K-9 Handler Describes Alerts In Casey Anthony Car, Yard - WKMG

K-9 Handler Describes Alerts In Casey Anthony Car, Yard
Anthony, 25, Could Face Death Penalty If Found Guilty

POSTED: Tuesday, June 7, 2011
UPDATED: 6:35 pm EDT June 7, 2011

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Day 12 of the Casey Anthony murder trial began Tuesday with state prosecutors calling a crime scene technician back to the stand before admitting to making a mistake the day before.

Gerardo Bloise, an Orange County Sheriff's Office CSI technician, testified about trash found in the trunk of Anthony's car, listing 37 items found in a bag, including napkins, receipts, soda cans and an empty pack of cigarettes.

Prosecutor Jeff Ashton had Vass return Tuesday to clarify a mix-up from the previous day when Ashton incorrectly identified a container he said contained the smell of human decomposition. Vass discussed the container, believing it had been correctly identified by Ashton.

Baez then questioned Vass about the mistake.

"You are not accustomed to handling evidence, are you?" Baez asked.

Dr. Michael Rickenbach, a forensic chemist with the FBI, was then called to the stand. Baez asked Rickenbach about chloroform residue found in the trunk of Anthony's car, and Rickenbach said it could have been produced by cleaning products.

Forgey said Gerus alerted to the odor of human decomposition on the trunk of Anthony’s car by putting his paws on it -- his final trained alert. He said he was then told to go to the Anthony family home, where Forgey said he instructed Gerus to find human remains and the dog provided a trained final alert in an area of the back yard in front of Caylee's play house.

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