Casey Anthony Trial: Video of Vain Search Where Body Later Found - ABC News

Casey Anthony Trial: Video of Vain Search Where Body Later Found
By JESSICA HOPPER
June 27, 2011

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Jurors in the Casey Anthony trial watched a video today of a private investigator searching in vain for the body of 2-year-od Caylee Anthony in the wooded area where the decomposed remains were discovered just a month later.

Caylee's mother, Casey Anthony, is accused of her murder and could face the death penalty if convicted.

Today marked a day of courtroom surprises with jurors handling and smelling trash from Anthony's car trunk and the revelation that Anthony's own defense team tried to halt the trial over the weekend because they did not think she was competent enough to aid in her defense.

The video today showed investigators Dominic Casey and James Hoover, who were hired by the Anthony family, searching for Caylee's remains in November 2008. They did not find any remains despite appearing to be near the fallen tree where the girl's skull was found on Dec. 11, 2008.

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