The entire country
was fixated on this case.
And I had never
seen the level of passion
and anger and rage
directed at one person.
And then the verdict comes in.
And how could the court
of public opinion,
and, as I personally believe,
the facts of the case,
be in such shocking contrast
to the verdict in the courtroom?
Well, you're
the prosecutor, Jeff.
You tell me.
Now, in your book,
you talk about
your 30 years as a prosecutor
for the state of Florida.
homicide convictions,
death-penalty convictions...
an almost perfect record...
Until Casey Anthony.
What went wrong?
You mean,
other than the verdict?
[ Chuckles ]
Not a thing.
Man: Well,
just ask yourself this...
what kind of mother
doesn't report a missing child?
Right there,
you know what happened.
Let's listen to the 911 call
made by Casey's mother,
Cindy Anthony,
when she learned that caylee
had gone missing.
Woman: Can I take your order,
please?
Uh, a breakfast sandwich
and a... a coffee, thanks.
Dispatcher: Calm down.
Man:
Now let's listen to tot mom
Casey Anthony herself
on that same 911 call.
$4.68, please.
Thank you.
Grandma's
having a nervous breakdown,
- Thank you.
- Even the 911 operator sounds upset.
But miss Casey's
not stressing at all.
[ Indistinct conversations ]
Thank you.
Jeff, thanks for meeting me.
Linda.
Do you want something?
No, thank you.
You been following this?
Are you kidding me?
Me and everybody in America.
Tot mom. Let's see.
We'll go over here.
Yeah.
So, let me ask you something...
how do you lose your child
for 31 days and not say a peep?
To, uh, save your sexy ass
from homicide charges?
You don't believe
her kidnapping story?
The nanny named zanny?
There's no such person.
A fake nanny for a fake job.
It seems that Casey
has been leaving the house
dressed up every day
Monday through Friday for years.
She leaves the house. She waves
goodbye to her parents.
Linda: She drags her kid,
drops her off
with an imaginary nanny
when she goes to work
that she doesn't have,
she's never had.
What job did Casey say she had?
Event planner,
and given the event
her life has become,
it's ironic.
And you have her up for...
child neglect,
lying to investigators,
interfering with
a criminal investigation.
But, Jeff, this little girl's
not coming home.
Are there any forensics at all?
Circumstantial.
There's a smell
in the trunk of the car,
there's a hit on the car
from a cadaver dog,
and there's one hair
consistent with caylee's
that shows something
called a "band of death."
Post-mortem root banding,
sure.
Of course you know what that is
because you're a geek.
It's from human decomp.
When the slp putrefies,
the bacteria begins to eat away
the hair follicle.
Okay. Thanks.
Thank you.
Can I get a coffee, please?
Sure.
Thanks.
[ Bell jingles ]
This is your kind of job.
Meaning what?
You got the first conviction
in the entire world
based on DNA evidence.
That was a good day.
You're still the go-to guy
for forensics.
You're working me.
Not yet. I'm feeling you out.
There's a difference.
Thank you.
I may not be
doing you any favors.
No one has
your expertise, Jeff.
That didn't keep the boss
from burying me
in felony trials
to wait out retirement.
And you're wasted there.
[ Chuckles ]
Why don't you tell him that?
He loves to brag
about your DNA case.
Lawson doesn't think
I'm a team player.
You're not.
Well, I don't think we should
have the lowest conviction rate
in the entire state of Florida.
Second-worst.
Don't exaggerate.
We're getting jury convictions
in 45% of our cases.
We shouldn't be
trying every case
that crawls through the door.
Permission to ask the boss?
What the hell.
Maybe he'll say no.
I wouldn't blame him.
[ Chuckles ]
That's a good-looking
railroad.
Sweetie, I got to
scout locations Monday in Miami.
Can we switch days
to pick up Emma?
Which shoot is this?
For my new client.
Oh, the mattress store?
Yeah, they decided
to up the ad budget
and let me go
for the luxury look.
Did you burn the rice?
It's not burned.
It's toasted.
What's up?
I've been offered
the Casey Anthony trial.
[ Chuckles ]
Jeff, you wanted that!
Why didn't you call me?
I know, but it's gonna be
a lot of work
and a lot of time.
It could be two years
before the trial even starts.
Well, what about retirement?
It's gonna be the last
murder trial I ever prosecute.
I want to go out with a bang.
I'm tired of not being
able to throw my fastball.
Mm, I know that.
And after that, then
I'll figure out what's next.
And it's gonna be
something better
than assistant state attorney.
Move over.
I just keep hoping they'll find
caylee alive somewhere.
Me, too,
but that's a fairy tale.
At least you won't let
her mother get away with it.
I'm making it
a personal promise.
Grace: Captain angelo Nieves
from orange county
sheriff's office
gave an official
public statement
stating the FBI has provided
scientific evidence
of human decomposition
in the trunk of Casey Anthony.
You have that cable working,
Mario?
There.
I think I got it.
Man: We are outside
the Anthony family home,
where Casey
and her missing toddler lived
with Casey's parents.
Protesters
from all over central Florida
continue to gather...
You know, you think
about that dad, ex-cop,
homicide detective,
what he must be going through?
[ Indistinct shouting ]
Why bother that family?
I mean, haven't they
been through enough pain?
Can you turn that off?
I don't need to watch that.
Frank: Did anybody else
see Nancy grace
interview Cindy on the phone?
Nancy tells her the FBI already
proved there was human decomp
in the car...
from the hair.
And how are we
supposed to get a jury
when they've already
heard our evidence?
I mean, Nancy grace was a D.A.
She should know better.
You're such an idealist, Jeff.
No, I'm old-fashioned.
I think a case should be
tried in a courtroom.
Tape's up.
You guys ready?
Yeah.
Is this the surveillance footage
from the video store?
Yeah. Eight hours after caylee
was last seen alive.
Young love.
Linda: Not a care
in the world.
We should see what videos
they're renting.
I'm ahead of you.
A couple of Diane Lane movies.
"Untraceable."
Movie buff, what?
It's about a kidnapping
and a killing.
With a body rotting
in the trunk of the car.
[ Laughs ]
I just got the chills.
The second movie
was "jumper."
It's about a mother
who has to abandon
her 5-year-old kid
or kill him.
I mean, I'm not even kidding.
Of course, because when
your nonexistent nanny
kidnaps your child
and threatens bodily harm,
of course you go
rent movies about it
with your hot boyfriend.
The defense will try to spin it
as a cry for help.
Uh, "she had to
hide her feelings.
It was
a subconscious choice."
She's watching movies
while the entire country
is looking for this babysitter
and her baby.
Did you see Jose baez
blame law enforcement
for not doing enough?
Now, who is he?
I've never heard of him before.
And now he's on TV every night.
He was a jail house referral.
You need a criminal attorney,
you ask a criminal.
[ Chuckles ]
He got a late start.
He's only been practicing
for three years,
but the guy sure can
tell a story.
Yeah, but that doesn't mean
anyone's gonna believe him.
Good evening.
I'm Jane velez-Mitchell
in for Nancy grace.
Tonight, bombshell video
just released
of tot mom Casey Anthony
behind bars.
Hello, beautiful.
