Caylee Anthony Killed by her mother

Cell Phone Pings Track Casey

Local 6 News investigative reporter Tony Pipitone tracked the movements of Anthony by using cell phone records.

Pipitone said he tracked Anthony from Monday, June 16 -- the day Caylee was last seen alive -- until Monday, June 30 -- the day Anthony's abandoned car was towed from an Orange County Amscot.

The trunk of Anthony's car had a stench that investigators claim was from Caylee's body, Pipitone reported.

According to records, Anthony's cell phone "pinged" 20 different cell towers 754 times in the two-week period. Each time, her cell phone received or sent a text message or phone call, Pipitone reported.

Ninety-seven percent of the pings were to either her boyfriend's apartment near Winter Park, her friend's home in Orlando -- where she sometimes stayed -- her parents' home off Chickasaw Trail and the Fusion nightclub, where she was photographed partying while Caylee was missing, Pipitone said.

The other 3 percent of the pings -- especially during three days in June -- have raised questions, Pipitone said.

On Monday, June 16, Anthony's father, George Anthony, said he he saw his daughter and granddaughter leave his house at about 1 p.m.

"But if they did leave at that time, the cell records show they did not go far. Casey's cell phone communicated that afternoon through the same three cell towers she could reach from her home," Pipitone said.

At 1 p.m., Anthony made a 14-minute call to her boyfriend, Tony Lazzaro. At 1:44 p.m., she made a 36-minute call to her then-best friend, Amy Huizenga. At 2:52 p.m., there was an 11-minute call with ex-fiance Jesse Grund. All of the calls used cell towers that can be reached from her parents' home, Pipitone said.

But at 4:11 p.m., Anthony began trying to reach her mother, Cindy Anthony, making four attempts in two minutes, according to records. Anthony then traveled north from her parents' home and called Lazzaro for one minute at 4:19 p.m., Pipitone reported. Two minutes later, she talked to Grund for a minute, and tried to call her mother again at 4:25 p.m., Pipitone said.
There was no other communication from Anthony's cell phone until a call was made to Lazzaro's apartment at 5:57 p.m., records show.

Two hours later, Anthony and Lazzaro were captured on surveillance video at a Blockbuster, renting a movie that contains a scene of a rotting body in a car trunk, Pipitone said.

On June 17, Anthony returned to her parents' home around 2:30 p.m., Pipitone reported. At 4 p.m., her phone pinged a tower southwest of the house near Lee Vista Boulevard and South Goldenrod Road, an area where detectives have directed Equusearch volunteers to search for Caylee weeks ago.

At 5:20 p.m., a tower was pinged near Blanchard Park, another site searched in August by Equusearch. Anthony's cell phone went silent from 5:23 p.m. until 8:23 p.m., perhaps prompting investigators to search the area, Pipitone said.

"It was then that Casey's phone pinged a cell tower near boyfriend Tony Laazaro's apartment," Pipitone said. "By then, around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 17, Caylee had not been seen alive for nearly a day and a half. But remember, chemical evidence in the trunk of Casey's car indictaes the decomposing body was there up to 2½ days after death, so a key question for anyone looking for Caylee's body (is), 'Where did Casey go next?'"

On Wednesday, June 18, the day Casey's parents' neighbor said Anthony borrowed a shovel and backed her car into the garage, cell phone pings show that Anthony was at or near her parents' home from 2:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m., Pipitone said.

Anthony's phone later pinged a different spot near the Econ Trail, south of Lake Underhill, records show. It's also a location that detectives guided Equusearch volunteers to look for signs of Caylee's body, Pipitone said.

Equusearch will return to that area Nov. 8 to continue the search, Pipitone reported.

Scientific evidence suggests that a body left its chemical signature in the trunk of Anthony's car after decomposing for less than 2½ days, which would be about the same time period between the aforementioned cell phone pings, Pipitone said.

"Circumstantial, but interesting," Pipitone said.

