<p>The mere fact that George is a former cop leads me to believe he had nothing to do with the cover up to look like a murder or the way the body was disposed. Makes no sense by someone who would know better ways to deal with such matters.</p>
<p>Look at Drew Peterson who is suspected of murdering his young wife in IL. Her body has not been found. Drew Peterson was a cop. He is despicable but knew enough to not get rid of the body down the street from his house!</p>
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<p>While it is true that the DA was not successful in proving the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt (based on the verdict), I’m not sure what else they could do with the lack of direct evidence, due, in part, to how long it took to discover the body, too late for certain types of evidence. Again, don’t think they should have gone after capital murder, but otherwise, what could the DA do given missing a lot of hard evidence?</p>
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<p>Not take the case to trial if they knew they didn’t have the evidence to convict.</p>
<p>But there is a chance that the outcome would have been different had they gone for manslaughter and/or child endangerment instead of capital murder. That’s not for sure but it is possible. I think they put together as best of a case given that the body was found too late to gather evidence from it. But they did have a lot of other kinds of evidence. It wasn’t enough it seems to convict of capital murder beyond a reasonable doubt but it may have been enough for a lesser charge. Ya never know.</p>
<p>The jury forman says that many jurors believed that George was involved in Caylee’s death, even possibly murder. There wasn’t nearly enough evidence to prove that and it was a story put forward by the defense with nothing to back it up. So, ya never know how a jury might react.</p>
<p>(PS, before anyone says that the defense isn’t obligated to prove their story, I know that)</p>
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<p>Here is the call log I found for that day. The argument is that she was making sure her parents were not going to be home. Either burying the body was harder than she thought it would be or she didn’t think she had time so she didn’t go through with the burial in the back yard. She may have had the body there long enough for the dogs to pick up the scent though. </p>
<p>June 18th Casey’s Call Log</p>
<p>12:33pm - The Anthony Home
12:34pm - Cindy Anthony’s Cell
12:35pm - The Anthony Home
12:36pm - George Anthony Cell
1:09pm - Cindy Anthony’s Cell
1:11pm - The Anthony Home</p>
<p>The neighbor said the Casey backed the car into the garage on the 17th and that it was backed in again when she borrowed the shovel at about 1:30 pm.</p>
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<p>Quite right. There is no incentive in our system for prosecutors to uncover the truth, only to convict. That’s why there are so many cases of prosecutors withholding evidence that could absolve the accused. There is no reward for a prosecutor who drops the case because he determines that the accused is innocent. If he does so, it’s because he has good morals, not because anyone will congratulate him. On the contrary, high conviction rates get prosecutors promoted, DAs reelected, etc.</p>
<p>@tama, the defense used George because most people are suspicious of cops and don’t trust what they are saying, it actually was a very good strategic move on their part.
I have seen no evidence to even indicate that he had anything to do with it. It was all speculation. Casey may have even been coached to glare at him whenever he was on the witness stand.
Remember, Baez had a jury consultant and several of the jurors had some prior arrests and legal issues, so this may have all been a strategic plan to get jurors who may have reason to distrust cops.
And the reason why “they” didn’t take better care of disposing the body is that it was ONLY Casey acting alone in this. No better explanation.</p>
<p>Couldn’t help but think of the Casey Anthony case when I read attached story about another recent tragic death of a 2 year old in Florida. The body wan’t missing for months though and things didn’t get to snowball out of control.</p>
<p>[Hernando</a> investigators say 2-year-old girl died after taking mom’s oxycodone - St. Petersburg Times](<a href=“http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/crime/hernando-investigators-say-2-year-old-died-after-taking-moms-oxycodone/1180084]Hernando”>http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/crime/hernando-investigators-say-2-year-old-died-after-taking-moms-oxycodone/1180084)</p>
<p>The latest on Casey Anthony’s release from jail:</p>
<p>[Casey</a> Anthony Reportedly Plans to Use False Name, Disguises Upon Release From Jail - FoxNews.com](<a href=“Casey Anthony Reportedly Plans to Use False Name, Disguises Upon Release From Jail | Fox News”>Casey Anthony Reportedly Plans to Use False Name, Disguises Upon Release From Jail | Fox News)</p>
<p>Also, Cindy Anthony will not be charged with perjury (her testimony about the computer searches):</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20079048-504083.html[/url]”>http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20079048-504083.html</a></p>
<p>They also targeted George because they knew he had a quick trigger. There were videotapes of him screaming of people on his street. I think he had a baseball bat in one of them. In his interviews, there was always seething right underneath the surface. Baez knew he wouldn’t fare well under accusation so they hit hard right from the start with the abuse allegations. Imagine how George felt when he heard this in opening - </p>
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<p>What was Casey’s reasoning for why she didn’t report Caylee for over 30 days?</p>
<p>legendofmax, we never heard from Casey as she didn’t testify and so who knows? </p>
<p>If you go by the defense that she tried to cover up an accident to appear as a murder, you would think she would want to keep her story consistent and report Caylee as missing (since she was supposedly murdered by someone else in terms of the story she wanted it to look like).</p>
<p>Is it just me or does it seem like every murderer borrows a shovel from the next door neighbor? WTH? </p>
<p>Note to self: If you ever think there is any possibility that you might kill someone and want to bury them in the back yard, be prepared with a shovel ahead of time.</p>
<p>Since Casey wasn’t required to testify, I guess nobody can ask why she was borrowing a shovel. None of these oddities had to be explained. They simply came up with a new invented story instead.</p>
<p>Right! I mean, seriously, she doesn’t look like the type to do heavy gardening. Did they interview the neighbor about the shovel?</p>
<p>Remind me to never lend a shovel to a neighbor. From now on, I’ll assume its because they want to bury a body.</p>
<p>I didn’t follow the case that closely and didn’t watch it on TV. I think they interviewed the neighbor who reported Casey asking to borrow a shovel and also reported that she backed her car into the garage. I have never backed my car into a garage. In and of itself, that is not proof of guilt, but when you add up the pieces, it is hard to come up with other plausible explanations.</p>
<p>I realize the system is set up to prove a murder and I’d rather innocent people go free than innocent people going to jail. This case was difficult to prove given the lack of the body in time. But I think many agree that everything else points to Casey’s involvement in her child’s death. And while it is not similar to OJ"s case, that was also a case where many thought everything pointed to his involvement in that murder too. And that is why many feel outraged that Casey is free, even if they understand how things went down for a jury given the evidence and burden of proof beyond a reasonable doubt. Have to trust the system we have. But so much points to Casey’s involvement and it is very plausible she was involved. Too many things that when taken in sum about the case are hard to reconcile any other conclusion, even if the forensics could not show enough proof.</p>
<p>In the trial (if anyone watched it), was the heart sticker discussed? Because going by the defense story that it was staged to look like a murder, why the heart sticker? A cold blooded murderer who was not the child’s mother would not adhere a heart sticker from the home. I can’t even imagine the grandfather putting a sticker on the toddler’s taped mouth.</p>
<p>She told the neighbor that she wanted to dig up a bamboo root that she kept tripping over in the yard. That’s the bamboo that Cindy said was poisoning her dogs and that caused her to search chlorophyll, chloroform, bleach, acetone, peroxide, etc. </p>
<p>The bamboo did it.</p>
<p>Maybe the dog should have testified. :D</p>
<p>Give it a rest, guys. The lady isn’t guilty. Unless I’m mistaken, she never will be found guilty. It’s over. If the glove don’t fit, you must acquit.</p>