I love you.
Hi.
Honey, come in here.
You should see this.
I love you, too.
Why is she crying already?
Well, we haven't seen you.
Cindy: Someone just said
caylee was dead.
That she drowned in the pool.
That's the newest story
out there.
Surprise, surprise.
You don't know, Casey,
how hard it is.
All I want is my kid back.
She's the most important thing
in the entire world to me.
[ Voice breaking ]
Do you still think she's okay?
Mom, I know in my gut
she's all right.
I can feel she's coming home.
This is when she's been
driving the body around
in the trunk of her car
long enough
to attract maggots
and blowflies.
I'm gonna love
playing this for a jury.
No, I'm asking you...
Jose, do you believe
caylee's dead?
Baez: Bob, right now,
it's phantom evidence.
We haven't seen it.
The science is going to
speak for itself.
Yeah, saying,
"guilty as charged!"
If it is what they say it is,
we'll deal with it then.
This guy...
he's so smarmy.
Which one?
[ Laughs ]
I got to tell you,
not too many people envy you
your job, consejero.
Ah, "consejero." Like
they have a secret handshake.
Well, they don't know
the Casey that I do.
Well, I'm hoping
to meet her sometime.
I think
you'd be surprised, Bob.
I hope so.
Do you love this?
He's angling for the big story
like he's Geraldo Rivera.
I may have to start calling
you "consejero."
Please don't.
Frank: This is a hot-body
contest from her favorite club.
She should have won.
Where did you get these?
Casey uploaded them
to her photo account...
by the hundreds.
Girl likes to share.
[ Knock on door ]
I just spoke to oak view labs.
Look at these, Jeff.
Does that look like
the distraught mother
of a kidnapped child?
I hear the FBI's
running DNA tests
on the father and her brother.
Paternity tests?
You're kidding.
Feds are all cynics.
All right, look, are we gonna
keep looking at sexy photos,
or do you want to hear
about the forensics
that might actually
convict her?
You're up. Speak.
The piece of carpet that we sent
in from the trunk of her car...
positive for fatty acids
consistent with human decomp.
That nasty grease
on the paper towel
from the trunk of the car?
Chemically identical
to adipocere,
or "grave wax,"
produced by human decomp.
You really get off on all this
polysyllabic dirty talk.
Can you handle one more?
Lay it on me, baby.
Chloroform.
Chloroform.
Knock-out gas.
In the carpet?
Yeah.
And not found in aisle five
at your local drugstore.
Oh, and I've already asked
the sheriff's department
to run a keyword search
on the anthonys' computer
to see if Casey
bought it online.
Sedation as a cheap babysitter.
All right, any way you look
at it, it's still first-degree.
Mm-hmm.
It doesn't matter if she
gave her too much by accident.
My money?
She deliberately killed caylee,
put her body in the trunk,
and then drove her around
until she could find
a place to dump it
so she could go and party,
which she did.
Paula: Jeff,
how did the anthonys
believe all those years
of lies... the job, the nanny,
the business trips?
Well, Paula, people believe
what they want to believe.
The way you believed
that you were winning the case?
I did believe
I was winning the case,
and I think a lot of people
felt the same way.
The jury just needed to
be able to connect the dots
in the same way
that everybody else was.
[ Indistinct shouting ]
Woman: Casey Anthony
has just been indicted
for first-degree murder,
aggravated child abuse,
aggravated manslaughter
of a child,
and four counts
of providing false information
to police.
Casey Anthony
could face the death penalty.
[ Indistinct shouting ]
[ Camera shutters clicking ]
This is no different
than any other murder trial,
except for having so many
of you fine people around.
[ Laughter ]
I know that Casey Anthony
is public-enemy number one,
but we have a court system
set up for this,
and we're going to
use the system
to search for the truth
and nothing but.
And when you finally hear
Casey's side of the events,
everyone...
and I mean everyone...
is gonna sit back and say,
"now I understand.
That explains it."
Thank you.
[ Indistinct shouting ]
[ Teakettle whistles ]
[ Jeff coughing ]
[ Sniffs ]
[ Telephone ringing ]
Hello?
Okay.
What we've been told, Barbara,
are a child's bones,
believed to be a little girl's,
were found scattered
around a swampy area
next to this street,
only 1/4 mile
from the Anthony house.
The remains were discovered
by a meter reader
who says he'd stepped outside
of the view of the street
to relieve himself.
Hey. We have a body.
I'm coming in.
And he spotted a little skull
next to a garbage bag.
Back to natisha at the location
where the remains
were discovered.
What's happening there now?
Are they still working?
Natisha:
They are still working, Nancy.
There is still some light
down at the location
where the remains were found.
They recently just put up
some cones on this street
so that nobody can get through.
Grace: And mark Williams,
what about at the home?
Mark: Well,
they've put some tape
going back to the backyard.
They've expanded
this crime scene.
They're waiting
for a search warrant.
Nobody has entered
the house yet.
There are seven deputies here.
The street is blocked off.
And it's been
an interesting night tonight.
[ Pen clicking ]
Linda:
They brought Casey here
to have the chaplain tell her
they found a body.
There just happened to be
a television
and a news report playing.
And a camera to record
her reaction.
Frank: So much
for the chaplain.
Are you worried about her,
Frank?
No. Not at all.
Casey doesn't know yet.
Ah, tch this.
She hears the television.
[ Coughing ]
Please tell me
you got your flu shot.
Okay, look.
Watch her hyperventilate.
Yeah, sure.
She knows she's cooked.
Or she just lost her daughter.
So she's either a grieving
mother or a guilty murderer.
No way to tell the difference.
[ Sighs ]
Mario: You want me
to keep it running?
No, Mario.
Anyway, I'm mean enough
not to mind
watching her suffer either way.
We can't use it.
You're making that call?
You just said, "either way."
Even you think
it's inconclusive.
It's too bad, though.
The body was just bagged
and tossed? Not even buried?
Well, there are snakes
in those woods.
Girls don't like snakes.
The theory's been floated
that Casey might have had
help with the body.
Does the FBI have a name
that they want to share?
George Anthony comes to mind.
Well, that's ridiculous.
George Anthony didn't have
anything to do with this.
Jeff has bonded
with our star witness.
No, just pragmatically,
he's an ex-cop.
He would know how to
dispose of a body.
He wouldn't put it
so close to the house.
Unless he was
setting up his girl.
Can we please stay
on planet earth, here?
[ Laughs ]
At least he's not
caylee's mystery father.
DNA's back, negative
for him and the brother.
How much of the taxpayers' money
did the FBI waste
on that little joke?
It took brand-new software,
but we managed to hack
the deleted search history
of the anthonys' home computer.
Were there any results
for "chloroform"?
Oh, yeah.
Someone looked up
how to make chloroform 84 times.
[ Chuckles ] Wow.
That is a lot of premeditation.
First-degree.
Do you have time codes,
sergeant?
Yes, ma'am.
I want to know who was home.
[ Laughs ] 84 times?
A slow learner.
[ Laughter ]
Breaking news tonight
in the disappearance of
that 2-year-old Florida girl.
The skeletal remains
confirmed to be caylee Anthony.
