George and Cindy Anthony read Jeff Ashton's new book cfnews13

by Verogal Thu Nov 17, 2011 7:03 am

ORLANDO --
Shortly before Casey Anthony went on trial for murder, attorney Mark Lippman was the one who broke the news to her parents, George and Cindy, that their daughter was going to blame George for Caylee's death.

Lippman called it the hardest thing for him to stomach.

Former prosecutor Jeff Ashton said when he saw George's reaction to the news, it looked like he had been beaten up.

Ashton's book on the trial, "Imperfect Justice: Prosecuting Casey Anthony," hit shelves Tuesday, and reveals a new side to the case against Casey never made public before.
The story they thought they were hear in court was that Casey was going to accuse her father of murdering Caylee, himself.

But no one else has heard that story until now.

Lippman said George and Cindy Anthony don't begrudge Ashton for writing the book. They said don't have a problem with it, and that Ashton is entitled to his opinions.

If the Anthonys see anything incorrect, Lippman said they will come out and correct it.

As for their communication with Casey, who remains on probation in an unknown location, Lippman said there has been none. Zero.

Lippman said he's been told Casey wants nothing to do with her father, and she has not spoken with either George or Cindy since her release from jail in July.

Meanwhile, Ashton has begun been making the rounds on TV.

Appearing on HLN with Jane Velez Mitchell, he discussed when he first learned about Casey telling a psychiatrist that she believed George had drowned Caylee while he was molesting her.

No evidence supporting that was ever revealed.

Ashton has also revealed that defense attorney Cheney Mason wanted to discuss a plea deal with Casey.

But according to Ashton, when her lawyers tried to bring it up, Casey had absolutely no response, leading Mason to ask the court for a competency hearing, because he couldn't seem to get through to her.

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