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Recent Happenings in the Caylee Anthony Case

By David Lohr

It has been almost a week since child skeletal remains were found in a wooded area near the home of Casey Anthony, mother of missing 2-year-old, Caylee Anthony. A positive identification has yet to be made; however it is the belief among investigators that they are Caylee's.  Earlier today, Circuit Court Judge Stan Strickland agreed to hear a series of emergency motions that had been filed by Casey Anthony's attorney, Jose Baez. Baez had asked for a second autopsy, access to the crime scene photos and permission to oversee the preservation of the remains. "It is imperative to the defense to have its own experts process the crime scene in as close to its original condition as possible," the motion said. "Due to the large amount of time and anticipated destruction of the crime scene it may be impossible for the defense to have an accurate representation of what the crime scene looked like when the remains were found, much less the location...continue to full post

Full post as published by Criminal Report Daily on December 16, 2008 (boomark / email).