Casey Anthony's Diary Reveals 'No Regrets'

Officials release video, documents in capital murder case

(NEWSER) - Prosecutors in the Casey Anthony case released a flurry of documents today, including a three-dimensional animated movie of the area where her daughter’s body was found, crime scene photos, and a 1,100-page report by investigators, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Among the revelations: No blood was found in the trunk of Anthony’s car, where prosecutors believe she stored daughter Caylee’s body. More»

(NEWSER) - The judge tentatively set Oct. 12 as the date for Casey Anthony's first-degree murder trial, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Today’s court appearance also featured wrangling among lawyers over the release of Anthony’s online photos, and a video that shows her reacting emotionally to the news that daughter Caylee’s body had been found. More»

Also: Ex scored $4K selling photos of Casey to mag

(NEWSER) - Casey Anthony told an acquaintance she was a great liar when they spent time together in July 2008, the woman told the court today in Anthony’s murder trial . After talking to someone on the phone, Anthony tossed it aside and said, “Oh my God, I am such a good liar,” said witness Melissa England, who dated one of Anthony’s friends, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Anthony never referred to her daughter as the two went shopping together, England said. 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»

Defense argued sentence violated accused baby-killer's rights

(NEWSER) - Casey Anthony is eligible to face the death penalty if convicted of first-degree murder, a Florida judge ruled today. Her lawyers had asked that execution be taken off the table in her trial for the murder of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee, arguing that if the prosecution sought the death penalty, it would violate their client’s constitutional rights. The judge said that's for a jury to decide, the Orlando Sentinel reports. More»