Key Date Investigated

Pipitone also sifted through thousands of documents, looking into whether Caylee died on June 16, the key date in the case.

Pipitone said to understand why investigators believe Caylee is dead starts early in the morning of June 16, when Anthony called Lazzaro from her parents' house.

The 80-minute phone call ended at 1:05 a.m., and Anthony then had a conversation via text messages with Lazzaro until Lazzaro called her at 3:08 a.m.

It is not known what was discussed, but less than 10 hours later, Caylee, who was 2 at that time, was seen for the last time by her grandfather, George Anthony, Pipitone reported.

"Ten minutes to 1 (o'clock) that afternoon on the 16th is when I actually saw Casey and Caylee together -- both leaving with backpacks -- and my daughter said she was going to work, and she was taking Caylee to the nanny, to the baby sitter," George Anthony said.

Just before 8 p.m., seven hours after Caylee was last seen alive, Casey Anthony and Lazzaro are seen on surveillance video visiting the Blockbuster store near his apartment on University Boulevard. Caylee is not in the video.

Lazzaro told Local 6 News that he had not seen Caylee at that point for two weeks.

The video is one reason investigators believe June 16 may have been the day Caylee died, Pipitone reported.

"What happened in the next hours is even more intriguing. Tony (Lazzaro) and Casey rented two movies for that night. One one of them (was) 'Untraceable,' which contains a graphic scene that is even more chilling when you consider where Caylee's body may have been," Pipitone said. "The movie shows an FBI agent being pursued by a sadistic cyber-stalker who pops the trunk of a car and is overcome by the smell of a fly-infested, rotting corpse left by the killer in the trunk of the car."

Investigators believe Caylee's body was left in the trunk of her mother's car, where it decomposed, emitting an odor that Casey Anthony's mother, Cindy Anthony, identified, Pipitone reported.

"It smells like there's been a damn dead body in the car," Cindy Anthony said in a 911 call.

"Whether the movie scene is a clue to what Casey might have already done or was about to do -- or even where Caylee may have been on the same night they rented that movie -- only Casey can answer that, and she's not talking," Pipitone said.

Pipitone said he will continue to investigate the timeline into the case using cell phone records that show whom Casey Anthony was talking to or texting.

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) -- Authorities say they are seeking a search warrant for the Orlando home of a missing 3-year-old girl after a small child's remains were found nearby.

Orange County sheriff's spokesman Carlos Padilla said Thursday that investigators cordoned off the home belonging to the grandparents of Caylee Anthony, who often stayed at the home with her mother.

Caylee's mother, 22-year-old Casey Anthony, insists that she left the girl with a baby sitter in June, but she didn't report her missing until July. The mother has been charged with first-degree murder.

On Thursday, a utility worker stumbled upon remains of a small child less than a half-mile from where the girl lived. Investigators were trying to identify the remains. The medical examiner left with the remains about 3 p.m.

Early reports indicate that the bones were wrapped in a plastic bag and bound with duct tape.

A spokesperson with the OCSO said detectives followed up on a tip from the utility worker who believed he had discovered the remains of a child. The call was received around 9:30 a.m.

"We pretty much confirmed his discovery," said Jim Solomons with the Orange County Sheriff's Office. Solomons could not confirm the age or gender of the child. "Because of the proximity to the Anthony home, this is a very significant find," added Solomons.

There is nothing that immediately indicates that the bones belong to Caylee Anthony, whose mother Casey Anthony has been charged with her murder.

"Everybody is very eager to connect the dots and bring this to the Anthony investigation and clearly is something we have to look at, if nothing else, because of the proximity to the Anthony home," said Solomons. "It is certainly not the outcome anybody in this agency wanted. We always had hope for a safe recovery of little Cayle Anthony, but the evidence in this case has been overwhelming and suggests otherwise. If it happens to be little Caylee, then it certainly brings the case closer to its conclusion for us."

