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Did Casey Anthony kill her daughter?

Did Casey Anthony kill her daughter?

  • Yes, Casey Anthony killed her daughter and her dad helped cover it up.

    Votes: 1 9.1%

  • Yes Casey Anthony kill her daughter and nobody helped cover it up.

    Votes: 4 36.4%

  • No Casey Anthony didn't kill her daughter, it was an accidental drowning.

    Votes: 1 9.1%

  • Other.

    Votes: 5 45.5%
  • Total voters
    11
DashingAmerican

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Me and a few of my friends are at a disagreement about whether or not Casey Anthony killed her daughter and IF she did that Casey's dad helped cover it up.

So did Casey Anthony kill her daughter?
 
I'm not convinced that Casey intentionally or willfully killed Caylee. I'm fairly confident that she was aware of Caylee's death and cover-up, though. Reading through some of the evidentiary reports, many of Casey's older friends say her behavior in June-July of 2008 was completely out of character, DNA testing on evidence doesn't confirm Casey's presence in the trunk, some experts believe that based on insect activity and plant growth that Caylee's body was placed in the wooded area within two months of it being found. Kronk's description of a "suspicious item" in that area back in August doesn't match the description of items found in December, etc., etc., etc. If the body was moved to that location sometime in late September or October then it is extremely possible that Casey had nothing to do with placing the body there, having been taken back to jail in mid-September and never posting bond.
 
I just don't think the evidence fits and the evidence they have is inconclusive. I do agree that she knew about the death and panicked and tried to cover it up. Though, that's not what is on trial.
 
DashingAmerican said:
I just don't think the evidence fits and the evidence they have is inconclusive. I do agree that she knew about the death and panicked and tried to cover it up. Though, that's not what is on trial.
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In the other Casey Anthony thread I posted a link to the evidentiary reports and investigative forms linked to the trial. Reading through some of it has been eye opening (I haven't had a chance to wach any of the videos yet). If people looked into the information gathered they might not be so lock-step regarding malicious intent on her behalf. One thing that doesn't make sense to me is that Cindy claims never to have met Zeneida (the nanny), yet when asked about Cindy every witness said she was rabidly protective of Caylee. That being the case, I find it hard to believe that Cindy would have trusted Caylee to be babysat by somebody she didn't know. Also, Cindy's behavior the day they picked up Casey's car is a bit suspicious. After noticing the carseat and Caylee's things were still in the vehicle and commenting on the "smell of death" she dropped the car off at home and returned to work. When her coworkers urged her to call police Cindy said it wasn't necessary and flat out refused. It wasn't until much later in the day, at Lee's urging, that she called the police.
 
DashingAmerican said:
Me and a few of my friends are at a disagreement about whether or not Casey Anthony killed her daughter and IF she did that Casey's dad helped cover it up.

So did Casey Anthony kill her daughter?
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I say yes. Whether or not she had help covering it up I do not know. I do not believe anyone would try to hide the body in a accidental drowning and try to make up BS about a maid kidnapping her daughter..
 
I haven't watched the trial much, but I have heard enough to know that Casey Anthony has lied several times, never reported Caylee missing and was out partying all the while. I think there's no doubt she KNEW Caylee was dead and buried her on her own or with help. If she accidentally drowned, that doesn't explain the duct tape with a heart sticker on it nor does it make sense that a mother would cover up an accidental drowning. I think she killed her. I'm not sure if it was intentional, though. Did her father have something to do with it? That I don't know, so I'm choosing other.
 
Mellie said:
I haven't watched the trial much, but I have heard enough to know that Casey Anthony has lied several times, never reported Caylee missing and was out partying all the while. I think there's no doubt she KNEW Caylee was dead and buried her on her own or with help. If she accidentally drowned, that doesn't explain the duct tape with a heart sticker on it nor does it make sense that a mother would cover up an accidental drowning. I think she killed her. I'm not sure if it was intentional, though. Did her father have something to do with it? That I don't know, so I'm choosing other.
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The way I understand it is that an FBI specialist had come in and said that the duct tape did not come off of Caylee.
 
DashingAmerican said:
The way I understand it is that an FBI specialist had come in and said that the duct tape did not come off of Caylee.
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What they said was that there was no DNA from Caylee on the tape. Nor was there DNA from Casey or anybody else in the family. The only DNA they pulled from the tape came from a lab tech and an unknown supplier.
 
