Where is Caylee Anthony’s Father?

Where is Caylee Anthony’s Father?

June 1, 2009 by: Express



Caylee Anthony’s father could offer important information in the state’s case against the slain toddler’s mother, Casey Anthony.

George Anthony, the father of accused murderess Casey Anthony, and grandfather of slain toddler Caylee Anthony, recently attempted suicide in a Daytona Beach hotel, miles from his home on Hopespring Drive. His desperate act and the consequent media attention underscores a glaring omission in the Caylee Anthony tragedy. George Anthony, a former grandfather, wrestles with suicidal depression as a result of the tragic events of the past year.

Where is Caylee’s father?

The Curious Silence About Caylee’s Father

An August 4, 2008 report ,by Channel 9 WFTV News, stated that the Anthony family didn’t know who fathered Caylee. There was some speculation on the internet that Jesus Ortiz, a former Colonial High School classmate of Casey Anthony, could be the father. Mr. Ortiz died in a car crash in the Spring of 2008, and his family reported to the Orange County Sheriff’s office that, to their knowledge, their son never dated or even knew Casey Anthony.

Apparently, suspicion about his paternal ties to the slain toddler was sparked by the condolences on his MySpace page, which included one from “Caylee Anthony.” The Orange County Sheriff’s Office was supposed to use the late Mr. Ortiz’s blood, obtained from a toxicology sample, to establish or negate his paternity to the unfortunate Anthony toddler. If the DNA test was ever conducted, there is no record of it on the internet.

Is Caylee’s Father Relevant to the Investigation?

The relationship between Caylee’s parents is a clue in determining Casey Anthony’s mental state last spring when her daughter disappeared. Although it is apparent, whatever the courts may prove about her guilt or innocence, that Casey Anthony suffered from some form of mental illness, that diagnosis is not sufficient to understand the heinous nature of the crime that she is accused of perpetrating.

Many people suffer from mental illness or head injuries and they lead productive and healthy lives with proper rehabilitation, medication, and therapy. Only Casey Anthony’s partner in fathering Caylee knows her reaction to the pregnancy, the events that precipitated it, and the events immediately consequent to the conception. This information would seem to have an enormous impact, not only in terms of evidence, but in consequent sentencing if, in fact, a guilty verdict is reached.

Have the Police Already Identified Caylee’s Father?

The silence from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office indicates that the police may, in fact, already know the identity of the slain toddler’s father. Perhaps this information is part and parcel of the prosecution’s case. If not, one has to wonder why the identity of Caylee Anthony’s father is a clue that Orange County detectives do not choose to pursue.

ARTICLE SOURCE: By Elizabeth Randall Jan 24, 2009 Crime, Suite101.com

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