 |
| How can Casey kill such a cute daughter? |
 |
| Casey partying after her daughter died |
 |
| Casey Anthony (Right), Caylee (little girl on Left) |
Casey Anthony, 25, faces a series of charges related to the disappearance and death of her daughter, Caylee, ranging from first degree murder to providing false information to law enforcement. She could face the death penalty if convicted of the most serious charge.
It was the day everyone was waiting for and it happened, oddly enough, on a Saturday.
Casey Anthony's mother, Cindy Anthony, testified for the first time in her daughter's murder trial. Her husband, George Anthony, has testified three times so far.
Cindy Anthony talked about not seeing her granddaughter for weeks, which was highly unusual. The Anthonys were basically helping to raise their granddaughter, seeing her nearly every day since she was born.
Cindy called the authorities and reported Caylee missing on July 15, 2008. It had been a month since she had seen the two-year-old, she said. She also said there was always an excuse provided by her daughter, Casey.
Cindy Anthony began to grow suspicious.
On Saturday, she began crying and, at one point, asked the prosecutor to take down a photo of Caylee on a large projection screen in the courtroom. It showed Caylee's Winnie the Pooh-themed bed.
Prosecutors went over details of the Anthony's home, specifically the ladder that provided access to the pool. Casey's defense says that Caylee was never missing, that she drowned in the family pool on June 16, 2008. They also claim that Casey's father found her body.
Aside from Cindy taking the stand, another factor in court made big headlines and that was Casey herself. The 25-year-old mother became enraged and was seen sobbing and talking angrily with her attorneys after her mother took the stand.
The emotions were evident during a recess ordered by Judge Belvin Perry. Casey's attorneys had their arms around her. Her mother's comments seemed to make her upset.
"How long did you go without seeing your granddaughter?" asked prosecutors.
"I don't think I ever went more than 24 hours without seeing Caylee," Cindy Anthony said.
Casey's mother also said that she thought that her daughter went back to work at Universal Studios when Caylee was born.
It was a job that prosecutors claim never existed.
Cindy Anthony also testified about the now-infamous"Zanny," the nanny. However, Casey's mother says she never met the Zanny.
Casey Anthony explained to her parents that she met the woman through a colleague, Jeff Hopkins. After Casey's arrest in July 2008, the young mother told detectives that Caylee was left with Zanny, also known as Zeniada Gonzalez, at the Sawgrass Apartments. Detectives say that Casey told them Zanny kidnapped Caylee, and that the reason Casey never called the police is that she was doing her own search and investigation.
Cindy Anthony testified that she tried searching for the nanny herself on July 15, 2008, the day she reported Caylee missing. She added that she never stopped looking for her, until a few weeks ago. That's when the Anthonys learned that Casey would say in court that Caylee drowned.
Cindy Anthony talked about the "reasons" that she couldn't see Caylee. Her daughter, Cindy said, always came up with something as to why Caylee wasn't around.
"There was always a reason that Casey wasn't with Caylee and that Caylee was at a meeting, or Caylee was in bed. Always a reason I missed her," Cindy Anthony said.
In fact, Cindy testified that she truly thought that Caylee and Casey were in Tampa or Jacksonville at times.
Then, there was the MySpace page.
Cindy said she was extremely upset and ended up making a MySpace page to so her daughter would talk with her, after the two were arguing.
Judge Perry recessed at 1 p.m.
Cindy Anthony was still on the stand and said court would resume Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. to hear motions in the case.
No comments:
Post a Comment