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Thursday, Sep. 4 2008 @ 8:40PM
Another day, another development in the case of missing Florida toddler Caylee Anthony that makes me want to tear out what little hair I have left. In the past I've avoided such pitched coverage of one case or another because I have a terrible attention span and because I try to maintain some objectivity; the more I write about a case, the more I tend to develop opinions and propose speculation -- that's all well and good, but it can also be a waste of time and energy.
Anyway, I feel a call to handle things a little differently here -- a call to not be so in thrall to my own whims. So that's why I post this deeply irritating update in the Anthony case -- Casey's getting out again. Some anonymous nimrod has decided Casey is worth their money, and she'll be out on bond by Friday morning.
According to a statement released by Casey's attorney, Jose Baez, the person posting Casey's bond believes "that Ms. Anthony's constitutional rights have been grossly violated."
Another, less comment-worthy development -- Cindy and George Anthony have hired their own attorney, Mark NeJame. An article published by WFTV explains why: "George and Cindy Anthony have been heard making random statements and spectacles of themselves in the media and NeJame said the grandparents realize it and are now asking for help."
Finally, there's a statement Cindy Anthony made regarding Leonard Padilla and Tim Miller, of Texas Equusearch. Via e-mail, Cindy said that both men came to her "under false pretenses." According to Cindy, both men said that "their sole purpose" was "to find Caylee alive."
Tim Miller, said Cindy, really just wanted to "obtain publicity for his organization at the expense of exploiting" Caylee's disappearance. Cindy believes that Miller's approach was simply him "following in Leonard Padilla's footsteps."
Of course, that's all the sideshow. The meat of the story hasn't changed. Casey Anthony has still lied repeatedly about what happened to her daughter. The DNA on hair found in the car she drove still matched her daughter's DNA, and tests conducted by the University of Tennessee's Body Farm still found that a human body was decomposing in the trunk of that car. Chloroform was still searched on Casey's computer, and traces of chloroform were found in the same vehicle that stank of death when Cindy Anthony first called the police.
Anyone really paying attention clearly sees the real story as it slowly emerges. And at the risk of repeating myself from the previous post -- the word "vile" still applies. [TBO.com/AP and WFTV.com.]
My thoughts when I read the title, "are you kidding me?!" This case is really getting to me.
Posted 09/04/2008 at 10:48:46 PMThis is such a pathetic joke. There's an excellent quote on Local6's Web site:
"We have been out there (in the woods) since 9 a.m. while (Casey Anthony) is in the air conditioning," Coley said. "We've been eaten up, seen alligators and everything in the swamps looking for her baby and she is getting treated like a celebrity, and I think it is wrong."
This is so very true and well spoken.
To a person who believes in justice, fairness and closure... this case is just consuming me.
Posted 09/05/2008 at 11:22:52 AMWith each new development and headline, I am further convinced that Casey Anthony is a pathetic and desperate attention seeker who just loves the gaze of the spotlight. The quotation provided by M (above) only strengthens my conviction that Casey's main goal is to prolong her five minutes of fame for as long as she can. Celebrity treatment -- what's not to like?
Posted 09/05/2008 at 12:05:28 PM