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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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Witness: Anthony Called Herself 'Good Liar'

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...

Beau: Anthony a 'Party Girl' After Caylee Vanished

Mom told him tot was at beach with sitter, or Disney World

(Newser) - Casey Anthony's former boyfriend testified that the young mom seemed to be having the time of her life during the period prosecutors say she killed her toddler daughter. Tony Lazarra said he and Anthony "hit it off" after meeting on Facebook and the couple spent hot nights in...

Neighbor: Casey Anthony Borrowed Shovel

... just two days after Caylee was last seen

(Newser) - Chilling detail from the Casey Anthony trial today: A neighbor testified that Anthony borrowed a shovel to "dig up a bamboo root" two days after Caylee was last seen alive, reports AP . The testimony came after prosecutors grilled a string of Anthony's friends to drive home a point:...

Casey Anthony Trial: Caylee Drowned in Pool, Says Defense
 Caylee Drowned 
 in Pool: Defense 


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Caylee Drowned in Pool: Defense

'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....

Casey Anthony Trial: In Opening Statement, Caylee's Mother Painted as a Liar
In Opening Statement,
State Paints Anthony as Liar
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In Opening Statement, State Paints Anthony as Liar

Casey Anthony, accused of killing daughter Caylee, cries at times

(Newser) - Opening statements began today in Casey Anthony’s murder trial, as Assistant State Attorney Linda Drane Burdick painted a picture of a lying mother who refused to answer the question on her family’s minds for the 31 days before her daughter was reported missing: “Where is Caylee Marie?”...

State Wants Anthony Jurors to Smell Car 'Death' Odor

Prosecutors say can smells of Caylee's decomposed remains

(Newser) - In a 911 call after her granddaughter disappeared, Casey Anthony's mother described her daughter's car as smelling like death. Jurors may be asked to take a whiff of that scent if prosecutors get their way, WTSP reports. Prosecutors have a can they say contains the odor of Caylee...

Casey Anthony Trial: Jury Selection Begins

And it's happening 100 miles away from Orlando, due to media coverage

(Newser) - And so it begins: Jury selection started today in the trial of Casey Anthony, who is charged with killing daughter Caylee. The trial of 25-year-old Anthony will take place in Orlando, but jurors are being selected at a courthouse about 100 miles away because of intense media coverage. The first...

Casey Anthony: No Sex Questions at My Trial

Lawyers say Anthony Rusciano's sex testimony is irrelevant

(Newser) - Casey Anthony wants to keep her sex life out of her trial. While investigating daughter Caylee Anthony’s death, detectives asked Anthony Rusciano whether he used protection with Casey and whether he had any STDs, the AP reports. One also asked, "How was she when she had sex? Was...

What's So Sexy About Murderers?

Suspects like Van der Sloot flooded with 'fan mail'

(Newser) - Murder suspect Joran Van der Sloot is getting plenty of attention from single women and he's far from the only killer or suspected killer to be inundated with love letters. For some women, the attraction of a celebrity felon is irresistable, Barbara Isenberg, author of Women Who Love Men Who ...

Casey Anthony Judge Quits, Blasting Defense Team

Stan Strickland recuses himself, mocks lawyers for argument

(Newser) - The judge in the Casey Anthony murder case has recused himself and unloaded on the accused child murderer's lawyers on his way out the door. The defense team forced the move by accusing Stan Strickland of bias, the Orlando Sentinel reports. "At its core, defense counsel's motion accuses the...

Jailhouse Letters Could Hurt Casey Anthony

She knew details about crime scene

(Newser) - Letters written by Casey Anthony to another inmate may become evidence in support of prosecutors' claim that the young mother murdered her 2-year-old daughter. In one, Anthony wrote that Zenaida Gonzalez, the supposed babysitter Anthony said kidnapped Caylee, did not exist. In another, Anthony cites details about the crime that...

Casey Anthony Pleads Guilty to Fraud

Fla. woman charged with daughter's murder sentenced to time served

(Newser) - Casey Anthony pleaded guilty to check fraud today and was sentenced to time served and ordered to pay court costs. Anthony remains jailed awaiting trial on first-degree murder charges in the 2008 death of her toddler daughter, Caylee. At around the time Casey Anthony told police Caylee had disappeared, she...

Casey Anthony Will Face Death Penalty

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,...

Defense Accuses Man Who Found Caylee's Body
Defense Accuses Man Who Found Caylee's Body
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Defense Accuses Man Who Found Caylee's Body

Cops have already cleared utility worker

(Newser) - Lawyers representing Casey Anthony, accused of murdering her daughter, Caylee, are attempting to cast suspicion on another suspect who has been cleared by police. Roy Kronk, a meter reader, found the Florida toddler’s body and notified police. After interviews with ex-wives and family, Anthony's defense team has concluded Kronk...

Feds Saw Bloody Outline of Child in Anthony's Trunk

(Newser) - FBI forensics experts found a blood stain in the shape of a child in fetal position in the trunk of Casey Anthony’s car, according to newly released documents. One intelligence analyst pointed out the silhouette in an email to another bureau employee last September. “You can make out...

No Blood Found in Casey Anthony's Trunk

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...

Caylee's Autopsy Results Released
Caylee's Autopsy Results Released

Caylee's Autopsy Results Released

Slain Fla. toddler found with duct tape over mouth

(Newser) - Autopsy results released yesterday state that there were no drugs found in the body of Caylee Anthony, but duct tape had been placed over the slain 2-year-old's mouth before decomposition, the Orlando Sentinel reports. The toddler's skeletal remains were found mixed with garbage bags and a laundry bag, states the...

Casey Anthony Yearbook Sells for $500

EBay seller picks up yearbooks 'randomly' at estate auctions

(Newser) - A yearbook featuring pictures of alleged murderer Casey Anthony has sold for $500 on eBay, the Orlando Sentinel reports. The 23-year-old, accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter, appears in junior class and travel and tourism club photos. The seller told the Sentinel she “randomly” purchases yearbooks at estate auctions;...

Defense Seeks to Relocate Casey Trial

Request is no surprise in high-profile case

(Newser) - The defense team for accused daughter killer Casey Anthony will file a motion today seeking to move her murder case out of central Florida, reports WKMG-Channel 6. Prosecutors had anticipated the move. The search for Anthony's missing toddler, 2-year-old Caylee, and discovery of her remains near her mother's home spurred...

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