Casey started drugging Caylee, with Xanax, in order to find the time to go out clubbing and live the exciting single life she was missing. When asked by friends at the clubs where her baby was, Casey would humorously tell them that Caylee was with "Zanny the nanny". The drugging got out of hand and Caylee died. Being an ignorant, immature person, Casey carried the body in her trunk for a few days and then disposed of the body and made up her story about the kidnapping by the fictional Zanny the nanny.

This would not be First Degree Murder. Casey made a mistake and accidentally killed her daughter. Therefore, in this peers mind, Casey should not be given death or life. She should be given probation and extensive parental counseling.

Laveda Moubray   December 5th, 2009 4:28 pm ET

OHH Boy, well I guess the dead smell in the car was a pizza after all just wait they will use it,,,rip Calee,
rot in prizon Casey

Lisa   December 7th, 2009 1:02 am ET

Of course now I get it, the meter reader did it. He disguised himself as a women and said his name was zanny the nanny, took Caylee and told Casey not to say anything or he would kill her and her family, he broke into the Anthony's home and stole several items belonging to Caylee and let's not forget the duct tape and stickers, and of course he used the computer before he left, to inquire about chloroform. After killing Caylee, he puts the body in Casey's trunk, she drives around with the body for a day or two, of course totally unaware that the body is in the trunk, because she's looking for her everywhere on her own and can't get the police involved. Now the kicker is the meter reader (aka) zanny the nanny removes the body from the trunk of Casey's car and dumps the body down the street from the house, then calls the police to report that he found a bag with a skull it it. All without leaving any DNA, hot damn, the meter reader almost pulled a fast one on us all people, and I thought that it was Casey, I'm glad the defense straightened me out.

Mother/Protecter   December 7th, 2009 1:30 pm ET

First let me start by saying 'my heart breaks for you Caylee, for your one true protecter acted just the opposite in the most unforgiving and irreversable way' As a mother myself, my daughter literally the same age as you, you were failed by non other than the monster who was supposed to be your safe haven. All I needed to hear to make my decision about the monster was the very beginning of this tragic ending; the mother never reported her daughter missing!! NEVER!! An entire month went by before your search began, we failed you too as a society. All we can hope is that the truth come out so you may finally RIP, poor baby girl. . .

msjones   December 8th, 2009 7:59 am ET

I think she one sick puppy and the family knew this why did they not take that baby from her.she never wanted her to began with because cayee got the love she always wanted an needed.

Veronica   December 21st, 2009 5:14 pm ET

What a mockery that this case has made out of our imperfect judicial system. What a makeover that needs. I think everything leading up to the trial should be sealed. This is a 5 ring circus! I think she killed her daughter, I think that Baez is lookin for the loophole to get her off with a technicality. Hell, Maybe Kronk was paid by the secret money Casey is getting in prison to be involved somehow. But yes, you can be found guilty on circumstanial evidence....Remember Scott Peterson. No real evidence, just best guesses. Yup, I'm sure he killed his wife too. But hey you know the saying in prison, "I didn't do it".

Jessica*   January 21st, 2010 12:59 am ET

Did Kronk know the family (before the media attention)? If so, how/when/why would he have access to Caylee? The only possible thing I can come up with is if he kidnapped her from her grandparents home, wouldn't her grandparents have made a police report? (Grand daughter playing in the yard now she's gone and the guy who came to read the meter just left too, kinda thing?) Or Was Casey having "fun" with too many people and can't keep it straight.

I say even if Kronk did kill Caylee, Casey should go down just as hard because she's the only way he would have gotten ahold of Caylee.

Casey thinks pointing the finger at someone else is going to save her, but being an accomplice is like doing it yourself. You can still go to jail for life – and she should! I've been following this story since the day it was first reported. I can't believe people can do these things to these poor babies.

Let me in the room with Casey for an hour, I bet I can make her talk.

In fact, I bet she's already confessed to her crappy lawyers and they know they've mucked it up so bad it can't be fixed and they're just hoping for mistrials so she can get off just like Gotti.

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