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Cops Fear Mom Killed Missing Florida Toddler

Posted Jul 23, 08 6:51 AM CDT in Crime & Courts,  US 

(Newser) – A Florida woman has been charged with child neglect and lying to investigators over the disappearance of her 2-year-old daughter, reports AP. Prosecutors say the child has been missing for more than a month, but her mom only reported her missing last week. Investigators have found evidence of decomposition in the mother's car and back yard.

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Mother Casey Anthony, 22, wipes tears from her eyes at a bond hearing at the Orange County courthouse in Orlando, Fla., yesterday.   (AP Photo/Red Huber, pool)
This undated photo released by the Orange County Sheriff's Office in Orlando, Fla. on Friday, July 18, 2008, shows Caylee Marie Anthony, 2, who has been missing more than a month.   (AP Photo)
Casey Anthony, foreground, is escorted out of the courtroom after a bond hearing at the Orange County courthouse in Orlando, Fla., yesterday.   (AP Photo/Red Huber, pool)
Casey Anthony, left, appears at a bond hearing with her attorney Jose Baez, at the Orange County courthouse in Orlando, Fla.   (AP Photo/Red Huber, pool)
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