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Casey Anthony Won't Testify; Defense Rests

Today's testimony revolves around dead pets, George Anthony

(Newser) - Casey Anthony’s defense rested its case today, with Casey herself declining to take the stand. Judge Belvin Perry asked Casey if she understood that the decision not to testify was hers alone, and if she’d had time to think it over, and she replied that she had. The...

George Anthony Attempted Suicide 'To Be With Caylee'
George Anthony Attempted Suicide 'To Be With Caylee'
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Jun 29, 2011 2:11 PM CDT

George Anthony Attempted Suicide 'To Be With Caylee'

Casey Anthony's father says he 'failed' his granddaughter

(Newser) - Casey Anthony's father George Anthony says he attempted suicide so he could be with his dead granddaughter Caylee. Struggling to answer through sobbing, Anthony revealed that he still battles suicidal thoughts and mixed beer and pills in an attempt to end his life six weeks after Caylee's remains...

Casey Anthony Trial: Roy Kronk Testifies He Never Touched Caylee's Skull
Meter Reader: I Saw, But Didn't Touch, Caylee's Skull
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Jun 28, 2011 1:50 PM CDT

Meter Reader: I Saw, But Didn't Touch, Caylee's Skull

Roy Kronk's testimony contradict's defense's implications

(Newser) - Casey Anthony's defense team did indeed ask for a mistrial yesterday , citing a court ruling finding Florida's death penalty statute unconstitutional. If granted, Anthony would get an entirely new jury, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Meanwhile, her trial continues, with lots of witnesses called yesterday and today:
  • Roy Kronk:
...

Casey Anthony Deemed Competent to Resume Trial

Her lawyers asked for an evaluation over the weekend

(Newser) - Casey Anthony's murder trial resumed today after being abruptly halted Saturday, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Anthony's attorneys filed a motion over the weekend stating that their client "is not competent to aid and assist in her own defense and is incompetent to proceed." But after an...

Casey's Brother: We Didn't Talk About Her Pregnancy

He says he was excluded, says the family didn't acknowledge it

(Newser) - Yesterday's big revelation at the Casey Anthony trial came from Mom . Today, the spotlight shifted to brother Lee, who broke down while testifying about his sister's pregnancy, which he says the family largely swept under the rug. "I was very angry at my mom. I was also...

Anthony's Mom: I Googled Chloroform

Cindy Anthony says she looked up the word, not her daughter

(Newser) - The testimony of Casey Anthony's mother today produced what the Orlando Sentinel calls a "stunning revelation": Cindy Anthony said it was she, not her daughter, who searched the term “chloroform” on the family computer. (She said it was an innocent search related to a hunt for information...

Anthony's Caylee Story Similar to Fellow Inmate's

Prosecutors say she might have stolen tale of pool drowning

(Newser) - Casey Anthony's defense team surprised all when her trial began by declaring that Caylee wasn't murdered but drowned accidentally in the family pool . The prosecution had a surprise of its own today: It said that story bears an uncanny similarity to what happened to a fellow inmate in...

Judge Fed Up With Both Sides in Casey Anthony Trial

Judge Belvin Perry not happy about delays, threatens exclusion

(Newser) - Judge Belvin Perry is not happy with the prosecution or the defense in the Casey Anthony murder trial, and he cut court short today while threatening both sides with exclusion, which would mean bumping witnesses from the trial. What seemed to set him off: Prosecutor Jeff Ashton asked Perry to...

Casey Anthony Defense Casts Doubt on DNA Evidence

Forensics technician contaminated duct tape found with Caylee

(Newser) - The duct tape found on Caylee Anthony's body didn't bear her DNA or her mother's, an FBI technician testified today—it actually matched a forensics examiner who had accidentally contaminated it. Thus began Casey Anthony's defense, the AP reports. Anthony attorney Jose Baez called on FBI...

State Rests Case Against Casey Anthony

Defense team asks for acquittal

(Newser) - The state rested its case against Casey Anthony this morning, with the defense team immediately asking the judge for an acquittal on three major charges, including first-degree premeditated murder. The defense contends that there is no evidence that excludes the possibility Anthony’s daughter Caylee was not murdered. Chief Judge...

Mom Mouths 'I Love You' to Casey Anthony

Casey got 'beautiful life' tattoo around time Caylee went missing

(Newser) - The prosecution has nearly wrapped up in the Casey Anthony murder trial and is expected to rest its case tomorrow so the defense can begin calling witnesses. An emotional Cindy Anthony got called back on the stand for the third time today. Among other things, she buttressed the notion that...

