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Child Skeletal Remains Identified as Caylee Anthony

By David Lohr

We all knew it was coming - a positive identification of 2-year-old Caylee Anthony - but until you actually hear it confirmed from an official source, it is a reality that you try not to think about. Unfortunately, that reality hit home today when Orange County Medical Examiner Dr. Jan Garavaglia announced her findings during a press conference in Orlando, Florida. "With regret, I am here to inform you that the skeletal remains found on December 11 are those of the missing toddler Caylee Anthony," Dr. Garavaglia said. "As is the usual protocol, the next of kin have been notified prior to making this information public. This identification was made by nuclear DNA, taken from a portion of the remains and compared to a known profile of Caylee Anthony...continue to full post

Full post as published by Criminal Report Daily on December 19, 2008 (boomark / email).