Can you imagine tot mom
putting her head on her pillow
every night
knowing her little girl
was 15 houses away
inside three
plastic trash bags?
The skull and one
of the leg bones
were found just behind a log,
next to the garbage bag.
Now, you can see
some of the hair
still attached at the crown,
but most of it had fallen off.
It looked like a little halo
around her head.
Where were
the rest of the bones?
Scattered all over the woods.
Teeth marks.
Animals went to work on it.
The summer floods did the rest.
I'm amazed
how much we recovered.
So, caylee's body was there
before the summer rains.
Already decomposed
and pulled apart.
Under a couple feet
of standing water all summer...
just going by the depth
of the muck.
Frank:
Fits our time-line.
She was last seen alive
June 16th.
Cause of death?
No obvious trauma.
No evidence of prior injuries.
She looked like
a perfectly healthy little girl.
Shoved into two garbage bags
inside a laundry bag
and dropped in a swamp.
With duct tape on her face.
There was duct tape
on her face?
It had been removed
by the time I saw it.
You know how the FBI
can't wait.
But I found some strands of
the tape still on the mandible.
After decomposition?
Just telling you what I found.
What, so,
three strands of duct tape?
They were separated
for documentation,
but traces of adhesive
indicate they were overlapping.
Wide enough to cover caylee's
mouth and nose?
Suffocation as cause of death?
Frank:
Instead of chloroform.
There's no medical way
to know that from bones.
No, but common sense.
Because why duct tape the mouth
of a dead child?
This is the smoking gun.
We're as close
as we're ever gonna get.
I mean,
this proves premeditation.
Because why else was it there?
To stop her from breathing.
Plain and simple.
I mean, that's the only thing
that tracks.
Jeff: I mean,
I'd seen skeletons before,
but I'd never seen a child's.
And when I looked
at those tiny little bones,
I felt a physical hatred
for that woman.
No DNA, no fingerprints?
Not after six months
in a swamp.
She was wearing a little shirt
that said, "big trouble
comes in small packages,"
and all that was left
was the collar band
and the iron-on words.
All the cotton had rotted away
like the rest of her.
Can't we just finish the tree?
Sure.
When I get done with her,
she's going to be the most
hated woman in America.
Jeff, you're such a slob.
Will you stop being a maid?
This is not your office.
It's shared space.
Exactly, so leave it alone.
Your way's not better.
Casey did what we said she did
the way we're saying she did it,
she deserves to die.
Except [Clears throat]
in this circuit,
no mother has ever been
sentenced to death
for killing her own child.
Then why waste time trying?
No, you pick a jury that's
willing to vote for death,
you weed out the softies.
You load for people
that see the world our way.
It improves the odds.
And you've set the bar higher,
beyond a reasonable doubt
and then some.
What doubt?
There's no doubt,
starting with her own behavior.
You think it'll come back
to bite us.
Look, we have two
aggravating circumstances
that meet
the state's requirement.
One, we know caylee was killed
by her own mother.
Two, it was a cold,
premeditated murder,
proved by the duct tape,
the chloroform
in the trunk of the car,
and the search history
on the computer.
I see no mitigation
for mental illness or abuse.
She's a psychopathic
narcissist,
but that doesn't
make her mentally ill
in the eyes of the court.
You've got the most
capital-case experience.
You want to take it
to the boss?
Yeah.
It'll be his call.
He likes to go heavy.
And, technically, Jose baez
can't lead a capital case.
He doesn't have enough
trial experience to qualify.
You really don't like that guy.
Well,
it's just he's always on TV
acting like
he's Clarence darrow.
The guy was selling bikinis
before he was
admitted to the bar.
And I know
we're stuck with him,
but now he'd have to bring on
a real lawyer.
It's easier, better,
safer for us down the road.
After they appeal the verdict,
it won't be
for inadequate counsel.
[ Sighs ]
Maybe she'll save us time
and plead.
[ Chuckles ]
I would be disappointed.
Tonight, a big breaker...
a shocker in the case
against Casey Anthony.
Prosecutors announce
they will...
yes, they will
seek the death penalty.
Um, if they think this is
going to make her plead,
they are sadly mistaken.
They've been out to intimidate
Casey Anthony from day one.
It didn't work then.
It's not gonna work now.
They have no witnesses,
no confession,
no cause of death, no DNA,
no date of death.
It's an unprovable case
because it's not true.
What was Casey's reaction?
She knew this was
a strong possibility.
She's aware of the forces
that are out to get her.
Legal experts say that
asking for the death penalty
was a strategic error.
Do you think
you went too far, Jeff?
Well, the jury had plenty
of other options besides death.
They could have found her guilty
of second degree
or even manslaughter.
But they weren't interested
in punishment.
They didn't believe that
she should be punished at all.
Casey Anthony's trial
turning into a huge
dramatic production.
And will Casey's attorney,
Jose baez,
even be allowed to defend her?
Reports say
he doesn't have the experience
required by the Florida bar
to defend a death-penalty case.
[ Cellphone ringing ]
[ Cellphone beeps ]
Jeff Ashton.
Right now?
Okay, I'm on my way.
[ Door opens ]
Consejero.
Seor. How are you?
I'd like you to meet
two new members of my team.
Ann, this is Jeff Ashton,
second chair to the state.
Where's first chair, Jeff?
Linda's gone home.
You're stuck with me.
All right, this is Ann finnell,
our death-penalty expert.
He's gonna need you, counselor.
Good to meet you.
You already know Cheney Mason.
Everybody knows Cheney.
I watched your trial
last year with Linda.
[ Laughs ]
Don't remind me.
I lost.
You can't change the facts.
So, now that it's a capital
case, who's first chair?
Well, forget the seating, Jeff.
It's gonna be Jose's case
all the way.
Does judge Perry
know that we're assembled?
Judge Perry:
Yes, he does.
Good afternoon, judge.
What is the problem now,
Mr. baez?
Finnell: The two
mental-health experts
we're calling as witnesses
can't meet the state's deadline
for discovery, your honor.
We're already out of time,
so, if this is a stall...
we've never stalled.
Ah, ah.
Continue, Ms. finnell.
Finnell: The doctors are key
to explaining
why Casey didn't report
her daughter's disappearance.
For 31 days and nights.
I don't see why we need
all this mystery here.
Why don't we stop playing games?
Just tell us what happened.
All right.
The truth is...
Caylee was never murdered.
Okay.
She accidentally drowned
in the pool on June 16th.
And Casey trusted someone
she never should have
to take care of it.
Like who?
George Anthony.
You know what.
Bring it.
I cannot wait
to cross-examine your client.
George woke Casey up
that morning
and told her what had happened.
So you're pinning
this whole thing on George.
Casey's accepting no
responsibility whatsoever,
as usual.
It's like you said, Jeff.
You can't change the facts.
[ Chuckles ]
[ Bell jingles ]
[ Indistinct conversations ]
You look like
you've spoken to Jose.
The rest of the story
is that George Anthony
has been molesting Casey
ever since
she was a little girl.
Every body part
he could get into.
And the doctors
are gonna testify to this.
And not just George.
Casey also says
that her brother
started sneaking in her room
to feel her up
ever since she grew breasts,
so around 12.
