Double, Double Toil and Trouble - Orlando Magazine

May 30, 2011 07:58 PM
Casey Anthony Trial - Double, Double Toil and Trouble

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Casey Anthony's murder trial began last Tuesday, May 24. We've waited almost three long years for the day to come, and during that period, most of the public vilified George and Cindy, her parents, for defending her. The stench of human decomposition in the trunk of Casey's car became the unpleasant smell of rotting pizza, and they continued, day-after-day, to proclaim her innocence while boxing themselves into a corner. Until last week. While George and Cindy made excuse-after-excuse for their daughter's odd behavior, most of us thought otherwise. We didn't bury our heads in the sand or cover our ears, as compelling evidence flowed forth from the State Attorney's Office. Bit-by-bit and piece-after-piece of discovery painted a horrible portrait of Casey, all of which they refused to acknowledge. Something important took place last week. In one fell swoop, public rage against them was over. What happened? What did they do?

In his opening statement, Jose Baez, Casey's lead attorney, accused George of complicity in the death of his precious granddaughter Caylee. Baez conceded that she did, in fact, die on June 16, 2008, as the state had claimed all along. However, it was not the way anyone thought – that George watched his daughter and grandchild drive off in the early afternoon of that date. Baez accused him of plucking a drowned Caylee out of the family's above-ground swimming pool, screaming to Casey, “Look what you've done! Your mother will never forgive you.” He angrily warned her she'd go to jail for the rest of her life for child neglect.

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