Hmmmm...that doesn't make sense. The heart sticker did come from the Anthony home, so you'd think at least Caylee's DNA would be on it.
 
Mellie said:
Hmmmm...that doesn't make sense. The heart sticker did come from the Anthony home, so you'd think at least Caylee's DNA would be on it.
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Actually, the sticker might not have come from the house. When they showed the photos of the evidence they showed heart-shaped stickers in the Anthony home, but none that matched exactly to the one found with the tape.
 
Let me see if I have this straight:

Mom found her two year old dead in the swimming pool, pulled her out, kept her body in the trunk until the car smelled, took the body and buried it in a field. Meanwhile, she partied hearty, and didn't say anything to anyone about her daughter's death. When she could no longer cover up the death, she made up a story about a non existent nanny who had taken the little girl.

And, she didn't kill her daughter and try to cover it up?

Doesn't that stretch credibility just a bit?
 
Dittohead not! said:
Let me see if I have this straight:

Mom found her two year old dead in the swimming pool, pulled her out, kept her body in the trunk until the car smelled, took the body and buried it in a field. Meanwhile, she partied hearty, and didn't say anything to anyone about her daughter's death. When she could no longer cover up the death, she made up a story about a non existent nanny who had taken the little girl.

And, she didn't kill her daughter and try to cover it up?

Doesn't that stretch credibility just a bit?
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If you look at the evidentiary reports I posted in the other thread you'll see that a lot of the assumptions don't pan out under scientific testing. The body-in-trunk theory was all but debunked by the lack of decomp stains, for example.
 
tessaesque said:
If you look at the evidentiary reports I posted in the other thread you'll see that a lot of the assumptions don't pan out under scientific testing. The body-in-trunk theory was all but debunked by the lack of decomp stains, for example.
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which stains wouldn't have been there had the body been wrapped in a plastic bag.

I'd like to see them put Casey on the stand and see which of her stories she would tell.
 
Dittohead not! said:
which stains wouldn't have been there had the body been wrapped in a plastic bag.

I'd like to see them put Casey on the stand and see which of her stories she would tell.
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There would have been large amounts of liquid and goo. Given how the dead body would most likely lay, there would have been some leakage from the bag.
 
Other.

I don't know.

If she did any of what I've heard her accused of, then she's a sick person.

If she did nothing, then...it's a lesson in not allowing media to convict someone before they are proven guilty.
 
DashingAmerican said:
Me and a few of my friends are at a disagreement about whether or not Casey Anthony killed her daughter and IF she did that Casey's dad helped cover it up.

So did Casey Anthony kill her daughter?
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My personal feeling is YES - she did.

But there's not enough evidence, actually - she's such a nutjob I don't think they can pin anything on her. . .there's juts not enough evidence. Apparently waiting 30 days is agreat wa yto get away with it.
 
I haven't been following it terribly closely. Personally, I believe that Casey caused Caylee's death and the family helped cover it up. Deliberate murder or accidental death? Don't know. I don't believe the drowning story though, because if that had been the case there would have been no reason whatsoever not to call 911. Families hide a child's death when the child was killed by acts of anger or abuse.

The trouble is that the evidence is paper-thin and piss-poor. They have nothing concrete to connect Casey with the death, other than the fact that she's a pathological liar and a horrible mother who partied like a rock star while her dead child decomposed... somewhere. Judging by the roots and vines growing around and through the bones, that poor little girl's body had been at the dump site for months.

If Casey is convicted because she's obviously a horrible person, I have no doubt the verdict will be overturned on appeal... probably on the basis of inadequate council. Her lawyer is the worst hack I've ever seen. Oy. I wanna see this bitch put away, but there simply isn't enough evidence to prove that she did it beyond a reasonable doubt. So sad. :(
 
Mellie said:
Hmmmm...that doesn't make sense. The heart sticker did come from the Anthony home, so you'd think at least Caylee's DNA would be on it.
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That duct tape sat in the elements long enough for every trace of Caylee except bones to dissentegrate. Any DNA on the duct tape, clothing, etc., would have dissentegrated as well.
 
Other.... I don't know... and I don't care... sorry to be the bringer of bad news, but terrible things happen all over the world every day.

I think a better question would be, "why is the media paying so much attention to this one case?"

Not trying to sound cynical here. My heart goes out to the family. But honestly I care more about our country's future and the human rights issues going on in the middle east and around the world.

This trial is a distraction... and I'm choosing to keep my eyes on the ball.
 
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