Like father, like son.
Frank: Okay,
even if that happened...
which it didn't!
I'm saying, so what?
Jose's going to argue
that all of the bad behavior
before the 911 call
was about denial
and suppression.
Casey had to lie for so long
that she figured out
how to believe it.
So when Casey was saying
that caylee
was with zanny the nanny,
she believed it.
Correct.
And when Casey was saying
she worked at universal studios,
she believed it.
When she took the police
all the way across that complex
to the wrong building,
down that long hallway
to an office
she'd never been to,
what the hell, she believed it?
Maybe she's working up
an insanity plea.
She's got enough game
to convince the shrinks.
They're gonna say whatever it is
they're paid to say.
Particularly now that we've
tied the house to the duct tape
and the garbage bag
and the laundry bag.
I mean, adios evil kidnapper.
Casey had to come up
with a different story.
Yes.
Well, how is Jose gonna explain
the duct tape
and the chloroform?
The chloroform is an ingredient
in the air freshener
that Cindy sprayed
all over the car
to kill the smell.
Of the dead body.
He's giving us that.
And the duct tape?
Oh, they happened to
bury their pets
in plastic trash bags
and seal them with duct tape.
So, he's gonna try to say
that the tape didn't
come from her face.
It came from the bag.
We do not have good pictures
of the tape at the scene.
Because the FBI
rushed off with the skull.
Once the medical examiner
says the tape
came from caylee's face,
it becomes a fact
and not a theory.
Let me ask you both something.
You've both worked a ton
of sex crimes.
Do you see any indication
of abuse here?
I don't, no.
No, although George is weird.
I mean,
being in the delivery room
when your daughter gives birth?
Come on, this poor guy...
come on.
Frank: Doesn't matter.
Even if it's true,
molestation's
noan excuse for murder.
Case doesn't change.
We need to tell George...
George and Cindy.
Jose may call that
witness tampering.
Well, I'll try not to let that
keep me up at night.
Go through
the anthonys' lawyer.
Thanks for the tip.
[ George sighs ]
I... I just want to say
none of this is true.
Casey's a compulsive liar.
It's an established fact.
Cindy: I don't know
what's wrong with her.
I'm almost wondering
if she didn't develop
postpartum schizophrenia.
Does she have a brain tumor?
She's had seizures before.
She may have a condition
that makes it hard
to sort fact from fiction,
and that's why
she can't tell the truth.
You're speaking professionally,
in your capacity
as a registered nurse?
I'm not making excuses
for her, Linda.
Caylee was our child,
not just Casey's child.
I'm trying to understand.
You can't.
You really got under
Cindy's skin.
Because it's my name
on the intention
to seek the death penalty.
You know, she's going to
have to choose
between Casey and caylee.
And if she can be honest
with the jury...
it's not gonna happen.
You heard her in there.
Well, okay,
then if not for caylee,
then
how about for George?
Dream on.
I-I think that you like him
more than she does.
Because he's always been
on our side.
He's about the truth,
no matter how it cuts.
He's a cop.
I respect that.
George visited Casey
at the jail by himself one time.
Let's watch the video.
Mario, play from here.
Hey, gorgeous.
How are you doing?
I look like hell.
I haven't had a shower
in two days.
Well, you know something?
You really have to
keep your spirit high for this.
I miss you guys.
[ Voice breaking ] I love you.
I know you do.
I love you, too.
[ Sniffles ]
I love you more than anything.
He's like a normal dad
having normal feelings
for his
screwed-up daughter.
I miss your hug.
[ Laughs ]
Your squeeze,
that "papa Joe" hug.
I'm sorry I've been so tough
on you sometimes.
I'm sorry.
Dad, it's not your fault.
We all do things out of love.
Okay, just stop.
I've seen enough.
This is when they know
they're being recorded.
The whole family is strange.
Look, you still
have to call George
as the first witness.
The jury has to know that
he's not some sort of a monster.
On the upside, if Jose wants to
prove the molestation,
he has to put her on the stand,
and that would be like a gift
wrapped up in a bow
because I will rip her apart.
But she is an excellent liar.
The jury could believe her.
We don't even know what Jose
is going to present!
I mean, this could all just be
gamesmanship trying to throw us.
[ Laughs ] Well, it's working.
It's got you second-guessing
our star witness.
I'm more upset because
he's taken away the mystery.
I-I was gonna use
the whole 31 days in my opening,
the 31 days of where?
Where is caylee?
Well, use it.
Because it's 31 days of lies.
Because cazlee's dead
either way,
either his way or our way.
She's not with the nanny,
she's not at the beach,
she's not at the park,
she's not at universal studios.
Where was Casey?
[ Laughter ]
Thanks.
Do you know that drowning
is the leading cause of death
for kids under 5?
More kids drown
in pools in Florida
than any other state of
the union, including California.
There's no way
you think caylee drowned, Jeff.
Yeah, but it's like
all her lies...
just enough plausibility.
Caylee loved to swim.
She knew how to open
the sliding glass door
by herself.
She could climb up the steps
and get into the pool.
There are home movies
to prove it.
But it's not what happened,
or she'd have been found
in the pool,
not a swamp six months later.
[ Sighs ]
We just have to pick jurors
who can use common sense.
Day one of the trial
of the century.
That's what they're calling it.
As jury selection kicks off,
Casey Anthony
sits in court today
as juror after potential juror
speaks out.
I don't think
I could be neutral.
You couldn't get away from it.
I was hearing the story like
four to five times a day.
I just tuned it out, finally.
I haven't formed any opinion.
Maybe she did it,
maybe she didn't.
[ Voice breaking ] Honestly?
I've been praying for her,
the mother.
She lost her child.
My wife said she's guilty.
I look at her.
I see evil in her eyes.
I'm sorry, but that's what
I think. I can't help it.
We're over 100 people in,
and we're not even halfway home.
Dummies, skeptics, and a lot
of smokers, for some reason.
We're about
to dump one of them.
Listen to what this guy wrote
on his web page here.
"Book coming soon.
L.O.L."
Who's this?
Take a guess.
"Got the title,
cover, and all."
He was hustling.
There is a lot of that
going around.
The meter reader...
he got 15 grand
from
"good morning America."
Two minutes
about finding the body.
How about abc giving 200k
to team Casey
for photos of that baby?
They overpaid.
CBS got all the family albums
from George and Cindy
for only 20 grand.
Casey's ex-boyfriend...
I read that he got four grand
for a picture
of caylee in the pink t-shirt.
Oh, "big trouble
comes in small packages."
It's the last thing she wore.
Look, our case is rock solid.
Forensics say she's guilty.
Common sense says she's guilty,
and the jury is gonna
say she's guilty.
And do you know why?
Because she is guilty.
The murder trial of tot mom
Casey Anthony heats up,
Finally, reality hits.
The consequences of murder
and the brutal death
of 2-year-old
caylee Marie Anthony.
Jeff: Baez is gonna try to use
shock and awe as a tactic.
You are his alternative story.
He needs to obliterate you.
So it's down
to me or Casey now?
Look, I'm not gonna tell you
not to love your daughter.
But you loved
your granddaughter, too.
