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Body Tentatively ID'd as Caylee

Authorities tentatively ID remains as those of missing 3-year-old

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(Newser) – Investigators in Florida believe a body discovered yesterday is that of missing toddler Caylee Anthony, a lawyer for her mother told a judge today. The corpse recovered near the Orlando home of her grandparents has been “tentatively indentified” as hers, based on hair color and other physical evidence, CNN reports. The sheriff's office denied that the body had been identified, the Orlando Sentinel reports.

Caylee's mother, Casey Anthony, 22, is charged with killing her daughter, who was 2 when she disappeared in June. Defense lawyers maintain her innocence and were in court today seeking access to the autopsy and forensic evidence. After an autopsy, the county medical examiner will send the remains to the FBI lab in Quantico, Va.

An FBI investigator searches for evidence at the crime scene in Orlando, Fla., Friday, Dec. 12, 2008.
An FBI investigator searches for evidence at the crime scene in Orlando, Fla., Friday, Dec. 12, 2008.   (AP Photo/John Raoux)
In a Tuesday, July 22, 2008 file photo, Casey Anthony, mother of missing 3-year old Caylee Anthony, wipes away tears during a bond hearing at the Orange County courthouse in Orlando, Fla. The skeletal remains of a small child were found Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008, in woods less than a...
In a Tuesday, July 22, 2008 file photo, Casey Anthony, mother of missing 3-year old Caylee Anthony, wipes away tears during a bond hearing at the Orange County courthouse in Orlando, Fla. The skeletal...   (AP Photo/Red Huber, File)
This undated photo released by the Orange County Sheriff's Office in Orlando, Fla. on Friday, July 18, 2008, shows Caylee Marie Anthony. A utility worker discovered a child's skull Thursday Dec. 11, 2008 less than a half-mile from 3-year-old Caylee Anthony's home in some woods that, until recently, had been...
This undated photo released by the Orange County Sheriff's Office in Orlando, Fla. on Friday, July 18, 2008, shows Caylee Marie Anthony. A utility worker discovered a child's skull Thursday Dec. 11, 2008...   (AP Photo/Orange County Sheriff's Office, File)
Investigators search for evidence at a crime scene in Orlando, Fla., Friday, Dec. 12, 2008. On Thursday, a utility worker found a small child's skeletal remains that could be those of Caylee Anthony.
Investigators search for evidence at a crime scene in Orlando, Fla., Friday, Dec. 12, 2008. On Thursday, a utility worker found a small child's skeletal remains that could be those of Caylee Anthony.   (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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Barbie
Dec 12, 08 4:21 PM CST
Caylee's mother needs to rot in hell !!!!!!!!! Reply
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valblue
Dec 13, 08 9:28 PM CST
I wonder now that Caylee's body has been found will the death penalty be a consideration again. I believe in the death penalty. I know that everyone has an opinion about the death penalty but I believe that if a person can do such a horrific crime and take a childs life intentionally, eye for an eye.
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animaluver
Dec 14, 08 11:40 AM CST
I agree she's a SICK person
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Nell
Dec 16, 08 4:23 AM CST
I've heard the legal experts all agree that, given new developments, the death penalty will certainly be put back into the equation.
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AnnieOkie58
Dec 12, 08 4:48 PM CST
IF...without a doubt Casey is guilty...I think she should be locked away in a 5'2' x 3' cell for the remainder of her life...she should not be put with other prisoners...but all alone. Reply
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