Casey Anthony: WFTV’s Kathi Belich turns up the drama - Hal

Casey Anthony: WFTV’s Kathi Belich turns up the drama
posted by halboedeker on March, 4 2013 12:48 PM

“Quite a scene,” WFTV-Channel 9 anchor Jorge Estevez said as Casey Anthony arrived at the Federal Courthouse in Tampa.

Well, yeah, and WFTV’s Kathi Belich added a lot of drama to the scene. She may have topped her memorable shouting at Anthony in 2008.

Back then, Belich yelled: “Casey, did you kill Caylee?” In commercials, WFTV frequently repeated that footage, which featured Jose Baez shielding Anthony.

Belich gave her station even more material Monday. “Casey, did you get away with murder?” Belich shouted. “Did you get away with murder? Do you think you’d be better off if you pay a price?”

Anthony attorney Cheney Mason could be heard angrily saying, “Get out of the way.” Anthony wasn’t talking.

WKMG-Channel 6 anchor Matt Austin saw “one intense walk into the courthouse” and said Mason moved like a linebacker. WESH-Channel 2’s Bob Kealing marveled that Mason moved like a fullback.

But there was more Belich. She chased Anthony down the street and shouted, “Did you get away with murder, Casey?” Belich was dogged and a bit like Madame Defarge, too. You’re going to see a lot more of that footage. I’m not sure it adds a lot to the coverage, but TV likes dramatic pictures.

Anthony had emerged for a bankruptcy hearing in Tampa. “It is the first time Casey has been forced out in public since being acquitted of killing her daughter,” WFTV’s Steve Barrett said.

WESH anchor Jason Guy noted that it was Anthony’s first public appearance in two years.

WKMG’s Tony Pipitone highlighted that Anthony claimed to have $1,084 in assets and debts of at least $792,000. The attorneys for Zenaida Gonzalez were the creditor expected to ask the most questions in the Monday meeting, Pipitone added. Gonzalez is suing Anthony for defamation.

But there was more attention to how Anthony looked. “Just look how flustered she appeared once our cameras caught her inside the door,” WFTV’s Estevez said.

The Kathi Belich inquisition can do that to you.

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