When asked whether the area in question had been previously searched by investigators, Solomons said “there have been extensive searches in that entire area in and around the neighboorhood surrounding the Anthony home. You can walk right past a significant piece of evidence or the remains of somebody you are looking for”

Orange County Sheriff Kevin Beary echoed those remarks at an afternoon news conference. "This area was a flooded area during previous searches." said Beary. "The FBI lab in Quantico is ready to receive evidence so we can get some analysis on it. It's a top-priority case. If they have to work on over the weekend, they'll work over the weekend," he added.

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When asked how long it would take to identify the remains, Solomons said “it could take a matter of minutes if it's something significant, or it could take several weeks. We'll do what we need to do to connect the dots and if the dots connect back to Caylee Anthony, then the best thing we can say is it will bring closure to this case.”

Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigations and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement have joined the Sheriff's deputies at the crime scene. The primary search area is between 45 to 60 feet into the wooded area. Because of limited access and weather conditions, law enforcement officers expect canvassing of the area to go well into the evening.

"The Bottom line is simple. The investigation continues. We have a lot of lab work to do, a lot of crime scene to do. We could be here all night."

Casey Anthony insists that she left her daughter with a baby sitter in June, but did not report her missing until July. She remains in protective custody level one with no inmate contact.

Public records reveal that her attorney, Jose Baez, visited the Orange County Jail this morning around 11:55 a.m. and met with Casey for about half an hour.

Baez would not talk to reporters when he returned to his offices, but his spokesman, Todd Black, told the Orlando Sentinel that he hoped the discovery was not related to their case. "If it is, it is a sad day," he said.

Orange County Sheriff's spokesman Angelo Nieves said officials told Caylee's grandparents, George and Cindy, about the find, but refused to discuss whether the remains were Caylee's. "It would be premature to speculate," Nieves said. "We're not going to release any more information at this time. We don't want to compromise the investigation."

FOX 35 has been told that Casey Anthony will be on psychological observation, not suicide watch. Under jail policy, Anthony is not eligible for interviews with the media.


Baez files emergency motion

Late Thursday defense attorney Jose Baez filed an “Emergency Motion to Preserve/Inspect Evidence and Participate in Forensic Testing"

The hearing for the motion will be held on Friday, December 12th, at11:30 a.m. Casey Anthony, will not be present for the hearing. It will consist of legal argument between the attorneys.

Anthony’s escorted from OIA to undisclosed location

George and Cindy Anthony arrived at Orlando International Airport just before 4:45 Thursday afternoon from California.

Police intercepted the plane carrying the Anthony’s and escorted the family from the airport to an undisclosed location.

Trial delayed until March

Early Thursday morning, an Orange County judge granted a continuance in the case

Casey Anthony's attorney requested the delay during a status hearing. The judge set the next one for Jan. 15 in Orlando. Her murder trail was postponed to March.

Her attorney also said he planned to file a change of venue.


Plastic Bag, Duct Tape Could Yield Vital Clues

The plastic bag and duct tape reportedly found with the remains could help tie the unidentified skeleton to missing toddler Caylee Anthony, a forensic pathologist tells FOXNews.com.

The remains, found Thursday by a utility worker less than half a mile from Caylee's home, have yet to be identified, but investigators will be searching the scene for "a treasure trove of forensic evidence," FOX News contributor Michael Baden said.

Pathologists should be able to identify the body quickly from dental records, Baden said, and the plastic and duct tape could provide additional vital clues, including fingerprints. They could also provide clues to how the child died, and to who dumped the body.

"The beauty of duct tape — no matter rain, snow, sleet — that fingerprint will stay there," Baden said, adding that if someone used their teeth to rip it, it could yield DNA evidence too.

"Right now, they would be looking at all the contents of the plastic bag and they would be looking at the plastic bag itself," Baden said. "The fingerprints on the outside often get dissolved away by weather, but the inside of the plastic bag, the fingerprints would be there."