Casey Anthony Trial: Was a Heart-Shaped Sticker Placed Over Caylee's Mouth?
Caylee's Killer May Have Put Heart Sticker Over Her Mouth
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Jun 13, 2011 5:44 PM CDT

Caylee's Killer May Have Put Heart Sticker Over Her Mouth

Forensics expert found dime-sized residue on duct tape

(Newser) - A heart-shaped sticker might have been affixed to the duct tape placed over Caylee Anthony's mouth, according to the testimony of a forensic examiner in the murder trial of mom Casey Anthony. Residue in the dime-sized shape of a heart was observed on the duct tape, reports People, and...

Bug Expert: 'Coffin Flies' Meant Body Was in Trunk

Insects attracted to human remains

(Newser) - Flies and fly larvae found in the trunk of Casey Anthony's Pontiac suggest that a body had been decaying there for three to five days, according to testimony by an insect expert at Anthony's trial yesterday. The entomologist said Caylee's body had already undergone a brief period...

Casey Anthony Cries at Trial as Pictures of Caylee's Skull Are Shown
Casey Cries as Photos of Caylee's Skull Shown
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Jun 9, 2011 11:43 AM CDT

Casey Cries as Photos of Caylee's Skull Shown

Brother testifies about Casey's fake nanny kidnapping story

(Newser) - Casey Anthony cried in court today as graphic photos of daughter Caylee’s skull were shown. Jurors saw pictures of the skull with damp strands of hair and duct tape pressed against it, but the judge will not allow the photos to be released to the public until they are...

Expert: Hair From Trunk Likely From Dead Body
 Expert: Hair 
 From Trunk 
 Likely From 
 Dead Body 
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Jun 4, 2011 3:32 PM CDT

Expert: Hair From Trunk Likely From Dead Body

Forensic analyst says sample consistent with decomposition

(Newser) - An FBI forensic expert testified today in Casey Anthony's murder trial that a hair removed from the woman's car showed signs consistent with hair from a dead body. The single, 9-inch strand of light brown hair was the only hair of several collected by investigators to show signs...

Casey Anthony Trial: Anthony Admitted to 'Biggest Mistake' in Not Calling Police After Caylee Disappeared
Anthony Admitted to
'Biggest Mistake' in 2008
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Jun 2, 2011 12:07 PM CDT

Anthony Admitted to 'Biggest Mistake' in 2008

She should have called cops right away, she said in interview

(Newser) - The Casey Anthony trial is in its eighth day, and jurors today listened to an hour-long conversation between the murder suspect and detectives who were accusing her of lying. Lead investigator Yuri Melich warned Anthony that if she didn't tell the truth about what happened to daughter Caylee, she...

Casey Anthony's Brother Testifies About Her Lies

He recalls trying to find her when she stopped answering phone

(Newser) - Casey Anthony’s brother took the stand for the first time today as her murder trial continues. Lee Anthony testified that after several days without seeing his sister or her daughter Caylee, he called but she wouldn’t answer the phone or return text messages. Ultimately, he and his girlfriend...

Casey Anthony Trial: Court Plays 911 Tape in Caylee's Death
 Court Plays 
 Casey's Calm
 911 Tape 
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May 31, 2011 1:13 PM CDT

Court Plays Casey's Calm 911 Tape

Cindy Anthony cleaned 'death' smell off Caylee's doll: testimony

(Newser) - Casey Anthony’s mother broke down today on the witness stand while listening to a tape of a 911 call her daughter made on July 15, 2008. On the tape, Casey calmly reports that her daughter Caylee has been missing for 31 days, ABC News reports. “I know who...

Casey Anthony Trial: Cindy Anthony Says Caylee Could Not Have Reached Pool on Her Own
 Cindy Anthony: Caylee 
 Couldn't Reach Pool 
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May 28, 2011 2:39 PM CDT

Cindy Anthony: Caylee Couldn't Reach Pool

Emotional grandmother casts doubt on defense claims

(Newser) - Casey Anthony's mother had an emotional day on the witness stand today, crying throughout her testimony and at one point asking the judge to remove a photo of Caylee from her view, reports ABC News . She recounted the lies her daughter told to explain the girl's disappearance, with...

Tow Yard Worker: Car Smelled of Human Decomposition

Manager says Casey Anthony's vehicle reeked

(Newser) - Casey Anthony's murder trial went into day four today. Some highlights from the Orlando Sentinel :
  • The manager of the tow yard where Anthony's car went said it stunk of human decomposition. "It's a very, very unique and distinctive smell," he said. The vehicle had been
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