Anthony Defense Granted Access to Crime Scene

(NEWSER) - Casey Anthony’s defense yesterday revealed a high-powered team of attorneys and expert witnesses in her trial for the murder of her daughter, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Lead counsel Jose Baez will be supported by Linda Kenney Baden, a New York attorney who defended Phil Spector. Also on board is Henry Lee, a veteran of the OJ Simpson murder trial, and a forensic anthropologist (Kathy Reichs) who moonlights as a best-selling mystery writer. More»

'This is not a murder case,' says lawyer

(NEWSER) - Casey Anthony didn’t kill her daughter—nor was Caylee murdered at all, Casey’s lawyer said today. Instead, the 2-year-old drowned in her grandparents’ swimming pool, Jose Baez said in his opening statement, reports CNN . “This is a tragedy that snowballed out of control,” the attorney said. “This is not a murder case.” Baez also explained Casey’s partying before the child was reported missing: “Casey did what she's been doing all her life, or most of it: hiding her pain.” She was taught to do that when her father began sexually abusing her, he said. More»

Chloroform web searches also found on mom's computer

(NEWSER) - FBI tests have found traces of chloroform in the trunk of the car belonging to the mother of missing toddler Caylee Anthony, a source told CNN. Mom Casey Anthony's computer also revealed web searches about chloroform, which can be used to incapacitate people but is fatal in excessive doses. More»

Mother of 3-year-old Caylee—missing, feared dead—rebuffs limited immunity

(NEWSER) - Jailed Florida mom Casey Anthony today refused a deal that would have given her limited immunity in dealing with investigators probing the disappearance of her 3-year-old daughter Caylee, the Orlando Sentinel reports. The agreement would have protected her from having statements she made directly to investigators used against her, but any other evidence gathered from those statements would be fair game. More»

She knows she'll never be left alone in the US, says pal

(NEWSER) - Casey Anthony reportedly plans to head far, far away from media and public scrutiny to Mexico to settle down with a mystery California lover, says the Daily Mail . Anthony exchanged letters with her wealthy admirer in prison and they began an affair after she was acquitted of killing her child. She plans to live with him on his property across the border and eventually become a Mexican citizen because she realizes she can never "lead a safe, quiet life" in the US, a pal told the Enquirer . First, she'll have to finish her year's probation for check fraud. More»