Two-year-old Caylee Anthony has been missing since June 16. Her mother, Casey Anthony, 22, has been charged with first-degree murder of her daughter, child abuse, aggravated manslaughter and four counts of lying to investigators about her disappearance.

Evidence found in the trunk of Casey Anthony's Pontiac Sunfire showed a decomposing body had been kept there. Strands of Caylee's hair were found, as were traces of chloroform.

"One important thing that I’ve hoped they’ve done already is take an air sample from the bag because they found chloroform in the vehicle and the cause of death still has to be determined," Baden said.

Finding chloroform could poke holes in the prosecution's first-degree murder case, if this is Caylee's body, he said.

"If it is chloroform as the cause of death, then it could be an accidental overdose and would not be capital, first-degree murder, because sometimes chloroform is used as a babysitter, to put a baby to sleep while mom goes out partying," Baden said.

If dental records cannot be used to identify the body, DNA evidence will be used to identify the skeletal remains. The remains will also be examined for signs of trauma.

"If there are fractures to the skeleton, then that goes again to first degree -- intentional suffering on the part of the baby," Baden said. "They can tell the baby suffered."

Timeline

Approximately 9:30 a.m. -- Utility worker for Orange County finds a bag of bones while searching for a pipleine for fire hydrant. He stepped into some nearby woods to relieve himself. He called 911. The area is within a quarter-mile of the Anthony's home, raising speculation by investigators that the body could be that of missing Caylee Marie.

11:25 to 11:30 a.m. -- Crime Scene Investigators with Orange County began to set up a perimeter. Orange County investigators are joined by agents from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Federal Bureau of Investigations. Sheriff's Office says there are no other small children that are reported missing in the area.

11:45 a.m. -- FOX 35 confirms that Cindy and George Anthony are on a plane returning from Los Angeles.

11:50 a.m. -- People in the community begin gathering at the corner of Hopespring Drive near the Anthony's Home.

11:53 a.m. -- The weather has worsened over the search site. Sherrif's deputies are working to preserve the scene and investigators say the body is badly decomposed. KidFinders Network has sent a representative to the search site.

11:55 a.m. -- Tim Miller with Equusearch tells FOX 35 that during previous searches in this area, the water was very high. Tim says that when the Anthony's get the news, they may be able to start the grieving process, even though the body has yet to be confirmed as that of Caylee.

12:10 p.m. -- FOX 35 confirms that a spokesperson for the Anthony family has informed Cindy of the news that a child's body was discovered. Cindy still believes that Caylee is alive.

12:16 p.m. -- The Anthony's are expected back from LA this afternoon - Michelle Bart - says Anthony's do know what is going on right now. Wants to keep a positive attitude right now. This is a very rough and emotional time for the family. Evidence has pointed in another direction.

4:00 p.m. -- Anthony Baez files emergency motion, hearing set for Friday.

4:36 p.m. -- George and Cindy Anthony arrive at Orlando International Airport.

4:45 p.m. -- Police intercept the plane carrying the Anthony’s and escort the family from the airport to an undisclosed location.

Judge Denies Casey Anthony's Autopsy Request
Child's Skull Found Half Mile From Grandparents' Florida Home
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ORLANDO, Fla. (CBS4) ― An Orlando judge has denied requests from the mother charged with killing toddler Caylee Anthony to require investigators to turn over all photos, videos and drawings taken from the woods where remains of a child were found last week.

The judge has also denied motions from Casey Anthony's attorneys to appoint a forensic expert in the case and allow a second autopsy of the remains.

The child's remains found last week have not been positively identified. Autopsy results are expected within the next week or two. A utility worker found a child's skull last Thursday, less than a half-mile from the Orlando home that the toddler shared with her mother and grandparents.

Casey Anthony was charged with first-degree murder months after the girl disappeared in June. Investigators say Anthony waited a month before reporting the girl missing. She claims Caylee was kidnapped by a baby sitter, but detectives said her story was untrue. She is being held without bond at the Orange County Jail.