So be calm, tell the truth,
and when I object...
and I will...
stop talking
until the judge rules.
All right?
I know Casey
did something to caylee,
but I just don't know what.
That's the first time you've
ever said that to me, George.
I'm glad the trial is starting.
I'll finally know the truth.
I'm not gonna lie to you,
George.
You've heard enough lies
to last a lifetime.
I don't think we're ever
gonna know the whole truth.
Only Casey knows that.
Well, I'm focused on caylee,
not Casey.
Me, too.
[ Indistinct shouting ]
[ Cheers and applause ]
[ Camera shutter clicks ]
[ Indistinct conversations ]
Bailiff: All rise for the
honorable belvin Perry junior.
Linda:
It's time to tell the story
of a little girl
named caylee Marie Anthony.
Caylee lived
nearly every day of her life
on a quiet residential street
in Orlando
called hopespring drive.
Baez: Hopespring drive.
Where, as you can see, it looks
like the all-American home.
You can drive by any home
in the United States
and never know
what secrets lie within.
On father's day, June 15, 2008,
Cindy Anthony took her
beautiful little granddaughter
to see her great-grandfather,
Cindy's father,
where Cindy took the last
known photograph of caylee.
The next photograph
of caylee Anthony
is taken on December 11, 2008.
The story of this case
is about what happened
between the photograph
taken on June 15th
and the photograph
taken on December 11th.
What happened
to caylee Marie Anthony?
Everyone wants to know
what happened.
How in the world
can a mother wait 31 days
before reporting
her missing child?
That's insane. It's bizarre!
The answer is quite simple.
Caylee was never missing.
Caylee Anthony died
when she drowned
in her family's swimming pool
on June 16, 2008.
When Casey Anthony
can't get out of the corner
that she has
painted herself into,
when her back
is against the wall,
what does Casey Anthony do?
After caylee drowned,
Casey did what she's been doing
all her life... hiding the pain.
She went into that dark corner,
where she pretends
that the situation she's in
isn't the life she's living.
Casey Anthony comes up
with a new and a bigger
and a better lie.
And that all started for
Casey when she was 8 years old
and her father
walked into her bedroom
and began
to touch her inappropriately.
Day 21.
Day 22. Day 23. Day 24. Day 25.
Day after day... 31 days.
No one knows where caylee is.
While Casey is just
gallivanting around Orlando,
captured on video
at a video store.
Baez: Casey Anthony
was raised to lie.
This child at the age of 8
learned to lie immediately.
She could be [Sighs]
and have her father's penis
in her mouth
and go to school and play
with the other kids
as if nothing was wrong.
And where is caylee?
Where is caylee?
Casey and George
couldn't find her,
so they went outside.
Casey went to the left,
and George
headed towards the pool.
When Casey came back
around the corner of the house,
she saw George Anthony,
and he was
holding caylee's body.
And he was yelling,
"look what you've done!
"Your mother
is never going to forgive you,
"and you are going to go to jail
for child neglect
for the rest
of your fricking life!"
At the end of this case...
When this case is over...
you will
have no trouble concluding
that caylee Anthony was murdered
by her mother, Casey Anthony.
Baez:
...Someone's going to ask you,
"why did you find Casey Anthony
not guilty?"
You're gonna say, "they couldn't
tell me how she died.
"They couldn't prove
it was a murder.
"There was no evidence
of child abuse.
"There was no motive.
And that's why
we voted not guilty."
[ Indistinct conversations ]
The state calls George Anthony.
Now, take us to the morning
of June 16th of 2008.
It was a Monday.
Tell us how that day began.
It was a typical morning.
I just did
the normal-type stuff,
seeing Casey go off to work.
I'd blow caylee a kiss.
[ Smooches, blows ]
And I'd say,
"jojo, see you later."
She called me jojo.
And she'd blow a kiss back,
and then I'd give Casey a hug
and tell her to drive safe.
Just normal-type stuff,
and that was the last day
that I saw Casey
and caylee together.
Mr. Anthony,
I need to ask you some questions
about something else.
Have you ever sexually molested
your daughter, Casey Anthony?
No, sir.
Have you ever committed any
sexually inappropriate behavior
with your daughter,
Casey Anthony?
No, sir.
Were you present in your home
when caylee Anthony died?
No, when I heard
about that, it...
It really hurt
because if I had known
something had happened
to caylee...
[ Sighs ]
...We wouldn't be here today.
You know that sex with a child
under the age of 12
is life in prison.
You are aware
of the possible penalties
of child molesting,
aren't you, sir?
Objection. Relevance.
Sustained.
[ Clears throat ]
You, of course,
would never admit
to molesting your own child,
would you, sir?
Objection.
Argumentative.
Judge Perry: Overruled.
He can answer the question
if he can.
Sir, I would never do anything
like that to my daughter.
Well, the question is,
you would never admit to it,
would you, sir?
Sir, I would never do anything
to harm my daughter in that way.
Only in that way?
Objection! Argumentative.
Move to strike.
Sustained.
Velez-Mitchell:
So much astounding new video
of Casey Anthony
to show you tonight.
Mark Edgar Stevens,
body-language specialist.
Mark, George takes the stand
and denies
ever molesting Casey.
Let's watch.
Have you ever sexually molested
your daughter, Casey Anthony?
No, sir.
Mark, he looked down.
"No, sir."
Obviously,
he knew this piece of testimony
was going to come up,
and he was prepared for it.
But what we do
when we look down
is again, we're looking
for our feelings.
But it's also the place
that we look down for
whenever we're
hiding ourselves from shame.
And obviously,
there's some shame there.
We don't know what the truth
of it really may be,
but there's
definitely some shame
and some remorse going on.
Yeah, hamed that
his daughter's saying
that he did those things.
Remorse that
he raised a monster.
They're chasing ratings,
that's all.
Every network's doing it.
If you can't stand watching it,
then don't watch.
Yeah, that's good advice.
Frank: Mr. lazzaro,
on the night of June 16th,
when you and Casey went
to the video store together,
how would you
describe her demeanor?
The way she was every day...
happy.
Happy to see me.
Looking back, there was no sign
that anything was going on.
Casey and caylee...
they had a very special bond.
She was a good mother.
[ Voice breaking ] It was
amazing to watch them together.
Morales: She used to stay over
four or five nights a week,
almost always with caylee.
I slept on one side of the bed,
Casey in the middle,
and caylee on the other side.
You weren't intimate with Casey
while caylee
was in the bed, right?
I don't believe so, no.
Was Casey a good mother to her?
From what I saw.
I'd like to show you
a photograph, Mr. morales.
You know what
this photograph is, right?
I do.
And you posted this
on your MySpace page
while you were dating Casey,
including march, 2008.
I believe so, yes.
Why did you post this?
It was just a joke.
I... I found it humorous
at that time.
What kind of boyfriend
posts a picture like this?
I mean, it's a promotion
for date rape.
Well, we think the photo
is where Casey got the idea
to sedate caylee before
she put on the duct tape.
Why would Casey Anthony,
a high-school dropout,
ever try to manufacture some
dangerous and antiquated gas
when there is so much
cheap and easy sedation
available over the counter?
Was there any evidence that
she actually made chloroform?
