Trial Coverage and Discussion Only - Day 8, June 2, 2011

bobkealing bob kealing
#CaseyAnthony unbelievable detail in Casey's lies to her parents.

MagpieFromHinky Pamela
Cindy just told casey the amount of Caylee's reward fund and casey's only reaction "That's half my bail"!!!

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#CaseyAnthony tells her parents she misses them. Cindy says they can get her out if they can find Caylee. -fell
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#CaseyAnthony whispers back and forth with Dorothy Clay Sims as the video is being played

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Video over. State says next video is about 45 minutes. Perry asks jury if they want to watch now or in the morning. Gives them break.

MagpieFromHinky Pamela
Atty Bill Sheaffer thinks this last video also puts doubt in jurors minds as to the truth of the defense statements & KC's truthfulness

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The #CaseyAnthony jurors decide to stay and watch the third video, rather than end the day early

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This visitation is from 7/28/08. It's about 45 minutes long.

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This is the second video of lee and Casey. Lee is trying to get info so they can do their own investigation.
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JimLichtenstein Jim Lichtenstein
FYI - once these jail vids were released to TV in 08, Jose stopped the visits. That's why there's only 5 hours of them. #caseyanthony

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Cindy and George Anthony bring a Bible with them to court every day. #caseyanthony
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bobkealing bob kealing
#CaseyAnthony Wonder how the defense will handle this? Casey in a fantasy world?
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Don't think it will help #CaseyAnthony for jury to hear her brother so serious, trying so hard, while she giggles & lies over & over to him.

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Lee: Any other state or region of country I should add to list of Z's known area codes? #CaseyAnthony: Down south, throughout FL, east coast

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Interestingly, no "I'm so worried 4 Caylee. Please help me find her. Let me talk to LE again." #CaseyAnthony: Nothing I can give right now.
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#CaseyAnthony ‘s expression has not changed much since the start of this third video
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bobkealing bob kealing
#CaseyAnthony Follower question on jury: Strongest reaction came when interrogation tape ended. Several glared at her.

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Lee: If you want to talk now.. #CaseyAnthony: I really don't have anything to tell, other than telling mom and dad about food.

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Lee tells #CaseyAnthony about the media and help. Billboards, t-shirts, bracelets, flyers, etc -fell
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Tells #CaseyAnthony abt helpfindcaylee website. She says that's great, but seems totally disinterested, just letting him talk.

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Casey giving lee a message she wants public to know
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She again says she knows in her gut, in her heart, in her whole being they will be with her again. Jurors look over at George and Cindy.

The state exposed lie after lie from Casey Anthony on day 19 of her murder trial Thursday. Full Story ››
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14
BILL SHEAFFER: Day 19 Analysis
CASEY CRIES: See Images | Raw Video
CASEY WALKS IN: See Images | Raw Video

KEY PLAYERS: Casey, Lawyers, Judge, Cindy
RAW VIDEO: Cindy, George Leave Holding Hands
LEE & CASEY CALLS 07/25/08: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
LEE & CASEY CALLS 07/28/08: Part 1 | Part 2

http://www.wftv.com/caseyanthony/index.html

Thursday's witnesses

Jeffrey Hopkins

In a short testimony, Hopkins said he and Casey were only "acquaintances" who first met in middle school.

Casey had told her mother that she met Caylee's nanny through Hopkins, a co-worker at Universal Orlando who previously left his son in the nanny's care before moving to Jacksonville

But on the witness stand Thursday, Hopkins said he hadn't worked at Universal since 2002, has never known a woman named Zenaida Gonzalez, never lived in Jacksonville, and didn't even have any children. He also said while he knew Casey had a daughter, he had never met Caylee.

Hopkins acknowledged seeing Casey at an Ale House in July 2008, but it was the first time they had seen each other in a long time. He also said Casey sent him mass text messages promoting the club Fusion.


Leonard Turtora

An assistant manager for loss prevention at Universal Orlando Resort, Turtora recalled meeting Casey on July 16, 2008, when she took deputies to the park to verify her employment.

Turtora, however, found out and confirmed that Casey had not worked at Universal since May 2006. When she did work there, she was employed by a third party called ColorVision.

Defense attorney Cheney Mason pointed out that Turtora still let Casey walk detectives through the park, even though he had already confirmed that she was lying about working there. Turtora said he did not want to get in the way of the detectives' investigation.

He said Detective Yuri Melich asked him to check three other people Casey claimed also worked at Universal: Jeff Hopkins, Juliette Lewis and Zenaida Gonzalez. Of those three, only Hopkins had ever worked at the theme park, but not since 2002.

Turtora said he was also asked about Casey's alleged manager, Thomas Manley. He said no one by that name worked at Universal.


Yuri Melich

The lead detective said he walked Casey through Universal Orlando before she turned to him and admitted she did not work there.

From there, he said he brought her into a small conference room on resort property and interviewed her again. Prosecutors played that interview, which ran about an hour, to the jury:

Text (pdf) | Audio (wma)

Melich reaffirmed that Casey was not a suspect at that time. He said he could not imagine what would inspire Casey to lie, but Casey "walked with purpose" through Universal, so he let her keep lying to see if there was an explanation at some point.

According to detectives, Melich received more than 6,000 tips about "sightings" of Caylee Anthony, but he never found the Zenaida Gonzalez described by Casey.

The prosecution also showed Melich a list of items of Caylee's that he collected from the Anthonys' home, including toothbrushes, a hair brush, comb and thermometer.

During cross-examination, Jose Baez noted Melich's habit of turning toward the jury when he answered a question. He asked if Melich was trained to do this. But Melich said he did so because the jurors are the ones who decide the case.

Baez asked why Melich never confronted Casey about the family pool, even after her mother, Cindy, told him about the ladder down and the gate open. Melich pointed out that during the questioning at Universal, Sgt. John Allen suggested a possible drowning, but Casey kept saying Zenaida kidnapped Caylee.

http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/june/255460/Witness:-Casey-Anthony-hadnt-worked-at-Universal-since-2006