The discovery of the skull is the first major break in the case in months.

Caylee's grandparents hope that the child's skull found near their home doesn't belong to their granddaughter, but are realistic about the possibility that the recently uncovered remains may be hers, their attorney said Monday.

George and Cindy Anthony are asking for privacy until the medical examiner is able to identify the remains, attorney Bradley Conway said.

"They're not grieving yet because we don't know whose body this is," Conway said. "But if it is identified as Caylee, they are going to go through that grief process privately, and when they're ready to speak they will."

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ORLANDO, Florida -- In an e-mail obtained by 10 Connects news partner WKMG Local 6 that was sent by Cindy Anthony three days ago, she wrote that her daughter, Casey Anthony, never harmed Caylee and that fact would be proven, presumably in court.

Casey Anthony, 22, remains jailed on first-degree murder charges in the death of her daughter, Caylee, whose remains were found last month in a wooded area near the Anthony family's Orange County home.

In the e-mail obtained by Local 6 News, Cindy Anthony wrote to Lois Peter, "As for my daughter, she never hurt Caylee and that will be proven. She loved her deeply."

In August, Peter's 12-year-old granddaughter hosted a candlelight vigil for Caylee in St. Cloud while Casey Anthony was home on bond. Casey Anthony sent the girl a bracelet, a letter and some e-mails, which prompted Peter to unsuccessfully seek a restraining order against Cindy Anthony, who continued to correspond with the girl after Casey Anthony returned to jail.

In recent days, Cindy Anthony and Peter have exchanged biting e-mails, with Cindy Anthony telling Peter that she would not be invited to Caylee's funeral.

Peter responded in an e-mail, saying, "I would not want my granddaughter around a person that condones her daughter killing her own child. At least I know where mine is."

That's when Cindy Anthony replied, "As for my daughter, she never hurt Caylee and that will be proven, she loved her deeply."

Cindy Anthony and her husband, George Anthony, have avoided the media since Caylee's remains were discovered, allowing their attorney to speak on their behalf.

The last time Cindy Anthony spoke publicly was on CNN's "Larry King Live," the day before Caylee's remains were found. She also defended her daughter during that interview.

"I can say with 100 percent of my being (that) Casey has nothing to do with Caylee's disappearance," Cindy Anthony said.

"How are you holding up?" Larry King asked.

"We take one day at a time. A lot of sleep lost, weight lost," Cindy Anthony said.
courtesy WKMG Local 6 Orlando

ORLANDO -- Hundreds of pages of evidence were released Friday in the case against Casey Anthony.

The interviews include discussions about the relationship between Casey and her mother and an interview with Casey's maternal grandmother, Shirley Plesea.

In the transcript of the interview, Plesea said Casey stole money from her at least twice -- the first was for $54 that she took by forging a check to pay for Caylee's second birthday party.

In the Aug. 21 interview, Plesea said Casey didn't have to take the money. She said, "I would have gladly given her some money."

Plesea said that later on, Casey stole $354 from another account of hers and told Cindy Anthony, "If the bank wants to arrest her, they're going to because I told them they could."

Plesea also told detectives, "I would have pressed charges. But for Caylee's sake, and for Cindy's sake, I didn't want to."

Plesea also admitted to never knowing if "Zanny the Nanny" really existed.

In the documents, it was revealed that Cindy Anthony's co-workers talked about how Cindy was frustrated when she wasn't allowed to see or talk to Caylee in the month before the little girl was reported missing.

Cindy told them that Casey always had some kind of excuse.

The documents also included information about more forensic evidence in the case, in addition to a Jan. 7 interview with the investigator for George and Cindy Anthony, Dominic Casey, about what led him to search an area near the location where Caylee's body was eventually found.

Casey explained why he ended up at the scene where remains were collected off of Suburban Drive prior to the discovery.