None that law enforcement
could find.
But we had such strong forensics
without that.
Dr. arpad vass...
I'm a senior research scientist
with the oak Ridge
national laboratory
in oak Ridge, Tennessee.
When you opened the can
containing the carpet sample
from the trunk
of Casey Anthony's car,
what was your reaction?
[ Chuckles ] Uh,
I jumped back a foot or two.
The odor was extremely
overwhelming.
I was shocked a little bitty can
could have that much odor.
Did you immediately
recognize the odor?
Yes, I recognized it as the odor
of human decomposition.
Which you have smelled many,
many times before.
You have filed several patents
on your odor-testing
inventions
that you plan to sell
to police departments
around the country, do you not?
It's not my goal
to sell anything.
You would stand to earn money.
You get 15% of the royalties,
do you not?
Objection, your honor,
on the basis...
judge Perry: Sustained.
Sir, can you tell the ladies
and gentlemen of the jury
what divining rods are?
Uh, divining rods
are antennae used to locate
specific properties
of specific materials.
Can a divining rod be made
with a coat hanger
from a dry cleaner?
Sure.
Have you taught on this subject
of using coat hangers
to look for hidden graves?
Absolutely. It's a hobby of
mine, like stamp collecting.
You also have attempted to put
electronic leashes on flies,
have you not, sir?
Objection, your honor.
Relevance.
Sustained.
Fireworks over forensics
exploding in court today.
Jose baez goes on the attack
and rips holes
in the prosecution's evidence.
Tonight,
there is a real question
if Jose keeps exploiting
prosecution blunders,
could Casey walk out
of that courtroom a free woman?
Jose is always trying to
make our guys look like
they're in the box for money.
"When you were hired..."
They're not hired,
they're consulted,
and he knows it.
Witnesses for the defense
get paid, too, don't they?
The man is such a hypocrite.
But he's a snappy dresser.
The pocket scarves.
Mr. Ashton?
Excuse me?
Could me and my sister
ask for your autograph?
[ Laughs ] Sure.
"To Kim"
and "to Lindsay."
We planned our whole vacation
around the trial.
You're amazing.
Thank you.
Enjoy Orlando.
Sorry to interrupt.
I know. I know.
It's not about me.
You love it.
Admit it.
I do like being part
of something.
You know, we've had cameras
in the courtroom for 20 years.
They're like
pieces of furniture,
and nobody watches.
But now, I have millions
of eyeballs watching me.
It's crazy.
Just don't get too used to it.
Judge Perry:
What exactly is the purpose
of this demonstration,
Mr. Ashton?
The issue is
whether the duct tape
was in fact the cause of death.
The video superimposition
will show
that a single piece
of duct tape...
and the evidence will prove
that there were three...
was sufficient
to cover the nose and mouth
of caylee Marie Anthony,
thus ending her life.
This is the evidence
that the duct tape
is the murder weapon.
Mr. baez?
[ Baez clears throat ]
Your honor, we've been
hearing a lot of testimony
about chloroform
as the state's theory
of what caused
this child's death.
Then today, it's duct tape,
their position being
"let's throw everything
against the wall
and see what sticks."
This disgusting superimposition
is nothing but a fantasy
intended to appeal
to the jury's emotions.
How does the state respond?
The video will demonstrate
the duct tape's ability
to cover caylee's
nose and mouth, your honor.
The court will permit
its admission into evidence.
Okay,
let's bring back the jury.
Warren:
Michael Warren.
I'm an associate Professor
of anthropology
at the university of Florida.
Before you proceed, Mr. Ashton,
I want to give fair warning.
For those of you in
this courtroom who may have
queasiness or uneasiness
about enduring graphic images,
this would be a good time
to exit.
Anybody else?
You may publish to the jury,
Mr. Ashton.
Dr. Warren,
could you tell us
how you created
this video superimposition?
Yes, we took a photo
of the decedent
and a photo of the skull
and scaled them to the same size
using anatomical landmarks,
like the bottom of the teeth,
the edge of the ocular orbits,
the top of the head,
the contour of the skull.
Once they were aligned,
we were able to
superimpose a photograph
of the duct tape
that had the same metric scale
and adjust the size
until they matched.
That allowed us
to overlay the duct tape
on the soft tissue.
Would a single piece
of duct tape
that we see
in the video be sufficient
to prevent breathing?
Yes.
No further questions.
[ Sobbing ]
You're not testifying
in any way
that that's what actually
happened, are you, sir?
No, I'm not.
It's a form of speculation,
since you don't know...
in fact, you can't, correct?
Right.
Are you aware that a portion
of the duct tape
was found nine feet away
from the skull?
I was not aware of that.
[ Casey crying ]
Ladies and gentlemen
of the jury,
we are going to recess.
Don't smile.
Juror number three
is watching you.
Think she's faking it?
No.
I think she's genuinely
feeling sorry for herself.
Tears, giggles, frustration, rage.
Casey Anthony's been all over
the map during this trial.
Her extreme, unpredictable
emotional outbursts
beg the question...
what's real?
Cheney Mason wants to see us
and the judge right now.
Now there's a guy who cares
more about his client
than he does his career.
He must have talked Casey
into a plea.
I think that your video
finally got to her.
Broke my heart to watch it.
Every time.
Was the consejero on the call?
He was not.
Of course not, because a plea
ends the Jose baez show.
She won't even listen
to the idea of a plea.
Then why are we here?
Because every time I try
to talk to her about it,
she gives me a blank look,
like she doesn't even know
the meaning of the word,
and then she turns her face
away from me.
You brought us here for that?
I have concerns
about the defendant's
competency, your honor.
Judge Perry: Do you believe
that miss Anthony
may not understand
what is happening at trial
or that she can't aid
in her defense?
I do.
Well, then the court
needs to recess
for a competency examination.
Now, what do you want to tell
the media about this thing?
The truth.
"A legal issue has come up."
Nice and simple.
Jeff: Three separate
psychologists were brought in
to evaluate
Casey's mental state.
She was tested
for hours and hours.
She flew through them,
was deemed competent
to stand trial,
and on we went.
If Casey had testified,
what's the one question you
would have wanted to ask her?
About the tattoo.
See, I believe that's the
clearest expression of motive.
Your daughter is dead
or missing for three weeks,
and you go and get a tattoo
that says, "Bella vita"?
I'd have asked her,
"what does 'Bella vita'
mean to you?"
I would have loved to have heard
her explanation for that.
Woman: Lift your shirt,
please.
[ Camera shutter clicks ]
[ Indistinct conversations ]
Bobby: Bobby Williams.
I'm a tattoo artist.
Frank:
A tattoo artist?
Yes, sir.
Do you know
what "Bella vita" means?
"Beautiful life" in Italian.
While you were
applying the tattoo,
how was she acting?
Normal.
Did she seem happy?
Yeah, pretty happy,
for the most part.
Did she mention her daughter?
She said she was with her na.
Thank you,
Mr. Williams.
Judge Perry:
Cross-exam, Mr. baez.
Is it customary
in your business
that people get tattoos
to remember their loved ones
that have passed?
They do, yes.
That's something you do
quite often.
Yes, sir.
