Casey Anthony Trial Update: No DNA on defendant's clothes or in her car, say defense witnesses - CBS News

June 16, 2011 1:11 PM
Casey Anthony Trial Update: No DNA on defendant's clothes or in her car, say defense witnesses
By Camille Mann

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CBS/WKMG/AP) ORLANDO, Fla. - The defense began presenting its case Thursday in the murder trial of Casey Anthony, who is accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee, in 2008.

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On day 20 of the trial, the defense called Gerardo Bloise, an Orange County crime scene investigator, as its first witness, reports CBS affiliate WKMG.

Bloise presented photos of Anthony's bedroom and closet, which he examined, using an alternative light source to identify stains. He said he checked the pair of pants he was told Anthony was wearing on June 16, the day the defense says Caylee died, and found no stain on the pants, reports the station.

The defendant's mother, Cindy Anthony, previously testified that she had washed the pants.

Bloise earlier testified, as a prosecution witness, about processing Anthony's white Pontiac Sunfire, which several witnesses said smelled like human decomposition. Bloise was responsible for collecting and drying garbage found in the trunk of Anthony's car.

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