Casey said the tip came from a clairvoyant who had visions of Caylee in the woods. He said the psychic was on the phone with him as he walked through the woods.

She had visions of three concrete blocks.

Casey told investigators he went walking into the woods 25 feet to 30 feet, looked around and "I could see these pavers. I was not on the phone then and I saw these pavers and then I'm totally freaking out."

He left but later went back to the site. Casey said he never found anything under the pavers.

However, police continued to question Casey about why he never notified investigators about his tip and what he saw.

Casey said he was upset.

"Maybe, maybe there's a little girl out there. If Caylee Marie's there then she needs to be found in a respectful manner," Casey said.

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In evidence released Friday in the Casey Anthony case, the FBI reports it found traces of chloroform inside a sports drink and a plastic syringe—both found near the area where Caylee Anthony’s body was found.

The report indicates the drink, Cool Blue-flavored Gatorade, contained an unidentified liquid. Also inside the bottle was a plastic bag labeled “Disposable Syringe Kit” with a plastic syringe inside, according to the Orlando Sentinel.

To read the entomology report, click here.

Dr. Michael Rickenbach with the FBI determined in June that the syringe contained testosterone, ethanol, chloroform, and water.

The reports also state that a doll found in Casey’s white 1998 Pontiac Sunfire GT had “faint yellowish stains” on the front and back of the white clothing it was dressed in. In addition, slight traces of chloroform residue were found on the doll.

Nonetheless, the Sentinel reports that when the doll was tested again in July, no chloroform was found—thus, the yellow stains may have been urine.

To read about the procedure to obtain photos of Casey's 'Bella Vita' tattoo, click here.

Casey is charged with the first-degree murder of Caylee, 2. Her trial is scheduled to begin in June 2010.

Thanks for this, Antoinette.
I followed this case closely on the old 3A's

Prosecutors: Why Casey Antony should get the death penalty.
(CNN) -- Florida prosecutors on Thursday revealed a list of
reasons they're seeking the death penalty against Casey Anthony, who is
charged with killing her daughter, Caylee.
Under Florida, law,
prosecutors need to raise only one of 15 possible aggravating factors to
support their decision to seek the death penalty. Assistant State
Attorney Jeffrey Ashton cited five circumstances, according to a
document obtained by CNN affiliate WESH and other Orlando, Florida,
media outlets

In death penalty cases, jurors are asked to weigh aggravating
circumstances that make a crime especially heinous against mitigating
factors that favor mercy, such as a lack of prior offenses.
Among
the legal reasons cited: Caylee's death occurred during aggravated
child abuse, was especially "heinous, atrocious, or cruel," and was
committed in a "cold, calculated and premeditated manner without any
pretense of moral or legal justification," according to the document.
Caylee was also under 12 years old, and Anthony "stood in a position
of familial or custodial authority over her," the document states.
Karen Levey, the court public information officer, could not confirm
that Judge Belvin Perry Jr. received a copy of the notice. As of
Thursday evening, defense attorney Jose Baez said he had not been served
with the notice.
In a hearing this week, Perry ordered the State
Attorney's Office to disclose the aggravating factors they intend to
cite in a penalty phase if Anthony is convicted of premeditated murder.

Anthony, 24, is accused of killing 2-year-old Caylee, who
disappeared in June 2008. Her body was found that December in a vacant
lot near her grandparents' home in Orlando.
Defense lawyers have said that prosecutors are seeking the death
penalty to bankrupt the defense and prevent Anthony from having the
attorney of her choice.
The defense said that prosecutors had
originally said they would not seek death in the case but reversed that
position in March 2009 when they learned that Anthony had $205,000 for
her defense.
The bulk of the money came from ABC News for the
licensing of photos and videos, Baez testified during a previous
hearing. Anthony's trial is scheduled to begin
May 9, 2011

CNN

Thanks Anna
Does anyone know if Casey Anthony's parents and brother are still standing by her?