And did you do the tattoos
on George and Cindy Anthony
that they have had done
to commemorate caylee Anthony?
Objection. Irrelevant.
Matter outside the scope.
Sustained.
No more questions.
The state may call
their next witness.
Your honor, at this point,
the state of Florida would rest.
Woman: And the battle
of the experts continues
in the defense phase
of the Casey Anthony trial,
including celebrity pathologist
Dr. Werner spitz,
who consulted on the autopsies
of both president Kennedy
and Martin Luther King.
He called the medical
examiner's autopsy "shoddy."
If the duct tape was attached
to the face,
there would have been DNA
from the face
on the duct tape.
I think the duct tape
was a later event,
after decomposition.
I've seen that expression
before.
The prosecution has argued
that Casey used duct tape
to suffocate
her 2-year-old daughter,
but the chief investigator
for the medical examiner,
Stephen hanson,
admitted that the
original placement was unclear.
More fireworks expected
when George Anthony
takes the stand again,
called this time
by the defense.
Baez: Now, sir,
in late January of 2009,
you attempted
to commit suicide.
Did you, sir?
Yes, sir, I did.
You even wrote a suicide note.
Yes, sir.
You expressed a lot of guilt.
Is it possible...
objection.
The best evidence
of the document
is the document itself.
I'll withdraw the question.
Sustained.
And within a week of that,
you were back
making media appearances?
I don't remember what I did.
Do you recall
being on "48 hours"?
Yes, sir.
Do you recall making $20,000
on that appearance?
You know, Mr. baez,
I have been nice to you.
I've tried
to answer every question
to the best of my ability.
I did everything I could
to bring awareness
to everyone
who fell in love with caylee.
Did you make an appearance
on "the early show"?
I don't remember
my exact itinerary.
All these
media appearances stopped
when the allegations
of abuse came out, correct?
I believe that was done
through you, sir.
The attempted suicide...
that was alcohol and pills?
Yes.
Yeah.
The alcohol was beer,
the pills were blood-pressure
medication, correct?
I took a large amount
of different medication
along with drinking beer.
And subsequent to that,
you had two warrants
issued on your home
by law enforcement,
who went there and went through
a lot of your things,
is that correct, sir?
I'm trying not to get upset.
You're making me upset.
Specifically, your things,
things associated with you,
your personal things,
not Casey's, correct?
I don't know.
I wasn't there.
Because you were
doing the Larry king show?
Objection.
Not relevant to this case.
Sustained.
Six weeks after
caylee's remains were found,
you traveled to Daytona beach
to a hotel
where you intended
to take your own life.
Yes.
Why did you decide
to end your life?
It just felt like the right time
to be with caylee...
to spend time
with c-caylee.
[ Crying ] I didn't want to be
in this world anymore...
because I believed
I failed her.
[ Cries ]
It's not a hotel.
It's a motel.
Don't be a snob.
Didn't people magazine call it
"one of the Daytona beach
seedy motels"?
Instant hit
after George made it famous.
People are still showing up
asking to stay in the same room.
You got to book in advance.
That's so depressing.
You're a little sensitive.
I just hate
the pointless cruelty of it.
I mean, having to watch Jose
use the man's grief against him?
It just... it blows my mind
how effective you can be
when you're not limited
by the truth.
George came through.
Okay, he cried like a baby.
It doesn't make him
a child molester.
George was his last move.
He has to call Casey
to back up what he said
in his opening.
Jury needs to hear it
from her own mouth.
I will bet you both lunch
you're wrong.
Oh! High roller!
Casey is not gonna testify.
Why don't you
save it for your poker game?
Are you afraid
to even risk lunch?
Fine. You're on.
Where should we make him
take us?
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait,
wait, wait, why don't you win
before you start
making reservations?
Oh. [ Laughs ]
Bailiff:
Raise your right hand.
Do you solemnly swear or affirm
to tell the truth,
the whole truth,
and nothing but the truth,
so help you God?
So help me God.
Please state your full name
for the record.
Cynthia Anthony.
[ Clears throat ]
Now, do you recall
in march 2008
your doing any searches
for any items
that might contain chloroform?
Yes. I started
looking at chlorophyll.
My smallest yorkie was
extremely tired all the time.
She would eat the bamboo leaves
out in the backyard,
so I started looking up
how that could make her sleepy.
And that prompted me
to look up chloroform.
I don't understand how
you can get those two mixed up.
I'm not getting them mixed up.
If you look into chlorophyll,
there's some bacteria associated
with chloroform production.
Some species of algae naturally
produce it, for instance.
Linda: So it's your testimony
that you were home
that day in march,
even though your work records
reflect something differently.
It's possible.
Well, Cindy,
were you or weren't you?
Were you home march 28, 2008,
between 2:16 and 2:29 P.M.?
If those computer entries
were made, then I made them.
You did 84 searches
for the effect of chlorophyll
on your animals?
I didn't do 84 searches
of anything, lin.
Grace: Tonight,
is grandmother Cindy Anthony
looking at 15 years behind bars
on a perjury charge?
Now, listen, all of you mothers
and grandmothers out there.
I don't know
if you feel like me,
but if my little girl
were facing
the Florida death penalty,
i would roll this sleeve up
right here and say,
"here,
put the needle right here."
I understand
what Cindy's doing.
What I don't understand
is why tot mom
would allow her defense team
to set her own mother
up for perjury.
Do we charge her with perjury?
What's the point?
The aggrieved grandmother?
I mean,
after Casey's convicted?
I get that she doesn't want to
lose both of her girls,
but I don't have to like her.
It's like "a few good men"...
she can't handle the truth.
How about when Casey
was seven months pregnant,
and Cindy was telling everybody
that the belly on that
skinny little girl was bloat.
Bloat!
And she's a registered nurse.
I mean, daughter, mother.
It's like one's an expert
at lying to everyone,
the other's an expert
at lying to herself.
I just would have thought
for once
Cindy could put caylee first.
Sergeant Kevin stenger.
I'm the head
of computer forensics
for the orange county
sheriff's department.
After the keyword "chloroform"
was found on the Anthony
home computer,
you utilized
two software programs
to recover the search history,
did you not?
I did.
[ Pen clicking ] Stop it.
The first, netanalysis,
the second, cacheback.
That's correct.
Do you recognize the computer
printout on your screen?
Yes, that's my
netanalysis report.
How many times does it show
the chloroform site was visited?
One, sir.
And now I'd like to show you
the only report
that the prosecution
entered into evidence,
your second report.
Looking at the same website
at the same time and date,
that report says the site
was visited how many times?
[ Pen clicking ]
And that was the same website
at the same time and date.
That's correct.
Jeff: One "chloroform" search
is still one search too many.
It makes us look bad,
like we suppressed evidence.
Then don't mention the number.
It's a detail.
No.
It is our only evidence
of premeditation
that supports first degree.
Without the chloroform
search history, what do we have?
The duct tape.
The smells in the car.
The band of death
on caylee's hair.
The cadaver-dog hit.
We have solid forensics.
It's circumstantial, Jeff.
We all know it.
We've all won
circumstantial cases before.
If 94% of Florida thinks
she's guilty, she's guilty.
We just need 12 votes.
