With the Prosecution about to rest it's case and after watching 29 days of trial video, I'm going to lay out the evidence as I see it, in no particular order:
Caylee Anthony is thought to have died on June 16th.
Casey Anthony's Behavior/Demeanor From June 16th - July 16th
Casey Anthony displayed no remorse, no guilt, no grief during the days that followed. In fact, she was reported as going to night clubs, shopping with other people's money and bad checks, etc. (This is why she plead guilty to --I think--6 counts of felony fraud.), getting a tattoo, renting videos. All acquaintances reported her behavior as "normal". During this time she avoided face-to-face contact with her family and told her mother, Cindy Anthony, a string of what are now proven as lies with regards to her location, Caylee's location, employment, etc. The lies were proven via testimony of friends, store and bank video tape, cell phone "pings", follow up by detectives and by her own admission.
Cadaver DogsTwo Canine units responded to calls from the Orange County Police Dept. to search the area surrounding the Anthony house on Hopespring Dr. Based on what I heard, they were let out of the car and let off leashes in the back yard. I don't recall hearing that they searched the garage or any part of the house. Both dogs "hit" on the area near the play house. The next day, after the ground had been dug and raked, they failed to hit on that area, probably due to the fact that whatever surface material smelled of human decomp. the day before had been disturbed and likely distributed so as to dissipate into the atmosphere.
Forensics re: Apparent Human Decomposition in TrunkForensics regarding the presence of apparent human decomposition in the trunk of the car seem convincing. I have no dispute with these examinations and their findings. Coffin flies, stains, etc. all lead me to believe that Caylee's body was (at some point) stored in the trunk of the white Pontiac Sunfire.
The problem I DO have with this evidence is that there is an obvious gap between the time that Caylee is presumed to have died and the presence of the odor of human decomp. in the trunk. Unless I missed something in the testimonies, both George and Tony Lazzaro, laid eyes on the car, the trunk and were in proximity of the trunk when opened on or around June 23 and June 24.
Where was the body of Caylee Anthony during that time?
This is presumed to be
7 days after death.Gas CansIt is a known fact and testified to under oath, that Casey Anthony ran out of gas on June 23rd and that she and Tony Lazzaro broke into one of the sheds at the Anthony home to take out 2 gas cans which George reported missing.
(Keep in mind that he reports 2 gas cans missing from a shed, but later when he smells what he believes is the odor of human decomp coming from the Sunfire, he calls no one. )
On June 24th, Casey returns to the house on Hopespring drive and backs into the garage. George asks her about the gas cans. She reportedly brushes past him, opens the trunk, shoves the gas cans at him and says "Here's your damned gas cans."
George does NOT report the smell of human decomp. at this time.
Tony Lazzaro, does NOT report the smell of human decomp. at this time. He testifies under oath, that he did not smell anything unusual coming from the trunk.
It is 7 days after Caylee is presumed to have died. Late June in Florida with high temps. To this I say, "huh?"
Conclusion: Even though Canine units "hit" on the same area in the back yard, and the smell of human decomposition was detected by three people, there is a time gap between the yard and the trunk of the car. One Gas Can Later Found with Duct Tape
This is after the body of Caylee Anthony was located on Suburban Dr. on Dec 11th. The skull has duct tape attached to the hair mat. Police seize a gas can with duct tape on it.
The prosecution is attempting to prove that somehow this is the same duct tape that Casey used to smother Caylee after she used chloroform to sedate her.
The problem with that is that both of her parents testified that George put the piece of duct tape on the gas can.
Conclusion: This evidence means exactly nothing.
Smell of Human Decomposition in the Trunk
The car was transported from the Amscott by a tow truck driver who testified under oath, that he was familiar with the smell of human decomp. and identified that smell coming from the car.
Does the tow truck driver call the police? No.
George Anthony who retrieved the car at the tow yard and who is also familiar with the smell of human decomp. testified under oath that he, too, also identified that smell coming from the car.
Does George Anthony (a ex-cop/detective who has worked homicide cases) call the police? No. He rolls down the windows and drives the car home.
Cindy Anthony who is an RN, also identified the smell of human decomp coming from the car in her now infamous, 911 call. Under oath, she appears to recant this by saying that she said anything she could think of to illicit a rapid response from the police.
Conclusion: Something is fishy about this. Two people, with experience in detecting the smell of human decomp, testify under oath that they identified this odor coming from the Sunfire and neither one of them reports it. (!) The third, Cindy Anthony, reports it only after she finds out Caylee has been missing for 31 days and claims she mentioned the smell for the sole purpose of getting the police over to the house quickly.
Duct tape in GeneralYes, the Henkel brand duct tape was found on the skull and on the gas can. It was also identified in an wftv video of a "booth" set up to distribute flyers or whatnot on the table. Cindy Anthony testifies that both she and George used the duct tape.
Conclusion: There is no direct line between Casey Anthony and the duct tape. The connection simply doesn't exist. Heart Shaped Sticker "residue outline" on the Duct Tape Found on Skull
A forensic examiner testified that during her examination of the duct tape, she detected the outline of sticker residue on the tape in the shape of a heart. She is not required by law to do anything about this other than document it in writing in her report. She informs her supervisor of the outline. She does NOT photograph the outline. Later, when it comes for re-examination, the residue heart shape no longer appears on the duct tape.
Heart Stickers in the Anthony HomeA series of heart stickers were located and seized in the Anthony home. None of these has been matched to the heart shaped outline that no longer exists on the duct tape.
Raised Heart Sticker found in the area of the RemainsThis fits in with why the heart stickers were seized and why the heart residue outline on the duct tape is so important to the investigation. However, the heart outline no longer exists, there is NO possible way to tie this particular raised heart sticker OR the sheets of stickers found in the Anthony home to this heart.
Conclusion: The heart sticker evidence simply doesn't carry any weight. The prosecution is banking on the jury just "buying it". There is NO physical evidence tying the heart sticker sheets, the raised heart sticker to the residue on the duct tape--in fact, the residue reportedly found on the duct tape simply disappeared.