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Skeletal Remains of Small Child Found Near Anthony Residence: Has Caylee Anthony Been Found?
Thursday, December 11, 2008 at 11:32 am
Orange County law enforcement and the FBI are investigating the remains of a child found at a location less than a quarter-mile from the home Casey Anthony shared with her missing daughter Caylee and Casey's parents, George and Cindy Anthony. A meter reader seeking a hidden spot to relieve himself discovered the body in a plastic bag around 9:30 this morning near the intersection of Chickasaw Trail and Suburban Drive. According to MSNBC, a responding officer stated that the remains appeared to be those of a small child.
Drew Tate, who has helped in the search for Caylee, spoke to a local reporter and said he felt certain that the remains were Caylee Anthony's. A spokesperson for Texas Equusearch told WESH TV that the area where the bag of bones was found was under water during one search by the volunteer recovery group and then blocked off by a hurricane fence during another search.
A public information officer told media at the scene that the Anthony family and corrections officials have been informed about the grisly discovery. George and Cindy Anthony were out of town and are on a plane returning to Orlando.
Local media has reported that Casey Anthony occasionally frequented the area where the remains were found -- one reporter termed the area a "hideout."
No one has said that the body is that of missing 3-year-old Caylee Anthony. Police do not yet
know whether the remains are those of a boy or a girl. Local reporters, however, are describing the police response to the scene as "major" and "massive." They have compared it to this false find from mid-November and say law enforcement seems to be much more serious about this find. All the Orange County law enforcement "top brass," including Sheriff Kevin Beary, have headed out to the scene. Speaking to reporters, Beary would say little other than the skull, possibly of a small child, was found 20 to 30 feet from the road.Beary did indicate that he felt this find likely marked the end of the search for Caylee Anthony.
This discovery comes on the morning that Casey Anthony saw her murder trial postponed till early January, 2009.
If this is indeed the body of Caylee Anthony, I would be surprised to see any more of George or Cindy Anthony on TV anytime soon. But you never know. Nothing about this case is sane or normal.
One thing we probably can guarantee -- these aren't the bones of Trenton Duckett -- but that's a whole 'nother ball of wax. [FoxNews.com, WESH.com live video]
Tags: Casey Marie Anthony, Caylee Anthony, chloroform, Cindy Anthony, disappearances, George Anthony, missing child, missing Orlando girl, Sheriff Kevin Beary, unsolved
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