Judge Perry: Mr. baez,
do you intend to present
any more live witnesses?
No, sir, we do not.
Will the defendant
be testifying?
No, sir.
Miss Anthony.
Is it your decision
not to testify,
made freely and voluntarily?
Yes, sir.
Steak and lobster.
[ Crowd chanting
"justice for caylee!" ]
[ Indistinct shouting ]
It's easy to be a parent
when you're playing
with your children.
But we all know that being
a parent is about so much more.
It's about sacrifice.
Sacrificing your time,
sacrificing your love,
sacrificing your hopes,
sacrificing your life.
You're being asked to make the
biggest decision of your life...
the decision
to take someone else's life...
If you feel
the evidence deserves it.
On June 16, 2008, Casey Anthony
chose to sacrifice her child
to live the life
that she wanted.
She took her child,
she put her in the trunk,
and she disposed of her body
in a swamp.
That's complete
and total nonsense.
She had no motive.
Casey loved that child.
That's all the evidence
that you've heard...
that Casey was nothing
but a good mother.
We can only hope
that the chloroform was used
before the tape was applied
so that caylee went peacefully
without feeling,
but go she did, and she died
because she could not breathe.
Hope?
They're hoping
to get a conviction now?
They're hoping you'll buy
the chloroform?
They're hoping.
[ Chuckles ]
You're not supposed to hope.
You're supposed to prove a case
beyond and to the exclusion
of every reasonable doubt.
Ask yourself whose life
was better without caylee's?
There's your answer.
Baez:
No real hard evidence.
No DNA,
no fingerprints, nothing.
But she is a liar and a slut...
convict her on that.
The most well-documented liar
ever seen in a courtroom.
They couldn't find a single link
from Casey to caylee's death.
But yet they want to create
things with fictional science.
For what, the cameras?
Because
it's a high-profile case?
No, because it's about winning,
to win at all costs.
The defense wants to take you
on trip down a rabbit hole
into a bizarre world where men
who love their granddaughters
find them drowned
and do nothing.
Where men
who love their granddaughters
take an accident,
a completely innocent act,
and make it look like a murder
for no reason.
George Anthony can get up here
and lie all he wants
and dance around the truth,
but the truth is the truth...
and depending
on who's asking the questions,
whether it's this
laughing guy right here...
objection!
Judge Perry: Sustained.
...Or ourselves...
approach the bench.
Paula: I look at you...
you are thoughtful,
you're warm,
you're good company.
[ Laughs ] Thank you.
But the way you laughed
at Jose baez
during his closing argument...
do you think
that affected the jury?
I don't,
and I apologized to the court.
And so did baez.
What I did
was probably inappropriate.
I feel badly that
I lost control of my mouth
and smiled and smirked
when I shouldn't have.
But given the absurdy
of what he was arguing,
I've forgiven myself
for that moment of weakness.
I've got to tell you, Jeff,
you sound a little bitter.
Look, I have never
been involved in a trial
where a jury was so eager
to assume facts
favorable to a defendant
without the defense
even having to prove them.
But, you know, I have to
congratulate Jose baez.
He got them to do it.
[ Telephone rings ]
Jeff Ashton.
Are they back?
Paula: Now, the jury
only took 11 hours to decide.
[ Chuckles ]
Don't lawyers say a quick
verdict is a guilty verdict?
[ Applause ]
Bailiff: All rise.
Judge Perry: All right.
Let's return the jury.
[ Indistinct conversations ]
Will the defendant please rise,
along with counsel?
Madam clerk,
you may publish the verdicts.
In the circuit court...
For the ninth judicial circuit
in and for orange county,
Florida,
the state of Florida vs.
Casey Marie Anthony,
as to the charge
of first-degree murder,
verdict as to count one,
we the jury
find the defendant not guilty.
So say we all.
As to the charge
of aggravated child abuse,
verdict as to count two,
we the jury
find the defendant not guilty.
As to the charge of aggravated
manslaughter of a child,
verdict as to count three,
we the jury find the defendant
not guilty.
[ Sighs ]
As for the charge
of providing false information
to law enforcement,
we the jury
find the defendant guilty.
Velez-Mitchell:
Jane velez-Mitchell,
coming to you live
from Orlando, Florida,
the courthouse behind me,
everybody's jaws
are still hanging on the desk.
A monumental, stunning,
mind-blowing,
jaw-dropping day here
in Orlando.
Casey Anthony found not guilty
of murdering her daughter.
[ Crowd chanting "guilty!" ]
[ Indistinct shouting ]
[ Camera shutter clicks ]
Mason: And let this be a lesson
to all of you
who have indulged in media
assassination filled with bias,
prejudice,
and incompetent talking heads.
I hope you've learned a lesson.
For the past three years,
my driving force has been
to seek justice
for caylee and Casey
because Casey did not
murder caylee.
And today, our system of justice
has not dishonored caylee's
memory with a false conviction.
Grace: The defense team
is inside a bar
having a champagne toast
right now.
Now, you know what?
I'm not a preacher,
and I'm not a rabbi,
but there is something wrong
with that
'cause caylee is dead.
Now, I know it is our duty
as American citizens
to respect the jury system,
and I do, believe me, I do.
But I know one thing...
as the defense sits by
and has their champagne toast
after that not-guilty verdict,
somewhere out there,
the devil is dancing tonight.
Jeff, what time is it?
I just never imagined
we could lose
on every count that mattered.
This case had
Over 90 witnesses over 33 days.
And these people
were 10-to-2 for acquittal
in an hour and a half.
[ Scoffs ]
How is that even possible?
Do you remember why
you wanted this case?
'Cause I thought
it was worth fighting for.
And did you fight?
I don't know
what more I could have done.
Four misdemeanors...
That's all we got.
She'll be free in a week
on time served.
Come to bed.
I will.
I couldn't find her guilty
of a crime
if I'm not sure
a crime was even committed.
It was easier to conclude
that it was an accident
than that it had something to do
with duct tape and chloroform.
Why be mad at me that
they didn't prove their case?
If they want me
to take someone's life,
they have to prove it,
or else I'm a murderer, too,
and I'm not any better.
Casey Anthony,
who has been called
the most hated woman
in America,
was released after 1,054 days
behind bars.
She was found not guilty,
but she was convicted
by the 13th juror in this case,
the public.
And given a life sentence
of infamy.
Is that justice, Jeff?
There's justice
in the courtroom,
and then there's justice
in a larger sense.
I believe in karma,
and karma has a way
of balancing the scales.
Look, I think the key for me,
and for anyone else
who's still angry or frustrated,
is to let go.
And to find a way to move on.
Have you moved on?
Yes.
I don't know whether to look
directly at myself
or look up or...Oh.
Oh, man. I don't know.
It's just a little surreal
how many things
have changed since July
and how many things
haven't changed.
But the good thing is
things are starting to look up
and things are starting
to change in a good way.
Which is what they say.
So, this is the end
of my first video log.
And now, in a way,
I'll have someone to talk to
even when I'm by myself.
It's a little scary
because I hate being on camera,
but I have to conquer that
at some point,
and it's a good place to start.
This is the end.
This is the end
and just the beginning.
[ Laptop closes ]